CHANGED
by Rose




PART 9




	The senshi were waiting in the living room as 
Sailor Moon, Jupiter, and Zoe approached the house, 
Hin having left.
	The had been awake ever since Rei had sensed 
Jupiter and Sailor Moon leaving, and awoken them 
all. 
	They waited patiently for their return, ready 
to chew the two out.
	Luna and Artemis sat in a corner, poundering 
why they would have left so suddenly.
	The door knob turned.
	Everyone tensed.
	Usagi walked in first, followed by Makoto who 
was dragging a man in a trench-coat, his head 
lowered so they could not see his face.
	"Usagi! Where have you been?" Ami asked,.
	"Minna, I've someone for you to meet, but I 
want everyone to remain seated. If anyone so much 
as moves or throws an attack his way, you will have 
to deal with me." Usagi growled. Haruka raised an 
eyebrow, wondering who usagi could be so protective 
of.
	"Come on, Zoe. Show them who you are." makoto 
urged. Slowly, ever so slowly, the man raised his 
head.
	An outraged gasp went through the room.
	"Zoisite?" Rei uttered.
	"No!" Usagi, Zoe, and Makoto all shouted at 
once.
	"No, not Zoisite. He's not a general. Not a 
general, got it? This is the *REAL* Zoisite, from 
the Moon Kingdom. The generals are just clones. 
I've seen the true Kunzite, too. One of my friends 
is looking for Jedite and Nehprie. But none of you 
must ever doubt that Zoe is not who he says. I 
believe him and that should be proof enough for 
you. If not, well, Mercury, scan him." Usagi said 
to Ami, who hesitated for aminute before taking out 
her small blue computer and hit a few keys to open 
the scanning part. Everyone, including Zoe, held 
their breath for the results.
	Memories breaking through in her mind, Ami 
looked up, smiling.
	"He's completely void of any negitive 
energy." She said, trying her damnedest to keep the 
tears from flowing.
	"Well, I suppose he can fight?" Haruka aske,d 
standing up.
	"Yes..." Makoto didn't know what Haruka and 
getting at.
	"Well then. Welcome to the team, Zoe."

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	"Everyone got it down? It's now or never." 
Sailor Moon tensed.
	This was no hit and run attack.
	It was no raid.
	They were all there, even Tuxedo Kamen and 
Kage. Zoisite had gotten a hold of them and they 
had planned it carefully. The picked a night when 
they knew all three generals would be there. Along 
with a mountian of soldiers.
	BUT...
	No youma. 
	General Kunzite hated youma, so when he was 
around, they scattered. So, the odds were more or 
less in the senshi's favor. A lot of scared to 
death humans and three super-youma. And two of 
those super-youma would be very surprised and 
vunerable to their real conterparts. 
	The plan was: Tuxedo Kamen, Sailor Moon, and 
Uranus to go for Nephrite. Zoe and Mercury went for 
Zoisite. Kage and Venus went for Kunzite. The rest 
of the senshi were to cover the other's backs and 
killed any who opposed.
	Good plan.
	"Yeah, let's do it!" Jupiter was giddy will 
barely surpressed glee.
	"Who gave her sugar?" Neptune demanded. The 
others laughed nervously.
	"Come on, senshi. Let's move. I say if we 
just walk right into the meeting room, they'll be 
most surprised." Sailor Moon said, and they took 
off, right through the front doors. The people who 
were going for the generals rushed on, but those 
who weren't stopped and began firing attacks.
	Was Luck finally on their side?

