"Sailor Moon she's our princess?" Mercury said.
When the light surrounding Sailor Moon had faded she was dressed in a different guise. Sailor Moon now wore a long white sheath that flared out at the bottom with golden accents at the bodice, off the shoulder sleeves, and a bow in the back. Her hair had remained the same and had two pearl barrettes in it. And upon her forehead was a golden crescent moon. But the biggest change of all was one the Senshi and lunar felines couldn't see. Sailor Moon could feel a familiar presence she hadn't felt in eleven years coming out of her spine, her tail had returned.
Sailor Moon knew there was only one reason for the return of her tail and that was the return of the moon. She could feel it in her entire body. But it was more than just that for when Sailor Moon looked down at the fallen form of Chiba Mamoru she didn't see the college student or Tuxedo Mask she saw her beloved Earth Prince Endymoin.
"She's not Sailor Moon anymore. She's Princess Serenity true heir to the Silver Millennium and rightful bearer of the Silver Imperium Crystal and guardian of the Earth." Luna said.
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It was a sight Gohan hadn't seen since the night before Goku passed away the first time. As Gohan stared up into the night sky he saw it plain as day a full moon in the night sky. And not just any full moon but the largest full moon he had ever seen. Somehow the return of the moon was connected to the energy he was feeling from his twin.
"Dad you have to come out here." Gohan called into the house.
Goku heard his eldest son's call and went out into the back yard to see what he was so excited about. Upon reaching the back yard the Super Saiyan saw his eldest son gazing up into the night sky.
"What's up Gohan?" he asked.
"Look up there." Gohan said as he pointed to the sky.
Goku followed his son's finger and saw exactly what he saw. The moon had returned to the sky.
"Whoa, no way! How can the moon appear like that?" Goku wanted to know.
"That's what I want to know dad and I think Usagi might know the reason why." Gohan said.
As he continued to look up into the night sky Goku knew he had to get the others outside to see what they were looking at. Bulma would flip the moment she saw the moon hanging high in the sky while Trunks and Goten would just stare at it in awe having never seen it before. Goku had no idea what Vegeta would do when he saw it.
"Hey everybody you've gotta come and see this!" Goku yelled real loud.
Within three minutes the rest of the Son family and their guests came out into the back yard to see what Goku was so excited about.
"Kakarot what are you blabbering on about?" Vegeta demanded to know.
"Yeah Goku what's up?" Bulma asked.
Goku pointed to the sky and with a quirky smile he answered his best friend and her husband.
"The moon." He said.
Everyone looked up into the sky and saw the moon hanging there for the entire world to see. Bulma immediately froze with fear because she knew what having a full moon meant, the return of the Oozaru. She had lived through it twice and didn't want to live through it another time.
"Oh no not again." Bulma said.
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Piccolo, Dende, and Mr. Popo couldn't believe their eyes. There hanging in the night sky was the moon. In the five years since he arrived on the Earth this was the first time Dende had seen the Earth's moon. For the others it was the first time in eleven years since they last saw the moon. And as the three residents of the lookout stared in shock at the moon Pluto prepared for the moment when Piccolo would try to blow up the moon once again.
"It can't be. I thought I had destroyed the moon eleven years ago. It seems I'm going to have to finish the job." Piccolo said.
"Piccolo don't you even dare think about destroying that moon." Pluto told him as she pointed her staff at the Namekian warrior.
The idle threat Pluto had given him was not enough to convince Piccolo he shouldn't blow up the moon again. The Namekian warrior needed more solid evidence to convince him.
"And why shouldn't I?" he wanted to know.
"Because if you do you'll forever impede the advancement of one of your students to the next level of her training. She needs that moon in order to reach the next level. And don't you go worrying about the Oozaru no one who is capable of the transformation can become an Oozaru ever again. Besides of you destroy that moon then you destroy the kingdom I'm sworn to protect." Pluto told him.
"Logical reasons. I'll hold off for now." Piccolo replied.
"Enough about that you two I just hope Usagi can handle all this." Dende remarked.
With that the small group went back to their vigil over the Earth.
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Guardians of the Earth
Episode 21: Princess Revealed Part Two
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The crystal had appeared out of nowhere as did the princess. Zoicite had seen the Silver Imperium Crystal take its place within the moon rod and wanted to get it for his queen. And from what he remembered of the Moon Princess she was not very strong and couldn't fight let alone defend herself. She was a freak and a weakling that was always over protected by her parents. It would be easy to get her out of the way and take the crystal for himself.
With a thrust of his hand the dark general sent a blast of crystal energy towards the princess.
"Zoi!" he yelled as he let the attack go.
Zoicite was certain the blast would be enough to kill Serenity but he wasn't ready for what happened next. The princess stood up and took the blast head on much to the horror of the Senshi. Well at least to the horror of Sailor Venus. The blonde Senshi cried out when she saw the blast hit Serenity.
"Princess no!" Venus called out.
But when the dust had settled Serenity stood before the effeminate general and the Senshi with a hardened look on her face. It seemed her Saiyan side had taken over once again. Luna began to pray to Dende that Serenity wouldn't become overwhelmed by the increase in Ki and the bloodlust.
"Please Dende don't let it take control of her." Luna prayed.
Serenity then grasped the moon rod and began feeding her Ki into the glowing crystal. Luna knew what would happen if the princess used the crystal. It would feed off her Ki until she either fainted or was killed from using it too much. The lunar feline hoped that wouldn't happen.
"Cosmic Moon Power." Serenity said.
With that a great light came out of the crystal and blasted Zoicite injuring him badly.
When the attack was over with Serenity went back to her vigil over the fallen Tuxedo Mask.
"Endymoin I wish there was some way I could get us out of here and up to Karin's so I could get you a senzu bean. But I have not learned the instant transmission my father knows." Serenity said.
"Serenity I… I finally remember. I finally remember everything my love. You have set me free." Tuxedo Mask replied slowly.
"Yes I too remember." Serenity said.
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You were one of the few individuals in my mother's kingdom who didn't see me a freak of nature. Like my Senshi and my mother's advisors you saw past my alien heritage and saw me for who I truly was. We had fallen in love when I was but only sixteen and two years later we were to be married. But a great war had broken out between our kingdom and the Dark Kingdom. Mother prepared for this war by creating the mantle of Earth's guardian so she could help protect the kingdom. You too had wanted to protect our kingdom and went to Earth where the Dark Kingdom was to fight them.
I remember our last night together as though it were like yesterday. I didn't want to see you go.
"Endymoin please don't go to Earth. The Dark Kingdom is too strong for you to fight alone." I pleaded with you.
"But I must go. It is the only way the Earth and the Moon Kingdom will ever be safe again." He told me as he gazed into my eyes.
He then took my hands in his and instinctively and lovingly I wrapped my tail around his wrist as a sign of my affection for him.
"Promise me you'll return to me one day." I said.
"I promise." He replied.
With that we both leaned in for what would be our final kiss. Then I slowly brought my tail back around my waist and watched as Endymoin left the moon never to return.
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The strain of the transformation to Serenity and the use of her Ki to power up the crystal were too much for the princess and she fainted right beside her beloved Endymoin. With not enough Ki to keep up her princess form Serenity reverted back to Sailor Moon. It was then the Senshi and the lunar felines saw the white prehensile monkey tail peaking out from underneath the skirt on her Senshi fuku.
