Cyber Scouts
The Beginning Starts Anew
By Ryan Edgerton, author of TEAM REVELATION and CARDCAPTORS: the Realm series.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original characters from the Sailor Moon TV show- Serena/Sailor Moon, Amy/Sailor Mercury, Rei(sorry if that's not the correct spelling)/Sailor Mars, Lita/Sailor Mercury, Mina/Sailor Venus, Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Pluto, Molly, Melvin, and anybody else I forgot to mention. I'll make a list of the characters I do own at the end of the fic.
Chapter 1-Destiny is Born
High above planet earth, a glowing crystal drifted slowly into the planet's atmosphere. The gem vaguely pulsed it's colors, as if it had some kind of long dormant, untold power ready to be unlocked. One half of the hexagonal crystal, distinctly separate from the other, pulsed with a spectrum of whites tinted neon green, neon blue, silver, even a sudden sparkle of red as it suddenly caught the sun's light creeping out from behind planet earth. The other half seemed to suck down light like as if a black hole was compacted inside it's form, it's black surface flashing only hints of dark blue and purple in the sun's rays. It plummeted towards the earth as if drawn there by destiny.
Suddenly, the crystal split into it's two halves as it hit the atmosphere, each falling in different directions as the very air around the objects burst into flame.
Somewhere in Japan, three teenage boys hiked through the deep, dense woods. Suddenly, a fireball shot through the skies over their heads, immediately grabbing their attentions.
"What was that?!" The semi-short, black haired guy said. A look of surprise and concern was in his ruby colored eyes.
"Quick, let's check it out." The one in the lead said. He had blond hair with large streaks of brown and his eyes were a similar gold-green color.
"For once, I think I agree with you." The third, a relatively muscular teen with course brown hair added. His green eyes flashed in the moonlight as the three rushed back down the trail.
The three stumbled along in the dark as they went and quickly came across a large, smoking crater. In the very center of the crater lay a sparkly white gem stone glowing brilliantly and illuminating a small area around itself. The boys approached it cautiously, the one with dirty blond hair approaching first. He touched it lightly to see if it was hot, then picked it up and looked at it. The stone was sunlight given crystalline form, it's surface so bright the light almost filled the boy's field of vision, yet he could look directly at it and not shield his eyes.
"Jason, what is it?" The brown-haired boy inquired.
"I don't know, Kevin. I just... don't know..."
"It's like no crystal I've ever seen. You think it fell from space?" The remaining boy, who's name was Zack, inquired.
"Might have."
Suddenly, the glow of the stone surrounded them, enveloping their field of vision. A voice they couldn't hear rang in their heads as millennia of history and important events were explained to them. When it was all over, Jason dropped the stone with stunned amazement. As the gem it the ground, three small pen-sized wand devices suddenly appeared in it's place.
". . . You know what you have to do . . . remember . . ." The voice said, then slowly faded from existence. " . . . beware the Darkshadow Crystal . . ."
Elsewhere, another comet flew to earth, watched only by two dark, shadowed figures. One bore a long cape that reached almost to the ground, his eyes covered by a pair of chic sunglasses that were completely black. The other had what looked like two very big and very long ribbons looped loosely around her wrists, trailing freely behind her almost as long as her companion's cape. Strapped over her back were a pair of ninja-like swords and her body, like his, was covered by a black jumpsuit that looked almost like spandex but with the rigid strength of steel armor.
"At last . . ." She said with a laugh.
"Our time is at hand, my love." He stated, eyes still fixed on the black comet as it disappeared against the night sky.
Chapter 2- Cyber Scouts
Several weeks later...
"Prepare to die, Scouts!" The creature screamed. The Cyborg's left cannon blasted off another jolt of electrified plasma as it charged forward on four horse-like mechanical legs.
"Jupiter Thunderclap Zap!"
"Venus Love Chain Encircle!"
