A vine snapped in the direction of the sailor scouts, heading for them all as it split into five parts. Black energy welled within the plant youma, sparkling and crackling around as it advanced with amazing speed to destroy it's enemies. Its two heads cackled evilly, filled with triumph as it knew one touch would wither the scouts into nothing. Around the battlefield, corpses were littered everywhere. Men, women, and children who had had their life's energy zapped from them now lay dead in the street. How could such a creature have killed all these innocent people? It seemed the creature's powers were limitless, as they had been at this battle for more than an hour, and each scout was exhausted.
Nearly avoiding the oncoming attack, the sailor's evaded, jumping out of the way as the vines cracked at the side of the building. The black energy melted the stone walls, leaving a gaping hole into the store. If they weren't careful, the buildings around them could come down and kill them all. Worst, they could kill the other innocents that were still up higher in the buildings.
Minako helped an injured Ami up from the floor, blood sliding down the blue haired girls legs. She had deep cuts on her skin from where she had cut herself diving out of the way. Ami grimaced, grateful to her friend for helping her up.
"We need to finish this before anyone gets killed…" she said through gritted teeth, a look of worry on Minako's face at her friends condition.
"Watch out!" cried Rei, as the plant youma made another swing, this time at Makoto, who jumped and did a backwards somersault, landing on her feet. Lightning crackled around the green scout as she called on the thunder from her planet, Jupiter.
"Jupiter Thunder CRASH!" she cried, sending a wave of lightning at the youma. It hit the dark creature, sending an enveloping light around it, but it faded quickly, not leaving a single scratch on the plant's body. It cackled, looking around at each scout that was gasping for air. This battle had been easy for it. All it had to do was show up, start killing people, and it knew the Sailor Scouts would come running, trying to stop it. They were all pathetic in it's mind, but it didn't matter. Joy loomed on it's face as it turned around to see the injured Ami and Minako. Evil eyes glowed with dark, malevolent energy.
"Fools! You cannot defeat me!" it cried in a hellish voice. Lunging forward, it raised its arms, which turned into dagger like vines, wanting to piece the throats of each scout and drain their energy as well. But, just as it reached the injured girls, it halted. A look of rage and confusion appeared on its face, but this hesitation was enough for the girls to get out of its way. Turning around, the youma growled in frustration, but did not attack further. It still held dark energy around it, but it looked as if it was contemplating something.
"What is it doing?" asked Rei, regrouping with the others. Minako still held onto Ami, while Makoto stood in front of them, Rei by her side. The four scouts had sweat dripping down their foreheads, and each was breathing in raggedly, especially Ami.
"I don't know, but where is Usagi?!" cried Minako. Their leader had been missing from the battle, and none of them knew where she was. It was just like her to be late to a battle, but this was bordering on ridiculous. They needed her power if they wanted to destroy this creature, and it seemed each of their own attacks did nothing but further piss of the creature. A sudden movement to their rights made all the girls, and even the youma, turn to look. Standing there was an exhausted looking Usagi, leaning up against a tree that had been broken in half halfway up it's trunk.
"In the name of the Moon, I will punish you!" she said, taking ragged breaths. The sailor had run here all the way from her house, having slept in late and missed the message from Ami about the attack. Standing up straight, Usagi, known as Sailor Moon, glared at the youma for attacking her friends and causing their injuries. The girls were happy that she was there, but would be furious after the fact that she had been so late. Taking out her wand, Usagi held it up before her, pointing it at the creature. The plant stared at Sailor Moon with dark, glowing eyes, narrowing as it gave out a shriek, apparently breaking from it's previous trance.
"Moon Healing Halation!" cried the blonde haired warrior. A shower of crystals and light enveloped the youma, a scream coming from within the bubble of light. The plant writhed and withered before their eyes, turning into white dust that blew away in the wind. Each scout breathed a sign of relief, wanting to collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
"About time you showed up….. Usagi?" called Rei. The scouts turned their eyes in the direction of where Sailor Moon had been standing, and each girl's eyes widened in disbelief.
Usagi was no where to be seen….
Authors Note: There ya go ^^ This is only a prologue to my story, so please stay tuned! I will try and get the first chapter out soon!