Sailor Moon Chronicles Part 1
Elven Wars
by Razor Knight
Introduction:
Before you read the fanfic, I must warn you that this story takes place after Sailor Moon R's ending, but in an alternate universe. Most things that happened after Sailor Moon R's ending *won't happen* in this story. Uranus and Neptune won't show up, at least in the first part of the story, Saturn will join the team a little earlier than them, and other things that happened in the original storyline will be changed. And there will be some other Senshi around. As well as new enemies. I don't want to spoil the surprises, so if you want to know what will happen, read the story.
Episode 1 - A new beginning
The Tsukino family and Luna were quietly having breakfast, when a blur zoomed down the stairs and out of the house. The Tsukino didn't seem to notice it.
"Looks like Usagi's late again..." Ikuko Tsukino said idly.
"Yes... As usual..." Kenji Tsukino said, "By the way, what time is it?"
"Oh, it's quarter to..." She blinked and her husband was already out of the door "... Never mind."
Several blocks away, Usagi was dashing through the streets of Juuban at an amazing speed. A guy in a bike got in her way, but she narrowly avoided the collision. *Geez... That was close...* she thought. *This is just great... I can save the world but I can't get to school in time...*. She then swiftly dodged a half dozen people who were on her way "OUT OF THE WAY!" she shouted back. Unfortunately, as she was looking back, she didn't see the tree standing on her way. With a loud thud she was sent sprawling to the ground. She stood up, whined "Why me?" then dashed off faster than before.
The room was covered by shadows, the only light was from a strange looking lamp sitting on a desk in the middle of the room. A man was sitting there, his face covered by the shadows. Another man, a tall young-looking guy with silvery hair, silver eyes and pointed ears entered the room.
"Did you call me, Chairman?" the guy said.
"I did," the man behind the desk said "Argent, our plans to take over the Earth will be soon completed."
"That's good to hear, sir."
"It is. However I want you to command the scouting operations."
"Scouting operations?" Argent asked.
The Chairman nodded, "There's a rumor... An urban legend, about a group of warriors that are defending the Zone... Rumors say they are called Sailor Senshi."
Argent paled "Sailor Senshi?"
The Chairman nodded again "If those 'Senshi' are descendants of the ones that drove us out of the Earth 70.000 suns ago... They could mean trouble. I want you to spy upon the Senshi. Get all the information you can about their strenghts... Their weaknesses... Their allies... And whatever helps our plans. If you can eliminate some of them, then I'll be pleased. But don't risk yourself in this early phase of our scheme. I'll need you for the invasion."
It was Argent's turn to nod, "And may I ask what my troops are?"
"As this is just a scouting mission, you'll have mainly goblins as your army."
"Goblins? But they're no threat to a Senshi."
"Maybe. But the Senshi will most likely be forced to use their attacks to destroy them."
Argent grinned "And so we'll know what we're fighting against... Without risking valious troops. A brilliant plan, sir."
The Chairman smiled "It is, isn't it?"
In Juuban Junior High, meanwhile, Sakurada Haruna entered her classroom to find everyone there except for one person.
"Let me guess... Is Usagi late again?" Haruna asked, already knowing the answer.
"Yes, Haruna-sensei!" the classroom all replied at once, almost making the blackboard fly.
"Ok, ok..." Haruna muttered, "I'll give her one more minute."
"Here she comes..." Naru said looking through the window. A blue and yellow blur zoomed by the schoolyard and into the building.
"Fifty seconds..."
*Why does Usagi keep sleeping till late?* Ami wondered to herself *I thought she had bought a new alarm clock...*
Flashback to earlier that morning, the alarm clock rings and is swiftly tossed through the window by Usagi, who then goes back to sleep.
*Wonder if the clock worked...* Ami thought.
"Thirty seconds..." Haruna said.
*She's not going to make it in time...* Mako thought.
"Twenty seconds..."
As soon as Haruna said that, Usagi came dashing into the classroom, tripped on a pencil that was in front of the door and crashed to the ground in a heap.
"Did I make it in time?" Usagi asked as she picked herself off the floor.
"Yes..." Haruna said, visibly surprised.
"YEAAAAH!" Usagi shouted and started jumping up and down in sheer joy.
"Usagi, detention." Haruka said destroying Usagi's moment of glory.
"Yes Mrs. H..." Usagi muttered and sat down.
Later that day, the girls were all gathered in the schoolyard eating lunch. As Juuban was in between Rei's and Minako's schools, they both made a short trip here during the lunch time. Usagi was snoring over the table as the others talked.
"So it seems like we'll have peace at last..." Mako said.
"Yeah..." Minako nodded, "Though it feels weird... Not having to be alert for the enemy's attack..."
Rei shrugged "You and Usagi were never alert... You only had luck..."
Minako frowned "Hey! I have been a Senshi much longer than any of you!"
Mako looked around "Ok, right, but keep it low..."
Ami sighed "Mina is right... It feels like something's missing..."
Usagi opened her eyes "I know what you mean... Even I miss the battles."
Rei made a mock shocked expression "You? Miss the battles? The end of the world is near..."
"Heh heh..." Usagi said, "Very funny, magma breath."
The others all looked at her in shock.
"What?" Usagi asked.
"You know what magma is?" Ami said.
"Hey, I'm not that stupid, you know?"
"I would beg to differ..." Rei muttered.
"Watch your mouth, hothead."
"Slacker!"
"Witch!"
"Are those odangos in your head or satellites?"
"..."
"Ha! I won!"
"Don't think so... Is that your hair or a scarf?"
"Lazybones!"
"Fire Clown!"
The others just started eating and ignored the ongoing 'battle'.
After detention, Usagi was walking home. She stopped for a moment on a bench, and started thinking about the past year's events.
*A little over one year ago, I was just a normal girl... Or so I thought. A lot happened since I met Luna... The Dark Kingdom... Ail and Ann... The Dark Moon Family... The Kisenian flower... ChibiUsa... I still can't believe she's my daughter... But Pluto said... It's only one of many possible futures... Not that I understand a thing about all that time travelling stuff...*
She sighed and looked up at the sky.
*Finally Mamoru is acting like a boyfriend, thought I still didn't tell a thing to my parents...*
Her train of thoughs literally derrailed as she heard footsteps behind her.
"Lady Serenity?" A male voice said.
Usagi turned around "Who is...?" she trailed off as she had a look at the man. He was about a half meter tall, with red hair and green eyes. He was wearing a strange green suit, and a green hat.
*A leprechaun?* Usagi thought. Ami had given the her and the other Senshi a crash course on mythology as some of their enemies looked like some of the creatures described on those myths. Ami thought they should know their enemies' weaknesses just in case.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Usagi asked the man.
"You may call me Macavity. I'm here to warn you about a new enemy."
"New enemy?" Usagi asked confusedly.
"I know who you are, Princess. I also know the enemy plans to attack you..."
There was a buzz-like sound and a black portal opened. Several short, green, dog-faced creatures poured out of it, each one armed with a short wooden pole.