The attacks shot straight towards the creature, but suddenly without reason swerved off to the sides, thudding into the pavement almost 100 feet behind the half-mechanical Centaur. It laughed, then leveled both arms at the Scouts and shot off a series of short blasts of neon-blue electricity. They dodged, but just barely as the bolts turned into explosions behind them.
"Moon Scepter Elimination!"
The powerful, almost overwhelming blast of pure white energy suddenly parted right in front of the monster, having absolutely no effect. Serena's jaw dropped.
"It must have some kind of protective field around it's body! None of our attacks will have any effect on it!" Amy exclaimed. "I'll see if I can't slow it down some. Mercury Bubbles Blast!"
A dense layer of fog leapt into being as Amy finished her sentence. Suddenly, a bolt of electricity came out of the fog, striking the ground just in front of Amy with a dense explosion that sent her flying. She hit the ground with a painful gash in her forehead and collapsed.
"Nice trick, Scouts, but it's no use. Surrender or I'll turn you all into Sailor Scout soup." The monster shouted as the mist began to clear.
Suddenly, an electric buzz that almost sounded like a sword taken out of it's sheath was heard, followed by a low hum.
"Not gonna happen, Nega-creep, and we're gonna make sure of it." Shouted a masculine voice.
"Tuxedo Mask?" Serena wondered out loud.
"Who are you? Show yourself so I can fry ya!" The Nega-monster shouted.
The fog faded away as if on cue, unveiling three figures high upon a nearby building. The one in the lead held a sword high in the air as it glowed with a white energy field. He wore what looked like high-tech light chest armor colored a light forest green over a sleek black jumpsuit. His hands were gloved, the gloves as one piece with his jumpsuit, and over his eyes was a rectangular neon-green glass visor that wrapped around his head as far back as his ears, then stopped abruptly with nothing apparently holding it in place. The other two held their swords at their sides, and they both also had the high-tech chest armor and visors, only with different colors. The one on the leader's right, who had brown hair the color of wood, had a deep, almost navy-blue chest piece and pure blue visor the same color as Amy's and the other warrior had black hair, a silver visor, and smoke-grey chest armor.
Both the Scouts and the creature stared at them for a minute in surprise and in some cases, amazement.
"Who the (censored) are you?!" The creature demanded.
"I" The leader aimed his sword at the Cyborg in challenge. "Am Sailor Genesis, the protector of life!"
"I am Sailor Exodus, proclaimer of freedom!" The blue-clad warrior stated, giving the monster a cold look.
"I am Sailor Apocalypse, warrior of prophecy!" The remaining warrior added.
"More Sailor Scouts? Pathetic!" The creature leveled it's cannons at the trio.
"We are Cyber Scouts, soldiers of destiny and truth." The leader replied. "Your evil will not be tolerated. We will defend earth and it's people to the bitter end!"
"You want a bitter end? Here it comes!" The monster blasted off two massive bolts of electrified plasma at the three heroes.
Chapter 3- The Battle Begun
The mysterious Scouts leapt off the building, dodging the blasts with surprising ease, like they'd expected them. They landed a safe distance from the creature, triangulating their attack positions around the Nega-Cyborg.
"Here goes nothin'." Apocalypse mumbled, then shouted "Apocalypse Seismic Quake Explode!"
"What the-"
The ground violently exploded upward around and under the Negaverse creature in the form of a tidal wave of pavement and earth. The Cyborg went flying right over Genesis's head as he ducked, and suddenly found itself thrown face-first into the wall of a building. The tidal wave of rolling earth flowed seamlessly back into the street as if nothing had happened.
"Alright! That was kickbutt!" Apocalypse exclaimed.
"My turn!" Exodus turned to face the villain but was cut off as Serena's Moon Scepter lashed out, vaporizing the creature. Exodus sighed and shrugged his shoulders. "Or not. Maybe next time."
"Who are you guys?" Serena asked, the other Scouts including a beat-up Amy joining at her sides. "Where did you come from?"
