Title: The Curse of Immortality
By: Cheska-chan
Chapter 16
E-Mail address: Minnashime@aol.com or NMakalinaw@aol.com
PG13?

Disclaimer: I've never owned Sailor Moon or Gundam Wing before in
my life and probably never will. They are owned by their own respective
owners.


Author's Notes: *shakey and uncertain laugh* Okay, I know I haven't
updated this story in a while and I have a good enough reason. School,
projects, homework, tests, and quizes. Had them everyday.

Now then this one you'll probably enjoy since it will give out a bit of
information on the enemies and reveal something to you guys. Just like you've
been wanting to know since...since...well probably around Chapter 7, 8, or 9
or something. Welps here you go and I hope this story will turn out longer
than the previous chapter. ^_^

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Last Time~.~.~
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"Next stop, the last base. And this time, we're going in,"Serena monotoned, her eyes
glinting as she stared straight ahead where a half moon was shining brightly down at
the seven figures on the sand.
****************
Just as they were walking side by side toward their final destination. Serena's
mind drifted off to the plans that Dr. M gave them. Dr. M she's been saying
that for awhile now and not Pluto or even Puu. Not even Setsuna. Just..Dr. M.
A lot has surely change over the past years and so.
Serena stared over in the direction of the other pilots and Hotaru.
"A lot,"Serena murmered before going over the plans once more.
~.~Flashback~.~
"Here's the plan,"Dr. M continued before the two could reply to the question.
"There will be a heavy defense on there that could hold you off for awhile so the
five of you will be outside holding them off until one of you manages to get inside,"Dr. M
explained.
"Guess that means I'm going,"Serena spoke up tiredly.
"You don't want to go?"Dr. M inquired.
"Of course I do, S..Dr. M,"Serena blushed at the question, not wanting to sound too rude
in front of her old friend.
"Okay then. 06 I want you get inside the building and track down Hiba. He was
your earlier assignment after all,"Dr. M ordered.
~.~ End Flashback~.~
Later on they agreed that Hotaru would be outside still, using her powers if
necessary over the line of fire. Hotaru protested but if Dr. M thought it best
and she herself did, then it shall be done. So here they were now, trudging
along the sandy dunes to get to the last base and end this. Or die trying.
****************
*knock* *knock*
"Sir?"
"What is it?"
"They're here. Right outside."
"I've figured they'd come around this time,"he muttered.
"What should we do?"
"Do we have our full defense ready and this place fortified from
inside out?"
"Yes, sir."
"Good. That's all then."
"Yes, sir."
Sounds of footsteps could be heard, marching away.
"And so it begins..."Hiba's eyes were half lidded and deep in thought as
he unconsciously reached over for his stone of energy and held it in his
right hand.
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"Here we are,"Serena announced and took a deep breath.
"Everyone know what to do?"Heero's voice asked.
"Yeah,"
"Yes,"
Several nods to the head could be seen through the vid screen.
At once, troops of defensive machines ran over to them or zoomed.
Immediately, the course of battle took place and was never relented, not
once, as they had to forcefully fight back. All maintained their
station and reflected back on what has to be done.
Ever so slowly, all of them inched closer to the base. Taking hits,
blowing machines here and there, or slicing it in half. Orange and red
flames of explosions could be seen not too far off as the competition
was soon reduced to a mere 200 Taurus, Leos, and ordinary Mobile Dolls.
"There's the front entrance! Get in now!"a staticy voice of Wufei
growled out.
Wing was near the base at the time and the small figure of Heero
jumped out of his suit and ran inside.
"01 is inside,"Trowa stated.
"Not without me,"Serena monotoned as she parked her gundam on the
south side of the base and went inside from the back.
"Come out of this alive.."murmered Hotaru as the young girl operated
her Mobile Suit.
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"Two of the enemies are inside the building!"shouted a soldier.
Blares of warning erupted the base, flashes of red and blue light
and shouts of orders disturbed the halls.
(Great. They already spotted us. I bet Serena/Heero let on
that we were in here.)both thought at once.