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	The three generals jumped up as the doors 
burst open, and senshi began to jump into the room.
	"STOP!" Sailor Moon screeched.
	Everyone came to a dead halt. Kunzite and 
Zoisite stared in shock at their counterparts. 
Nphrite swallowed nervously, knowing quite well 
that they were out numbered.
	"Go!" Sailor Moon whispered.
	Zoe and Mercury leapt for Zoisite.
	Kage and Venus went for Kunzite.
	Tuxedo Kamen and Uranus started for Nephrite, 
but Sailor Moon stopped them.
	"Go help the others. I know it's not in the 
plan, but I want to try something." She said.
	"But Sailo--" Urnaus started.
	"Uranus, do not agrue with me. Go." Sailor 
Moon ordered. Uranus sulked out. Tuxedo Kamen 
stared at Sailor Moon, his azure eyes on fire.
	"You're going to get yourself killed." He 
hissed.
	"No, I'm not. Go help them, Tuxedo Kamen, or 
I will not hesitate to kill you." She said iceily. 
His jaw went slack, but he backed from the room.
	Sailor Moon faced Nephrite.
	Nephrite looked at Sailor Moon, realizing the 
girl told the others to leave so he would have a 
fair chance.
	He wondered why she had done that.
	"Shall we tango?" Sailor Moon asked. Nephrite 
didn't know what to do. She had some secret... a 
power..., Nephrite was sure.
	"Why not?" He asked, smirking, his face the 
stolic mask he had trained it to be.
	"You're scared, Nephrite." Sailor Moon half 
smiled. 
	"Never!" Nephrite took out the sword 
concealed behind his back and went for the blonde 
girl.She rolled out of the way, whirled around, and 
hit him over the back with her staff.
	Pain surged through him, but he ignored it 
and went for a low blow.
	She was nicked, just barely. She took a swipe 
at him and missed.
	He brought the sword down heavy on her, only 
to be blocked by her staff.
	She aimed a blast at him, but he countered 
and the two canceled each other out.
	They broke apart, both panting.
	"You're better than I thought." Nephrite 
smiled.
	"Heart!" Sailor Moon whispered. The stone 
appeared in front of her. She reached out and put 
it in the center of her staff. it glowed with 
pinkish energy.
	Nephrite took a step back. This looked like a 
common rock, but the energy he felt was emense... 
stronger than anything he had ever felt before.
	"Eternal." She continued. The glow was even 
stronger now. The generals stopped fighting, as did 
the senshi, to watch it.
	"Oh. no." Nephrite whispered.
	"Cleansing." Came the final word. Instead of 
the pain he expected, there was this wonderful 
white light that beckoned him...
	Nephrite exploded into dust, at the exact 
time time the crystal did.
	Sailor Moon smiled. She knew exactly what 
would happen to the gem, and it's what she wanted 
to happen.
	She twirled the staff around and stuck the 
ground with it. She turned to see Minako.
	Not Venus, Minako.
	Laying on the floor, her arm at an unnatural 
angle, out cold. 
	"Let's go, Zoisite." Kunzite whispered. he 
had gotten a good look at the girl, and recognized 
her.
	Zoisite mumbled something, and they 
disappeared.
	"Mi-ko!" Kage yelled, and knelt by her side. 
Mercury began scanning her, and affirmed that the 
arm was indeed broken.
	"That bastard..." Kage whispered, meaning 
Kunzite, Of course.
	"It's okay, Kage." A new voice said. They all 
turned to see a girl of no more than thirteen 
standing there, a deadly glaive in her hand, her 
senshi fuku was in blacks and purples, a gray 
crystaline in the center of her bow.
	"Who are you?" Zoe asked, but Sailor Moon 
fell back a step.
	"I'm Sailor Saturn."
	"The Dark Messiah." Sailor Moon whispered.

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	Sailor Moon stared at Saturn.
	Saturn stared at Sailor Moon.
	"Perhaps we shall talk later, my princess." 
Saturn smiled, and arched an eyebrow. She was void 
of, and yet completely full of, emotion.
	"Y-yes." Sailor Moon stammered, but she 
asserted herself and turned to Zoe and Mercury.
	"See if the others need help. If there's more 
than you can handle, comeback and get me." She said 
softly, and the two ran, confident in their 
princess and the new senshi.
	Kage was looking at Saturn, a memoery 
struggling to reach his concious
	"Can you help her?" He pleaded. Saturn 
inspected the arm, laying down the razor shrp 
glaive.
	"Of course. It's a clean break. Kunzite, no 
matter what the body, always knew how to fight. I 
hope you remember what you taught." She smiled 
briefly at him before gently putting her hand on 
the broken spot.
	A soft purple light filled the air around 
them, and then it was done. Saturn took away her 
hand.
	"She'll be weak, and she's not going to wake 
up for a while. Stay and protect her, Kage. I know 
you shall." Sailor Moon said, then pulled Saturn 
away.
	"Sailor Saturn."
	"I'm awake, Hime-sama. I know it was not to 
be, but the lines have been altered to greatly that 
soon, there will be no hope. I awakened myself and 
Pluto told me who I was and told me to come here to 
help. I will not use the Power of Death, I promise, 
unless I see need to."
	"Well, then, that answered my questions and 
answered my demand. Shall we go help?"
	"Yes, because they need it. There is a great 
many youma out there, altough the soldiers have all 
been killed." Saturn got a determined, almost 
sinister glint in her eye. "I killed a few on my 
in, but your protectors need help."
	"Youma?"
	"Yes, Kunzite permitted them to figth as soon 
as you entered."
	"Dammit!"
	

