Love Is A Strength, Not A Weakness

~ Part 13 ~

By Silver Dragonfly

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Her entire stride and manor declaring royalty, strength, and that this was not a woman to mess with. Korihi smirked, but this was who he had been waiting for, and he did plan on messing with her. Oh he would have her though, and nothing would stop him.

“Welcome Princess. I’ve been expecting you,” he greeted.

“Can it Korihi, You know why I’m here,” she stated her voice icy. Korihi just smirked even more.

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“Please Princess, come in, take a seat. May I offer you something to drink?” he asked coming down of his throne and motioning to a group of comfortable looking chairs in a corner. Usagi frowned and glared at him, a faint silver glow beginning to surround her.

“I’m warning you Korihi, let them go. I’m not here to play your games,” she told him the edge in her voice slightly surprised Korihi.

“Oh, but you are Princess,” then his face twisted into an evil half smirk half frown. “You will bend to my will, and do as I say, or I will begin to kill every member of your friends and family. And I promise you this Princess, their deaths will be slow and painful, and there will be nothing you can do to stop me.” Usagi paled slightly, but her face didn’t change beyond that.

“What do you want with me Korihi?” she finally asked, deciding that she might as well play his game for the moment, her family could be depending upon it. She watched as he smiled at her, if it could be called a smile, and her stomach suddenly felt like a lump of lead.

            “You Princess, shall be my queen in name only, you will have no real power, and the head of my ‘harem’,” he stated, making it sound as if this was an everyday topic. Usagi’s blood ran cold, when suddenly there was a battle cry and the woman who had attacked Capsule Corp rushed at her, ki flaring attack at ready. Usagi immediately counteracted, and soon ended up in a hand-to-hand fight with the woman.

            “Take this!” Usagi finally yelled and the woman was thrown across the room and impacted the wall. Usagi stood ready, not sure what to expect next, the woman stood up and glared at her about to attack a second time, when a ki sphere suddenly shot towards her. The woman’s eyes widened in shock as she was hit and fell to the ground, Korihi slowly walked towards her smirking.

            “You have long outworn your welcome Tsurara, enjoy the next dimension and do say hi to father for me.” He stated then fired one more blast at the prone woman, before turning his attention back to Usagi. “Now where were we, ah yes.”

“You can’t have me Korihi, and you’re a fool if you think you can,” she stated icily.

In the female wing of the prison block, seven women suddenly snapped to attention.

“It’s time ladies, power up.” Bulma stated and then began, “ZG Ice Crystal!”

“ZG Storm Crystal!”

“ZG Flame Crystal!”

“ZG Life Crystal!”

“ZG Ocean Crystal!”

“ZG Desert Crystal!”

“ZG Night Crystal!” the chorus of calls quickly faded in the light of the power that welled up and then vanished leaving the five women in the cell across from them very startled. The seven fuku clad women then linked hands and formed a circle, when a brief flash of light appeared then vanished leaving the women in the passageway outside of their cell.

“Alright girls, take up guard positions on either end while I bust our friends here out,” Bulma stated as she immediately went to the control panel and began to type away. Two minutes later. The shield was down, and the five Saiyan women stepped out, large grins appearing on their faces.

The Z warriors, and the three Saiyans across from them intently watched as countless soldiers ran by them down the corridors, something was up that the soldiers were being dispatched to take care of. Occasionally they could here a scream and shout as the sounds of battle grew closer. Those still in the cells beginning to get more and more antsy that they were stuck and not able to join the fray.

Suddenly a red beam blazed don the corridor, as soldiers began to retreat and try to take a stand, but unfortunately for them they were failing miserably. The number of soldiers diminishing at an almost alarming rate, and no more reinforcements were appearing now.

“I said GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!” a female voice was heard from where the sounds of battle had been ever increasing. The Z fighters quickly looked at each other and then back down the corridor, they recognized that voice.

“This way!” another female called out, this time surprising the three other Saiyans. Soon after this they could see a group enter the passage way and begin to run down it, scanning the cells they passed.

“CHICHI!!!” Goku exclaimed recognizing one of the figures.

“There they are!!” one of them exclaimed.

“VIDEL!!” Gohan then mimicked his father upon spotting his wife. The twelve women stood in front of the two cells grinning.

