Endymion cursed the day he never killed Beryl, but he pushed that to the back of his mind as he carried Serenity's unconscious form to his chambers. Lying her down on his large, double king-size bed, he rubbed at his eyes, refusing to cry. Looking out the windows, he saw several beams of light surrounding the castle, the last and final defense of Earth. 'How did everything go so wrong?'

He needed to sleep, but his mind refused to shut down. Images of his parents floated before him and suddenly he felt like a cad for the things he had said and done over the years. He had never made their lives easy and now when he had the chance to apologize and say he had found his wife, they were gone. Crying out, he punched the wall of his room, wanting desperately to hug his mother again.

To add salt to the wound, Endymion had nearly lost Serenity as well. He had felt her dying, choosing it without a struggle. Endymion found that he was a possessive and jealous man, knowing he could never let her go. Serenity groaned. Glancing at her, Endymion walked to the bed and sat, brushing back silver locks. She was perfection, and of all the things he shouldn't want at the moment, he wanted to take and forget himself in her.

Turning over, she curled deeper into his pillows, her long silver hair fanning out like a blanket. He needed to find a way to save Elysion, but it was wishful thinking. The battle had been lost before it had ever really begun. Did they even have a chance in the future? He found stability in his life with something so simple as her hair. Feeling his touch, she slowly opened her eyes and stared into sapphire eyes. Like herself, both had changed so much in the past two days. "You're alive..." she whispered.

A sad smile touched his lips, "Was I not supposed to be?" Endymion started to stand and stretch his aching muscles, but Serenity quickly grabbed his hand and pulled him down beside her. Sitting up, she wrapped slender arms around his waist, resting her head against his chest.

"Endymion..." she whispered against his shoulder, wanting to tell him how sorry she was for everything. She had loved his parents, and it hurt to know she would never see them again.

Wrapping his arms around her, he started to cry, letting the poison leave his body. Never, not even as a child, had he felt this alone and defeated. "I'm so sorry Sere. If I had known, I wouldn't have allowed you to come here."

Serenity gave him a sad smile, glancing up to meet his teary gaze. "Endymion, we knew this would happen. Besides, I would have been here regardless. Our destinies are together, in this time, tomorrow and in the future."

Gently, she laid him back against the sheets, cradling his weary head in her lap. With a soft and loving voice, she began to sing the song that had been in her mind since she had first seen the High Prince a few weeks ago. It was sad, but soothing as she rubbed his temples with gentle and loving strokes.

Exhaustion finally over came his tired body and he closed his eyes and allowed sleep to claim him. She chose not to move, afraid he would cry out if she wandered away. In a few short hours, her life had changed forever. "Father..." Serenity cried to the moon. "Please, don't let me down."

Selinity had started crying the minute she woke up, not knowing if her daughter was alive or dead. Her husband had remained in the throne room throughout the night, saying very little. She knew he was hurting, re-living his past all over again. It was cruel and unfair. All communication had been severed with the Earth, now an enemy instead of an ally.

Only one place had not been destroyed, the once great and powerful city of Elysion. Now it was a prison. It broke her heart to declare war against the Earth, not knowing if Endymion still lived. No one attacked the once blue planet, but anyone leaving the planet was forced to stop and surrender the patrols around the inner planets and moon. All of them were possessed, pure evil.

Some said Endymion to had been taken over, but Selinity and Saturn knew differently. With the power of Apollo in his veins, Endymion would never give up. Her people were concerned about Selinity's obvious depression, but it didn't prevent her from declaring war on Earth if they should attack. Rei, Makoto, Minako and Ami were frantic when they couldn't find Serenity, but the Queen refused to tell them where she was. Hotaru took control of the inner senshi, ensuring that they be ready for a battle.

With heavy hearts, they headed back towards their rooms, knowing what needed to be done. "Senshi," Venus commanded, "Transform! If it's a fight the negaverse wants, then we'll damn well give it to them."

"Hai," they agreed in unison.

"Mars Power!"

"Mercury Power!"

"Jupiter Power!"

"Venus Power!"

Sighing, they looked to Earth as one, knowing they were looking at their final moments. "Destiny's cruel fate," Mercury sadly stated.

For the first time in twenty years, the outer kingdoms set aside all their differences and responded to Selinity's call for help, realizing the common threat to them all. If Elysion fell, the moon would be the next to follow by the end of the silver alliance and the peace they had strived so hard to achieve.

