Author's Note:

This is a sequel to Angelic Embrace. I thought about doing it, but I didn't until someone told me they thought a sequel was possible. You will really want to read the first one to find out what's going on.

As we all know the names of the Senshi, there's no need to go there, except to say that I use the Japanese names.

For a review, I'll list the names of the Shitennou:

Keagan Kris MacNeal (Kunzite)

Nick Michael Canter (Nephrite)

Jace Daniel Taencer (Jadeite)

Zale James Indiano (Zoisite)

You can contact me at [email protected].

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The Last Journey

Epilogue

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Serenity dropped to her knees listlessly as the base's remains settled into dust on the ground, the image of it projected from a small military monitor on the right side of the room. Silence surrounded her. She wanted to stand and comfort her husband, who she knew was in pain three times as worse as she, but she couldn't make herself move from the floor.

"I'm sorry…for your loss."

She recognized the voice of President Bush and turned just in time to see the injured Nephrite surge to his feet and plant his fist on the man's jaw. His earth brown eyes smoldered in rage and he towered above the leader. Bush rubbed his jaw and motioned for his men to back down when they had instinctively reached for their guns.

"How dare you say that! Did we say "I'm sorry" when your twin towers were destroyed? Did we say "I'm sorry" when your men were killed by Demando? What do you know about it?! Just…shut up!"

Jupiter staggered her way to her husband and gently held him in her arms, where he cried softly. Zoisite sat in a heap on the floor, comforted uselessly by his wife. He muttered over and over about how long they had known each other and it was impossible for his friend to have died like that. His denials weren't enough to convince him though, nor anyone else. Jadeite busied himself with not thinking about it, even though Mars kept trying to get him to talk about it and relieve the ache in his heart.

Venus, surrounded by Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, made no movement whatsoever. Her eyes remain fixed on the image of the destroyed base in the small monitor screen. The other Senshi were trying their best to bring her out of her dazed trance like state, but nothing seemed to penetrate.

Serenity stood and touched her husband's arm. He was staring at nothing, the wind from the hole in the wall playing with his clothes and hair. His sapphire eyes seemed lost.

"Endymion?"

She barely heard him when he answered.

"I've known Keagan for years, countless years. Whenever I really needed help, I knew he would be there, him and the other Shitennou. Now…he's not here. I feel…empty. He had always believed in me, even when I was in that coma for ten years, he still believed in me. He had always believed that I would come out of it one day. He was always there at my bedside. I knew he was there, but I could never make myself move and answer him. Now what do I do? What are we going to do without him?"

"I don't know. I don't know what Chibiusa will do without her godfather."

The monarchs had chosen their close friends, Keagan and Minako, to be the godparents of their child, baby princess Chibiusa. Without one…she wondered what would happen to Venus in the years to come.

"Kunzite…"

"Yes?"

It was as if someone had poured freezing cold water on the people in the room. Endymion's head snapped up at the reply to his wistfully said name. The man in question seemed unutterably confused and tired, as if he didn't understand how he had gotten there in the first place.

Before anyone, even Venus, could assimilate his sudden appearance, Endymion had launched himself at his friend. His arms became like steel cables, holding the man tightly and almost sobbing into his shoulder.

Kunzite couldn't quite comprehend the normally reserved King weeping into his shoulder, but nevertheless, his arms went around him.

"How…"

He looked up at Venus' shocked question. "I have no idea. After I took down the shield, I didn't know what to do. Then there was an explosion of light and I was here."

"Wait." The people in the room, those not Senshi and from Crystal Tokyo keeping quiet, turned to Pluto. A glint appeared in her eye and she asked, "Was there some kind of design on the floor?"

"Well…yes, there was. In a corner. It looked like two serpents circling each other over a crystal."

"It suddenly makes sense," she muttered. For the benefit of all, she explained her findings. "In order to make it possible for him to teleport from the Dark Moon base, he had to have a buffer for his power. Once he was gone, he had enough power to go anywhere, as all he had to do was draw from the magic of the world, but when in order to leave the Dark Moon, he had to have an added strength. The Dark Moon must have made several teleporters throughout the complex and you happened to step on one in the nick of time. I'm surprised they still worked after we had destroyed Demando and Sapphire."

Venus, with the help of Mercury, stood and made her way to her husband, a disbelieving look in her eyes. Endymion, being the gentleman that he was, let go of his close friend to allow the woman her chance to welcome home the man she loved.

Serenity linked her arm with her King and murmured, "I think this went well. Selene watched over us."

He nodded and turned to the world leaders. "I think its time to go back to our country to rebuild what has been destroyed. We saved the earth together; I think this is a very good start to our relations."

President Bush smiled and nodded. "Absolutely."

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End The Last Journey.

Well, I finally finished the story. What do you all think? Now I'll be able to really work on HoE and my attention won't be taken away so much. I really hoped you liked it; thanks for reading so much. Be sure to check out my site We Loved, Forever ()