When the Senshi saw their princess faint they went to see if she was alright. Mercury activated her visor once again and pulled out her computer and began typing away on it.
"According to my readings Sailor Moon should be fine. The amount of Ki she used in her transformation to Princess Serenity and the attack with the crystal just drained her some. But it's Tuxedo Mask I'm worried about. The injuries he has are taking away precious life energy. It won't be long before he is before King Yamma gone to the mortal world." Mercury said.
"Can't we do something?" Jupiter asked.
"I'm afraid not. I have no idea where we are right now and without a doctor or those senzu beans Sailor Moon talked about there's no hope for him. He's already lost too much blood from a prior injury." Mercury explained to the others.
Then out of nowhere Malachite appeared next to the injured Zoicite. Malachite was about to leave with Zoicite when the voice of Queen Beryl in his head.
"Malachite, bring Tuxedo Mask to me!" she yelled in his mind.
Obeying his queen's commands Malachite waved his hands causing Tuxedo Mask to vanish into thin air. A moment later Malachite opened a dark portal and took Zoicite with him back to the Dark Kingdom to face their queen.
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Malachite and Zoicite appeared before their queen in the main chamber of the Dark Kingdom stronghold. The two generals knew they would be in trouble for not bringing back the Silver Imperium Crystal. Zoicite thought Beryl was still unaware that he had tried to kill Tuxedo Mask and didn't think his punishment would be very severe. But unbeknownst to the effeminate general Beryl had seen everything.
"Zoicite, Malachite how could you have let the Silver Imperium Crystal slip through your fingers?" Beryl demanded to know.
"I had no idea the princess would awaken. But since she has just awoken she is still weak and can not do any damage." Malachite replied.
"Fine then I'll leave it up to you." Beryl said, "Now as for you Zoicite how dare you go behind my back. I told you not to harm Tuxedo Mask and you tried to kill him. I knew of your plans all along and for that you shall be punished severely."
Malachite didn't want to loose his life partner and tried to plead with Beryl for his life.
"Your majesty please let me punish Zoicite. You don't have to kill him." Malachite pleaded.
"It's too late for second chances Malachite." Beryl told the dark general.
With that she raised her hand and sent a blast of dark energy towards the effeminate general. The injured general was on his last legs and could barely move. Once the deed was done Beryl left the two generals to go and seek council with her master.
In the dark chamber Beryl kneeled before the case containing the dark mass that was her master Metalia. The supreme leader knew exactly who Tuxedo Mask really was.
"Master what shall I do about Tuxedo Mask?" she asked.
"Tuxedo Mask is really the reincarnated form of the Earth prince Endymoin. If he could be brought over to our side we would surely win in the war against those pitiful Senshi." Metalia told her.
"It shall be done master." Beryl replied before leaving the chamber.
Malachite had taken the dying Zoicite back to his chambers where they had spent many happy moments together. Placing the effeminate general down on the chaise lounge Malachite tenderly placed a hand upon Zoicite's cheek. The dying general looked up at his life partner and gave him a faint smile while holding onto Malachite's hand.
"Malachite I'm happy to die with you. My last wish is...I want to die pretty." Zoicite said slowly.
Malachite then went over to his vases full of pink sakura like flowers and pulled out every last one he had and placed them around the body of his life partner. When he was finished Malachite took Zoicite's hand in his own. A few mere moments later Zoicite the effeminate general of the Dark Kingdom gave out his last breath and passed on to the next world.
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With both the generals and Tuxedo Mask gone the Senshi needed to find a way out of the tower. Venus had taken charge of the situation and had Jupiter carry Sailor Moon figuring she was the strongest of the Senshi. The Senshi of Love had yet to be proven wrong for all she had seen Sailor Moon do was use the Silver Imperium Crystal.
Jupiter didn't mind carrying the female Saiyan for she thought from her size Sailor Moon would be light. But she soon found out that looks can be deceiving because Sailor Moon was nothing but solid muscle. All her training had turned Sailor Moon into a compact wall of strength.
"Man she's heavy. I didn't think she'd weigh this much. If I don't put her down soon my arms are going to be numb." Jupiter complained.
"Okay we can stop here for a moment and try and figure out where we are." Venus said.
Mercury activated her visor and used her computer to try and figure out where they were. After a thorough scan of the area Mercury found out they were not in their own dimension any more.
"After a scan of the area I have concluded that we are caught between three dimensions. Only two of these dimensions will lead us back home. The problem is I don't know which two dimensions are connected to the Earth." Mercury told them.
As Jupiter was about to put Sailor Moon down the female Demi-Saiyan began to stir and wake up. Sailor Moon slowly looked around and noticed Tuxedo Mask was not with them.
"Tuxedo Mask is in the next world isn't he? We're going to have to find the dragon balls and bring him back. He died didn't he?" Sailor Moon babbled.
The Senshi looked at each other trying to figure out who should give Sailor Moon the bad news. After a few moments of glancing between each other Mars volunteered to deliver the bad news.
"He hasn't gone to King Yamma yet Sailor Moon." Mars replied, "But the enemy got him."
Venus had no idea what Sailor Moon was talking about. All this talk of dragon balls and King Yamma along with the white monkey tail had Venus beginning to wonder about Sailor Moon.
"Artimes Luna what are they talking about?" Venus wanted to know.
"I'll explain what I can. I'm finally beginning to remember all of it now." Artimes replied.
"Yes I've begun to remember it as well. And what Artimes can't explain I can. There's a lot about Sailor Moon the two of you hadn't been told yet." Luna added.
"Like what?" Venus wondered.
Mercury being Sailor Moon's roommate decided to field that question.
"To put it bluntly Sailor Moon is half alien. Her father comes from a race of beings known as Saiyans. Saiyans look just like humans except for the fact that they are born with a prehensile tail. Saiyans are exceptionally strong and they draw their strength from two things their tails and the moon. With both in tact a Saiyan turns into a creature known as an Oozaru. Eleven years ago the Earth lost its moon and Sailor Moon lost her tail. Now it seems both have returned because her tail can't grow back without the moon." Mercury explained.
Venus still didn't quite understand what all this had to do with Moon Kingdom and the Senshi.
"That's all good and well but what does Sailor Moon being half alien have to do with the Moon Kingdom?" Venus asked the lunar felines.
"It has everything to do with the Moon Kingdom. You see Sailor Moon is the reincarnation of the Moon Princess." Luna replied.
Artimes then began to tell the Senshi what he remembered of the Moon Kingdom.
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A long time ago on the moon there was a beautiful kingdom ruled by the wise and just Queen Serenity. Serenity had fallen in love with the representative of a planet known as Vegeta-sei, home world of the Saiyans, a great warrior who was noble in spirit and pure of heart. It wasn't long before the queen and the warrior were wed. And not long after their marriage Serenity gave birth to the very first Lunarian Saiyan half-breed a little girl they named Serenity.
Princess Serenity grew up under the protective eyes of her parents and became quite the young woman but the citizens of the moon weren't very accepting of the Lunarian Saiyan half-breed. They feared the possibility that Princess Serenity might one day become an Oozaru like her father had once become on Vegeta-sei. And it was for that reason Serenity's parents would not allow their daughter to go to the Earth.
