Project: Sailor Earth

Chapter 21: Sailor Sentinel..

By: Tory L. Brown

Legal Things: Sailor Moon is copyright by Takeuchi Naoko.  All other
characters made up here belongs to me! ...read on! 

     "Tsukino Usagi?" Juka-sensei called out from the student roll call
list.

     Usagi raised her hand. "Here." She looked over at the desk next to
her, it was empty.  Again Moshi wasn't in class, this was the only class
they had together.  She rarely seen Moshi after the incident at Rei's
place. Usagi sighed, where was her friend? Usagi raised her hand again,
wanting to ask a question.

     "Tsukino-san, you have a question?" Juka-sensei asked, her brown eyes
focusing near the middle of the room.

     Usagi cleared her throat. "Hai Juka-sensei, if I may ask.  Do you
know what happened to Takanera-san?"

     Juka-sensei placed her wire glasses back on her small nose as she
surveyed the class list. "Hmm Takanera-san is now in home school for the
time being.  As far as I know I don't think she'll be back anytime
soon."

     "Arigato Juka-sensei," Usagi said quietly as she folded her hands on
the desk.  Did she really piss her off that much that she is now in home
school?  ' Moshi..what did I say that was so wrong?'  She blinked
back tears as she silently opened her history book. She scribbled the date
on her notes and flipped the book's pages to the ninth chapter.  Something
moved out the corner of her eyes, she looked up and saw a flash of white
pass by the door's window.  Shrugging she continued to take notes,
listening to Juka-sensei drone on.  Another flash of white caught her
attention.  She looked up and noticed a pair of eyes blinking at her and
then nothing..

      'Nani...' 
 
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     As she walked past the dress shop on her way to school, Rei got
another funny feeling in her stomach.  Something or someone was watching
her, she looked around, but no one was out that early.  She picked up her
pace a few steps, slowly but surely speeding towards her school.  Suddenly
she stopped and turned around, her dark hair whipping in the early wind.
Behind her she spotted a flash of white darting around the corner.  
'Ok Rei...hurry up and get to school!'  

     Near the point of running, Rei spotted her school coming up in the
horizon.  She looked at the building and on the roof she could see a
figure, blotted out by the sunlight.  By the time she blinked the figure
was gone.  'Am I seeing things?'  She raced up the steps to her
building and rushed inside.

*      			 * 			      *			*
 
     Makoto yawned in English, why did she have to have it so early in the
morning!  She looked over at Ami who, as usual, payed dear attention to
the sensei.  Her hand scribbled furiously over her note pad as she took
notes.  Makoto wished she had English later than 8 am, she couldn't focus
enough to change verbs and what not.  She stretched, her long arms filling
the view of others. Her auburn ponytail bounced as she shifted her long
frame in the tight space of the desk.   'ok the fukus fit but the desks
don't...gah' 

     Banba-sensei's voice cut into her thoughts. "Kino-san how do you say
I want a cup of coffee in english?"

     ' Oh crap,' Makoto thought as she opened her mouth.
"um..Coffe cup I'd like?"

     Banba-sensei closed his blue eyes and shook his head. "Iie that's not
quite it.  Mizuno-san, you know the answer?"

     Ami nearly bounced out her seat. "Hai Banba-sensei. I want a cup of
coffee."

     Banba-sensei smiled. "Very good Mizuno-san." He then continued to
lecture the rest on the class on how Ami arrived to that answer.

     Makoto stuck her tongue out at Ami. "You would know the answer.."

     Ami giggled. "Well he gave us the answer in the way he said it." She
continued to giggle until she saw a pair of violet eyes peering in the
window.  As long as she acted as if she was talking to Makoto, the eyes
stayed.  The moment she focused on the eyes they vanished.

     Makoto turned quick enough to see a swish of black go under the
window. One lone auburn eyebrow rose as she faced Ami. "Ami-chan," she
whispered. "Did you see that?"

     Ami nodded. "I also saw a pair of eyes..." She paused, her blue eyes
widening. "violet eyes..."