Kunzite sighed, tapping the final buttons for the perimeter. Monsters clawed at their force fields, trying in vain to get in. Death stared his people in the face, but surprisingly, no one cried. He glared at the monsters with cold indifference. If he was going to die, he would never show them fear or tears.

"We don't stand a chance do we?" Nephrite finally asked, breaking the deafning silence.

"Honestly, I don't know." The others looked at him. Kunzite had always been calm and sure, that when he finally admitted that they might not survive, all hopes turned to the high prince to save them.

"What about the alliance?"

"King Stephon ordered Saturn to declare us an enemy. I have no doubt that he's keeping any threat from Earth away from Lunaria and the other planets."

"Dammit!" Jedite shouted, pacing back and forth. "We can't fight this on our own. What about Serenity? Surely they wouldn't leave her here to die!"

"Either she's been declared a casualty of war, or Selinity isn't going to risk thousands of lives for one person, not even her own daughter."

Zoicite had been sitting silently between his friends, his mind unable to think of any solutions. "What now?"

"We wait for Endymion."

Nephrite hated their current situation, but if he were in the shoes of the alliance, he would have declared war on Earth as well.

Endymion growled at the blinding light coming from his windows, almost shouting for someone to shut it. Tiredly, he rolled over to his side, almost flattening the woman curled against him. "Sorry, Princess. Instead of saving your life, I signed your death warrant."

She looked so small compared to his massive bed, the biggest in his castle. He frowned at the blood and dirt stains on her clothes, worried that she had been hurt. Gently he probed the cuts and bruises, not surprised when he woke her up.

"What are you doing?" she asked with a yawn.

"There's blood on your shirt."

"We were in the middle of a war zone," she softly told him. Sitting up, she glared at her clothes in disgust. "Oh well, it doesn't matter. How bad is the situation?"

"I won't know until I talk with my guards."

"Endymion..."

"Everything will be fine, Serenity."

"I know. Without the help of the alliance, it doesn't look to good."

"What...?" he chocked, his eyes staring at her in horror. "Why?"

"If you had seen what Nephrite and I had, you would understand. The battle will not end here on Earth, but on Lunaria. I do not want my friends or family here. You have chosen to fight here in Elysion, and as your wife, it is my right to share this task. All of Earth is pitch black, a lifeless planet except for Elysion. What happened?"

"It started out with some violent up rising that we quickly stomped out, but apparently not all the way. A few escaped, and it grew until it suddenly exploded near the north pole. I don't know, it's like every demon from hell has been released and there's nothing I can do to stop it anymore!"

Curling against him, Serenity tried to calm him. Had she once considered this man a rival? The idea almost made her laugh. "I don't know what help I can be, but I'm here if you need me."

"As much as I'd like to say no way in hell, thank you." Serenity knew Endymion was unaware of her transformation. Apollo had never seen it either, having vanished long before she took up her destiny as Sailor Moon. "I saved your mother's life once, a long time ago," he told her, smiling at the memory.

"Really?"

"Your mother was dying and for some reason I felt compelled to give her my energy. I'm glad that I did. You're beautiful and everything I need and want in a wife."

Smiling, she ran her fingers up and down his chest, "Now it's my turn to save yours."

Cupping her face between his hands, "Serenity, I..." Leaving the sentence unfinished, she gently covered his lips with her own, adding more pressure when he didn't pull away. Endymion thought about stopping her, but when he felt the evil outside his palace, he crushed her against his bed and kissed her with his entire soul.

Looking into his blue eyes, her heart nearly broke at the pain reflected in them. With trembling fingers, she traced the contours of his face, hissing in suprise when he grabbed her hand and slowly began kissing a trail of fire down to her wrist, elbow, neck and ear. Reaching her left ear, his teeth gently grazed the lobe, blowing softly against her delicate skin.

Her arms wound around his neck, afraid that he would be taken from her at any moment. His hands found the ties on the front of her dress and began pulling on them when he felt Serenity tense; "Endymion?"

Sighing, he pulled away, "I apologize Serenity. We have a lot of work and I shouldn't have..."

Clasping his fingers to her breast, Serenity returned the passion, having a feeling these were her final moments. "Stay with me," she whispered against his lips.

"Sere..." he moaned, hungrily devouring her mouth. Whimpering in longing, she helped him discard her clothing, his following quickly after. Moving behind her, Endymion wrapped his long legs around her body, holding her ankles apart while he slowly moved his hands down her sides. "Is this what you want?" he whispered, feeding her mind, with naughty pictures.

