Quicksilver�s Quill Offers:
The Way Things Have to Be
~ An Answer to the �Revelations� Songfic Challenge ~
mbsilvana@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon Belongs to Naoko Takeuchi; the
lyrics to �Little Black Pack� is performed by Stroke
9.  This is part of a lyric wheel- basically, that
means you�re passed a song by someone else, and
challenged to write a fic.  It�s not that easy!!

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And here's a note to FFML and Baked Nuts Readers:
After two years of homelessness on the web, I have
FINALLY uploaded a website.  It's a KISS version (Keep
It Simple, Stupid) but it does contain a complete
archive of all my fanfiction... about 100 works or so.
  ><  Yes, I need a new hobby.  

It also gives a VERY brief explanation of the
Quicksilver/Aishuu phenomenon.  This fic is not up
set, since it will require special HTML time... darn
it.  I hate all the italics tags it's gonna need...

http://www.midnightrevolution.org/quicksilver/

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	As always, it was Pluto who first to know the world
was coming to the end.  The ripples of the Timestream
pulled at her, telling her that something was
desperately wrong.   It was only through sheer force
of will and her years of control over the Garnet Orb
that she maintained her sanity this time.  She
maintained a blank expression, but inside, all she
wanted to do was weep.  She knew the Moon Kingdom she
so loved wouldn�t survive, and it wounded her deeply.

	It was Neptune who was the second to see it, looking
into the Deep Aqua Mirror that was her charge as the
Senshi of Neptune.  The waves had been whispering of
an impending disaster, but the vision had been clear
and unavoidable.  She stared into her mirror, feeling
her stomach drop and knowing her fate was sealed.  She
was destined to die, and nothing she could do would
change that.

	And Uranus, of the Outer trio, was the last to know,
like usual, since the wind carried the message to her.
 The wind was a quick messenger, and logic should have
dictated that she wouldn�t be the last to know what
was happening, but that wasn�t the way her powers
worked.   Aside from Saturn, may Serenity keep her
asleep for eternity, Uranus was the most offensive of
the Outers, which truly meant something.  She was
action, not knowledge; power without restraint.  It
was Pluto and Neptune�s jobs to advise her.  Still,
when the message was brought to her, she knew, too,
that all she could do was fight.  She would die, but
die in the line of duty.

	Pluto had once broken the Outers� attitudes and
skills down simply for young Princess Serenity, when
the princess had been learning her place in the
universe.  �The Inner Senshi are your protectors; they
are known as the Guardian Senshi.   Most of them have
defensive powers, though that doesn�t mean they can�t
fight.  The Outer Senshi are the warriors; some people
call them the Battle Senshi, for they are always
waging war to protect the solar system from those who
would threaten the Moon Kingdom.  Of them, each of the
Outers has a place.

�Pluto is the outermost planet, and the one that
stands most alone.  I am the first guardian, and when
disaster calls, I shall always be the first to answer,
and usually I can divert the danger, with no one the
wiser. People see me as the mysterious one, and to a
certain extent that is true, for I know many secrets I
cannot reveal.

�Neptune is next; she is the Senshi of the Sea and
Self, and she is the one who reigns in Uranus whenever
a large battle is called.  Her power is more subtle,
but still dangerous.  She is the one who knows who the
human mind works, and with a word, the holders of her
office have changed the course of history.  Failing
that, she calls upon the sea, and the sea comes to
bear. Neptune is not the strongest warrior of the
Outers, but she may be the smartest.

