Today on Sailor Moon Solar, the Darkness Master descends to Earth and cloaks it into darkness! The final battles have just begun! Will Usagi overcome her pain? Find out next! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sailor Moon: Solar Episode 22: "The Darkness Master descends! Darkness engulfs the Earth!" By CKFanfics@aol.com (The Crystal Knight) Edited by: The Crystal Knight Rated: PG-13 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Notes: This series takes place after Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars. The general disclaimers apply: like I do not own Sailor Moon. It belongs to TOEI Company Limited, Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, and others. The characters I create I own. You may not use them without my permission. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Rei, Minako, Ami, and Makoto were wondering why Usagi had suddenly become less conversational lately. "Do you think she changed somehow?" Rei asked. "She fainted yesterday after a struggle of some type." Makoto thought back as she spoke to the others. "That is right! She held on to her chest as if something was affecting her." Ami analyzed the situation. "I think I heard her say 'the pain.' But she said it so low, even I could hear her." Minako commented. "Why does she not tell us something is wrong with her?" Rei asked. "Maybe she does not want us to worry about her personal problems." Ami replied, "She likes to try to endure things on her own does she not?" Ami continued. "Yeah." Rei agreed, "While Mamo-Chan was missing during Galaxia's reign on Earth, she did not tell us that she did not receive any letters from Mamo-Chan." Rei commented. "Oh, Usagi please remain strong whatever your problem you are hiding from us." Makoto spoke aloud. Later... Usagi spent the next few days inside, except for fighting Dark Youmas and go to school. Other that, she remained at home. She wanted less people see that her chest was hurting. Since Mudious pierced her heart and Sailor Earth healed it twice, it has been surging with pain. Usagi sat on her bed and wondered what said about her heart hurting. "A Eternal reminder what was done to me by Mudious. They used me to awaken the Soldier of Nature. The painful scar is to remind me of what happened or to remind others of what happened. I am so confused." Usagi spoke with tears in her eyes, "It is not fair I get to suffer because of someone else." A beautiful soldier appeared. She had black hair. Blue eyes and her Senshi out fit was silver. "Who are you?" Usagi asked. "I am the Soldier of Destiny. I decide how destiny played out. Even I do not know how destiny fulfills and what the consequences are for what evildoers do to people like you. The scar on your heart is to remind you of what He did and He took away. You got your life back when Princess Naruko revived again. I can give you two small gifts. For one, on only one day, your scar will not affect you at all. Which day do you wish it to be. This will happen only one day a year per calendar year. So which day?" Sailor Destiny asked. "My birthday is to be happy day for me, so I want to be pain free on that day which is June thirtieth." Usagi answered her. "Very well. Each June 30, you shall be pain free from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM. After that time, the pains will return. Every day forever, the pains will remind you of what they took away from the Earth and what was given back. In addition, I will give you a small gift. Take this Destiny Caller! This will call me only seven times and you may ask for help with any serious situation only for you or your friends. Here take it. Once all seven times are used, the item will vanish. Use them well." Sailor Destiny spoke as she hands Usagi the Destiny Caller. "Thank you." Usagi replied. "Your welcome. Farewell." Sailor Destiny vanished from Usagi's sight. Nissha went to the room where Usagi was. "Whom were you talking to?" Nissha asked. "Sailor Destiny. She gave me two special gifts. One I get to be pain free on my birthday and I got the Destiny Caller." Usagi replied. "Oh. How is your heart doing?" Nissha asked. "It is not hurting right now. Maybe I will go out while it is not bothering me." Usagi replied. "Be careful." Nissha spoke gently. Later... Usagi sat on a park bench. "Why is it me that always suffers these horrible things? Maybe it would have been better that these Dark Youmas were never set free to do their evil. Then I would have to endure these pains I got from Mudious!" Usagi spoke softly to herself. It started to get very dark. It grew cold. "Gee! It is cold!" Usagi spoke to herself. A mysterious figure appeared in front of her. "I am the master of darkness! They call me the Darkness Master. I will obliterate the light of the world!" The Darkness Master spoke. "I will always oppose you! I care for this world! Solar Moon Power, Make Up!" Usagi transformed into Solar Sailor Moon! "Oh, so the former prisoner of the Eternal Room of Darkness shows up to battle me! Your powers do not match mine! Here I will share with you!" The Darkness Master hurled a ball of Dark Energy towards Solar Sailor Moon, but before it hit her, someone swept her off her feet! "Mamo-Chan?" Solar Sailor Moon questioned the dark masked figure. "Yep, Tuxedo Kamen at your service!" Tuxedo Mask greets her, but he surprised by the reaction he got from her. "It is hurting again! The pain, it hurts!" Solar Sailor Moon screams in pain as she speaks. All of her friends nearby hear her words of grief as she screams over the pain, "Why do I have to pay for the day that the Earth Soldier revived? Since my heart pierced and it healed not once, but twice, I have been having these pains ever since, the second time I received my wound in the same place was when Bandos re-injured my scar and he opened it again! Celestial Sailor Earth managed to heal the wound completely, but the pain I feel will never go away! They say it is an eternal reminder to me that my life passed away from this Earth just so Sailor Earth could awaken again. Once my life returned to me, I have been having these horrific pains in my chest!" Usagi speaks aloud as tears run from her cheeks and the pains become even more painful for her. Celestial Sailor Mars runs up to Solar Sailor Moon. "Why did you hide this from us for so long?" Celestial Sailor Mars asks her. "I am not good about sharing my sufferings with my friends. I thought if I had told you sooner, you would have thought I was weak!" Usagi answers her; "I do not want to show any signs of weakness to my loyal subjects. Moreover, it is too personal and painful to share to others. It would have been better that I remained dead and to suffer like this!" Solar Sailor Moon continued to cry out in great anguish as the pains controlled her emotions. It was too much for her. Solar Sailor Moon fainted and retransformed back to Usagi. "Usagi-Chan, you do not have to endure it alone anymore. We will endure the pain with you." Celestial Sailor Mars replies to an unconscious Usagi. "I will remove the light of the world!" The Darkness Master speaks. He uses his powers to cloak the world into darkness. Day becomes night. The worse is still to come! TO BE CONTINUED... Next Episode: "The final battle begins! Solar Sailor Moon and the Sun Soldiers struggles!" Next on Sailor Moon Solar, The Darkness Master continues to cloak the world in Darkness. The Sailor Senshi battles the Darkness Master, but are powerless against him! Usagi awakens again only to be in pain again! She joins her sisters in the attempt in defeating the Darkness Master! Can they do it? Find out on the next Sailor Moon Solar!" This episode was completed on: 09/28/2002 This episode was released: ??/??/2002 Sailor Moon Solar is (c) 2002 by Crystal Knight Fanfiction Productions. The proper owners own Sailor Moon. All rights reserved.