However, Serenity was not without friends. Her court and protectors the Senshi, who were princesses of their respective worlds, accepted Serenity for who she was. And so Serenity would spend her days in the gardens with her Senshi and her nights watching the Earth. Then one day it happened. Serenity wanted to see the surface of the Earth and ran off. When her parents learned what she had done they sent the Senshi after her fearing she might become an Oozaru during the full moon.
It was during her trip to the Earth where Serenity met Endymoin prince of the Earth. Like the Senshi Endymoin was the only other person to see past her outer looks for who she really was. When the Senshi arrived to collect their princess they not only found her in the company of the Earth prince they also found out that Serenity could not become an Oozaru because of her Lunarian blood.
Ever since her first trip to the Earth Serenity would look for any chance she could to go to the Earth and see Endymoin. Her parents, however, didn't like her to go the Earth and so Serenity would sneak her way to the planet below the moon. And each time she did the Senshi would go after her.
"Serenity you know your parents don't like it when you sneak off to the Earth." Mercury said.
"I can't help it Mercury. I just can't stand to be away from Endymoin for any long period of time." Serenity replied.
"You're just looking for an excuse to go to the Earth again admit it." Mars teased with a smile.
This went on for a year with Serenity going off to the Earth and the Senshi going after her. Then one day things began to change on the Earth. A war broke out on the Earth and a group of evil rebels took over the main kingdom on the Earth. With the Earth in their control they then set their sights on the moon.
The battle between the rebels from the Earth and the warriors of the Moon Kingdom lasted for a year. The Earth rebels had their sights set upon the Silver Imperium Crystal and had even tried to steal it from Queen Serenity. This act set off a final fierce battle and in order to end it the queen sealed off the rebels from Earth with the Silver Imperium Crystal. The Senshi of the Moon Kingdom were the four of you back then.
The four Senshi were reincarnated as normal everyday humans. But somehow the rebels had been released and the Senshi were needed once again. The Senshi were reawakened one by one so they could fight against the rebels and the Dark Kingdom youma.
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That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Sailor Moon broke down and began babbling incoherently about not being good enough any more.
"I can't do it. I just can't let any more innocent people get hurt. I don't have what it takes. Vegeta was right I'm no Super Saiyan." Sailor Moon said.
Luna couldn't stand to hear what Sailor Moon was saying. From day one she had seen time and time again just how strong and ready for all of this Sailor Moon really was. Loosing Tuxedo Mask to the Dark Kingdom had sent the Moon Senshi over the edge. And now she needed to be reminded of that.
"You start thinking like that and you'll begin to believe you really are a weakling." Luna said, "I've seen you do things it would take normal individuals years to accomplish. You Sailor Moon are no weakling and don't you forget that."
"Tuxedo Mask risked his life to save you." Mars added as she began to cry.
Artimes looked over at Luna wondering if Sailor Moon was ready for what she had to do next. The Moon Princess had never learned to fight and Artimes was beginning to doubt Sailor Moon would be able to handle the fights that were to come.
"I don't know if she's ready yet Luna. Princess Serenity never learned to fight back on the moon. Do you think Sailor Moon has any fighting abilities?" Artimes said.
"Artimes Sailor Moon has been helping to save the Earth ever since she was five years old. She has more experience than all of the Senshi." Luna replied.
"Well then we'll have to see what happens next." Artimes remarked.
Mercury who was still typing away on her computer got an excited look on her face and turned to the others. She had found the exit from the dimension they were currently in to their home dimension.
"I found the exit guys. We can finally get out of this place." Mercury announced.
"That's a relief." Mars remarked.
The Senshi began preparing to head for the exit when out of nowhere Malachite appeared with a vicious look upon his face.
"Time for you to die little Sailor Brats." Malachite declared.
Both Venus and Jupiter could tell Sailor Moon wasn't up to her full strength and knew they would have to take on the dark general by themselves. Once again taking charge of the situation Venus gave everybody their duties during the battle.
"Mars Mercury you protect Sailor Moon. Jupiter you and I are going to blast this guy with everything we've got." Venus said.
With that Mars and Mercury gave Venus and acknowledging nod before taking defensive stances in front of Sailor Moon. Jupiter and Venus began preparing for their attack in front of them. The two lunar felines merely held their position next to their princess and watched the scene unfold before them.
"Supreme Thunder!" Jupiter called out.
"Crescent Beam!" Venus added.
The two attacks hit the dark general dead on but instead of vaporizing him Malachite absorbed the energy from the attacks. Jupiter and Venus stood there in complete shock not certain what to do next. It was then that Malachite sent his own attack at the two Senshi.
"Take this!" he yelled at them as he sent out a wave of dark energy.
The dark energy blasted into the pair of Senshi. Jupiter immediately put her arms in front of her face to protect herself from the attack. Venus had seen what Jupiter had done and followed suit hoping it would work. But the attack was too strong for their bodies to handle and the Senshi of Thunder and the Senshi of Love fell to the ground.
Mars saw what had happened to the two Senshi and immediately decided to go next leaving Mercury to protect the princess.
"I'll leave the rest to you Mercury. Be strong Sailor Moon. You can do it." Mars said to the other two Senshi behind her.
With that Mars prepared to send a fiery blast towards Malachite.
"Mars Fire Ignite!" Mars yelled as she let forth a swirling blast of fire.
The blast of fire headed towards Malachite but instead of burning him to a crisp the dark general was able to block it with a swift swing of his arm. Then with a quick thrust of his other hand Malachite let loose another blast of dark energy. The energy tore through Mars's body causing her to fall to the ground unconscious like Venus and Jupiter.
Sailor Moon watched as the first three Senshi fell unconscious. As each one fell fear and doubt began racing through her mind at the speed of light.
Mercury saw what had happened to her fellow Senshi and knew she would have to protect Sailor Moon with her life. Hoping all the sparring with her dad, the fighting with the boys at school, and the regular Ranma punts into LEO would help her out Mercury got into a defensive stance.
"Don't worry Sailor Moon I'll take care of him." Mercury said.
With that the Senshi of Mists prepared to send forth her attack but before she could Malachite sent another blast of dark energy towards the Senshi. Mercury tried to get into a defensive position as quick as she could but she wasn't fast enough and the youngest Tendo ended up taking the brunt of the attack. Mercury's body wasn't strong enough to handle the attack and like the other Senshi Mercury fell.
Sailor Moon looked around her and saw the fallen bodies of the Senshi. She knew they had not died for she could feel their Ki signatures. They were faint but detectable. Sailor Moon then looked down at the two lunar felines by her side trying to figure out what to do next. Her mind kept screaming doubt into her head as the tears fell down her face. Sailor Moon just didn't have the strength to do anything yet.
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King Kai felt the four rapid drops in planetary energy and looked over at the woman by his side. Her face showed concern and worry for the sources of the energy drops. He could tell they were somehow connected to the woman in some way. King Kai remembered the circumstances surrounding the death of the beautiful lavender haired woman next to him. It was one thing when a warrior died and was allowed to keep his earthly form in the next realm but it was another thing when a royal with a pure heart died. They were automatically granted their earthly form in the next world. And the woman next to King Kai had one of the purest hearts in the entire universe for she was Serenity last queen of the Moon.