Fully fused with the power of the Golden Crystal, he watched the sweat start to form, her gray eyes going wide. It started with a slow fire, touching every nerve and vein in her body. "Endy..." she gasped. Focusing most of the energy in his hands, Endymion allowed her to pull his head down and claim his mouth. He groaned in pleasure, his hands massaging her breasts.

Unaware of what he was doing, Serenity cried out when his fevered touch pinched her nipples, sending a jolt of electric energy down her spin. He grinned, knowing the affect he would have on this woman. She started to scoot away, but Endymion tightened his grip and started a trail of hot fire down her neck. "You like this," he taunted, feeding every word with another wave of his power.

She was so close, but Endymion kept her from release. Serenity started to thrash in mindless pleasure, needing hiim to take her over the edge. Taking her arms, he moved them around his neck, keeping her breasts tight and the way he wanted them. "Don't move," he commanded, a growl in his throat.

"Endy..." she whimpered.

"Shhh... I know what you want." His fingers began a dance along her skin, making their way down between her legs. One hand remained on her breasts, while the other began to roll and pinch her clit. Serenity screamed, nearly forgetting that she wasn't suppose to release her hold around his neck.

Reluctantly he released her, whispering for her to move towards the rails and get on all fours. She did as he commanded, her fingers curling around the wooden bars. Leaning over, his fingers circled her wrist and with a single word, golden bands secured her in place. He chuckled at her growing excitement, loving to watch her arousal become a pure frenzy. Moving to the edge of the bed, he flipped to his back and moved until his mouth was an inch from her nether lips. Taking his hands, he spread her legs until she was forced to lower her hips, meeting his tongue that started to stroke her wet clit.

She shrieked, unable to pull away. Inserting a finger into her tight cavern, he nipped and sucked at her clit, pumping her slowly in a a rhythm designed to drive her crazy. "Endymion!" she cried, begging for him to ease her need. "Oh god, please!"

Not giving her a chance to orgasm, Endymion stopped, moving behind her and grasping her small hips. "What do you want?" he demanded.

"Endy..."

He pushed the tip of his throbbing cock inside and stopped. "Say it!"

"Please!" she whailed, wanting him to plunge into her. "You know..." she gasped, trying to push back against him.

He slowly slid into her, pulling back out just as slow. "Is that what you want..." A low whimper was his response. "Perhaps not," he teased. "Maybe this is what you need." Taking her in a powerful thrust, he watched her come a live, bucking and rocking against him helplessly. "You liked that..."

"Endy... Why did you stop?"

Not wanting to disappoint his servant girl, he pulled out and thrust back in, chuckling when she let out a startled cry. "More?" He teased, his next thrust as powerful as the last.

"Yes," she stuttered, her breath coming in gasps.

"I love you Sere, my little servant girl." She smiled, not caring if he called her that for eternity, as long as he never let her go.

Serenity felt stiff, but she was glad they had spent time together, knowing it would be her last. Digging through his closet, Endymion came out with a pair of pants and shirt that had grown to short for him when he was fifteen. "Try these on."

"One problem. How do I get into them?" she asked, eyeing the buttons with suspicion.

Despite his depression, he laughed and walked over to her. "I forgot that you always wore dresses." Five minutes later, she was dressed and looking at herself in the mirror. "What's wrong?" he asked.

Frowning, she pointed at her side, "Isn't there suppose to be a sword here?"

"I forgot that you knew how to fight. Have you been practicing in the past four years?"

"Of course I have! Minako's almost as good as Kunzite now and damn hard to beat."

"I'll try to find one that isn't too heavy for you. In the mean time, let's find the generals."

Serenity looked at all the pictures on the castle walls, marveling at how big the family use to be. The last generation, Endymion had been the only child. 'He must have been lonely growing up.'

Endymion paled when he had his first glimpe of their situation. Demons piled on top of each other, trying to find an opening into the castle. "Where did they come from?"

A young man with pale blond hair, approached and kneeled before Endymion. "Do you have orders for me your highness?"

"Is there anything the priestesses of Elysion can do, Helios?"

"Other than keeping the force field, no. The women have been chanting for hours against the dark power slamming into us. I'm afraid they can't hold out much longer."

"I understand and thank you Helios." Nephrite, Jedite, Kunzite and Zoicite were leaned up against a wall sleeping, their faces drawn and pale with worry. Careful not to wake them, he glanced at the readings and groaned in despair.