"Well, like I said, we call ourselves the Cyber Scouts." Genesis explained. "As for our secret identities, . . . ,well, we'll share ours if you'll share yours." He offered with an outstretched hand.
Before Serena had a chance to reply, another voice cut in.
"Yes, do tell, Cyber Scouts, do tell . . ."
They all spun to see a man remarkably similar to Fiore, only with short black hair, hovering in mid-air nearby. Next to him floated a woman similar to Zoycite, with piercing red eyes and equally surprising red hair. The man wore a pair of chic black sunglasses and a long, navy blue cape, and the woman bore a set of swords slung over her back and a pair of long, ribbon-like strips of dark red fabric cuffed to her wrists that fluttered loosely in the wind.
"OK, nobody invited you two." Apocalypse glowered at them.
"We don't need 'invitations', we own this world now." The woman stated matter-of-factly. "Or at least we will once you Scouts are out of the way."
"Was that a threat?" Lita challenged. "We wasted that overblown toaster oven and you're next!"
"Apparently you've never heard of us." The man stated. "We are Azurite and Alexis, lord and lady of the Imperium Darkshadow Crystal and soon-to-be rulers of planet earth. Oh, and did I mention we're invincible?" He added with a smirk.
"I've heard that one before." Rei challenged. "Mars Celestial Fire Surround!"
Just as the rings of fire were about to hit, the two villains dodged with a quick teleport. They reappeared where the dust of the Cyborg creature lay in a small pile.
"What part of 'invincible' didn't you understand, 'Marsy'." Alexis mocked.
"Genesis Bio-Storm" Genesis held his sword high in the air as suddenly a whirlwind of glowing white leaves shot up out of the ground all around him like a hurricane. He pointed his sword at the two villains with a flash of light as it's glow turned neon-green. "Surround!"
The whirlwind whipped out in the direction of Azurite and Alexis, so dense with spinning leaves it could barely be seen through. Azurite suddenly held in his hand a black hexagonal crystal. The leafs harmlessly smashed against a black energy shield that had formed around him, exploding into large flashes of hot white light.
"Hm, not bad, Genesis, but we didn't come here for a fight." Azurite stated.
"We came to discuss your unconditional surrender." Alexis stated in a very businessy-type voice.
"Not on your life!" Serena challenged. "I am Sailor Moon, champion of justice! And in the name of the moon, I will right wrongs and triumph over evil, and that obviously means you two creeps!"
"Well, since you won't surrender..." Alexis mused, turning to her companion. "Azurite, let's have a little fun with these Scouts."
"Dream on!" Exodus Cobra-Strike" Exodus switched his sword to his other hand as a large wooden staff formed in his right hand. He threw it with amazing speed and accuracy at Azurite and Alexis. "Constrict!" At that word the staff suddenly broke through the shield, shattering it like glass, transformed itself into a huge cobra made of pure energy, and in the blink of an eye it was wrapped around Azurite in a squeeze. Alexis quickly reacted, striking the snake with one of her swords. It disappeared at the touch of the weapon, and the two warlords turned their attention back to the Scouts, undaunted. "Oh, man! This isn't working!" Exodus exclaimed.
Chapter 4- Cyber meets Sailor
"Darn night, punk!" Azurite laughed. "Your petty tricks are nothing."
Suddenly, another voice from nowhere appeared.
"Your time has not yet come, evil spawn!" They all turned to see Sailor Pluto materialize on a nearby rooftop, her timestaff in hand. "I am Sailor Pluto, guardian of the gates of time! Your evil ways shall not succeed, time shall tell it! Pluto Time Freeze!"
Suddenly, with a flash from Pluto's staff, Azurite and Alexis froze, unmoving.
"Quick Sailor Scouts! The Time Freeze is only temporary; you need to escape for the time being. Hurry, go!" Pluto warned.
"I thought if she used Time Freeze she'd die?!" Lita exclaimed.