"I'm worried about them. This next general is very strong. He may be even be too strong for Serenity to handle. She won't be able to stop them if she continues to doubt herself." The Serenity said.
"This is Goku's daughter we're talking about Serenity. If she's anything like her father she'll get the job done. Of course I have no idea how she'll do it but it will get done." King Kai replied.
"I hope you're right." Serenity commented with a far off look.
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Pluto, Dende, and Mr. Popo couldn't believe what they were seeing. The Senshi were down for the count and Sailor Moon severely doubted herself. Piccolo had held off on blowing up the moon again because he wanted to see exactly what Sailor Pluto was talking about. The strange Senshi with the dark emerald hair had told the Namekian the moon was essential to Usagi being able to reach the next plateau in her training. And if Piccolo had sufficient proof he would leave the moon be otherwise he would blow it up like he had done eleven years ago.
"Kuso Piccolo some sensei you turned out to be! Didn't you ever teach her not to doubt herself or were you too busy being too much of a Muten Roshi wannabe to even get around to teaching them that." Pluto yelled, "No wait your idea of teaching them something is along the lines of on the job training. You almost get your students killed in order to teach them a lesson."
"She lived didn't she?" Piccolo asked not bothering to look at her.
"That has nothing to do with it Piccolo. She could die if she doesn't get her head on straight." Pluto replied, "Sometimes I think the only reason I'm friends with you is because you merged with Kami." She muttered beneath her breath.
Mr. Popo heard the argument between Pluto and Piccolo and knew he had to do something before it became even worse. The Turkish immortal tried to reason with the Guardian of Time.
"You have to remember Piccolo was an entirely different person at the time. He was still influenced by the evils that were in the heart of Daimon Piccolo. It was the Son Twins who began the long healing process that created the Piccolo you see before you. Yes he may still be stubborn but he is a better individual now that Goku's oldest children have been a part of his life." Popo told her.
"I forget that sometimes Mr. Popo." Pluto remarked.
"Uh guys I think something's about to happen." Dende said reminding the trio what they had been watching on Earth in the first place.
With that the trio rejoined the young guardian in his vigil over the Earth.
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As Sailor Moon continued to look at the fallen forms of the Senshi before her a new voice called out to her in her head. The voice was one she had heard all too often. And like the voices of her father and Tuxedo Mask this one was kind and supportive. It had been there for Sailor Moon her entire life.
"Usagi you can do this I know you can. I know you Usagi and you never give up." The voice said to her in Sailor Moon's head.
It was then Sailor Moon began to hear the voices of the Senshi in her head along with the voice that belonged to her twin.
"You can do it Sailor Moon." Mercury said.
"Believe in yourself." Mars added.
"You're the strongest person I know Sailor Moon." Jupiter told her.
"Don't you ever give up." Venus said.
It was the next voice that gave Sailor Moon the burst of confidence she needed.
"Fight Sailor Moon. You have to use the Silver Imperium Crystal." The voice of Tuxedo Mask said adding his own encouragement.
Using every last ounce of strength she had Sailor Moon slowly stood up and faced the dark general. Clutching the moon rod in her hands Sailor Moon let its magic heal her body. When her Ki was at a reasonable level Sailor Moon used the Silver Imperium Crystal and attacked the dark general.
"Cosmic Moon Power!" Sailor Moon called out.
The energy from the crystal blasted Malachite head on but the dark general wasn't phased by the attack. The white haired general stood before the Moon Senshi without a single scratch on him.
"This revenge is for Zoicite!" Malachite declared before making his move.
Raising his hands Malachite sent forth his strongest blast of dark energy yet. The dark blast headed for the Moon Senshi and was strong enough to kill her but the Silver Imperium Crystal began to bathe her body in a pure white light. The dark energy was reflected off of the crystal's protective barrier and was sent back towards the dark general.
Upon seeing the energy heading straight for him Malachite teleported out of the tower back to the Dark Kingdom. The blast hit the wall behind the spot where he stood and caused a great explosion destroying the Starlight Tower in the process.
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Endymoin high prince of the Earth lay inside the glass case unconscious. The dark queen Beryl had placed the fallen warrior inside the chamber to heal his physical injuries with her dark energy. His body could be repaired without any problems but Beryl knew repairing his mind would take a long time. The Earth prince still had memories of Princess Serenity. Somehow those memories needed to be replaced. And as the long process continued Endymoin muttered in hi sleep.
"Serenity I love you." He muttered incoherently.
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The blast that destroyed the tower was enough to send the Senshi and the lunar felines back to their home world. It didn't take very long for the Senshi to recover from their fight with Malachite and soon they were gathered at the Hikawa-jin shrine. Usagi was sitting off by herself with Luna and Artimes next to her. Her newly reacquired tail was now a white fuzzy belt wrapped around her waist in comfort. Usagi's eyes were puffy and red and showed signs of crying. All in all the female Saiyan was a mess.
The Senshi watched their princess with great concern. Makoto stood next to Rei who was taking the news of Usagi and Mamoru being reincarnated lovers quite well. Ami and Minako on the other hand wondered how Mamoru's disappearance would affect Usagi mentally.
"I hope Usagi will be alright." Ami said.
"I hope so too Ami." Minako added.
It was at that point that Usagi looked up at the others.
"I'm going to do it. I'm going to find a way to get him back and defeat the Dark Kingdom." Usagi wearily declared to the girls.
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And thus ends episode twenty-one and the rainbow crystal arc. I can't believe I wrote three parts in one week. I guess the whole job hunt thing has inspired me to go on a marathon writing session. I want to thank everyone who has not only read my story but reviewed it as well. Don't get mad at me because I've introduced Pluto and Queen Serenity a bit early in the timeline I have my reasons for doing so. And you won't be disappointed when you learn them either.
Okay you're probably wondering what Pluto and Queen Serenity are doing at the lookout and Grand Kai's. Pluto being essentially an immortal being, or in the least able to step out of time, would have at some point made friends with Kami and Mr. Popo. And because she is friends with Popo Pluto would go to the lookout on occasion. The whole argument with Piccolo steams from the fact that he destroyed the moon once before and would probably do it again if he had a valid reason. It's her duty to the Moon Kingdom that causes Pluto to clash with Piccolo and his training methods. Oh and as you can tell Pluto isn't too fond of Muten Roshi either.
Now as for the whole King Kai Queen Serenity relationship in the story the Northern Kai was the one who brought Serenity to Grand Kai's place. If he could bring that ancient Greek hero to Grand Kai's planet two thousand years before Goku died in the canon world a second time he was probably around when Serenity died five thousand years ago. And because of her sacrifice in stopping the Dark Kingdom from taking over the solar system she would automatically be granted her earthly body in the next world. That act would also get her free passage on the Other World Airlines flight to the Grand Kai's planet. So Serenity would be friends with both Kai's.
To one of my loyal reviewers Sailor Nova you must have been born with ESP because the next episode is just for you. The Son family is coming the Son family is coming. Yes Goku and crew are coming to Juban Prep to pay Usagi a visit. But this visit comes when a very worried Ami calls Usagi's parents. It seems the Demi-Saiyan is having a bout of depression over Mamoru and his disappearance. Will Usagi tell them what been going on? And will Goku and Gohan be able to bring her out of her funk? Find out what happens next in Guardians of the Earth episode twenty-two: The Visit.
