Sailor Moon: Dark Stars
Epilouge
Marco and Dief nervously sat in the living room, waiting for news...any news, to reach them. It's been hours since Tanya and Anna were gone. What could have happened? What could be keeping them? Those were the questions racing through their minds. Desperately in their hearts, the guardian dogs hoped that the girls were okay. If anything would have happened to them, Marco and Dief had no idea what they would do. But Marco most of all desperately hoped for his charge's safe return. He now admitted to himself that he loved her, perhaps loved her more than even he realized...
Just then, the dogs' ears perked up as a rush of wind blew in the large apartment, nearly knocking everything down and blowing everything array. A white light flashed brightly in the middle of the living room, and suddenly, a white ball of light appeared. Marco and Dief barked in confusion as the light dimmed slowly, then disappeared all together. Standing in its place was Tanya and Anna, each now wearing their school uniforms and holding each other in their arms. Anna was the first to raise her head, her eyes filled with confusion.
"We...we made it back?" said Anna, looking around in a dazed expression and blinking.
Tanya, after looking around too, smiled and nodded. "Yeah, it looks like we did!" She sighed in relief, obviously glad to get back home.
"PRINCESS, MILADY!" shouted out Marco and Dief. Each dog ran up to and jumped on his respectful charge, knocking them down to the floor and showering them with doggy kisses and sniffs. Tanya and Anna laughed happily, lovingly returning the kisses and ruffling their fur.
"My stars! I was so worried! I thought I would never see either of you again!" said Dief, wagging his black tail with joy as he and Marco finally got off Tanya and Anna.
"Same here Dief. Same here," sighed Anna. "But we couldn't have done it without you and Marco's guidance and encouragement." She smiled and gave Dief an extra hug.
"You see, all it took was for the both of you to believe in each other and in the power of the Star Stones that was given to you so long ago," Marco said, giving the smaller girl next to him a loving and proud glance. "Together, we're going to beat any threat to our peace and make sure the future is safe, right?"
"We definitely are," whispered Tanya, taking Anna's hand into her own. "And we will always be friends...friends as well as family!" Each girl then gave a shout of victory, determined in their hearts to beat any evil that dared come to their world.
Then, Tanya and Anna began to tell Marco and Dief of their battle on the Vortex ship, leaving nothing out and making sure in their minds that King Meerages of long ago was indeed dead, at last after so long. Both dogs listened in rapt attention as the girls went on. All truly hoped that the evil of King Meerages was over, and that peace was finally restored. But that still didn't ease the nervous feeling in Tanya's heart that it wasn't over...at least not yet.
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Around Midnight:
Stepping out in the apartment balcony, Tanya hugged herself to fend off the night chill as she looked up at the full moon. She smiled as she watched a falling star go right past the moon a moment later. She sighed and closed her eyes, feeling the wind blow against her dark brown face. The uneasy feeling she felt still didn't go away, even many hours later. But she pushed it far down in the recesses of her mind. This was a happy time. King Meerages was dead, and so was his evil. She and Anna could go back to being normal teen-aged girls...couldn't they? She desperately hoped they could. That's all she ever wanted since coming to America...just to be normal.
The balcony door opened once again, breaking Tanya's reverie, and Anna softly walked out towards her. "Tanya! There you are. What are you doing out here?" she asked.
Tanya turned toward Anna and smiled sadly. "Sorry to worry you, I just wanted some...air." she said softly. She looked back up at the full moon and watched its beam bath the city in its soft and gentle glow. The taller girl smiled in understanding, knowing how much of an impact the battle had on her cousin as much as herself.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" asked Tanya in wonder. Anna nodded, looking up at the moon in amazement along with her.
Anna then turned toward Tanya, concern on her face. "Are you going to be alright? That was a pretty tough battle we fought. I know it couldn't have been easy on you, what with him trying to..I mean, he almost..." Worry shone in her eyes as she could barely imagine what Meerages might have done with her alone on the ship like that.
"Yeah, I'm fine now!" Tanya said, laughing softly. She stopped laughing and turned to give her cousin a serious look in the eyes. "Do you think it's really over now, Anna? All the fighting, the evil?" She slowly reached over and gently took Anna's dark hand in her own.
Anna's eyes widened in surprise at the unexpected question. "I...I don't know, Ti. All we can do right now is hope that it is over, and we can all live in peace again." Sadness was in her own voice as she desperately hoped that what she said was true.
She then smiled softly. "But you know what I learned through all this? I learned that we should never stop dreaming, and that we should do our best in everything." Anna nodded and winked at Tanya.
Together, they turned back and leaned on the balcony rails with their elbows to look back up at the moon, enjoying the quiet few moments. Both knew that despite all the battles they fought, it was all worth it for this moment of peace. Actually, it was worth it fighting for allmoments like this; being able to remember the past, loving your family and friends, and moments like spending time with loved ones. Tanya was a little sad at losing her normal life again, but she knew in her heart that if it wasn't for the fact of her being a Sailor Senshi, moments like right now would never come to be. Love and hope, among other things, would have been lost forever if she quit now. So she made a promise to herself that she would never quit, no matter how tough it got. Just as she thought of these words, Tanya saw in her mind Yaten Kou's smiling face shining down on her. She closed her eyes and sighed quietly to herself as she remembered the time she spent with the handsome green-eyed young man from another world so far away before she came to America.
Soon, my love, I'll see you again. I know it! she thought. Oh how she missed him! Missed his laugh, his smirk, and his mischievous way so much like her own. But she'll see him again someday, she knew it. It was only a matter of time. With that comforting thought, she turned to her cousin and smiled mischievously.
"Hey, last one back inside is a rotten egg!" laughed out Tanya as she playfully pushed Anna aside and ran inside the apartment.
"Oh!! Why you little...!" shouted out Anna in anger, then laughed as she chased after Tanya back inside.
As both girls disappeared back into the apartment, the stars above seem to shine a little more brightly, as though assuring them and everyone else that if they believe, then all was possible. Another shooting star flashed across the sky in front of the moon, and if the girls would have seen it, they would have known that somehow, the stars where listening to their wishes, and the promise of a peaceful future was not too far away.
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The End.
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