When Mina turned to look at the Cyber Scouts a second later, she found that they had vanished.
"C'mon Mina! We gotta go, now!" Rei shouted, pulling Mina into a run as she and the other Scouts vanished down an alleyway.
Mina flopped onto her bed, a cordless phone in her hand.
"OK, you were saying?"
"I might just have a clue to their origins,"Amy stated, her voice almost seeming to laugh at it's own words. "It's even hard for me to believe, and just wait until Rei hears this; now that'll be quite a moment."
"What? What'dya find out?"
"Well . . . remember it's just a theory, but . . . I think they might be . . . well, . . . 'Biblical' Scouts."
"Um, run that by me again?"
"Let me put it this way: the first two books of the Bible, the book Christians base their faith off of, are entitled Genesis and Exodus, and as for Sailor Apocalypse, I might have a lead on that too. Apparently, the last book, Revelation, deals heavily in end-of-the-world prophecy."
"And Apocalypse said he was the 'warrior of destiny'." Mina turned this over a few times in her head. "You might just be onto something here, Amy, but what's it all mean?"
"I don't know." Was Amy's only response.
"I wanna meet em'." Mina said, rolling over onto her back.
"You sound like you have a crush." Amy stated matter-of-factly.
"Well, maybe I do. You gotta admit, they're *so* cute and handsome!" Mina stated. "Especially that Sailor Genesis . . ." She sighed dreamily.
"Rei's going to disown you if she finds out." Amy teased.
"So what? To each her own, I say."
"Sailor Venus," Suddenly, Pluto materialized in the room with a flash of light. Mina, startled, suddenly fumbled the phone in her surprise.
"What?? What is it, Mina?" Amy asked, concerned.
"I'll call you back, Amy." Mina said, not taking her eyes off Pluto. "A . . . visitor just showed up."
"Mina-!" Amy protested, just before Mina clicked off the phone.
"What is it, Pluto?" Mina asked, jumping off her bed with a surprised look.
"Sailor Venus, I have an . . . errand . . . to run for destiny." Pluto said cryptically. "Transform and follow me."
"Why are we here?" Mina asked. The two of them had just materialized on the roof of a high building. Pluto gently 'shh'ed Mina, then silently pointed to the side of the roof.
Mina gasped. There, looking out over the city, with the moonlight on his back, was Sailor Genesis. She turned back to Pluto, only to find the mysterious Sailor had vanished just as suddenly as she had arrived. Somehow, Mina had no idea why, but she'd gotten her wish.
At first she dared not move. After three or four minutes hiding in the shadows, she took a deep, quiet breath, then silently walked over to where he stood, unknowing of her arrival. She almost tapped him on the shoulder, but decided against it at the last second. Instead, she moved to stand next to him, not making a sound for fear of startling him. After a moment he noticed her next to him and backed up a few steps in surprise.
"No no, it's OK." She extended her hand to him. "I just wanted to talk."
"Sorry, I guess you caught me off guard there." He walked over and shook her hand. "You're one of the Sailor Scouts, right? Sailor Venus?"
"Or Sailor V, take your pick. Thanks for saving us back there today." She smiled.
"Sailor V? I knew there was some similarity between you two! I'm your biggest fan!" He exclaimed.
"Well, I guess I'm kinda yours, too." She laughed.
"Wow, thanks!" He laughed a little himself.
"So . . ." She said, trying not to sound intrusive. " . . . well, . . . since I gave you a hint at my identity . . . do you think you could . . ."
"Well . . ." He seemed to think it over for a minute. " . . . how's this?" He slowly removed the visor from his over eyes, revealing his golden-green eyes. Mina nearly felt like her legs would give out under her; he was one of the most handsome guys she could imagine exist.
'Dreamy. . .' She thought to herself, but was only able to say ". . . thanks."