When the light surrounding Sailor Moon had faded she was dressed in a different guise. Sailor Moon now wore a long white sheath that flared out at the bottom with golden accents at the bodice, off the shoulder sleeves, and a bow in the back. Her hair had remained the same and had two pearl barrettes in it. And upon her forehead was a golden crescent moon. But the biggest change of all was one the Senshi and lunar felines couldn't see. Sailor Moon could feel a familiar presence she hadn't felt in eleven years coming out of her spine, her tail had returned.
Sailor Moon knew there was only one reason for the return of her tail and that was the return of the moon. She could feel it in her entire body. But it was more than just that for when Sailor Moon looked down at the fallen form of Chiba Mamoru she didn't see the college student or Tuxedo Mask she saw her beloved Earth Prince Endymoin.
"She's not Sailor Moon anymore. She's Princess Serenity true heir to the Silver Millennium and rightful bearer of the Silver Imperium Crystal and guardian of the Earth." Luna said.
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It was a sight Gohan hadn't seen since the night before Goku passed away the first time. As Gohan stared up into the night sky he saw it plain as day a full moon in the night sky. And not just any full moon but the largest full moon he had ever seen. Somehow the return of the moon was connected to the energy he was feeling from his twin.
"Dad you have to come out here." Gohan called into the house.
Goku heard his eldest son's call and went out into the back yard to see what he was so excited about. Upon reaching the back yard the Super Saiyan saw his eldest son gazing up into the night sky.
"What's up Gohan?" he asked.
"Look up there." Gohan said as he pointed to the sky.
Goku followed his son's finger and saw exactly what he saw. The moon had returned to the sky.
"Whoa, no way! How can the moon appear like that?" Goku wanted to know.
"That's what I want to know dad and I think Usagi might know the reason why." Gohan said.
As he continued to look up into the night sky Goku knew he had to get the others outside to see what they were looking at. Bulma would flip the moment she saw the moon hanging high in the sky while Trunks and Goten would just stare at it in awe having never seen it before. Goku had no idea what Vegeta would do when he saw it.
"Hey everybody you've gotta come and see this!" Goku yelled real loud.
Within three minutes the rest of the Son family and their guests came out into the back yard to see what Goku was so excited about.
"Kakarot what are you blabbering on about?" Vegeta demanded to know.
"Yeah Goku what's up?" Bulma asked.
Goku pointed to the sky and with a quirky smile he answered his best friend and her husband.
"The moon." He said.
Everyone looked up into the sky and saw the moon hanging there for the entire world to see. Bulma immediately froze with fear because she knew what having a full moon meant, the return of the Oozaru. She had lived through it twice and didn't want to live through it another time.
"Oh no not again." Bulma said.
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Piccolo, Dende, and Mr. Popo couldn't believe their eyes. There hanging in the night sky was the moon. In the five years since he arrived on the Earth this was the first time Dende had seen the Earth's moon. For the others it was the first time in eleven years since they last saw the moon. And as the three residents of the lookout stared in shock at the moon Pluto prepared for the moment when Piccolo would try to blow up the moon once again.
"It can't be. I thought I had destroyed the moon eleven years ago. It seems I'm going to have to finish the job." Piccolo said.
"Piccolo don't you even dare think about destroying that moon." Pluto told him as she pointed her staff at the Namekian warrior.
The idle threat Pluto had given him was not enough to convince Piccolo he shouldn't blow up the moon again. The Namekian warrior needed more solid evidence to convince him.
"And why shouldn't I?" he wanted to know.
"Because if you do you'll forever impede the advancement of one of your students to the next level of her training. She needs that moon in order to reach the next level. And don't you go worrying about the Oozaru no one who is capable of the transformation can become an Oozaru ever again. Besides of you destroy that moon then you destroy the kingdom I'm sworn to protect." Pluto told him.
"Logical reasons. I'll hold off for now." Piccolo replied.
"Enough about that you two I just hope Usagi can handle all this." Dende remarked.
With that the small group went back to their vigil over the Earth.
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Guardians of the Earth
Episode 21: Princess Revealed Part Two
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The crystal had appeared out of nowhere as did the princess. Zoicite had seen the Silver Imperium Crystal take its place within the moon rod and wanted to get it for his queen. And from what he remembered of the Moon Princess she was not very strong and couldn't fight let alone defend herself. She was a freak and a weakling that was always over protected by her parents. It would be easy to get her out of the way and take the crystal for himself.
With a thrust of his hand the dark general sent a blast of crystal energy towards the princess.
"Zoi!" he yelled as he let the attack go.
Zoicite was certain the blast would be enough to kill Serenity but he wasn't ready for what happened next. The princess stood up and took the blast head on much to the horror of the Senshi. Well at least to the horror of Sailor Venus. The blonde Senshi cried out when she saw the blast hit Serenity.
"Princess no!" Venus called out.
But when the dust had settled Serenity stood before the effeminate general and the Senshi with a hardened look on her face. It seemed her Saiyan side had taken over once again. Luna began to pray to Dende that Serenity wouldn't become overwhelmed by the increase in Ki and the bloodlust.
"Please Dende don't let it take control of her." Luna prayed.
Serenity then grasped the moon rod and began feeding her Ki into the glowing crystal. Luna knew what would happen if the princess used the crystal. It would feed off her Ki until she either fainted or was killed from using it too much. The lunar feline hoped that wouldn't happen.
"Cosmic Moon Power." Serenity said.
With that a great light came out of the crystal and blasted Zoicite injuring him badly.
When the attack was over with Serenity went back to her vigil over the fallen Tuxedo Mask.
"Endymoin I wish there was some way I could get us out of here and up to Karin's so I could get you a senzu bean. But I have not learned the instant transmission my father knows." Serenity said.
"Serenity I… I finally remember. I finally remember everything my love. You have set me free." Tuxedo Mask replied slowly.
"Yes I too remember." Serenity said.
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You were one of the few individuals in my mother's kingdom who didn't see me a freak of nature. Like my Senshi and my mother's advisors you saw past my alien heritage and saw me for who I truly was. We had fallen in love when I was but only sixteen and two years later we were to be married. But a great war had broken out between our kingdom and the Dark Kingdom. Mother prepared for this war by creating the mantle of Earth's guardian so she could help protect the kingdom. You too had wanted to protect our kingdom and went to Earth where the Dark Kingdom was to fight them.
I remember our last night together as though it were like yesterday. I didn't want to see you go.
"Endymoin please don't go to Earth. The Dark Kingdom is too strong for you to fight alone." I pleaded with you.
"But I must go. It is the only way the Earth and the Moon Kingdom will ever be safe again." He told me as he gazed into my eyes.
He then took my hands in his and instinctively and lovingly I wrapped my tail around his wrist as a sign of my affection for him.
"Promise me you'll return to me one day." I said.
"I promise." He replied.
With that we both leaned in for what would be our final kiss. Then I slowly brought my tail back around my waist and watched as Endymoin left the moon never to return.
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The strain of the transformation to Serenity and the use of her Ki to power up the crystal were too much for the princess and she fainted right beside her beloved Endymoin. With not enough Ki to keep up her princess form Serenity reverted back to Sailor Moon. It was then the Senshi and the lunar felines saw the white prehensile monkey tail peaking out from underneath the skirt on her Senshi fuku.
