Timeline
by Tengu Guardian
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha/Toei Animation.
Half-Life belongs to Sierra, Gearbox, and Valve.
The original Timeline mod and its plot belong to Ross Smith.
Notes: This is a *slight* crossover between Sailor Moon and Half-Life, a PC game from Sierra, Valve, and Gearbox. The actual plot came from a single player modification made by Ross Smith, who does not work for Sierra, Valve, or Gearbox.
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Chapter 1: The Last Transmission
"Way down in seclusion, the icon of your fear
Let your eyes believe you see it all so clear
Desperation is the only thing you couldn't live without
Can you hear them screaming? No! Can't hear anything at all"
-- Cemetary, "The Last Transmission"
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Year: 1999 AD
It was a bright and sunny day in the city of Tokyo, yet something about it made it feel dreary. Usagi Tsukino was walking down the sidewalk on her way to meet her friends, when she passed by an electronics store. There was a large group of people crowded around a window, and Usagi looked over to see what was going on. All of the televisions in the window were broadcasting about an incident that happened in America.
"...and in other news, a renegade group of U.S. Marines sabotaged a laboratory in New Mexico and stole the plans for an invention the President refuses to tell anyone about. There were 17 casualties and 183 injuries in the attack, all of them scientists and lab personnel. Sources tell us that the renegades have already fled America and are heading here to Japan. Citizens are warned to stay in their homes and listen to further developments in the news. We now return you to our regular programming..."
'This doesn't sound good,' Usagi thought. 'I better go tell the others about this.' With that she continued down the sidewalk as her mind began to ponder about the broadcast.
When she arrived at Hikawa Shrine, Usagi entered and met up with everyone. There she told them about the news broadcast.
"That does sound a little far-fetched if you ask me," Ami said. "Maybe there's something more to this than just sabotage and theft."
"What, like another enemy? Don't be ridiculous!" Minako said. Suddenly, The room they were in turned into a void. They looked around, and a bolt of energy appeared in the center of the void.
"What the? What's happening?" Rei asked. "This doesn't look good to me."
The bolt disappeared, and a voice called out to them. "So, you are the Sailor Senshi," the voice said. "I always dreamed of the day that we would meet..."
"Who are you, and how do you know who we are?" Makoto demanded.
"My name does not matter right now," it said. "But your friend is right. There is something more to this. Those renegades are headed for Tokyo, but they're just using it as a hiding place before they move on to their base of operations. Now, now, don't ask any questions, as I am only telling you what I know. These... renegades are working for this man."
A hologram appeared out of nowhere. It was an image of a large, armored man with broad shoulders and a flowing gray cloak surround almost his entire body.
"This is Vile, a being from another part of the galaxy. Do you remember Chaos? Vile is---I mean, was one of Chaos's followers, and once he got word that Choas was dead, he carried out his own plan for universal dimination, and set out to destroy the ones who killed him. That would be you five. Now, the following information I'm about to tell you is highly confidental. You must keep this information to yourselves, and ONLY yourselves. The plans Vile's cronies stole were for an advanced portal generator, namely, a time machine. Vile plans to build this time machine in his base, go into the past, and change the future from there. If he succeeds, our future will suffer, and possibly, erased from history. Vile does not understand the true powers of time travel, he might even erase himself in the process. I'm sorry, but you will have to prepare for the greatest fight in your lives. Vile depends on his 4 commanders to carry out his orders, but remember, Vile is the most cunning and powerful of them all, and will use every dirty trick in the book to get you out of the way. The only way to truly defeat him is to---"
The voice faded, and the surroundings returned to normal. The senshi looked around and were completely baffled.
"Looks like we have our work cut out for us," Rei said.
"Yeah, but the only question is," Usagi said, "Where do we start?"
"What I want to know is what that voice was going to say about defeating this Vile person..."
Later that day, the girls were together having a chat when they heard gunshots off in the distance. They ran over to where they came from and saw some men in uniforms shooting at cars and making threats.
"Okay, nobody move! Don't anybody try to be heroes, or you'll end up live target practice!"
"Those must be the Marines!" Minako gasped.
"This is trouble," Usagi said. "We need to transform!" The others nodded as they ducked around a building.
"Mercury Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Mars Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Venus Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Moon Eternal Make Up!"
In an array of lights and bright flashes, the 5 girls transformed into the Sailor Senshi, ready to do battle again. They wasted no time in making it to the scene.
The military grunts continued pushing people around when a small boy ran up behind one of them and kicked him in the leg. He turned around and kicked the boy to the ground. He pointed his machine gun at the boy's head, when he heard 5 voices shouting, "Stop right there!" He made another quick turn to where the voices came from, and saw 5 young ladies in sailor outfits.
"You have some nerve coming to our peaceful city and attacking everyone! We won't allow it! We are the Sailor Senshi, and on behalf of the Moon, we shall punish you!"
"I believe you got that backwards," said the supposed leader of the squad, "You're the ones with a lot of nerve trying to take on armed military units! Squad, open fire!" With that, all the troops took their weapons and began firing at them.
The senshi all dodged in different directions from the spray of bullets. One of the grunts pulled out a fragmentation grenade, pulled out the pin, and threw it into the crowd of civilians. They instantly scattered, pushing eachother out of the way to escape. The boy from earlier was pushed over in the confusion, and knocked unconscious.