"... But it seems they plan to do it sooner than I thought. I suggest you to fight them as Sailor Moon, as normal humans tend to lose against goblins."
Usagi nodded and took out her compact. "Moon Crystal Power... Makeup!"
Macavity vanished. The goblins started walking towards Moon slowly. Moon started stepping back slowly as well. The goblins picked up speed, and so did Moon. Finally, the goblins charged at Moon and she dashed away at top-speed.
*Is that one of her famous distraction tactics?* Macavity wondered.
*Why am I running?* Moon thought, *It's just a pack of ugly green things. It wouldn't be a trouble to get rid of them...* She turned around and dashed towards the goblins.
Meanwhile, people noticed the fight and started running away from the park.
"Wonder what the other girls are doing?" Rei said as she walked down the path to the park. "Usagi is surely slacking off..." She trailed off as she reached the park and saw Moon fighting a pack of weird-looking creatures. "Then again..." she reached out her transformation wand "Mars Star Power... Makeup!"
Mars dashed towards the battle. "Need help?" she asked Moon.
Moon nodded as she dodged several goblins trying to stab her with their wooden poles, then said, "I guess so..."
Mars started punching and kicking at the goblins. However, the goblins were destroyed as soon as she hit them, sending green ooze in all directions.
"Yuck... My suit!" Mars exclaimed.
Moon frowned "Let's end this quick... Moon Tiara Action!" All of the goblins were hit by the tiara and exploded. Both Moon and Mars were covered with green ooze.
"GROSS!" Mars shouted.
Macavity materialized in front of Mars "Goblins tend to die in such a disgusting way..."
Mars pointed a finger to Macavity, and asked Moon "Is that another enemy?"
Macavity shrugged "I am an ally of yours, Lady Rei... And I would appreciate if you don't point at me with that finger... I don't want to get burnt." he grinned. Mars shrugged at the comment, then looked at Moon.
Moon nodded "This is Macavity, he seems to know about this new enemy... But who are they? And why are they attacking us?"
Macavity looked around, then said "I will not talk to you now, I want to meet all of the Senshi team. Even Prince Endymion must be aware of the menace."
Moon nodded "We could meet at Rei's shrine."
"I know where it is. I'll be there tomorrow after school. Make sure all the Senshi are there." Saying that, Macavity vanished.
"..." Mars blinked twice then muttered "What a weird dwarf..."
"Let's tell the others about this." Usagi said as she turned back to normal.
Rei frowned "First I will take a shower to get all the ooze out of my body."
Usagi nodded "Right, me too." They both walked out of the park.
Argent stepped out of the shadows as the two girls walked away. "The mission was a sucess. We've already learnt one of the Senshi's attack. But if that Moon is the strongest one, we will beat them easily." He then teleported out.
"So you're the one leading this, Argent?" Macavity said amusedly as he saw him teleporting out from his hiding place. *A pity elves betrayed our alliance* Macavity thought, then teleported out as well.
The following day, after school, the girls and Mamoru were waiting for Macavity to show up. Luna and Artemis were also there.
"Well, where is him?" Minako asked, impatiently.
"I am right here, Lady Venus." Macavity said as he materialized in front of the group.
Ami had her visor down, as the others just glanced up and down at the quite short man.
"I'm glad you all are here, Senshi." Macavity said.
"He's got magical powers of an unknown source, and a quite large energy reserve." Ami said as her computer finished the leprechaun's examination. "No evil energy detected on him, guys."
Usagi nodded, then turned to Macavity "Alright, we are all here, care to explain us what's going on?"
Macavity nodded "I will. Though I won't tell you all of it. There are things you will have to figure out by yourselves."
Rei shrugged "Go ahead and tell us your story. We'll decide if we believe you or not after you're done."
Macavity grinned "The legends are right... Lady Mars doesn't trust anyone easily. I will have to show you I'm on your side... But not right now."
Mamoru nodded "Go ahead, we'll listen."
Macavity looked at the group, then said "Alright... The enemy you will face was long ago banished from this planet. They now are trying to return. I am from a group that's opposing to them. They told me to search for the Sailor Senshi and help them defeating the enemy."
Mako shrugged "That's all?"
Macavity nodded "That's all you need to know for the moment. I will help you whenever I can, but I'm quite sure you will be able to defeat the enemy on your own..."
In that moment, a black portal opened in the temple's yard. The girls all watched at it in awe, while Mamoru shrugged, took out a rose and turned into Tuxedo Kamen. A horde of goblins poured out of it.
"Alright girls, time to party!" Minako said. They all took out their transformation pens.
"Moon Crystal Power..."
"Mars Star Power..."
Mercury Star Power..."
Jupiter Star Power..."
Venus Star Power..."
They all shouted "Make up!" and transformed.
Mercury looked at the goblins with her visor down "Those things are really weak. I guess we won't need our powers for this."
Jupiter shrugged "Alright then..." she then leapt at the crowd of green creatures.
"Wow..." Moon said as goblins started flying away as Jupiter punched them out.
"What are you waiting for?" Mars said and leapt into the brawl.
"We're going to get all dirty again!" Moon complained, then sighed and leapt into the brawl as well.
Tuxedo was testing his aim by tossing roses at the goblins' heads. Venus shrugged "Guess I'll go too. Are you going to fight, Ami?"
Mercury shrugged "Why not?"
Macavity watched the battle from a safe distance. It lasted only a few minutes, as the goblins were no match for the Senshi at all. Needless to say, the Senshi were all covered in ooze.
"This is so gross..." Jupiter muttered.
Macavity came floating towards them. "Those are the weaker of the enemies' troops. I wonder why they're using them... They should know Senshi can easily beat goblins..."
Mars shrugged "Maybe they're too stupid to figure that out."
Macavity shook his head "I don't think so... Do not subestimate your foes... They're smart... They're planning something, but I don't know what yet. Take care, Sailor Senshi." Saying that, he vanished.
Jupiter frowned "Great, so we must fight a weird enemy, and our new ally seems to be even weirder..."
Tuxedo nodded "You're right at that..."
Moon shrugged "Guess we'll have to stay alert..."
Mars grinned "You, staying alert? I don't know why I doubt it..."
"Hey! I am very focused when I want to!"
"Yeah, right... Blockhead..."
"Brat!"
"Klutz!"
The others sighed tiredly as they looked at Mars and Moon.
"Here they go again..." Jupiter muttered.
"Is there a chance they will ever mature?" Venus asked.
"I'd say there's a 0.01% chance..." Mercury said keeping a straight face. The others looked at her confusedly untill she said "Or maybe 0.02%..." The others started laughing.
"Sir, the goblins were obliterated by the Senshi." Argent said.
"Did you learn something from this attack?"
Argent nodded "Sailor Jupiter tends to fight mostly hand-to-hand. Mercury is most inclined towards defense and tactics."
The Chairman grinned "That could be an advantage if we planned carefully our next move..."
Argent nodded "I've already thought that, sir. I'll see what I can do."
"Very well, then. Go." Argent bowed to the Chairman then left the room.
