They had seen everything up to the departure of King Vegeta from Lunaria, but Kakarot still had a lot of questions and a nagging feeling that there was more that Pluto was trying to keep hidden from him. "Come," she said, opening another portal. "We have to find them."

"They're not on Earth," he said.

"You don't know that! Grabbing his arm, she tried to pull him through, but he wrapped his arms around her waist and tossed her staff into the darkness. "Kakarot! We can't stay here!"

"We are staying until you show me everything."

"But..."

Kakarot's eyes flashed and he turned his head back to the time mirrors. "You're afraid of what I might see, aren't you? The warrior on your home planet, that was myself."

"Kakarot..." She never remembered him being so strong, or angry as he moved them closer and touched the liquid pools. Suddenly she sighed, knowing the truth was inevitable, but could he forgive the past? "Are you remembering anything?"

"I've had dreams, but none of them ever made since. Do you know a woman with a glaive in her hands, wearing a purplish-black skirt?"

"Sailor Saturn, the death senshi?"

"She destroyed everything," he growled, his entire body trembling with rage.

"Kakarot, no!" Pluto squeezed her eyes shut, tears streaming down her face. "There's so much you don't understand, but you musn't blame Saturn for what she had to do. If it weren't for the three outer senshi, Uranus, Neptune and myself, she would have remained in a dormant state for several more centuries."

Startled, "You... Why?"

"Watch."

The warrior stretched, expecting to see the princess sleeping beside him. Bolting awake, his hand reached out to the empty sheets and he looked around, hoping to see her in the shower or coming in the door. "Where is she?"

Searching every room in the castle, he finally found her staring at the stars, her long green hair floating behind her with the icy winds. Hearing footsteps, she turned. "Kakarot..." Her eyes were distant and in her hands she held a staff that glistened with the few rays of sunlight that could reach the small planet.

"Why do you isolate yourself so much?"

"That is my fate, as the daughter of Chronos."

Walking up, "It doesn't have to be. Come back with me to Vegeta-sai and you'll never be alone again."

Her expression softened, but stepped away when he began to reach for her. "Would you abandon your King if he asked you to fight with him?"

"No."

"Then you understand that I can never leave here, that my destiny lies elsewhere."

"But..."

Her face was sad, but serene as she gazed deep into his eyes. "You should have left for Lunaria, Kakarot."

"Why? Has something happened to King Vegeta?"

"He left this morning."

"Wha... To where?"

"To battle the Ice-jins. Did he not tell you?"

"No. I lost contact with Turn and Pars two weeks ago. What's going on Pluto?"

"Kakarot..." Slowly she raised on her toes and touched his startled lips with passion and regret. "I cannot stay..."

"Wait!" He grabbed her arm, "Don't leave!"

"I must!"

"No!" he shouted in defiance. Trapping her wrists against her sides, Kakarot moved against her back, his breath hot against the nape of her neck. "Please," he whispered, "Stay with me."

Pluto shivered, not from the cold, but from the sensations he left with each touch. She wanted nothing more than do as he asked and closed her eyes as he pulled her closer. Without realizing it, she had tilted her head, allowing him better access. Purring loudly, Kakarot clamped down, holding her tight as she struggled weakly to pull away.

Her body was on fire and the images slamming into her almost made her collapse, but soon he was softly licking the blood from her pale skin, a smile on his lips. Whirling around, she crushed their mouths together, tears streaming down her face before she broke away and ran. "I'm sorry!" she yelled, disappearing.

Confused, Kakarot remained outside, wondering about the mysterious princess and why his King had forgotten to return for him. "My place is with them in battle," he sighed.

Venus was sitting in the gardens, her chin resting in the palm of her hands. "Why am I the only one without a mate or a husband?" Picking a tulip, she twirled it in small circles and was about to let it fall when a hand rested upon her shoulder.

Startled, she glanced up and squealed in suprise. "Yaten! When did you get here? I thought you were fighting in a war?"

"It doesn't matter," he softly stated, sitting beside her. "What's my favorite princess thinking about and where are your friends?"

"Serenity's locked in her room and won't come out, Jupiter and Mars have been crying all week and Mercury is no where to be found."

"What happened?"

"King Vegeta of the Saiya-jins stopped on Lunaria two months ago and left last week."

"A Saiya-jin; here? Why didn't Selinity ask the star lights for help?"

"They didn't come to attack us, Yaten. Actually, Vegeta formed alliance with the Queen and said he would return after his battle with the Ice-jins."

"For what?"

"He's chosen Serenity to be the queen of Vegeta-sai."

"Are you crazy? How could the queen allow her daughter to marry a savage?"

