Okay, everyone, this is it! The grand finale of this story and I have to say that it has been an amazing fifteen chapters in which I was worried that I wouldn't get this far and this would be too short a story. Now, I can see that my fears were unfounded, huh? Anyway, like I said in the previous chapter, while this is the end of the story, it isn't the end of the story series in which there is more to come. However, you are going to have to find out what that is, folks!

I DO NOT OWN Sailor Moon, Sword Art Online, Accel World, Digimon series, Yu-Gi-Oh, and anything/anyone that comes from these and other stories that end up in this fanfiction! Sailor Moon is owned/licensed by Naoko Takeuchi and its various studios and publishers and Sword Art Online is owned/licensed by ASCII Media Works, A-1 Pictures Inc., and its various directors/publishers including Reki Kawahara and Tomohiko Itō!

Warning: This story is rated M for M-rated violence, blood, possible gore, death, M-rated suggestive themes, including mind-control and brainwashing, M-rated bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in this whole story!

Sailor Moon Online

Chapter 15/Epilogue: A Whole New World and a Whole New Adventure to Come

January 22, 2025, Kirigaya Residence

Within the Kirigaya Residence, Kazuto is lying on his bed with his NervGear on his bed while his sister, Suguha Kirigaya, the real life 'identity' of Leafa of ALO, looking over him and yelps as she sees him wake up.

Suguha says, nervously, "I'm sorry. When you didn't log out right away, I got worried!"

Kazuto sits up, takes off his NervGear, and he says, "Sorry that I took so long to come back."

Suguha asks, "Is it really over?"

Kazuto says, "Yeah, it is. That monster has been defeated and Usagi and her friends have gathered enough evidence put him down for good."

Suguha says, with a smile, "That's awesome!" Kazuto then sees Leafa's image poses over Suguha for a moment and he looks in surprise.

Kazuto says, with a smile, "Sugu, thanks for all of the help that you gave me and Usagi. You were a great help."

Suguha hugs Kazuto, surprising him, and she says, "You don't have to thank me. I'm just glad that I could help my big brother in his world." Kazuto hugs his sister and she blushes from the hug. Suguha asks Kazuto, "What happened with Asuna? Did you get her back?"

Kazuto says, "Yeah. Asuna is back in the real world. Sugu, I…"

Asuna says, "No way. You get going. She is waiting for you."

Kazuto looks at his digital clock on the wall and he says, "Yeah, you're right." As he gets to his feet, Kazuto says, "Sugu, I know that you love ALO for flying and all. However, with what's going to happen, it may suffer the fate of SAO."

Suguha says, with a sigh and weak smile, "Yeah."

Kazuto says, with a grin, "But then again, who knows? There are so many players that like it and since it isn't a 'death game', all you need to do is retool it and probably give it a new and better 'Grand Quest' and it can stay on."

Suguha says, with a grin, "Yeah." Suguha then asks, "What about yours and Asuna's friend?"

Kazuto gives a smile and he says, "Let's just say that she can finally spread her true wings, fly away leaving to return to her 'real self', and finally and truly come home. She and I can finally and truly come home."

Suguha says, with a nod, "That's wonderful." However, the images of her 'dressed up' like a princess, the kingdom on the moon, and image of the silver haired queen and the blond haired princess other than herself in these 'dreams' pops into her mind, but Suguha shakes them off for now. Outside, Kazuto, wearing cold weather clothing, is pushing out a bike with Suguha following.

Kazuto says, "Wow, cold."

Suguha says, "Look, Kazuto. It's snowing." And it is starting to snow and she says, "Be careful out there. And say hello to Asuna for me."

Kazuto says, "Will do. And I can't wait for you to meet her and Usagi in for real." As Kazuto bikes off into the distance to head to the hospital where Asuna is, Suguha gently sighs, but she holds her head as the images appear in her mind again.

Just then a female voice says, "Do you wish to protect him and all that he loves?" Suguha gasps as she looks around and she then sees the grey cat with a silver crescent moon sigil on top of its forehead looking at Suguha.

Suguha says, "What a weird cat."

The cat then replies in the female voice, "And while you are quite the looker yourself, it doesn't mean that people won't say that you aren't weird."

Suguha yelps out and she yells out, shocked, "A talking cat!" Suguha shakes her head and she says, nervously, "Okay, I must have been Full-Diving too."

The cat then says, "I can assure that this isn't an illusion or a dream." The cat leaps onto Suguha's head and slams her tail into her cheek, hard, causing her to yelp.

Suguha yells out, flinching greatly in pain, "Ouch!" The cat leaps off Suguha's head and she yells out, "What was that for?"

Suguha then realizes that felt real and the cat responds, "My name is Trivia and I've been searching for you for a long time, Suguha Kirigaya. I've been watching you since your brother's sixteenth birthday when you visited his motionless form in the hospital. However, your power has been greatly suppressed and the time wasn't right."

Suguha asks, "My powers?"

The cat, Trivia, responds, "You have great power, my dear. I'm sure that you have heard of the Sailor Scouts."

Suguha responds, "Of course! Who hasn't heard of them?" Suguha then asks, "Wait! Are you saying…?"

Trivia replies, with a nod and a smile on her lips, "You are indeed very perceptive, my young Suguha-san. If you think that this is a joke or gag, then why are you having the dreams about the mysterious kingdom on the moon or the strange princess and queen with the crescent moon sigils on their forehead?"

Suguha asks, with a gasp, "How… How do you know about that?"

Trivia says, "I know more about you than you can believe, my dear. I can completely awaken the power that's inside of you. I can help you unlock the power that can help you protect your brother and all that he and you care about."

Suguha can't believe her eyes and ears, but she asks, curiously, "Really?"

Trivia says, with a nod, "I can, Suguha. However, you must know that once you accept this power, you will have chosen your destiny and your future will be set. With this power comes a great responsibility like with any Sailor Soldier, but there is a war coming and your power will most likely be needed."

Suguha asks, surprised, "A war?"

Trivia responds, with a nod, "Yes. And you will have a great mission. While you will be working and fighting with Sailor Moon and other Sailor Soldiers, you have your own great mission to perform, but I warn you, accepting this power and performing this mission will cause you to find 'ancient secrets' of the past, dark ones as well, in which I can guarantee you that you will never be the same person again." Trivia tells Suguha, "If you choose not to accept this, then I will never return and you can go on with your regular life. However, I believe that you will make the right choice." Suguha can only look at the talking female cat, Trivia, and close her eyes, remembering the images/dreams in her mind and what happened in SAO, from her point of view, and ALO, in which when she opens her eyes, there is a determined fill look in them.

March 2025, Japanese countryside

In the mountainous regions of Japan, there is a wooden cottage in which Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts along with Tuxedo Mask appear via teleportation in front of it.

Sailor Jupiter asks, "Is this it?"

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, "It is, Jupiter. I should have remembered about it."

Sailor Mars tells Sailor Moon, "Hey, Meatball Head, you were just a little girl back then."

Tuxedo Mask asks Sailor Moon, "Are you sure about this love?"

Sailor Moon responds, "More than anything, Darien-kun." Soon enough, the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask approach the cottage and prepare to see if the door was open in which the door opens in which a petite young woman in her late twenties with short straight black hair is front of them. Sailor Moon thinks in her mind, stunned, "It's her! What's she doing here?!"

Sailor Uranus yells out, sternly, "Who are you? And what are you doing here?"

The young woman responds, "I'm Rinko Koujiro." The young woman then tells Sailor Moon, "But you already know that, don't you, Serena?"

There are multiple gasps and Sailor Moon asks, "So, he told you?"

The young woman, Rinko, responds, "Yes. He also mentioned in a message to my website that you would be coming here one day. I couldn't believe that he would do such a thing and trap you in the game."

Sailor Moon says, "We were all fooled, Rinko-san."

Sailor Mercury asks, "You know this person?"

Sailor Moon responds, "She… used to be a friend of the family. Her name is Rinko Koujiro, the woman in love with Akihiko Kayaba."

There are multiple gasps of shock and Sailor Neo Moon says, stunned, "No way!"

Sailor Moon tells Rinko, "The police are going to be here any minute."

Rinko replies, "I won't resist." Rinko then steps backwards inside and to the side to allow Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask, and the Sailor Scouts to enter into the cottage in which they look around to see it simply furbished in which they look at the fireplace see multiple pictures in which one of them is a child Serena wearing a play helmet and sword with her mother and Kayaba in which Ikuko is painting a picture of something that looks like Aincard, there is a painted picture of Aincard on the wall, and on a nearby table, there is an old fashioned RPG game known as Wizardry with a Go board on it.

Sailor Saturn says, "You wouldn't think that the first great 'VR criminal' in history would be here."

Sailor Uranus says, "As they say: It is always the quiet ones."

Sailor Neptune tells Sailor Mercury, "You and Firefly excluded of course, Mercury."

Sailor Mercury kindly smiles at Sailor Neptune and Sailor Mars calls out, "I've found him!" Everyone then looks at Sailor Mars, who is at the door leading into another room of the cottage, and she says, with a sigh, "Or what's left of him." Everyone then assembles into the room where they find a simple, but good sized bedroom where there is plenty of high-tech equipment with a mini super-computer connected to a powerful satellite with wireless and non-wireless connections. And in the bedroom, there is a bed with something or someone covered by a blanket. Sailor Venus winches, thinking what it really means, and Sailor Uranus goes over to the bed and covers the 'form' under the blanket in which the motionless body of Akihiko Kayaba is revealed, obviously showing that he is dead, but it looks like he just died recently.

Tuxedo Mask says, "It's him."

Sailor Neptune says, amazed, "It looked like he died yesterday."

Sailor Mercury, using her visor and computer, says, "There is some kind of strange compound in his body that's preserving his body and preventing any decay."