Somewhere in Tokyo, a young girl was looking up at the sky. She could feel the threat that was coming towards the Earth... Yet she didn't know how, or why she was feeling that. And what could a normal girl like her do to stop it? Sighing, she walked out of the room. A woman with long green hair, wearing a dark green Sailor fuku materialized into the room "You'll find out soon, child. It is your destiny to join the battle." Saying that, Sailor Pluto vanished from the room.
Episode 2 - Friend or Foe?
It was yet another school day at Juuban Junior High School. In one of the classrooms, Sakurada Haruna was introducing a new student to the class.
"This is the new student in our class, Alice Stark." Haruna said.
Everyone gave their welcomes to her. Alice nodded at everyone then took her place in one of the back rows. Usagi looked at her. Short black hair, brown eyes. She looked like a though girl, even thougher than Mako. And she was also taller.
*Wonder if she was transferred for fighting, like me?* Mako thought.
*She seems to be a loner* Usagi thought.
*Let's see... Mako was an ally... Natsumi and Seijouruu were Ali and Ann... So will Alice be an ally or an enemy?"* Ami thought. She was sure that her teory was right. Every new transfer student was either an ally or an enemy. Though Mako and Rei kept telling her that it was just a coincidence.
Alice noticed most of the class was still looking at her when she sat down. She gave a meaningful stare at everyone and they turned away as they got the message. *There... Nothing like the 'mean girl' attitude to keep them at bay...* Alice thought.
"Sir, we're ready to attack the Senshi." Argent said bowing to the Chairman.
"Good. Proceed with the operation." the Chairman said.
"May I ask why are we using the extra troops this time?" Argent asked.
"The small group of extra troops I gave you is composed of either old or injured elements. They will not be very usefull when the second part of our plan starts. If we use them now, we may learn something else about the Senshi."
"Good thinking, sir."
Chairman nodded "Now go... But remember: Do not risk fighting the Senshi unless you're absolutely sure you can take them all down. You are very important for our mission, Argent."
"I understand. I will not try to take the Senshi down untill I know all of their weaknesses and strenghts." Argent said, then bowed again and left the room.
"We will soon reclaim this, our home by birthright." Chairman said and a slight grin formed on his face, "Very soon."
The curtains of the only window in the room were closed, obscuring most of it. The little light that entered the room gave it an almost ghostly atmosphere. A familiar form materialized in it, and looked around. His eyes could adapt perfectly to the lighting difference.
"Are you home?" he asked outloud.
"Of course I am." a female voice replied.
Macavity looked in the direction the voice came from. "You must be ready to assist the Senshi whenever they need it."
"Why don't I just tell them who I am and join them?" the girl asked as she entered the room. Her features were mostly hidden by the darkness in the room, only noticeable thing was that the girl was quite tall.
Macavity shook his head "First, we must show them that they can trust us. For what I saw, so far only Moon is considering me their ally."
The girl sighed "Then I'll keep following them around. Whenever the enemy attacks, I will be there to help them."
Usagi and Ami were at the library. Ami was helping Usagi with her homework. Usagi was paying attention to it, but soon enough she yawned and stirred.
"How boring..." Usagi complained.
Ami frowned "It may look boring to you, but you may need it in the future."
"What do I need to know maths for? I'll be a Queen!"
Ami sighed "That is one of the possible futures... Remember what Pluto told us."
"I know... Still somehow I know that's our future."
"Could be... But in the meantime you should study... A Queen will surely need to know a lot about everything."
"How do you know that?"
"I don't, I'm just guessing." Ami said.
"Alright... So I must solve these five equations?"
Ami nodded "That's for starters. Tell me when you've finished." Saying that, she picked up a book and started reading it, while Usagi started working in the equations.
Coincidentially, Alice Stark was in the library as well. She was sitting in a table a few meters away from them. She glanced at what Ami was reading *Basic Quantuum Physics?* she thought, *She must be a hell of a smart girl to understand that stuff...*
Argent materialized outside the library *This is good... Mercury and Moon are on their own inside that building... Hopefully my troops will be enough to take down one of them...*
Macavity frowned "I sense evil energy at the library... I must warn her just in case the Senshi need her help..."
Back at the library, Usagi nodded as she looked over the paper "I guess I've done it... Wasn't so hard after all..."
Ami took the paper and examined it "Pretty fine... But x in the third exercise is three, not four."
Usagi blinked "Uhhh..." she looked at the exercise again and sighed "Oh well... I guess it's good for being the first time I actually try hard..."
Ami chuckled.
Usagi glanced around the room "Hey, where's Alice?"
"Alice?"
"Yeah, Alice Stark, the new student in our classroom... She was sitting right there a moment ago." Usagi pointed at the table where Alice had been sitting. Suddenly a black portal appeared and a pack of goblins poured out of it. "Nevermind... Seems like we have company..." Ami nodded "Shall we change for the party?"
Ami looked around and saw that everyone had already fled from the building. "Alright, let's do it!"
"Moon Crystal Power..." Usagi said raising her hand.
"Mercury Star Power..." Ami said raising her hand.
"Make up!" Both shouted in unison and transformed.
Moon leapt at one of the goblins delivering a drop kick and turning it into a spot in the wall. Meanwhile Mercury was dodging some of the goblins' spears as they had started throwing them in an attempt to hit the two Senshi from a safe distance.
*That's right... Keep fighting the goblins... For the real fun has not begun yet... And it will not be a pleasant surprise for you...* Argent thought as he watched the battle.
Moon dodged a spear and then leapt at a goblin, smashing it into a table. Mercury was also fighting the goblins, but both were having troubles due to the little room they had inside the library. Soon enough, Both Moon and Mercury were swarmed by the goblins and were being beaten up by the green creatures. However, a figure appeared on top of a bookcase.
"The library is a place of study and learning. For disrupting the peace of this place, I won't forgive you!" The figure leapt off the bookcase and landed near the crowd of goblins "This is my planet, so get the hell out of it! I'm Sailor Earth, and in the name of Earth I will punish you!" the figure finished her speech by making a few poses and glaring menacingly at the goblins.
"Hey, that's my line!" Moon said outloud.
"Sailor Earth?" Mercury said looking at the girl. Short black hair, brown eyes and a little on the though side. *She reminds me of someone... But who is she?*
The goblins forgot about the two other Senshi and rushed towards Earth. She grinned and leapt up, calling upon her attack as she did. "Earth Vine Whip!" A long vine materialized in her hand and she used it to whip all of the goblins in one single blow. "That was _way too_ easy..." she muttered.
Moon stood up and Mercury followed suit. She walked over the new Senshi and said "Who are you?"
Mercury frowned "I don't remember a Sailor Earth back on the Silver Millenium..."
Earth shrugged, then looked around as if she had heard something. "We have company..." she said.
"Where?" Moon said looking around. Just then, three creatures stepped out of the shadows. They looked like dogs, but were twice as big as a rottweiler and each had three heads, all adorned with very sharp fangs. The nine heads howled in unison at the Senshi.
"Cerberi?" Mercury said in shock.
Earth shrugged "Should as well get rid of them... Earth Vine Whip!"