Serena twisted and turned, knocking out bad guys here and there. Then
she grew tired of that and decided a new approach.
"Tell me where is Aenon Hiba?"demanded Serena as she pinned a soldier
to the wall by her left leg.
"I don't know,"the soldier stuttered.
Serena pressed more pressure onto the soldier's chest and she could see
the panicky expression enmanating from his eyes.
"Going to talk yet?"Serena smiled evilly.
The soldier's eyes flickered with relief for a moment before putting up
his scared look on her.
(Someone is surely behind me.)thought Serena and used her right hand
to stop the oncoming punch headed her way, then punched whoever it
was in the face and sent it flying across to the other wall.
"Now?"Serena sighed and put much more pressure onto his chest.
"Ye..yes!"the soldier gasped feeling as if he was going to burst.
Serena waited for the answer, releasing some tension of her footing.
"Down..down hallway..turn left and then at the end of the hall is
the door.."the soldier told her.
"Thanks.."Serena smirked and let the soldier slump down on the wall
but then kicked him once he reached the ground.
"Sorry, couldn't have you following after me,"Serena muttered
and ran off to her destination.
*************
"Where?"the boy demanded.
Silence.
"Where?"the boy demanded with a more demanding tone.
Silence.
Then there was a crack of a bone breaking.
"Over..over to the east side hall and two halls off and go to the
right side and then left. It's over at the end of the hall,"the
soldier stuttered, wincing once in awhile.
Heero punched the guy's face and the soldier fell unconscious as Heero
started running off.
*************
Serena beat up four of the G.C. soldiers and then stood up, glaring
at the door in front of her.
(This is it. Gotta do your job.)Serena said to herself and reached
over to the doorknob.
Slowly, she pushed on it and stepped inside the room. It was much
more calm and peaceful, as well as cleaner than outside. As she
surveyed the area it was simple compared to what she would've thought.
She was thinking that it would've been much larger with a longer
desk or a stackful of books over at the walls but what met her was
a medium sized desk with only four books residing on a desk top
at the right side with a pot of plant next to it.
"So here you are, after all this time,"Serena stated and kicked the
door shut, gazing at the young man in front of her.
Then the young man stood up and what she saw before her was a tall man with
dark, ocean blue eyes and light golden hair that was almost white. In his
right hand he held what she assumed was the Stone of Energy.
"You've finally arrived,"Hiba's voice calmly stated as his ocean blue eyes
stared at her and observed the young girl.
"The Stone of Energy,"murmered Serena.
"This?"Aenon held up the small trinket up to her and cocked his head to
the side.
"Yes,"Serena nodded in answer.
"I see you gave it a name. You know what it does?"Aenon asked, turning the
object here and there.
"A slight clue,"Serena shrugged and then walked over to the desk with
the books and plant on it. Her hand brushed the top cover of one of the
books and stared up towards the wall in front of her.
"Hmm..you've been researching while you were away. I thought you were
dead by now,"Aenon slightly smirked.
"You figured me out already. You know my past,"whispered Serena, turning to meet
his stare.
"Yes, princess. Did some researching on my own. You've been brought back
to life,"Hiba nodded.
She merely nodded and then strode over to the desk and sat down, placing her
hand on her lap and gazed at him.
"Well?"Serena waited.
"What?"Aenon lowered his eyes.
"Remember what you said long ago? The question I asked of you? You said you'd
tell me your actual name,"Serena reminded.
"Ahh yes, my name."Hiba nodded in remembrance.
"Good. We have time, so tell me,"Serena cocked her head to the side, waiting.
Hiba pressed his fingers on the stone and closed his eyes for awhile and when
he opened them it held an eye of knowledge.
"I am really known as..."Hiba leaned his head closer to Serena's ear and
whispered the rest.
"...Diamond,"the one currently known as Hiba whispered.
The name sent shivers down Serena's spine as memories of long ago resurfaced.
The fight with Wise Man, the meeting of Diamond, his brother Sapphire...more
and more entered into her mind that she gasped from the painful memories.
