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Chaos destroyed everything. Eternal Sailor Moon struggled to stand as the remnants of her friends’ sailor crystals drifted through the eerie breeze. Chaos herself had become more than just a humanoid being. Her entire presence stamped the sky above and stretched into the vastness of space. The red energy crackled and tore through the clouds and stars. Sailor Moon was all alone and unable to call upon the Galaxy Cauldron to save anyone. How she had done it before, she wasn’t sure. Every universe had been tinged and singed by Chaos’s life-draining touch; Sailor Moon was sure she was the only thing living now.
And there was nothing she could do to change that.
“Hello? Is anyone still here?”
That lone voice—it should have been impossible. Chaos had murdered everyone else. Surely no one else had survived her last onslaught.
“I’m burning up the last of this timeline’s Huon energy just to talk to you, Queen Serenity. Saturn’s light is dead, but I can give this world a…gentle reboot, but I need you to help me.”
There was a bright golden flash as a person in a red and gold body suit extending a little past the knees and stopping at the shoulders at the top of their body. They had a translucent red cloth that was wrapped around their waist and a golden pocket watch affixed to the center of their outfit. The top half of the outfit was red while the bottom half was maroon red.
“Who are you?” Sailor Moon asked.
“I’m a sailor soldier from a frozen place in time. I’ve come to unlock the possibility of more soldiers fighting by your side.”
“You’re another sailor soldier?” Eternal Sailor Moon asked, her anger rising. “Where were you earlier? When everything fell?”
The soldier gave her a sad smile. “I was sealed away until the final few moments were upon us. Now, we both have the chance to be reborn.”
“But I wanted to continue living with my friends,” Sailor Moon argued. “Our life was perfect before this!”
“What if it could be even better?” the soldier countered. “The influence of sailor soldiers could be spread so far we’ll never encounter this problem again! We could end Chaos’s cruelty once and for all! We’ll revive your friends and others who could help us! We can all have a new chance at a good life!”
Sailor Moon gave them an incredulous look. “Why should I trust you?”
“If have no reason to betray you,” the soldier said. “You’re my one shot to exist—really exist.”
They turned away from Usagi. “I’ve lived several lifetimes, finding the person I love, finding people I love, and they always end up meeting a tragic fate. I tried to rewrite everything, but…I wound up frozen. I can’t do it alone. But I can help you.”
“You’re not going to become some even bigger problem for us to deal with, are you?”
The guardian shook their head and summoned a golden staff with several glowing spirals ensnaring a golden light inside a clear orb. It was almost like Pluto’s garnet rod but glowing with life. They placed the rod in front of Sailor Moon and bent the knee. “I swear, if we get this right, if we are able to be reborn and save everyone, I will be your most loyal servant.”
There was a loud boom as the cracks in the sky began to split the world in half. The ironically golden sailor senshi stood up, grabbed the staff and cast an orb around themselves and Sailor Moon.
“Please, we don’t have much time!”
“What if it just ends up this way no matter what we do?” Usagi’s voice trembled.
It was the first time in centuries that she reminded herself of who she used to be: Crybaby Usagi. Foolish Usagi.
The soldier gave her a smile. “You are the strongest of us. Together we can reset everything. Together we can make sure it doesn’t go this way.”
Usagi was quiet for a moment before she nodded. “What do I need to do?”
“Use your sailor crystal. I’ll feed it the last of the Huon energy I’ve harvested. It might get weird in the next attempt, but we should still win!”
Usagi sighed and summoned the silver crystal. There wasn’t much choice.
“Are you ready?” the soldier began. Usagi shook her head, tears pooled in the corners of her eyes. “It’s okay to be scared. Everything is ending. But it can begin again. And I want you to focus on that. Focus on those people you love, focus on seeing them again. Focus on how much of a better future we’re going to build!”