“Ocean(Bra) free the others, I’ll take care of our guys,” a familiar woman with blue hair quickly instructed and moved to the control panel, the shield vanishing quickly, the one across from them vanishing soon after.

“ONNA! What on Vegettasei are you doing?!?!?” Vegeta exclaimed after looking Bulma up and down. “Are you trying to Kill yourself!?!?” The only answer he received was a round of giggles, and laughter from every female present.

“Excuse me your highness, but isn’t it obvious?. Our Queen is fighting, shouldn’t a Saiyan queen be able to fight?” one of the Saiyan women spoke up grinning widely at her king. Vegeta just sputtered and let out a ‘Hmph’, the three Saiyan men grinned if the women had accepted her then she was indeed fit for their Queen.

Mirai Trunks paced the corridor, racking his brain, he could not just sit here and wait. He was furious, hurt, and worried all at the same time, Usagi had gone to face whoever it was that had attacked their families, and left him behind. His Moon Bunny was in danger and he had no idea how to get to her, and it was eating him up.

Luna and Artimis watched silently from the end of the corridor, “Artimis we have to help him get to her, or he will end up hurting himself. Besides I’m worried about her, she may need his help,” The dark colored Lunarian feline pleaded with her partner and own soul mate.

“Your right Luna, he has to go. I’ll tell him, you go ready the transport system,” the white feline responded, then began to head down the corridor to the pacing lavender haired demi-saiyan, Luna heading off the other way.

“Trunks!” he called out to get his attention.

“What is it Artimis?” Trunks responded not pausing in his pacing or even looking at the cat that he had formed a sort of bond with.

“We can get you to her,” the cat stated knowing it would be the only thing that would completely grab his attention, and he was right, the young man turning so fast to face him that he almost fell over.

“What?! When? How? Let’s Go!” he exclaimed the words almost stumbling over the others in his rush to get them out.

Usagi kept her head low as she followed the servant that Korihi had summoned to have her properly attired for her new ‘position’. She had followed without a word, but if one had looked into her eyes, it was obvious that she was not beaten not yet, somehow she would get around this and beat Korihi, she would not let him get away with this, but until she had a definite plan of action she had to obey, or risk her family and friends. So for now she quietly did as told, letting the servants change her, but when one older creature reached up to undo her hair, she smacked his hands away, they could force her into this, and put her in ridiculous outfits, but they would not touch her hair when she wore it the style of the Moon, that would remain the same. The wrinkly thing tried a second time to reach her hair, but with the same result, only this time she turned her eyes on him, glaring as well.

Flame(Videl) whirled as her foot landed in one soldiers gut, her elbow in another’s face, and a fiery ki blast charring a third. Her blood rushing as she fought, determination and grace in her every movement; her husband Gohan only feet away and causing damage also.

“Videl, why didn’t you tell me?” he asked, still trying to figure out how she could have hidden this much strength from him.

“Not right now honey, we’re in a fight. We can talk later,” she responded, not taking her focus from the task at hand.

“But..”

“LATER Gohan!” she exclaimed, “Right now we have to get to Usa.”

“Krillon keeps trying to ask me as well,” Eighteen said from Videl’s other side. “Men, usually all they think about is fighting, and now that we are as well, they can’t seem to just accept it and be happy,” Videl laughed and nodded in agreement, while Gohan and Krillon exchanged puzzled looks before returning their attention to the hordes of enemies they were going through.

“VEGETA get out of my way!!” came an exasperated yell from further down the passage.

“You get out of my way ONNA!!!” was the reply.

Mirai stood ready in the pearl white circle outlined in gold that made up the center of the transportation room. He impatiently waited for Luna and Artimis to activate the system, a task that had required them to shift into their human forms, surprising him at the time.

“This is tracking Usagi’s energy, it should take you to the same room she is in, or very, very close to it. Be careful Mirai Trunks, and return safely with our Princess,” Luna instructed, as Artimis entered in some final codes, then came to stand beside her.

Korihi sat on his throne grinning like a Cheshire cat, everything was working out exactly how he wanted it, he had her friends and family, and now he had her. From this point on she would slowly become his, ever so slowly he would break her down, change her fight against him, to a fight for him. But no matter how loyal she became, she would still be nothing more then a trophy, a trophy he had succeeded in obtaining where everyone else had failed. No being had ever successfully captured and kept a Lunarian against their will for very long, but he had her and he would keep her.