"..Diamond,"Serena repeated in disbelief as she gazed at him.
"Yes, that is my name,"'Diamond' nodded and stepped back from her.
"..H..How?"Serena wondered out loud.
"Not all of my memories of the past has come back. Actually once I found this
thing you call the Stone of Energy, memories came back to me. Little by little.
Bit by bit. My present name is Aenon Hiba and the name given to me as my actual
name from my previous life was Diamond,"Hiba told her.
"Reincarnation.."gasped Serena, lowering her head in utter shock.
"If you wish to call it that way,"Hiba shrugged and continued to stare at
her.
"Mmm..."Serena leaned forward, her head down to her knees and her eyes
semi-wide.
(Hiba..is Diamond..)Serena couldn't really take this in but slowly
she accepted it and when she finally did, she rose her head.
(He's been looking at me ever since I shut that door. Why won't he stop?)wondered
Serena as he felt the heat of his gaze.
His deep, ocean blue eyes were filled with so much emotion that it made her
nervous but she kept it inside herself. With a deep breath, Serena met his gaze.
Her crystalline blue eyes on his deep, ocean blue.
(So familiar...yet a stranger. What was my past with you?)wondered Aenon.
Hiba stepped closer and gently placed his fingers under her chin and stared
deeply into her eyes.
(Innocence, determination, kindness, understanding, knowledge..and so much
more.)noted Hiba and continued to stare.
Slowly the two got nearer and nearer to each other, only inches apart and
neither one parted from one another.
************
"Damn it! That guy lied to me!"growled Heero under his breath as he took
another turn.
"Take the left! Hmph!"Heero took out his frustration on another G.C. soldier
and continued down the hall.
(Hope Serena made it to him by now.)Heero hoped and knocked out three more soldiers.
*************
"How are you holding up?"Duo called over the the communicator without the
screen.
"Good as ever,"Hotaru responded while the others kept their silence.
"We'll be done in no time,"Duo responded and used his scythe to
cut off several of the enemies down.
"Just 40 more to go,"smirked Wufei.
*************
"Am I disrupting something?"a voice asked from the corner in back of the
draperies.
Hiba and Serena blinked and then turned their heads toward the sound
of the voice and Hiba stepped back whiile Serena got off the desk. Her
mask returning on her face as she put up a cold glare for whoever it
was.
(The beings have never told me there was some mysterious voice. Then again
they never told me about Hiba's true self was. I mean, reincarnation?!)Serena
told herself.
Serena snuck a glance at Hiba and noticed that being Diamond in the past
is really who he was. His hair was what got her. They were nearly the same
shade and his height was exactly the same as before. Everything else was
slightly different though. But when you're being reincarnated, who knows
whose body you'll be in?
"You haven't disrupted anything,"Hiba smirked as he gazed at his visitor.
"Good..ahh..the legendary princess and great Queen,"the voice's sound was
filled with fake delight.
"Who are you?"Serena's voice was filled with wonder and demand.
"Care to guess?"the voice suggested.
"I don't play guessing games,"Serena monotoned with iciness.
"Oh, you don't? It seems you have before. Figuring out who Hiba really
was,"the voice stated.
"How did you.."Serena stopped herself, thinking of the possiblities of how
this person came to the conclusion.
"How I knew? I have my ways, magic opens a lot of things for us, you
know,"the voice would've smirked if the figure was out in the open.
"Magic..should've known. What else would I be up against? When someone
I know from the past comes back out of reincarnation and now another enemy
who pops up with only a voice to talk to,"Serena drawled.
"Enemy? I would prefer being referred to as...rival.."the voice stated.
"Rival? Doesn't fit in,"Serena cocked her head to the side.
"Okay, how about..opponent or..competitor. Yes, competitor,"the voice
suggested.
"Hmph..fine, 'competitor',"Serena played along.
"Who are you then? You obviously know me but I don't know you,"Serena
continued.
Hiba just stood there, listening to the conversation with quiet reverence.
