Authors Note: Chapter seven is the magic number.  Longest one yet in fact.
	For anyone who was waiting for the cliff hanger's conclusion here it is.
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12/27/99
	Love Reborn	Chapter 7		Rated G/PG

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	"Oh my god," shrieks Venus as she falls to her knees.  "Artemis speak 
to me.  Please oh what did they do to you?" Venus cries as she cradles the 
lifeless cat in her arms.
	"Is that Luna?" asks Mercury, as she looks further into the shadows of 
their cage.
	"Girls you made it," gasps Luna as she looks up at Mercury.  "Artemis 
kept saying you would come."
	"We're here Luna and were gonna get you home," whispers Mercury 
as she gently strokes her fur.  When her hand comes back to her face it's coated 
in blood.
	"What happened to you two?" asks Mars trying not to look at Mercury's 
glove.
	"Alcyone, wanted information, so she," Luna stops as a coughing fit 
hits her.  "She beat us.  Artemis tried to protect me, but they blasted him good.  
Please Mercury see what you can do for him."
	"Don't worry Luna.  You rest for a bit and I'll check on him," says Mercury.
"Venus is he breathing?"
	"They killed him.  He's gone, why did they kill him," sobs Venus as she 
cradles Artemis like a baby.
	Mercury gently takes Artemis from Venus to check for a pulse and finds 
none.  Handing the cat back to Venus she walks over to Luna whom is obviously 
trying desperately to stay awake.
	"Girls listen to me," says Luna.  The scouts minus Venus gather round 
Luna.  "Alcyone isn't just after the crystals."
	"What else could she want?" asks Jupiter.
	"Queen Serenity banished Alcyone and all of her daughters during the 
Silver Millenium.  She want's revenge on the royal family and the crystals are just 
bonus gifts.  She wants Serenity and Tranquility dead."
	"Great and now we're stuck in a cage without any clue as to where our 
Princess and her sister are," grumbles Mars.
	"Luna you should rest.  Save your energy for getting better," says Mercury.
	"Just one more thing, tell Sailor Moon I'm very proud of her."
	"You can tell her when we get out of here and get home Luna," says 
Jupiter with a cherry smile.
	Luna merely smiles a weak smile and closes her eyes.  The scouts look 
each other in the eye and Mercury activates her visor as they begin to plan their 
escape.
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	Alcyone sits in her throne room.  It's dark and cold with the only light 
source coming from the three viewing globes sitting on pedestals in front of her.  
The first shows the scouts in their cage, the second, Serenity and Endymion, and 
in the third are Tranquility and Eldeberon.
	"Mother who shall we start with?" asks the girl with the long indigo dress.
	"I want you to take care of Serenity and her prince," says Alcyone.  "Be 
warned Atlae I will not tolerate failure.  Come back with the Silver Crystal or don't 
come back at all."
	"Yes mother," says Atlae with a bow and a swirling of her indigo skirt.
	"As for you Electra," says Alcyone as she turns to the girl in the short 
and all too tight violet dress.  "You my dear daughter get the privilege of 
destroying Tranquility and that traitor Eldeberon."
	"Consider it done mother," says Electra in a sultry voice.
	Both girls exit in flourishes of dark energy.  Alcyone sits back and 
watches the shows about to begin.
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	"Darien where are we?" asks Serena as she puts his arm into a death 
grip.
	"Probably in one of Alcyone's prisons.  But don't worry Serena I won't 
let anything happen to you," says Darien as he tries to pull her closer to his body.
	Suddenly the dark room is filled with light and they aren't in a room 
anymore but in a field filled with flowers and animals.  Serena looks about 
wide-eyed quickly forgetting all her fears from just moments before.  She drops 
Darien's arm and runs about picking flowers and trying to catch the animals.  
Darien on the other hand looks around him not believing anything.  He tries to grab 
Serena and hold her still but soon realizes that she can't be stopped.
	"Serena you know that none of this is real don't you?" asks Darien.
	"Of course I know that Muffin but it is so nice, might as well enjoy it," 
replies Serena.
	"Be careful Serena anything here could be a trap."
	"Don't be such a spoil sport Darien."
	Serena continues to pick flowers while Darien scans the area.  He 
notices a tree that hadn't been there a second ago.  Suddenly the tree morphs 
into a girl with short black hair and a long indigo dress.  She smiles at Darien 
and sends a blast of energy toward Serena who was at the moment busy trying 
to catch a white rabbit.