     "Moshi?" They both whispered.

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     "Aino-san..you're up," the sensei called as she scribbled on her pad
of paper.

     "Hai!" Minako said as she raced to the end of the mat.  Her first
class of the morning was gym, which was her favorite of all her classes.
Closing her blue eyes she concentrated, once she opened her eyes she raced
towards the pommel horse that taunted her at the end of the mat. Placing
her hands on the horse she propelled her body overwards high enough so
that she could perform a double somersault and land on her feet perfectly.
She threw her hands back and arched her back, her long golden tresses
nearly scraping the edge of the mat.

     "Very good Aino!" Akinra-sensei clapped.

     Minako blushed. "Arigato!" She raced back to the end of the line to
wait for her turn again.  As she stretched and pulled her hair back, she
looked towards one of the windows, only to see a flash of purple run by.
Shrugging she continued to stretch and cool down, only to get the feeling
of being watched.  'What the...'  She crouched down and padded over
towards the window, sitting beneath the window on her haunches, she waited
until the figure peered in again.  She sprung to her feet, and nearly
scared the figure as it jumped back and leaped to the roof.  Not fast
enough for Minako to get a glance at the long dark ponytail and white
boots.  'What the devil was that?' 

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     Minako waved her arm in the air once she spotted her friends enter
the cafeteria. "Hey guys over here!" She moved her book bag from one chair
and cleared space for everyone else.

     Usagi sat down and sighed. "Today is just a terrible day!" She poked
at the food on her tray.

     Ami smiled. "Today was a wonderful day, I got a phrase right in
English!" She smiled even wider, her eyes no longer open.

     Makoto groaned as she threw her head back. "English is gonna kill
me!"

     Usagi's eyes narrowed as she spoke. "Did you guys see something weird
this morning?" 

     Minako nodded as she opened her milk carton. "Hai, I was in gym and
There was this person at the window..I went over and hid under the window
until they started to look in again.  I jumped up and scared them.  They
freaked out and leaped to they roof." She stopped and took a sip from her
milk.

     "Makoto and I saw something in English!" Ami said as she poked at the
potatos on her tray. "It had violet eyes!"

     Makoto added. "We think it was Moshi.."

     Usagi sighed. "What I saw was wearing white gloves, it could be
Moshi, but she hasn't been to school in ages!"

     "I didn't tell you this Mako-chan, but..I saw the eyes for a while, I
didn't actually turn my head until I was sure it was her!" Ami reported,
her cheeks staining slightly.

     Makoto finished, "That proves it..it was her!"

*                        *                            *                 *

     Rei sat down at the table. "Something was following me this
morning!"

     Usagi looked up from her history book. "Makoto and Ami believes it's
Moshi." Next to Usagi and across from Rei, Makoto and Ami both nodded,
their hair bouncing with each nod. 

     Minako started. "I dunno...this person was wearing a funny looking
fuku....Moshi's boots aren't white!" She shifted a bit on the cushion she
was sitting on.

     Usagi jumped up from where she was sitting. "Let's solve this then!"
She marched over to Rei's phone and dialed Moshi's house. 

     "Moshi moshi, Takanera residence. Miko speaking." Her light voice
filled the phone.

     Usagi smiled and responded. "Moshi moshi, Takanera-san is Mo-chan
home?" She made a motion to Rei to come over.

     She paused for a second or so,  "Gomen nasai Usagi-chan. Moshi is 
doing her homework I assigned."

     Usagi twined her finger in the cord. "Hmm has she been there all
day?"

     She laughed. "Of course Usagi, that's what home schooling is
about..staying home all day."

     Usagi laughed a phony laugh. "Well tell her I called."

     "I will Usagi, Ja ne."

     "Arigato, Ja ne." She replaced the phone on the reciever and stared
at Rei. "She's been at home all this time!"

     Rei facefaulted. "Then who has been following us?"

     Ami answered, "Iie, it HAD to be her, I never seen anyone else with
eyes like those!"