�Uranus is the final member of the Outer trio.  Uranus
is the true battle senshi and none can stand against
her, save Saturn. Uranus is quick to act, and quick to
anger.  Never anger her, princess, for her anger is
not easily appeased.  Like the wind she is fleet of
foot, and her powers are almost completely offensive. 
She is the leader of the Outer Senshi, and she carries
with her the key to awakening the final Outer Senshi-
Sailor Saturn.  Pray that you never meet her, because
when Saturn awakens, it means the end.�

	Uranus looked down at her fuku, knowing the truth in
what Pluto had said then.  Still, the senshi had never
before faced an enemy they could not defeat.  She
looked over at the elegant Neptune Senshi, whom she
saw all too rarely.   Usually their fights were fought
alone, since their battles rarely required the power
of more than one of them, and there were too many
battle to fight.  Something about the aqua-haired
woman�s face was tense, and Uranus wished she were
familiar enough with her to ask exactly what was
wrong.

	The three Outer Senshi stood in dark Charon Castle,
the magic of their calling keeping them warm despite
the sub-zero temperatures.  A fire weakly fought
against the cold, but the three senshi ignored it,
sitting around the small table on which they had each
placed their Talismans.   The Garnet Orb, Deep Aqua
Mirror and Space Sword sparkled in the dim light of
the room, but none of them were cheered by it.

	�Well, I know it,� Uranus finally said, breaking the
silence that hung between them at last.  �It�s a
shame.�

	The other two women blinked at the blonde woman,
wondering what she was thinking.  �What, Uranus?  Do
you have some insight to lend?�  Neptune asked, always
curious about Uranus.  Something about the blonde
woman called to the Senshi of the Sea, and she wanted
to know her.

	�A shame I can't show it, I meant to say.  Show the
anger I feel, and just scream at the unfairness of it
all. I see it,� Uranus stated softly.  Her eyes slit
slightly and she seemed to melt into the shadows
before returning back into the gloomy candlelight.  �I
may not have either of your precognitive powers, but I
know that what we�ve protected for all these centuries
is coming to an end, and no matter what we do, we
won�t have the power to change it. I can see it now,
but I'm so far below it.  The future� it�s not ours to
shape anymore.  When we finally have everything we
want� I- I-� she slammed her fist into the tabled, her
enhanced strength sending cracks through the crystal
which made Pluto wince.  While Pluto�s castle was not
entirely welcome, the lone sentinel of time loved her
holdings.

	�Life is unfair� to know our destinies have been
written.   We will fight, and will die,� Neptune said.
 �It is the cross we bear, the burden given to us as
senshi�� She too seemed sorrowful, but there was a
strange pride in her voice.  �I will fight, and when I
die, I will look to my planet, and know I served it
well.�

	�Why do we bother?� Uranus whispered softly staring
down at her Space Sword, supposedly the sharpest blade
in the universe.  �Sometimes, I wish� I was never born
to this life.  I don�t wanna think like that��

	Neptune looked at the blonde senshi, wondering if
there was anything to say.  �We do not mourn for those
who fulfil their destinies, Uranus��

	The taller senshi blinked, turning the blade over in
her hands.  It would be so much easier just to end it
all now, rather than join the final fight.  It would
be against everything she believed, but she was tired
of fighting a battle which she was destined to lose. 
Uranus never lost; it was against her nature to lose.

	She had known, since her birth, that she would be the
final Sailor Uranus.  When the golden symbol had
burned on her forehead at the young age of three, she
had been swept away by the then-Sailor Neptune, and
taken to Pluto.  

It  had been to this same castle that she had been
taken, and the gloom had seemed daunting to the child,
though Uranus had hidden it well.  Pluto had been as
timeless then as she was now, but she had taken one
look at the blonde child, and sorrow had filled her
face.  �You are much like me� you too, shall know what
it�s like to be a solitary soldier, fighting in the
outlying system� and like me, you shall be the last
senshi to ever hold your post.� The garnet eyes had
been so full of sorrow that the young girl had been
frightened.  Some of the fear must have been reflect
in her eyes,  for Pluto had spoken then. �Are you
scared, Sailor Uranus?� Pluto had asked, the first
person ever to call her by her title.