"Oh, I've got something for you." He reached into his pocket. "Exodus invented these transponders for us a while back. It's not a communicator, but if you ever need to get in touch with me, just press it and I'll be here, waiting for you." He handed her the small, button-like white device, and there eyes met for just an instant. An instant that turned into a moment, then a second, a minute, a few minutes... "I'd. . . better go . . . see you around, 'Sailor girl'."
With that, he leapt off the side of the building, vanishing into the night. Mina stood there, breathless.
Chapter 6- Conflict
"You *WHAT*!!" Rei exclaimed. Mina ignored her, staring off into space dreamily. Rei rolled her eyes and Serena could almost imagine smoke coming out of Rei's ears. "Hello? Earth to Mina, anybody home? Or are you too busy dreaming about Sailor 'What's-his-face'?"
"Hey, Rei, back off. It's her business, so leave it be." Serena stated.
"Traitor." Rei mumbled, looking at Mina.
"Oh, so just because someone doesn't believe the same stuff you do they're all of a sudden your enemy? And that makes Mina a traitor?" Lita chimed in aggressively.
"This is almost as bad as when Jennifer showed up on the scene." Rei stated in reference to one of the Scouts' recent adventures. "C'mon, it's not like you all haven't seen that my charms and stuff work. They've saved our tails dozens of times!"
"You've got a point, Rei, but even you have to admit that they're often unpredictable and undependable. There have been times when it's worked and times when it hasn't." Amy pointed out. "*And* times when it's backfired."
"Who's side are you on?" Rei glared at Amy.
"Let's not even go into the whole 'sides' thing, Rei." Lita said. "We're all on the same 'side' anyway, the side that saves the world. Just chill your jets and leave it alone this time, for all our sakes."
"Besides, Rei, does it really make sense to fight about this when we've got 'Darth Vader' and 'the Wicked Ninja of the West' out there?" Serena added. "C'mon, buck up, 'binky'."
Lita and Amy suddenly burst out in hysterical laughter, followed shortly by Luna, Artemis, Serena, and Mina. Rei fumed for a minute or so, then shrugged it off as best she could and went outside.
The Negaverse. A realm of total, inexplicable darkness and shadow. For the human eyes who behold it, it is simply another, strange universe with it's own set of strange physics. But other eyes know the truth. The Abyss is a place inhabited by a mighty host of the minions of darkness, masquerading as an entity called Negaforce. It is a realm where truth and lie are fused together indistinguishably, and the end result is a more potent lie and a crippled truth.
"We almost had them." Azurite growled in frustration, swiping at the air with his fist. Alexis stood nearby, floated actually, holding the Darkshadow Crystal in her folded arms.
"And the 'almost' was..." Alexis prodded.
"Sailor Pluto." He mumbled, then cursed under his breath. "But she won't be a threat next time. If we keep our shield up her Time Freeze won't work."
"Is that our *entire* battle strategy, my love? Surely we need more than that."
"You're as wise as ever, Alexis. True, we will need more, especially if those so-called Cyber Scouts show up." He thought it over for a moment. "What if we took a building full of people hostage? Then Sailor Moon would be forced to surrender the Imperium Silver Crystal. Then all we'd to do is find the Imperium Cyber Crystal-" He cut himself short. "The Cyber Scouts! They have the Cyber Crystal, they must have it! Why didn't I see it before?"
"Simple, my love: our present goal was the Silver Crystal and that was where your mind was focused. But now that we know the location of both Imperium Crystal we can get two birds with one stone."
"You're a genius, Alexis . . ."
"So... what should our target be?"
"How about..." He gave her a mischievous smile. "The school?"
"Perfect." She held up her open hand, then clenched it into a fist.
"If you ask me," Lita said as she and Serena walked down the halls to their morning classes. "I think we oughta try to find out who's new in school or who will be soon and see if any of them look like the Cyber Scouts. It's foolproof!"
"Almost, I guess." Serena said, her backpack really heavy all of a sudden. "But here's an idea: what if they've lived in Tokyo all their lives and just started with the Scout routine. They could be any of the guys at our school or any other school."