     Makoto stood on her feet. "I mean really, how many dark hair violet
eyed people are running around here." She glanced at Rei who narrowed her
eyes into violet slits. "Uh..gomen.." She sweat dropped and sat back
down.

     Minako added, after stuffing her mouth with chips, "Can't Moshi
imitate people's voices...that might have been her.  She is a mimic.." She
grabbed a juice to wash down the chips.

     Usagi snapped her fingers, she hurried and placed her shoes on her
feet and nearly vaulted out the door.  The others quickly put their shoes
on and chased after Usagi.  The chase led them to Setsuna's dress shop.
She pushed on the door alarming the small bell attached to the top of the
door. "Setsuna-san!?" she called out.

     A pair of reddish eyes peered over the top of a computer. "Hai? oh
Konnichi wa princess..um Usagi-chan," she called out, placing her pencil
behind her ear she walked over to greet the girls.  "So what brings you
here today?"

     Usagi took a deep breath before she started. "Well, we were wondering
have you been 'followed' lately by something?"

     Setsuna gnawed on her pencil a moment to think.  "There was this
morning when I opened.  Something dressed in white followed me to the door
and then ran past..."

     Minako gasped, "It's following you too!?"

     Setsuna raised one dark green eyebrow. "Too? You mean something's
been following you also?"

     The five nodded in agreement. Setsuna's eyes opened wide at the
response. "I wonder if Haruka or Michiru or even Hotaru had some kind of
involvement, with this..thing."

     Usagi curled one small hand into a fist. "I don't like the feeling
I'm getting from this.." 

     Setsuna looked at her watch, "How about you girls go across the
street to the cafe, and when Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru come I'll bring
them over."

     A half hour later Setsuna joined the rest of the girls at Crown Ice
Cream Shoppe.  Behind her was Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru who held
Michiru's hand.  "I asked them if they saw what I had seen," Setsuna said
as she sat down. 

     Usagi looked to Haruka. "Haruka-san?"

     Haruka sat down, she pushed her lanky blond hair hack with her long
fingers. "Hai Usagi-chan, Michiru and me were walking back from Juuban
when we spotted something wearing white following.  By the time we turned
around, it was gone."

     Michiru supplied, "The only thing I really saw was white boots.."

     When Michiru said that Minako's blue eyes opened wide. "I saw white
boots too! Did you see a black ponytail?!"

     Hotaru pipped up. "I saw a black ponytail at school!" Eight pairs of
eyes focused on the small dark haired girl. She smiled and continued. "She
was wearing beautiful boots..."

     "Were they white Hotaru-chan?" Minako asked her, she stared into her
purple eyes, pleading almost.

     Hotaru nodded. "The boots were white.."

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     Adonia cursed as she looked at her swollen face in the mirror. "The
armored senshi of beauty shouldn't look like 12 miles of bad road!" she
spat at her reflection and plopped down on her couch.

     Titanium giggled as she sat on the couch facing Adonia. "Admit it,
take away those 'good looks' and you have nothing.."

     Adonia glared at her. "Who the hell do you think you are?!"

     "Someone who just tells the truth," Titanium responded, she laid back
on the couch, draping the cover across her midsection. "I'm sure you're
just teeming with anger over what those outers did to your.."

     Adonia folded her arms. "So what if I am a bit miffed." She turned
her red nose up in the air and stretched out on the couch. Her ice blue
eyes widened as she continued. "oh...yet there's a certain Sailor Earth
you didn't defeat.."

     Titanium huffed as she sat up. "My mission wasn't to destroy...unlike
you, I carried out exactly what Nova-sama wanted me to do!"

     The large mirror in the center of the room started to shudder.  A
pair of dark eyes filled the mirror. "Adonia..." It was Nova. 

     Adonia sat up. "Hai Nova-sama?"

     "Come to my throne room now," Nova said.  The eyes closed and
vanished.

     "Donia's gonna get it...donia's gonna get it," Titanium teased from
the couch.

