Dark Senshi Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Dark Neptune
Princess Neptune was one of the three Senshi dedicated to keeping guard in the outer solar system making sure intruders did not get to the inner solar system and the Moon Kingdom. Sailor Pluto was in charge of the time gate and has not been on her home planet of Pluto in many years.

Unlike the other princesses, Princess Uranus was off fighting in a war. Princess Neptune thought that if she could bring Princess Uranus home that they could possibly be together. So Princess Neptune went to the Oracle of Neptune to ask if Princess Uranus would come home from the war.

“Great Oracle of Neptune,” said Princess Neptune, “Will Princess Uranus come back from the war safely?”

“Princess Neptune one day you and Princess Uranus will be together but it will not be in this lifetime. Princess Uranus will die,” said the Oracle.

The Oracle was not the true Oracle of Neptune but she was one of Neptune's personal servants who had fallen in love with the Princess and wanted to be with her. She took the Oracle's place on the day that Princess Neptune came to visit. When Princess Neptune learned on Princess Uranus' ‘death’ she went in to a deep depression.

Princess Neptune’s normally angelic face was cold and hard and her aqua dress had become a deep dark aqua. Dark Neptune grew out of the depression that Princess Neptune would never see her lover again. Dark Neptune was angry at everyone who was in love because she would never have her soul mate.

One day when Rekia came to Dark Neptune and saw she was still depressed she asked, “Is there something I may do for you my Princess?”

“No,” said Dark Neptune.

“I know you are hurting my Princess but if you let me I can try to ease some of your pain,” said Rekia as she shook. “I know not one could take the place of Princess Uranus but ….”

“Well say what you are trying to say and quit wasting my time,” yelled Dark Neptune.

“I like you very much!” said Rekia as she looked at the floor afraid to look into the eyes of her Princess and even afraid to breathe.

“You love me?” said Dark Neptune. “You do not even know me. Love is for the weak and is not something I need”

“Guards! Take this girl away to the dungeon and lock her up,” ordered Dark Neptune.

One day Dark Neptune went to the dungeon to mock the poor girl’s feelings and Rekia asked if she could speak.

“What could you say that I could possibly care about,” said Dark Neptune.

Staring at the floor Rekia began to speak, “That day you went to the Oracle I know what she told you.”

“How is that possible?” asked Dark Neptune as she felt her anger grow.

“I know the Oracle told you that Princess Uranus would die in battle because I was the Oracle,” said Rekia as she started to shake because she could feel her gaze.

“Thank you for being honest with me. I will let you go but I never want to see your face again,” said Dark Neptune.

“Thank you your highness,” said Rekia as she kissed her hand. “What I did was out of love for you and I wanted to be with you.”

“You have two minutes to get out of my sight before I kill you,” said Dark Neptune as she raised her hand above her head.

“Dark Neptune Make Up!”

Dark Neptune transformed from the princess gown she was wearing to her sailor Senshi fuku and powered up her attack.

Of course being not true to her word Dark Neptune used her Dark Tidal Wave attack to kill the girl before she had a chance to run. Her Dark Tidal Wave attack resembles Neptune's Deep Submerge.

Coming home from the battle Princess Uranus decided to go visit Neptune to see Princess Neptune. Once Princess Uranus got to Neptune she heard of what had been going on. Princess Uranus ran to Princess Neptune's bed chamber not believing that her sweet angelic Neptune could truly be this evil. When Dark Neptune saw Princess Uranus she screamed and her eyes flickered as if on fire.

“How dare you impersonate her,” yelled Dark Neptune.

Believing that Princess Uranus was an imposter Dark Neptune attacked her with her Dark Tidal Wave attack which Princess Uranus dogged (barely) loosing some of her dress in the process.

“Michiru it is me!” yelled Princess Uranus.

“Uranus Planet Power Make Up!”

“I will not fight you Michiru,” yelled Sailor Uranus.

“If that is true then why did you transform?” asked Dark Neptune.