When the Senshi saw their princess faint they went to see if she was alright. Mercury activated her visor once again and pulled out her computer and began typing away on it.
"According to my readings Sailor Moon should be fine. The amount of Ki she used in her transformation to Princess Serenity and the attack with the crystal just drained her some. But it's Tuxedo Mask I'm worried about. The injuries he has are taking away precious life energy. It won't be long before he is before King Yamma gone to the mortal world." Mercury said.
"Can't we do something?" Jupiter asked.
"I'm afraid not. I have no idea where we are right now and without a doctor or those senzu beans Sailor Moon talked about there's no hope for him. He's already lost too much blood from a prior injury." Mercury explained to the others.
Then out of nowhere Malachite appeared next to the injured Zoicite. Malachite was about to leave with Zoicite when the voice of Queen Beryl in his head.
"Malachite, bring Tuxedo Mask to me!" she yelled in his mind.
Obeying his queen's commands Malachite waved his hands causing Tuxedo Mask to vanish into thin air. A moment later Malachite opened a dark portal and took Zoicite with him back to the Dark Kingdom to face their queen.
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Malachite and Zoicite appeared before their queen in the main chamber of the Dark Kingdom stronghold. The two generals knew they would be in trouble for not bringing back the Silver Imperium Crystal. Zoicite thought Beryl was still unaware that he had tried to kill Tuxedo Mask and didn't think his punishment would be very severe. But unbeknownst to the effeminate general Beryl had seen everything.
"Zoicite, Malachite how could you have let the Silver Imperium Crystal slip through your fingers?" Beryl demanded to know.
"I had no idea the princess would awaken. But since she has just awoken she is still weak and can not do any damage." Malachite replied.
"Fine then I'll leave it up to you." Beryl said, "Now as for you Zoicite how dare you go behind my back. I told you not to harm Tuxedo Mask and you tried to kill him. I knew of your plans all along and for that you shall be punished severely."
Malachite didn't want to loose his life partner and tried to plead with Beryl for his life.
"Your majesty please let me punish Zoicite. You don't have to kill him." Malachite pleaded.
"It's too late for second chances Malachite." Beryl told the dark general.
With that she raised her hand and sent a blast of dark energy towards the effeminate general. The injured general was on his last legs and could barely move. Once the deed was done Beryl left the two generals to go and seek council with her master.
In the dark chamber Beryl kneeled before the case containing the dark mass that was her master Metalia. The supreme leader knew exactly who Tuxedo Mask really was.
"Master what shall I do about Tuxedo Mask?" she asked.
"Tuxedo Mask is really the reincarnated form of the Earth prince Endymoin. If he could be brought over to our side we would surely win in the war against those pitiful Senshi." Metalia told her.
"It shall be done master." Beryl replied before leaving the chamber.
Malachite had taken the dying Zoicite back to his chambers where they had spent many happy moments together. Placing the effeminate general down on the chaise lounge Malachite tenderly placed a hand upon Zoicite's cheek. The dying general looked up at his life partner and gave him a faint smile while holding onto Malachite's hand.
"Malachite I'm happy to die with you. My last wish is...I want to die pretty." Zoicite said slowly.
Malachite then went over to his vases full of pink sakura like flowers and pulled out every last one he had and placed them around the body of his life partner. When he was finished Malachite took Zoicite's hand in his own. A few mere moments later Zoicite the effeminate general of the Dark Kingdom gave out his last breath and passed on to the next world.
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With both the generals and Tuxedo Mask gone the Senshi needed to find a way out of the tower. Venus had taken charge of the situation and had Jupiter carry Sailor Moon figuring she was the strongest of the Senshi. The Senshi of Love had yet to be proven wrong for all she had seen Sailor Moon do was use the Silver Imperium Crystal.
Jupiter didn't mind carrying the female Saiyan for she thought from her size Sailor Moon would be light. But she soon found out that looks can be deceiving because Sailor Moon was nothing but solid muscle. All her training had turned Sailor Moon into a compact wall of strength.
"Man she's heavy. I didn't think she'd weigh this much. If I don't put her down soon my arms are going to be numb." Jupiter complained.
"Okay we can stop here for a moment and try and figure out where we are." Venus said.
Mercury activated her visor and used her computer to try and figure out where they were. After a thorough scan of the area Mercury found out they were not in their own dimension any more.
"After a scan of the area I have concluded that we are caught between three dimensions. Only two of these dimensions will lead us back home. The problem is I don't know which two dimensions are connected to the Earth." Mercury told them.
As Jupiter was about to put Sailor Moon down the female Demi-Saiyan began to stir and wake up. Sailor Moon slowly looked around and noticed Tuxedo Mask was not with them.
"Tuxedo Mask is in the next world isn't he? We're going to have to find the dragon balls and bring him back. He died didn't he?" Sailor Moon babbled.
The Senshi looked at each other trying to figure out who should give Sailor Moon the bad news. After a few moments of glancing between each other Mars volunteered to deliver the bad news.
"He hasn't gone to King Yamma yet Sailor Moon." Mars replied, "But the enemy got him."
Venus had no idea what Sailor Moon was talking about. All this talk of dragon balls and King Yamma along with the white monkey tail had Venus beginning to wonder about Sailor Moon.
"Artimes Luna what are they talking about?" Venus wanted to know.
"I'll explain what I can. I'm finally beginning to remember all of it now." Artimes replied.
"Yes I've begun to remember it as well. And what Artimes can't explain I can. There's a lot about Sailor Moon the two of you hadn't been told yet." Luna added.
"Like what?" Venus wondered.
Mercury being Sailor Moon's roommate decided to field that question.
"To put it bluntly Sailor Moon is half alien. Her father comes from a race of beings known as Saiyans. Saiyans look just like humans except for the fact that they are born with a prehensile tail. Saiyans are exceptionally strong and they draw their strength from two things their tails and the moon. With both in tact a Saiyan turns into a creature known as an Oozaru. Eleven years ago the Earth lost its moon and Sailor Moon lost her tail. Now it seems both have returned because her tail can't grow back without the moon." Mercury explained.
Venus still didn't quite understand what all this had to do with Moon Kingdom and the Senshi.
"That's all good and well but what does Sailor Moon being half alien have to do with the Moon Kingdom?" Venus asked the lunar felines.
"It has everything to do with the Moon Kingdom. You see Sailor Moon is the reincarnation of the Moon Princess." Luna replied.
Artimes then began to tell the Senshi what he remembered of the Moon Kingdom.
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A long time ago on the moon there was a beautiful kingdom ruled by the wise and just Queen Serenity. Serenity had fallen in love with the representative of a planet known as Vegeta-sei, home world of the Saiyans, a great warrior who was noble in spirit and pure of heart. It wasn't long before the queen and the warrior were wed. And not long after their marriage Serenity gave birth to the very first Lunarian Saiyan half-breed a little girl they named Serenity.
Princess Serenity grew up under the protective eyes of her parents and became quite the young woman but the citizens of the moon weren't very accepting of the Lunarian Saiyan half-breed. They feared the possibility that Princess Serenity might one day become an Oozaru like her father had once become on Vegeta-sei. And it was for that reason Serenity's parents would not allow their daughter to go to the Earth.