Rinko says, "He had found the compound on one of his trips and he says that it can preserve bodies down to the smallest of cells like they died recently. It can prevent decomposer for over a year based on what his message said. He told me to use it shortly after he died and I am completely sure that he is dead."

Tuxedo Mask says, "He knew that we would be here sooner or later." Sailor Pluto takes a look at a vile on a nearby table.

Sailor Pluto says, "It is a special preservation compound for biological matter used in the Silver Millennium. It was used to preserve the bodies of heroes and heroines that fought bravely in protection of their homes, families, and kingdoms. It was also used in scientific matters with 'samples'."

Sailor Mars says, with an angered snarl, "I doubt that HE qualifies."

Sailor Moon asks Sailor Mercury, "Can you find out how he died?"

Sailor Mercury activates a computer along with the other hardware in the room and he says, "Yes, I can. However, I can theorize on one thing." Sailor Mercury then displays a modified NervGear and she says, "I believe that it has to do with this modified NervGear. It looks to be specially modified with this computer hardware possibly a part of it."

Tuxedo Mask says, "Please get to work, Mercury."

Sailor Mercury says, "Of course."

As Sailor Mercury gets to work, Sailor Moon's right hand turns into a fist and she asks, "Why?" Everyone looks at Sailor Moon and she looks at Rinko in which she yells at him, with an angered tone that's typically not like her, "Why didn't you stop him?! You knew where he would be, so, why? Why?!"

Rinko responds, nervously, "I didn't know that he was going to do this and I really didn't know that you…"

Sailor Moon says, with tears in her eyes, "It didn't matter if I wasn't trapped! Do you know how I really feel? Can you understand the betrayal in my heart?! This was supposed to be a wonderful new adventure… A new frontier for everyone! And instead, he turns it into a nightmare! It was a 'hell' that I had to suffer through for two long years and I had to see hundreds of good people to die right in front of my eyes. People with friends, family, and people that they loved and cared for in which they did so in return… Their lives just snuffed out and for what? A game! A stupid game?!"

Rinko responds, "Yes, Serena! I am a coward! A wretched coward, but you can't say that you would kill the man that you love!" Sailor Moon gives a look of surprise, but then Sailor Uranus as she grabs Rinko by the throat and slams her into the wall.

Sailor Uranus yells out, angrily, "You self-righteous prick! How dare you?! Don't you think that those people had people that loved them with all of their hearts and souls?! Can you ever understand the anguish, pain, and the sorrow that they are feeling that they will never see them again! This isn't about love! This is about doing what's right! You don't fucking understand our pain! Every single day, we had to watch our princess in that bed and only having a somewhat idea of what's going on in that fucking prison that she is trapped in. Every single day, we had to watch her wasting away in that bed and always afraid that one day, we would find her a corpse! How do you think that the loved ones of those that died felt when that fear came true, huh?" Sailor Uranus then violently slaps Rinko and knocks her down to the ground.

Sailor Jupiter says, surprised, "Whoa, Uranus!"

Sailor Moon says, solemnly, "Please stop Uranus."

Sailor Neptune says, grabbing Uranus' left arm, "Yes, Uranus. Stop! That's enough!"

Tuxedo Mask says, embracing his love in a loving embrace, "Neptune is right, Uranus. There has been enough 'blood shed' already."

Sailor Mercury says, "Incredible!"

Everyone looks at Mercury and Sailor Venus asks, "What's up?"

Sailor Mercury says, "Based on what I can find out, when Sword Art Online ended, this modified NervGear did a high output scan on his brain."

Tuxedo Mask asks, "A high output scan?"

Sailor Mercury says, with a nod, "Yes. He was basically trying to transfer his mind onto the net itself."

There are gasps and Sailor Venus says, stunned, "No way!"

Sailor Mercury says, "However, the aftereffects is much like what happened to other SAO players that died, his brain is completely destroyed. And this type of thing is usually one in a thousand chance of succeeding. It is most likely that he destroyed his brain and the scan completely failed."

Sailor Uranus asks, "When did he scan his brain?"

Sailor Mercury says, "Exactly on the day that Sword Art Online ended: November Seven, Twenty-Twenty-Four."

There are gasps and Sailor Neo-Moon asks, "Then who was that we saw in ALO after Kazuto and Sailor Moon beat Sugou?"

Tuxedo Mask says, "We met Kayaba in ALO on the day that we defeated Sugou. So, we talked to Kayaba in ALO two months AFTER he 'died'."

There are gasps from the Inner Sailor Scouts and Sailor Mercury says, "That means… It worked! He actually did it."

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, "If anyone could make it work, he could."

Sailor Jupiter yells out, angrily, "That coward! He knew that he was facing justice, so, he ran away like a coward!" Rinko didn't want to face the wrath of Sailor Uranus and she can't help to feel that Sailor Jupiter is right, in a way, so, she keeps her mouth shut.

Sailor Moon responds, shaking her head, "No, it wasn't cowardice that he did this." Everyone then looks at Sailor Moon and she says, "He is trying to find 'his castle' and he didn't want 'justice' to stop him from finding it despite knowing that he will never find it."

There is silence for a moment and Sailor Mercury asks, "What do you want to do?"

Sailor Moon doesn't reply for a second and she says, "Make two copies of all of the logs, programming, and whatnot. One for us and one for the police then delete all of it. I want nothing that anyone could ever use and then turn off and take this all apart, but leave intact for the police."

The others are a bit surprised by her reply, but Sailor Mercury says, "Okay, Sailor Moon." Sailor Mercury then starts to get to work as Sailor Moon starts to head off.

Sailor Jupiter asks, "Where are you going?"

Sailor Moon says, "Gather up his personal items here. He doesn't deserve it, but I'll give him a bit of dignity and not leave anything that could be used as a trophy."

Tuxedo Mask asks, "Do you need any help?"

Sailor Moon says, with a nod, "Thank you, Tuxedo Mask." Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon then head off and start gathering the various items in the room in which Sailor Moon looks at the picture of her as a child with her Earth mother and Kayaba in which she thinks, with tears in her eyes, "Baka…" Sailor Moon puts the items into her sub-space pocket and she looks to see Rinko with a letter in her hands.

Rinko says, "This is a message for you." Sailor Moon takes the letter, shakes it to hear something inside, and she takes out a flash drive, but she then throws the letter to Sailor Mars, who has come out of the room.

Sailor Mars asks, confused, "What?"

Sailor Moon says, with a plain tone and solemn expression on her face, "Please burn it."

There are gasps and Rinko asks, surprised, "Why?"

Sailor Moon responds, in a plain tone, "There is nothing that he can say that he will make me feel anything for him. I can't forgive him. I may one day, but not today and especially not now." Sailor Moon says, "I learned some harsh lessons. Before SAO, I always believed that everyone can be changed and can be 'redeemed' if you reach out for them, but Kayaba taught me that not everyone can be 'saved' and 'redeemed'. No, they have to be stopped and defeated before good and innocent people can suffer. I learned that how naïve I truly was."

Tuxedo Mask tells Sailor Moon, "No, Sailor Moon. You were not naïve." When Sailor Moon looks at Tuxedo Mask, he says, "You were kind and caring. You had an open heart and mind. You believed in the best of humanity and the best in people, but what Kayaba did shattered that faith and that hope. And that's something that I can never forgive him from doing. He damaged your heart and mind in ways that I will never forgive, but I believe that we can mend your heart as long as you let us in." Sailor Moon sheds tears of happiness and cries on Tuxedo Mask's chest in which he motions to Sailor Mars to burn the letter in which she does so without hesitation. Later on, the police arrived on the scene and Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask, and the Sailor Scout cooperated with the police in whom they assisted in removing the body of Kayaba and giving them one of the two copies of the data on computers and other hardware while assisting in removing it from the cottage. Rinko was taken into custody and charged with an accessory to Akihiko Kayaba and his crimes through she would let out on bail and later acquitted when there was a micro-bomb found inside of her body which the authorities, as well as the world, believes that she was another of Kayaba's 'hostages', though she was in the real world, and made to help him during the whole of 'SAO Incident' in which the entrapped of Serena and the other nearly ten thousand other players in Sword Art Online. However, later on, Sailor Mercury would determine that this bomb was never real and it was made to deceive everyone that she didn't help him out of her own free will, but Sailor Moon and the others decided to leave that fact out.

March 2025, Crown Fruit Parlor

Later on that month, we find Serena Tsukino with Darien, Ami, and Trista inside of the Crown Fruit Parlor with none other than Seijirou Kikuoka, the member of the government's 'VR Division' that was the head of the 'SAO Case Victims Rescue Task Force', namely Ami's and Trista's boss during the whole 'SAO Incident' looking like that they are going to discuss something.

Darien asks, "So, how is the case going?"

Seijirou says, "It is what you call a 'slam dunk'. With the evidence that you have gathered and the confession of Seijirou's employees, Sugou will be convicted for his illegal experiments among other things including assault and battery and attempted murder namely of Kirito."

Darien says, "That's good to know, Seijirou-dono."

Trista asks, "What will be the verdict?"

Seijirou says, "There is not any permanent damage to the former SAO players that he had held captive for the past two months, but with so many actions and with the experiments being heinous, I would expect multiple life-sentences."

Ami asks, "What about the data?"

Seijirou says, "Trust me, it will be destroyed."

Darien thinks in his mind, "We are going to make sure of that, Seijirou-dono. Let's just say that we aren't trusting of anyone connected to Kayaba anymore even if they are in the government."

Serena asks, "Are you sure that the final SAO players aren't suffering from anything?"

Seijirou says, "They don't even remember anything about the experiments and we have confirmed no permanent mental or psychological damage."

Serena says, with a sigh, "Thank goodness."

Ami says, with a nod, "They can go back to their regular lives."