Sailor Moon saw the grenade lying next to the child, and leapt to him to try and save him. It was too late, and the grenade went off in a large explosion. The other senshi looked on as the explosive detonated.
"No! Sailor Moon!" cried Sailor Mars. When the smoke cleared, both of them disappeared. Everyone, even the grunts, looked around to try and find a body. One of the soldiers looked up, and saw Sailor Moon and the child being carried by an dark figure. The rest looked up, and saw the three people, practically floating in mid-air. The figure came down, and landed without making a single noise. It was another armored man, but this one was about the size of a normal person, with a helmet hiding his face, and a cannon mounted on his right shoulder. He put Sailor Moon and the boy on the ground, and looked towards the grunt that threw the grenade.
"Tsk, tsk, you know you shouldn't play with explosives," the man said. "Let's see how you like it when you're on the receiving end!" Energy began to form at his cannon, aimed at the soldier, and fired. The energy hit the marine head on, and blasted him against a wall. The other marines looked on, and their faces were immediately filled with fear.
"My god, that guy isn't human!" one of them said.
"We gotta get out of here! Fall back!" the leader said as they ran off down the street.
The senshi ran over to help Sailor Moon, when Sailor Mercury looked up and said to the mysterious person, "Who are you? Do you know anything about those grunts?"
The figure looked back at her. "More than you know right now. My name is Zain. I've been monitoring your If you want to stop Vile, then you must trust me. I know where his base is located. It's at the IHÜG building in New Zealand. Believe me, you're going to need my help as much as I need yours. But first, let's help your friend here." He picked up Sailor Moon and walked off as the other senshi followed.
Location: Unknown
Year: ???? ??
Meanwhile, in a dark room, Vile, the one who enlisted the help of the marines, was pacing around. "What's taking them so long? They should've been here by now! How do they expect me to rule the universe if I can't even carry out my plan yet!? I bet Chaos did not have this much trouble in the past." He balled up his fist and shook it. 'Soon, I shall have total control of the past, and manipulate the furture and form to my liking,' he thought.
Location: An alley in Tokyo, Japan
Year: 1999 AD
Zain walked down a dark alleyway, and then stopped infront of a heap of garbage. He brushed the garbage away with his foot, revealing a door on the wall.
"Could one of you open it for me?" he asked. "My hands are a little full." Sailor Venus pushed the door open, and everyone entered the hidden room.
Zain took Sailor Moon's body and placed it on a large table. He walked over to a cabinet, opened it up, and took out a first aid kit. He opened it, and took out a needle. He injected the needle into Sailor Moon's arm.
"Wait, what are you doing? What is that stuff?" Sailor Mercury asked.
"Don't worry, it's a very effective medicine," Zain explained. "Nothing any hospital carries, though, but this stuff is fast-working. She should recover any second now."
Suddenly, a slight moan could be heard. Sailor Moon slowly got up from the table, as the others ran to her. "Sailor Moon, are you okay?" asked Sailor Jupiter.
"Yes, I'm okay," she replied. She looked at Zain, and said, "I heard your voice when I was unconscious. It sounds strangely familiar..."
"As a matter of fact, it should," Zain said. "It was my voice that was speaking to you earlier today."
"WHAT? That was you?" Sailor Mars asked.
"Yeah. You should all stay here for awhile, and recover from your little experience. As soon as you're ready, we'll depart for Vile's base. I'm sorry that all this stuff is happening so fast, but we must act quickly before he gets the time machine plans. I have a hangar in the other room with a copter just large enough to fit all six of us. I'm sorry, but since you're the only other ones that know about this, nobody else can be involved. That goes with Luna, Artemis, and Prince Endymion."
"How do you know about them?" Sailor Venus asked.
"I know a lot of things. I used this place as a hideaway and observed this city ever since I observed an energy distrubance near Hikawa Shrine. I saw you. Ever since then, I observed you and your battles, trying to avoid any contact with you. I know about almost all of your experiences, from the moment that you destroyed Wiseman, to the point when you freed Galaxia from Chaos's control, and maybe even more. I knew that if you could do all these things for the Earth, you were the only ones that could help me defeat Vile, for I can't do this alone. His army is massive, and with him and his commanders, he is undefeatable."
He held out his hand and continued, "So now I ask each of you: Will you help me?"
The senshi looked at eachother, and then at Zain. Sailor Moon stepped forward and placed her hand on his. "I don't really know what's going on, but if this is for the safety of Earth, then I'll help in any way."
Sailor Mars stepped up and placed her hand in the same fashion, and looked at Sailor Moon. "Well, if you're going, then I'll go, too." One by one, the other senshi also volunteered to help.
"Remember, we're here to support you all the way," Sailor Mars whispered in Sailor Moon's ear.
Zain said in a happy tone, "Well then, it's settled. We'll depart tonight. But first, let's have ourselves something to eat. Follow me." He walked to another door, opened it, and entered. The others followed him in, and were astonished at what they saw.
It was a large room, beautifully decorated, like a ballroom. There was a large and long table in the center of the floor, piled with different foods from all cultures. At the far end of the table, Zain sat in a finely carved wooden chair.
"Welcome to my dining room. Sorry if the decor is a little sloppy, but please, make yourselves at home."
