Revival of Senshi

Chapter Fourteen: True power is within

"Who are you?" I finally had the courage to ask, after the cogs of my brain had done their turning.

'You were talking about me before with that enemy, remember?'

"Wait... You're the Legendary Silver Crystal?"

'Something like that. I am also your conscience. Almost like an embodiment of your past mother, Queen Serenity. But, you are right, I am in fact the one everybody's talking about, the Ginzuishou. I don't harbour a voice as a Crystal.'

"You're the embodiment of my mother, Queen Serenity? But... that isn't possible. She died thousands of years ago." Tears shimmered in my eyes as I remembered how she sacrificed herself for the Silver Millennium. I almost couldn't bear to look at the Crystal. It was reuniting me with horrible memories.

'Magic can do strange things.' A hologram of my mother materialised in front of me, and I was left in shock. 'I am always part of you, my dear Serenity. Never doubt yourself.' She had tears in her eyes and I suppressed the urge to cry.

"Mother..." My lip quivered. "You don't mean to say that I have other power within me? One other than what could be activated whilst I was Sailor Moon?" I held back tears. "You can't possibly mean... No, I'm weak!"

'Serenity, listen to me! Just believe in yourself and you will find a strong power that was hidden inside you for a very long time.' She smiled. 'My sweet little Princess Serenity, I had never imagined I would see you again.'

"Mummy...!" I uttered. I was nearly sobbing at this point, an absolute mess. "I should be strong for everyone."

'Believe in yourself...' She repeated as she faded. 'I love you...'

"Mother... Please, don't go!" I clamoured for the hologram as she smiled.

'I am always with you, my dear Serenity. You can always enlist my help. But you need to believe in yourself. Not just your comrades, but yourself. Your new ally can help you, but you are the only one of whom can truly restore peace to Crystal Tokyo.' She gradually faded. 'Believe...'

My lips quivered again and I couldn't help but want to cry, even though I had become a wreck the last time. "Mother," I mused.

'I love you, dearest Serenity. More than you could ever imagine. And I am so proud of the woman you have become. You have made me so proud. But I have to go. I can't stay for too much longer. Believe in yourself, my little Serenity. Believe, and nothing will get in your way. I am always within you, I am always with you.' Those were the last words I heard before she disappeared and became part of the Crystal again.

"Mother..." I started to wipe some tears away. "I will stay strong for you. Always." Her words coursed through me like an unspoken agreement. I had to stay strong if I expected Crystal Tokyo to be in better repair.

"I HAVE TO BE STRONG FOR EVERYONE OR ELSE THIS WILL CONTINUE HAPPENING!" The crescent moon on my forehead glowed and enveloped the room as my Crystal became part of my body once more. The strength coursed through my veins and I held my arms over my chest and said, "Moon Miracle, Make Up!"

I may have lost the strength to become Sailor Moon, but that didn't mean I had lost the strength to use my Senshi powers again. All I had to do was believe in myself. I frowned and I looked at my comrades, who glanced at me in shock, and were probably wondering how in Serenity's name I had managed to transform into a Senshi again. I looked at the Crystal Tokyo Senshi and new power coursed through them. I glared at them to say, 'use it!', and they nodded. All the Senshi had their own amulets, protective charms given to them by their Sailor Power Guardians, but others had stronger ones, amulets that harboured more power than those that most others had, and those were called Talismans. I had just given the Crystal Tokyo Senshi the power to use their Amulets — The Juno Lassoo for Juno, the Pallas Call Shell for Pallas, the Vesta Quaking Stones for Vesta, and the Ceres Ribbon Spinner for Ceres. Jaws of the Outer Senshi dropped as they saw me.

Sailor Pluto nodded at me, directing herself and Zodiac to attack the enemy. Uranus and Neptune mouthed something in between thenselves, and they used their usual attacks, which I was used to them using. I balled my left fist and glared at the enemy, charging for the master for all it was worth. I hollered angry accusations and plunged into the enemy with all the might I could possibly muster. I nodded at the Crystal Tokyo Senshi. Now was the time to use their newly bestowed Amulets. They nodded and summoned the strength of their Amulets and used their new attacks.

"Juno Vines Lassoo!" Juno's attack had the Youma at strangulation point, and her sisters also proceeded to do the same damage to the remaining Youma.

"Pallas Shell Flood!"

"Vesta Volcanic Quaking!"

"Constellation Light Refraction!" All the rest had attacked at this point, so Zodiac was trying to distract the henchman and her remaining Youma, who was about to fling an attack of some kind at Zodiac. "Meteor Shower Anihillation!" She gestured to me. "Now! Do your thing, Miracle Moon!"

"Alright, I'll do it." My body tensed. "Moon Twilight Eclipse!"

Our attacks hit the Youma that was on the offensive at the same time, causing the Youma to implode, and they, combined, got rid of the henchman.

All of them gaped at me, wondering how it was possible for me to become Sailor Moon again, even though I had lost it when I took the throne. I wouldn't blame them at all, because I thought the same thing. But I hadn't lost my power. There was some coursing through me, even now and I just wanted to get rid of another Youma, then wipe their dust off my boots.

"How did you?" Chibi Moon pondered, not finishing her question. She gestured toward my fuku.

"The power of believing in myself," I responded, a grim expression crossing my features for a moment.

"A Miracle Senshi...?" Uranus whispered. "How...?"

"I had also thought that Eternal was the final level up that a Senshi could receive, Haruka-papa," Saturn finished for the gobsmacked Senshi.

"We had known of this for quite a long time," Pluto admitted, and Zodiac nodded.

"When your Queen perishes, you know that the next heiress will take the throne," Zodiac began, and pointed to Chibi Moon. "Senshi will release their next generation so their legacy lives on. When a Princess or Queen is in a time of immense strife, she will recieve Miracle power. Then the rest of the Senshi should receive Miracle power soon after recieving their Amulets."

"Do you mean to say that all of us will get Miracle Power?" Vesta inquired.

"Yes. It is the final power up after Eternal," Pluto responded. "And we aren't lying when we say that. Eternal is just when a Senshi has nearly peaked her power. But as soon as it goes off the rails, usually after receiving an Amulet, she will gain Miracle power."

"Will us 'Silver Millennium' Senshi also recieve Miracle power?" Mercury asked.

"Yes, all Senshi will eventually receive Miracle power," Zodiac replied.

"But... All Silver Millennium Senshi had received Amulets at Crystal Power, or Super forms," Mars contradicted.

"Yes, but your Amulets haven't peaked yet, whereas the Crystal Tokyo Senshi's Amulets have," Pluto elaborated.

"Your powers haven't peaked yet," Zodiac repeated. "Once your powers have peaked, your Amulets will have their true power, and you'll all become those of Miracle power. If you wish to get rid of the enemy, you must all have Miracle power."

"Do you?" Pallas questioned, confused.

"No. I may seem to have full power, but I am yet to receive Miracle power," Zodiac answered.

"All right. Let's all detransform and we can discuss this," Galaxia suggested.

"Yes... Food sounds nice..." Chibi Moon said, in a daze.