"Since you asked, I might as well show myself then. Shouldn't I?"the voice
sighed and then a gust of wind went in from the now open window and the draperies
fluttered to the side. There stood a young woman or teenager. A girl with
black hair and ocean blue eyes. Someone she knew, someone she met only once
but remembers to this day.
"It's you. I would never have thought,"Serena gasped lightly.
"It's nice to meet you again,"the girl smiled as she stepped out from the
draperies and by the desk, trailing her fingers on the edges.
"Why?"Serena whispered out.
"Why? What do you mean by that?"the girl asked.
"Why are you with the G.C. corporation? With him?"Serena pointed to Aenon.
"I'm the actual leader of the corporation. Hiba takes orders from
me. Simple answer, isn't it? I advise him from time to time. Giving
some information or he gives me some,"the girl simply said.
"y-you're the leader..the one behind mostly everything. That
means.."Serena trailed off, lost in her thoughts and the information she
just took in.
"Yes, I am the leader. And I was also the one who has helped Hiba
find what you call the Stone of Energy,"the young woman let out.
"Yes, she did,"nodded Aenon.
"It was also the day we met one another,"the girl bowed her head
as she recalled the day.
"We met in the woods, I was actually lost and she just happened to be
around and after awhile I finally saw the Stone of Energy, it was
right by a tree and I picked it up,"Aenon recalled.
"And she helped you get out of the woods and back home,"Serena ended it
for them.
"Yes,"the girl nodded.
Serena went and sat down on the chair that wasn't occupied. She stared
at once face to the other and sighed. This was a bit shocking for her. I mean
these are two people she wouldn't have expected to be as her adversaries.
"Aenon..."Serena whispered out.
Aenon turned his head at the sound of his name and he saw that she wasn't
really calling his name.
"What is your full name?"Serena asked the girl in front of her.
"Aww and here I would've thought that you would figure out by
now,"the girl tsked and walked up to where she currently sat.
"What? How can I? I hardly know you!"Serena stated.
"Who do I remind you of?"the girl simply said.
(Endymion...)Serena murmered within her mind and then her eyes turned
stern.
"You're a descendant..of Endymion and I, aren't you?"Serena figured out.
The young girl simply smiled and sat down on the desk.
"Now that wasn't so hard was it? My parents were the descendants of
your family line. The latest ones,"the girl explained.
"Serenity...the daughter of Rini,"Serena murmered.
"Yes, her great-grandaughter is my grandmother and my father is a descendant
of yours. Therefore, I am the last of the line,"the girl said.
"I see..."nodded Serena.
"I am Makura Hibi,"Makura revealed.
"Why are you doing this? You're having a machine constructed that
could ruin the world!"shouted Serena.
"It is true, we are having a machine constructed. With it, we're able
to have free access of a brand new power."Hiba told her.

[{If they succeed in their plans of building, there will be a ripple
in the time stream and the galaxies. It is a chaotic outcome!}]
Serena remembered what was said and was extremely worried.
"Don't you understand the severe consequences of what you've just
said? It was bad enough that you've managed to let on that there is a
new corporation wanting something from Earth and the Colonies but a machine
to be built that could possibly..no that WILL ripple the time stream and
the galaxies? You're taking a major chance here,"Serena lectured.
"We know that. But everything has consequences with every decision you
make. Like in your past..."started Makura and then stopped herself.
"I can't allow you to do this.."Serena shook her head and stood up from her
seat, sadly gazing at Makura.
(Kami, she reminds me of Endymion...)Serena said to herself.
"And what are you going to do?"Makura said in a low voice.
"Do what I came here to do,"Serena took out a gun she carried from her pocket
and clicked off the safety,"Stop you."
Aenon was wondering what he should do but the look in Makura's eyes told
him that there was no need to do anything.
"Would you? Would you really shoot me?"Makura questioned as she stepped
closer to Serena.
"In order to achieve peace, we must fight for it. If we must kill
those we care about. Kill those who is a family to us. Then I will do
this. It is my destiny, my job, my life. A-And I can't let you live.