“You try dodging attacks in that dress,” replied Sailor Uranus as she tried to catch her breath. The fighting and dogging went on for hours and Sailor Uranus was badly hurt.

Dark Neptune kept screaming "Why won't you fight me!"

Sailor Uranus replied, "I will not damage you eloquent beauty."

Dark Neptune powered up her most powerful attack while staring at a broken, battered, and bleeding Sailor Uranus. Sailor Uranus was no longer speaking but only pleaded with her eyes. Sailor Uranus gathered all of her strength that she had left and started walking toward Dark Neptune so when Dark Neptune attacked Sailor Uranus was hit at a very close range.

Falling on Dark Neptune Uranus said "If I have to die I am glad your face is the last thing I am going to see and that I can die in your arms."

As Uranus drew her last breathe those words reached Princess Neptune. Crying and screaming over Sailor Uranus' body Princess Neptune took back control of her body.

Princess Neptune kept screaming "Don't leave me! Don't you leave me!”

With tears flowing down her face she leaned over to kiss her lover one last time. When she kissed Sailor Uranus the room filled with an aqua/yellow light which engulfed the two lovers. Out of Princess Neptune's tears the Wave of Neptune appeared. The Wave of Neptune was a wave formed out of the Aqua Crystal and with its power she brought Princess Uranus back to life.

Later Princess Neptune and Princess Uranus went to Queen Serenity who by using the combined power of the Ginzuishou and the Aqua Crystal sealed Dark Neptune deep inside Princess Neptune and erased the memories of Dark Neptune from both the of princesses minds. When Princess Neptune asked where the young girl who was one of her servant was they told her that she had been killed.

It is unknown if the people of Neptune never spoke of Dark Neptune out of fear of angering Princess Neptune (or maybe Princess Uranus) or if Queen Serenity had erased that part of their minds but Dark Neptune was never mentioned on Neptune again.

The Neptunian historian clerk was approached by the Queen Serenity herself for the book which contained mention on Dark Neptune. Queen Serenity asked the clerk to rewrite the history exactly and only changing the pieces that involved Dark Neptune and contact her when he was done. Queen Serenity thanked him and then wiped his mind of the last three weeks.

Queen Serenity placed the book her personal vault and as she closed the vault with sadness in her eyes the light shown on a few other books in the vault. Queen Serenity knew that a fight with Earth was drawing closer and prayed that she had buried the Dark Senshi in the princess' minds deep enough to be sealed away forever.

When Sailor Neptune was turned evil by Galaxia's bracelets a little of Dark Neptune showed on the surface but Dark Neptune was not allowed fully control because the bracelets acted as a cage.

Haruka and Michiru both looked at each other when they woke up during the middle of the night. Haruka pulled Michiru close to her and Michiru laid her head on Haruka’s chest.

“Did you?” asked Michiru.

“Yea,” said Haruka.

Trying to get closer to Haruka so she would stop she shaking Michiru said, “I wonder why we both dreamed about Dark Neptune. I know why I did but why did you?”

“I do not know Michi I just do not know,” said Haruka. “I guess our paths are just so tightly woven together but it is still strange that we both had to same dream. I want say that because we went through it together back during the Silver Millennium is why we both remember it,” said Haruka as she stroked Michiru’s hair.

“It felt so real,” said Michiru.

“It felt real to me too but for me it was more as if I was watching a play for the most part of it,” said Haruka sleepily.

“It kind of makes sense. I would have thought though that Mamoru would have been in Serenity’s past when Dark Moon appeared but he was not. The only explanation was that Mamoru was not on the Moon but was on Earth back then and did not know what happen to Serenity,” said Michiru.

“Yeah I guess,” said Haruka with a yawn. “Let’s get some sleep and we can talk about this tomorrow.”

“Do you really just want to go back to bed,” said Michiru with a sly grin as she walked her hand up Haruka’s chest.

“What do you have in mind? We need to be completely rested as we never know when the enemy will strike,” said Haruka.

“I promise you will get a good sleep,” said Michiru rising up to kiss Haruka.