Author's Note: The ending of this story is not as epic as it should be. Do not worry, I have good reason, I promise ;)

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When Reality Isn't Destiny
Chapter 15

Mamoru felt the intense feeling in his chest nearly explode. Rei and Motoki became alarmed, seeing the visible pain on his face. "You ok buddy?" Motoki asked, placing his hand on Mamoru's back. If this was anything like having a heart attack, Mamoru figured now would be a good time to swear off of unhealthy living. The feeling slowly subsided, leaving him to catch his breath. "What's going on?" The blonde boy asked, noticing the wind picking up. Rei stood closely behind him, feeling something changed. She couldn't think of what it was but something was going to happen. She could sense a bond she once had with someone. She felt a small feeling of relief like that person was saying things would be ok. Uncertain, Rei wanted to ask Mamoru or Saturn but she felt as if she couldn't. Her eyes turned to Sailor Saturn who was now in the process of watching over the other senshi. Rei found herself even more confused than before.

"I think things just got real." Mamoru announced.

Emathion's body crashed through the remains of a marble column. He rose to his feet, his body bloodied and battered. He spat blood onto the ground, muttering curses. His death was inevitable but he could not give up. His mother's legacy depended on this victory. He was so close to killing Serenity until Cosmos showed up. He had no recollection of Cosmos's power being given to his relative. It would have made sense but he never thought of it. Here he stood as a mere demi-god, unable to defeat a few teenage girls in short skirts. How in the hell was he going to take down the goddess of order?

"Are we finished?" Sailor Cosmos asked from her position. She stood regal in her white sera fuku. She was unlike any other senshi he had seen before. Like the Lunarians, Cosmos had distinguished white hair. Her odango were now heart-shaped adorned with round white and gold medallions. Her tiara was now replaced with a coronet made of pearls with a gold eight-point starburst centerpiece. The pearls and starburst could be found in other places of her uniform including her breastpiece, earrings, and skirt. The skirt of her uniform was crisp white with the center front pleat being adorned with rainbow colored ribbons, surrounding the starburst piece with white wings. Her wings were now replaced with a floor-length cloak. She stood tall and regal in white four-inch heels. She held a long white staff adorned with spheres. The top of the staff was garnished with two spheres: a larger gold ball sitting atop a smaller white ball. Above the central sphere was a smaller translucent sphere with an eight-point starburst inside. The spheres were flanked by wings, with small pearl accents along the join between wing and central sphere, on either side.

The wind was ravenous between them, throwing piece of debris everywhere. The loose white strands of her long hair blew within the wind. Her face wore a somber expression, almost indignant. Emathion's grey eyes met Sailor Cosmos's bright blue ones. How he wanted to win. He wanted victory. He wanted Cosmos to feel the pain of losing everything she loved, the way he did. He was alone now. There was no one who would come to his aid. He would die a death less honorable than his brother's. He would be in battle. No one would tell the stories of Emathion's legacy. No one would know the work he did to take down the legacy of Selene. The defeat would almost be humorous in nature. Emathion chuckled to himself, thinking of dying at the hands of a teenage girl. He attempted to reason with himself, allowing himself to accept Cosmos as no ordinary girl. Yet the thought of failure lingered. "Just kill me now, you bitch." Emathion spat.

"I'm the bitch?" Sailor Cosmos asked raising her staff. "You can be forgiven, Emathion. You have no reason to have hatred for me. I have done nothing against the Eosians. My mother did nothing against yours. How long will we fight for a cause that means nothing?"

"My family is dead because of Selene! I have no one." Emathion admitted.

"My family has been dead for centuries." Cosmos responded, her voice void of sympathy.

"They deserve to be." Emathion mumbled, drawing his sword once more.

"Fuck you." Cosmos whispered into the wind, charging full speed towards her adversary. They met head on, Emathion attempting to strike his sword against Cosmos's arm. She quickly diverted his attack, swinging her staff behind his legs. He landed onto his back, his sword being flown from his hand. Sailor Cosmos placed the top of her staff into the middle of his forehead, with her heel into his stomach. "Give me one reason why I shouldn't dissect you from head to toe."