Suddenly a servant slipped in and bowed to him, “Your Highness she is ready for your approval.”

“Good bring her in.” Korihi replied and sat up, to His Lunarian brought in before him.

“There is one thing sir, she would not let us touch her hair,” the servant then said fearful of Korihi’s reaction. Korihi only smirked.

“That is fine, I would have been disappointed if she did not resist me at all, now have her brought in,” he told the servant, very amused with this information. Moments later she was lead in surrounded by six servants, the servants leaving at his signal, leaving her to stand before him, her head held high, refusing to humble herself.

“There, there Princess that wasn’t so bad now was it?” he asked mockingly, the woman before him gave no answer, not even blinking. “Attempt to defy me all you want, in the end you will see,” he told her laughing. “Now come sit here at my side Princess,” he told her, but she did not budge.

“Dear me, I suppose I should start cleaning out the prison bay, it is getting rather full,” he began moving to begin entering a command on the consul. The figure before him stiffened then moved forward and sat down on a single pillow beside him. Korihi smiled, yes he had her now and there was no escape. Suddenly there was a bright flash to one side of the room and a familiar looking lilac haired young man appeared. Korihi glared at the intruder.

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Mirai Trunks immediately tensed when the light faded, his eyes immediately doing a quick scan of the room he was in, a spacious throne room, a few servants passing through, changeling creature on the throne, slave girl that looks like his Usa beside him, wait, slave girl that looks like Usa!?!?!?

“USAGI!!” he immediately called out, and began to move forward, but the changeling moved just as fast if not faster and stood in an instant, its tail wrapped around her neck, and another grasping her wrists.

“TRU-CHAN!!” she cried out, before her air was cut off to much for speech.

“Leave boy,” Korihi ordered, slightly confused, hadn’t this one already been captured.

“Let her and the others go!” Mirai demanded in return, his power rising incredibly fast as he took in the situation, he had their family and friends, and he had his girl, and who did he think he was forcing her to a getup like that!! How dare he!!!! With these thoughts rushing through his head his power grew reaching heights he had never achieved before, and they hadn’t even begun to fight.       

Korihi frowned, he did not like how this boy’s power was increasing, “Leave now or I will began to kill off those of your family in the prison bay as well as her. DO you hear me boy, or do I give the orders to begin?” Korihi asked angrily, if he did not accept this, then he would have to knock her out and take care of him. Suddenly the main doors flew open revealing a group of seven fuku clad women, their eyes immediately landing on Korihi, the rest of the Z Senshi and the Saiyans behind them.

“How did you get in here!?!?!” Korihi thundered, making a mistake taking his focus of Usagi.

“My Senshi…” she whispered, her eyes lighting up in triumph.

“What are your talking about fool. Your Senshi never existed in this world,.” Korihi sneered.

“Your wrong, they stand before you,” she replied, her voice stronger, even though he had not released her in the slightest, then she was wrapped in a silver glow and vanished from his grasp reappearing before the seven women, her outfit having changed to a fuku that clearly stated her the leader of the group of women behind her. Mirai stood a little ways away clearly shocked.

“Ladies, take everyone home. You have fought your share,” Usagi said, without removing her gaze from Korihi. Immediately the seven women behind her broke a part and began to form a ring around the others. As much as they wanted to stay and help fight, they knew there was nothing more they could do, but this. The Z Senshi tried to protest but decided better of it the instant one of the women turned their glare on them, they had seen what their ‘helpless’ women could do, and were not eager to cross them.

“Come home soon Usagi,” was all Storm(Chichi ) said before the entire group vanished in a flash. Korihi sneered at the two remaining.

“So Princess it comes to this,” he finally spoke, his voice dripping with hatred.

“Yes Scumbag, and don’t try to pull that stupid stunt your father did, both Mirai and I could escape even if you blew this place up, besides you don’t have a dope of a father to come back and piece you together,” she replied, her voice icy. Korihi sneered and launched forward attacking, Mirai moved in from the side, both fighting him, in a flurry of flying fists, feet, and ki. In a flash the three separated Mirai and Usagi on one side Korihi on the other, staring at each other, then Korihi let out a chuckle.