You are the one who had this happen. Therefore, I must stop you,"Serena
felt queasiness in the pit of her stomach but ignored it.
(I have to do this. I have to.)Serena chanted within her mind.
"If you must, then you must,"smirked Makura, knowingly.
Serena nodded and held up a steady gun positioned in front of her.
"You wouldn't really dare. I know you,"Makura stated.
"I've changed,"Serena put up her mask of coldness.
Then Serena felt herself close her eyes and pull the trigger but
then something was different. Serena felt warm hands envelope her
own and her gun was lowering. She opened her eyes and stared up into
deep, ocean blues.
"I can't allow you to shoot Makura,"Aenon's voice murmered.
"Till next time,"Makura put up a small smile and disappeared as another
gust of wind came into the room.
(She can teleport...or make herself invisible.)Serena figured as her
eyes hardened.
"You stopped me."Serena glared at the man who was still holding her hands.
The two were awfully close together from their position.
"Had to...she saved me from the woods after all,"Aenon reasoned out.
"She saved you, and now you work for her?"Serena questioned.
"Yes, it was my decision. It's been a long time since the woods but I'll
remain faithful to her. I always will. It is true she found me and I
was lost but something I left out was that I was going to be attacked.
There was a large monster coming at me and she stepped in and defeated
it. That's how she found me in the woods,"Aenon revealed.
"Not only did she get you home, she saves you like Sailor Moon would
save a citizen,"Serena murmered and raised her head to meet his eyes.
Aenon let go of her hands a while ago but the two didn't budge from
their spot, both gazing into each other's eyes and face.
"I still can't figure out what my past is with you. The memories just
won't come right out,"Aenon muttered.
"It'll take time. But sometimes maybe the past is left in the past.
Maybe you shouldn't remember what happened back then. It was a
painful one,"suggested Serena and stepped away from him.
"That bad?"Hiba asked.
"Yeah.."Serena whispered out, avoiding his gaze.
[{You must complete your mission. You mustn't let them get away.
Remember the consequences.}]Death's voice popped up inside her mind.
Serena nodded and turned to face Hiba. He had a solemn facade and she
felt a tug in her chest as she stared at him.
(The past is the past...best left in your mind and your memories..)Serena's
eyes started to well up in tears at this.
(My destiny, my calling, my role in life..)Serena told herself.
Serena stared at the gun which was now on top of the desk and realized
she can't use it. So she just bent down and retrieved a dagger on the back
of her shoe. She held it steadily in her hand and went back to look
at Hiba.
"I see..."Hiba softly uttered as he realized what she was about to do.
"Aren't you going to try and stop me?"asked Serena.
There was no answer to that. Instead Hiba strolled over to his desk and
retrieved something in there and held it in his hand which was now unoccupied
since he placed the stone in his pocket. He tossed whatever it was to her
and caught it. Serena's gaze fell onto the piece of device and realized that
it was a gem stone. A diamond one with a difference, it seemed to hold
a strong aura.
"What is this?"Serena asked.
"A gift, simply a gift,"Aenon replied and stood there, observing the golden
haired girl stare in wonder at the gem.
(How can I do this? He's so different from the last time. He's more open
and more civilized...why did he have to be like this?!)Serena growled
inside her mind.
Just then an eruption came onto the building. The books on the table at
the side fell off and so did the pot of plant, sending a dirty mess on
the floor.
"Guess they're going to destroy the base instead,"shrugged Serena and
still held the dagger firmly.
"Get it over with, if you want to,"Hiba stepped closer to her.
(He knows I can't. I don't know why, but I just can't.)Serena felt so
vulnerable at the moment.
[{You have to.}]Death told her.
~.~Flashback~.~
Diamond taking the hit instead of her.
Him dying in her arms.
Tears and the confession of love from him.
Death.
~.~End of Flashback~.~
"He saved my life.."Serena silenly uttered as she dropped the weapon and
continued to stare at him with glazed eyes.
(Kill her now. She's a pilot and in your way. Why not just kill
her?)he reasoned to himself as he approached her.
