Sailormoon Neo: #10 - Kaze ni Natta - Mittsu-me no Hanabira Ochiru (Chikara no Idou) - I Became the Wind - The Third Petal Falls (The Transfer of Power) - By: Janelle Jimenez (miaka@bishounen.org) Official Webpage: http://www.sailormoon-millennia.net/ [http://bishounen.org/smmillennia/] Setsuna looked up with a sudden start. Her eyes looked terrified as she felt somehow a piece of her died. Yoake looked up at her mother, "Okaa-san? What's wrong?" she asked. She had been reading a magazine when her mother and father walked in the door from the party at the Hisakino household. Setsuna stared at Yoake like she didn't recognize who it was, "Okaa-san?" Yoake repeated, she rushed to her mother worriedly. It wasn't like her mother to look so frightened and not tell her. They were very close. "Yoake-chan.." Setsuna whispered, her face was wrought with anguish and tears filled her eyes. Yoake's face filled with worry and she lead her mother to the couch in their sitting room, "Okaa-san..what's wrong? What happened? Why are you crying?" she asked. Setsuna looked at her daughter's young, fresh face. She had dark green eyes, like her father, usually happy and dancing, but now they looked confused and worried. Her lime green hair was swept up in her normal hairstyle, a braided ring at the side of her head with the rest hanging down. (Note: Think Soi from Fushigi Yuugi.) Yoake was so young, she was only seventeen...irresponsible, like all teens. Obsessed with fashion and trends, and just a bit superficial at times. Setsuna felt it in her heart that one of the other Outer Senshi had just died. The same feeling she felt in the middle of the night a few weeks ago when her darling Hotaru died. Hotaru, who never got to live a normal life. Would Setsuna dare impose such a thing on her daughter? Setsuna brought her hand to her chest as she sat down on the couch, she closed her red-brown eyes. If Haruka or Michiru were dead, then it meant the Neo Outer Senshi had to be called. How important was it that Yoake become Neo Sailorpluto? Did she even have the responsibility to be an Outer Senshi? As much as Setsuna didn't want to admit it, she knew that Yoake was somewhat of an..airhead. She has a loving, smart girl, but she lacked common sense. How well would she be in a battle? Probably not too well. Setsuna wasn't just thinking of Outer Senshi pride, she had to worry about the safety of her daughter...Yoake could die... "Okaa-san?" Yoake repeated again. Setsuna opened her eyes and stared at her daughter, she reached for her hand and held it. "Yoake-chan, you know how I told you about the bond Hotaru-san, Michiru-san, Haruka-san, and I had?" Setsuna asked, "Yes. I do...what's wrong? Did something happen to Haruka Oji-san or Michiru Oba-san?" Yoake said quietly. Setsuna looked away. "Yoake-chan, Michiru is dead." Yes, there was another death. Another fallen petal. The Neo Outer Senshi had to be brought together. There were no other choices. They HAD to be awakened. Setsuna sighed and then called upon her power, the sign of Pluto flashed on her forehead momentarily and she was surrounded by a mauve aura. Surprisingly enough, Yoake wasn't frightened. "Okaa-san..." she whispered as she felt energy enter her, tears were running freely down Setsuna's face, zig-zagging their way down to her violet blouse were they left dark, watery splotches. Not only because Michiru's life had been taken, also because Setsuna was taking her daughter's life. Her normal life, her freedom...Her voice was hoarse as she spoke quietly, her remaining power entering her daughters body. "Yoake-chan, forgive me for this." * * * * "Uranus Crystal Power, Make UP!" Haruka shouted as she raised the blue henshin wand to the sky, in a flash of fire she had transformed into Sailoruranus. "Oh, it's a Bishoujo Senshi.." Vandium said sounding apathetic, he glanced down at the blonde haired woman who was two stories beneath him. "Do you seriously think that you're going to defeat us? You're an old woman." he laughed. Uranus' face reddened with anger, how dare he be so light...when Michiru... "WORLD SHAKING!" she shouted, a ball of golden energy gathered in her hand, which she hurled at Vandium and Technetium. The