Seijirou says, "Up to a certain point, my dear. It is going to take them a bit longer since they were still held in virtual reality for a bit longer than the others, so, their recovery might take a tiny bit more time than the others." Seijirou says, looking at Serena, "However, I have to say that her recovery is just astounding. In barely a month, you were up and about walking by yourself. Don't get me wrong, you still had a ways to go to regain your full strength, but not even your friend, Kazuto-san, recovered his full strength that fast."

Serena says, nervously, "What can I say? I'm stronger than I look."

Seijirou says, with a nod, "Yes, I have to agree. And I'll leave at that." Serena mentally sighs in relief at this and Seijirou says, "Anyway, I believe that you wish to talk about 'that'. Well, I can tell you that by next month, SAO Memorial Academy is going to be up and running and ready to go. At first, it was going to be just a temporary school for all SAO survivors that were in school at the time and to help complete their education, but your 'assistance' has allowed us to rebuild it into a full-fledge permanent academy where not only SAO survivors can go for the best education, however, it will be a school where people where the next generation of people going into the technology connected with virtual reality can go and create a new generation of VR technology as well as this might never happen again."

Trista says, with a smile, "We hope so, Seijirou-dono."

Seijirou asks Serena, "But why aid in the creation of a school? I read your history and school and yourself don't exactly 'mix' too well. So, why help create a new school?"

Serena says, with a plain tone, "It isn't just a school to me, Seijirou-dono. It's a memorial."

Everyone gets a serious and/or plain look and Seijirou says, "I see. That's why you if any of the SAO victims that died had children that they could attend the academy as well."

Serena says, nodding her head in agreement, "Kayaba owes much to the world and I intend to make sure that he 'pays' for it."

Seijirou asks Serena, "Do you hate him, Tsukino-san?"

Serena doesn't reply for a moment and she then says, "Hate? No, I can't hate him. He became obsessed with his castle that he lost sight of the caste in front of his eyes in which, in a twisted sort of way, he became a victim of his own obsession and I can't help to pity him. However, despite that, I can't forgive him for what he did. The hurt won't go away so easily and while I may forgive him one day, I'm not going to do it today."

Seijirou says, with a nod of understanding, "I see." Seijirou asks, "Are you going to your school?"

Serena tells Seijirou, "It isn't 'my school', Seijirou-dono. It is THEIR school."

Ami says, with a smile, "However, I don't think that school and Serena mix even if it is a school that she helped create."

Serena says, with a smirk, "No kidding, Ami-chan." Ami and Serena giggle at this and Darien smiles warmly at seeing his girlfriend's giggle.

Darien asks, "Aren't you concerned about her safety?"

Seijirou responds, "Of course, Darien-san. However, not many people actually know her player name and face other than a few beyond her closest friends in SAO. Plus, it was a fact known in her original school that she is an SAO victim through her connection to Kayaba is completely unknown."

Trista says, "It would be a bit more suspicious if she didn't go to the school that she had help in creating."

Seijirou says, with a nod, "Exactly. It is understandable due to her 'situation'…"

Serena says, interrupting, "I'll go."

Everyone looks at Serena and Ami asks, "Are you sure Serena?"

Serena says, with a nod, "I am, Ami-chan. I had already missed two years of high school life with you, Raye-chan, Lita-chan, and Mina-chan. The four of you are going to college now and I don't want you to lose out waiting for me, Ami-chan."

Ami tells Serena, with a warm smile, "We'll be waiting for you, Serena. Don't make us wait too long for you. We can't wait to show you around the campus."

Serena says, with a smile, "Thanks, Ami-chan."

Seijirou asks, "So, what will you do with the rest of your 'inheritance'?" All of them become serious and Seijirou says, "Such technology can revolutionize other industries of entertainment and more in which I know that Kaiba Corporation would love to get their hands on one piece of technology."

Serena says, with a nod, "No kidding, Seijirou-dono."

Seijirou says, with a kind smile, "Please call me Seijirou."

Ami asks Seijirou, "Why didn't you take away what was found in the secret account?"

Seijirou responds, with a smile, "Despite us being in the government, we are only all too human, my dear. And believe me, there were plenty of us that could sympathize with the Tsukino family in this matter. The case on 'that' is officially closed and there is no record of a 'secret account'."

Darien asks Seijirou, "And what do we owe for this 'favor'?"

Seijirou replies, with a smile, "Let's just say that we'll keep in touch."

Just then a female voice shouts out, "Hey, Meatball Head!" Soon after, Darien, Ami, Trista, and Serena look to see the other Sailor Scouts, including Rini, walking up to them as Seijirou gets to his feet, puts some money on the counter, and prepares to walk away.

Seijirou says, "I shouldn't keep you from your friends. Good day."

Soon enough, Seijirou walks away in which Darien and Trista share a look in which Amara and Michelle also share 'a look' about Seijirou and Mina asks Ami, "Wasn't that your former boss, Ami-chan?"

Ami says, "Well, I wouldn't call him my boss since I was just an advisor."

Lita tells Ami, "No way, Ami-chan! You were working just as hard Trista and Serena's mother during that whole 'mess'."

Rini asks, curiously, "What was he doing here?"

Serena says, "Just to give me an update on what's going on, that's all."

Raye tells Serena, "Anyway, I'm surprised that you had invested that into a school, Meatball Head. You and school really don't mix and don't deny it."

Serena responds, "Who's denying that, Pyro?" Serena says, with a smile, "Anyway, like I said to Seijirou-san, it isn't just a school to me. It is a memorial."

The other Scouts nod their heads in understand and Rini says, with a smile, "I'm shocked that SAO Memorial Academy was started by you, Serena. Back in my time, it is the number one premier academy when it is about VR technology. And its motto is: To make games of new life, not of death."

Amara says, "Good motto."

Lita tells Serena, "But man, girl! Even with your 'investment', you still have plenty to live high on the throne, you know?"

Serena tells Lita, "Why do I need money? I have all that I need here. I have a wonderful hunky boyfriend and the eight best girlfriends that a girl could ever have with some awesome new friends coming into the 'fold', Lita-chan." Serena says, with a smile, "SAO and even my time as Sailor Moon made me appreciate that, Lita-chan. You never what you have until you lose it even though it isn't forever."

Raye says, with a nod, "No kidding, Serena."

Mina says, with a grin, "But if the favorite girlfriends in your life might need a little 'loan'…"

Raye says, with a groan, "Mina-chan!"

Mina asks, "What?"

Serena says, with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll always remember my girls… and I will remember to 'spurge' once in a while." Serena gives a wink of her right eye and all of them share a good laugh.

Andrew comes up and he says, "It is good to hear you really laugh again, Serena."

Serena responds, "Thanks, Andrew."

Hotaru asks, "What about 'that', Amara-papa?"

Serena asks, "What do you mean Hotaru?"

Amara says, taking out a newspaper article, "She means this, hime." When Serena, Ami, Trista, and Darien, the see a magazine with an article showing a shadowy figure that looks like an Eternal level Sailor Scout defeating a monster in which the title says 'Mysterious Sailor Scout Seen in Tokyo'.

Serena says, after taking a sip of her drink, "It's 'her', again."

Ami says, "Molly and Aurora said that new Sailor Scouts would be appearing."

Amara says, "She didn't say that if she knew who they are, Ami-chan."

Serena says, "Come on, Amara! Molly is one of us and if she has a good reason for keeping them a secret for us, then it is a good reason."

Amara says, "If you say so, Dumpling."

Serena says, with a sigh, "Trust me, I'm not as naïve when it comes to trusting people anymore."

Darien wraps his arm around her and he tells her, with a warm loving smile, "No more of that, Meatball Head. You understand me?"

Serena responds, with a warm smile, "Right, Darien-kun."

Lita asks Serena, a bit nervously, "Serena, do you want to go to the arcade?"

After a second, Serena responds, "Of course, Lita-chan." The others were a bit surprised, but this kind of warms their hearts as Serena kisses Darien and takes off to go into the arcade with Lita, Mina, Rini, and Hotaru in which Darien knows that his princess is starting the process to truly heal.

April 2025, Nishitokyo District, Tokyo

Within the Nishitokyo District in Tokyo, on the site of metropolitan high school that was going to be demolished, there is a huge one five story building in place of several three-story buildings with link bridges between and it is well painted with a teal flat roof, there is a large open-air sports field, a massive Olympic sized swimming pool, and in the center of the huge five-story building, there is an open inner courtyard with good looking wooden and concrete benches with a lovely flower garden. Surrounding the whole facility, there is a brown colored concrete that's not too high, but not too short with an automatic sliding metal gate, however, the gate can be manually opened and closed if necessary. By the side of the gate, on the concrete wall, there is a golden sign that says 'SAO Memorial Academy'. However, while it looks good, the school seems to be still be under construction since there are construction vehicles hidden from easy viewing in certain areas of the school and there are areas that covered by white covers and yellow and black warning tape.

At the opened gate, there is a good sized legion of male and female students going into the new school with the male students wearing a dark blue jacket with the school's insignia on the left side, a white, long-sleeve shirt with a collar that has two light blue lines forming an X on each side and the same insignia of the school on its left side as the jacket, a red tie and dark blue trousers with typical shoes worn by guys in school uniforms.

The female students are wearing a similar shirt, a cropped version of the male's jacket, a dark blue skirt, their legs are mainly or completely covered by socks that are knee-high or even higher, a red ribbon instead of a tie, and shoes known to worn by females.

In this throng of students is none other than our Moon Princess, wearing the female outfit that the other female students of this school are wearing with leg long white stocks and plain black shoes, is looking at the school and she has a solemn look on her face with Darien, on a motorcycle behind her.

Darien tells Serena, "This is it, Meatball Head."

Serena says, looking at Darien with a sad smile on her face, "Yeah."