“You can’t really expect to beat me. I have a few more tricks up my sleeves,” he told them snidely just then there was a crash and the doors flew open once again revealing five armored figures. The one in the center stepped forward the other four following in formation.

“You sent for us my lord?” the lead figure asked, and Korihi smiled. Usagi and Mirai studied the newest arrivals.

“Yes, Princess, and whoever you are;” Korihi addressed Usagi and Mirai, “Meet the Siyu team. Introduce yourselves,” the leader of the group smirked her green eyes flashing, and long purple braid dangling behind her, pale blue skin showing where she didn’t where armor.

“I am Captain Siaya, the leader of the Siyu. Prince Korihi’s lead fighting squad,” she told them, her arms crossing her chest.

“Jazil.” Stated the ivory skinned female to her right.

“Meric” came from the dark blue male to Siaya’s left.

“Buril”

“Peila” came from the last two on either side, the orange skinned male on the right and sea green skinned female just behind Meric. Mirai managed to keep a straight face through the introduction but cracked up when it was finished.

“Taking lessons from Freeza Korihi!?!? You have your own version of the lame Ginyu force?!?!? This is too funny!!” he began to laugh hilariously, though either Korihi or his team found it so humorous. Usagi just sadly shook her head, if this group was anything like the Ginyu, then Usagi was a little disappointed in Korihi, he boasted too much.

Korihi glared at the laughing lavender haired man, “Captain, you and your team may disperse of the lavender haired monkey, but the Lunarian Princess is mine. You have your orders now get to work,” this command quickly silenced Miari Trunks hysterics and he went from laughing his tail off, to instant fighting stance, ready to take on whatever faced him. There was no way he would just stand by and let the creep take his Usa. Usagi’s reaction was somewhat similar as she stood calmly but ready, the creep wouldn’t get her so easily, and she highly doubted that this so called elite team of his was any match for Mirai or herself. The pale blue warrior before them smirked.

“As you wish my lord.”

And with that the entire team launched forward into attack readily met and countered by both Mirai and Usa. At first the members of the Z team were a little surprised at the speed and strength these five warriors attacked with. Usagi came to the conclusion that not even Freeza would have ever been a match for even the weakest member of this team. Korihi meanwhile watched in leisure from his throne, a snide grin ever spreading across his disgusting face.

Usagi flipped and turned on the balls of her feet before launching out to strike her attacker when suddenly she couldn’t move. She stood their in mid strike for a moment her mind whirling with the fact that she had been stuck, behind her Meric and Peila quickly uttered a few words, and then just as suddenly as she had been froze, she was released. With a cry of frustration and determination she launched forward to attack, but ran straight into what she didn’t know. The silver haired warrior stared at the space in front of her and then gasped before launching into a stream of language that no one else could understand a syllable of, though her tone and expression made it plainly obvious, she was pissed.

Korihi laughed out loud gaily from where he sat, “Well done well done, now dispose of that monkey,” he ordered. Usagi let out a scream from her prison causing all in the room to flinch slightly as Lunarian lung power battered eardrums. The Siyu quickly blocked it out and continued their assault on Mirai.

Mirai Trunks fought with the agility and speed that came from his heritage and a childhood of fighting battles, easily matching the attacks of the multiple Siyu that attacked him, Usagi fighting with him, but then he sensed the change and seconds later heard Usagi screaming out in what he had come to identify as the Lunarian tongue. With a burst of power he moved to where he knew she was, only to find himself blocked by the entire Siyu team, Korihi laughing from the throne. Power and strength began to surge through his system, power that he had never tapped or had access to for that matter. He quite literally had begun to glow a bright gold, more so then that have a super saiyan, or the previously known levels above that. His eyes blazed golden at the five fools who stood between him and the one he loved.

Korihi had noticed the drastic power increase and frowned. He quickly signaled for the Siyu to distract the glowing fighter, which they did, while Korihi moved forward faster then even the Siyu would have imagined and dealt a devastating blow to the back of the warriors neck. The glowing figure stood there for a moment seemingly unaffected, and for a moment fear crept through Korihi for if Usagi escaped now and both attacked he didn’t think he would succeed without drastic loss. Then the golden glow subsided and a relatively harmless looking lavender haired man fell to the floor unconscious.