"You would never kill family." Emathion responded, the words striking a chord in the back of Sailor Cosmos's mind. She wanted to believe she could heal him and move on but things were past the days of making everyone better. Emathion was a cold-blooded killer, known to murder his own allies. There was no excuse for his crimes. As the enforcer of inter-galactic law, it was her duty to send him to his death.

"It is my duty to maintain order." Sailor Cosmos said flatly. Her body began to glow, creating a rainbow aura around her. The wind began to blow harder.

"You cannot save me. I will not be changed. Allow me to die as I am." was Emathion's last request. Sailor Cosmos closed her eyes, lifting her staff inches away from his body.

"As you wish." She said quietly, as the top orb began to glow before a burst of white energy released upon Emathion.

Mamoru stood beside Rei and Motoki as the ground began to shake beneath them and the wind howling fiercely. "I think things are getting pretty serious." Motoki commented. Rei turned behind them to see a cloud of white light headed towards the Juuban district at a very rapid pace. She looked for Sailor Saturn but the girl seemed to have disappeared.

"Very serious." She mumbled, turning the boys towards the light. Mamoru threw his cape around the two, mumbling prayers as the light engulfed them.

Mamoru and Motoki both sat in the arcade, staring at each other. Mamoru took a sip of his black coffee while Motoki laid his head on the counter. Two weeks ago, they both found themselves awaken in the arcade one morning. Everything was back to its original state. Everything in Juuban was back to the way it was. Neither of them had any trace of the other girls. Nothing made any sense. The government files they collected about Usagi were now blank. There was no record of her or any of the other girls anywhere, including Rei. When Mamoru returned to the hold apartment building, he was back in his old apartment. There were no signs of Rei. He even knocked on the door of Usagi's old apartment, to find an old widower living there. Motoki had nothing left of Minako, not even a single lock of hair.

The first week they continued to search for signs of the life they were caught up in but it seemed that every search led to a dead end. They began to wonder if they both had the same dream but the feeling of being watched began to set in. Suddenly Motoki found himself wondering if the girl who came in with her group friends every Friday afternoon was Hotaru. Mamoru thought he saw Makoto and Haruka walking out of a gym one evening but it turned to be two other women. They both decided that they were going insane and tried to move past it. No matter how hard they both tried, the reality of the situation still lingered between them.

What hurt Mamoru the most was the disappearance of the dreams. He no longer dreamed of dancing with Serenity. She was completely gone from his life and it felt like hell. How did she expect him to go back to a normal life after this? How were things going to be just fine? "How was school?" Motoki asked, breaking the unbearable silence between them.

"It was ok. It's harder to focus nowadays." Mamoru said. He thought of walking by the café on campus where Ami once worked but he knew he would leave disappointed.

"I hear you. Register closeout is a nightmare. I haven't done it in months." Motoki sighed. He wanted to finish his sentence. He wanted to talk about the many times Usagi miscounted money. How Minako would always double-check his math. Now he was forced to do everything alone. His heart ached for a sign. He just wanted to know the girls he befriended were ok. He wanted to know if they were alive.

"Something has got to give! This life is boring! I can't take it!" Mamoru yelled, slamming his coffee mug onto the counter. Motoki only looked on, his eyes full of sadness.

"I think they are ok now. Maybe things are better this way." Motoki sighed.

"Well they certainly don't feel like it. I'm going home. I need to clear my head." Mamoru said quietly. He placed his money on the counter and left before Motoki could complain about it.

Mamoru lay in his bed, looking up at the ceiling. He glanced over at his alarm clock. It was three in the morning. It would be another night of insomnia for him. He sighed as he pulled a pillow over his head. "Ugh." He groaned as he heard someone knocking on his door. He hopped out of bed, grabbing the closest pair of sweatpants and a black v-neck tee. The knocks only increased. Looking out of his peep hole, he muttered curses at the sight of Motoki in a hoodie and jeans. He opened the door, glaring at Motoki. "What the fuck?" He asked.