"Wow!" Sailor Moon said. "I always dreamed of coming to a place like this with Mamo-chan!" Each of the senshi took seats near Zain, when suddenly he said, "How rude of me, I can't eat with my helmet on!" His hands grabbed his helmet, and slowly pulled it off his head. He shook his head back and forth, his short black hair swaying to and fro, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "This helmet makes me sweat a lot. I'm sure you five are tired of wearing those outfits, so why don't you change back? So what are we waiting for, let's dig in!"
Zain and his guests began to consume their food at a quick rate. Rei, Ami, Makoto, and Minako both looked at Zain and Usagi eating the most food, almost in a competition of who could eat the most food. They sweatdropped, and Makoto whipered to the others, "When it comes to eating, those two are the perfect pair."
"No kidding," Rei said. "They're both like vacuums!"
After the meal, Zain placed his helmet back on and stood up. "That was filling! Now, it's time to depart. Follow me." He walked towards a passageway, and entered the next room. The others looked on, and quickly followed.
This room was the hanger for the helicopter. He opened the door to it, and climbed into the pilot's seat. "Come on, we don't have time to waste. Buckle up, it's going to be a long trip, and we'll be moving at a fast speed." The 5 girls crawled in and took their seats. The engines started, and the door slid shut. A hatch opened from above, and the copter rose up. The girls looked out to see Tokyo off in the distance.
"Take a good look at it," Zain said, "as it's going to be the last time you'll see it in a long time." The helicopter slowly turned, and took off.
'Don't worry, Mamo-chan," Usagi thought, 'I'll be back...'
Location: Chiba Mamoru's Apartment
Time: 1999 AD
In Mamoru's apartment, Mamoru was watching the television, when suddenly, the power went out in his room.
"What the, what's going on?" he asked. 4 dark figures appeared in front of him. One of them said to the others, "This is the one we're looking for. Tie him up." The other responded by grabbing Mamoru's arms while another tied him up with some strange wire.
"Who are you people?" Mamoru demanded.
"You won't have to worry about that where you're going," one of the figures said. "Master Vile shall be pleased when we return with his 'ace-in-the-hole'." All of them disappeared, and the lights turned back on.
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Time: 1999 AD
The 6 heroes continued their journey in the helicopter, approaching the secret base of Vile. All of the senshi were asleep, except for Usagi. She had a worried look on her face, when Zain looked over his shoulder and asked, "Hey, is there something wrong?"
"No, I was just wondering if everyone back home would miss me. Especially my boyfriend." She sighed and muttered, "Mamo-chan..."
Zain said trying to comfort her, "Don't worry, I'm sure nothing's going to happen to him. C'mon, we're almost there."
Usagi looked up, and saw that they were about to crash into another helicopter. "LOOK OUT!!" she cried. Zain looked ahead, and quickly maneuvered out of the way. It shook the copter, waking up the other senshi.
"Num, num, five more minutes..." Rei said yawning.
"Not now, we have company!" Zain shouted. The other helicopter started to fire at them as they ducked to the ground. They flew over a large black building during the attack. Zain pointed at it, "There! That's where Vile's base is at! Grab a parachute, we're gonna jump out, and blow the place wide open with the chopper!"
"What, are you crazy? That other chopper's going to shoot us down!"
"Not quite! Just follow my lead, and we'll be just fine! Trust me!"
He grabbed a parachute from under his seat, opened the door, and leapt out. The other senshi were having second thoughts, but soon found themselves falling out of the helicopter. The enemy chopper fired a rocket at Zain's, and it plummeted to the ground and crashed on top of the building.
The building's roof was blown open, leaving a place to land. Zain turned around and looked at the chopper. The cannon on his shoulder turned and aimed at the cockpit, charged up, and fired. The laser went through the cockpit, and it came crashing down to the ground right outside the building.
Each of them landed inside the building safely as they removed their parachutes. Zain looked around to see if there would be any resistance. He thought to himself, 'This place has been aboandoned for a long time, probably from Vile's occupation of this building. I doubt there would be any guards up here. Maybe...'
His thinking was interrupted by a loud buzz. He turned around and saw Usagi pushing the button to call the elevator. "Don't bother," Zain said. "That last crash probably blew out the power. We'll have to go on foot from here on in." He walked into another room labeled "Maintenance Access". The girls followed him inside. He stopped turned around and said, "They know we're here, so expect a welcoming commitee. I suggest that you all transform here before we continue."
"Mercury Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Mars Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Venus Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Moon Eternal Make Up!"
After the transformation, each of them, one by one, climbed down a ladder to the underground area of the building.
At the bottom, there was a hallway, and an empty room. Zain signalled the senshi to stay where they were, as he ran down the hall. He put his back against the wall, and peeked around the corner and saw 2 marines talking to eachother.
"This sucks," one of them said. "Why do we get stuck with guard duty with a bunch of aliens while the others get to go with Master Vile?"
"We're supposed to make sure his enemies don't get in his way," the other one said. "If you don't like it here, maybe you can go back to Tokyo and end up like Cooper."
"You mean back where those girls in the tutus and that robotic freak are? Forget it, I'll take guard duty anytime!"
"Yeah, no shit."
Zain looked back to the senshi, and signalled them to come. They stopped behind him, and he whispered to them, "Be quiet. There are two guards around the corner. We want to take the rest by surprise, so let's try to take them out quickly. Have anything that attacks quickly?"