	The blonde had wanted to deny it, wanted to yell
fiercely, but something in Pluto�s eyes discouraged
lying.  So instead, she stared up at the tall woman
with blue-green eyes, and said quite firmly,  �Don't
wanna talk about it.�

	Amazingly, Pluto had laughed. �I say, why not?�

	�Don't wanna think about it,� Haruka said softly,
feeling as though someone she loved was dancing on the
spot that would one day become her grave.  �Something
is coming, Pluto��

	Pluto had looked at her before pressing her hand down
on the girl�s short-cropped hair.  �Listen to the
wind, Soldier of the Skies� the Heavens are your
guide, and they don�t lie to you.�  She leaned down
and kissed Uranus right where her symbol glowed on her
forehead, sending a thrill of power through her. Then
she turned without another word and walked away, her
knee-length hair flowing behind her like a living
cape.  Then the former Neptune had taken her to her
own castle, and begun her training.

	It had been hard and exhilarating.

	Uranus snapped out of her reverie, noticing how the
present Neptune�s fathomless eyes were focused on her.
 This Neptune had come into office only four years
ago, and privately Uranus liked her better.  She was
prettier, but there was more passion in her, and more
belief in her duty.  �Have you come to a decision?�
Neptune asked.

	�Pluto knows what to do,� Uranus replied, wondering
why she was always the one forced to chose.  She
wished that she didn�t have to do this.

	�Yes, but you�re our leader,� Neptune said,
unperturbed by the other woman�s harshness. 

	�Which had never made sense to me.  You understand
people better, Pluto�s smarter, and I�m the muscle�
who would you choose to lead?� Uranus finally voiced
her frustration, rising to her feet.  She couldn�t
stand to stay still any longer.  She had so much
energy, and it wouldn�t be contained.  These were the
very last hours of her life, and she hated spending
it, cage on Pluto.  She�d rather be racing on Uranus�s
flat fields, or maybe dancing on the winds.  The winds
of Miranda, one of the moons of her planet, were
violent but they always gave her a rush unlike
anything else in the kingdom.

�I say, there�s got to be some good reason�� Neptune
returned, fluffing her hair with her fingers.  She
seemed calm, though her eyes followed how restless her
fellow senshi was.  �Think on it.  Though I can see
into people�s hearts with my empathic nature, I can�t
connect to them- you can.  Pluto is the Guardian of
the Timegate and the only one of the original senshi
to remain- she�s thousands of years distance to the
people.  People like you, Uranus, you are honest and
don�t lie, not even to yourself� and the Outers are
the most feared of the senshi.  If you were a common
person, who would you trust to hold the key to
awakening Sailor Saturn?  For you�re surely the one
I�d choose��

Uranus looked at the other two.  Pluto had been quiet
during Neptune�s reply, but the wise eyes had been
watching her.  She knew that sometimes Pluto had a
hard time following her actions in the Timestream- she
was the wind, and the wind was free. 

She looked at little black back pack she had been
given upon her first transformation.  It was something
she carried with her at all times, knowing that
someday she would have to use it.  Even though it
looked innocent enough, she knew that when she broke
the seal on it, it would summon the most feared
creation of the Silver Millenium- The Soldier of Death
and Destruction, Sailor Saturn.  As the leader of the
Outer Senshi, it was Sailor Uranus�s responsibility to
choose when the time came to summon their final
member.
	
�We need to get moving,� Pluto said.  �The attack will
start within the hour��
	
Haruka nodded.  She knew� the wind had told her that
much.  The three joined hands for the long-range
teleport, and the crystals on their tiaras sparkled as
they left.  
	
They arrived in the shadows, hiding from the other
senshi like they usually did.  The Dark Kingdom was
massing on the outside, wall but no one inside that
castle was aware.  Inside, the ball was still going
on, and Uranus had to hold back.  Everything in her
wanted to march forward and bring warning of the
disaster.  �It�s too back we can�t say what�s going to
happen��
	
�It�s not our place,� Neptune said softly.  �We�re
only here as witnesses, and when all is lost, we�ll
finish off the remnants.  This was a threat the Inners
and Queen failed to see; they didn�t heed Pluto�s
warnings, and refused to see into my mirror��
	
�We should have done more�� Uranus said, clenching her
gloved fist.  The laughter from inside was an odd
counterpoint to the hushed murmuring of the
bloodthirsty army that was within minutes of
rampaging.
	