"So remember how we thought we were all crazy and shit?" Motoki asked. Mamoru noticed his eyes were bloodshot and his blonde locks were in disarray. He hoped Motoki hadn't been drinking because he was going to murder him.

"Yes?" Mamoru asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Well, we're not." Motoki stated, pulling his best friend into the hallway. Mamoru turned to see eight very familiar faces staring at him.

"Sorry to awaken you, Chiba-san." Ami's quiet voice spoke up. Mamoru felt his heart explode with joy, seeing her alive and well. He ran up to the petite girl, throwing his arms around her.

"Ami! You're ok?" He asked, inspecting her.

"Thanks to Usagi-chan." She smiled, nodding in response. At the sound of her name, Mamoru noticed the one girl who was missing.

"Where is she?" He asked, studying the girls before him.

"That's why we're here. We need to take a little field trip." Rei stated, smiling deviously. Mamoru only looked confused, looking to Motoki to answers.

"We have reason to believe Usagi went to Dimension 13. Two strong auras have been sensed there and we are positive one is Usagi's." Setsuna spoke up.

"So who does the other one belong to?" Mamoru asked, still visibly confused.

"Only one way to find out." Motoki smiled, patting his friend on the back.

The loss of a child was enough to make one go mad. The loss of a second child meant that things had to be finished. She sat in the darkness, deep within the core of the planet. For eons, people believed she died at the hands of her first born. He placed her within a deep sleep, burying her body deep within the chosen planet of the Eosian glalaxy. Once her second son left the planet, she was awakened. Now she sat, buried in darkness. Her heart was broken and her anger had reached its peak. Now she felt the presence of the one she hated more than Selene. She knew Cosmos was coming for her. Eos was ready and she wasn't going to make things easy.

Sailor Cosmos stood on the soil of Dimension 13. The moment she felt Emathion die, she could feel the presence of Eos growing within the planet. She was not at her full potential which meant that Cosmos had to strike now. The longer Eos stayed awake was the longer her powers manifested. As powerful as Selene herself, Eos would be able to demolish Cosmos with ease at her full potential. The white haired senshi turned her back to look down at the planet earth. So small and so far away, she almost felt pain thinking of the love she left behind. She knew Mamoru would be happier with his life no longer in chaos. She was almost certain until she felt the familiar energy of eight guardians appear at once. The senshi were awakened once more. She knew they were now on a rescue mission and she shook her head in defeat. If she couldn't keep them away, she might as well have them fight beside her. For they were the guardians of destiny and the destiny of the galaxy was now in danger.

Sailor Cosmos smirked as she turned to face an army marching towards her. She lowered her staff towards them as her hair blew behind her in the wind. "Bring it."

To be continued…

Sad face! I am definitely sad to see this one end but more excited to develop a sequel! :D Guardians of Destiny will begin shortly after the senshi appear on Dimension 13. This story will focus on the relationships between the senshi and accepting Cosmos as she now is. Cosmos is a lot more confident and developed than we see her in the manga. Due to this being AU, I am in belief that Cosmos was very confident and abrasive before losing everything. I think Chaos had a lot to do with her personality being shown as regretful and somewhat timid in the manga.

So with eleven different personalities, awkward romantic history between Rei and Mamoru (omgz, she slept with the Mamoru before Usagi you guise!), an angry goddess, and adjusting to life-post galaxy wars, I see things being very interesting. I do want Motoki to make it to Dimension 13 but I am trying to figure out how. I am sure Ami and Setsuna can whip something up. Enough of my talking; thank you so much for reading! The sequel's prologue should be posted soon but do not look out for it this week. I have to work on drabbles for 100 Moments: Falling in Love and I need to post two chapters for Bruises and Chocolate. I would look out for Guardians of Destiny sometime next week.

If you have any ideas or questions, feel free to PM me or e-mail me at (angel)(at)(). I am thinking of releasing a FAQ/Behind the scenes type story which goes into further detail of WRID. If I do it, I will probably upload it as an additional chapter here. I have much adoration for you guys! Hope to see you soon :]