The whip fled towards the monsters but one of them grabbed it and bit a long section off with it's fangs, then proceeded to devour it with it's three heads.
"Hopefully that means they're vegetarian..." Moon said as Earth looked at the broken vine in awe.
"That stupid dog ate my attack..." Earth muttered.
One of the Cerberi howled and started advancing towards the Senshi.
"Guess they're still hungry..." Moon said as she backed up in fear.
"I'll confuse them, you beat them!" Mercury said, then summoned her attack "Shine Aqua Illusion!" The attack hit one of the creatures, and caused a thick fog to fall over the area.
Outside the building, Argent frowned *What is that?* he thought.
Back inside, Moon took out her Moon Rod. The Cerberi were still trying to figure out where the Senshi were, as they couldn't see in the thick fog. "Moon Princess Halation!" Moon shouted and the attack blasted the three creatures, turning them into dust almost instantly.
The fog finally cleared enough and Argent could see that his troops had been eliminated. *So Mercury's weak attack power is countered by her strong defensive power... I have to report this to the Chairman.* Saying that, Argent vanished from the scene.
Back inside, Moon and Mercury were looking for Sailor Earth. She was nowhere to be seen.
"Wonder who she was?" Moon said as they walked out of the library.
"Dunno... Though she seemed familiar somehow..." Mercury noted.
"You think we'll see her again?"
"I bet we will..." Mercury said.
Suddenly, a dozen vans stopped in front of the library. A crowd of reporters poured out of them.
"One crowd of ugly creatures a day is enough for me..." Moon muttered. Mercury giggled. "Let's get out of here." she said. Mercury nodded and the two of them dashed away from the scene with superhuman speed.
"Wow! How can they run that fast?" One of the reporters asked in awe.
"Who where those two, anyways?" Another one asked.
"Dunno... Mars and Venus?" yet another replied.
"The Cerberi were anihilated, sir." Argent said as he bowed in front of the Chairman's desk.
"Did you learn anything valuable from that battle?" the Chairman asked.
"I did." Argent said "There's a sixth Senshi around, her name is Sailor Earth."
"Sailor Earth? But that's impossible, Prince Endymion's sister should be dead!"
"Looks like she isn't."
"Then we will have to learn about her human identity as we did with the others."
Argent nodded. "There's another thing." He produced a small crystal and an image formed a few inches over it. It showed Mercury's attack and the effects over the Cerberi."
"I see... So Mercury's attack can block her enemies' visibility, giving her allies time to plan a better strategy." the Chairman said. "If this attack had remained a secret untill the second part of our plans started, it would have costed us valious troops. We only sacrificed some useless Cerberi and goblins and gained some valious information in return."
"Any way we can counter that attack?" Argent said.
"There should be one. I will tell the mages to start researching on it."
"Very well... Any orders?"
"For the moment, we shall wait. You can go to your chambers now."
Argent nodded and vanished from the room.
"So?" Macavity asked Sailor Earth.
"Not bad for the first time I fought, I guess." Earth said.
"You could have blasted the Cerberi if you used your stronger attacks." Macavity noted.
"I know... But the enemy was watching over the battle. I will save my stronger attacks for a real menace."
"You're right... They seem to be planning something... I mean, they should already know a few old Cerberi and a pack of goblins wouldn't stand a chance against the Senshi..."
"Though they were being beaten up by the goblins..." Earth noted.
"Yes... The Senshi are still young and untrained. They need to be stronger in order to stop the enemy... Whatever Argent is planning, it's just a warming up for the real battle."
Earth nodded and looked out of the window at the setting sun. "You think we can beat them?"
Macavity shrugged "We _must_ beat them. Whatever it takes. Even if we die, if the Earth is saved from this danger, then our deaths won't be in vain."
"I'm just a teenager, so cut off that gloomy speech, Mac. I'm too young and beautiful to die."
"Whatever you say..." Macavity said keeping a straight face.
"What, you don't think I'm pretty?"
"What I think of you is not important, but you should be more honest with yourself."
"Are you saying I'm not pretty? Vine Whip!" "Alright, alright, I give up!" Macavity said as he was wrapped by the vine "You are pretty for a human."
"That's much better..." Earth said and freed Macavity from the vine.
Macavity sighed and said "Kids..." before vanishing from the room.
Earth looked out of the window again "I wish I could join the team... For now I must remain as an outsider. But soon I'll join my brother in the battle."
Episode 3 - Water Fight!
Somewhere in Scotland...
Argent looked at the bay. He hated humans. And what he was seeing was one of the reasons. This particular lake was so polluted that it was deadly for humans and animals. And the land close to the lake had no plants growing in it, it had turned a weird greyish-blue color. Humans had banished his race and took over the planet. But they were turning the planet into a ball of dirt. They were polluting the atmosphere, wasting the land and poisoning the water. But his race would take this, their home by birthright, back from the humans.
He could sense a living being deep under the lake's surface. *There's no terran sea creature that can live in this poisoned water...* Argent thought, *And very little creatures from our world could withstand it... Maybe it's a creature from there?* Argent tried to sense what kind of creature was living in the lake. He nodded as he found out what the creature was. *Perfect...*
In Juuban Junior High, meanwhile, the girls were gathered at the schoolyard for lunch. Usagi was telling them about Sailor Earth.
"... So Sailor Earth tried to kill the dogs with her attack but one of them bit the vine off and ate it."
Ami nodded "That's when I used my attack to confuse them and Moon blasted them off."
"Afterwards, Earth was nowhere to be seen."
All of the sudden, Umino popped out from between Ami and Usagi. "Hi girls!"
"Stop doing that!" Both Usagi and Ami yelled at him.
"Sorry... Anyways, did you see the newspapers today?"
"No... What's in it?" Minako asked.
"See it by yourselves..." Umino said and placed the newspaper in the table. The first page had a huge photo of Moon and Mercury dashing off the library, and the article was titled "Senshi save the library."
"Wow, listen to this, girls." Mako said as she read "Yesterday, the library in Juuban High was attacked by strange creatures that witnesses described as short, green demons. The Senshi arrived to the place shortly after the attack started, and eliminated the creatures, but the battle turned the library into a wasteland."
"They're lying! We didn't..." Usagi started.
"... Know the Senshi had fought there yesterday." Ami completed as she gagged Usagi.
"But you were there, weren't you?"
Usagi and Ami looked at each other. "Well, yes, but we fled from the place as soon as the monsters appeared." Usagi lied.
"I see..." Umino said, then shrugged "Well, I gotta go now. See ya!" He said then walked off.
"What a weirdo..." Minako muttered.
"Anyways... We should try to find out who that Sailor Earth girl is." Rei said.
"You're right. I'll try and look for her." Ami said.
"How?" Mako asked.
"Uhhh... I don't know..." Ami said with slight embarrassment.
The creature woke up and sensed a prey. It moved swiftly to the surface, with a speed that would seem impossible for a creature so huge. There it was. Close. Very close. It would have a feast very soon. It kept swimming towards it's target, it's primitive mind set only in capturing his prey.