Sailor Mars nodded. Zain motioned for her to come closer. "Alright, when I give the signal, we'll jump out and attack. Ready? One, two... THREE!" They both jumped around the corner and attacked.
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Zain Buster!"
The arrow of fire and the energy ball raced at an incredible speed, and hit both guards. They both fell to the ground and dropped tto the ground. They all raced down a slope to the second basement. It was the same as the last floor, except that the eastern wall had two doors on it. The senshi heard more voices from inside.
"Alright, there's no way to get them all secretively, so we'll have to fight our way through the rest of the way. When I open the door, all hell's going to break loose. Remember, there aren't anymore humans here, only Vile's humanoid army. Let's go!"
The door slowly slid open, and the guards looked to see the senshi and Zain standing in the doorway. "It's them! We can't let them reactivate the time machine! For the glory of Vile!"
'Oh, no,' Zain thought. 'Reactivate? Then that means... Vile's already gone to the past. We may still have a chance though.'
The guards charged forward, guns ablazing. Everyone dodged aside from the shots and unleashed their attacks on them.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Zain Buster!"
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!"
One by one, the guards fell to the ground, and their bodies slowly faded away. Zain looked up and saw a power generator. He walked up to it, and looked at the button that activates it.
"If I'm not mistaken, according to what that guard said, Vile already built the time machine and went into the past. The only choice we have now is to follow him into time. This is a power supplier. If we turn it on, and all the other equipment, we can reactivate the time machine and stop him." He pressed the button, and the machine started to make a loud humming sound.
They left the room, and continued to the next floor. This time, the room had a large cylindrical structure in the middle of it. "This is the computer centre. You're the one who knows a lot about computers, aren't you, Sailor Mercury?"
"Yes. Why?" she asked.
"I need you to help me turn this thing on. You take that panel, and I'll take this one."
They both approached the computer and began typing on the panels. 4 smaller cylinders rose upwards in the structure as they connected to the ceiling and turned on. The other senshi looked on as the two worked.
"Zain is a well-experienced person, isn't he?" asked Sailor Jupiter.
"Yeah, he's like all of us combined," said Sailor Moon.
"Leadership, strength, intelligence, and good looks," Sailor Venus said blushing slightly. The others sweatdropped when Zain said, "Okay, we're done on this floor. Now all we have to do is turn on the main power, and we're all set. Let's get a move on! The longer we wait, the more time we give Vile."
At the bottom level, there were doorways on both sides. To the right, one of the gates were slightly opened. Sailor Moon peeked under the crack, and saw a whole army of saoldiers standing on the other end. Her eyes widened as she stuttered in her speech. "Th-th-there's a m-m-million soldiers b-b-back there!"
Zain just smiled. "I have the perfect plan. I have this little firecracker with me." He pulled out a satchel grenade, a highly explosive and sensitive remote bomb. The senshi jumped back and gasped. "What are you going to do with that?" they asked.
"Just watch, and learn." He stood next to the gate, and slid the satchel under the door. He pulled out the detonator, and ran for the corner. He yelled out to the others, "GET DOWN!!!" as he pressed the button.
A light came from under the gate, and there was a huge explosion. The gate was blown open, and when the senshi entered the room, there were bodies lying everywhere. Zain got up, and snapped his fingers. "Voila! After you, ladies." There they switched on the main power, and heard a sound from the other room on the opposite end of the hall.
In the other room, it was made in a spherical design. There were 4 control panels. In the middle of the room, there were 4 spires pointing towards eachother.
"Ahh, this must be the time machine," Zain said looking the the panels. "These panels need to be accessed simultaneously. This is a perfect example of why I'd need your help. I need for of you to press the panels at the same time when I give the signal. Ready? NOW!"
They pressed the panels, and the room started to rumble. A large green portal appeared in the center of the spires with a haunting glow.
"There's our way to the past. It should be set to the same time that Vile went to."
"Yeah, but is it stable?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Well, if it isn't, the person who enters it will explode into a million pieces. There's only one way to really find out... After you!" he said shoving Sailor Moon into the portal with one arm. She disappeared as the other senshi looked on.
"Hmm, I guess it works," Zain said. "Well, what are you four waiting for? We got a world to save! Here goes nothing... GERONIMO!" he yelled as he leapt into the portal. The other senshi soon followed in suit, until Sailor Venus was the only one left in the room.
Right before she jumped in, she thought to herself, 'He has a sense of humor,too!' she smiled as she jumped in. The portal faded as the equipment shut down.
Location: Unknown
Year: ???? ??
Elsewhere, Vile was in a large control room, walking down a catwalk watching his subordinates work themselves to the bone. Suddenly, a portal appeared behind him, and the 4 dark figures and Mamoru appeared. He turned around and greeted them.
"So, you're finally back. I see you brought him. I have everything planned out. With my army and this hostage, I'll have those senshi begging for mercy. I can't believe how many ideas these people made could be put to waste."
He was cut off when a large monitor in the center of the room started blinking "Achtung! Achtung!"...
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What will happen to the Sailor Senshi, who have been aided by their new ally, Zain? And how will Mamoru escape the clutches of the evil Vile? found out in Timeline: Chapter 2!