	"Serena look out!" shouts Darien as he pushes Serena out of the way 
only to take the blow himself.
	"Darien!  No!"  Serena looks at the now smirking sister as she makes 
her way over to Serena.
	"Oops, sorry did I hurt your little princy?  Dear what a shame I meant for 
you to go first," says Atlae.
	"Who are you?"
	"I am none other than Princess Atlae of the Pleiades and you want to 
know because?"
	"So I can at least know the name of the person I'm about to dust!  Your 
gonna wish you hadn't hurt my Darien.  Moon Crystal Power!"
	"Oh I'm shaking now.  Were those little words supposed to scare me?"
	"What!  I should be Sailor Moon now," whispers Serena.  "Moon Crystal 
Power!"  Again nothing happens and now Atlae is laughing at the blonde in front 
of her who keeps shouting the same words and throwing her hand in the air.
	"Please, stop, your too funny.  Are you always this stupid?" asks Atlae 
as she tries desperately to stop laughing.
	"The only thing funny around here is you," says Serena as she takes her 
broach in her hand.
	"What ya gonna do now throw that ugly piece of jewelry at me?"
	"No I'm gonna do this."  Serena opens her broach and the Silver Crystal 
hovers between her hands.  Suddenly a pulse of pure white light is emitted from 
the crystal and Princess Serenity stands where Serena had been.  Darien who 
had been unconscious was healed by the crystal and now morphed into Prince 
Endymion.  He stands behind Serenity and stares down at Atlae.
	"Should I be scared of the Princess and her little prince?  I think not.  
Eat dark energy and die!" shouts Atlae as she sends her most powerful blast at 
the royal couple.
	"Need some help taking out the trash?" asks Endymion in his soft voice.
	"Darien!  Oh you're not Darien but I still love you, Endymion my prince," 
says Serenity as he leans down to capture her lips.  When they kiss the silver 
crystal sends out a beam of energy that over powers Atlae and leaves nothing but 
a small pile of indigo dust in her place.
	"See you did need my help," says Endymion.
	"Not just your help but your love too," says Serenity.
	"And you will always have my love until the end of time itself."
	With a small thought the transformations drop leaving Serena and 
Darien where the royal couple had just stood.  However now instead of endless 
darkness a door could now be seen along one wall.  Together they open the door 
and venture into the next room.
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	In Alcyone's throne room one of the three orbs pops as Serena and 
Darien exit their room.
	"Well the elder princess is expected to be stronger and more skilled in 
her battles.  No matter I'll dispose of her and her sister at the same time," says 
Alcyone as she sits back to watch the fun.
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	"Anything yet Mercury?" asks Mars as she paces back and forth.
	"I'm just finishing the last scan now.  Give me 30 seconds and I can 
give you a complete report but it's not looking good," says Mercury from behind 
her visor and computer screen.
	On the other side of the cage Venus and Jupiter are monitoring Luna's 
condition.  Well mostly Jupiter because Venus keeps insisting on holding Artemis.
	"Hang in there Luna we'll be out of here in no time and then Serena can 
use the crystal to make you better again," says Jupiter as she runs a hand 
delicately across Luna's fur.
	"You too Artemis," says Venus.  "Serena will make you better again and 
if she can't I swear I'll kill Alcyone myself if need be."  Venus cradles Artemis 
closer to her and rocks him back and forth.  She even hums a little lullaby.
	All activity in the cage prison stops when the door to the room opens 
and in walks a monster that looks just like Metallo.  He walks over to the cage and 
starts banging his scissors hands against the bars making a lot of noise.  Mars, 
who had been sitting at the back of the cage, is instantly on her feet and fuming.
	"Anyone awake in there?" asks Metallo.
	"Course we're awake," snaps Mars.  "Didn't we dust you?"
	"You dusted the first version.  I'm the new upgraded Metallo and I'm 
ready to do what ever I can to destroy you."
	"We'll fry you just like we did before metal mouth."
	"Oh is the little fire bug mad?"
	"Fire bug!  Oh I'll show you a fire bug metal brain.  Mars Fire Ignite!"
	"Mars no!" warns Mercury but it's too late.  Mars' fire hits the bars and 
bounces straight back at her.  Thankfully she is quick enough to catch and absorb 
it before it burns her head clean off.
	"What the heck," mumbles Mars as she looks to her hands.
