Title: Truly Happy
By: Cheska-chan
E-Mail address: Minnashime@aol.com
Web site address: http://www.angelfire.com/anime2/ake
Chapter 21
PG 13

Author's notes: *sigh* Okay...here's the same blah blah blah I have
to say before continuing...*sigh* I DO NOT OWN SAILOR MOON OR
GUNDAM WING!! Even though I wish I did I don't..which is a shame.
I wouldn't be at school if I did any of those or better yet..both.
*sigh* I like Heero Yuy! ^_^ I like Darien as well but not as much
as Heero! ^_^ If I said I like Duo..I would be dead meat by one of
my friends..*looks around cautiously* uhmm..well I said the
disclaimer but NOT owning Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing.
 Another thing I wanted to add is that I wanted to thank my
proof readers..they do a great job! ^_^ Also I wanted to thank the
readers who read this fan fic! ^_^ Thanks for the suggestions! Thanks
for the compliments and thank you for reading this! Long isn't it?
*looks at the chapter* Wow! Chapter 21 and still going! O.O
Well..I think that would be it. 
 Oh yeah one other thing! I have a feeling it's almost drawing to a 
close. I mean Merodi is already beginning her fight with Master/Aster 
right? So I'm going to need some ideas with the way it'll end..I have 
some ideas as well to use. I just need added ones. 
*sigh* I know..you don't want Serena and Darien to break up and some of 
you say you don't like Par/Kouhei to end up with her..I get it..I MIGHT 
not put them together after all. I'm still thinking about the other 
one that one of you said about killing him off..*sigh* I might not
end Par up with dying though. What about Drew though? No one seems to
say anything about that..*shrugs* oh well..I'll think about that.
 I'm not saying anything else..*rereads it* I already put a lot
out there..*shrugs* well let's get this over with..

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 Master was holding his staff at the moment, toward Merodi who 
still looked calm and peaceful with the white and silver glow
about her. She was still playing her song and looked at Master
with sympathy and peace. 
 Master held up his staff to his chest, with both hands and then
pushed it away from him.
 "YAHHH!!!" shouted Master as he pushed his staff away.
 The blast he was holding blasted forward toward Merodi with 
amazing speed.
 Merodi looked at the blast and started to play her song harder
and faster. The glow around her turned a deeper shade and her
white wings closed around her, trying to protect her from the
oncoming attack. 
 The blast smashed into her but no sound came out. The glow 
that came around her engulfed the attack and wind blasted around
the place. Merodi's hair swirled around her and dust came around.
Dirt from the blast splashed around the place and the wind
grew stronger. For about a couple of seconds nothing but dirt
and wind could be seen and felt. Master was hoping and smiling
thinking that his attack finished Merodi off. He stood up 
straighter with an evil smile around his face. 
 As the dust settled and the wind died down Merodi was standing 
there with the glow around her but wasn't playing her 
golden flute at all. She was standing straight and elegant.
No scratches around her at all. She wasn't happy or angry at all
from the attack..just monotonous. She held her flute to her side
with her wings outstretched from her back. 
 "You will pay for what you have done to my friends, Aster! I can't
forgive you for what you have done..I can't," told Merodi, her voice
calm and peaceful.
 Master didn't say anything though, he was shocked that she survived
the explosion! 
 "What is this?!?!" exclaimed Master, his eyes enlarged.
 Just then several attacks came out and headed for Merodi.
 "YAHH!!" shouted a feminine voice full of venom.
 Several black star shaped stars shot out and hit Merodi. 
 "Sarya..you're alive!" gasped Master.
 The attack just vanished as it came in contact within a foot toward
Merodi.
 "Hai Master.." groaned Sarya, clutching her side.
 Merodi looked at Sarya not surprised at all.
 *So Sarya is alive..I wonder what happened during that time in the 
circle..*thought Merodi.
 Sarya looked at Merodi shocked at what she is seeing at the moment.
 "Master what's going on?" asked Sarya.
 "She has gained a higher level, Sarya. Don't worry, together we can
beat her! Sarya..attack!!" ordered Master.
 Sarya nodded and jumped forward, now facing Merodi.