�We did what we could,� Pluto said.  Her eyes were
becoming cold and distant, and Uranus knew that she
was already separating herself from the kingdom she
knew was lost.  �Now the consequences are upon us.�

The three outer senshi stood in the blooming
courtyard, hidden in the shadows.  The white light of
the moon turned their surroundings into a dreamy
silver landscape, and for a second, Uranus wondered if
this was just a dream, and she would wake up on
Miranda.  Still, their was something about the way the
moon dust rose in the air, causing her to almost
sneeze, and how the Neptune was shivering slightly
from the night air that convinced her this was real.  

They were quiet for a long moment; this was the worst
and longest part.  Time dragged, for they were not
allowed to act until the Inner Senshi had fallen. 
Uranus mourned for them already: gentle Mercury,
spiritual Mars, proud Jupiter and golden Venus.  They
didn�t know that they had less than an hour to live. 
She stared into the ballroom, trying to catch a
glimpse of them, trying to imprint a happy image of
them on her memory.  She was sinking into melancholy,
and it wasn�t a good thing.

Neptune, always attuned to Uranus, noticed this and
asked suddenly, �What�s your name?� 

Uranus blinked in surprise.  �I.. I can�t remember. 
I�ve always been Uranus, it seems.�  She turned her
attention away from the revelers and back to the other
Outers, speaking in a low voice.

The aqua-haired woman smiled sadly and lowered her
eyes.  �I heard� you came to your office young.  I was
twelve before the symbol of Neptune appeared.  I
remember my name� but no one calls me it anymore� It
kind of makes me envy the Inners.  They can be both
senshi and person.  We- we�re trapped.  I can�t
remember the last time I let my henshin go, and just
was myself.  We�re always on guard, always fighting. 
Just once I�d like to go back to being myself.�

�You are Neptune� that�s all you need to know,� Uranus
said brusquely.  She turned and stalked away, leaving
the other woman behind.  She wasn�t going anywhere in
particular, just closer to where the battle would be. 
Still, her instincts made her stick to the darkness. 
No one could know the Outers were lurking.

Neptune watched her go, tears in her eyes, as she
turned to follow Uranus.  Pluto followed at a more
sedate pace, her eyes sorrowful; she knew the future. 
Neptune and Uranus were a tragedy waiting to happen,
and neither of them knew it.

�Am I only a senshi?  Must I die, simply as the last
Sailor Neptune?� Neptune asked.

Uranus stopped, spinning around. The Dark Kingdom
would fight, and though they wouldn�t win, they would
utterly destroy the Moon Kingdom.  She looked at
Neptune, and Pluto, feeling like the world was
flashing before her eyes.   She was reliving her
entire life, at this moment.  Shutting her eyes, she
let go of her transformation.  Neptune watched, her
eyes wide with wonder.
	
The yellow and blue energy exploded around her as
years of built-up energy and magic were released in an
instant.  The Space Sword was the only thing that
remained of her office, and she wondered if she should
release it.  Turning, the mortal woman spun around,
wearing the pants and shirt she hadn�t seen in years. 
They were a bit tight across her hips and chest, a
sign that it had been too long she had allowed herself
to be human.  Neptune and Pluto watched her in
astonishment, wondering what she was doing.  
	
�It�s been too long,� she whispered, speaking her
thoughts aloud.
	
