My Only Love Characters: Sailor Moon/ Serena/Neo Queen Serenity/ Sailor Mercury/Ami/ Queen Mercury, Sailor Venus/ Mina/ Queen Venus Sailor Mars/ Rei/ Queen Mars, Sailor Jupiter/ Lita/ Queen Jupiter Tuxedo Mask/ Darien Shields/ Endymion Note This is my first try at writing a fanfic, so don't get mad and try to flame me if you don't like it. Now for the legal part. I don't own Sailor Moon, she and all the other characters are created and probably owned by Naoko Taekishi ( I think that's her name) and other companies that could sue me for all I own. I am using their characters without permission, but I hope they won't sue me since I'm a minor and have NO money. May 5, 2300 Serena was running through the deserted streets of Tokyo.Well ,not really deserted. People lay all around, but they were frozen solid in black ice. Everything was. Serena screamed, " Is anyone alive? Please!"She then collapsed in the road and began to cry. A single tear dripped down her cheeks and hit her brooch. In a sudden flash of light, she transformed into Queen Serenity. The Silver Crystal started to glow. A flash of intense white light swept the area until Queen Serenity was swallowed.................... Serena Shields woke up in a sweat. Darien's arm was wrapped around her. She gently pushed it off and slipped out of bed onto the balcony. She looked at the full moon and sighed. Her dream meant something, she was sure. It had disturbed her greatly. Sighing again, she slipped back into bed. She promised to herself she would tell the others tomorrow. Serena was woken up by Darien shaking her." Wake up, Meatball Head!"he said. She replied groggily," We're married and you STILL call me that?!"He said wickedly," It's the only way to get you up on a Sunday." She said," You COULD use an alarm clock!" Now that Serena was fully conscious, she remembered her dream of last night. She yelled," I need to get the others at Rei's temple RIGHT NOW!"" What's the hurry?" said Darien lazily, but Serena was already calling the others. She said," I had a dream last night I want to tell them about. I'm going to call a meeting. You wanna come?" Serena thought," It's been over a year since we last talked and over three hundred years since we had a Sailor Scout meeting. What will the others think? Since we killed Galaxia so long ago, no evil has threatened the universe or at least the planet Earth. Will the Sailor Scouts finally be needed again? " Rei waited for the scouts to arrive. She thought, Serena called this meeting and she isn't even here yet! She's ALWAYS late! I thought she had grown up! Just as Rei thought this, she saw Serena coming round the corner with Darien in tow. All the other scouts in a group were right behind them. They sat on the steps. Ami was the first to speak." It's been a long time since we were all on these steps sitting together," she said with a catch in her voice. Trying to make her voice normal, she continued."Anyway, I'm glad you called this meeting because........ I think there is another Sailor Scout." "Huh?"said everybody else in unison. Amy said with a slight smile," I've been thinking," Lita chimed in, "As usual!"Ami stopped for a minute to blush and then kept going." There's a sailor for Mercury, a sailor for Venus, a sailor for the moon, a sailor for Mars, and a sailor for Jupiter. In fact there's a sailor for every heavenly body but the asteroid belt, the Earth, which Darien is kind of like the sailor for and the sun. Why isn't there a sailor for the sun?" "The sun?"Mina repeated stupidly. In the silence that followed, Serena burst out, "Oh, the reason I called this meeting was to ask you guys about a dream I had. It was about the Great Freeze that happened after WWIII. I was running down the street of Tokyo and everyone was frozen and I collapsed on the road and then I transformed into Queen Serenity and----" "Serena, SLOW DOWN!" Rei yelled so loud that the foundations of the ancient temple shook. " Sheeh, "said Serena." You didn't need to yell."She continued rather slowly." I started to use the Silver Crystal and then a bright white light covered me and I woke up. Anyway, what do you think?" Ami said, " Well, I think it means the Great Freeze is approaching. If so, that means it is almost time for Crystal Tokyo." All the other scouts agreed except Rei, who said," Maybe I should try a fire reading." Darien spoke for the first time. " That might work." The scouts gathered in Rei's fire room. Rei sat in front of the fire and said, "Great Fire, show me the meaning of Serena's