"Oh, uh, good point." Lita stumbled over her words.
Suddenly, screaming was heard from further down the hall. Serena and Lita froze as a bunch of panicked kids rounded a corner, promptly followed by a Negaverse Cyborg.
Chapter 7- Secrets Revealed
Something suddenly caught Jason's attention as he stepped into his classroom. Three things, actually. The first was that, outside the windows, he saw nothing but pure black with occasional electrical sputters faring out from what he instantly recognized as a shield, a Nega-shield right outside, probably over the whole school. The second was that his classroom was empty.
The third was the Cyborg standing on his teacher's desk.
"We interrupt this program to bring you a breaking news bulletin. A strange black dome made of pure energy of some kind suddenly appeared around the Tokyo High School building today at approximately 8:00 this morning, trapping the students and faculty of the school inside. Meanwhile, two unidentified terrorists who are reportedly behind this have been quoted as saying that they will kill everyone inside the dome if the Sailor Scouts and another group called the Cyber Scouts don't meet their demands immediately. We're going now to Mike Collins on the scene . . ."
Mina rushed down the halls, a Nega-Cyborg hot on the trail of her and a large group of students, laughing it's head off as it scared the crowd into a frantic run. She had to escape these things and get out of sight so she could transform. Suddenly, a hand from behind her grabbed her arm, and so fast she couldn't even see it happen, pull her into a nearby closet.
"Shh!" Jason warned, still holding her arm. "Wait for them to pass, then we'll transform and rescue those kids."
Mina was in stunned silence as she tried to make sense of what had happened and what this guy had just said. Then it dawned on her: golden short blond hair streaked with brown, striking gold-green eyes, lightning quick speed pulling her into the closet so fast the Cyborg hadn't noticed she'd vanished, and a moderately muscular frame. That, and the fact he talked like any Sailor Scout would in an emergency situation.
"Y-you're Genesis!" She exclaimed. He must have figured out who she was already.
"Since we're on a first-name basis, call me Jason." He listened attentively for a minute, then pulled out a green transformation wand with an emerald handle and a glowing white cross on the top. "Mina, ready to kick some Nega-butt?"
"Right." She pulled out her own wand. 'Wait until I tell the others about this..." She thought to herself.
"Genesis Star Power!"
A kind of blue-green energy field surrounded Jason as he spun, arms outstretched so his body was in a cross formation, amongst a rush of what looked to be nebulas in space spinning around him. His body became pure energy, his eyes strangely exempt, and with a flash of light from his wand his black jumpsuit appeared on him. He spun so fast he was a living human blur against the almost unreal backdrop, then suddenly stopped and went into a battle stance as ribbons of energy from his transformation wand fused and solidified into his chest armor. His sword seemed to materialize from out of nowhere and he grabbed it in his left hand. He held it upright, bringing it to slowly pass in front of his face from left to right , his visor materializing on the coattails of it's movement. He sheathed it in one fluent motion, then stood up straight and tall as a picture of planet earth snapped into existence behind him.
"Venus Star Power!"
Mina held her wand high as she twirled and spun against a glowing yellow backdrop, her body pure, sparkling energy. Like glowing ribbons, energy began to encircle her, bands of color with star shapes lining them spinning into a tornado of power all around her. For a moment her form was lost behind them, then they vanished, unveiling her in her Scout outfit. Her taira materialized on her forehead as the light of her surroundings flashed brilliantly with a series of sparkles off her long, flowing blond hair that reached to her feet. She held one hand high as the sequence came to conclusion, the Japanese sign for the planet Venus appearing with a glow just behind her.
Chapter 8- Enemies
"Hm..." Azurite observed the scene around the outside of the school. Squad cars, ambulances, a few stray fire trucks, and a swarm of other cars and trucks had pulled up just outside the dome and there were people everywhere. He searched the crowds again, already knowing that the Sailor Scouts and Cyber Scouts had not yet shown up. "The Scouts are taking longer than I expected..."