 "So you're alive Sarya. Tell me what happened?" asked Merodi.
 "Might as well, seeing you'll be dead after I get through to 
you," smirked Sarya.
 "You see...while you and your friends were gathering information, 
a bright light shined through when the water rised upward. A bright
glow of darkness swept through from high above the ceiling. It 
swept around Master and me. I couldn't take the strength but
Master managed to and I saw darkness around me and it 
eventually killed me...but not quite as you have proof that I have
survived the attack," told Sarya.
 "So you were attack by your own kind," told Merodi.
 "It was confused," defended Sarya.
 Merodi nodded in acceptance and raised her golden flute to her lips.
Sarya saw that she was starting an attack and her orb flew toward 
her and started to glow. Merodi closed her eyes and started
to play as song of thoughtfulness and sympathy.
 *What to do..*thought Merodi as she thought of several attacks
that went through her head.
 Sarya was raising her orb above her head, hovering. Sarya's
eyes started to glow a darker shade of green. Her orb glowed
a dark color of midnight blue as it hovered above her head.
 "Hahhaha!!" laughed Sarya as she started glowing, a dark blue
color with her green eyes glowing through the darkness.
 Merodi changed her song to that similar of a bird's happy
song like a nightingale. Her song sang around the room of
happiness and sadness. Then little silver specks of light
flowed out of the flute and spun around Merodi as she glowed
silver and white. Her wings spread open and it made her look
radiant.
 *flashback*
*...I don't know why I've changed..I really don't, but I don't know 
how to achieve true happiness. I really don't. The old Serena could do 
it, but why can't I? I know that the old Serena was a fake, it wasn't 
me! .....why do they want her back? Why?..I don't know what's
going on. I don't know how to do this! I really don't....I don't know 
what's going on with me! I will try to get her back though..I will, but 
for the better. For all of you and for me.* thought Merodi, tears 
escaping from her eyes.
"..gomen nasai, Drew. Gomen nasai. You were right that I was never 
truly happy. You were right about that. Also I know that you knew that 
there were so many secrets that I have kept from you and Par. Par knows 
most of it..but you don't. Now you know..I think you 
probably figured out by now, at least most of my secrets. Since here 
I am, talking to you as Merodi. *tears welling up*....*sigh*...gomen 
nasai for not being able to save you. I can't
believe that with all my powers..I can't even heal you. I will try. I 
will do what I can to find a way to beat those bastards for hurting you 
like this! I will!....I will also try to get you out of that coma. Just 
don't give up. I know that you can do this! ...but
I don't think you want to wake up do you?..So many problems are waiting 
for you out here. You have so many problems. You kept secrets as 
well...you haven't told me at all where 
you came from. Or who your parents are. You're a mystery to me as much 
as I am to you, maybe more. Gomen nasai...for the things I have done to 
hurt you, Drew *grabbing his hand, her hand over his hand* Arigatou for 
not thinking badly of me. Not telling you my problems
and secrets. Someday I will tell you..I will," said Merodi, tears falling 
from her eyes.
*end flashback*
Merodi played a slower song of the nightingale's melodious melody. Two 
tears escaped her eyes and ran down her cheeks as she remembered what 
happened a few days or months ago.
*flashback*
 "...Serena?....Don't cry..I'll be okay..and anyways..I'm dying 
already..might as well save your life. Yours is too prescious to 
lose...you make people happy..without you the 
world would be sad....you bring light to this world with your smile 
and care free attitude even though..your real personality is full of 
grief and sorrow. I envy you....don't..worry..
Sere.." whispered Drew as he closed his eyes.
 "..Drew?..Drew. Wake up! Please..wake up!..NO!!!!"shouted Serena and 
then closed her eyes as tears ran steadily down her face.
*end flashback*
*flashback*
"Well I have bad news.." sighed the doctor.
 "*sigh*...give us the bad news," sighed Uranus.
 "Well...it's like this..he's in a coma. We're not sure when or if 
he'll even wake up. It's up to him now, if he wants to wake up or not. 
He still has lung cancer and he's in a pretty bad shape right 
now,"sighed the doctor, looking at them in sympathy.