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by Tengu Guardian
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Disclaimer: Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi/Kodansha/Toei Animation.
Half-Life belongs to Sierra, Gearbox, and Valve.
The original Timeline mod and its plot belong to Ross Smith.
Notes: This is a *slight* crossover between Sailor Moon and Half-Life, a PC game from Sierra, Valve, and Gearbox. The actual plot came from a single player modification made by Ross Smith, who does not work for Sierra, Valve, or Gearbox.
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Chapter 1: The Last Transmission
"Way down in seclusion, the icon of your fear
Let your eyes believe you see it all so clear
Desperation is the only thing you couldn't live without
Can you hear them screaming? No! Can't hear anything at all"
-- Cemetary, "The Last Transmission"
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Year: 1999 AD
It was a bright and sunny day in the city of Tokyo, yet something about it made it feel dreary. Usagi Tsukino was walking down the sidewalk on her way to meet her friends, when she passed by an electronics store. There was a large group of people crowded around a window, and Usagi looked over to see what was going on. All of the televisions in the window were broadcasting about an incident that happened in America.
"...and in other news, a renegade group of U.S. Marines sabotaged a laboratory in New Mexico and stole the plans for an invention the President refuses to tell anyone about. There were 17 casualties and 183 injuries in the attack, all of them scientists and lab personnel. Sources tell us that the renegades have already fled America and are heading here to Japan. Citizens are warned to stay in their homes and listen to further developments in the news. We now return you to our regular programming..."
'This doesn't sound good,' Usagi thought. 'I better go tell the others about this.' With that she continued down the sidewalk as her mind began to ponder about the broadcast.
When she arrived at Hikawa Shrine, Usagi entered and met up with everyone. There she told them about the news broadcast.
"That does sound a little far-fetched if you ask me," Ami said. "Maybe there's something more to this than just sabotage and theft."
"What, like another enemy? Don't be ridiculous!" Minako said. Suddenly, The room they were in turned into a void. They looked around, and a bolt of energy appeared in the center of the void.
"What the? What's happening?" Rei asked. "This doesn't look good to me."
The bolt disappeared, and a voice called out to them. "So, you are the Sailor Senshi," the voice said. "I always dreamed of the day that we would meet..."
"Who are you, and how do you know who we are?" Makoto demanded.
"My name does not matter right now," it said. "But your friend is right. There is something more to this. Those renegades are headed for Tokyo, but they're just using it as a hiding place before they move on to their base of operations. Now, now, don't ask any questions, as I am only telling you what I know. These... renegades are working for this man."
A hologram appeared out of nowhere. It was an image of a large, armored man with broad shoulders and a flowing gray cloak surround almost his entire body.
"This is Vile, a being from another part of the galaxy. Do you remember Chaos? Vile is---I mean, was one of Chaos's followers, and once he got word that Choas was dead, he carried out his own plan for universal dimination, and set out to destroy the ones who killed him. That would be you five. Now, the following information I'm about to tell you is highly confidental. You must keep this information to yourselves, and ONLY yourselves. The plans Vile's cronies stole were for an advanced portal generator, namely, a time machine. Vile plans to build this time machine in his base, go into the past, and change the future from there. If he succeeds, our future will suffer, and possibly, erased from history. Vile does not understand the true powers of time travel, he might even erase himself in the process. I'm sorry, but you will have to prepare for the greatest fight in your lives. Vile depends on his 4 commanders to carry out his orders, but remember, Vile is the most cunning and powerful of them all, and will use every dirty trick in the book to get you out of the way. The only way to truly defeat him is to---"
The voice faded, and the surroundings returned to normal. The senshi looked around and were completely baffled.
"Looks like we have our work cut out for us," Rei said.
"Yeah, but the only question is," Usagi said, "Where do we start?"
"What I want to know is what that voice was going to say about defeating this Vile person..."
Later that day, the girls were together having a chat when they heard gunshots off in the distance. They ran over to where they came from and saw some men in uniforms shooting at cars and making threats.
"Okay, nobody move! Don't anybody try to be heroes, or you'll end up live target practice!"
"Those must be the Marines!" Minako gasped.
"This is trouble," Usagi said. "We need to transform!" The others nodded as they ducked around a building.
"Mercury Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Mars Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Venus Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Moon Eternal Make Up!"
In an array of lights and bright flashes, the 5 girls transformed into the Sailor Senshi, ready to do battle again. They wasted no time in making it to the scene.
The military grunts continued pushing people around when a small boy ran up behind one of them and kicked him in the leg. He turned around and kicked the boy to the ground. He pointed his machine gun at the boy's head, when he heard 5 voices shouting, "Stop right there!" He made another quick turn to where the voices came from, and saw 5 young ladies in sailor outfits.
"You have some nerve coming to our peaceful city and attacking everyone! We won't allow it! We are the Sailor Senshi, and on behalf of the Moon, we shall punish you!"
"I believe you got that backwards," said the supposed leader of the squad, "You're the ones with a lot of nerve trying to take on armed military units! Squad, open fire!" With that, all the troops took their weapons and began firing at them.
The senshi all dodged in different directions from the spray of bullets. One of the grunts pulled out a fragmentation grenade, pulled out the pin, and threw it into the crowd of civilians. They instantly scattered, pushing eachother out of the way to escape. The boy from earlier was pushed over in the confusion, and knocked unconscious.