energy struck the ground and then gained momentum, flying towards them at a frightening speed. Vandium stood his ground, the sphere of energy was just feet away from them when it disintegrated into golden dust. The energy field around the two brightened as the dust shimmered over it. Vandium yawned slightly, "So you see, you really are not going to win." he smiled, "Too bad you're pretty friend had to get in the way, not that she would have helped you much..but you'd have more of a chance." Sailoruranus' eyes darkened as she glared at the men, eyes full of hatred, she shook her head and unsheathed the Space Sword. But she didn't move. Just one look at Technetium and Vandium and she knew she would lose, she couldn't avenge Michiru's death if she herself was dead. "Haruka, you're not alone." said a voice in Uranus' head. She looked up with a start, Michiru? It wasn't just a voice in her head. Michiru was there, she could feel her. Uranus looked up, her eyes widened at the sight she saw. Michiru..shining, iridescent, like a ghost with wings of light folded gently on her back. A blue haired angel. "Michiru..." Sailoruranus whispered. She looked over at Michiru's body, it was pale from loss of blood, dead. But it looked so serene. She looked back at the spirt of Michiru, so beautiful...so alive. "Ne, Haruka, don't keep me waiting for very long." said the spirit of Michiru with a slight smile. Uranus closed her eyes tightly and tightened her grip on the Space Sword. "I won't let their deaths be for nothing. Michiru, who was murdered by these monsters. Also..Hotaru, who gave her life to fight them." she whispered into the air. "SPACE SWORD BLAST!" Sailoruranus shouted sending the golden energy towards the two. Vandium gave Technetium a slight nod as the golden energy disintegrated in the force field. Technetium jumped from the roof of the Hisakino household and landed in front of Sailoruranus. It moved swiftly, flying towards Sailoruranus. Uranus nimbly jumped out of the way, but the robot seemed to have predicted the move and rushed towards her new position. Uranus quickly jumped into the air towards the moon, "It's so fast." she whispered under her breath. From the corner of her eye she could see Technetium advancing, she saw the weapon that had killed Michiru. A long sword of ice which could length to an incredible length...and it was heading towards her. She continued her flight towards the Moon, "Hotaru, Michiru, I'm coming." she whispered under her breath. "FIRE BOMB!" shouted a voice from below, Sailoruranus turned her head in time to see the ice sword, which was mere inches away from her body, being vaporized by the fire. Technetium too had caught aflame, it fell towards the ground in a burning heap. Vandium disappeared into thin air, leaving his comrade behind to burn. Sailoruranus landed on the ground gracefully and looked at Neo Sailormars who stood before her, tears in her violet eyes. Uranus sighed slightly, "Karei-chan...you look just like your mother did." she whispered, Neo Mars burst into tears and cried on Uranus shoulder, "Michi-Michiru Oba-san..." she sobbed, "She's..I almost lost you too.." Sailoruranus' looked down at the young girl sadly, she felt slightly embarassed...she wasn't good in these situations. Michiru...was always the more motherly one. "Karei-chan.." she said quietly, stroking the girl's hair comfortingly. The shock of seeing her idol murdered was great for Neo Mars, she didn't even notice that Haruka was Sailoruranus, let alone that Haruka knew that she was Neo Sailormars. She continued to cry for a few moments, but then she felt pain in her heart. Something bad was going to happen. She carefully turned her head to her left, what had been reduced to a pile of ash...was quickly regenerating. "No.." she choked through her tears, "Why couldn't I even destroy it!" she screamed, frustrated with her lack of destructive power. "Because, my beautiful girl, Technetium is indestructible." said a sneering voice from behind her. Neo Sailormars quickly removed herself from Sailoruranus' comforting embrace and stared at the man before her. Vandium, of course. "I will not forgive you for this.." she whispered. Vandium