*later on during the flashback area*
*I'm sorry Drew. I really am. I'll try to help you get better. I 
promise* thought Sailor Moon as she got up and walked over to the door 
with Kouhei. 
*end flashback*
*more tears trickled silently as she played*
*I promised Drew that I would help him get better and first I need 
to save him! With that I will win! I have to!* thought Merodi as 
she opened her eyes.
 Sarya was glowing darker and her orb over her head. Then the orb
moved with her hand as she pushed outward toward's Merodi and
the orb glowed darker and swirled around as an attack and from
it came a hurricane of darkness. The color of midnight blue, swirling
in various dark blue colors and black.
 The attack blasted out and toward Merodi. Master screamed out
and attack as well and joined Sarya's attack of another hurricane-like
attack. It was the color of black though and didn't seem to swirl
in different colors. The two attacks merged together and became
darker in color and larger in mass.
 *I will do this for all of you..my friends* thought Merodi
and played harder on her song. 
 The two attacks came in contact and blasted toward Merodi. It 
swirled around her barrier and came in.
 Merodi looked at it and her eyes grew huge! 
 *this can't be happening!* thought Merodi.
 The attack swirled around her body and picked her up. Her wings
drew around Merodi in protection as the attack picked her up around
the waist and hurled her in the air, engulfing her in the
hurricane.
 Sarya and Master looked at her from down in the ground smiling
in triumph. The hurricane swirled Merodi around the room in
a fast speed, not letting her go. The air was thin and Merodi
was losing her oxygen supply.
 *I need to win..for them* thought Merodi.
 She began playing again even though she was now weak from the
joined attacks. She played a song of hope and light and a beam shot
forth and broke the hurricane spell as Merodi now glowed. Her wings
spread open, brought her back to the ground and she was glowing
once more and brighter than ever. Her eyes closed as she played
the song and the black hurricane stopped swirling and disappeared.
The beam that came out shot through the wall of the place and opened 
up the ceiling. 
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 "What's that?" asked Mina as she looked at the hospital when they
started back.
 "What?" asked Lita, who stopped and turned to look at Mina.
 "That. Over at the hospital," told Mina pointing at the hospital.
 Raye stopped and stared with them. There they saw what Mina was
talking about. A beam was shooting out of the hospital, the color of
pure white and a song was faintly heard by the birds who were tweeting
around and flying around the beam.
 "I have no clue Mina.." whispered Lita faintly in awe as she stared
at the beam.
 "No clue..think we should check it out?" asked Raye.
 "Let's try," told Mina.
 So the three of them ran toward the beam.
 Just then they heard a booming sound from behind and stared upward.
 "MARS STAR POWER!!" shouted Raye and transformed into Sailor Mars.
 "JUPITER STAR POWER!!" shouted Lita and transformed into Sailor 
Jupiter.
 "VENUS STAR POWER!!" shouted Mina and transformed into Sailor Venus.
 Together the three scouts looked upwards from behind. They saw
five gundams walking toward the hospital.
 "What is that?" asked Jupiter looking up at the mobile suits.
 "I don't know.." answered Venus.
 "It's not evil though.." told Mars.
 "Good...'cause those are huge!" said Jupiter.
 The five gundams stopped in front of the three scouts.
 "There it is you guys..the hospital," told Quatre.
 "Let's go," told Duo.
 "Wait..there are 3 people down below in front of us,"told Wufie.
 "Who are you?" asked Quatre looking down at the three scouts.
 "We are the Sailor Scouts. Who are you?" replied the three in unison.
 "You should get out of here.." told Trowa.
 "No! We were here first! You go!" snapped Jupiter.
 "Get out of our way!" warned Wufie.
 "Wait!" Quatre and Venus said in unison to their team mates.
 "What?" asked the others.
 "We should work together. They know who they're fighting! We're
new here," told Quatre.
 "I suppose," said Duo, folding his arms inside in his gundam.
 The other gundam pilots nodded to each other through their 
communicators.
 "You guys! We need all the help we can get," said Venus.
 "They started.." started Jupiter.
 "I don't care who started it! We need the help!" interrupted Venus.
 "Venus is right," nodded Mars in agreement with a nodding Juipter.
 "We'll join forces with you," told Venus and Quatre to each other
in unison.