Argent grinned as he saw the massive tentacles raising from the water. *Try and get me, monster.* He thought. He stood still, he didn't need to escape. In fact, he had to let the creature capture him to succeed. A tentacle moved around him, enveloping him as a second skin. That's when Argent released the magic he had been mentally summoning. The tentacles went limp and Argent called his troops. A pack of ogres carefully took the creature out of the water and led it into the portal.
"Next stop, the Tokyo bay." Argent said with a grin on his face as he walked through the portal and it closed.
Macavity floated out of his hideout behind some bushes. "Argent, my friend, what are you planning to do with that creature?" He pondered. "Whatever it is, I should watch over the Senshi... I'm sure it will be nothing good..." With that, he vanished from the scene.
"So you're going out on a date with Mamoru tonight?" Rei asked.
Usagi nodded.
"Your parents know about it?"
Usagi shook her head "I guess I'll have to introduce him to mom and dad someday..." she sighed, "though I don't know how will they react..."
Minako shrugged "I guess there's nothing wrong with having a boyfriend older than you."
Mako nodded "Yeah... Take Rei, for example..."
Rei frowned "What do you mean?"
"You were going out with Mamoru first... And now Yuuichirou-kun..."
Rei scowled "Yuu isn't my boyfriend!"
The others all nodded "Yeah, sure..."
Rei's scowl deepened and she glared at the others.
Usagi noticed someone walking their way "Hey, isn't that Alice?"
Ami nodded "Yes, she is."
"Hey Alice!" Usagi shouted.
Alice looked at Usagi for a moment, then walked her way. "You are in my class... Your name is Usagi Tsukino, right?" she asked as she stood in front of her.
Usagi nodded "That's me."
"Right. So what can I do for you?" Alice asked.
"Well, I noticed you're quite a loner... No offense intended." Usagi said.
"None taken."
"... And I thought maybe you needed to make some friends..."
Alice smiled "Well, it wouldn't hurt to try."
Usagi beamed "Okay, then. Let me introduce you to our little gang."
"Okay." Alice said.
"This is Rei Hino, to her left is Ami Mizuno, the blonde is Minako Aino and the tall one is Makoto Kino." Usagi said. The others all nodded to Alice and she nodded back. "Say, where do you live?"
Alice pointed in her house's general direction. "That way."
Usagi grinned "Care if I walk with you?"
Alice shrugged "Sure, why not?"
"Usagi, your house is in the opposite direction." Ami noted.
"But Mamo-chan lives that way." Usagi said.
"Whatever works." Ami said and frowned.
"Well, bye girls!" Usagi said as she and Alice walked away.
"Bye!" the four girls replied in unison.
A few minutes later, Alice and Usagi reached a familiar building. Usagi looked at it amusedly.
"So you live here?" she asked Alice.
"I do."
"Cool! Thats where Mamoru lives..."
"Oh... So you're _that_ Usagi?" Alice said.
"Do you know Mamoru?" Usagi said, suddenly feeling a little territorial.
Alice nodded "Yeah... He lives next door to my appartment. He talks so much about you, that I feel like I already know you."
"Oh..." Usagi said, relieved, "Well, since I'm here, I'll see if he's home."
Both girls entered the building. As they walked into Mamoru's floor, he was just walking out of the door. He waved at Usagi, and she waved back.
"You have some explaining to do, Mamo-chan..." Usagi said walking towards him.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you had this pretty girl living next door to you and you didn't tell me about it?"
Mamoru put a hand behind his head and laughed "Well, I guess I forgot."
"So you did..." Usagi said with a skeptical tone.
"Don't worry, Usagi, if he tries something funny on me I'll beat him up." Alice said with a grin.
Usagi grinned as well "Okay... But leave something for me to beat afterwards."
Mamoru sweatdropped "Uh... You're joking, right?"
"Of course we are..." Both girls said with mock evil looks on their faces. Mamoru gulped noisily.
That night, Usagi was preparing for her date. Usagi's mother frowned as she walked down the stairs in a short white dress. "Where are you going to this time, Usagi?" she asked.
"The girls and I are going to a party... One of Rei's friends' birthday..." Usagi lied.
"Okay..." Ikuko replied, not quite believing it. "Have fun."
Usagi nodded and kissed Ikuko in the cheek. "Bye mom!" she said as she walked out the door.
Kenji walked into the room "She's going out again?"
Ikuko nodded.
"What is her excuse this time?"
"One of her friends' friend is throwing a birthday party." Ikuko said.
"Maybe it's true." Kenji suggested.
"Or maybe not. I'm sure she's going out with a boy."
Mamoru walked through the beach, with Usagi leaning against him. After a dinner in a quite expensive restaurant, he thought it was a good idea to go for a walk. Usagi had suggested the beach and he agreed. He looked up at the full moon shining in the sky, and sighed. Usagi looked at him and smiled. Mamoru noticed that there was a fishing boat anchored in a nearby pier.
"Want to go on a cruise?" he asked her.
Usagi's smile widened "I'd love to," She said *As long as it's not like that couples-only cruise...* She thought.
Hate! Anger!! Pain!!
Never had it been treated like this. It was the ruler of this lake. It had been like that since awareness had first crept into it. And now something had dared to hurt it in its very home.
Hate!
Hate!!
HATE!!!
Then it began to taste the waters around it. Foul! The water was so clear, it could barely be stood. A lesser creature might have died. But it was too strong for that. It could feel the strength returning to its numbed limbs.
Sensing upward it could feel the shapes of many objects floating on the surface above.
It could also feel the sparks of many living beings above. And living beings meant food. It had regained most of its strength, but in this new, harmfull environment, food was of more importance than ever. It began to make its way toward the surface and supper.
Usagi was thoroughly happy. Here she was, with Mamoru in a boat in a moonlit night. Everything was so romantic. The sea breeze played with her long ponytails as she leaned on Mamoru's arm. She looked at him, and he smiled at her. He then looked at the sea again, and Usagi saw his eyes widening.
"What the hell is that?" Mamoru said.
Usagi looked in the direction he was looking and saw a pair of tentacles, each twice as thick as a human, and tall as a tree. The tentacles fell over the ship and rose it above the water.
Mamoru gave a quick glance inside the ship and saw that the captain had been knocked out cold when the ship was raised over the water. He took out a rose and transformed.
Usagi sighed. "Goodbye romantic evening..." she then rose her hand and shouted "Moon Crystal Power..."
Argent hovered over the water and watched the battle as it begun. "Foolish girl, she can't fight the Krakken on her own." He observed as Moon blasted one of the tentacles away from the ship. Three more tentacles started trying to hit her. "She cannot fight the creature, and it's weak point is underneath the water... Only hitting the eyes or the mouth of the Krakken she could possibly destroy it..."
Moon was _scared_. Her attacks seemed to be useless against the tentacles, and neither her nor Tuxedo could get away from there. They were in deep water now. And even if they could swim to the shore, they both knew that the tentacles were only a part of the creture. Moon tried to figure out the size of the creature, and the numbers she mentally calculated made her shiver.
"How are we going to beat this thing?" Moon asked Tuxedo Kamen.