Usagi stood in the center of the invisible dome that enclosed her, for the moment she did not waste her energy to break free. She watched as Mirai Trunks power grew, surprised and awed as he quickly surpassed any level that his father, or her’s had ever accomplished, and he wasn’t even really trying. Then she paled as she saw Korihi move forward with incredible speed and deliver a blow to the back of Mirai’s neck. Mirai stood for a moment, but Usagi could tell instantly that Korihi’s blow had been effective. Her thoughts were confirmed as she watched the one she had come to care for more than anything fall to the ground unconscious. Her own strength and power began to rise, as she barely managed to keep from shifting into sailor fuku and from there to Cosmos. With simple thought she dispensed of the shield that surrounded her, the Siyu or Korhi none the wiser as they were to busy gloating over her fallen prince.

“Get away from him,” she finally hissed out her eyes blazing brightly, a silver aura glowing about her and intensifying. The Siyu team whirled around to face her in shock as they realized the shield was gone, but they did not move, which proved to be very unwise when dealing with an irate Lunarian princess. When they refused to do as she ordered she flicked her writs and before any of them could make a move they vanished, and bits of dust all that was left of what had been Korihi’s elite team.

Usagi stepped forward, the silver glow continuing to intensify, Korihi merely smirked at her, this caused Usagi to finally give in and in a flash she was in the fuku of Eternal Sailor Moon. Korihi flinched slightly, he hadn’t been expecting this, but she had not transformed into the foretold ‘Silver Senshi’ so he had nothing to fear so he simply smirked.

“Go ahead and try Princess, but you won’t win. I haven’t even begun to power up,” he taunted, then began to gather his ki and do so.

“Fine, go ahead and power up, because neither have I,” Usagi replied and stood ready, then suddenly Korihi charged and Usagi met him blow for blow, neither getting an advantage. They charged again, both powering up a little more, a pale silver surrounding Eternal Sailor Moon, a dark blue almost black surrounding Korihi. Suddenly Korihi feigned to one side then dodged to the other, putting a good twenty feet between the two fighters.

“Giving up Korihi?” Eternal Sailor Moon asked, though not believing it at all.

“Of Course not Princess, but here. Try out this attack, I’m sure you’ve never seen the likes of it before,” he called out and moved his hands quickly a navy blue beam shot out and hit Eternal Sailor Moon before turning silver and vanishing. Eternal Sailor Moon stood, a skeptical look on her face, while Korihi smirked.

“What was that? A pathetic attempt at a light show?” she asked, then suddenly slipped to the ground clutching her head. Korihi laughed, there was no way she could break free of this spell, not when she didn’t even know what it was, and no one here to help her.

Eternal Sailor Moon squeezed her eyes shut tightly, trying to block out what she was hearing, and seeing in her mind, but to no avail.

“Why did she have to go and send us back.” Complained Pan,

“Yeah, Korihi would have treated us right, did she ever stop to think that maybe we wanted to stay?” Marron added, pure distaste in her tone.

“Who does she think she is deciding our fate, just because I made a fool of myself marrying her brother.” Videl’s voice was added as she appeared.

“I never really wanted to raise the spoiled little brat. I had enough to deal with Goku and then Gohan and Goten. Life with Korhi would have been easy,” came Chichi’s voice, her adopted mother. Tears slipped down Eternal Sailor Moons face.

“No…NO…It can’t be true!!!” she sobbed out.

“Oh but it is Princess, you are already so weak from sending them home, come I’ll take care of you.” Korihi whispered adding his taunts to the spell.

“Korihi would have known how to take care of us, no more arguing with that baka Saiyan, or being part of saving this pathetic mud ball,” chimed in Bulma’s voice.

“No kidding. No more macho brothers or their friends, free to be what we are and not live with them,” came Bra’s voice.

“Usagi!! My Bunny!!!! Don’t listen to them, it’s a trick a spell set by Korihi!!” a warm familiar vice suddenly was heard. ‘Tru-chan?’ Usagi whispered out mentally.

“Hai Usa, you can fight this spell, I know you can defeat him,” the voice encouraged her. “Yes Tru-chan I’ll fight for you, and because My Senshi would never betray me,” she spoke up, as she gained control of herself once more.

Korihi growled, his eyes immediately traveling to the still prone demi-saiyan.