Neptune seemed to understand what she was doing, and a
second wave of power followed, not quite as powerful,
and soon an untransformed girl stood where the Senshi
of Self had been.  �It�s been so long since I�ve been
myself,� the girl whispered, agreeing.  �Why are you
doing this, Uranus?�
	
The girl who stood in the stead of the Heavens shook
her head.  �Because� if I could, I�d fight as myself. 
I�m not just the last Uranus, as everyone keeps
telling me� I�m me.  But they almost made me forget
that- I almost forgot me name.�
	
Aqua eyes stared at her in wonder.  �Do you remember?�
	
The blonde girl smiled at her.  �My name is Ariel��
she replied.  Holding out her hand, Ariel gave a sad
smile.  �It�s nice to meet you, Neptune.�

�Amphitrite,� the other girl corrected, taking it with
grace.  �I never forgot.�  Her eyes shifted over to
Pluto.  �What about you?�

Pluto looked at them, parting her lip slightly.  �I� I
can�t.  Not in this lifetime.  In this lifetime, I am
Pluto.  In the next one, I will be your friend� but in
this one, I am your mentor.�  She glanced away to
where the Dark Kingdom was gathering, and Beryl was
leading the turned generals towards the Inners. 
�Ariel?� she asked.

Ariel looked at her two sisters-at-arms, and had to
know one more thing.  �You two keep talking about the
future� but the wind doesn�t see that far ahead.  All
I know is what will happen in a few hours, or a few
major things it chooses to whisper in my ears.  What
do you see?�

Amphitrite looked at her, the white dress making her
look like a sacrificial bride, rather than the soldier
she was.  Then she sighed.  �The Moon Kingdom will
fall; the princess dies next to her beloved.  The
Senshi are betrayed by their lovers, and the Queen
will die, sending the spirits of all the Senshi
forward.  Pluto will be forced back to the Timegate,
and you will summon Saturn this evening,� Neptune said
softly.

 Pluto looked at them both, smiling at them gently,
though not without a hint of sadness.  �There will be
a future for us, but it will be thousands of years
before it�s recognized.  You two will again hold the
posts of the Senshi of the Heavens and the Senshi of
the Seas, and I will know you again.  This isn�t the
end for us- merely a time of stasis.�  Her eyes looked
out over the field.  �They come.�

And come they did.

The Dark Kingdom spilled forward, like a seething wave
of evil.  The three Outers held back, waiting for the
inevitable.  The Inner Senshi fell into battle with
their former lovers, and one by one were slain. 
Neptune cried silent tears as Venus fell last, the
final Inner, struck down by Kunzite.  Then Princess
Serenity died, and Uranus looked at her sisters. 
�It�s time.�
	
The three Outers exploded into battled like the
Furies.   �Up!� Uranus called, directing Pluto to move
towards the nearest of the Seven Shadows, Bina, who
was drawing flames in the air, flames which lit the
Moon Kingdom�s soldiers on very real fire which
couldn�t be quenched.
	
SMACK!  Pluto�s staff connected with the winged
youma�s head, distracted her from the normal soldiers.
 Bina snarled and fell into battle with Pluto, who met
her, blow for blow.
	
�DEEP SUBMERGE!� Uranus heard Neptune call, and she
turned around to watch the elegant woman launch the
water-based attack.  �He�s on his back!� Neptune
called, pointing at the fallen youma.   �Kill him!�
	
�Yeah!� Uranus agreed, springing forward and lifting
her sword over her head, bringing it down on the prone
youma, which dissolved into dust.  
	
Neptune shot her a sly smile.  �You have the most
fascinating dance��
	
�I don't wanna tango with you�� Uranus said, grinning
at her partner before choosing a random youma on the
field.  �I'd rather tango with him-  I think I'm gonna
bash his head in!� She announced playfully, and
proceeded to do just that.
	
�I�ll be sure to make a note never to dance with you,
if you consider that dancing!�
	
�Does it concern you?� Uranus asked.
	
�Maybe.�
	
They laughed, even though it was the most
inappropriate thing, with people dying all around
them.
	