Darien asks Serena, "What's wrong?"

Serena says, "Well… It is just going to be so lonely without the other girls. Other than Raye-chan, since she went to a private school, I always went with the girls from after the fight with Beryl up until that 'mess' in school. I still don't like going to school, but it was always nice to be with the girls. Now, it feels… kind of lonely."

Darien tells Serena, with a smile, "I know, but you still have your other friends, Serena. Make the best of it. However, you are going to have to still study if you want to join the girls in college."

Serena responds, drolly, "Thanks for reminding me, Darien. You really know how to make a girl's day."

Darien gently pats Serena's head, smiles, and he says, "Good luck, but I know that you know you won't need it." Darien kisses her on the forehead and after putting on his helmet, he drives off into the distance in which Serena smiles as she turns around where she sees a group of students looking at her. She gives a look that just says 'What?' and the students immediately head off into the school causing to Serena to sigh.

As she walks into the school, Serena thinks in her mind, "It feels weird to being going to school without the girls."

But then a familiar female voice yells out, "There she is!" Serena then sees two people in the female uniform of this school coming towards her in which one of them looks like Silica and the other looks like Lisbeth, but her hair and eyes are brown.

Serena asks the person that looks like Silica, "Silica?"

She responds, with a nod, "That's right, Usagi. But my real name is Keiko… Keiko Ayano. It's finally nice to meet you in real life, Usagi."

Serena replies, "Nice to meet you, too." Serena asks, looking at the other young lady, "And?"

The brown haired and brown eyed version of Lisbeth tells Serena, "Oh, come on, Usagi, it's me! Don't tell me that you forgot who gave you those awesome swords!"

Serena asks, shocked, "Liz?!"

The brown haired and brown eyed version of Lisbeth responds, with a grin, "You got it! But here, I'm Rika… Rika Shinozaki! Nice to meet you, again, Usagi!" This young lady, Rika, the 'real life version' of Lisbeth, tells her, "Through I am annoyed that you didn't tell us about your little adventure to save Asuna."

Serena says, nervously, "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry about not recognizing you, Liz-chan. It is just well…"

Rika tells Serena, "Geez, despite us not being able to alter our avatars anymore, we could still change our hair and eye color. I had met Asuna before you saved me and she was the one that suggested it along with my outfit that you know me with."

Serena says, amazed, "Wow! I knew that you met Asuna before I met you, but I didn't know."

Rika says, with a grin, "I wanted her to mind her own beeswax, but her ideas did improve my business, so, I went along with it."

Serena says, with a nod, "Well, I know that you aren't the type of girl to go for that kind of outfit without a good reason."

Rika says, with a nod, "You got that right, Usagi."

Serena replies, with a kind smile, "Actually, my real name is Serena… Serena Tsukino."

Keiko, the 'real life version' of Silica, responds, "Wow. It means calm of the moon. That's a pretty name, Usagi… Oops, I mean Serena."

Serena tells Keiko, with a warm smile, "It's all right Silica… Keiko. I think that it is going to still take us awhile to calling each other by our real names even though we've been home for four months."

Rika says, "I know how you feel. I gotten so used to being called Liz or Lizbeth that I didn't respond at all being called Rika despite me knowing that's my real name."

Serena says, with a nod, "I hear you." The three girls giggle and they rush off to class when they hear the bell in which Serena thinks in her mind, with a smile, "Maybe this won't be so bad after all." With the group of students, there are a familiar set of Digidestined that were trapped in SAO, Tai Kamiya, Matt Ishida, Takeru 'TK' Takashi, Yolei Inoue, and Ken Ichijouji along with Jun Motomiya, all of whom look healthy and ready to go, but Jun, Ken, Yolei, Tai, and TK are looking up in the sky.

Tai thinks in his mind, "Davis… Kari…"

TK thinks in his mind, "Kari… Davis…where could you have gone?"

Yolei thinks in her mind, "What happened to you and Davis, Kari?"

Ken thinks, "Davis… Being back at home isn't the same without you and Kari…"

Jun thinks in her mind, "Geez, squirt, what happened to you?"

Matt looks at them and he tells Tai, "We'll find them Tai. The others never gave up on us and we won't give up on them."

Tai says, "I know, Matt. It is just hard. We come home only to find them gone. I just think that I really didn't know how much they were hurt, Matt."

Yolei says, "I thought that they were getting better and they saved lives that day."

TK says, "We, all, know that, Yolei. However, the experience was immensely scarring for them. Davis is a really strong person, but even he has his breaking point. We should have been there for him and Kari. But we can't give up hope. We managed to survive the worst that the Digital World and now a virtual world had to offer and we beat the odds. We can't give up hope."

Jun says, with a smile, "Yeah." The Digidestined nod their heads in agreement and head inside of the school not knowing that they are sharing the school with a famous super-heroine through they do know that she is the niece of the madman that trapped them in SAO, but to them and the majority of 'SAO survivors', she is one of the two heroes of Sword Art Online other than Kirito, the Black Swordsman, whose real name is Kazuto Kirigaya.

April 2025, OSA-P Jewelry

At Molly Baker's jewelry store home, Sailor Nebula and Aurora are looking at Trivia and an Eternal Sailor Scout that's hidden in shadows.

Sailor Nebula tells this Sailor Scout, "Thanks for your help in that."

The Sailor Scout responds, in an oddly familiar female voice, "No problem, Nebula. I'm just glad that I can help."

Aurora says, "You have done well even through you have been only active for a few months."

Trivia says, "Unlike what Luna and Artemis through you couldn't blame them at the time, we made sure that you got enough training in your powers, but it seems like your kendo training and experience in ALO actually helped greatly."

Sailor Nebula says, with a smile, "Speaking of ALO, it is been reestablished under new moderators: A company known as Ymir."

The Sailor Scout responds, "I know, Nebula. You are one of the top 'investors' in it."

Sailor Nebula gives a surprised look and Aurora says, "I see that your charge is learning well."

Trivia says, "Despite what she thinks, she and her big brother are more alike than they wish to admit."

The Sailor Scout glares at Trivia and Sailor Nebula says, "Anyway, along with the old ALO data, there is plenty of copied Sword Art Online data with it."

The Sailor Scout asks, concerned, "Are you sure?"

Sailor Nebula responds, "Easy, Celestial. Ami is going to interne there and Trista is a top level employee at Ymir now."

The Sailor Scout tells Sailor Nebula, with a curious tone in her voice, "Ami and Trista, huh? Aren't they Sailor Mercury and Sailor Pluto?"

Aurora says, "Correct. And with them on the job, they are going to make sure that none of the 'bad stuff' of SAO is going to be on the new Alfheim Online through the program with the NervGear will be useless with the Amusphere."

Trivia says, "That's a good thing."

Sailor Nebula says, with a nod, "No kidding, Trivia." Sailor Nebula tells the Sailor Scout, "Anyway, from what I hear, since the original 'Grand Quest' was a major fake, they are making that players can fly as long as they like now, but they can't fly in dungeons like before."

The Sailor Scout asks, curiously, "Really?"

Sailor Nebula says, "But there is still a flight limit, Celestial. However, it isn't the only VRMMO now."

The Sailor Scout says, with a nod, "Yeah, the World Seed."

Aurora says, "Through it doesn't mean that all of the new VRMMO are going to be 'spit shine clean'. One of them, Gun Gale Online or GGO for short, is going to including a system where you can convert game money into real money."

The Sailor Scout shouts out, stunned, "No way!"

Trivia says, with a nod, "Despite what happened with Sword Art Online and the original Alfheim Online, it doesn't mean that there won't be 'seedy VRMMO', but anyway, the genre has regained strength through it is going to take much longer for the effects of what happened in SAO and the original ALO to fade."

Sailor Nebula says, with a nod, "Yeah. But thanks to the 'World Seed', it has been saved."

The Sailor Scout says, with a sneer, "After what he did, he owed the world and VRMMO themselves for that horror that he committed. VRMMO only got a bad rap because he selfishly used them for his own sick purposes. While that ass, Sugou, nearly caused their collapse, it was Kayaba and what he did to my brother and his own niece that started it all. He has a major debt to pay especially to his own niece and I think that he will never pay it."

Sailor Nebula says, "Be careful, Celestial. Who you were then and who are you now make who you completely are, but if your let your past life 'dominate' who you are now in this life, it may destroy you. Please be careful."

The Sailor Scout replies, "I will, Nebula. Thank you."

Sailor Nebula tells her, "You can fly higher in two worlds, Celestial. It's all up to you on how high." The Sailor Scout, Sailor Celestial, smiles and after scooping up Trivia into her arms, she flies off into the distance.

Aurora says, "One princess is trying to mend her wings while the other has yet to truly spread them."

Sailor Nebula says, "I know. I feel like a real heel not telling Serena."

Aurora says, "It is best that she doesn't know for now. Princess Serenity already has been through enough and to tell her now, she is still fragile and she is starting to rebuild herself again."

Sailor Nebula says, "I know, Aurora. I know. But the 'bad blood' between HIM and Celestial…It could mean the end… of everything."

Aurora says, "That's why we must be resolved and continue on in order to find him. You know the true reason that Kayaba downloaded his mind into cyber-space. He has knowledge that must not fall into the enemy's hands and it showed his knowledge of the Silver Millennium with the Duel Blade Sword Skill of Sword Art Online. He managed to replicate HIS sword style."

Sailor Nebula says, "The style of the ORIGINAL 'Black Swordsman'."

Aurora says, "Kayaba's version, the Duel Welding Sword Skill, was a mere imitation of HIS Duel Blade swordsmanship style. He could move his two blades so fast that you were like being attacked by half-a-dozen blades, not just two."