However, Serenity was not without friends. Her court and protectors the Senshi, who were princesses of their respective worlds, accepted Serenity for who she was. And so Serenity would spend her days in the gardens with her Senshi and her nights watching the Earth. Then one day it happened. Serenity wanted to see the surface of the Earth and ran off. When her parents learned what she had done they sent the Senshi after her fearing she might become an Oozaru during the full moon.
It was during her trip to the Earth where Serenity met Endymoin prince of the Earth. Like the Senshi Endymoin was the only other person to see past her outer looks for who she really was. When the Senshi arrived to collect their princess they not only found her in the company of the Earth prince they also found out that Serenity could not become an Oozaru because of her Lunarian blood.
Ever since her first trip to the Earth Serenity would look for any chance she could to go to the Earth and see Endymoin. Her parents, however, didn't like her to go the Earth and so Serenity would sneak her way to the planet below the moon. And each time she did the Senshi would go after her.
"Serenity you know your parents don't like it when you sneak off to the Earth." Mercury said.
"I can't help it Mercury. I just can't stand to be away from Endymoin for any long period of time." Serenity replied.
"You're just looking for an excuse to go to the Earth again admit it." Mars teased with a smile.
This went on for a year with Serenity going off to the Earth and the Senshi going after her. Then one day things began to change on the Earth. A war broke out on the Earth and a group of evil rebels took over the main kingdom on the Earth. With the Earth in their control they then set their sights on the moon.
The battle between the rebels from the Earth and the warriors of the Moon Kingdom lasted for a year. The Earth rebels had their sights set upon the Silver Imperium Crystal and had even tried to steal it from Queen Serenity. This act set off a final fierce battle and in order to end it the queen sealed off the rebels from Earth with the Silver Imperium Crystal. The Senshi of the Moon Kingdom were the four of you back then.
The four Senshi were reincarnated as normal everyday humans. But somehow the rebels had been released and the Senshi were needed once again. The Senshi were reawakened one by one so they could fight against the rebels and the Dark Kingdom youma.
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That was the straw that broke the camel's back. Sailor Moon broke down and began babbling incoherently about not being good enough any more.
"I can't do it. I just can't let any more innocent people get hurt. I don't have what it takes. Vegeta was right I'm no Super Saiyan." Sailor Moon said.
Luna couldn't stand to hear what Sailor Moon was saying. From day one she had seen time and time again just how strong and ready for all of this Sailor Moon really was. Loosing Tuxedo Mask to the Dark Kingdom had sent the Moon Senshi over the edge. And now she needed to be reminded of that.
"You start thinking like that and you'll begin to believe you really are a weakling." Luna said, "I've seen you do things it would take normal individuals years to accomplish. You Sailor Moon are no weakling and don't you forget that."
"Tuxedo Mask risked his life to save you." Mars added as she began to cry.
Artimes looked over at Luna wondering if Sailor Moon was ready for what she had to do next. The Moon Princess had never learned to fight and Artimes was beginning to doubt Sailor Moon would be able to handle the fights that were to come.
"I don't know if she's ready yet Luna. Princess Serenity never learned to fight back on the moon. Do you think Sailor Moon has any fighting abilities?" Artimes said.
"Artimes Sailor Moon has been helping to save the Earth ever since she was five years old. She has more experience than all of the Senshi." Luna replied.
"Well then we'll have to see what happens next." Artimes remarked.
Mercury who was still typing away on her computer got an excited look on her face and turned to the others. She had found the exit from the dimension they were currently in to their home dimension.
"I found the exit guys. We can finally get out of this place." Mercury announced.
"That's a relief." Mars remarked.
The Senshi began preparing to head for the exit when out of nowhere Malachite appeared with a vicious look upon his face.
"Time for you to die little Sailor Brats." Malachite declared.
Both Venus and Jupiter could tell Sailor Moon wasn't up to her full strength and knew they would have to take on the dark general by themselves. Once again taking charge of the situation Venus gave everybody their duties during the battle.
"Mars Mercury you protect Sailor Moon. Jupiter you and I are going to blast this guy with everything we've got." Venus said.
With that Mars and Mercury gave Venus and acknowledging nod before taking defensive stances in front of Sailor Moon. Jupiter and Venus began preparing for their attack in front of them. The two lunar felines merely held their position next to their princess and watched the scene unfold before them.
"Supreme Thunder!" Jupiter called out.
"Crescent Beam!" Venus added.
The two attacks hit the dark general dead on but instead of vaporizing him Malachite absorbed the energy from the attacks. Jupiter and Venus stood there in complete shock not certain what to do next. It was then that Malachite sent his own attack at the two Senshi.
"Take this!" he yelled at them as he sent out a wave of dark energy.
The dark energy blasted into the pair of Senshi. Jupiter immediately put her arms in front of her face to protect herself from the attack. Venus had seen what Jupiter had done and followed suit hoping it would work. But the attack was too strong for their bodies to handle and the Senshi of Thunder and the Senshi of Love fell to the ground.
Mars saw what had happened to the two Senshi and immediately decided to go next leaving Mercury to protect the princess.
"I'll leave the rest to you Mercury. Be strong Sailor Moon. You can do it." Mars said to the other two Senshi behind her.
With that Mars prepared to send a fiery blast towards Malachite.
"Mars Fire Ignite!" Mars yelled as she let forth a swirling blast of fire.
The blast of fire headed towards Malachite but instead of burning him to a crisp the dark general was able to block it with a swift swing of his arm. Then with a quick thrust of his other hand Malachite let loose another blast of dark energy. The energy tore through Mars's body causing her to fall to the ground unconscious like Venus and Jupiter.
Sailor Moon watched as the first three Senshi fell unconscious. As each one fell fear and doubt began racing through her mind at the speed of light.
Mercury saw what had happened to her fellow Senshi and knew she would have to protect Sailor Moon with her life. Hoping all the sparring with her dad, the fighting with the boys at school, and the regular Ranma punts into LEO would help her out Mercury got into a defensive stance.
"Don't worry Sailor Moon I'll take care of him." Mercury said.
With that the Senshi of Mists prepared to send forth her attack but before she could Malachite sent another blast of dark energy towards the Senshi. Mercury tried to get into a defensive position as quick as she could but she wasn't fast enough and the youngest Tendo ended up taking the brunt of the attack. Mercury's body wasn't strong enough to handle the attack and like the other Senshi Mercury fell.
Sailor Moon looked around her and saw the fallen bodies of the Senshi. She knew they had not died for she could feel their Ki signatures. They were faint but detectable. Sailor Moon then looked down at the two lunar felines by her side trying to figure out what to do next. Her mind kept screaming doubt into her head as the tears fell down her face. Sailor Moon just didn't have the strength to do anything yet.
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King Kai felt the four rapid drops in planetary energy and looked over at the woman by his side. Her face showed concern and worry for the sources of the energy drops. He could tell they were somehow connected to the woman in some way. King Kai remembered the circumstances surrounding the death of the beautiful lavender haired woman next to him. It was one thing when a warrior died and was allowed to keep his earthly form in the next realm but it was another thing when a royal with a pure heart died. They were automatically granted their earthly form in the next world. And the woman next to King Kai had one of the purest hearts in the entire universe for she was Serenity last queen of the Moon.