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	"SILENCE GLAIVE APPLY!" Saturn shouted, 
taking out about five of the vile demons. Mercury 
and Zoe had almost max power, but it was obvious 
the others were struggling. All had wounds, some 
so-so, some not so good.
	"MOON!" Sailor Moon screamed in a whisper. 
She brought the staff above her head with one hand. 
At the crescent moon at the end, a golden glow 
appeared.
	"ABSOLUTE!" She twirled it around twice, and 
then slammed it into the floor with a sound that 
shook them all.
	"CHAOS!" The room was enveloped in a dark 
white glow, almost gray but not quite. 
	The youma began screaming, an animal like 
howl that they knew would haunt their dreams. They 
crumpled to the ground, easy targets for even the 
weakest attack. They were soon vanquished.
	Saturn went from person to person, tqaking 
care of the worst, Sailor Moon helping.
	Then, she told them the fate of the crystal. 
Saturn smiled faintly, while the others satred, 
open mouthed in shock.
	"Then all is lost..." 
	"No! Sailor Mercury, if you *ever* say that 
again..." Sailor Moon searched for a suitable 
punishment. "Oh, I don't know... I'll make you 
watch Barney re-runs."
	"No! Not Barney!"

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	"Princess." Saturn pulled Sailor Moon into 
the kitchen, as the other senshi were all in the 
living room, still henshined as Tuxedo Kamen and 
Kage were there.
	"Please, Saturn. Call me Moon. Sup?" Sailor 
Moon asked.
	"You destroyed that crystal on purpose, 
Sailor Moon. I know it." Saturn looked a bit 
confused.
	"Yes, yes I did." Sailor Moon admitted. "I 
was wondering if someone figured it out."
	"Why? You could have taken the Dark Kingdom 
out in one great swipe... but you destroy the very 
weapon that could do so."
	"Saturn, I'm not a warrior. I was never meant 
to be. But I do know that if I willl win this war, 
I will inly do so in a far battle. I'm not going to 
die, though. Didn't Pluto tell you? I'm a god. I 
could stick a damned knife into my heart and 
nothing would happen. I'm going to live forever, 
how wonderful!" Sailor Moon groaned.
	"Yes, she told me." Saturn said quietly.
	"Well?"
	"Well, what?"
	"Well, arent you going to give me some big 
lecture about being insane, then send me out?" She 
spoke to the girl like Saturn was an older woman, 
not the twelve year old she was.
	"No, Hime-sama. I respect your courage, and 
decisions."
	"hello?" Kage walked in the kitchen. "Sailor 
Moon, Usa, I've something to tell you, against my 
prince's will, but I think it proper for you to 
know." He said, and whispered something into her 
ear.
	Sailor Moon's face went completely white, and 
drew in her breath with a gasp. She clutched at her 
throat with her hand, and jerked away from Kage.
	"You're sure?" She gasped.
	"No, I just live with him." Kage replied 
dryly.
	Sailor Moon let out an oath unfit for 
children's ears, and then ran from the room, her 
staff giving her leverage. The senshi were startled 
as she rushed by them, a blur.
	She didn't stop running until her breath was 
gone, and the only because her legs felt ready to 
give out.
	She supposed she suspected it all along.  It 
was only obvious, the way Mamoru looked for her 
even after she had been gone for a very long time.
	"Yes, you know now." A voice from behind her.
	Hin.
	"You knew?"
	"I know a very much, my Princess. Yes, Tuxedo 
Kamen is Prince Endymion and Mamoru Chiba. You knew 
or know all of them."
	"I suppose I knew."
	"You did. But as you have been told before, 
only what you believe is, *is*."
	"I hate that."
	"It's true, nontheless."
	"I don't know anymore, Hin. I just don't 
know..."

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End.
-Rose