The battle continued around them, and then it
happened.  Uranus made a misstep, and one of the youma
soldiers managed to get a sword through her side.  It
wasn�t a fatal wound, but it was painful.  �Damn it!�
she swore, slicing at it with her sword.  The youma
died, but it died smiling.  Wounding the Soldier of
the Sky was something to be proud of.
	
Neptune�s eyes widened when she saw the damaged Uranus
had been dealt.  �Are you alright?� she asked.
	
�Fine� except that�� Uranus said with a pained smile.
�I never thought I�d be the first of us to fall��
	
�You won�t� you need to summon Saturn!  Just don't
expect to get me to use your bloody black back pack!�
Neptune said. 
	
Uranus grinned at her, feeling like she was showing
her fangs.  �And spoil me fun?�
	
The two fought on as battle magicks raged around them.
 Uranus ignored the pain in her side, hoping she could
hang on long enough to do what she had to do.  She had
to fulfill her duty.
	
And then Neptune was hit, but unlike Uranus, it was a
fatal blow.
	
The sword caught Neptune in the ribs, and though she
killed the youma who hit her, the damage had been
done.  Blood came to her lips, a sign of internal
bleeding, and she stumbled.  Uranus stopped fighting
and caught her, lowering the beautiful woman to the
ground.  �Neptune?� she whispered.
	
Neptune�s eyes fluttered.  �I can feel you�.� she
said, smiling slightly. The aqua eyes were oddly
tranquil amidst all the death screams.
	
�Neptune�� Uranus said, her voice cracking.
	
�I sometimes used to wonder what life would be like if
we were normal� not senshi�� Neptune said softly.  �I
thought� do you think we could have�?�
	
�Yes� I can promise the next time around, we will be
friends.�
	
Neptune smiled.  �What about that don't you
understand?� Neptune asked.  �You don�t get what I
want.�  Neptune�s eyes gained the focus that had been
fading from them.  �I sense you- I always have.  It�s
something sensual.�  She smiled softly.  �It�s
because� the wind always stirs the sea.�  Her lashes
fluttered closed, and the senshi uniform faded,
leaving only Amphitrite in her white dress, with a
blossoming red rose of blood.
	
Uranus stared at the body in her arms, and watched in
horror as Pluto walked through the battle to her. 
�This wasn�t supposed to happen right now� she was
supposed to be here to see Saturn�s coming�� Pluto
said.  �But my vision is blurred by the impending
Silence.�
	
�She loved me�� Uranus whispered in shocked, ignoring
the youma who raged around them.  The youma seemed
uninterested in the senshi, targeting the ones who
would fall more easily.
	
�She did.�  Pluto gasped, as though she had been
struck herself.  �But it�s too soon!� she said, seeing
something happening somewhere else.  �SERENITY!!!!�
she yelled, and suddenly she began to fade.  Around
them, the youma vanished, and the bodies of the dead
remained.  The few soldiers who had survived until
then vanished as well, swept into the magic of the
Queen�s final spell.
	
The Queen had died, and Uranus felt is was proper the
world should die with her.  �Pluto- are you��
	
�I�m being called back�. I had less than I planned�
but things should turn out all right� just follow your
heart, Uranus.�  She raised a hand and rested it on
Uranus�s cheek gently.  �You�re trying to find a
reason for the way you feel tonight. Your mind is
mine- I�ll spend years wondering what I should have
done from keeping things from getting like this� but
that�s okay.   With the knowledge that I�ll see you
again, I�ll survive.  The layers of led and pain and
hurt won�t keep me from the love and hope I know.� 
She looked at Uranus, whose blue-green eyes were
glassy with pain and shock.  �Have you heard one thing
that I said?�
	
Uranus snapped back to the moment.  �I know� and I�ll
see you again.�
	
Pluto smiled, and faded away.  Uranus watched, wishing
she could do the same. Her sight was starting to blur,
but she knew what she had to do� something she had
been dreading.  The Inners had fallen, along with the
princess and the Queen.  Neptune was dead; Pluto had
been forced back into the time stream.  Now only she
remained, the last of the senshi� save one.