“You’ve interfered for the last time boy!!” he shouted and then charged forward with a sword, lifting it and then brought it down right above the young man on the ground, only to find his sword blocked by one that glowed silver. Korihi’s eyes traveled up the sword to the delicate looking hand that held it, and then up the arm to a woman in a silver fuku, her crystal blue eyes blazing at him.

 “You really are a fool Korihi. The legends aren’t just myth. The Silver Senshi is not just legend any longer, I am She, the Silver Senshi, Queen of the Stars, Sailor Cosmos,” she told him eyes still blazing. Korihi simply laughed, until she was suddenly surrounded in an intense silver light throwing him back across the room and against the wall. Korihi slowly pulled himself away from the wall and snarled at the silvery woman.

“You are nothing!! And now you will DIE!!!” he shouted and charged forward blind by his rage at what she truly had become. Sailor Cosmos simply stepped to the side, and raised her sword, not flinching as Korihi impaled himself on it.

“You were given chances to change your ways, and not lead this life of destruction, but you ignored them all. So now you will face the consequences and never harm another soul, such is decreed by the Queen of the Stars,” she said in a calm voice, Korihi gasped his mouth opening and closing but not a sound escaping. The sword vanished at her will and Korihi fell to the floor, a staff replacing the sword in her hand.

“Cosmic Silver Starburst!!” she said in the same calm voice, ribbons of silvery white light rushed out and around the cowering figure, and in seconds all that was left were a few sparkles as the light vanished. The silvery woman then turned slightly and closed her eyes. “And now I heal all those left on this ship, cleansing them of all evil, their task to tell those who Korihi ruled that they are now free to start fresh. Cosmic Crystal Cleanse!!” at these three words she touched the point of her staff to the ground, and from where the point touched white light spread out from the ship, and kept going on into the galaxy and universe, healing those that Korihi had corrupted.

Eventually, the glow faded as it continued its travels, its mistress left leaning on her staff for a few moments before quickly going to the side of the just awakening demi-saiyan.

“Usagi…” he breathed out recognizing the crystal blue eyes that looked down at him worried, he then quickly found himself being squeezed tightly in her arms, his own wrapping around her in return. “I’m okay Bunny….but I do need to breathe..” he gasped out after a moment, she immediately loosened her grip. “I told you, you could beat him. Now lets’s go home, I’m hungry,” he stated, and smirked lightly. The silver head snapped up and studied his face, a small smile reaching her own lips.

“Hai, let’s go home, though I don’t think you’ll want to eat my cooking,” and with that said, and before he could move the couple disappeared in a brief flash reappearing in her bedroom at the Moon Palace. Mirai Trunks blinked and looked around, then at the figure he held in his arms, and smiled. She had already fallen asleep, but then he knew the amount of energy she had spent in the fight, but he also knew that she was his, the look in her eyes declared that, so he could wait for her to be rested before asking her to marry him and claim her as his mate. He’d waited this long to be with her, he could wait a few days more. Then with these pleasant thoughts in mind, he carried her to the bed and crawled up beside her, keeping his arms wrapped tightly around his princess, soon both sleeping away.

From the loveseat across the room, two pair of eyes watched proudly, before they too curled up to sleep, tales intertwined together.

In the Black Forest, near a small home, the entire group of Z guys watched the now heavily sleeping ZG Senshi in surprise, most of them still not able to completely comprehend what had happened. The seven women, had all but collapsed when they arrived, the teleport draining them much more then even they themselves had expected. The guys had looked at the sorry state of Capsule Corp. and decided to head to the Son residence instead, since there was plenty of space in the surrounding clearing to open a few capsule homes, and have everyone rest, and wait for Usagi and Mirai to return. There had been a few near scuffles as Vegeta had seen Goten carrying Bra, though Goku managed to dissuade him. Then Gohan nearly blew as one of the saiyans that had been rescued from Korihi’s ship carried his own daughter; he to had been ‘tamed’ surprisingly by Piccolo, while Yamcha soothed Krillon as his daughter was also carried by one of the newest members of the team.

All in all they had arrived safely and set up enough temporary houses for everyone without too many accidents. As a bright light was seen spread a cross the sky everyone relaxed knowing that the fight was over and that Usagi and Mirai had won, and would be home soon enough. Good moods, and tension were relaxed as the fact that they were safe and at peace once again was restored.