Sailor Moon saw the grenade lying next to the child, and leapt to him to try and save him. It was too late, and the grenade went off in a large explosion. The other senshi looked on as the explosive detonated.
"No! Sailor Moon!" cried Sailor Mars. When the smoke cleared, both of them disappeared. Everyone, even the grunts, looked around to try and find a body. One of the soldiers looked up, and saw Sailor Moon and the child being carried by an dark figure. The rest looked up, and saw the three people, practically floating in mid-air. The figure came down, and landed without making a single noise. It was another armored man, but this one was about the size of a normal person, with a helmet hiding his face, and a cannon mounted on his right shoulder. He put Sailor Moon and the boy on the ground, and looked towards the grunt that threw the grenade.
"Tsk, tsk, you know you shouldn't play with explosives," the man said. "Let's see how you like it when you're on the receiving end!" Energy began to form at his cannon, aimed at the soldier, and fired. The energy hit the marine head on, and blasted him against a wall. The other marines looked on, and their faces were immediately filled with fear.
"My god, that guy isn't human!" one of them said.
"We gotta get out of here! Fall back!" the leader said as they ran off down the street.
The senshi ran over to help Sailor Moon, when Sailor Mercury looked up and said to the mysterious person, "Who are you? Do you know anything about those grunts?"
The figure looked back at her. "More than you know right now. My name is Zain. I've been monitoring your If you want to stop Vile, then you must trust me. I know where his base is located. It's at the IHÜG building in New Zealand. Believe me, you're going to need my help as much as I need yours. But first, let's help your friend here." He picked up Sailor Moon and walked off as the other senshi followed.
Location: Unknown
Year: ???? ??
Meanwhile, in a dark room, Vile, the one who enlisted the help of the marines, was pacing around. "What's taking them so long? They should've been here by now! How do they expect me to rule the universe if I can't even carry out my plan yet!? I bet Chaos did not have this much trouble in the past." He balled up his fist and shook it. 'Soon, I shall have total control of the past, and manipulate the furture and form to my liking,' he thought.
Location: An alley in Tokyo, Japan
Year: 1999 AD
Zain walked down a dark alleyway, and then stopped infront of a heap of garbage. He brushed the garbage away with his foot, revealing a door on the wall.
"Could one of you open it for me?" he asked. "My hands are a little full." Sailor Venus pushed the door open, and everyone entered the hidden room.
Zain took Sailor Moon's body and placed it on a large table. He walked over to a cabinet, opened it up, and took out a first aid kit. He opened it, and took out a needle. He injected the needle into Sailor Moon's arm.
"Wait, what are you doing? What is that stuff?" Sailor Mercury asked.
"Don't worry, it's a very effective medicine," Zain explained. "Nothing any hospital carries, though, but this stuff is fast-working. She should recover any second now."
Suddenly, a slight moan could be heard. Sailor Moon slowly got up from the table, as the others ran to her. "Sailor Moon, are you okay?" asked Sailor Jupiter.
"Yes, I'm okay," she replied. She looked at Zain, and said, "I heard your voice when I was unconscious. It sounds strangely familiar..."
"As a matter of fact, it should," Zain said. "It was my voice that was speaking to you earlier today."
"WHAT? That was you?" Sailor Mars asked.
"Yeah. You should all stay here for awhile, and recover from your little experience. As soon as you're ready, we'll depart for Vile's base. I'm sorry that all this stuff is happening so fast, but we must act quickly before he gets the time machine plans. I have a hangar in the other room with a copter just large enough to fit all six of us. I'm sorry, but since you're the only other ones that know about this, nobody else can be involved. That goes with Luna, Artemis, and Prince Endymion."
"How do you know about them?" Sailor Venus asked.
"I know a lot of things. I used this place as a hideaway and observed this city ever since I observed an energy distrubance near Hikawa Shrine. I saw you. Ever since then, I observed you and your battles, trying to avoid any contact with you. I know about almost all of your experiences, from the moment that you destroyed Wiseman, to the point when you freed Galaxia from Chaos's control, and maybe even more. I knew that if you could do all these things for the Earth, you were the only ones that could help me defeat Vile, for I can't do this alone. His army is massive, and with him and his commanders, he is undefeatable."
He held out his hand and continued, "So now I ask each of you: Will you help me?"
The senshi looked at eachother, and then at Zain. Sailor Moon stepped forward and placed her hand on his. "I don't really know what's going on, but if this is for the safety of Earth, then I'll help in any way."
Sailor Mars stepped up and placed her hand in the same fashion, and looked at Sailor Moon. "Well, if you're going, then I'll go, too." One by one, the other senshi also volunteered to help.
"Remember, we're here to support you all the way," Sailor Mars whispered in Sailor Moon's ear.
Zain said in a happy tone, "Well then, it's settled. We'll depart tonight. But first, let's have ourselves something to eat. Follow me." He walked to another door, opened it, and entered. The others followed him in, and were astonished at what they saw.
It was a large room, beautifully decorated, like a ballroom. There was a large and long table in the center of the floor, piled with different foods from all cultures. At the far end of the table, Zain sat in a finely carved wooden chair.
"Welcome to my dining room. Sorry if the decor is a little sloppy, but please, make yourselves at home."