smiled crookedly at her, "Isn't a shame you can't do anything about it? You're too weak." he smirked. Rage filled Neo Sailormars, but also anger at herself. It was true, she wasn't strong enough to do anything about it. "Michiru..lend me your power.." Sailoruranus said from behind Mars. She turned around, she saw a winged Michiru float towards Uranus from behind and wrap her arms around her in an embrace...then the spirit faded into a blue aura. Uranus' blonde hair turned Michiru's ocean-green color, the sign of Neptune flashed momentarily above her tiara, the blue aura surrounding her all the while. Neo Mars' eyes widened, it was one of the most lovely sights she had ever seen. "Interesting show, but do not think that you'll be able to defeat Technetium and me." Vandium laughed. Sailoruranus raised and eyebrow, "Don't you mean just you?" she asked. Vandium whirled around, sure enough, Technetium was gone. Fear filled his eyes, "Queen Rage-sama!" he cried. "FIRE BOMB!" Neo Sailormars suddenly screamed, it seemed a very oppurtune situation. She put every ounce of energy into it, every drop of her anger. A raging ball of flames flew towards Vandium and exploded at his feet, his screams filled the air as he desperatly tried to douse the flames. He fell to his knees, gasping for breath as the flames sizzled away. Neo Sailormars staggered forward, she felt faint. She collapsed to the ground and detransformed. "Haruka oji-san.." she whispered. Her attack had been successful, but now she was vulnerable if Vandium recovered or if Technetium returned. "WORLD SHAKING!" Sailoruranus shouted, throwing an energy ball which flashed from golden to marine blue. Vandium was struck with the double force of Sailoruranus' attack. "Kisama, now it's time to finish you." Sailoruranus said, returning her attention to Vandium. She unsheathed the Space Sword and pulled Vandium upwards by his hair. "This is for Hotaru and Michiru." she whispered, she brought Vandium very close to her. Karei watched as Sailoruranus' arms wrapped around Vandium's body, both hands holding the Space Sword. With one strong movement, she thrust the Space Sword deep into Vandium's body. He gasped in pain in fell away. Sailoruranus fell to her knees, it was now that Karei could see that the Space Sword had not only penetrated through Vandium's body, but Uranus' as well. Her transformation disappeared as she fell to the ground. Karei crawled over to her, "Haruka oji-san!" she screamed, grabbing her hand. "Why? Why!" she cried. Haruka looked up at her and smiled softly, "Michiru once said, 'life without Haruka isn't worth living.'" she whispered. Tears filled Karei's eyes, "How is that supposed to make me feel better!" she exclaimed angrily, "Heh..for me, life without Michiru isn't worth living either. She'll be lonely...even with Hotaru there.." Haruka said softly. She closed her eyes and lay back, Karei started to cry harder. "NO! Why!" she sobbed, she suddenly felt cold inside as she felt Haruka die. She screamed uncontrollably then, the shock was too deep for her. She stopped when she felt a warm hand on her shoulder, she turned around slowly and saw Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru all smiling at her. "Don't cry, Karei-chan. You helped us, you helped the world. We'll always be with you...so don't cry." Michiru said. Hotaru then looked at Michiru and Haruka, she was adorable--in the form of a little child. "It was no fun being Earth bound waiting for you two, at least Michiru didn't have to wait so long." she said with a pouty face. Michiru laughed and held her left hand, as Haruka held her right. They walked towards a light from the heaven, fading away slowly. "NO! Please don't leave..don't leave!" Karei cried, "Goodbye, Karei-chan. We'll be watching you from heaven, you were like my daughter.." Michiru smiled gently. Tears fell down Karei's cheeks as the light faded and the three spirits were gone. She was thrust back into darkness of the night. Haruka's forehead shined with two planetary signs, from them beams of light raced to the sky, returning the power to the heavens. Karei sunk into a heap and cried, in the distance she heard the siren wails of the ambulence, who