	"Ha ha ha ha.  Stupid sailor failure," laughs Metallo.  "That cage was 
custome made by Alcyone herself to be scout proof in every way.  Only way out is 
to get the counter spell."
	"Great and I suppose that's with Alcyone right?" asks Jupiter from her 
crouched position on the floor.
	"No it's the key around his neck," says Mercury as she retracts her 
visor.  "It acts like a regular key to unlock the cage and it also removes the spell 
so that we can pass its perimeter."
	"Your pretty smart blue, but don't matter none you ain't getting this key 
unless it's over my dead body," says Metallo as he sits down next to the door and 
proceeds to fall asleep and begin snoring louder than Serena's screaming.
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	Teresa and Baron huddle together in the middle of what appears to 
them as an empty and very dark room.  Neither says anything out loud they just 
cling together for dear life.  As they look around trying to find a way out a light in 
a far corner catches Baron's eye.
	"Teresa look over in that corner do you see that?" asks Baron.
	"Yeah it looks like a little light bulb or something but it's violet," replies Teresa.
	"Maybe we should make some light of our own and see what it is."
	"Good idea too bad we didn't think of it earlier.  Sirius Crystal Power!"
	"Eldeberon Crystal Power!"
	The room is filled with light briefly as the two transform leaving Sailor 
Silver Moon and Tuxedo Taurus.  In their transformed states the violet light is 
easier to see but still undistinguishable.  
	"Time to see what's in here," says Silver Moon.  "Sirius Shining Star!"  
A large light blue star shoots from Silver Moon's hands and hovers in the air above 
them illuminating the room.  Taking advantage of the new light the two walk over to 
the violet light only to be thrown to the ground by an invisible barrier.
	"Your smarter than your sister I'll give you that moon brat," says a 
confident voice.  It seems to be coming from the violet light.
	"Show yourself daughter of Alcyone," says Tuxedo Taurus as he 
readies a rose in his hand.
	"If you insist your majesty."  The violet light begins to swirl and grow in 
size.  The form of a female is easily seen through the fog.  As she steps from the 
shadows the light from Silver Moon's star makes it easy to see the short black 
hair that frames an evil face.  The red eyes that seem to spark as she locks eyes 
with Tuxedo Taurus.  Her skintight mini dress is violet with long sleeves as the only 
modest part of the outfit.  Her matching high heels click as she advances towards 
the royal couple.  "Princess Electra of the Pleiades here to destroy you," she says 
with a flourishing bow.
	"More like we'll destroy you especially if you're anything like your other 
sisters," says Silver Moon.
	"Alcyone didn't train you girls very well did she," says Tuxedo Taurus 
as he twirls his white rose.
	"Mother taught us far better than you could ever hope to be trained.  
Just watch what I can do," says Electra.  With a wave of her hand dark energy 
swirls around the star above them extinguishing it.  Then the dark swirls start 
giving off their own purplish light.
	While Electra is busy showing off Silver Moon and Tuxedo Taurus move 
to a better position for an attack.  They sneak around until they are directly behind 
Electra then prepare their attacks.  Tuxedo Taurus makes the first move by 
throwing a half dozen white roses in a half circle behind Electra.  Each one 
explodes singing her feet and making her turn around to face her attackers.
	"Why you little sneaks," begins Electra.
	"Told you we were trained better," says Tuxedo Taurus.
	"Silver Moon Shower!" shouts Silver Moon as a blast of silver light 
pours from her hands.
	Electra blocks the blast with a counter blast of her own energy.  "Is that 
all you have for me?"
	"Oh no we have much more.  Sirius Silent Blast," says Silver Moon as 
a blue aura surrounds her body then retreats back into her folded hands in front of 
her chest.  The glow increases again and a single sphere of blue energy hits 
Electra before she can put up a defense throwing her half way across the room.
	"Ok now I'm getting a tad bit upset with you moon brat," says Electra as 
she gets up on two shaky legs.  "Try some of my special dark electricity."  Black 
lightning shoots from Electra's fingers and Silver Moon and Tuxedo Taurus are 
forced to jump out of the way.  Electra begins to laugh and walk confidently toward 
Silver Moon who is now kneeling on the ground.  "The mighty princess kneeling 
before me, how touching.  Time to die your majesty."  Electra raises her hand to 
deliver another blast of dark electricity when a white rose strikes her hand.
	"You shouldn't take advantage of your enemies weakness and hit them 
while they are down, it's not honorable," says Tuxedo Taurus in true tuxedo fashion.