Sailor Nebula says, "Yeah, but if he and Sailor Sun are thrown into the mix with Celestial and Kayaba…"

Aurora says, with a sigh, "I know. That's asking to produce a nuclear explosion in the center of Tokyo."

Sailor Nebula says, with a nod, "Big time."

May 16, 2025, Shield's apartment complex

Within Darien Shield's apartment complex home, Serena and Darien are sharing a very passionate and intimate kiss with him just wearing a pair of boxers and Serena wearing a pair of silver bra and panties in which both of them have golden rings on their right ring fingers.

When they release from the kiss, Serena asks Darien, "Are you really sure about me doing this, Darien-kun?"

Darien tells Serena, with a warm loving smile, "I already told you, Meatball Head. I will support you all the way with your choice."

Serena says, "Pyro was kind of mad."

Darien says, "I'm surprised that you were being nice and called it that."

Serena says, with a giggle, "She does have a point."

Darien tells Serena, "Well, you are the leader of the Scouts and you are their princess. It is your choice, Sere."

Serena says, with a warm loving smile, "Thank you, Darien-kun." Serena says, "However, I was shocked to find that there."

Darien says, "Same here. I guess that our combined powers on THAT day had more of an effect that we thought."

Serena says, "Yeah, I know." Serena tells Darien, "Darien-kun, in my heart, I have to tell them. Something inside of me just telling me to tell because I need to tell since it relates to their future as much as our own."

Darien says, "I know and understand. My feelings and dreams did lead me back to my princess after all."

Serena says, with a giggle, "Oh, Darien…" Darien and Serena then share another passionate and loving kiss in which Serena molds her body to Darien's body and Luna comes over to see it.

Luna thinks in her mind, with a sigh, "They are at it again." However, Luna can't help to smile at that since she feels that they are returning to a sense of normalcy after what happened with SAO and ALO, but she can't help to be concerned about how long that will last with the enemies out there.

May 16, 2025, Okachimachi

Right now, in the area of Okachimachi in Tokyo, Kazuto and Asuna, who is in a SAO Memorial Academy female uniform, is walking in front of Suguha, who is wearing her own female high school uniform with a red jacket, red skirt, long black stockings, and black shoes.

Kazuto and Asuna stop and Kazuto asks Suguha, looking at her, "Oh, Sugu? Did you meet Agil?"

Suguha responds, "Oh, yeah. We went hunting a few times in ALO. His avatar is really huge, big brother."

Kazuto says, "Yeah, get ready because he is that big in real life too. Prepare to have your mind blown, Sugu." Suguha smiles at this, but what she and even Asuna and Kazuto didn't know is that all of them were going to have their minds 'blown' in a big way. Soon enough, the three of them reach Dicey Café which is Agil's AKA Andrew's café business in the real world. When they open the door, they find Keiko, Rika, and a lot of their friends and associates from SAO in there. Asuna waves at them and he asks, drolly, "Hold up. Weren't we supposed to be here earlier?"

Rika responds, when she comes up to them, "We gave you a later time so everyone else would get here first. It wouldn't be right for the guests of honor to get here first." Rika then grabs Kazuto's arm and he says, "Come on in."

Kazuto says, "Hey, wait."

Rika then 'escorts' onto the box on the floor and she says, into a microphone, "Since one of the 'guests of honor' are here, let's get this party started. Everyone knows what to do!"

The others, minus Asuna and Suguha, show out in unison, "Congratulations for clearing SAO, Kirito!" They pop streamers and Kazuto gives a stunned look as a sign saying 'Congratulations' rolls down.

Kazuto regains his senses and he asks, "Shouldn't you be doing this for her? She is the main reason that we got out of SAO, you know?"

Rika responds, "Well, we couldn't find her."

But then a familiar female voice booms, "Actually, I wanted to give my own surprise, Liz!" Everyone gasps in shock, but before anything could be said or done, bright silver light engulfs the room and everyone covers their eyes in which when they open them again, they look around to see themselves standing in front of a gorgeous white palace.

Keiko asks, "What's going on?" She then gasps to see herself dressed in her attire as Silica in SAO and she asks, "Why do I look like my SAO avatar?" Everyone else looks themselves over and everyone, minus Suguha, who wasn't a part of SAO, finds themselves in the same attire.

Asuna asks, confused, "What's going on here?"

Kazuto says, "I don't know. It looks like we are back in SAO."

Klein, real life name is Ryoutarou Tsuboi, responds, looking up and pointing into the sky, "I don't think so since SAO didn't include THAT!" When everyone looks up, they gasp to see the Earth in the sky above them.

Rika, dressed in her SAO attire, but her hair and eyes remain brown instead of pink like they were in SAO, says, stunned, "That's… That's the Earth!"

Kazuto asks, stunned, "Could that mean that we are… we're on the moon?!"

Just then a female voice says, "That's correct, young Kazuto Kirigaya." Everyone then looks to see the spirit of Queen Serenity float down in front of them.

Ryoutarou gives a whistle and Andrew says, "You know that she is a ghost."

Ryoutarou says, with a nod, "Yeah, but she is quite the looker."

Kazuto gives a sigh and Queen Serenity says, with a warm smile, "Thank you, Ryoutarou-san. My name is Queen Serenity and this is my home. It is known as the Moon Kingdom and it has been recently restored after it was left in ruins over millennia ago."

Kazuto asks, "A millennia ago? Wait! Are you saying that there was some kind of kingdom here on the moon over a thousand years in the past?"

Queen Serenity says, "That's correct, young Kazuto. Allow me to show you." Queen Serenity then creates images in which she tells the story of her kingdom, the Silver Millennium, Princess Serenity and Prince Endymon, and how the Silver Millennium ended due to the Negaverse, Queen Metallia, and Queen Beryl.

When she is done, Keiko says, stunned, "That princess…"

Rika asks, shocked, "Yeah, she looks…Usagi?!"

Just then a familiar female voice says, "That's right, Liz." Everyone then looks to see Princess Serenity, Prince Endymon, and the Sailor Scouts come out into view.

Asuna asks, amazed, "Usagi?"

Princess Serenity says, with a warm smile, "Asuna, I'm glad to see that you are finally out of those crutches."

Kazuto says, "So, you are Sailor Moon and a reincarnated alien princess."

Keiko and Rika ask in unison, "Sailor Moon?!"

Ryoutarou responds, "Yep. Believe it or not, our 'White Valkyrie' is a real life magical girl super-hero. She transformed during the battle with Kayaba and then kicked the snot out of him."

Rika grabs Kazuto by his collar and she yells at him, "You and Asuna knew?! You knew that one of my best friends is a real life super-hero and you didn't tell me!" Rika starts to shake Kazuto violently in which Asuna, Keiko, Princess Serenity, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Neo Moon, and Sailor Saturn sweat drop nervously at this sight.

Sailor Jupiter says, "Scary."

Princess Serenity says, "Told you so."

Sailor Venus says, "So like Sailor Mars."

Sailor Mars yells out, annoyed and with an embarrassed flush, "Is not, Venus!"

Sailor Uranus says, "A combination of Sailor Venus and Sailor Mars, huh? That's a frightening thought."

Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus yell out in unison, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Keiko tells Princess Serenity, "Usagi… I mean Serenity-dono, you look so lovely."

Princess Serenity says, "Geez, Keiko. It's still me. I don't mind if you call me Serena or Usagi."

Rika stops shaking Kazuto and she say, with smirk, "That's our Usagi all right."

Kazuto dusts himself off and he asks, pointing to the Silver Crystal, "Usagi… Serena, is that the Imperium Silver Crystal?"

Princess Serenity says, "Yes, it is one of the most powerful items in the universe and it is the core of my powers as Sailor Moon. In terms of raw power, it has the power to destroy a star or a planet like Earth."

There are gasps and Ryoutarou shouts out, "No way!"

Andrew says, with a whistle, "That's why you were able to cut off Kayaba's access to the SAO server. A mere game server is nothing compared to the power of that gem of yours."

Princess Serenity says, with a nod, "However, the strength of the crystal depends on the heart of the user. If my heart is weak, then the crystal's power is weak. If I'm strong, then the crystal's power is unstoppable."

Kazuto says, "And it would only respond to someone of your 'royal bloodline'."

Queen Serenity says, "My daughter was right to say that your perception abilities are top rate." Kazuto can't help to look at Queen Serenity and feels that deep in her heart that he knows her in which the scenes of the Silver Millennium felt more than just a 'story' to him, he felt like they were a part of him that he can't describe.

Rika asks Princess Serenity, "So, what's the idea for the big reveal?"

Princess Serenity says, "I want to show you something." Soon after, Princess Serenity, Prince Endymon, and the Sailor Scouts lead the way to somewhere and the group gasps to see a painted marble statue of Kazuto, as Kirito with Elucidator and Dark Repulser, Asuna, in the same Knights of the Blood Oath outfit with her SAO rapier, Lambent Light, and finally, Princess Serenity, as Usagi, with her hooded cloak with the hood down and both of her swords, Escalon and Lunar Excelsior, fighting against some unknown enemy.

Asuna says, amazed, "It's us."

Keiko says, amazed, "Oh, wow."

Queen Serenity says, "On the day that my daughter fought against Kayaba, the combined powers of the Silver Crystal and the other Scouts along with Prince Endymon caused the whole Moon Kingdom to be rebuilt in which this and another monument appeared in addition to my home being restored back to the way it was before the end of the Silver Millennium."

Rika asks, "Another monument?" Queen Serenity makes a motion and everyone gasps to see a large stone like the Monument of Life in the Town of Beginnings in SAO right in front of them.

Kazuto says, "That looks like the Monument of Life at Blackiron Palace."

Queen Serenity says, "Similar in looks, but not design. This is the 'SAO Memorial Monument' in which most of the ten thousand players that were trapped in the nightmare prison created by Kayaba have their avatar names engraved here."