dream." Rei stared into the fire for a while. When she didn't move after five minutes, Lita was getting impatient. She said," What's TAKING her so long! I hate waiting!" Everyone looked at Lita." It's only been five minutes," said Mina. Then suddenly, Rei snapped out of her trance and stayed conscious just long enough to say, "Help......." She collapsed. Rei's vision was fuzzy. There was something standing over her, but what? She blinked twice to try to clear her eyes. She saw Ami staring down at her." Rei, are you all right?" asked a concerned Ami. Rei groaned. "I've got one hell of a headache but otherwise, I'm ok." Serena asked," What did you see in the fire that made you pass out?" Rei replied," I saw......... the Great Freeze. It was awful! People were running in the streets and panicking as the ice covered everything." They could see the horror of it in her eyes. She continued." I saw the Earth covered in black ice. A long time passed. Then, from afar, I saw a white light start to spread until it covered the whole Earth. With a flash, it seemed to explode! The white light shot to the corners of the solar system. Then, I saw another light out of the corner of my eye. I turned and the light came from Mercury. I could see it spread and recreate the kingdom! Then the light spread to Venus and so on, all the way out to Pluto. I next saw a mother and daughter in blue, silver, and black facing all the scouts. Then the daughter turned and threw a black energy ball right at me. When it hit, I could feel the pain. It broke my connection with the Great Fire and brought me out of the trance." Mars' long speech had come to a close. Everyone sat, awed, as the knowledge of their future dawned upon them. Serena said in a small voice," That must mean the end is near." The Eternity Kingdom was falling. Without the Eternity Crystal, it was all they could do to hold on to the main world. Then one day, they could no longer even do that. With her last free thought, Queen Eternity sent a message to Earth over and over. Partly a warning, but mainly a plea for help. Chapter 2- WWIII Lita turned on the TV in her apartment. She wondered what else she would do today. Maybe she could call Mina and Serena and they could all go out shopping. She flipped channels till she stopped on a news station. She heard the newscaster droning on, but she didn't pay any attention until she heard this: "There have been reports that India and Pakistan have both armed nuclear missiles and are apparently planning to launch them. No one is sure what the targets are, but some say it appears that they are firing at each other. This may be the beginning of WWIII......"Lita turned the TV off in shock. WWIII............ that means the end IS coming.....Suddenly, she realized she'd better tell the others in case they hadn't heard. Maybe that's what Serena's dream meant. Mina was humming a favorite tune of hers and daydreaming. Idly, she wondered what she should make for lunch. Then the phone rang. Mina ran over and picked it up. She heard Lita's voice: " Listen, I believe we may have trouble on our hands. "Lita said urgently. " I don't have time to explain now, but we need to call the others and meet again."Mina decided to speak and said," I'll call Serena and Rei and you can tell Ami." In a very short time they were all gathered at the temple. Rei said, " All right, Mina, what did you mean by that very cryptic message you gave me?" Lita looked at Mina, who shrugged and said," Lita called me and told me that she thought we had trouble, so let HER explain." Lita said," I was in my apartment and then I turned on the TV. I heard a newscaster say that India and Pakistan had both armed nuclear missiles and were getting ready to fire them at each other." Serena wailed," What am I going to do? Soon I'll be left alone and you'll all be frozen and I'll have to save the world! I'm not ready! What-" She was interrupted by Rei yelling," Calm down, MEATBALL HEAD!" Serena quickly shut up and stuck her tongue out at Rei. Rei stuck hers too and one of their famous tongue fights started. Ami sighed happily." Things are just like they used to be, "she said. Lita replied," I don't know if that's a good thing!" Everyone got a laugh out of that. Somehow, although they knew trouble was coming, everything seemed all right. Serena and Rei finally calmed down after about five minutes of sticking their tongues out at each other. Darien said," Why don't you come over to our house? There might be something on the TV about WWIII." Mina