     Before she vanished, Adonia hurled her pillow at Titanium's head.
Reappearing before Nova on her black marble throne.  Adonia kneeled on one
knee, with her head bowed.  Her long white hair covered her face. "You
wish to see me Nova-sama?"

     Nova purred as she stretched. "I'm going to give you another chance
Adonia, fail this time and that's it for your ass!"

     Adonia held her head up, bruises and all and smiled. "Arigato
Nova-sama. I won't fail!!" She quickly transformed to her armor suit and
prepared to leave.

     "Before you go!" Nova stopped her. "Be on the look out for Sailor
Earth..I don't like the way she's slinking about."

     Adonia saluted, her gauntlet clanging against her helmet. "Hai!" In a
bright flash of golden light she was gone.

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     For twenty minutes the senshi, both inner and outers, sat near the
fountain in hopes that what ever was following them would show up soon.
It was around late afternoon and the after work crowd was starting to
litter the streets of downton minato-ku.  Usagi helped herself to an ice
cream cone while she waited.  If she had to wait, might as well enjoy
herself.  As she walked back over to the bench where they were sitting,
she caught a flash of white out the corner of her eye. She raced back to
the bench and sat down, puffing.

     "I saw something," she whispered to Rei, who nodded in response.

     Rei leaned back and whispered, "I saw the white too.." She leaned
over as if tying her shoes and whispered louder, "Minna..Usagi saw
something, be on the look out."

     In their own way each senshi nodded.  They slowly moved and sat in
more relaxed positions, to make it seem as if they were just sitting on
the bench hanging out with their friends.  On top of the OSA P Jewelry
shop, a figure blotted out by the afternoon sun watched them and waited.
Soon something should happen.

     "Well isn't this just my luck," a voice called out the the nine
senshi quickly raised their heads in the general direction the voice came
from. A bright golden light appeared as it slowly took the form of a armor
clad woman.  Her white hair flowed in the breeze as she held her hand up.
A staff of gold appeared in her grasp.

     "Dare?!" Usagi called out as she fished in her pocket for her brooch.
Each senshi were doing similar acts, searching for their tool of
transformation.

     "I'm sure your friends there the Outers know who I am," Adonia said
as she winked at Haruka. "Although the blond did slap me around a
bit.."

     Haruka stood up with her first clenched. "And I'll slap you again
should I have to!"

     Adonia waggled her finger. "Tsk tsk, didn't anyone tell you slapping
is rude!" She aimed her staff right at Usagi. The tip started to glow a
golden color.

     Usagi's eyes grew huge as she started to scramble out the path of the
blast. She could hear a voice call, "Infinite Boomarang!" and a large
infinity sign appeared and nailed Adonia in her back, causing her to fall
forward onto her knees.  

     "Minna, Henshin-yo!" Minako called out as she brought her wand into
the light. "Venus Crystal Power...Make up!!!"

     Each senshi called out her respectable planet and henshined. Mercury
looked amongst the rubble of the bench only to find a semi-awake Usagi,
who was gripping her brooch tightly in one small hand.

     "Usagi-chan!" SuperSailor Merury called out as she threw pieces of
wood into the air, clearing Usagi from the wreckage.

     Suddenly a man in tuxedo raced over and pulled Usagi from the broken
wood. "Usako," he said as he ran a hand over her face.  Her eyelids
fluttered as she focued on the face above her.

     "Mamo-chan..." She breathed as she sat up.  Noticing Adonia knocked
on her knees she placed her brooch on her chest and stood up. "Moon
Eternal Make up!!!"  The large white wings of EternalSailor Moon shifted
ever so slightly as she looked to see what knocked Adonia down.

     Adonia spun around on her knees and looked up. "You bastard, who did
that!" She shook her fist at the air.  In a whoosh a figure leaped down in
front of Adonia and pointed at her.

     "Jinsei to energy no seera fuku, bishoujo senshi, SupaSeera Aasu!
Mugendaini kawatte, oshioki-yo!"  In her hands she held another boomarang
in the shape of infinity. Her dark ponytaill swished as she drew back
ready to release another shot to Adonia.