Venus glared at him and started to stand. "You know nothing of what you speak," she growled. "The Saiya-jins may not have a pretty past, but they had pride and honor while they stayed here. I just wish I knew how to help Serenity. She's slowly pulling away from us; she won't even talk to Endymion anymore."

"I apologize, princess." Pulling her back down, he wrapped his arms around her and rested his head on her shoulder. "I'm tired and mistrustful of people I don't know."

"The girls have missed you. Is Taiki and Seiya here too?"

"Only the girls? Do you not miss me, Venus?"

"Of course I do!"

Yaten smiled, "You call yourself the senshi of love, yet you're blind to the feeling that sits right under your very nose."

"Huh? What are you talking about? I don't see anyone..." She looked over his shoulder, seeing nothing except for a garden of flowers. "Did you find a wife?"

"Yes."

Venus didn't know why she felt upset, but pretended to smile. "I'm happy for..."

She gasped, not expecting Yaten to suddenly silence her with a soul searing kiss. Not until she was speechless, did he relent. "I've loved you since the first moment I saw you. Will you be my wife, Princess of Venus, daughter of Aphrodite?"

Gaping, she nodded, still too stunned to respond verbally. Offering his hand, he helped her to stand and walked into the castle. "Let's see about getting Serenity out of her room, shall we?"

"Good-luck!"

Endymion was sitting in his future wife's room, silently watching the Earth spin from a window. 'I've failed.' Upon his return to Lunaria, he had discovered Serenity locked away from the world, but he was no better as Mercury tried to comfort the darkness that had shrouded his soul.

Mercury had noticed the change in Endymion; he never smiled nor laughed and dark circles had appeared under his once bright and youthful eyes. In a few days, he had gone from the age of 21 to 60, never speaking of why he returned shortly after leaving to Earth.

"Endymion?" she asked, reaching for his hands.

His grip tightened and he almost told her. Choking back the anguish, he brushed a tendril of blue from her face and left. "I need time, Mercury."

He didn't know where he was going, not until he stopped in front of a door that was beginning to collect dust. Knocking, he waited for an answer, but received only silence. "Serenity, please open up! I thought we were best friends? Quit hiding and talk to me!" He could feel the wave of depression, heavier than his own. Sighing, he decided to try a more direct approach, knowing the moon princess shouldn't be left alone for much longer.

Walking outside the castle, he found the window that belonged to Serenity and began to climb the vine covered wall. Reaching the top, he jumped to the floor, startling the woman gazing into the stars. Covering her mouth before Serenity had time to scream, "If you don't want a room full of guards, then don't give me a way."

She nodded and Endymion slowly took his hand away and studied his closest friend. Her eyes and hair were now silver, the laughter vanished from the once happy and vibrant girl. This was not the princess he had known since birth, but a shadow of someone that had accepted her fate. "Why did you come here? Please leave."

"Unless you plan on having me thrown in the dungeoun, then you're stuck with me. Dammit Serenity, you were never meant to be alone! Where is the loving and happy girl that I use to know. I, more than anyone, needed her smile; it's the only thing I have left to remember anymore. Are you now my enemy along with Earth?"

Serenity understood and pulled the shaking prince into her arms. "Earth has fallen." He nodded and for the first time, he began to sob long and hard, feeling the comforting fingers of his best friend run through his ebony hair.

"It's all gone! Dammit, there were bodies everywhere and I can't find the guardian of Elysion, Helios."

"The priest of Earth? But he's the last defense of the planet!"

Endymion was defeated and Serenity had no words for him. "You are welcome on Lunaria as long as it stands."

"Serenity?" She shook her head sadly, refusing to tell him her darkest secrets. The future was quickly approaching, one she alone could see with clarity and acceptance.

Throughout the night, he remained close to her, his sleep uneasy as she continued to stare at the distant stars. Suddenly, the misery left her, replaced with a blinding anger that shook the foundations of the planet and the castle. Peace was for the weak, allowing the hatred and the will to fight consume her pure heart. The evil was coming and they could no longer afford to be pacif. How many innocent people had to die like the planet Earth?

Silver, tinged with a pink hue, glowed around her body. No longer would she be kind and forgiving, but prideful of who and what she would be in her last days. Beryl would die, mercy was for the weak. "I will have my vengence, if not now, in the future when I am stronger."

A month passed and everyone noticed the change in the princess, her silver eyes trembling with rage. Her mother was hosting another of her stupid dances, oblivious to the death sitting on her front door step. Endymion had often woken in the night, screaming and trembling in Mercury's arms. The past would never leave him and he would forever remember the sights that greeted him upon his return home.

Selinity feared the dark thoughts of her daughter, but Serenity said little and avoided all lectures about peace and how important it was. 'What good is peace when everyone is dead? So many lives, so many souls! I can hear and feel their pain!' Fists clenched into tight balls, blood dripping onto the tiled floor.