"I have no idea..." Tuxedo replied worriedly.
Macavity was worried. Neither Moon nor Tuxedo seemed to know how to fight the Krakken. He didn't want to reveal himself to the enemy yet, but he had to save his allies. He watched as Tuxedo tossed a few roses down the water, to where the Krakken's mouth should be. The problem was, the Krakken's body was a few meters below the water's surface, so neither his roses nor Moon's energy attacks would connect. Macavity aimed at Argent, who was laughing at the Senshi's helplessness, and sent an energy blast right to his chest.
Argent never saw the attack coming. Though it wasn't enough to kill him, it was more than enough to stun him and send him right towards the Krakken's mouth.
Moon and Tuxedo both gasped as they saw a silvery-haired man dropping into the water just below the boat. The water suddenly turned red around the both, and the man fled off with an angry look in his eyes. The tentacles went limp and the boat fell to the water.
"What was that?" Tuxedo asked.
"I guess that was one of our new enemies." Moon replied.
Meanwhile, Argent fled towards the point where he had been floating before he was hit by the energy beam. "Who the hell did that?" He asked outloud.
"Tsk, tsk... So cold and calculating you look, and a simple mistake upsets you so much?" A voice said.
"Macavity..." Argent said narrowing his eyes.
"That's me." The voice said. "You should have seen your face when you dropped into the water... It was real fun."
Argent scowled. The darn little dwarf had got him with his guard low and blasted him into the water. When he had finally figured out what was going on, he was a few inches away from the Krakken's mouth. He had quickly considered his chances, and saw they were reduced to one. He had shot a very strong blast into the Krakken's open mouth, blasting through the creature's massive brain and thus killing it instantly. "I'm out of here... But I'll be back!" Argent said and vanished.
Macavity's chuckle could be heard "I'm sure you will... And so will I."
"What a night..." Mamoru said as he drove his sports car towards Usagi's house.
"It was fun, wasn't it?" Usagi asked.
"Oh yeah, being attacked by a house-sized octopus is one of the funniest things that ever happened to me." Mamoru said sarcastically.
Usagi shrugged "But I wonder who was that guy?"
"We should ask Macavity about it."
"If only I knew how to contact him..."
"Anyways, we're here." Mamoru said. He had stopped a block away from Usagi's house.
"I guess I should tell my parents about us." Usagi said.
"Perhaps... But let me know beforehand, so I can get out of the country." Mamoru joked.
"Ha ha... My family is not _that_ weird, you know..."
"Alright then, what about next saturday?"
Usagi nodded "Saturday will do. Well, I gotta go..."
"Good night, Usako." Mamoru said.
Usagi frowned "Isn't there something you're forgetting about?"
"What could that be?" Mamoru pondered. Usagi closed her eyes and leaned towards him. "Oh, that..." he said and leaned towards her. They both kissed.
Macavity and Sailor Earth were watching them from around a corner "Well, you saved the day today, old dwarf." Earth said.
"I'm a leprechaun, not a dwarf." Macavity noted.
"Whatever..." Earth muttered "They do quite a nice couple..."
"I agree to that." Macavity said as he watched Usagi walk towards her home.
Argent sat on his bed, scowling. "I can't believe that old dwarf got me off-guard..." He said to nowhere in particular.
"As I thought, you can't do anything right without my assistance..."
"Aurum?" Argent said looking around the room.
A woman stepped out of the shadows. Like Argent, she had pointy ears, but she was quite different from him. She had long, golden hair, as well as golden eyes and nails, and was slightly taller than him. "Hello brother... Missed me?"
"Not at all." Argent muttered.
"That's not the way to talk to your elder sister..."
"Hmph! Anyways, what are you here for?"
"The Chairman said I had to assist you in your mission."
Argent shrugged "I guess I could use some help."
Aurum grinned "You can trust me, brother, together we'll get rid of those human weaklings."
Episode 4 - Face of the Enemy.
For once, Usagi had arrived to school in time. She was now talking with Mako and Ami about what had happened to her the day before.
"... and we saw that guy who had silver hair drop into the water and kill the octopus..."
"Krakken." Ami said.
"Huh?" Usagi asked confusedly.
"For the description you gave us, it looked just like a Krakken."
"Whatever..." Mako muttered, "But what's with silver-haired guys attacking us? I mean, Kunzite, Prince Dimando, and now this new guy..."
"We still don't know if he was an enemy." Usagi said.
"Can't you contact Macavity?" Ami asked Usagi.
"I don't know... Why do you ask?"
"I think we should ask him about the enemy. We don't have enough data to fight it properly."
"You're right at that..."
"Hi girls!" Umino said popping up between Ami and Usagi.
"AAAH! DON'T DO THAT!" Both girls shouted.
"Uhh... Sorry... Anyways, did you know about the Senshi's last battle?"
"No..." Usagi lied.
"Well, a guy told me that yesterday he was walking through the beach and he saw a boat being raised up in the sky by some mean-looking tentacles. One of the Senshi and that Tuxedo guy killed whatever the monster was."
"The Senshi are great, aren't they?" Usagi asked.
Umino nodded "Yeah... But why do they have that clutz Sailor Moon as their leader?"
Usagi hit him hard in the face and sent him sprawling on the floor a few feet away.
"What was that for?" Umino asked as he stood up.
"Never insult Sailor Moon! She's my heroine!" Usagi said.
"Whatever..." Umino said and sat down on his bench.
"Good jab." Mako noted.
Usagi just shrugged.
Aurum and Argent bowed to the Chairman. "Do you have a new plan?" He asked.
"We do," Aurum said, "The Senshi protect the innocent. We can lure them into a trap by making the goblins attack somewhere."
"But we will need some strong troops to eliminate the Senshi." Argent continued.
The Chairman was silent for a minute, then he said "I doubt we can eliminate the Senshi that easily... But still we could gain valious information with this attack. I will assign an Orc Squad for this mission."
Argent and Aurum bowed again. "Thank you, sir." Argent said, then both siblings walked out of the room.
"Alright, we're all here." Rei said. Even Artemis and Luna were there. But Macavity was nowhere around.
"So how do we call the dwarf?" Minako asked.
"I would rather prefer to be called by my race's true name, leprechaun." Macavity said as he materialized in front of the group.
"Go figures..." Minako muttered.
"Did you want to see me, Senshi?" Macavity asked.
"We did." Usagi said.
"I suspect it is because you want to know more about your enemy."
"You're right at that." Rei said "Why is it that they're using creatures that look like goblins?"
Macavity smiled "They _are_ goblins, Rei."
"But that's impossible. Goblins are just a myth!"
"They are?" Macavity asked amusedly. If you let me start from the beggining, I'll tell you the story of your new enemy."
Usagi nodded "Alright, go on."
"You may know about the Silver Millenium..." Macavity said. The Senshi all nodded. "Before that, there was an era of peace and happiness for the human race, known as the Golden Imperium."
"But thousands of years before the Golden Imperium started, the planets were inhabited by several other sentient species, which travelled through the stars using advanced magics and artifacts. When they returned to this, their homeworld, after millions of years away from it, they found out that the Earth and the surrounding planets were inhabited by a new race..."