"How bad is it, Endymion?"

"We're the last and only point left on Earth that hasn't fallen."

Serenity had known this, but hearing it didn't make her feel any better. Still, she was tired of the defeated looks in everyone's faces. Grabbing the sheet of paper in Endymion's hands, she shredded it and snatched him by the collar of his shirt. "Listen to me high prince of Earth! My father allowed me to come to Earth because he thought you could protect me. Are you telling me he was wrong? We may be the last city on Earth; we may be the last people on Earth! But I refuse to stand here and allow you to give up on me! I was attacked on the moon, and my mother probably thinks I'm dead. Saturn might be the only one that knows I'm alive, and this is definitely not easy for him. If you had to face the task I gave him, you would gladly prefer death at the hands of these monsters. Do you see me giving up? No! You will get up and fight until we no longer have the strength to do so. If you don't, I will!"

All eyes were on Serenity. For the first time, Endymion saw signs of Selene in her, the Goddess she had been so long ago. Unlike Selinity who saught help with the other women, Serenity was able to stand on her own two feet when left with no other choice. "I fight for love and justice, no matter what or how long, and we will triumph!"

Her body stood defiant and proud before him, her eyes blazing with determination. Everyone knew that she would die for the high prince, and Earth, her moon symbol glowing brightly. Piercing through the wave of darkness, she shouted her defiance to the universe that she would not die without a fight.

Queen Selinity, four inner senshi and all the closer planets, saw her signal. Saturn smiled in sad amusement, knowing his daughter's quick temper. He felt his wife come up behind him, "She's alive. My baby, if she has the courage to fight, then I will not forsake her." Saturn nodded in agreement. She paced the throne room floor, calling for her two faithful servants; "Artemis, Luna! I want every guard and fighting person ready for battle in five minutes!"

"I thought we weren't..." Luna protested.

"I never decided anything! There are innocent people fighting a loosing battle on Earth, while we sit back and do nothing! King Stephon and Queen Terra were not only my friends, but allies of the silver alliance and it would be a disgrace if I left their son to die."

The inner senshi came running into the throne room, skidding to a halt when they saw the resolve on their Queen's face. Kneeling before her, "Your majesty."

"As soon as I find a way to get you to Earth, I want you by Serenity's side!"

Smiling from ear-to-ear, they lept to their feet. "If she's fighting, then so am I!" Jupiter shouted.

"Let's toast those freaks!"

"Not without your leader you're not! I'm going too."

"How are we going to get there?" Jupiter asked.

"The Sailor Teleport!" Mercury shouted.

"Wait!" She hugged the four girls before they clasped hands together and concentrated on their planetary powers.

After they had left in a ray of colors, Selinity made a emergency call to every planet and ally to the moon, including the outer kingdoms. Five thousand ships approached earth, blasting the energy balls that fired at them. The objective; to destroy all creatures associated with the darkness and save those fighting against it.

The inner senshi had no problems getting inside the force field, but were forced to dodge the guards attacking them. "Wait!" Sailor Venus shouted, jumping on top of a wooden shed.

"If you don't stop chasing us with those things," fumed Mars, "I'm going to toast every damn one of you before the monsters get a chance too!"

"I'll help with electrocution, Jupiter style!"

The four women, with no where to run and swords pressed against their throats, closed their eyes when a voice rose above the confused crowd and ordered them to back off. Striding to the center was Prince Endymion follwed by Serneity, Zoicite, Jedite, Nephrite and Kunzite. "Who are you and how did you get through the force field?"

The four generals were smirking in amusement, the girls promising to torture them later. Apparently they hadn't told Endymion about their transformations yet. "We are Sailor Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter; senshi that fight evil and protect the innocent. Besides, we can't leave our princess to have all the fun."

Kunzite, growled, already moving towards the senshi of love. "You were to stay on Lunaria! Who sent you here?"

"Queen Selinity. She wasn't too happy when everyone decided not to help Earth and threatened to replace several kings if they didn't have an army ready when her ships left the moon."

"Everyone?" Endymion asked her, shock written all over his face.

"All seven planets. I hope you weren't planning to die here, because they would be soarly disappointed if there were no humans left to save."

"No, I wouldn't dream of it," Endymion smirked. "Kunzite, Jedite! I want you two to gather everyone that is left in the city and have them come to the center of the square. I have an announcement to make and I wouldn't appreciate it if someone skipped it."