	"Oh please I'm a villain I'm not supposed to be honorable you over 
stuffed penguin," says Electra as she cradles her bleeding hand.
	"Well then allow me to stand and fight, Silver Moon Shower!" shouts 
Silver Moon as she hits Electra off guard sending her to the ground once again.
	"You can't defeat me," moans Electra as she tries to stand once again.
	"On my own no," agrees Silver Moon.  "Would you be so kind as to help 
me my prince?"
	"'Tis my pleasure mi lady," says Tuxedo Taurus with a bow and swoosh 
of his cape.
	"Silver," begins Silver Moon as she stretches her hands out straight in 
front of her palms facing up.
	"Rose," says Tuxedo Taurus as he creates a white rose and places it in 
her hands.
	"Destruction!" they shout together as a silver aura surrounds the rose 
and it flies directly at Electra who is too weak to dodge.
	A second before it would have hit her, the rose explodes and hundreds 
of tiny pieces imbed themselves in Electra.  Then they too explode leaving a 
battered, bloody, and lifeless Electra dead on the floor.  The two embrace and 
smile over their success.  On the opposite wall they see a door appear from out 
of the emptiness.  They drop their transformations and walk hand in hand to what 
they believe is freedom.
	Behind them another door appears and in walks Serena and Darien.  
Serena is about to shout to the retreating form of Teresa and Baron when a 
movement from the floor of the room catches her eye.  Electra isn't dead!  She 
raises herself up enough so that she sees Teresa and Baron about to leave.  
With the last of her strength she charges up her hand with dark electricity.
	"Moon Crystal Power!" shouts Serena.  This time much to her relief the 
transformation works and Sailor Moon now stands at the ready.  "No time for 
speeches but I will say this, Moon Scepter Elimination!"
	Hearing her sister's transformation Teresa spins around and watches 
as Electra tries to get in the final blast.  Before she can transform herself she 
watches her sister turn Electra into a pile of violet dust.  With a nod and a twirl of 
her scepter Sailor Moon drops her transformation and runs over to her sister with 
Darien close behind.
	"Teresa!"
	"Serena!"
	They end in a tangled mess of chattering, hugging, and sobbing, silver 
and blonde hair.  Darien and Baron both smile knowingly as they try to gently lead 
the two chattering sisters out of the room.
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	A second viewing globe pops and Alcyone gets a bit red in the face.  
Her daughters had all failed!  The daughters of Queen Serenity survived still and 
now they would rescue their friends.
	"I suppose it's true what they say," she says to the final sphere.  "If you 
want something done right you must do it yourself.  So come to me daughters of 
Serenity and I will destroy you and have my revenge on the Moon Kingdom at last."
Laughter rings through the hollow chamber and the last viewing globe comes to life
as the outer door opens.
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	 "Mercury is there anything we can do to tune out his snoring?" asks 
Mars while holding her hands over her ears.
	"What did you say Mars?" asks Mercury who also has her ears covered.
	Mars turns to Mercury and grabs her hand from her ear then shouts 
again, "Is there anything we can do with our powers to deafen his snoring?"
	"Oh, not while we are in the cage.  The cage prevents us from using our 
powers for longer than a few seconds."
	"Great so we have to go deaf before we die," mumbles Jupiter mostly 
to herself.
	"What?" ask Mars and Mercury at the same time.
	"Never mind.  Hey what about Venus you think she's ok?"
	"I think she is in a state of shock over the death of Artemis.  She 
probably doesn't even hear this," says Mercury.
	"Then how do you induce a state of shock cause I'll try just about 
anything," says Mars.
	"Hey look here comes another visitor," says Jupiter as she notices the 
door sliding open slowly.
	"I hope they wake him up," says Mars.
	From behind the door Serena, Teresa, Darien, and Baron are all 
shocked at the decibel level being produced in the room.  Serena winces at the 
noise but opens the door a bit further and is rewarded with the sight of Mars, 
Mercury, and Jupiter standing in the center of the cage.  Where was Venus?  After 
a quick look about Serena closes the door effectively cutting off a bit of the noise.
	"They look ok but I didn't see Venus," says Serena.
	"Could they have taken her to another room for questioning?" suggests 
Teresa.
	"I doubt it," answers Baron.  "Alcyone was never one for questioning.  
She preferred to make her enemies snap and then kill them."
	"Well with that comforting thought shall we attempt a rescue?" asks 
Darien as he pulls out one of his magical red roses.
