Everyone was shocked by Emily narration of what had happened to Eudial.
Silver grew very pale: "No, I can't believe it. My Eudial married Prince Quartz...Why did she do it? She used to say that she loved me..."
"Silver, don't be mad at her, she had no choices..." Emily said "Before I came back to Earth, she asked me to tell you that she'd always love you. Please remember that when you think to her. Don't hate Eudial for what she did..."
Silver sobbed: "I couldn't hate her anyway..."
Luna looked at the sky: "I wonder what is doing Usagi now..."
Emily caressed the cat: "I'm sure Eudial will ask Quartz to send Usagi back on Earth."
Diodite showed up and put her arms around Silver's neck: "Silver, don't be so sad...I'll be near you..."
Silver stood up and looked at the witch in rage: "How dare you to say that! I'm sure you was happy when Sarcolite and Dioptasio kidnapped Eudial to kill her! How can you be so wicked?! I'll never give you my love, remember it!" He slapped Diodite throwing her to the ground.
All stared at him. Diodite began weeping.
"Silver, you ought to be ashamed of yourself!" Rodocrosite shouted at him "How could you slap a girl in that way?! After all, she tried to stop our brothers when they got Eudial!"
Silver blushed: "I'm very sorry...I lose control on my nerves. Please, leave me alone for a while."
He went out of the room.
Rodoc helped Diodite to raise herself: "Don't think about what he did. Silver is very upset for what happened to Eudial, now. I'm sure that he doesn't think what he said..."
Diodite kept sobbing: "No, Rodoc, now I understand that Eudial won again. Silver's heart belongs to her...I saw the look in his eyes and now I know that he'll never love me. And he's right, I'm wicked. I hoped that without Eudial, he could like me, but I was wrong..."
Rodoc held her up: "Don't cry, Diodite. I'm sure that things will improve for all of us."
Diodite sighed: "But what am I going to do now? I'm alone, Silver hates me and I think that all of you can't stand me now..."
Rodoc shook her and looked at her with a strange light in his eyes: "That's not true, Diodite. You're not alone! I...I love you. I loved you for years, but I never had the courage to tell it to you because I saw that you liked Silver. I couldn't wait anymore..."
Everyone stared at him.
"I love you, Diodite." he repeated. Then he kissed the witch.
Diodite looked at him, deranged. Rodoc blushed and ran away.
Usagi trembled. She was scared from the atmosphere of hate that was on that planet. It seemed that no one was able to feel love for other persons.
The girl was wearing Mimet's witch uniform and had around her neck a little computer shaped like a necklace. Viluy gave it to her and said that it would allow her to understand and speak Tau Ceti language, even without studying it.
"I'd need that at school..." she thought, then she frowned when she realized that probably she wouldn't come back to school.
"The Arena" said to herself "I've to search the Arena...They said that Eudial had to fight there."
When she found the building, it seemed abandoned from some time. In fact, her teleport took more time than she thought and, even if she left Earth the day after Eudial's wedding, she arrived on Tau Ceti twenty-eight days later.
On gates of the Arena there were some posters representing a man and a woman in wedding clothes.
There was a writing under the picture quoting: "... and ...., new sovereigns of Tau Ceti."
The names and the faces of the queen and the king were ripped from all the posters. And it seemed that someone enjoyed himself throwing mud on posters and writing injuries on them.
"Huh, those two aren't very loved here..." said Usagi to herself.
Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her and saw that some guards had surrounded her.
They looked terrible. One of them shouted at Usagi: "What are you doing here?!"
Usagi laughed nervously: "Well, nothing, only passing by..."
"Didn't you know that the king and the queen are going to pass here? What are you doing in the middle of the street?"
Usagi noticed that she wasn't the only person in the street. Lots of other persons were at the sides of the street.
Some persons pointed at her: "Doesn't that girl look strange? I can't feel her witch's powers!"
The guards looked at her suspiciously: "Yeah, that's right. She looks like a miserable human being!"
Meanwhile Eudial and Quartz were in a sort of flying car.
"Quartz, it looks like people can't stand us..."
"You're right, honey. They can't understand that we're trying to change this planet for them. They could have only advantages from living in a better place...However I don't care about what people think of me. I only need to know that you agree with my deeds."
Eudial smiled at him: "You know that I do it, Quartz..."
She leaned her head on his shoulder. She felt a little guilty, but she couldn't stop thinking that she liked Quartz. When he was near her, she knew that nothing bad could happen.
Of course, she couldn't love him as she loved Silver, but she was beginning to think that she could be happy again with him.
Quartz gently put his arm around her waist and clasped her.
Eudial startled: "Hey! What's happening in the street? Stop immediately!" she cried to the chauffeur.
Usagi was having an hard time against guards. She transformed in Sailor Moon, but all the crowd was against her.
A guard was about to hit her, when a voice stopped the man: "Don't touch that girl! It's an order of your queen!"
The man obeyed, but looked at the queen with contempt.
Usagi looked at the person who had talked and she actually stared: Eudial was alive and she was in front of her!
The witch hugged Usagi sobbing: "Usagi what are you doing here? I thought I'd never seen you again!"
The crowd was beginning to be angry at Eudial: the queen of Tau Ceti couldn't be fond of a human in such a way!
Even the chauffeur and the guards were looking at the two girls in a menacing way.
Quartz pushed the chauffeur down of the car, grabbed the wrists of Usagi and Eudial and dragged them on the car, heading for the Royal Palace at high speed.
Eudial sighed in relief and kissed Quartz on his cheek: "Thank you. I thought that they were going to kill us..."
Quartz looked worried: "And they would have done it...I fear there will be a rebellion soon."
Usagi was deranged: "Eudial...what does it mean? You are the queen here? And who's this man?"
Eudial smiled sadly at Usagi: "Yes, now I'm the queen of Tau Ceti. Nice realm, isn't it?" she said ironically "And this is King Quartz, my husband."
"WHAT?!"
"You heard well, Usagi, he's my husband."
Usagi was too shocked to reply.
Later they were in the room of the Royal Palace were the dimensional portal was.
Quartz took Eudial's hand: "I know that it will be sad for you, but your friend must come back on Earth immediately. At midnight, Earth will be too far to use the portal."
Eudial nodded with tears in her eyes.
"No! I won't come back without Eudial!" Yelled Usagi.
Quartz looked at his wife: "Eudial, you can go if you want. I set you free."
Eudial widened her eyes. Usagi screamed in joy: "It's beautiful! Hey, King Quartz, you're not so bad. Eudial, let's go now!"
Eudial looked at Usagi, then at Quartz. She knew how was painful for him to take such a decision.
Quartz hugged her: "Please, Eudial, let me kiss you again before you leave..."
Their lips touched and this time Eudial returned King Quartz's kiss.
Then the two girls went near to the dimensional portal. Quartz used his power on the portal and it enlightened.
"Farewell, my love..." he whispered.
Eudial stopped: "Usagi, I won't come back on Earth."
Usagi stared at her: "What do you mean? Think of Silver!"
"No, I can't. I love Silver, it's true, but now Quartz needs me. After all he's my husband and I'm the Queen of this planet. I can't run away."
"Eudial, are you gone mad? You must come with me!"
"I'm sorry, but I won't." she was crying now "Go and tell to everyone that I'll remember them for all my life..."
"No! I won't come back without you, then!"
Eudial looked at Usagi: "Forgive me..." she said, just before pushing the girl in to the portal.
Usagi disappeared.
Eudial looked at the portal, as to say good-bye to Earth, then she turned towards Quartz and ran in his arms.
Quartz hugged her frantically: "Thank you, Eudial! I love you!"
They both burst up in tears.