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Episode Sixteen
"Sisters"

     Serena transformed. But this time, she did it with no enthusiasm. As
she
became Sailor Moon, tears came to her eyes. Tuxedo Mask would not be there
to
help anymore. He would never return to her. He only existed in her heart
now.
     But for Sailor Moon, that was enough to get her through one last
battle.
She
would defeat Zoisite. Then, she would patiently wait for death to come. Life
was
not worth living without Darien. She knew that. But first came this last
battle.
     "Well, well, Sailor Moon. Looking a little tired...too much emotional
strain?"
Zoisite said in her cold sarcasm. But Sailor Moon could see her eyes. They
flashed
of sadness and anger. Sadness Malachite had left her and anger that Sailor
Moon
had caused him to leave her. There was no question that each person was out
to
avenge her lover.
     "I fight for love...and I fight for justice! I am Sailor Moon. On
behalf
of the
moon and of lost love, I will fight to right wrongs and triumph over evil!"
Sailor
Moon said for one last time.
     "Ha! Had to make the speech. The whole fight isn't complete until you
make
the speech!" Zoisite said bitterly. "Well, I have the Imperium of Darkness
on
my
side. And you have nothing to fight with, my dear! Your tiara is gone!"
     Zoisite was right. Sailor Moon's tiara had been destroyed. She felt the
coolness of the Blue Zoisite stone in her pocket. "I have other methods of
fighting." she said plainly.
     Instantly, a dark portal opened up. Sailor Moon looked and saw Tanya
entering through the portal. But Tanya saw only Zoisite.
     "Zoisite! My beloved sister!" Tanya ran to her. She wrapped her arms
around her. Zoisite's eyes widened as she realized that she hadn't been
dreaming.
Her sister had come back.
     Sailor Moon watched in awe. Never before had she seen warmth and love
between two Imperium enemies. Yet it was displayed right in front of her.
Maybe
there is still some good in Tanya, she thought to herself.
     The two sisters stood, hugging each other, both near tears of joy. "I
thought...I thought you couldn't come here." Zoisite finally said.
     "The Imperium granted me a visit. They had entrusted this dimension to
me
for the removal of the final Sailor Scouts." Tanya explained, still holding
her sister
tightly.
     "Well, you see Sailor Moon." Zoisite pointed and for the first time,
Tanya
really looked at Sailor Moon.
     Sailor Moon looked small and helpless. A 14-year-old child who had just
lost
everything in the world. Her eyes were a mixture of indescribable grief and
pain.
No longer did Sailor Moon look the ditzy, clumsy, but happy teenager. She
looked
older, lines of fatigue lined her face. Tanya smiled. She had finally caused
enough
pain to Sailor Moon. Her mission was almost finished.
     Now it was time to destroy her. "Zoisite, I'll let you have the honors.
I heard
what happened to the others, and the loss of Malachite must be a great one."
Tanya reached over and squeezed her sister's shoulder. "I'm sorry."
     Zoisite's eyes darkened as she looked at Sialor Moon. After all this
time, it
had come to this. She would finally be able to destroy her, to eliminate the
figure
that had ruined her entire life.
     "I call upon the power of the Imperium of Darkness! Destroy this girl
by
use
of the Sage force!" Zoisite called out and dark energy started building up
at
her
fingertips.
     Sailor Moon remembered the sage that had nearly destroyed Sailor Mars.
She knew she would never be able to shield herself from that kind of power.
Sailor
Moon took out the bluish stone. It was now or never.
     "Blue Zoisite, come forth!" she yelled and threw the stone at Zoisite.
However, instead of hitting it's target, it was quickly snatched by Tanya.
     "Well, well. The mystical Blue Zoisite stone. Pity it didn't impact
it's
target,
Sialor Moon." she sneered and held out the stone. Sailor Moon panicked. Now
she
had no attack method, and she would surely be killed. Zoisite would live!
The
Imperium would succeed.
     "No!" she cried out. Zoisite's energy began to build up, surrounding
her
body. Sailor Moon's eyes widened as she saw bubbles and thunder, as well as
fire.
She screamed out in anticipation. She couldn't die this way!
     Her crescent moon began to glow. As it brightened, Sialor Moon's
screamed
became louder. But it was not enough for Zoisite.
     She yelled "Zoi!" as the attack came hurdling Sailor Moon. Sailor
Moon's
screams became unbearable, and her crescent moon blinded the enemies. She
prepared herself for the impact, but instead she heard a soft, familar
voice.
     "My dear little one, do you really think that anyone of your friends
could
abandon you? Or your one true love? Or your guardians? Or I?"
     Sailor Moon's eyes opened. She saw Queen Serenity standing in there.
She
realized that time had stopped and halted the attack. "Mother?"
     "We all love you so much, Serena. In fact, we've all given our lives
for
you.
It's not going to end here, my daughter. Rely on your instincts to help you
through
this final battle. Then we will meet again." her mother said and kissed the
top of
her head.
     Sailor Moon nodded in silence. Rely on my instincts. She closed her
eyes
and prepared for time to restart.
     She heard the noise of the attack quickly approaching. Without
thinking,
she
leaped high in the air. Her body took her over to Tanya, where she was
triumphantly holding the stone. Tanya reacted, but Sialor Moon was too quick
for
her. She snatched the stone out of her hand and threw it at Zoisite.
     Zoisite screamed as she began to melt into a white puddle. Tanya yelled
in
rage and grabed one of Sailor Moon's pigtails. She pulled her head back far,
trying
to break her neck. But a beam hit Tanya's hand, and she let go in shock.
Sailor
Moon turned and looked.