Andrew asks, "Most?"

Queen Serenity says, "This is the stone for heroes and heroines. Those that are known as 'criminal players' or have committed a crime indirectly on SAO don't have their names on here."

Ryoutarou says, with a nod, "That's good." They look at the large stone where the avatar names of the players that were 'good players' are written on the stone in which avatar names for Asuna, Kazuto, and Princess Serenity, Asuna, Kirito, and Usagi, are also there respectively in which there is a white star by those names of the players that died in SAO.

Queen Serenity says, with a plain tone, "The white star means that this player is forever conquering the castle of Aincard forevermore."

Kazuto says, "I see, your majesty." Kazuto then looks at Diavel's name, it lights up, and a perfect hologram image of him appears in which his story in Sword Art Online is told.

Rika asks, "Wow! That's amazing! Does it have the stories of all the players on here?"

Queen Serenity says, with a nod, "Yes, young Rika."

Kazuto says, "That's good. These are people that should be remembered and deserve to be remembered. Their stories need to be told, so, this tragedy can never happen again."

Prince Endymon says, with a nod of his head, "Agreed, Kazuto. The lesson of SAO and what it means must be remembered or this horror may repeat itself. Their memory must be preserved so that the world can remember and hopefully, ensure that SAO can never happen again. One day, the whole of planet Earth can see this memorial and learn about what happened in SAO, so, they will never repeat it. For now, this memorial will have to remain secret along with this kingdom."

Rika asks, "For how long?"

Princess Serenity responds, "For a long time, Liz. The world isn't ready to learn about the Moon Kingdom. You are seeing it today because I feel that you deserve to know the truth about me. The Scouts are more than my guardians. They are my friends… they are my second family… my sisters in two lifetimes… and when I was separated from them and the man that I loved in two lifetimes, I was crushed beyond belief. I felt their strength, but I was still all alone, not hearing their voices, to laugh and enjoy life, and enjoy dates with my beloved. I was completely alone. I was determined to get back to them and stop this nightmare, but the loneness still affected my heart. It was… It is your friendship that I had with you, Kirito, Asuna, and the others that saved me from losing myself to the game and for that I can never thank you enough."

Asuna says, with a smile, "It was nothing, Usagi-chan."

Kazuto says, with a grin, "It was like you said: Us 'outsiders' had to stick together."

Princess Serenity says, with a smile, "I guess so Kirito."

Prince Endymon says to Asuna and Kazuto, "You were the ones that gave my princess the strength to carry on and helping her to return to all of us and we can't thank you enough for that."

Kazuto says, with a grin, "As I said, it's nothing. Usagi is my first and best friend in SAO and she is like a sister to me."

Asuna says, "Of course, I cared about Usagi-chan. She risked her life to save my own back in the early days of the game. Back then, I didn't care if I lived or died, however, you showed that there is value in my life and I should try my best to live. Kirito-kun just reinforced that belief that you started in me, Usagi-chan."

Princess Serenity says, "All life is precious to me, Asuna. I just couldn't stand to let you die especially after what Kayaba put us through. I had to do what I can to save people's lives."

Asuna says, "It is because it is the way you are. It shows that you are a really good person, Usagi-chan." Soon after, Kirito's, Asuna's, and Usagi's names glow on the wall and holographic images of the three of them.

Princess Serenity gives a look of surprise and Queen Serenity tells her, "My daughter, why do you seem so surprise? Like them, you are an SAO survivor and your story should be told."

Sailor Mars says, with a sly grin, "Yeah, Meatball Head! You and Kazuto are the ones that finally completed the game."

Queen Serenity says, "Anyway, we are sorry for interrupting your celebration and reunion."

Andrew says, with a smile, "I think that this qualifies for an incredible reunion with the other 'victor' of SAO."

Sailor Pluto says, with a smile, "And I think to make this reunion complete, we have a 'small' feast for everyone in the castle."

Queen Serenity says, "However, before we do…" Queen Serenity looks at Suguha and she says, "I think that you have a little secret to reveal my dear."

Everyone looks at Suguha and Kazuto asks, "Sugu?"

Suguha gives a smile and she says, taking out a pearly white heart-shaped broach with a rainbow colored jewel shaped like the Milky Way galaxy and four rainbow wings attached, "It is an honor to see you, again."

There are gasps and Kazuto yells out, surprised, "Sugu!"

"Celestial Eternal Power, Make-up!"

The broach opens up and a rainbow wave of power sweeps over Suguha as her clothing melts away and is quickly replaced by a sailor fuku in which when her 'transformation' is done, a brand new Sailor Scout replaces Suguha Kirigaya.

This new Sailor Scout had Leafa's hair color and hairstyle with a crown of small white feathers in the forward portion, but her eye color remains the same as Suguha's eye color, there is a rainbow colored Milky Way with a golden crescent moon sigil on her forehead, deep, full, and lovely shimmering pink lips, rainbow milky way galaxy-shaped earrings attached to her ears, a white cloth choker with a golden crescent moon sigil in the center, her sailor collar is green, she has a white colored bodysuit with the broach that Suguha took out in the chest area of her bodysuit, she has circular and fluffy shoulder pads that are green in color, her gloves are different from the other Sailor Scouts' gloves in which they are fingerless with green bands, she has a skirt that's green, silver, and rainbow colored, her boots are similar to Eternal Sailor Moon's high-heeled boots, but they have green bands with rainbow jewels in the shape of the Milky Way galaxy, and she has four rainbow colored large feathered wings. Attached to the right side of her skirt, there is a kitana like Leafa's kitana inside of a sheath.

There are gasps and Rika says, "You have got to be kidding me!"

Sailor Mercury says, shocked, "She is a Sailor Scout!"

The new Sailor Scout says, in Suguha's voice, "That's right, Mercury. I am Sailor Celestial, the Sovereign Sailor Soldier of all celestial bodies in the universe."

Sailor Saturn asks, "Sovereign Sailor Soldier?"

Sailor Pluto says, "An elite Sailor Soldier that's more powerful than any one of us, Sailor Saturn. A Sovereign Sailor Soldier would be compared to a deity."

There are gasps and Sailor Celestial says, nervously, "Geez, Pluto, I wish you wouldn't put it that way."

Sailor Uranus asks, "Wait! Are you saying that she is more powerful than Sailor Moon?"

Sailor Pluto responds, "At her full power…Leagues beyond Sailor Moon."

Sailor Jupiter says, stunned, "No way!"

Queen Serenity tells Sailor Celestial, "I welcome you back, Sailor Celestial. However, I had wished some Sailor Soldiers like you and Nebula could have never been awakened and left to enjoy regular lives, but I fear that what's to come, the world and universe will need your power."

Sailor Celestial responds, with a smile, "I chose to accept this power in order to protect my brother, his precious friends from SAO, and to make sure that the horrors of Sword Art Online are never repeated again."

Sailor Uranus says, "Wait! I know you! You are the new Sailor Scout on the news!"

Just then a new voice, a female one, says, "That's right, Sailor Uranus." Soon after, everyone looks to see Sailor Nebula, Aurora, and Trivia arrive and Luna and Artemis then leap out from the shadows.

Artemis says, "It is you, Trivia."

Trivia says, "It has been a while, Artemis."

Ryoutarou yells out, shocked, "That cat just talked!"

Sailor Celestial says, a bit nervously, "This is my advisor, Trivia."

Trivia says, with a nod, "It is a pleasure to meet you."

Rika says, a bit nervously, "Okay, this is getting weird."

Princess Serenity says, with a grin, "Welcome to our world, Liz."

Sailor Mars asks, "When has it been normal for us, Meatball Head?"

Kazuto asks Sailor Celestial, "Sugu, you have been fighting monsters?"

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod, "That's right, big brother. On the day that you and the others saved Asuna and the last SAO players, I was visited by Trivia and she told me the full truth about your friend and the Sailor Scouts and that I was a Sailor Scout, too: Sailor Celestial. She told me of the battles to come and gave me the choice to accept this power within me or to go onto continue a regular life. I choose to accept this power and the destiny that comes with it." The others gasp in shock and Sailor Celestial says, "You have to understand, Kazuto. For two long years, I had to see your body waste away, but there is more. I never told you this, but I had seen the people, the family, friends, and loved ones, of the players of SAO that died… along with their bodies."

There are multiple gasps and Kazuto says, stunned, "Sugu…"

Sailor Celestial says, "When I saw them, I couldn't help to see images and have nightmares about you being one of those bodies, their brain fried by the NervGear, but I also remember the people that they left behind. The pain… the sorrow… the despair… and the futures that were cut short. Those are images that I never want to see and emotions that I never want to feel again. It is the reason that I choose to accept my powers and ensure that there will never be another 'SAO incident'."

The others, especially Kazuto, are amazed and Sailor Uranus asks, "So, what's your mission?"

Sailor Celestial gives a sigh, looks at Princess Serenity, and she says, "My mission… is to find Akihiko Kayaba."

There are gasps and Ryoutarou says, "Wait a minute! He's dead!"

Kazuto says, "No, Klein. He isn't exactly dead."

Trivia says, "He used a modified NervGear to do a high-density scan of his brain and while he fried his brain in the process, he 'digitized' his mind and transferred it onto the net."

There are gasps from the people that don't know this information and Andrew says, "That's right. Kirito told me when Ami-san, Trista-san, and I took a look at the World Seed."

Asuna says, "Kirito told me today."

Princess Serenity says, "After we had saved Asuna and defeated Sugou in ALO, Kayaba appeared to us and gave us the World Seed among other things. He had basically transferred his consciousness into the internet."

Ryoutarou says, with a sneer and snort, "That coward. He knew that he was finished, so, he decided to escape justice."

Kazuto says, "Not exactly, Klein, but you aren't wrong either."

