Chapter 1: Lost
Jiru hopped from rock to grey rock, keeping her sight on the pink-light that was in the middle of the dark, raging storm. It had been at least thirty minutes since XiN had started her escapade towards the light; all the while trying to keep herself hidden from the overhead storm.
"That is most definitely one of the Sailor Senshi…" The small bundle of energy murmured to herself. "Or I'm a time-eating jackalope with green hair, pink eyes and blue teeth with a cross-bite…" Closing the distance between herself and the pinkish aura of light, Jiru glanced up into the blackish-grey sky. The swirls of threatening, tornado type clouds grew stronger and nastier.
"I sure wish I had my Diamond…then I'd be able to cut that storm into pieces. I hate snooping around and hiding like this…" Banging her head semi-harshly against a two-story tall boulder, the Icy Senshi cursed lightly. "I cannot BELIEVE I lost hold of that thing that fast! Oy. It…just…popped out of my brooch. I want my Diamond-power back."
As the fast-approaching storm of evil energy alerted them all, they gathered into a chain-linked line. The howling winds kicked in and battered against them all, stinging faces and limbs with scores of sand or rocks. White-green lightning crackled around, giving off fierce flashes of light and deafening booms of thunder.
"Hold on to each other!" Usagi cried over the howling winds. "We can't let this thing beat us!"
"Easy for you to say, Usagi-hime!" Earth smirked from beside her.
"SAILOR SENSHI! PREPARE TO DIE!" The huge storm gave them no time to attack, as it let loose with a barrage of powerful gusts and bolts of lightning. Hands began to slip, loosing the firm grip that had been used to hold on to each other.
"I can't…hold on!" Hotaru whimpered as the Silence Glaive was separated from her with a crack of lightning. "NO!" Saturn let go of Pluto and Neptune's gloved hands and dove after the wind torn weapon.
"SATURN! NO!" Pluto screamed. The gusts winds and bolts of lightning repeated the same with the Time Staff, Sub-Space Sword and Deep Aqua Mirror; before tearing the owners away from the main group.
"MICHIRU! SETSUNA! HARUKA!" Usagi cried out before a gale of wind hit her.
The gust slammed into her, Chibi-Moon and Sailor XiN, tearing each of their sacred jewels from the brooches.
"USAGI! The GINZUISHOU!"
"My Diamond!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Was the last thing many of them uttered before each was tossed into the thunderous tempest.
"Gggrrr…I swear those winds were meant to take powers and stuff." Senshi XiN looked down at her seifuku and moaned. "I'm just a sailor now…not much power there." Jiru stopped hitting her head and moved on. Whoever was letting off that pink glow needed her help.
Moving closer by hopping from rock to boulder to rock, Sailor XiN now could make out a scene: The center of the storm was above a pink-haired figure.
"Kousagi!" Jiru jumped up and raced towards the unconscious kid. As the brown haired Sailor XiN scooped Kousagi in her arms, the black storm started to vent its fury.
"Give the brat to me, you worm, you have no need of her!" The crackling voice of the Zombie Storm howled as the wind. XiN knelt down to protect the frail body of Usagi's daughter from the horrible storm that was all around.
"Usa, wake up, please…I need you to open your eyes!" Jiru gently shook the pink-haired princess that was unconscious in her arms. "I can't do much when protecting a sleeping princess!"
"I WANT THAT POWER THAT GIRL HAS!" The evil entity's rage increased as the bolts of deadly lightning gained power and fury. Sailor XiN barely avoided the searing bolt aimed at her by jumping into the air.
"LEAVE US ALONE YOU EVIL THING!" Sailor XiN screamed her own rage and let loose with an attack only using one arm.
"XN V ICE!" Around her hands gathered glittering bits of sparkling ice. The shards flew in fast and began sticking together to form a bowling-ball sized orb. They orb flew off from her fingertips. The three-fingered ice barrage slammed into the left flank of the storm and froze the surrounding clouds, effectively stopping the lightning.
"Heh, I love surprising cold-snaps." Jiru smirked to herself before securing her hold on Kousagi and running off into the darkness.