"Looks like we might not have to wait too much longer." Alexis pointed to a nearby rooftop. He looked where she pointed and saw two figures standing high on the very highest part of the rooftop. Upon being noticed, the two Scouts forward flipped onto another, much closer rooftop. All the crowds looked up in surprise as the Scouts leveled a defiant glare at Alexis and Azurite.
"Took you two long enough." Azurite muttered.
"Sailor Soldier of fire, I am Sailor Mars!" The one in the lead shouted. "Play with fire, I'll make sure you get burnt."
"Sailor Soldier of hydraulic powers, I am Sailor Mercury! The flames of evil don't last long against the tides of good!" The other shouted in challenge.
Suddenly, yet another voice from another rooftop thunderclapped into being.
"Guardian of time and protector of the timeline, I am Sailor Pluto!" She held her timestaff high as it almost seemed to glow. "History has said time and again that the forces of good will triumph over evil in the end."
"So nice of all of you to drop in." Azurite seemed confident. "Have you come to bargain for the lives of those mere mortals down there?" He nodded towards the black energy dome.
Suddenly, from *inside* the dome, a beam of light sent a Cyborg Nega-creature flying through one of the walls of the school building, and as the monster hit the ground it vaporized into a pile of dust.
"Uh oh." Alexis sounded slightly surprised. "I recognize that energy blast."
"Looks like you're not in the bargaining position you thought you were." Mars stated.
"And it looks like our dome isn't as impenetrable as we thought." Azurite thought out loud. Another blast, this time a dense storm of razor-sharp leaves, sent another Cyborg out through a window. The creature got to it's four feet, but was then suddenly 1-2 punched by a chain of glowing energy hearts. It vanished in an electrifying explosion. Azurite turned to Alexis. "You deal with these three upstarts; I'm going down there to war with the other Scouts. We won't be beaten this time!"
Azurite vanished. Alexis drew her swords and aimed a ribbon of glowing black energy at the three battle-ready Sailor Scouts.
Elsewhere inside the school building . . .
"Exodus Star Power!"
"Apocalypse Star Power!"
Their transformation sequences were almost identical to Genesis's, the variance being the backgrounds for the most part. Exodus's visor flashed into being, the sandstorm all around him suddenly vanishing, replaced by a giant burning bush that was on fire, yet not burnt. Apocalypse grabbed his sword out of nowhere, a scene like stars shooting past at faster-than-light speeds flaring in burning brilliance all around him. He swung the sword in front of his eyes, his silver visor flashing out of nowhere into existence just behind the sword, and he swept into a battle stance with his sword ready in front of him. The star-blurs vanished, replaced by a picture of a sword, made of pure fire, just behind him.
The three Nega-Cyborgs could only stare in surprise and almost utter disbelief. Kevin and Zack took advantage of the moment, and in the blink of an eye their swords had cut cleanly through two Cyborgs, vaporizing them. Both Scouts swiftly spun to face their one remaining opponent.
"Where have you guys been??" Mina questioned as Serena and Lita rushed into the room. She leveled another Love Chain attack at a Cyborg on the other side of the room as Jason slashed at his opponent, a somewhat stronger Cyborg, with his lightning-fast razor-sharp sword. Mina and Jason's attackers both vaporized at about the same time, and the two turned to Lita and Serena, looking tired but triumphant.
"You guys OK?" Lita inquired. "These things don't have that field around them like the one we fought before, but they're still pretty strong!"
"Sailor Genesis! How'd you get here?" Serena exclaimed.
"Probably the same way you did; I was in here when that shield showed up." He replied.
"But that means you're a-" Lita said, her thought interrupted by an affirmative nod from Genesis.
"Right now, the important thing is that we get that shield down and flush all of those Cyborgs outta here, making sure no one gets hurt. Exodus and Apocalypse have probably figured out what's happened by now and are busy blowing away Nega-monsters. It's probably a good idea that we find them."