     "SuperSailor Earth?" SuperSailor Jupiter asked as she studied her
fuku.

     SuperSailor Earth nodded. "Hai.." She turned her attention back to
Adonia, her streamline purple ribbons floated in the air.

     Adonia growled deep in her throat. Her armor glowed as she started to
power up.  Suddenly a ball of golden energy hit the ground and spanned out
into different directions, each path was toward a senshi.

     In one second eleven bodies flew into different directions.
SuperSailor Mars snarled as she jumped back onto her feet, her heels
clicked on the pavement.  "Fire...Soul!" she called, creating a ball of
flame.  Heaving the flame towards Adonia, who was still seated, she
finished her attack by yelling, "BIRD!" The flame morped into a phoenix
that cawed as it slammed into Adonia's armor.

     SuperSailor Jupiter glanced at Mars, who had a smug expression on her
face, "You think that was good...lets try this! Supreme...Thunder..." Her
rod appeared over her tiara as the thunder cloud grew in size.  Once large
enough she called, "Dragon!!!" The dragon of thunder opened it's large
jaws and clamped down on Adonia, sending electric pulses through her body.
Adonia spasmed and then was still.

     EternalSailor Moon started slowly to walk towards Adonia.  Earth
watched as she saw Adonia's hand twitch. "Moon..NO! Earth.." She threw her
hand out to the side and a infinity sign that was in her palm became
consumed by energy. "Splash.." She stood on one toe and started to slowly
spin, the more she spun the faster she turned. A purple shield with yellow
sparks surrounded her. "FOUNT!!!!!!" She suddenly stopped and the sparks
trapped inside the shield struck out and reached their target, Adonia.
Adonia screamed as she was pummeled by one hundered splashes of
energy.

     A heavy silence then filled the air.  Every senshi watched
SuperSailor Earth.  Where was she all this time and what's with the new
fuku?  The golden staff that Adonia once held started to glow.  Adonia's
armor at the same time glowed also.  "She's powering up..watch out!"
SuperSailor Earth cried as she ran and stood in front of the senshi, as if
she was guarding them.

     Adonia's form floated in the air and then righted. Her ice blue eyes
fluttered open. She hovered higher into the air, creating a golden shield
around herself "But of course! Golden Hand!" A large hand made of gold
appeared and pushed Sailor Earth down into the ground.  The cement cracked
as the force of the hand pushed Earth into the rubble.

     "Space Sword Blast!!!!" SuperSailor Uranus called out as she charged
towards Adonia.  Steel clashed as her space sword came in contact with
Adonia's golden staff.  Adonia blinked and forced Uranus back, sending her
sprawling.

     Saturn twirled her glaive in her hands. "Silence Apply!!!!"

     At that same time Pluto did her own attack. "Dead Scream..."  The
combination of their two powers was devistating.  The ground crumbled as
the shock wave hit Adonia's shield, sending ripples through the golden
light.  Unfortunatly the affects of the attack hit the ground also,
scattering senshi everywhere.

     "Mercury..." A gloved hand flew out, in the palm was the sign
of Mercury which was then consumed by water. "Aqua..Rhapsody!!" She played
the harp of water which sent streams of water careening towards Adonia.  

     Adonia cackled madly as the arcs of water bounced off her golden
shield.  She continued to release attack after attack on the senshi.
Trying all of their most powerful attacks, none could pass through the
shield.  SuperSailor Earth, who just awakened from the affects of the
golden hand, rushed over to SuperSailor Mercury.

     "Mercury!" she hissed through her teeth while grabbing her ribs.

     She turned to face Earth. "Hai?"

     "Can you analyize that shield she has up?" she gasped for air.

     Mercury twisted her earring causing her visor to appear. "It's a bit
sketchy but I can do with this." She pulled her computer from her subspace
pocket and started to tackle Adonia's shield.