"Yes sir!"

"Nephrite and Zoicite! I want you to find all the armor, swords and shields you can and give one to everyone, including Princess Serenity."

"Serenity," Rei shouted, "You don't need a sword!" Laughing, she nodded, loving the surprise she had for Endymion as he turned to her in disbelief.

"Moon Prism Power!" After the array of colors had died down, Endymion's jaw dropped, his eyes glaring at the appreciative glances from other males.

"Isn't that a bit short?" he growled. Giggling, she patted his cheek and joined her friends. "You four have your orders, now get them done. Sailor Senshi, now that you're here I need your help. Are you here to help fight or watch the show?” he demanded.

"I didn't come all this way to sit around primping my nails!" Jupiter snapped, already cracking her knuckles.

"Glad to hear it, because I was going to force you to fight regardless of prior orders. Until further notice, you follow my orders and no one elses. If you don't like it, leave!"

Mars started to challenge him, but Jupiter and Mercury quickly covered her mouth and stepped on her foot. "I wouldn't do that, Mars. He doesn't have a choice but to be blunt."

"I don't care! He's too damn bossy and arrogant for his own good."

"Mars, I have a feeling he could take all five us despite our new powers and abilities."

Everything was in chaos as Endymion's four guards ran around, gathering every woman, man and child that could wield a sword and knife. The square was crowded, all eyes turned to the stairs that Endymion climbed with pride. "I'm going to be blunt. Do you see what's outside that force field?"

"Yes!" the crowd shouted.

"Good, because it won't be much longer before the priestesses and priest collapse from exhaustion. When that happens, our barrier will disappear and every monster will be upon us." He could feel and see the fear sweeping through the crowd, "Stop it! Now is not the time to be afraid if you want to live! My parents are dead, leaving me in charge! I'm not going to guarantee that everyone will live to see tomorrow, but I do know that those demons don't care! However, there is an army trying to get to us. We are going to help them fight, or we don't deserve to be saved!"

"What about the children?"

"There are no children in war! They will run water and supplies to the soldiers, trying to avoid the main fighting. I know this sounds harsh, but I refuse to go down without a fight. People of Elsyion, this kingdom has never fallen, will you let it happen now?"

"No!"

Endymion focused on his four friends and smiled. "Not only am I the High King of Earth, but I an naming my generals now. Kunzite, you are the leader of the army, always knowing where to strike the enemy. Zoicite, you are the brains. Jedite, you are the judge of whether we should retreat or continue fighting. Your psychic abilities have never failed us before. Nephrite, you are the strength of my army!"

Mars gasped, glaring at Jedite as he gave her a sheepish grin. That was how he had beaten her so easily. 'The scoundrel!'

"As for my wife, I think I'll reveal her now! Serenity, Princess of the Moon, I know we haven't always gotten along in the past few weeks, but nothing gives me greater honor than to know that you're my wife. I want you to continue serving as my partner, an equal and a friend like you've been. I love you Serenity, even if you are a lousy servant girl and will continue to love you for the rest of eternity. There will never be another for me; you are my missing half that I've been searching for."

"It's about time you admited that you liked her," Jedite shouted. "You're worse than Sailor Mars!"

"I heard that!"

"What are you going to do about it?" He challenged.

Venus leaned towards Kunzite, "Does he always provoke fights?"

"Unfornately. It's amazing that he's still alive! Don't let that surprise you though, in minutes, he knows everything about you."

Sailor Moon had her hands over her mouth, speechless. Slowly, she stepped towards him, unsure of what she had heard in front of thousands. "Endymion?"

"I meant every word, Serenity. You're my equal, even as a servant. I, in no way, want you to submit to me as inferior, because you are not." His hand stroked her cheek in a loving manner, the love showing in his eyes.

"How could I say no after a speech like that? I still think you're an arrogant Prince, but that's why I love you."

"Arrogant?"

"That's what I've been told."

“Don't believe everything you here, Princess.”

The crowd cheered for their new king and hoped that they would live to see their future Queen. Everyone that could fight grabbed a sword, pitch fork, knife or stake as they faced the massive army that was about to fall on top of them. They could already see the forcefield flickering.

“Let's send these bastards back to hell where they came from!” Endymion shouted. The force field broke and the battle began as the crowd of monsters and humans screamed in unison to begin the greatest battle for the planet Earth in history.