Asuna asks, "Why do you need to go after him?"

Sailor Celestial says, "You remember the last battle with him in SAO, don't you? He knew about Serenity and the Silver Crystal."

Kazuto says, "You are saying that he has knowledge about the Silver Millennium and he may have a history with it."

Sailor Celestial says, with a nod, "That's right, big brother. In fact, SAO shows his knowledge of the Silver Millennium. Aincard is actually based on a special 'ark' that was created in the Silver Millennium and even your 'Duel Welding Skill' is another sign of his knowledge. The Duel Welding Sword Skill of SAO is based on the sword techniques of a powerful swordsman of the Silver Millennium, who was very good with two sword techniques."

There are gasps and Asuna asks, "A swordsman with Kirito-kun's Duel Welding?"

Sailor Celestial says, shaking her head, "I hate to tell you this, big brother, but your Duel Welding Sword Skill is a 'weaker version' of this swordsman's two sword techniques."

More gasps come from the group and Rika yells out, stunned, "No way!"

However, Kazuto gets an image of someone welding two swords and Sailor Celestial says, "And he was one of two 'Black Swordsman' known in the Silver Millennium." Sailor Celestial then says, "However, right now, the main worry is Kayaba and he contains an incredible secret…A secret so incredible that if evil forces get their hands on it, it could be a nightmare for the whole world and the universe beyond."

Sailor Mars asks, shocked, "What kind of secret is it? And how is that fiend connected to the Silver Millennium?"

Queen Serenity becomes a bit solemn in which Prince Endymon notices and Sailor Celestial says, shaking her head, "I'm not sure. I don't have too many memories of the Silver Millennium myself." Sailor Celestial is then silent for a few moments and she says, "Let's just say that Kayaba and I have a 'grudge' that extends back many centuries." Princess Serenity steps forward and Sailor Celestial says, "I know what you are going to say. I'll try not to let that 'grudge' and what happened for the past two years cloud my judgment, but no promises, Serenity. I will never forgive that monster for what he has done to Kazuto, the other SAO players, and you as well."

Sailor Nebula says, "I've helped train Celestial in her duties and she has done well so far."

Aurora says, "I believe that the news shows that she has done well as Sailor Soldier."

Sailor Venus says, with a grin, "That's for sure."

Sailor Mars says, with a smirk, "Yeah, she has been taking away the headlights from our Meatball Head."

Sailor Mercury asks, "But how will you find him?"

Sailor Nebula says, "I've got some friends and they can help me create a program to track him down. We can then modify Sailor Celestial's Amusphere to Full-Dive her into that location in cyber space."

Kazuto yells out, "But that's…!"

Sailor Celestial says, "Big brother, please believe in me. I can do this."

Kazuto says, with his arms crossed, "I always believe in you, Sugu, but I don't have to like it."

Sailor Celestial tells Princess Serenity, "Serenity, you still need to heal from what he did to you. Let me take over from where you left off."

Sailor Nebula tells Princess Serenity, "Serenity… Serena… We have grown apart as we grew up in two different lifetimes, but please believe in me. I will do my best to guide and assist Sailor Celestial."

Princess Serenity responds, "I always believe in you, Molly. You are my childhood friend and I always regretted growing apart."

Princess Serenity nods her head and Sailor Nebula tells Kazuto, "I know that you are worried for your sister, Kazuto-san. However, I will do my best to aid and guide her. She doesn't need protecting since she is a strong person. I just hope that you can trust in me."

Kazuto says, "Sugu never needed protecting. She is a strong person in body, mind, and heart. Usagi trusts you, so, I will trust you." However, Kazuto says, narrowing his eyes, "However, if anything happens to Sugu, I will hold you responsible."

Asuna and Princess Serenity gain nervous looks and Sailor Celestial says, with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll be just fine!"

Rika says, with a smile, "Anyway, with stuff done and over with, let's get this party started!" Soon enough, everyone goes into the Moon Palace where there is a good sized feast of food and drink waiting for them, but as they partied, there are plenty of them that can't help to wonder what the future will bring.

May 17, 2025, Alfheim Online, Over Cait Sith territory

Inside of the 'revamped' Alfheim Online, which has been taken over by Ymir, a new company funded by former ALO players that had connections with people from venture companies and more, after RECT Progress was disbanded from the negative press of Sugou's inhuman experiments on the captured SAO players became publically known, we find ourselves over Cait Sith territory where we find Usagi, Mamoru, Mizuno, Minako, Hino, Makoto, Tomoe, Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna in the skies and looking at what looks like a golden version of Aincard, the floating castle that was the setting for Sword Art Online, floating in the skies.

Tomoe says, amazed, "That's incredible."

Mizuno says, "We found it in the data that we had acquired."

Haruka says, "It shouldn't be too surprising since ALO was running on a copy of the SAO servers."

Setsuna says, "However, we doubled and triplet checked the data to make sure that nothing like Sword Art Online can ever happen through it is doubtful with the Amusphere, but we didn't want to take any chances. We are going to need to work on the data, so, only the first ten floors are ready to go through you would have to conquer the brand new bosses in this: New Aincard."

Mamoru asks Usagi, "Are you okay with this?"

Usagi says, with a warm smile, "I am. This is a wonderful tribute to all SAO players and to honor the memory of those that didn't make it."

Michiru says, with a smile, "I believe that you're right."

Hino asks Usagi, "What about you, Meatball Head?"

Usagi tells Hino, "I can't let SAO rule my life, Pyro. I won't let it rule my life. You and all of the girls were right to say that I need to overcome this and this is the best way. Plus, like it or not, Usagi is a part who I am now. While her 'mission' is over, she will always be a part of me now and forever."

Mamoru hugs Usagi and he says, "We know. And we are beyond proud of you."

The other Sailor Scouts in their ALO avatars nod their heads in agreement, a male voice shouts out, "Hey, Meatball Head, come on!" Soon after, Chibi-Usa and a young teen Spriggan with black hair and dark eyes with his head shaped like Sammy's head in which he is wearing a ninja style outfit with two short kitana.

Chibi-Usa says, "The others are already heading off."

The male Spriggan says, with a grin, "Let's go already, Usagi! And this time, I'm going to beat you to the top!"

Usagi responds, with a grin, "We'll see about that Shingo." Soon after, all of them, joined by Chibi-Usa and Sammy's ALO avatar, Shingo, race off to New Aincard, but what they don't see or sense is two people behind them.

One of them looks to be a young Salamander male with spiky red hair, dark red eyes, he has a tight fitting black muscle shirt with an armored chest plate on top of it, he has a flame designed jacket with a black fluffy collar, tight fitting fingerless fighting gloves, tight fitting dark blue jeans with silver armored kneepads, and black combat boots with armored toes. Strapped to his waist, there is a pair of swords.

The other person is a young Undine female with short blue hair, blue eyes, and she is wearing a pink version of Asuna's SAO outfit in which all of the areas that are white on Asuna's outfit is blue on this Undine's outfit in which there is a symbol that means 'light' instead of crosses where there are crosses on Asuna's outfit. Strapped to this young Undine female's waist is a sheath for a rapier with a pink handle and a pearly white blade.

The young Undine asks, stunned, "Is that…?"

The young Salamander responds, "That's it, Kari-chan."

The young Undine asks, "But I thought that SAO was over and this is Alfheim Online! How?"

The young Salamander replies, with a sly smile, "Got me. Anyway, this could help."

The young Undine asks, "How, Dai-kun?"

The young Salamander says, with a smirk, "That fucking ass is still looking for his 'precious castle'. I know that sooner or later, he can't resist especially if this is based off the prison that he put Tai and the others in."

The young Undine says, solemnly, "Tai… TK…"

The young Salamander says, hugging the Undine, "I know, but they are safe and if they decide to come back, we can always watch them from here." The young Undine nods her head and the young Salamander says, with a determined tone, "Anyway, we can make sure that what happened to them never happens again."

The young Undine responds, "Yeah."

The young Salamander says, with a grin, "Anyway, it doesn't mean that we can have fun with all those VRMMO around."

The young Undine says, with a smile, "Oh, Dai-kun…" The two of them then head off to New Aincard themselves, not knowing of the role they have to play in the future.

November 6, 2922, Crystal Tokyo

Within the walls of the Crystal Palace, Neo-Queen Serenity is looking at the picture taken at the Moon Palace during the celebration party known as the 'SAO Clearing Party' with herself as Princess Serenity, Prince Endymon, Kazuto, Asuna, Sailor Celestial, Rika, Keiko, Andrew, and Ryoutarou. In this age, the rebuilt Moon Kingdom is now part of Crystal Tokyo and it has become thriving in which the SAO Memorial Stone and the statue of her, Asuna's, and Kazuto's SAO avatars, now known as the SAO Monument of Warriors, are 'sacred sites' to ensure that no one will ever forget the 'SAO Incident' in which she and her fellow SAO survivors will make sure of that.

In the history books, the 'SAO Incident' is the first great 'VR crime' in world history and one of the greatest 'infamous moments' in the history of the twenty-first century in which if one studies about the twenty-first century in school or goes into a job that greatly involves Full-Dive and virtual reality technology, which plenty of jobs do in this day and age, studying on that subject is priority. There have been plenty books on Sword Art Online and a good amount of them are written by the survivors including Neo-Queen Serenity herself, though she had help from her friends to publish the book and she published under the name of her SAO/ALO avatar, Usagi. Despite this, there are plenty of 'myths and legends' that surround SAO and the people that they consider its 'heroes', mainly Kazuto, Asuna, and Neo-Queen Serenity herself. However, there is more than enough truth for people to get the message and with VR technology an important part of everyday life in Crystal Tokyo, there are plenty of 'safeties' in place to make sure that something like the 'SAO Incident' and what Sugou did in ALO never happened again.