     "Good..do that and I 'll try to protect you," she said as she slowly
moved in front of Mercury.

     "...Oaaak Evolution!" Large green leaves sharp as machetes, flowed
from Jupiter's tiara, connecting with the gold shield. Large green leaves
sharp as machetes, rained down on the earth, causing everyone to
scatter.

     "No more oak!" Mars yelled at Jupiter who sheepishly grinned and
shrugged.

     "Ok..I'm getting something," Mercury started. "The shield only
protects the front, so if someone can get to the back..they can nail her!"
she finished, slapping the computer shut.

     Earth's violet eyes lit up. "That's all we need!" She went over
towards Tuxedo Kamen and EternalSailor Moon. 

     "Midget? Daijoubu!?" he asked, concerned. 

     "Daijoubu.  I need your help! You're the only one who can fly high
enough to reach her," Earth began as she crumpled to the ground on her
knees.  Tuxedo Kamen kneeled also, holding onto his sister's arms. "Take
this." She winked creating a infinity sign that grew until she plucked it
out the air. "Yell infinite boomarang and heave it to slice her armor then
throw your roses!"

     Tuxedo nodded and took the sign, amazed that he could hold it. "Mamo,
Usako.."

     "Hai!" she said slowly getting back to her feet.

     Earth watched as Tuxedo Kamen slowly made his way along the edge of
the building.  In fear that Adonia would spot him she started to attack
again. "Cosmic!" A dark cloud appeared over her head as lightning glowed.
A large bolt appeared between her hands. "Lightning!!!!!!" She heaved the
bolt as hard as she could towards Adonia.  It hit just as she planned, the
bolt splattered across the shield.

     "Why did you do that, you know it wasn't hitting!" Mars said as she
balled her fists.

     Earth grinned. "I'm buying time..you'll see..."

     Adonia yawned, "This is fun, but it's starting to get old.  So my
dear Senshi it's time to say oyasumi!" Her ice blue eyes glowed eerily as
she gripped her staff in both gauntlet covered hands. 

     Earth noticed her brother in position ready to heave the boomarang.
"NOW!!!!!"

     Tuxedo Kamen arced the symbol towards the middle of Adonia's back.
"Infinite Boomarang!!!" The moment it hit, he pulled three roses out his
pocket and threw them in succession.  Only one of the roses stuck in it's
target, which started to squeal really loud.

     Adonia turned around her eyes flashing. "Bastard!" She threw her hand
out, sending an image of it into his chest.  The hand slammed him into the
ground, not once but twice.

     "MAMO-CHAN!!!" EternalSailor Moon cried as she tried to rush over.
Had Jupiter and Mercury not held her back she would have ran directly
under Adonia.

     "EternalSailor Moon..attack her NOW!" SuperSailor Earth yelled as she
ran past heading towards Tuxedo Kamen's prone body. She tried to grab him
and drag him away, but he was too heavy.  

     "What are you trying to do?" Adonia asked as she projected another
golden hand. SuperSailor Earth looked behind her to see the hand coming,
too tired to cast a shield she threw her small body  over her brother and 
wrapped around him, holding for dear life. She'd just cradled his head
against her chest when the hand slammed into her back pushing her across
the sidewalk.  The cement scrapped at her knees and elbows as she held
fast to her brother.  The two rolled and came to a complete stop.
Although they both were hit, Earth took the brunt of the attack.  In pain,
Earth fiercly held on, as strong as when she began.

     "Oh I like this!" Adonia said as she shoved again and again with her
golden hands. A loud whimper could be heard as Earth continued to protect
her brother.

     EternalSailor Moon wielded the Eternal Tier. "I won't forgive you! Ai
to seigi no, seera fuku bishoujo senshi, EtaanaruSeera Muun!!!! Tsukini
kawatte, oshioki-yo!" She twirled the tier around powering up for her
attack. "Starlight.....Honeymoon....Therapy.....KISS!!!!!!!" She threw the
tier into the air, creating an arc of power.  The arc crashed through
Adonia's shield, nailing her in the back, she didn't even have a chance to
scream.