"Wow!" Sailor Moon said. "I always dreamed of coming to a place like this with Mamo-chan!" Each of the senshi took seats near Zain, when suddenly he said, "How rude of me, I can't eat with my helmet on!" His hands grabbed his helmet, and slowly pulled it off his head. He shook his head back and forth, his short black hair swaying to and fro, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "This helmet makes me sweat a lot. I'm sure you five are tired of wearing those outfits, so why don't you change back? So what are we waiting for, let's dig in!"
Zain and his guests began to consume their food at a quick rate. Rei, Ami, Makoto, and Minako both looked at Zain and Usagi eating the most food, almost in a competition of who could eat the most food. They sweatdropped, and Makoto whipered to the others, "When it comes to eating, those two are the perfect pair."
"No kidding," Rei said. "They're both like vacuums!"
After the meal, Zain placed his helmet back on and stood up. "That was filling! Now, it's time to depart. Follow me." He walked towards a passageway, and entered the next room. The others looked on, and quickly followed.
This room was the hanger for the helicopter. He opened the door to it, and climbed into the pilot's seat. "Come on, we don't have time to waste. Buckle up, it's going to be a long trip, and we'll be moving at a fast speed." The 5 girls crawled in and took their seats. The engines started, and the door slid shut. A hatch opened from above, and the copter rose up. The girls looked out to see Tokyo off in the distance.
"Take a good look at it," Zain said, "as it's going to be the last time you'll see it in a long time." The helicopter slowly turned, and took off.
'Don't worry, Mamo-chan," Usagi thought, 'I'll be back...'
Location: Chiba Mamoru's Apartment
Time: 1999 AD
In Mamoru's apartment, Mamoru was watching the television, when suddenly, the power went out in his room.
"What the, what's going on?" he asked. 4 dark figures appeared in front of him. One of them said to the others, "This is the one we're looking for. Tie him up." The other responded by grabbing Mamoru's arms while another tied him up with some strange wire.
"Who are you people?" Mamoru demanded.
"You won't have to worry about that where you're going," one of the figures said. "Master Vile shall be pleased when we return with his 'ace-in-the-hole'." All of them disappeared, and the lights turned back on.
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Time: 1999 AD
The 6 heroes continued their journey in the helicopter, approaching the secret base of Vile. All of the senshi were asleep, except for Usagi. She had a worried look on her face, when Zain looked over his shoulder and asked, "Hey, is there something wrong?"
"No, I was just wondering if everyone back home would miss me. Especially my boyfriend." She sighed and muttered, "Mamo-chan..."
Zain said trying to comfort her, "Don't worry, I'm sure nothing's going to happen to him. C'mon, we're almost there."
Usagi looked up, and saw that they were about to crash into another helicopter. "LOOK OUT!!" she cried. Zain looked ahead, and quickly maneuvered out of the way. It shook the copter, waking up the other senshi.
"Num, num, five more minutes..." Rei said yawning.
"Not now, we have company!" Zain shouted. The other helicopter started to fire at them as they ducked to the ground. They flew over a large black building during the attack. Zain pointed at it, "There! That's where Vile's base is at! Grab a parachute, we're gonna jump out, and blow the place wide open with the chopper!"
"What, are you crazy? That other chopper's going to shoot us down!"
"Not quite! Just follow my lead, and we'll be just fine! Trust me!"
He grabbed a parachute from under his seat, opened the door, and leapt out. The other senshi were having second thoughts, but soon found themselves falling out of the helicopter. The enemy chopper fired a rocket at Zain's, and it plummeted to the ground and crashed on top of the building.
The building's roof was blown open, leaving a place to land. Zain turned around and looked at the chopper. The cannon on his shoulder turned and aimed at the cockpit, charged up, and fired. The laser went through the cockpit, and it came crashing down to the ground right outside the building.
Each of them landed inside the building safely as they removed their parachutes. Zain looked around to see if there would be any resistance. He thought to himself, 'This place has been aboandoned for a long time, probably from Vile's occupation of this building. I doubt there would be any guards up here. Maybe...'
His thinking was interrupted by a loud buzz. He turned around and saw Usagi pushing the button to call the elevator. "Don't bother," Zain said. "That last crash probably blew out the power. We'll have to go on foot from here on in." He walked into another room labeled "Maintenance Access". The girls followed him inside. He stopped turned around and said, "They know we're here, so expect a welcoming commitee. I suggest that you all transform here before we continue."
"Mercury Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Mars Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Venus Crystal Power Make Up!"
"Moon Eternal Make Up!"
After the transformation, each of them, one by one, climbed down a ladder to the underground area of the building.
At the bottom, there was a hallway, and an empty room. Zain signalled the senshi to stay where they were, as he ran down the hall. He put his back against the wall, and peeked around the corner and saw 2 marines talking to eachother.
"This sucks," one of them said. "Why do we get stuck with guard duty with a bunch of aliens while the others get to go with Master Vile?"
"We're supposed to make sure his enemies don't get in his way," the other one said. "If you don't like it here, maybe you can go back to Tokyo and end up like Cooper."
"You mean back where those girls in the tutus and that robotic freak are? Forget it, I'll take guard duty anytime!"
"Yeah, no shit."
Zain looked back to the senshi, and signalled them to come. They stopped behind him, and he whispered to them, "Be quiet. There are two guards around the corner. We want to take the rest by surprise, so let's try to take them out quickly. Have anything that attacks quickly?"