Akihiko Kayaba is known as one of the greatest villains of the twenty-first century, a mad scientist that used his talents for his own selfish and sick purposes and sweet talked the world as well as his own family into lowering their guard before he created a nightmare for tens of thousands of people when he trapped ten thousand people in his 'death game', killed nearly four thousand people over two years, and ruined the lives of so many others including those of Argus and smeared the reputation of his own family. He also known for nearly destroying a 'newborn industry' in the entertainment department that has revolutionized the world along with Sugou Nobuyuki, who due to his actions with ALO, is known as the 'Second Akihiko Kayaba', in which Neo-Queen Serenity and others know that he is screaming in madness in his cell where he is still surviving his multiple life-sentences. Kayaba is depicted as a monster, demon, and fiend of the worst kind, a sick and sadistic mad scientist, and plenty of other 'unpleasant things', but very few know at least some of the truth behind Kayaba which includes Kazuto, Asuna, and Neo-Queen Serenity, herself, along with her guardians being among the few that know the 'real Akihiko Kayaba' in which Neo-Queen Serenity sighs at that.

She is brought of her musing by footsteps and she looks to see King Endymon coming into the room that she is and she says, lovingly, "Endymon."

King Endymon says, with a warm smile, "Something is here to see you." Soon after, an adult Eternal Sailor Celestial walks into the room.

Neo-Queen Serenity says, "Celestial-chan!" Neo-Queen Serenity then goes over and hugs Sailor Celestial.

Sailor Celestial says, "Hey, big sis. It has been a while."

Neo-Queen Serenity says, "It has. I was afraid that you wouldn't be here."

Sailor Celestial responds, "I wouldn't miss this for the universe, Serenity." Soon after, Neo-Queen Serenity, Sailor Celestial, and King Endymon walk through the halls.

King Endymon asks, "How was your trip to the Digital World?"

Sailor Celestial says, "Very good actually. It is an amazing place as ever."

Neo-Queen Serenity says, "That's good."

Sailor Celestial says, with a sigh, "Anyway, I should have been here when those Nega-Moon jerks attacked."

Neo-Queen Serenity responds, "You had an important mission to do outside of the solar system, Celestial-chan. Things could have been worse if you didn't do that."

Sailor Celestial says, "Yeah, but you remember that they are actually descendants of Laughing Coffin which is why they had tried to rebel against you and all of us in the first place."

Neo-Queen Serenity says, with a sigh, "I know. I had hoped that dark legacy of SAO would have ended when that horrible 'Death Gun' incident was over, but I guess not."

Sailor Celestial says, "Yeah. We didn't know it, but Aurora and Trivia were right and SAO and ALO were just the beginning." Neo-Queen Serenity nods her head as she, King Endymon, and Sailor Celestial pass by a picture depicting a Spriggan that looks a lot like Kirito fighting against the two sword welding Salamander that the Undine called 'Dai-kun'.

The End

Preview for 'Sailor Moon Online: Shadow of Aincard':

Narration (Suguha's POV)

(Sword Art Online music 'Swordland' starting)

"Hi, I'm Suguha… Suguha Kirigaya. I'm a high school that loves to play kendo, which I have been doing since I was eight years old, and playing Alfheim Online, a VRMMO where you become a fairy that can fly through the air. And I love it. To fly as high as I want and as far as I want is the main reason that I love Alfheim Online. Through I wasn't always such a big gamer like I am now. Over two years ago, my big brother, who is actually my cousin, Kazuto Kirigaya, became trapped in the first VRMMO to be ever created: Sword Art Online. He and nearly ten thousand others were trapped in the game by Akihiko Kayaba, the creator of the Sword Art Online and the Full-Dive that allowed people to 'dive' completely into the virtual world, the NervGear, in which if they die in the game, they die in real life because when they die in the game, the NervGear destroys the player's brain.

It was a nightmare for me and other family, friends, and loved ones of the victims in which two thousand people died in one month! This caused me to hate VRMMO because this one took my brother away from me, who I had learned from my family that he is the son of my aunt and uncle, who died when Kazuto was only around one year old in which my mom and dad raised him as their own child and us as siblings. Later on, I got curious and I decided to find out for myself. Not by NervGear since all of the NervGears were recalled and destroyed, minus the ones used to entrap big brother and the other victims of SAO, but by a new Full-Dive system known as Amusphere which is a safer version of the NervGear to make sure that no one can do what Kayaba did ever again. Then with help from a friend, I found Alfheim Online and I couldn't help to fall in love with it and the ability to fly. Then I understood why my brother loved the virtual world. It is a place where you can make you greatest dreams and desires come true. Then I realized that it wasn't VRMMOs that are 'evil', it is the people that abused them and the devices used for them that are truly evil.

Kayaba could have brought the world into a new age that the whole world can enjoy and instead, he twisted the technology and VRMMO for his own sick purposes in which he took my brother away from me! Later on, I learned to despise that man even more when I learned that he had trapped a member of his own family, his niece, Serena Tsukino, who had once beloved him like a second father, inside of his own sick 'death game'. She loved and trusted him and he betrayed her in the worst way possible. Ugh! Just thinking about that man and what he has done makes me so angry! To me, he is a sick asshole that twisted something that could be wonderful into a nightmare because of his own sick and twisted selfish dream! And what I learned so after makes me more enraged and brings back a fury that makes it hard to control!

You see, Serena Tsukino is also Sailor Moon, the famous 'magical girl' super-heroine that fights monsters and space aliens in Juuban, but please don't tell anyone that! There has been enough people exposed to that and her 'other secret' already. But she isn't the only one with that kind of secret. I'm also a Sailor Scout, Sailor Celestial. I came to my powers a few months after Sword Art Online was cleared when my brother and Serena defeated Kayaba, who made himself the final boss of the game and Kazuto exposed him long before they reached the final floor. However, Asuna and three other SAO players were trapped in ALO by the head of the company that run, Sugou Nobuyuki, who used them, expect for Asuna, who he kept as his prize, in his sick experiments in mind control! Gah! What an asshole! He is just as sick as Kayaba in my book! However, Kazuto, as Kirito, and Serena, as Usagi, with Serena's friends, the Sailor Scouts, Serena's boyfriend, and some help from yours truly, as Leafa of ALO, managed to stop him and save them. When Kazuto left to see Asuna in the hospital, I came by Trivia, who told me that I was a Sailor Scout and I had a choice to accept my powers or continue on with a normal life.

I had seen the horrors and the pain and agony caused by SAO with those that died and those that died left behind in which I never wanted to experience those horrible feelings or see people in such pain ever again, so, I accepted and became Sailor Celestial, one of the most powerful Sailor Scouts and Sailor Scout of all astrological bodies, which basically means that I have the powers of all the Sailor Scouts in our solar system and more, but the problem is that I have to 'activate' each elemental power from each Sailor Scout or I won't be at full strength. So far, I have been only able to access my fire powers from Sailor Mars, my lightning and wood powers from Sailor Jupiter, and my wind powers from Sailor Uranus, in which my time as Leafa in ALO helped in that regard since Sylphs are expert in wind magic, but thanks to training from Sailor Nebula, who is Molly Baker, Serena's childhood friend, I've become a good Sailor Scout in my own right.

However, I have a big mission: Find Akihiko Kayaba before the secrets of the Silver Millennium that he holds get into the wrong hands. After SAO ended and he was defeated, he used a modified NervGear to scan his brain into the net! While it destroyed his brain, 'killing him', his consciousness managed to transfer to the net and he 'lived on' in the cyber universe! What a fucking coward! He knew that justice was coming and he chickened out! Well, I'm going to make sure that he gets his justice whatever he likes it or not because of what I know about him and his past life in the Silver Millennium. That's another reason that thinking about Kayaba enrages me so much. He and I share a 'dark history' and that history is also connected to Princess Serenity, too. She suspects something, but she doesn't know the truth yet. I couldn't tell her because the whole thing with Kayaba and SAO has caused her enough pain and she is starting to rebuild her life after this! There is no way that I'm going to let my big sister from my past life get hurt!

Yes, that's right. Back in my past life, I was the younger daughter of Queen Serenity, Princess Selene Leafa Serenity, and younger sister to Princess Serenity, heir of the Moon Kingdom. However, I only first met my big sister again on the day of the celebration and reunion party of Kazuto's and Asuna's closest friends and associates from Sword Art Online where Serena, as Princess Serenity, brought us to the recently restored Moon Kingdom. I didn't tell her of our family connection because the time wasn't right, but Serenity-mama and Pluto knew who I was and also knew that the time wasn't right. Pluto did ask me why I didn't say anything and I suspect that she knows the truth about the Silver Millennium 'connection' between Kayaba, Serenity, and I in which she knows why I'm not talking about that either. At the time, as Serenity was still recovering from her ordeal, how could I tell her that Kayaba is the reincarnation of Queen Serenity's 'lover'? How he is… our Silver Millennium father?

Well, that was then and this is now and he has to pay for what he has done in which he owes a great debt to Serena and I from the Silver Millennium since it was his actions that allowed Metallia to get a hold on the people of Earth causing the end of the Silver Millennium in the first place! Well, this time, his actions will not go unpunished! It is time for me to fight the final battle of Sword Art Online and… I intend to win!"

(Sword Art Online music 'Swordland' ending)

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And that's it, everyone! This is the end of the story and I hope that you had fun reading it as I had fun writing the whole story! However, as this chapter shows, the story is over, but the story series has just begun. And I've shown a preview for the sequel to this series and boy, what a major bombshell did I just drop on you, huh? But then again, you had probably your suspicions about this during the early parts of the story, right? Anyway, there is also going to be an AU to this story based on the video game 'Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment', so, you can look forward to that too, folks! Please read and send a review to show what you think of this story, but no flames, please! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!