"Humans?" Ami asked.
Macavity nodded "Exactly. The Golden Imperium. They could have left humans alone and return to the space, but they wanted their homeworld back. They fought against humans, the battle was quite one-sided. Humans weren't a match for the Ancients."
"Ancients?" Rei asked rising an eyebrow.
"Ancients were the name that the original inhabitants of the Earth gave themselves. They enslaved the human race for eons, but then a descendant from the royal family of the Golden Imperium somehow linked herself with one of the Artifacts."
"Who was that descendant?" Luna asked.
"They called her Serenity. Helped by a small yet brave group of warriors from every planet, she drove the Ancients into another dimension."
"Serenity... Was she my mother?" Usagi asked.
Macavity shook his head "No. Your mother was Serenity XIV, the Serenity I'm talking about was afterwards known as Serenity the First."
"You mentioned something about an Artifact?" Ami asked curiously.
"Yes... Like the computer you use, or the Ginzuishou of Princess Serenity, there were other Artifacts. They had different forms, sizes and functions, but all could channel a planet's magical energy, also known as 'mana', and once linked to a living being, that being could use all of the planet's mana for it's benefit."
"So that's how the Senshi were born..." Ami said.
"Right."
"But what about the Ancients? What do they have to do with our enemy or with you?" Mamoru asked.
"Everything. You'll see... Both your enemies and me are descendants from the Ancients."
"Then they have found a way to escape the dimension they were sealed into... Just like Beryl." Artemis said.
Macavity nodded "But it has happened eons ago. Only recently we've got the means to send many individuals through the portal."
Rei frowned "You say you are from their world... Then why are you helping us?"
"I am with a group called the 'Light Ones'. We like the world I was born in, but the other faction want to take this planet back by force. They call themselves the 'Dark Ones'."
"How is it that the enemies that we fought so far seem to be just like the creatures from fairy tales?" Rei asked.
"Actually, the creatures from fairy tales are based in our people, Rei."
"But you said you couldn't pass through to this world..."
Macavity shook his head "I said we couldn't send many creatures through. But some of our ancestors used to travel through to try and conquer the planet... But there always was a man or army that could stand against them..."
"So now they're preparing for a high-scale invasion?" Mamoru asked.
Macavity nodded "Most likely... And don't be fooled by the battles you've fought so far... They are only probbing you... Seeking your strenghts... And weaknesses... Once they know all of them, they'll either start the invasion or try to eliminate you. In either case you must be ready for an all-out battle."
"Oh great... Another interplanetary invasion and it's just the six of us against them..." Minako muttered.
Macavity was about to say something, but then stopped and glanced around as if scanning the area for enemies. "I detect a portal opening. It's just a few blocks northeast from here." he said.
Ami took out her computer and typed a few keys. "Here." she said showing the others the screen. It displayed a map of the Juuban district with a red dot indicating the portal's location.
"Zoku Sen Coffe... That's where Alice works." Mamoru said mostly to himself. Usagi rose an eyebrow but said nothing.
"Ok, team, let's go." Mako said.
Macavity nodded "I'll be there just in case you need me, Senshi." saying that, he vanished. The Senshi all transformed and took off towards the coffee...
A few minutes later, Alice Stark was working inside Zoku Sen, when suddenly a black portal opened in the middle of the room, and a pack of goblins poured out of it. The people inside the coffee immediately fled from it, but Alice stood inside. She run into the kitchen and after checking that there was noone around, she took out a transformation pen much like the ones the Senshi used, but this one was grey and had the symbol of Earth in it.
Alice rose the pen and shouted "Earth Planet Power... Makeup!"
A greyish light covered Alice for a few seconds, and when it dimmed, Sailor Earth stood where Alice had been.
"Time to party." Earth said and dashed out of the kitchen.
As the Senshi arrived the coffee, they saw Sailor Earth was already there.
*Could it be Alice?* Mercury thought.
*I hope Alice is alright.* Tuxedo thought.
*How could she arrive before us?* Mars thought.
"Are you going to stay there watching or are you going to help? Because I will." Moon said and dashed into the coffee.
"She's actually being a leader..." Mars said in awe.
The Senshi all dashed into the building.
"See, brother, I told you they would fall right into the trap." Aurum said to her brother. Both her and Argent were watching the battle from the roof of a nearby building.
"I'll send the surprise in immediately." Argent said and sent a mental command to the troops that were waiting on the other side of the portal.
Suddenly, an energy blast hissed right between Aurum and Argent. They both turned back and saw Macavity hovering over the roof.
"Macavity..." Argent said glaring at the leprechaun.
"Long time no see, Argent... Did you miss me?" Macavity said grinning.
"Moon Tiara Action!"
"Supreme Thunder!"
Both attacks hit a group of goblins turning them all in a blob of ooze. Earth was whipping any goblin that dared to cross her path, and the other Senshi were making a nice target practice with the remaining goblins.
"This is too easy... Almost smells like a trap..." Venus commented.
In that moment, a new portal opened in the room, and several tall, mean looking green-skinned humanoids with maces and leather armors walked out of it.
"Me and my big mouth..." Venus muttered.
"Maybe they're friends..." Moon said.
"Fresh meat!!!" one of the creatures growled.
"Then again..." Moon said and dodged a mace blow.
*Six Senshi, six creatures* Tuxedo mused to himself *It's just me or they're kinda ignoring me?* He decided to help Moon defeating the orc that was trying to smash her (for that is what those creatures were).
Mercury, meanwhile, was having a hard time fighting her foe. She decided to help herself and the others. "Mercury Shine Aqua Illusion!" The water ball hit the orc and it staggered back, as a thick fog descended inside the building.
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!"
The orc moved out of the way of Jupiter's attack.
"How can a thing so huge be so fast?" Jupiter muttered.
"Venus Love-Me Chain!" the chain of light blasted through the chest of an orc that was trying to sneak on Jupiter.
"Uhh... Thanks Venus." Jupiter said.
"No problem." Venus said "Need help?" she said looking at the orc that had dodged Jupiter's attack.
"No, thanks..." Jupiter said and dashed towards the orc.
"What is she up to?" Venus wondered.
Moon watched as Tuxedo fought cane versus mace with an orc. She then noticed that the portal was still opened. "Could they be planning...?"
Six more orcs walked out of the portal.
"I hate to be right..." Moon muttered.
On top of the building, Macavity was teleporting back and forth dodging Argent's energy blasts. Aurum just watched the scene amusedly.
"Stay in one place you damn dwarf!" Argent growled.
"What, can't you shoot an old dwarf like me, elf brat?" Macavity said. "Sorry but I must leave now. Maybe we could play again someday?" Saying that, he vanished.
"Macavity, you [Censored] dwarf!"
"Such manners in front of a lady..." Aurum said amusedly.
"I don't see any lady around!" Argent snapped.
Inside the coffee, things were getting dire. For most of the Senshi, anyways. Tuxedo was sparring with two orcs, while Moon dodged two other orcs' attacks. The thing was, the portal was still opened, and six more orcs walked out of it every two minutes.