said," We'll meet you there!" The scouts were all gathered in Serena and Darien's house. There was a special bulletin on about the war. The announcer was saying," India and Pakistan have formally declared war and are planning to launch their missiles. Soon all will be revealed." Ami got up and turned off the sound. None of them could stand to hear the depressing news any longer. Serena whispered, " I'm scared, Darien. What are we going to do?" Darien said, "Don't worry, Meatball Head. I'll protect you." They kissed, finding solace in their deep love for one another. The other scouts, having no such relief, turned back to the silent TV. Ami stood up." I think I'm going to go home," she said and left. Mina said," I'm going shopping."Lita said," I'm going to make some muffins. REi said," I'm going to the temple." They had all left and Serena and Darien had never noticed! But then, a special bulletin came up. Serena got up and turned the sound back on. The announcer began to talk." Ladies and gentleman, a new development has taken place in the India-Pakistan situation. We have discovered that Pakistan set off their missiles about two hours ago, followed quickly by India. We suspect the two countries incinerated each other. The believed death toll is ......." The announcer never finished his sentence because Darien, white as a sheet, abruptly got up and, with an angry kick, pulverized the TV. His voice shook." My god, how can he be so calm? This is the end of the world!" "Darien," Serena said, "Everything will be all right. This will be a good thing. We'll go back to the Moon. Things will be like they always were. We'll have everything like we did before Beryl came." Eventually, Darien calmed down. He said," I was thinking about what it will be like to be without you for centuries." Serena laughed," Silly, you'll be frozen. When you wake up, it'll be like you never slept at all!" Darien said," And then we'll be together forever, my only love." Rei was sweeping the temple steps and thinking on the past. She remembered the Serena she had first met. A lazy, underachieving, ditzy, klutzy, crybaby. She'd matured somewhat, but she still had her days. Rei remembered the battles against Beryl, Rubeus, Wiseman, the Dead Moon, and Galaxia, so long ago. Over three hundred years. She had watched everybody but the scouts and Darien fade away. Everything else she once loved but the temple. She was ever drawn to the temple after she was tired of her other careers. Her thought returned to the past. She had died many times before-would she and the other scouts be swallowed by the ice? Would Serena be all alone in the future? Would she be strong enough? Her thoughts turned in an unexpected direction and she thought of Chad. He had been gone a very long time now, just like everything else. She wondered if he would be in the future. Rei realized the steps were very clean by now. She put up the broom and walked away. Lita was back in her apartment, also thinking on the past. She was remembering Ken, the one she had loved. They had eventually married, but Ken was not immortal and so he had died many years ago. Lita had told him she was Sailor Jupiter the day they were married. She still remembered the look on his face! She wondered if he was part of the Moon Kingdom and would be waiting for her. Serena had Darien, but who would she have? Lita wondered what the future held in store-for her and for everyone. Lita thought, I need to get out of here. I can't stay so cooped up! She opened the door and ran out into the light. Mina was out shopping, trying to divert her mind from the destruction soon to come. She just couldn't pay attention, though. She was thinking about the scouts. All the pain, all the happiness they had shared. In the future, would things be different? Would Queen Serenity become some unapproachable royal being? Or would things be the same? She hoped they could all stay the same. She dreaded what it would be like if she had to take over the administration of a whole PLANET! She'd never have ANY free time! When would she shop? She smiled at that thought. Here she was, awaiting to be frozen for 700 years, and she was wondering if she'd have time to shop! Mina forced her mind back to the mall and went to the next store. Ami was reading in her room. With a sigh, she put down her book. She just wasn't in the mood for reading right now. She found herself thinking about India and Pakistan. Two countries, with a mortal hatred. Couldn't anyone see what they were doing only hurt each