"I'm worried about them. This next general is very strong. He may be even be too strong for Serenity to handle. She won't be able to stop them if she continues to doubt herself." The Serenity said.
"This is Goku's daughter we're talking about Serenity. If she's anything like her father she'll get the job done. Of course I have no idea how she'll do it but it will get done." King Kai replied.
"I hope you're right." Serenity commented with a far off look.
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Pluto, Dende, and Mr. Popo couldn't believe what they were seeing. The Senshi were down for the count and Sailor Moon severely doubted herself. Piccolo had held off on blowing up the moon again because he wanted to see exactly what Sailor Pluto was talking about. The strange Senshi with the dark emerald hair had told the Namekian the moon was essential to Usagi being able to reach the next plateau in her training. And if Piccolo had sufficient proof he would leave the moon be otherwise he would blow it up like he had done eleven years ago.
"Kuso Piccolo some sensei you turned out to be! Didn't you ever teach her not to doubt herself or were you too busy being too much of a Muten Roshi wannabe to even get around to teaching them that." Pluto yelled, "No wait your idea of teaching them something is along the lines of on the job training. You almost get your students killed in order to teach them a lesson."
"She lived didn't she?" Piccolo asked not bothering to look at her.
"That has nothing to do with it Piccolo. She could die if she doesn't get her head on straight." Pluto replied, "Sometimes I think the only reason I'm friends with you is because you merged with Kami." She muttered beneath her breath.
Mr. Popo heard the argument between Pluto and Piccolo and knew he had to do something before it became even worse. The Turkish immortal tried to reason with the Guardian of Time.
"You have to remember Piccolo was an entirely different person at the time. He was still influenced by the evils that were in the heart of Daimon Piccolo. It was the Son Twins who began the long healing process that created the Piccolo you see before you. Yes he may still be stubborn but he is a better individual now that Goku's oldest children have been a part of his life." Popo told her.
"I forget that sometimes Mr. Popo." Pluto remarked.
"Uh guys I think something's about to happen." Dende said reminding the trio what they had been watching on Earth in the first place.
With that the trio rejoined the young guardian in his vigil over the Earth.
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As Sailor Moon continued to look at the fallen forms of the Senshi before her a new voice called out to her in her head. The voice was one she had heard all too often. And like the voices of her father and Tuxedo Mask this one was kind and supportive. It had been there for Sailor Moon her entire life.
"Usagi you can do this I know you can. I know you Usagi and you never give up." The voice said to her in Sailor Moon's head.
It was then Sailor Moon began to hear the voices of the Senshi in her head along with the voice that belonged to her twin.
"You can do it Sailor Moon." Mercury said.
"Believe in yourself." Mars added.
"You're the strongest person I know Sailor Moon." Jupiter told her.
"Don't you ever give up." Venus said.
It was the next voice that gave Sailor Moon the burst of confidence she needed.
"Fight Sailor Moon. You have to use the Silver Imperium Crystal." The voice of Tuxedo Mask said adding his own encouragement.
Using every last ounce of strength she had Sailor Moon slowly stood up and faced the dark general. Clutching the moon rod in her hands Sailor Moon let its magic heal her body. When her Ki was at a reasonable level Sailor Moon used the Silver Imperium Crystal and attacked the dark general.
"Cosmic Moon Power!" Sailor Moon called out.
The energy from the crystal blasted Malachite head on but the dark general wasn't phased by the attack. The white haired general stood before the Moon Senshi without a single scratch on him.
"This revenge is for Zoicite!" Malachite declared before making his move.
Raising his hands Malachite sent forth his strongest blast of dark energy yet. The dark blast headed for the Moon Senshi and was strong enough to kill her but the Silver Imperium Crystal began to bathe her body in a pure white light. The dark energy was reflected off of the crystal's protective barrier and was sent back towards the dark general.
Upon seeing the energy heading straight for him Malachite teleported out of the tower back to the Dark Kingdom. The blast hit the wall behind the spot where he stood and caused a great explosion destroying the Starlight Tower in the process.
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Endymoin high prince of the Earth lay inside the glass case unconscious. The dark queen Beryl had placed the fallen warrior inside the chamber to heal his physical injuries with her dark energy. His body could be repaired without any problems but Beryl knew repairing his mind would take a long time. The Earth prince still had memories of Princess Serenity. Somehow those memories needed to be replaced. And as the long process continued Endymoin muttered in hi sleep.
"Serenity I love you." He muttered incoherently.
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The blast that destroyed the tower was enough to send the Senshi and the lunar felines back to their home world. It didn't take very long for the Senshi to recover from their fight with Malachite and soon they were gathered at the Hikawa-jin shrine. Usagi was sitting off by herself with Luna and Artimes next to her. Her newly reacquired tail was now a white fuzzy belt wrapped around her waist in comfort. Usagi's eyes were puffy and red and showed signs of crying. All in all the female Saiyan was a mess.
The Senshi watched their princess with great concern. Makoto stood next to Rei who was taking the news of Usagi and Mamoru being reincarnated lovers quite well. Ami and Minako on the other hand wondered how Mamoru's disappearance would affect Usagi mentally.
"I hope Usagi will be alright." Ami said.
"I hope so too Ami." Minako added.
It was at that point that Usagi looked up at the others.
"I'm going to do it. I'm going to find a way to get him back and defeat the Dark Kingdom." Usagi wearily declared to the girls.
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And thus ends episode twenty-one and the rainbow crystal arc. I can't believe I wrote three parts in one week. I guess the whole job hunt thing has inspired me to go on a marathon writing session. I want to thank everyone who has not only read my story but reviewed it as well. Don't get mad at me because I've introduced Pluto and Queen Serenity a bit early in the timeline I have my reasons for doing so. And you won't be disappointed when you learn them either.
Okay you're probably wondering what Pluto and Queen Serenity are doing at the lookout and Grand Kai's. Pluto being essentially an immortal being, or in the least able to step out of time, would have at some point made friends with Kami and Mr. Popo. And because she is friends with Popo Pluto would go to the lookout on occasion. The whole argument with Piccolo steams from the fact that he destroyed the moon once before and would probably do it again if he had a valid reason. It's her duty to the Moon Kingdom that causes Pluto to clash with Piccolo and his training methods. Oh and as you can tell Pluto isn't too fond of Muten Roshi either.
Now as for the whole King Kai Queen Serenity relationship in the story the Northern Kai was the one who brought Serenity to Grand Kai's place. If he could bring that ancient Greek hero to Grand Kai's planet two thousand years before Goku died in the canon world a second time he was probably around when Serenity died five thousand years ago. And because of her sacrifice in stopping the Dark Kingdom from taking over the solar system she would automatically be granted her earthly body in the next world. That act would also get her free passage on the Other World Airlines flight to the Grand Kai's planet. So Serenity would be friends with both Kai's.
To one of my loyal reviewers Sailor Nova you must have been born with ESP because the next episode is just for you. The Son family is coming the Son family is coming. Yes Goku and crew are coming to Juban Prep to pay Usagi a visit. But this visit comes when a very worried Ami calls Usagi's parents. It seems the Demi-Saiyan is having a bout of depression over Mamoru and his disappearance. Will Usagi tell them what been going on? And will Goku and Gohan be able to bring her out of her funk? Find out what happens next in Guardians of the Earth episode twenty-two: The Visit.