	"Let's do it!" say the girls in unison.
	"Moon Crystal Power!"
	"Sirius Crystal Power!"
	"Eldeberon Crystal Power!"
	The two girls transform in flashes of pink and silvery blue light and 
Baron follows with his flash of red light.  Tuxedo Mask simply shimmers into 
existence.  Now in the place of the four friends there are four warriors, two girls 
in sailor uniforms and two guys in tuxedos with cute little masks.  As quietly as 
before they edge open the door and this time they enter the room with Sailor 
Moon in the lead.  As soon as she sees the monster that is creating all the noise 
she runs and hides behind Tuxedo Mask.
	"Are you guys ok?" asks Silver Moon in the loudest voice she dare use.
	"Were fine," replies Mercury.  "We can't use our powers to break free 
we need the key from around Metallo's neck."
	"Consider it done."  Silver Moon walks back over to the group of 
rescuers and relays the message.
	"So let's dust this guy and get this over with," says Sailor Moon as she 
pulls out her Scepter.
	"You can't just do that you might dust the key too."
	"Oh didn't think of that."
	"No kidding."
	"Shut up silver."
	"Shut up yourself goldilocks."
	"Midget."
	"Ditz."
	"Girls this is not the time or place," says Tuxedo Mask as he breaks 
into the argument.  "We need a plan."
	The four group in a huddle and talk briefly.  Mars is pacing back and 
forth in the cage fuming about Serena and her sister while Mercury and Jupiter 
sit back and wait.  Finally the huddle breaks and the four form a semi circle 
around the guard.  The two girls right in front of him and a tuxedo on either side.  
Then Silver Moon walks up to Metallo, looks at him and the key about his neck 
from each side, then deciding on the best angle she steps back and then jumps 
directly into his lap.
	"What the," mumbles Metallo as he tries to wake up.
	"Morning sunshine," says Silver Moon in a sweeter than sugar voice.
	"Huh?"
	"I'd love to stay but I gotta run.  Oh by the way you snore."
	With that Silver Moon grabs the key from about his neck and leaps from 
his lap.  Metallo gets up to catch her only to be pinned to the wall by a barrage of 
red and white roses.
	"I can not forgive someone who snores as loud as you who captured 
my friends and made them listen to that awful noise.  I am Sailor Moon and on 
behalf of the moon I will punish you."
	"Dust him already will ya," says Mars from the cage.
	"Hey I had to get in a speech here somewhere."
	"Whatever just dust him so we can go home."
	"Moon Scepter Elimination!"
	The blast dusts Metallo and Silver Moon rushes to the cage and unlocks 
the door freeing the scouts from their magical prison.  Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter 
exit the cage to reveal Venus in the corner holding Artemis.
	"Is she ok?" asks Silver Moon.
	"She's in shock.  Alcyone tortured the cats before we could rescue them.
Artemis was dead when we got here and Venus didn't take it very well," says Mercury.
	"What about Luna?" asks Sailor Moon in a shaky voice.
	"Luna was still breathing until about an hour ago."
	"Luna."
	Sailor Moon hits her knees and starts crying as only Sailor Moon can.  
Tuxedo Mask tries to comfort her but she seems past reasoning.  Then without 
warning Venus walks out of the cage without Artemis.  She looks to Sailor Moon 
and the two hug each other as they cry over their dead pets.
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	As Venus steps from the cage the final viewing globe shatters and all 
that is left is Alcyone staring into darkness.  With a wave of her hand the room 
changes in appearance.  Suddenly it looks like a medieval castle with stone walls 
and high thin windows.  There is a huge fireplace with a fire burning brightly.  A 
candle chandelier hangs from the ceiling with black candles giving off an eerie 
black light.  Alcyone stands and with a wave of her hand she is dressed in her 
regal attire.  Her long black hair is loose down her back almost to her ankles.  Her 
dress is black and long pooling at her feet.  On her head is a crown of tarnished 
silver with seven rainbow colored jewels embedded into it. She wears a pendant 
around her neck that has the dark crystal in its center.  Her staff is also tarnished 
silver with rainbow jewels spaced along its length.  The top has a small viewing 
globe attached to it.
	"Now we end this moon brats," says Alcyone as her black lips twitch 
and smile in a most evil manner.
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	As always thanks bunches for reading.  Next chapter finishes off this
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up.  I love your comments and thanks bunches to all who have written and kept
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