She broke the seal on the small black pack, feeling
the rush of energy.  The power felt nearly as strong
as Queen Serenity�s, save there was a darker tone to
it.  There was no joy in it; just a purity and
purpose.  She struggled to stay upright, using her
Space Sword as a crutch.  She wanted to see Sailor
Saturn.  Uranus needed to see the monster she
summoned.

The energy rushed faster and faster, coalescing in
black and purple lights.  The crossed h, the sign of
the Senshi of Death and Destruction, flared within the
darkness, and then another senshi was there, looking
at her.

Uranus spoke without thinking.  �You�re a child!� she
declared, unable to stop the words.

�I was put to sleep as soon as my powers became known.
 You�re not the Uranus I knew- but I suppose there
were many senshi since I left.  That was the way
things were supposed to work,� Saturn said, the
curious wisdom at odds with her childish voice. 
Saturn barely came halfway up Uranus� chest, and she
would have been a few years younger than even the
princess.  Her cropped hair brushed her chin, and calm
lavender eyes studied her.  Her uniform wasn�t quite
like any of the senshi variation Uranus had seen
before- fitting, since Saturn wasn�t a true warrior of
the kingdom- just the final one.  Her eyes lingered on
the Silence Glaive of legend, the final Talisman of
the Outer Senshi. �Why wasn�t I called sooner?� she
asked, studying the ruin around her.  �I� I would have
liked to help fight��

�You are the Senshi of Death and Destruction� you are
needed to fulfil your role, as I fulfil my role as the
senshi of the heavens�� the blonde looked at her,
feeling her breathing become ragged.

To Uranus� surprise, Saturn stepped forward,
dismissing the Glaive until it would be needed.  �Your
wounded� let me heal you�� she said.

�You can heal?� Uranus whispered in shock.

�To everything, there is a balance.  If I am the
destroyer, then I am also the healer.  My powers
aren�t as strong as Serenity�s, but I am stronger than
any of the senshi�� she said.

Uranus looked at her.  She desperately wanted to join
Neptune in death, and give up her mantle as a soldier,
but knew her duty wasn�t quite done.  �Heal me just
enough so I can last a little longer.  When you
destroy this place, we�ll both be killed, anyway.�

Saturn�s eyes widened.  �You could go to one of the
other planets, like Venus or Mercury.�  She held her
white gloves over Uranus� sides, and the purple energy
worked on the wound there.

�The Dark Kingdom has destroyed everything except the
Earth which it came from.  They were never part of the
Moon Kingdom, and I wouldn�t be welcome there. 
Saturn, our time is past for now��  She sighed and
looked over at the blue planet, wondering if she
listen to what the wind was telling her.

�What?�

�Destroy everything, Saturn.  Wipe all life from the
Solar system, save Earth, and I�ll use my life-force
to hide Neptune�s and my Talismans until we�re ready
to come back��
	
Saturn looked confused now, but pulled her hands back.
 �What happened?� she asked.  �I� I don�t know what�s
going on��
	
She looked down at the other senshi, and saw her as a
sister for the first time, rather than a weapon of
destruction.  Slowly she explained what had happened,
all the way up to Pluto�s promise that Princess
Serenity and Prince Endymion would return to create a
kingdom even greater, and the senshi would be reborn
beside them. 
	