     Blue Zoisite was dressed in a white gown. Her hair was blue, and flowed
down her shoulders. Her eyes were a sea-green, and held a light a love in
the
core.
She looked beautiful.
     Sailor Moon looked down and saw she was Princess Serena. Blue Zoisite
slowly bent down and looked at her in the eye. "My queen. My saviour." she
whispered.
     Princess Serena walked over to Blue Zoisite and took her hand. "My
friend.
Welcome home." she said. Memories flooded her ind and she thought of how she
and Blue Zoisite used to play together when her mother visited with the
allies. Blue
Zoisite had been five years older, but that hadn't stopped them. She
remembered
how Blue Zoisite had shyly told her she was going to marry Kunzite. Blue
Zoisite
had been in love with him and it was a good marriage. Princess Serena
remembered how she had cried her eyes out when her mother sadly told her the
four stones had been lost and no one knew where they were.
     "Queen Serena...I pledge my loyalty to you. On behalf of the Blue
Zoisite
stone, I'd like to say it is an honor to be home." the woman said, placing
her hand
on Princess Serena's shoulder.
     Princess Serena smiled sadly. Blue Zoisite looked into her eyes and
whispered, "Everything will be alright. Just follow your destiny." as she
disappeared into the stone.
     Princess Serena felt herself becoming Serena again. She looked over at
Tanya, who had tears running down her cheeks. "My sister...you took her
away...oh, my beloved sister!" she called out.
     She looked at Serena. "You will pay." she said in a voice that made
Serena's
insides go cold. "I call upon the power of the Imperium of Darkness."
     Tanya grabbed Serena by the neck. She lifted her high in the air. She
pulled
out a golden object and Serena gasped.
     It was her tiara! But the red stone had turned a deep black. The tiara
had
been made into a dark weapon.
     "Now you will know your own strength." Tanya said. She let Serena down,
and smiled.
     Serena raised her hand. "Moon Prism Power!" she called out. Nothing
happened.
     Tanya shook her head, smiling wickedly. "I've stripped you of your
powers,
Serena. You can never become Sailor Moon again."
     Serena's heart sank. There didn't seem any way she could defeat Tanya.
But her heart leaped as she called out, "You may have taken my scout powers,
but
it's my destiny to defend the world of all wrong doing!"
     Tanya looked at her. "Your destiny vanished when I casted that spell on
Darien and Raye. When they kissed, your destiny crumbled up in little bits
and
disappeared. Your past may have said you would always defend the universe,
but
your future looks bleak. I hold the power now! I hold the power to
everything
now!" she laughed.
     "Imperium tiara...destroy!" she said and through the enchanted tiara at
Serena. Serena jumped out of the way and missed it by an inch.  Yet, the
tiara
floated back at Tanya's hand and she raised it in the air. Instantly, the
tiara rapidly
went to Serena's position. Serena ran out of the way, but the tiara followed
her.
As she began losing speed, she got an idea.
     She quickly ran up to Tanya and got behind her. The tiara followed.
It's
target was Tanya, who smiled.
     "Tiara, stop." she said simply. The tiara halted and dropped to the
ground.
Serena's mouth fell open. They had prepared for everything!
     Tanya grabbed Serena's wrist and flipped her over. She began sending
bolts
of dark energy through her. In repsonse, Serena concentrated her energy and
her
crescent moon sent a beam of energy that knocked Tanya back.
     Tanya didn't stop there. She picked up the forgotten tiara and tapped
it. It
became engulfed in flames and she sent it hurtling after Serena.
     Serena ran around the room. There had to be a way to defeat Tanya. It
looked pretty bad, though. She couldn't think of anything to do. She leaped
over
the tiara and ran towards Tanya.
     Suddenly, she felt a warmth in her pocket. She pulled out the four
stones,
which were glowing brightly. The stones rose and embedded themselves on her
blouse. The stones sent out four beams of energy that hit Tanya. The tiara
fell
onto the floor as Tanya was sent back against the wall. She groaned in pain
as she
slid to the floor.
     Then she pulled out five black roses. She threw them at Serena. Serena
dodged four of them, but the fifth hit her leg. She cried out in pain as the
rose
injected a poison into her leg. She quickly pulled it out and tossed it to
the side.
Her leg was bleeding badly, but she ignored it and focused her energy on
Tanya.
Instantly, her crescent moon sent another beam of energy, along with the
four
stones. Tanya was hit, but it didn't seem to faze her much.
     "Give up, Serena. Give up, and I'll let you die in dignity." Tanya
said.
"It's
obvious I'm winning."
     Serena shook her head. "I'll never give up. I'll fight until the day I
die. And
even then, my spirit will continue fighting. You will never be rid of me."
     Tanya stood up. She had enough. She began spinning rapidly, and dark
energy poured out of her. It suck the air out of the room and Serena gasped
for
precious oxgen. It began to suck her clothes off, her shoes and socks going
first.
Serena fell forward as she felt the force of the energy pull her forward.
She
had to
do something.
     She felt around for a weapon, anything to stop the horrid spinning. But
alas,
she felt nothing. Serena felt her rose pin begin to leave her chest. She
clamped it
down. The stones on her blouse held it firm, but she no longer felt the
energy of
them. It was enough that they were sticking with her. As she felt the force
pull her
in, she heard Tanya utter the words, "Tiara, strike!"
     Serena turned around and saw the dark tiara coming at her. She yelled,
and
tried to say something, but the tiara hit her in the chest and took out the
last few
breaths she had.
     Suddenly, the enregy stopped. Serena gazed around, her eyes misty. The
last thing she saw was Tanya looking down at her. Then Serena's whole world
went black. Her body exhaled it's last breath. She was gone.