     "Mamo-chan, Mo-chan!!" EternalSailor Moon cried as she raced over to
the unconscious pair.  SuperSailor Earth was still wrapped around Tuxedo
Kamen, with her hands clamped over his head.  Part of the back of her fuku
was rubbed away exposing raw flesh.  Her boots were grimy from the dust
staining them.  With a gentle nudge from Jupiter, Earth rolled away, her
eyes shut with dust covering her face. Tuxedo Kamen's eyes behind the mask
started to flutter.

     He sat up slowly holding onto his head. "Usako," he uttered as he
looked around.

     EternalSailor Moon's eyes watered as she hugged Tuxedo Kamen. 

     "Owwww..my kneees!" Earth said as she slowly sat up. "ACK my fuku!"
Realizing one with hurt ribs can't scream, she regretted it the moment she
yelled. Wincing she placed her hands on herself.  ' I hope I have
enough energy to heal..'  "Earth...Healing...Power...."  Her
midsection glowed a soft yellow as she used the last reserves of her
energy to heal herself.

     Tuxedo chuckled. "Man where was you when I needed you back then!" he
said remembering the various injuries he recieved.

     She weakly smiled as she stood on her feet. "Minna, I have to 
go..I'll see you later?" she asked.

     Moon responded, "Gomen nasai.  About what I said earlier, I didn't
know you'd felt like that.  It was immature of me to say such a
thing.  Can you forgive me?"  She was holding Moshi's hands within her
own, scanning into the deep violet eyes of her friend.

     She nodded, the dark ponytail settling behind her back.  "I
forgive you Usagi-chan.  Gomen nasai, for choking you. It's just I'd
recently learned about my mission, my true mission, it upsetted me," she
said quietly, looking down at the ground.

     "What is your mission now?" Neptune asked, her aqua hair fluttering
across her cheek.

     "I'm not suppose to protect the princess," she said as she balled
one hand into a fist.

     Mars raised a dark eyebrow. "Then what is your mission??"

     Earth smirked a bit. "To protect the Princesses' guardians."

     SuperSailor Jupiter snorted, "Protect us?! We don't need protecting!
Why--"

     Venus pipped up, interupting Jupiter's tirade. "That's why you
followed us!" After recieving a stern look from Jupiter she slowly moved
over towards Mercury.

     "Hai." She nodded. "My original mission was to protect the Earth.
Now I must protect the Earth and those who protect it and the princess."
She turned her head up towards the sunlight, feeling it cascade on her
face. 

     "Well, I'm aching and tired.  I'm outta here." Uranus said as she
detransformed back to herself. Soon all the senshi detransformed and
limped away into the afternoon. ' Brimstone's dead, Adonia's dead..that
leaves Titanium.'

      But most of all, it leaves Nova...'

The End
Next Chapter, Is it the End?

*** Japanese Words Used in Chapter Twenty-One ***

-chan -- suffix added to a name to denote affection
-san -- suffix added to a name to denote respect
-sama -- idbid
-sensei -- idbid/mostly used for teachters

Arigato -- Thanks
Daijoubu -- Are you ok
dare -- who is that person/ who are you
Fuku -- uniform/sailor suit
Gomen nasai -- sorry
Hai -- Yes
Henshin -- transform/metamorph
Iie -- No
Ja ne -- til then
Minna -- Everyone/ all you people
Nani -- What

Ai to seigi no, seera fuku bishoujo senshi, EtaanaruSeera Muun.  Tsukini
Kawatte, Oshioki-yo!  -- for love and justice I am the lovely sailor
suited warrior, Eternal Sailor Moon.  In the name of the Moon, I shall
punish you!

Jinsei to enaajii no, seera fuku bishoujo senshi, SupaSeera Aasu.
Mugadaini, Kawatte, Oshioki-yo -- For life and energy, I am the lovely
sailor suited warrior, SuperSailor Earth.  In the name of infinity, I
shall punish you!

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