 So together they faced the hospital in hopes to rescue the prisoners
inside.
 "What do you think the beam was from?" asked Venus.
 "No clue..but we'll find out," told Mars.
 Then they started to walk toward the hospital with the gundams who 
reached there first.
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 *groan* 
 Merodi fell down on the floor to her knees, trying to gain back
her energy.
 *that was close* thought Merodi, staring at the floor.
 Merodi came back to the ground, her wings closed now and still
glowing. Her clothes were a bit tattered and her hair sort of
messed up from the attack. She had some scratches on her but no
blood showing. Her face looked tired and used up with some specks
of dirt around it.
 Master and Sarya looked at her full of new hope as they saw their
enemy vulnerable at the moment. Sarya raised her orb high above
her head and bent down on one knee, bringing her orb down to her
chest. She looked at Merodi full of anger and hate. 
 "DARK WIND!!" shouted Sarya and the orb hummed to life.
 A dark blue blast sounded out, straight for Merodi.
 "Huh?" said Merodi and looked up, seeing another attack coming her
way.
 *not again* thought Merodi.
 Merodi slowly got her flute and raised it to her lips, closing her
eyes. The attack was coming nearer at the moment. Merodi started
to play a song, hoping that it would work. The attack drew closer
and Merodi opened her eyes to see where the attack was at the 
moment. 
 A big bang sounded around the room.
 "Ahhhhh!!!" screamed Merodi as the attack hit her.
 Merodi felt as if she was on fire as the blast hit her. She fell
to the floor and skidded toward the center of the room, where the
moon shined through.
 *I wasn't fast enough...*thought Merodi as she screamed.
 Just then, Master walked up to Merodi, seeing her all battered
and bruised with a smile on his face.
 "You can't win," said Master.
 "Evil never wins,"groaned Merodi trying to get up once more. 
 Merodi's dress full of dirt, worn out and torn at the sides. Her
arms were full of scratches and her legs had deep cuts on it from
falling.
 "Give it up, Merodi," told Master.
 "Never," answered Merodi and slowly got to her feet, holding
her golden flute.
 "Fine by me. You're just wasting time for me," sighed Master and 
raised his hand toward her heart. 
 Merodi looked up at him, seeing evil and hate that was evident
in his face.
 "What made you so evil?" asked Merodi.
 Master was shocked at the question, seeing that she was about to
die and ask a question such as that. He thought she was going to
beg for mercy or at least say something rude but she didn't.
 "What?" asked Master with shock evident in his face.
 "What made you so evil? Why did you turn to this?" asked Merodi.
 "You're just wasting my time," answered Master in a gruff voice.
 "Did Beryl persuade you? Did she offer you things that you couldn't
resist? Were you threatened? Or did you come and join them by
yourself?" suggested Merodi.
 "I..I came by myself of course!" stuttered Master.
 "ORB BLAST!!" shouted Sarya at the same time Master answered.
 Sarya's orb glowed blue and duplicated itself and sailed toward
Merodi, knocking her down to the ground once more and hovered over
her. The orb faced Merodi's face and a black dome covered her then
levitated her up over the ground in the circle.
 "What? What's going on?" said Merodi as she looked around the 
black dome.
 "hahahaha.." laughed Sarya as she saw her in the dome.
 "Let me out!!" shouted Merodi as she struggled to get up and 
pounded on the dome.
 Then Sarya stopped laughing and looked at Merodi, seriously and
in concentration. The orb on top of the dome that was duplicated
started humming and glowed a deep shade of black. It glowed and 
Merodi's dome became smaller, sucking the air out of it.
 "Ahhh!!! "shouted Merodi and felt like her insides were burning 
up and her lungs were having difficulty breathing.
 Merodi continued to pound on the dome, trying to escape.
 "The end is near for you, Merodi! Evil shall prevail!" announced
Master looking at Merodi's helpless antics with amusement. Then
he laughed, a deep booming laugh that echoed around the room with
Sarya by his side, smiling venomously.
 To be continued....
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 Well..there goes chapter 21 of Truly Happy. Stay tuned for
chapter 22 and see/read what happens next. 
 Comments are greatly appreciated! ^_~