other? Her thoughts turned to the Moon Kingdom. Even so far in the future under such peace, was there still prejudice and hatred? Had Queen Serenity eliminated all trouble? Or were people still the same? She wondered if the Moon Kingdom had a large library. Maybe they would have a good copy of Twelfth Night. That was the only Shakespeare book she hadn't been able to find! Ami sighed again and got up. I need some fresh air, she thought to herself. Serena stared at the wall. She would have to save a whole world. Could she bear up under the stress? Was she strong enough? She knew that the Earth would lie dormant for 700 years before she alone would awaken. What would happen then? When would she become Queen? She had so many questions! She started thinking of her long-gone family. After she had turned 20, she'd had little to do with them. She couldn't let them know that she wouldn't age. She had told her little brother that she was Sailor Moon. He had always idolized Sailor Moon, and now he knew her identity. Oddly, her mind turned to the suggestion Ami had made that had been largely ignored when they had realized the Great Freeze was coming. Was there actually a Sailor Sun? When would she appear? Would she be on their side? What would she look like? Serena forced her mind off these questions and went to join Darien in the other room. Darien was also busy doing absolutely nothing. Nothing, that is, but thinking. He was wondering about the Freeze. Would everyone be resurrected to live on Earth again, or would only the people from the Moon and planet kingdoms return to life? He knew that Serena would use the crystal, but a new fear grew in him. Would she be killed by using the full power of the crystal? He knew that couldn't happen, but he couldn't forget the thought anyway. Serena HAD to survive! She would rule the Moon Kingdom. What would he do if he lost her? His thoughts were interrupted by Serena sneaking into the room." Darien, "she said timidly. He grinned," Yeah, Meatball Head?"he said. She said angrily, "DON'T CALL ME THAT! Anyway, I thought maybe we should go to the park." He replied," Good idea, Meatball Head, "as he ran out the door. Serena thought, "Ooh, he's gonna be sorry when I catch up to him!" Serena and Darien were sitting together on a park bench overlooking the water. Serena sighed. She had never believed she could be so happy when the world was about to be destroyed, but as long as she had Darien, nothing mattered. Darien was thinking along the same lines. "Oh Meatball Head, "he said, "what would I ever do without you?" Serena didn't even care about the "Meatball Head" as she learned toward Darien to kiss him. However, they were interrupted by the loud sound of someone clearing their throat. "Ahem," said Lita. Serena and Darien jumped apart quicker than they had come together, both falling off the bench in a tangle of limbs. Mina laughed." Next time, save your kissing for PRIVATE places!" she said. By then Darien and Serena had untangled themselves and, blushing furiously, had sat back down on the bench and tried to regain their dignity. Mina continued," I was shopping when Lita showed up. We walked over to the temple and met Rei there. Then, we decided to come to this park and we met Ami here. Now we've seen you and Darien. I wonder what's up?" " Coincidence, "said Serena, trying to shake it off. Ami said," If so, it's a pretty big one." Just then they heard a scream. They ran to the source of the scream with Darien in the lead. They saw a young woman pointing over the railing and screaming hysterically. They looked at what she was pointing at. Across the water, a huge black cloud was advancing. Chapter 3: The Great Freeze The scouts stared. The ocean was freezing! Everywhere where the black cloud went, there was a layer of black ice. It was rapidly approaching the park. Rei was the first to snap out of it." Guys, we need to go! NOW!"she yelled. The others, woken from their stupor by Rei's yelling, quickly ran out of the park. The ice advanced toward the park at incredible speed. Mina yelled," Where should we go?" Serena replied," My house. We're the farthest from the water!" Later, the others were all gathered in Serena and Darien's house. Ami said," Well, it's started now and there's nothing we can do to stop it. We can only wait for the end." Lita said," There's gotta be SOMETHING we can do. We can't just sit here helpless." Ami replied quietly," Yes, we can. I suggest that we all go to our homes and prepare... for the end." Rei said," Maybe