The audience hushed, watching the silver light build with the princess's fury. 'All those innocent people; women, children, husbands; they're all dead! For what!'

A soft hand touched her face, breaking her thoughts. Silver eyes regarded her sadly, trying to understand the change in her daughter. "Why do you shut me out, Serenity?"

"Some of us grew up and took the blinders away from our eyes. How can you not see what's coming?" She didn't know how much longer she could hide her thoughts from Vegeta, her emotions and heart aching for a release. 'Oh Vegeta, please forgive me.'

Queen Selinity sighed, "Serenity, everything will be resolved..."

"How were you planning to do that; more peace talks? Look at the Earth mother! Everything and one is destroyed, except for the battered soul of a prince barely able to cope with his nightmares! How can you tell me everything will be alright, can you give back what was taken from Endymion, what will be taken from all of us? You will see, but only when you have lost everything."

Selinity was hurt and watched her daughter leave the silent crowd, their hearts afraid of the horrible future the princess had preticted. 'What happened to my daughter?'

'She died and soon I will join her.' The queen paled and watched the last shadows of Serenity disappear.

Yaten found her in the armory, the weapons rusted and worn from the lack of use. "You'll never change their minds, Serenity."

"Are you blind like the rest of them?" she growled, wanting to be left alone.

"You know better than that. I haven't been fighting for the past ten years, to not see what's happening. The question is, what are you going to do to stop it?"

"Fight and die; there is no other way. I'm only sorry that Vegeta will be dragged down with me, but he knew what would happen if he bonded with me and if something should happen."

"Do you love him?"

"More with each passing moment and I will always cherish what little time we had together. Do you think we'll see each other when we die?"

"It's possible."

Serenity sighed, "Thank you, Yaten."

"You're not alone, Princess. You still have friends that will fight if you asked them too."

"I know."

"You're not going to, are you?"

"They deserve what happiness they have left."

Yaten hugged the princess and left her alone to think. Walking through the halls, she found Endymion sitting in a corner shivering from the cold. "Endymion?"

"She's coming, I can feel her."

"You will not face her alone."

Startled, he studied her face for long moments and hissed. "No! You can't! She'll kill you!"

"All the more reason I plan on fighting." Before he could protest further, Artemis and Luna ran through the castle screaming in terror; "We're under attack, we're under attack! Grab what weapons you can and defend yourselves!"

Endymion and Serenity's eyes met, a promise being shared between them. They would die protecting each other; that was their last remaining wish. Taking his sword, he offered his hand to the princess and together they rushed to meet their fates.

Death was everywhere, Endymion and Serenity were back to back, blood and tears mingled together as they heaved with exhaustion. They were the last, the senshi dead from a fatal attack by a shadow warrior. "How many have we killed?" he gasped, his shoulders moving up and down with his heavy breaths.

"I lost count after five hundred."

"Serenity, no matter what happens, I wanted you to know that I will always remember you making a last stand today. Vegeta taught you how to fight, didn't he?"

"Yes. I owe him everything, but I failed to save my friends."

"You tried."

"Trying isn't enough. Endymion, promise that if we ever get a second chance, that we'll kill her together."

Nodding, they screamed in unison, rushing the massing army trying to kill them. The monsters were confused by the insanity of the Lunarian and Human, their swords slicing through the ranks as if they were paper. Death no longer mattered to them, they had accepted it and were rushing to meet the leader; Queen Beryl.

"I can always use two people like yourselves. Join me or die!"

Endymion sneered, "Why would I join a whore, especially with a bad hair day? You disgust me and not even the threat of hell would force me to join you!"

"How dare you?" she screamed.

He covered his head from the oncoming blow, but when he opened his eyes, he found himself on the ground and covered with Serenity on top of him. "No," he groaned in horror. "Serenity, why did you do that?"

The light was gone from her eyes and she grasped his gloved hand with her blood coated ones, a true smile on her face. "I... did it... I saved... your... life... Did I do... good?" She coughed, blood spitting on to her ball gown, but she didn't seem to care as she rested her tired head against the white of his tattered shirt.

"You meatball head! What about Vegeta? He can't live without you! Don't leave me alone, Serenity!" he cried, tears hitting her pale face.

"I'm... so..r.ry..." Her last dying thoughts were of Vegeta, telling him her love. 'I love you with all my heart and my last dying memories.'

Her grip relaxed and closed her eyes for the last time, her spirit departing. "Serenity..." Endymion called, shaking her torn body. "Serenity! Don't leave me!"

Bowing his head, he clutched her tightly against him, awaiting the last blow as it sped towards his heart. This was the way Selinity had found them, their bodies lifeless and together. All of Lunaria was destroyed and Serenity's last words came back to haunt her; 'Only when you have lost everything will you understand.'

