"GET BACK HERE, NOW!"
The cloaked figure did not stop as those words were shouted at them. Previously, they had broken into this room with the intent of taking back the obsidian box they now carried in their hands. Now, as they ran for their very life, they did not intend to stop unless they were forced to.
One rookie mistake later, and I might not make it to the door. Pick up the pace!
With their second wind kicking in, the figure saw the door at the end of the hallway. In just a few moments, they would be able to deliver the box and fulfill their mission.
"TAKE AIM AND PREPARE TO FIRE!"
Guards appeared in front of the door, coming from the alcoves to the left and right. They knelt on one knee, and aimed their rifles at the sprinting figure, hoping to hit their mark. Another guard in a uniform that showed his rank stepped out and extended his hand toward the figure, exclaiming "READY!"
Shit! I'm not going to make it!
"AIM!" The guards clicked the hammers back on their weapons and steadied them.
Definitely NOT going to make it!
"FIRE!"
Just before the guards were able to fire, a bright light shone from the obsidian box, blinding the guards are they fired blindly ahead. When the light died down, they saw two dead guards on the other end of the hallway. The cloaked figure had completely disappeared.
"Inform Commander Valor that the box is missing, and the thief is gone!" shouted the ranked officer. Several other guards responded with a "YES, SIR!" and departed.
The cloaked figure now stood in an expansive room, mostly obscured by a shimmery mist. Taking a quick glance around the room, the figure began walking.
This is weird. Why is there nobody here?
"You have intruded upon this sacred space, and you will be executed. Do you have any last words?" asked a voice that had suddenly appeared behind the figure.
"P-Please, d-don't kill m-me! I have-"
"Interesting choice." said the voice as she began to whisper, "Dea-"
"PUU, IT'S ME!" screeched the figure as the voice was taken aback.
"Only one person is allowed to call me that, and you are not her! DEAD-"
"PLUTO, DON'T!" yelled the figure as she put down her hood. Doing so revealed her to be an older form of Chibiusa.
"S-Small Lady?! What happened?" asked a shocked Sailor Pluto.
"Unfortunately, I don't have time to explain. All I am able to say is that you're to take the contents of this box and release them into the Time Stream." said Chibiusa as she gave the obsidian box to Pluto.
As Pluto opened it, she noticed that there were five crystals inside. Four bore the crests of Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus, and the fifth bore the symbol of Orion in the center.
"What are these?"
"Those are the Planet Crystals. I brought them here so that they could be released into the Time Stream before it's rewritten. My enemies have reached the Door of Time and unleashed something horrible."
As Chibiusa finished speaking, the room they were in began to shake violently. In the far corners of the room, a strange energy began to crackle and spark.
"I should not have delayed. Quickly, to the Door!" shouted Pluto as she and Chibiusa sprinted towards the Door of Time.
As they reached it, the rest of the room had began to disintegrate. Chibiusa pulled the Door open, and Pluto faced the obsidian box towards the Time Stream, opening it slowly.
"Wherever it is you must go, hurry!" spoke Pluto as the Crystals began to glow and flew into the Time Stream.
Just as Chibiusa shut the Door, she and Pluto screamed as they were erased along with the rest of the room. The Door of Time stood silently in the darkness as a lock appeared on the handles, protecting it from further manipulation.
The battle for the future has just begun.