I should try to melt the ice." Ami replied," No, we can't! This has to happen if Crystal Tokyo is to be created!" Lita said," Let's all just go home." Mina went home. She sat in her room and thought of the past... and the future. If only she could either go forward 700 years or backwards 300 years. She just wanted things to be like they were before this cloud hung over her life. She decided to watch one of her old Sailor V movies. THAT would send her back in time! This was the second one she had made. It was called," The Return of Sailor V." She was so busy thinking on all that had happened since she had starred in that movie that she never noticed when the black ice covered her house and her instantly. Ami went back to her room. She saw the book she had discarded lying on the floor. She wondered if she should read it when she thought with an ironic smile, "I really should finish it. I may never have the chance to read it again."Quickly, Ami was immersed in stories and tales of Shakespeare." If only this had Twelfth Night!" she thought to herself She was on the last page when the ice reached her house. She never felt a thing. Rei was sitting on the temple steps watching the cherry blossoms. She thought": So much beauty. It's a shame no one will see it again for centuries."She wondered if she should be waiting out here, so she went inside and sat by the fire and thought of her Grandpa. Maybe Grandpa would be there waiting for her! And maybe she could see Chad again in the future..... Rei was so deeply lost in remembrances of the past that she never knew when the ice came. Lita had gone home and, wanting some solace from her thoughts, began to cook. She baked up a bunch of chocolate muffins, promising herself that she would give them to Serena and she would eat them all up and Rei would comment on the chocolate all over Serena's face and then they would fight-Things would be just like they were, things would be the same- Lita was slumped in the kitchen silently crying when the ice hit. Serena and Darien's house was the last to be swallowed by the black ice. By now, it had spread all over Tokyo.They were sitting in the bedroom. Darien said," Serena, in case ............anything happens to you or me, I want you to know I'll love you forever and I want to remember you just like this." "Oh, Darien, "said Serena with tears in her eyes," we'll always be together. We're destined to be together." They kissed, and as they were lost in each other, the ice engulfed them. May 5 3000 Serena woke with a start. She needed to get up. She had to go! She could feel Darien's arms around her like usual, but why was he so cold? Then she remembered. Tokyo, no, the whole world was frozen! Was it the year 3000 now? What would the frozen, black Earth look like? She shook Darien. "Darien, wake up!" She said. But he stayed frozen. She tried to warm him with her own body. "Please Darien, wake up!"she screamed vainly in anguish. She knew then she was alone, alone on a devastated world. Serena was running down the deserted streets of Tokyo.She screamed, "Is anyone alive? Please!" She collapsed in the road and remembered her dream. It was happening now! Everything was the same, she was alone. She would always be alone. But then she thought she heard Darien's voice in her ear say," You'll never be alone, Meatball Head." "Darien, my only love," she whispered, remembering. A single tear slid down her cheek. It hit her brooch, just like in the dream. She changed into Neo Queen Serenity in a white blaze of light. Uncertain what to do, she stood in the street until she remembered her dream. Her old moon wand from when she destroyed Beryl appeared in her hand. As the Silver Crystal flew to it, she began to glow. A flash of white light covered the streets of Tokyo and engulfed Queen Serenity........... Darien was the first to awaken. His first thought was of Serena. Had she reawakened the Earth? She must have if he was not frozen. Had using the crystal destroyed her? He struggled to his feet. He had to find her! He looked around for the first time and saw he was in Crystal Tokyo. He ran out the door and noticed that, although the street was thawed, no one was out yet. He pushed that from his mind and continued down the street. He didn't have far to go, though. Almost immediately, he saw the crumpled form of Neo Queen Serenity lying in the street. Darien gathered her into his arms." Serena," he said in a cracked voice, not knowing he echoed her words to him," wake up! Please." He nearly screamed for