SAILOR MOON ETERNAL
The 6th Season of the Sailor Moon Saga
By Haruka Kou
Part Six
Sailor Moon is the property of Naoko Takeuchi, Toei Animation and DIC
A small greenish flickering appears in the night sky, quickly moving towards them. The closer it gets, the stronger it glows. They watch in bewilderment as it makes its way to Michelle in a blinding flash, transforms into a human, his eyes closed, a knowing smile on his face, his arms reaching out as he drifts slowly downward. With her eyes still closed, Michelle takes his hands in her own, pulling him close to her, enveloping them both in a blue-green haze. Alex eyes the newcomer suspiciously, obviously not pleased with his presence. Then a second figure cuts across the skies at an alarming speed. Crash! The figure skids across the ground, evidently trying to avoid those below, coming within mere inches of running into Susan. Alex watches as Susan helps him to his feet.
'Where there's twoÉ' she starts to think, when a flash of light, a whoosh of air and something slams directly into her, knocking her down, pinning her to the ground. The impact knocks the wind right out of her (something that rarely, if ever, happened) and she feels something still on top of her. 'A man' her minds screams out, 'and not just any manÉhim!' He was so close she could feel his warm breath on her face. She feels a strange sensation inside, like none she had ever experienced before. It was like racing her Ferrari, then finding the brakes suddenly freeze up.
Sayer wakes up finding himself on top something soft. In a daze, thinking it was his pillow, he squeezes it tightly. 'How nice it feels,' he thinks, drifting back to sleep when the words, "GET OFF ME RIGHT NOW." Snap him to attention. He opens his eyes and finds himself looking into Alex Sokova's angry ones. He jumps up as fast as he could, an embarrassed blush covering his face, after realizing what just happened.
"Uh, thanks for breaking my fall," he tries to lighten the moment. Alex gives him a sideways glance and brushes herself off. She shifts her gaze over to the others, suspiciously scrutinizing Michelle and Robin who were still clutching each other's hands.
Susan glances up at Alex and the young man that pummeled into her, glad they were both unharmed from such a fall. He was one of the Starlights, the Sailors who had become their allies in the war with Galaxia a year and a half ago. The man in front of her, the one Susan recognized as Maker, however, was not so lucky. As she helps him up, he gasps slightly.
"What's wrong?" Susan asks worriedly.
"I'm alright. I think it's just a sprained ankle, MissÉ?" Looking up at her, he nearly collapses again. Those eyes! Those beautiful fuschia eyes! She's the one&emdash;the one I've dreamt of, the one I've waited for. How lovely she is! Even more beautiful than I ever could have imagined! Terry stares at her wide-eyed, in awe of her.
Susan stands staring right back at him, the same exact awestruck expression on her face. From the moment his eyes met hers, she knew. Violet eyes. Mesmerizing violet eyes. He is the one in my dreams! The one I've waited all eternity for. She trembles with the thought. Oh, is this what it feels like, this wonderful, joyous feeling? She smiles up at him timidly, offering her arm for support, not quite knowing what to say.
"Please, come inside," she smiles warmly.
In a misty dream world, two lonely souls reach out to one another, discovering an awesome new world now opening to them. Adrift on the ocean but no longer alone, with their hands still entwined, Robin and Michelle levitate over it, still wrapped in the bluish light. The calm waves gently crash at their feet, their eyes locked in a dreamy gaze. They stay like this for what seemed to them an eternity, until Robin finally breaks the silence.
"You were the one calling to me?" he asks.
"But you were whispering my name," Michelle replies, confused.
"In my vision, I was drifting on the ocean, lost and alone," Robin explains.
"So was I" Michelle answers.
"I felt your presence,"
"You appeared to me."
"You reached out your hand"
"And you took mine." She smiles, squeezing his hands.
"Where are we?" Robin asks finally.
"We must be inside each other's minds," Michelle concludes.
"We can reach each other's soul," Robin adds.
"I've never done this before," Michelle whispers softly.
"Are you frightened?" he asks.
"No, because I'm not alone."
"I'm right here with you," Robin assures her.
"I'm right here with you," she repeats meaningfully.
He smiles, finding himself lost in the ocean of her aqua eyes. Through those eyes he entered her soul&emdash;a soul the mirror image of his&emdash;beautiful and elegant, sensitive and full of longing&emdash;a longing that made him finally understand his own. A longing to be understood and cared for, to never be left alone. Suddenly he feels strong emotions overtake him, wanting to be lost in her eyes forever, to never awaken from the dream.
Michelle feels his soul beside hers, and surprised herself by welcoming him in, for Michelle was generally distrustful of men. But he was different from all others, he was special. She reached out into his soul and found it a reflection of her own. Elation fills her heart as she feels their souls begin to merge, becoming one with each other, and realizes that this may be the beautiful destiny she'd been waiting for.