Sailor Mars nodded. Zain motioned for her to come closer. "Alright, when I give the signal, we'll jump out and attack. Ready? One, two... THREE!" They both jumped around the corner and attacked.
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Zain Buster!"
The arrow of fire and the energy ball raced at an incredible speed, and hit both guards. They both fell to the ground and dropped tto the ground. They all raced down a slope to the second basement. It was the same as the last floor, except that the eastern wall had two doors on it. The senshi heard more voices from inside.
"Alright, there's no way to get them all secretively, so we'll have to fight our way through the rest of the way. When I open the door, all hell's going to break loose. Remember, there aren't anymore humans here, only Vile's humanoid army. Let's go!"
The door slowly slid open, and the guards looked to see the senshi and Zain standing in the doorway. "It's them! We can't let them reactivate the time machine! For the glory of Vile!"
'Oh, no,' Zain thought. 'Reactivate? Then that means... Vile's already gone to the past. We may still have a chance though.'
The guards charged forward, guns ablazing. Everyone dodged aside from the shots and unleashed their attacks on them.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Zain Buster!"
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!"
One by one, the guards fell to the ground, and their bodies slowly faded away. Zain looked up and saw a power generator. He walked up to it, and looked at the button that activates it.
"If I'm not mistaken, according to what that guard said, Vile already built the time machine and went into the past. The only choice we have now is to follow him into time. This is a power supplier. If we turn it on, and all the other equipment, we can reactivate the time machine and stop him." He pressed the button, and the machine started to make a loud humming sound.
They left the room, and continued to the next floor. This time, the room had a large cylindrical structure in the middle of it. "This is the computer centre. You're the one who knows a lot about computers, aren't you, Sailor Mercury?"
"Yes. Why?" she asked.
"I need you to help me turn this thing on. You take that panel, and I'll take this one."
They both approached the computer and began typing on the panels. 4 smaller cylinders rose upwards in the structure as they connected to the ceiling and turned on. The other senshi looked on as the two worked.
"Zain is a well-experienced person, isn't he?" asked Sailor Jupiter.
"Yeah, he's like all of us combined," said Sailor Moon.
"Leadership, strength, intelligence, and good looks," Sailor Venus said blushing slightly. The others sweatdropped when Zain said, "Okay, we're done on this floor. Now all we have to do is turn on the main power, and we're all set. Let's get a move on! The longer we wait, the more time we give Vile."
At the bottom level, there were doorways on both sides. To the right, one of the gates were slightly opened. Sailor Moon peeked under the crack, and saw a whole army of saoldiers standing on the other end. Her eyes widened as she stuttered in her speech. "Th-th-there's a m-m-million soldiers b-b-back there!"
Zain just smiled. "I have the perfect plan. I have this little firecracker with me." He pulled out a satchel grenade, a highly explosive and sensitive remote bomb. The senshi jumped back and gasped. "What are you going to do with that?" they asked.
"Just watch, and learn." He stood next to the gate, and slid the satchel under the door. He pulled out the detonator, and ran for the corner. He yelled out to the others, "GET DOWN!!!" as he pressed the button.
A light came from under the gate, and there was a huge explosion. The gate was blown open, and when the senshi entered the room, there were bodies lying everywhere. Zain got up, and snapped his fingers. "Voila! After you, ladies." There they switched on the main power, and heard a sound from the other room on the opposite end of the hall.
In the other room, it was made in a spherical design. There were 4 control panels. In the middle of the room, there were 4 spires pointing towards eachother.
"Ahh, this must be the time machine," Zain said looking the the panels. "These panels need to be accessed simultaneously. This is a perfect example of why I'd need your help. I need for of you to press the panels at the same time when I give the signal. Ready? NOW!"
They pressed the panels, and the room started to rumble. A large green portal appeared in the center of the spires with a haunting glow.
"There's our way to the past. It should be set to the same time that Vile went to."
"Yeah, but is it stable?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Well, if it isn't, the person who enters it will explode into a million pieces. There's only one way to really find out... After you!" he said shoving Sailor Moon into the portal with one arm. She disappeared as the other senshi looked on.
"Hmm, I guess it works," Zain said. "Well, what are you four waiting for? We got a world to save! Here goes nothing... GERONIMO!" he yelled as he leapt into the portal. The other senshi soon followed in suit, until Sailor Venus was the only one left in the room.
Right before she jumped in, she thought to herself, 'He has a sense of humor,too!' she smiled as she jumped in. The portal faded as the equipment shut down.
Location: Unknown
Year: ???? ??
Elsewhere, Vile was in a large control room, walking down a catwalk watching his subordinates work themselves to the bone. Suddenly, a portal appeared behind him, and the 4 dark figures and Mamoru appeared. He turned around and greeted them.
"So, you're finally back. I see you brought him. I have everything planned out. With my army and this hostage, I'll have those senshi begging for mercy. I can't believe how many ideas these people made could be put to waste."
He was cut off when a large monitor in the center of the room started blinking "Achtung! Achtung!"...
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What will happen to the Sailor Senshi, who have been aided by their new ally, Zain? And how will Mamoru escape the clutches of the evil Vile? found out in Timeline: Chapter 2!
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