joy as her beautiful blue eyes opened slightly." Oh, Darien," she said in a weak voice, " would you call me Meatball Head one more time?" He shook with laughter as at the same time a single tear dropped down his cheek. And when his tear hit the ground, he became King Endymion. Lita was the second to wake up. She still held a bowl of chocolate muffin mix in her arms. She carefully set it down on the counter, not even watching what she did. She wondered if Serena had thawed the Earth yet. She was in for a bad shock. When she looked around, she said out loud," This looks like Tokyo, but everything's crystal...." Suddenly, she realized they were in Crystal Tokyo! It was a good thing she'd put down the bowl, otherwise she would've dropped it. She ran outside. " I have to find Serena!" she thought to herself. Rei was the next to wake. She sat by the Great Fire which, incredibly, looked like it was made of crystal but flickered like a real fire!" Crystal," thought Rei. It hit her very suddenly. She was in Crystal Tokyo! She remembered the last fire reading she had done. Serena must have already done her stuff then. Suddenly, she couldn't wait to see Mars again. She hoped Serena was okay. Serena- Rei stepped out of the temple and went to find her. Ami was the fourth to wake up. She held the very old book in her hands. Taking just a few seconds to finish the last page of her book, she then got up and looked around. With Ami's natural genius and her mini-computer-which still worked after 700 years! -, she quickly figured out she was in Crystal Tokyo. When the full significance of that knowledge hit her, she sat down quickly. She had slept for seven hundred years! Then she realized Serena had used the full power of the crystal and might need medical help. With that thought, Ami rushed out the door. MIna was the last of the scouts to wake up. The Sailor V movie had paused just at the part when she began her speech. Mina yawned and then got up to make it play again. This was one of her favorites. Just then, she realized everything- the TV, the VCR- was made of crystal! "Crystal?" thought Mina. And then she knew. This was Crystal Tokyo; she was in the future! She had slept for 700 years! Well, she thought wryly, it doesn't look like I'll need a nap for a while. Now she would be Queen Venus, just like Serena would be Neo Queen Serenity. Mina wondered if Serena was all right. With a sigh, Mina walked out of the room. Serena could get into a lot of trouble by herself out here. Neo Queen Serenity and King Endymion (who I will call either Serena and Darien or Serenity and Endymion) were walking the streets together. People were beginning to spill out of the houses and look around in confusion and amazement. Just then, they ran into Ami, Mina, Rei, and Lita walking together. "My queen!" Ami kneeled and said as she saw Serena. Serena was grinning broadly." Get up, Queen Mercury," she said. " QUEEN Mercury?" the others asked." Yeah, QUEEN Mercury," said Darien. Serena took the wand and said," Moon Royal Power!" In a flash of blue, orange, red, green, and white light, the girls were transformed into Queen Mercury, Queen Venus, Queen Mars, and Queen Jupiter. "Cool," said Lita." Do I look like a queen?" Everyone laughed," Yeah, I think you do," said Mina, smiling. " So," said Serena," Do you want to go find your royal subjects?" " Sure!" The girls chorused, laughing. Serenity and Endymion had gathered the people into one area. Queen Serenity addressed them and said," All of you who are loyal subjects of Mercury, gather behind your queen." Ami stood on a raised pedestal in the crowd. There was a large movement as the Mercurians quickly gathered behind her. Serena continued," Loyal subjects of Venus, gather behind your queen." Mina stood on a pedestal to the right of Ami's. All the Venusians were soon behind their queen. Serena repeated this process with the other scouts, even the outers who had shown up slightly afterwards because they were in a different area of Japan. When the mass of humanity had all been so separated, Serenity raised her wand and said," Royal Moon .... Teleportation!" A bright light flooded the area. When it was gone, all the people and the outer queens had been teleported to their respective planets." Wow," said Mina. "That was cool." Serena said," I wonder what other new powers we have now? Anyway, I left us here so we could have one last day together before we have to go to our planets." Mina said," I wonder if Crystal Tokyo has any malls. I want to go shopping!"