"We must close that portal!" Mercury said as she and Moon blasted one of the orcs out.
"But how?" Moon asked.
Just then, an orc grabbed Earth's vine and flung her right to where Moon and Mercury were. The three Senshi crashed on a wall.
"That hurts..." Moon said as they picked themselves off the floor.
Jupiter and Venus were having the same problem as the others. There were still many orcs and they were tired from the fighting. Venus backflipped to dodge a mace swing but ended up with her back against the wall.
"Uh oh..." Venus said as the orc rose his mace.
"Burning Mandalas!" Mars' attack turned the orc into ashes.
"Thanks, Mars..." Venus said.
"Never mind that..." Mars said. She didn't notice an orc standing behind her who was about to smash her.
"MARS WATCH OUT!" With a swift move, Venus picked up the mace that her foe had dropped as he was carbonized, and then tossed it as a spear towards the orc behind Mars. Mars stepped aside and turned around just in time to see the mace smashing on the orc's head, killing him instantly.
"Neat move, Venus..." Jupiter said coming towards her. She had beaten two of the orcs barehanded.
"I agree." Mars said walking towards her. "Thanks."
Venus shrugged "No problem..." She then frowned "Oh dear..." The others looked in the direction Venus was looking. Six more orcs had just walked out the portal and were attacking the others.
"Let's help them!" Mars said and dashed towards the orcs. The others just shrugged and followed her.
"We have to close that portal, or else we're not getting out of here in one piece!" Mercury said.
"But how?" Tuxedo said as he and Moon fought the orcs. Mars, Venus and Jupiter shot a few energy attacks before joining the brawl.
"Maybe I can help." Macavity said materializing in front of Mercury.
"Whatever works." Moon said.
"Earth, remember the training I gave you?" Macavity asked Earth.
"I do..." she said *But you said they shouldn't know that we know each other, Mac* she said mentally to Macavity.
*No time for that, Alice.* Macavity replied.
*Alright.* Earth concentrated, and said "The artifact that keeps the portal open is inside the kitchen..." *Darn it, I knew that guy that was here earlier wasn't a plumber... Probably Argent in disguise...*
Mercury frowned "You know each other?"
"No time for that." Earth said. "I'll go destroy the artifact, you keep them busy."
Moon nodded "Go, Alice."
Earth looked at her in awe, then shrugged "Alright." and dashed into the kitchen.
"I told you Serenity is smarter than she looks like..." Macavity said as he materialized inside the kitchen with a grin on his face.
"Nevermind that. Now where's that thing..." After a minute of search, she found it. It looked like a small metal box, yet the magic around it was so strong that Earth could clearly feel it. "Here it is."
Macavity looked at the box. "A whip wouldn't be enough. Use a level 2 attack."
"Why don't you destroy it?"
"You need the training, not me. Hurry up, lass."
"Okay, okay..." Earth said and concentrated, "Earth..." she rose her right hand, and energy started cracking around it. "Quake..." The energy concentrated in Earth's knuckles making them glow with a greyish light, and she made a fist with her hand, "Punch!" She pounded her right hand on the ground and the energy released from it in a wave, blasting the box to hundred of small pieces and also blasting a piece off the wall.
"You did it well, Alice. Now let's help the others." Macavity said and vanished from the room.
Argent frowned as he looked at the crystal in his hand "The portal generator has been destroyed..."
Aurum sighed "Seems like that dwarf is more dangerous than I thought... Let's go back to the base, the orcs are doomed."
Argent nodded, and both vanished.
"Moon Princess Halation!"
"Burning Mandalas!"
"Shine Aqua Illusion!"
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!"
"Love-Me Chain!"
"Earth Quake Punch!"
The six attacks, together with a handful of roses and a few energy blasts, eliminated the remaining orcs.
Moon turned to Macavity and Earth. "Alright, if you want us to trust you, please tell us all the truth. How is that you know her?"
Macavity nodded "I will. What do you want to know first?"
Earth looked around. "If you don't mind, I guess we should go somewhere else. This place is way too exposed to stay and chat."
Moon nodded "Alright then... Where to?"
Tuxedo shrugged "My appartment has enough space for us."
Macavity nodded "All right..." He rose his hand and everyone vanished from the coffee.
The six Senshi, Tuxedo and Macavity teleported to Mamoru's appartment. The girls gasped as they realized they were no longer at the coffee. Earth just shrugged.
"Well, we're here." Macavity said.
"But how did you do that?" Moon asked.
"Magic." Macavity said with a grin.
"Okay... Whatever works..." Moon muttered.
"Well, since we're here, we should transform back to normal." Earth said.
"Do you know who we are?" Mars asked.
"Of course I do, Rei. Once Macavity found out who Sailor Moon was, it was just a matter of spying on her friends and seeing which of them had hidden magical powers."
"So you can actually sense magic?" Jupiter asked.
Earth nodded "I can sense any magically-able creature in a short range."
Mercury shrugged "Well, you know who we are, but we know who you are as well..."
"We do?" Venus asked.
"We do?" Jupiter asked.
"Yes, we do." Moon said with a grin.
"And who is she?" Mars asked.
Earth grinned "Seems like not all of you are as smart as Mercury or Moon..."
"She smarter than me?" Mars muttered.
Earth shrugged. "Okay, here I go." She turned back to normal, revealing her true identity to the others.
"Alice is Earth?" Venus said in awe.
"I knew it!" Mercury said.
"Ok, let's transform back." Moon said. Everyone turned back to normal.
"Now tell us how is it that you two know each other." Rei said.
Macavity nodded "I will... Fourteen years ago, I came to this world to stop one of the Dark Ones. I succeeded, but then I decided to stay for a while in this planet. One day, I was having a nap near a certain highway, when an explosion woke me up. I decided to investigate. When I reached the place of the accident, an ambulance had already picked up who they thought was the only survivor."
Mamoru frowned "Was that...?"
Macavity nodded "The accident where your parents died." He then looked at Alice. "I found out the other survivor, but she was too weak to even cry. She was only a baby, not even one year old. I was going to just heal her and leave her in the nearest hospital, but somehow I knew she was special. I adopted her as my own child, though most of the creatures from my world despised humans. I had to stay in this world to raise her, but when I found out what her powers were, I knew I had to train her and help her finding her brother back."
Mamoru's eyes widened "You mean she's my..."
Alice nodded "I'm your younger sister, Mamoru..."
Usagi gasped "No way! You never told me you had a sister!"
"I didn't know... My memory is blank before the accident..." Mamoru said.
Rei looked at Alice then at Mamoru "You two look much alike."
Mako rose an eyebrow "But how comes she's a Senshi?"
"Back in the Silver Millenium, there was a Sailor Earth. She was Prince Endymion's younger sister, and she died defending the Earth Palace from Queen Beryl's hordes." Macavity said.
"This is weird..." Usagi said.
"Well... Welcome to the team, sister." Mamoru said and hugged Alice. The others just watched and smiled.
To be Continued...