TITLE: For Zoi AUTHOR: Calicia RATING: PG SERIES: Sailor Moon CHARACTERS: Malachite's POV. Also featuring Queen Beryl, the Sailor Senshi, Molly, Luna, and Artemis. TIMELINE: Just after Zoisite's death, but before Beryl has finished turning Tuxedo Mask to the Negaverse's side. SYNOPSIS: Mourning Zoisite, Malachite promises to do something to avenge her. But what will he do, and what part will the Senshi play in it? NOTES: For Susan, who got me into Sailor Moon. Thank-you! // indicates thoughts, and ~~ indicates telepathic communication. I've only seen the dubbed version of Sailor Moon, so that's what I've based my fanfic on - which means I call the characters Malachite, Rei, Molly, etc., and Zoisite is a woman. Please don't flame me for that. DISCLAIMER: Nothing in the Sailor Moon universe belongs to me. There, I said it, now I'm going to go and sulk I'm a student (i.e. no money), so don't sue. You won't get anything. *** It was night in the Negaverse, and most of Queen Beryl's warriors were asleep as she continued in her efforts to turn Tuxedo Mask to her side. The only other person aside from Queen Beryl who was awake was Malachite, lying in bed staring up at the ceiling. //Those damnable Sailor Senshi have the Silver Imperium Moon Crystal!// he thought. //And worse still, that crybaby child Sailor Moon - the Moon Princess! - can actually use it.// Now *that* had been a surprise, he had been sure he could crush her easily - after all, the other Senshi had fallen with remarkably little effort. But she was able to use the crystal attached to her Moon Wand. "But we'll get it back, won't we, Zoisite?" he murmured, reaching out beside him - then he remembered. Zoisite was gone, dead. His student, his friend, his lover had been killed by Queen Beryl for trying to kill Tuxedo Mask. Malachite grit his teeth. //If Zoisite had killed him even a week ago, Queen Beryl would have praised her and rewarded her. But not now, now the Queen kills where she once would have rewarded. Oh, Zoi, it wasn't you who failed me by disobeying the Queen; I was the one who failed you! I should have taught you to restrain your vengefulness when you needed to, I should have not allowed you to seek revenge on Tuxedo Mask, and I should have done more to persuade the Queen to punish me rather than you! Zoisite, my love, I'm so sorry.// Malachite felt a tear form in his eye, and blinked it back. He could not afford to show any sign of weakness, Queen Beryl was capable of using her power to look anywhere in the Negaverse. She mustn't think that he, her chief general, was weak. It could mean his life - the life that he had been willing to give for Zoisite, but no other. //Zoi, Zoi, I promise you. I will never forget you, and I will do something to avenge you. I promise you, my love.// ~~Malachite!~~ Queen Beryl's voice sounded inside his head. ~~I want you here. Now!~~ "Right away, m'Queen," he said, and teleported to the Queen's throne room. Queen Beryl looked at him coolly when he appeared. "Is something wrong, Malachite?" she said. "No, m'Queen," he lied. If she guessed that he was lying, she said nothing about it. "Malachite, what are you doing to retrieve the Silver Imperium Moon Crystal?" she demanded. Malachite tried not to let his jaw drop open. "M'Queen, it's been less that half a day since the Sailor Senshi got