Looking at the wand in her hands, she lifted it into the sky, ignoring the pleas of her guardians. "MOON COSMIC POWER! Send Serenity, her court, friends and loved ones to another future."

Beryl screamed, watching her armies fall and disappear. Selinity collapsed to the ground, Luna and Artmeis at her side. "It won't be long before Vegeta, Turn and Pars die. Please, you must find them again if the enemy should awaken. Tell my daughter... that I'm sorry about not seeing..."

A tear spilled on to the ground and the crystal vanished.

Vegeta, Turn and Pars were battling side-by-side, their strength and energy low. The Ice-jins were a powerful enemy, but both had lost a lot of soldiers. Bruised, battered and tired, the three wondered if the battle was going to end or if they were to ever see their mates again?

The King loved a good fight, but he needed more energy if he was going to survive and keep his promise to Serenity. Suddenly, all the color drained from his face and he looked towards the heavens. 'Vegeta, I love you with all my heart and my last dying breath.' He could tell by the expression of his two companions that the same fate had befallen Mars and Jupiter.

Turn and Pars sank to their knees in despair, not knowing how to respond. The only one that had not sank in defeat, started to scream in a blinding rage; "That stupid bitch! I'll hunt her down and tear her limb from limb! How dare she touch what belongs to me!"

"What are you talking about monkey? That last boo boo must have knocked a screw loose." Vegeta ignored the taunts of the Ice-jins, tapping into a well of energy that had remained dormant until now.

“Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Vegeta screamed in agony. “SERENITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T LEAVE ME!!!!!!!!” The sky turned black, lighting bolted across the sky, rocks rose into the air, mountains were leveled and new ones were created. A power that Vegeta was not aware of, came in reach and he grabbed it and let it go around him. A golden light flashed around him as he changed into something that caused both armies to freeze in terror and awe. Even Turn and Pars had never seen anything like this before. Worse, Vegeta was still powering up. His hair went almost white, then it grew to his feet.

Something the Saiya-jins had been hoping for, came into the sky and the clouds disappeared to reveal a full moon. Vegeta allowed himself to be taken by its affects and began to transform, a creature more terrfying than the black Oozuru towering above the two remaining armies. His fur was a bright gold and continued to pulse with his increasing power, going into the final stage as a Red Oozuru that cracked the entire planet. “RWAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!” All the Ice-jins focused their powers on Vegeta; hoping that they would be able to destroy him, but it was to no avail and the dismay of the enemy. The power didn't even come close to touching him as he scourched the ground around him and insanity shining brightly in his once, black eyes.

Those still left on Vegeta-sai saw an image of the ape and were in awe of the power that was being displayed. General Turn and Captain Pars knew that they were going to die, but smiled at their leader with pride. Nodding, they accepted their fates, hoping to be with their mates once more.

A few Ice-jins that were orbiting the planet, watched as the planet exploding, killing everyone on it. King Ice, the grandfather of King Cold, vowed that the Saiya-jins would pay for this destruction. Maybe not now, but one day when they became powerful enough to make every creature in the universe tremble.

A legend was born on the planet Vegeta-sai and the son of Vegeta was told that one day another Saiya-jin would arise to once again become the legendary Super Saiya-jin.

Kakarot searched desparately for Pluto, but found the castle in chaos. Suddenly, he looked to the sky, a bright flash appearing above the planets. A beautiful woman, wearing a purplish-black fuku, dropped her glaive. That was the last he remembered, the dying pleas of the people around him and the destruction of the silver alliance.

Pluto, now at the time gates, watched the fall of everything and screamed in pain. The mark on her neck burned and she felt as if her heart had been shattered. A flash of gold appeared before her, landing in the palm of her hand. It was a golden crystal that none had never seen before. Fighting the agony, "What?"

The golden crystal flashed, transforming into a winged unicorn that stood twelve feet tall with long wings, mane and tail of red and black flame. Pluto stepped away from the heat; not even Mars was this hot. "I have a request Time Guardian. You're road is long and lonely, but it will not last forever. In time your pain will cease, but only if I am rejoined with the chosen one in the future. Until then, I must be hidden, or I could destroy my other half."

"Who is the other half?"

"Hope, the silver one. I have chosen who will keep me until Vegeta re-awakens, but his life will be filled with hatred for many years."

"Who or what are you?"

"The strength and pride of Hope. I am Courage, when all have fallen and grown afraid. I am the remains, the strength of the Saiya-jins' power. If I were destroyed, then the true power of the Saiya-jins shall vanish." Courage faded away, vanishing to the future and fusing with the Prince of Earth.