He stood in front of her, observing the once strong gundam pilot now
vulnerable in his eyes.
(Just kill her. That's all.)he nodded to himself and was reaching over
to her, to end her miserable life when something stopped him.
(Why can't I do this? Why? It's a simple step. A simple procedure.
End her. She's immortal though. Isn't she? This girl, this woman
is immortal. One who can't die. Or dies and only comes back. But if
I destroy her right now, she won't stop me from getting away. So just
do this. Why?)Hiba questioned himself but now he found himself taking
her into his arms.
(I feel warm all over...oh, he's hugging me!)Serena's eyes widened
and she stepped back.
"Diamond...Aenon.."Serena murmered and then she backed away.
(I can't do this...)Serena said to herself and then another discharge
of the quake rippled around the base.
This time the quake managed to shake some debris as pieces of the
walls were loosening. Serena turned to the door and took one last
look at the white-golden haired man. His eyes still fixed on her.
Without one last hesitation she turned, opened the door, and left
running down the hallway and away from him.
(Curse this! Chikusyoo!! I've just left this mission without
completing it. Dame!)Serena cursed as she ran and dodged the remnants
of the base.
*****************
"Where's Serena?!"demanded Hotaru as she saw Heero walking over to them
and into his Gundam.
"Haven't seen her,"Heero shrugged and looked back at the base, his eyes
flickering with slight emotion of concern.
"Someone should go in there and find her,"Duo reasoned.
"No, she'll make it. I'm sure she will,"Hotaru had faith in her friend.
Suddenly they saw part of the building collapse on the south side.
"I'm sure she will,"murmered Quatre.
*****************
"Darn, this part just collapsed,"Serena coughed as her nostrils felt on
fire from the lack of oxygen as dust and debris got in the way of fresh air.
She placed a hand over her nose and continued to run, finding an
escape route that was there until another blockaged just happened to show up.
"Not again,"an exasperated immortal complained.
[{Look deep into your heart and mind. All will be well}]Angelic suggested
from within her mind.
Serena nodded and closed her eyes, searching within herself. All was
quiet and clear inside her mind. Then she searched her heart, filled with
happiness, pain, and love for all things.
[{Think of it and you will know.}]Eternal helped out.
She did what she was told and obeyed the higher being. Her mind clicked
toward her gundam. Imagining it and seeing herself there but she didn't feel
any change. Instead something else happened. Her eyes popped open and she saw
her hands. This was the feeling that she felt radiating, something different.
She would've thought that their suggestions would allow her to like..teleport
or something but this is what happened instead.
"Might as well try it out,"murmered Serena and stared hard at the broken
pieces of the walls blocking her way.
She placed her hand on the wall and closed her eyes, a deep feeling of power
overcame her senses and suddenly the wall broke open a new passage for her.
"Not too bad,"smirked Serena and continued the process.
*****************
The whole building crashed down and the scene was disrupted by the sand that
blew upwards.
"Serena..."uttered Hotaru as the feeling of dread filled her senses.
(Could this be what the feeling was earlier? This is the badness?)Hotaru
wondered but cast it aside as the clearing appeared.
"Is everyone alright?"Quatre asked.
"Yeah, but I'm afraid our Gundams could use repairs,"Duo said.
"Serena..."Hotaru repeated once more.
"Hotaru.."started Duo.
"Serena!"Hotaru shouted through the open communication as she spotted a
blond come out of the fallen base.
The blond heard her name and turned to see the Mobile Suit that was
holding Hotaru inside.
"Hotaru!"Serena smiled and shouted back in greeting. She waved her hand
towards her and continued to grin.
"We all made it,"Quatre grinned.
"This time, we're all alive,"Duo stated.

To be continued...
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There's the long awaited chapter 16 of The Curse of Immortality! ^_^
Revealed stuff and Serena discovers a new small type of magic with some
help. And yeah..the information of the voice and Aenon Hiba! It's
not Darien Chiba, is it? ^_^ Bwahahaha!! Okie, shut up now...^^;;
Well see ya next time!