were just a few minutes too late. * * * * It was late at night, Sorano Himeko, cousin of Hateshinai Aiko, was fast asleep. Somewhere miles away, Umino Megami was also peacefully sleeping. Neither could hear the sad wailing of sirens on their way to the Hisakino Household. Neither of them had any idea of what had happened this night, neither of them knew their lives would change at this very moment. Suddenly, both of them woke up. They both felt a strange warmth, a strange disturbance in their bodies. Megami gasped as she looked at her arm, it was glowing with an aqua aura. There was a strange mirror on her lap, engraved in white was the symbol of Neptune's Trident. Himeko looked into her mirror, which was across from her bed. She was surrounded by golden light, there was a curious looking sign on her forehead. Words formed on her lips, "Uranus Cosmic Power, Make Up.." *****Extra Bonus Stuff***** To make up for the fact that episodes 9 & 10 were extremely short, I have decided to add this little insert. People can't remember what the Senshi did with their lives, and have to keep referring back to the Zodiac epilouge, so I'll post that here. Mizuno Ami became Umino Ami when she married Umino Mitsuru. The two of them met on a project to cure one of the world's most deadliest diseases. Later, they got married and had two daughters, the oldest Megami and the youngest Kasumi. Kasumi eventually became Neo Mercury, while Megami turned out to be Neo Neptune. (Notice that megAMI and kAsuMI both have the name Ami in it, maybe that'll help you remember that they're her daughters.) Hino Rei married the actor Hisakino Genjuurou. But she also kept her maiden name of Hino. She fulfilled all her dreams, except of being a Shinto Priestess. She became a model, then a singer, then the seiyuu for many anime and the voice of Star Moon for the series 'The Star Team.' Rei and Genjuurou had five children, Karei, Nijiro, Megumi, Seijuuro, and Genjuuro. Karei became Neo Mars. (You may notice that kaREI ends with Rei, does that help you remember that she's Rei's daughter?) Kino Makoto married Morino Masato, both who were in the food business and launched the very popular Japanese franchaise 'Jupiter's Moon.' They had two children, Ryuu and Yoseiko. Ryuu became the incarnation of both Sailorjupiter and Tuxedo Kamen, Jupiter Kamen. Aino Minako was the second of the Senshi to marry. After being rejected as a seiyuu for the 'Star Team' she became a secretary for a large business firm and met her husband Hateshinai Tenji. Unfortunately, he died two months before Minako's daughter Aiko was born. Aiko was destined to become Neo Venus, however, she took the persona of Minako's former self, Sailor V. Kaiou Michiru went on to be a world famous violinist, playing in various symphonies all over the world. She and Haruka became travelling companions. Both never married and during the frequent, yet brief visits to Tokyo, she became known to the Senshi's children as 'Michiru Oba-san' (Aunt Michiru). Haruka Tenou went on to win every major racing event, and winning the Indy 500 three times in a row. Afterward, she joined up with Michiru and became her travelling companion. During the visits to Tokyo, she became known as 'Haruka Oji-san.' (Uncle Haruka) Tomoe Hotaru went on to become a doctor and married a dark poet named Shino Masaya. After the birth of her daughter, Seishi, Hotaru became bed-ridden and was struck with a strange uncurable disease. After giving Seishi the ability to become Neo Saturn, Hotaru died. Meiou Setsuna's dream of being a doctor went unfulfilled, but due to her keen fashion sense, she went on to become a fashion designer. Her line of clothing, 'Timeless Fashions' soon became famous with the help of Rei Hino as a spokesperson. Setsuna met Yokinori Tokino at a charity banquet and shortly after marriage she gave birth to a daughter whom she named Yoake who became Neo Pluto. Usagi Tsukino: Usagi ascended the throne on her 23rd birthday and became ruler of the world, just as Queen Serenity promised her the day she was born. In the Capital in Crystal Tokyo, Neo-Queen Serenity gave birth to a daughter whom she named Usagi Small Lady Serenity or just Usa-chan, Neo Moon