The Messiah of Silence was wistful when she finished. 
�Are you hiding that are well?� she asked, pointing to
the little black pack which had been used to summon
her.  The girl�s eyes looked resigned to her fate. 
�When the senshi are reborn, I will be called as well�
and without it, you won�t have the power to seal me.�
	
Uranus looked at Saturn.  �I� I should, but��  Her
eyes dropped to where the cracked seal rested on the
little black pack.  Then she threw the entire thing
into the air, and sliced through it with her Space
Sword numerous times.  The energy that was in it raced
over to Saturn, dancing around the small girl before
being absorbed by her small hands.  �The next time,
Saturn, we will be teammates� and maybe even friends. 
We shouldn�t need to use you as a threat.  It is the
unfamiliar that is frightening.�
	
Saturn had been staring in disbelief, but then she
smiled.  �I�d like that.�
	
�I think I would, too.�  She pulled out the Deep Aqua
Mirror, still stained with Neptune�s blood, and held
it beside her Space Sword.  �Are you ready to call the
Silence?�
	
Saturn�s purple eyes lost their gentleness, and for a
second Uranus questioned the wisdom in destroying
Saturn�s seal.  �I have always been ready. �
	
Uranus nodded and looked at the Talismans she and
Neptune had carried for so long.  �Hide yourselves in
the pure hearts of people who understand the meaning
of duty.  Hide away until you are needed again, to
summon the Holy Grail.�  She let them go, and felt
them fade away, sent somewhere that she would one day
follow.   The amount of energy the spell cost sent her
to her knees, and she lost her transformation.
	
Uranus was gone, and only Ariel remained.
	
Ariel looked at the Messiah of Silence, finding it
fitting that of all the Senshi, she was the only one
to die in her own form.  Her breathing was growing
difficult, but she had to stay awake, to bear witness
to the end.  
	
The Glaive was raised high in the air, and the winds
that whispered to her even now came rushing forward,
circling the senshi in purple in black and purple.  A
bit of light flickered of the blade, and then the
blade swung down as Saturn yelled her attack, �DEATH
REBORN REVOLUTION!�
	
It was the last thing either of them heard.  It grew
eerily still, and quiet.  Bits of gravel lifted up,
swirled around them before dissolving into dust, and
suddenly buildings were flying apart, and the bodies
of the dead vanished.  Ariel watched as Saturn fell to
the ground, a sad smile playing on her face.  �Is this
the way it had to be?� she said, although the words
made no sound.
	
Then there was only silence.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Notes:

This is my first lyric fic!  After over 100 stories, I
did one.

In this, Sailor Saturn is called the Senshi of Death
and Destruction.  That�s intentional; it�s part of the
whole reincarnation deal� in her next time around,
Sailor Saturn isn�t just a sleeping force, but a
Senshi who fight beside her sisters- thus, she becomes
the Senshi of Death and Rebirth.

Names for Uranus and Neptune are both associated with
their various planets.  Ariel is one of the Moons of
Uranus, and Amphitrite was the wife of Neptune. 
People who read the original draft know I chose to
name Justitia for Uranus, but that was changed because
I have a sequel planned to October Project�s �Ariel.�

The hiding of the Deep Aqua Mirror and Space Sword is
something that is implied in the anime- my question is
who hid them?  Well, it makes sense that it�d be a
senshi, at the fall of the Moon Kingdom.  Pluto would
make the most sense, but here�s a different spin.

Opinions on a lyric wheel: Since I was the last to get
a song, I was curious.  I saw all sorts of great songs
come through, and I was really psyched, because I
could think of all SORTS of things I could do!! 
However, when I ended up with this, I was like� HUH? 
What is a �Little Black Pack�?!  I assumed it was
something along the lines of a tambourine man ^_~ so I
just went with something totally different.  I made
the little black pack into a SM magic item.
It said Haruka to me, and since I have wanted to do an
end of Silver Millenium fic, I decided to tell it from
the Outers point of view- all four.
I wrote this Songfic a little differently- the lyrics
are HIDDEN within the fic.  Usually the characters SAY
the lyrics- not always!  I will be putting up an HTML
copy when I get a chance that has the lyrics
underlined, so you can see where they are.  And yes,
they�re in order.  However, I did delete the repeats.



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Don�t ask of me to tell you where I�m from. 
Don�t bury me in the lost yesterdays. 
Don�t stop me any further. 
Even now in my heart sleeps, my dream that like a storm is still raging. 
I Want to Become the Wind
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