"Sorry," Suddenly, with a sound like thunder, Azurite materialized in front of the only door out of the room. Jason, Serena, Mina, and Lita spun around just in time to get sent flying by a fierce wave of black Nega-energy. One after the other they slammed into the wall, then fell to the floor, whiplashed and bruised. "I can't let you do that. Now hand over the Imperium Crystals or else."
"Imperium Crystals?" Serena questioned as they all struggled to their feet. "What are you talking about???"
"You got a hearing problem, Sailor Moon? I'm talking," Azurite was starting to sound annoyed. "About the Imperium Silver and Cyber Crystals. I know 'Ms. Moon' here has the Silver Crystal," He locked his gaze on Genesis. "Now all I need to know is who has the Cyber Crystal."
"Dream on; if you think you can get the Cyber Crystal from me, you'll find it well hidden." Jason challenged. "You can't win, Azurite."
"*Ha*; that's a laugh." The Darkshadow Crystal materialized in his left hand. "Take a good look, Genesis, cuz' I've got more power at my disposal than you can fathom."
"And same thing here, 'for greater is He who is in me than he that is in the world'."
"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?" He raised one eyebrow in mock questioning.
"Simple: Jesus is ready to help me kick your butt, Azurite. And He's not the only one!"
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a cobra made of pure, glowing, blood-red energy exploded through the closed door, in the blink of an eye wrapping itself around the villain and constricting him. Apocalypse and Exodus stood behind him, their sleek swords ready.
"Hey Genesis!" Zack said as Azurite tried desperately to escape the giant cobra's crushing grasp. "We picked up your transponder signal and figured you probably needed some help."
"And it looks like we got here just in time, too." Kevin noted.
"Just in time to die!" Azurite shouted in rage, suddenly disappearing and reappearing on the other side of the room to the far right of where Kevin and Zack had now entered. The cobra uncoiled and fell to the ground, then quickly vanished. "Well, now that we have all the *captured* Scouts in one place, I suppose it's time I finish you all off! Darkshadow Crystal, unleash your power!!"
Black energy began to pulse through him in waves, the waves getting faster and more powerful as the seconds passed. With each pulse that passed over him his clothes turned blacker and his skin became just short of perfectly transparent, revealing the walls of the room behind him. The energy quickly built into a field all around him, then the waves receded as the transformation completed, the field still surrounding him.
"What the-!" Serena exclaimed.
"He's gone ultra!" Lita guessed.
"Hm, close enough, Scouts. But like I said before, it's time for you to die!"
(To be continued...)
OK, the characters I own:
Jason/Sailor (Cyber) Genesis
Kevin/Sailor (Cyber) Exodus
Zack/Sailor (Cyber) Apocalypse
Azurite, the evil Negalord of the Darkshadow Crystal
Alexis, Negalady of the Darkshadow Crystal
Concepts I own:
Imperium Cyber Crystal
Imperium Darkshadow Crystal
---OK, it's not a big list, but it'll get bigger in the next part of the saga, I promise. Oh, and if you hate Jesus for some crazy reason, don't flame me, take it up with Him. This is Ryan Edgerton/Sailor (Cyber) Revelation, signing off for now! God bless!---RE of RevForce
The Beginning Starts Anew
By Ryan Edgerton, author of TEAM REVELATION and CARDCAPTORS: the Realm series.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original characters from the Sailor Moon TV show- Serena/Sailor Moon, Amy/Sailor Mercury, Rei(sorry if that's not the correct spelling)/Sailor Mars, Lita/Sailor Mercury, Mina/Sailor Venus, Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Pluto, Molly, Melvin, and anybody else I forgot to mention. I'll make a list of the characters I do own at the end of the fic.
Chapter 1-Destiny is Born
High above planet earth, a glowing crystal drifted slowly into the planet's atmosphere. The gem vaguely pulsed it's colors, as if it had some kind of long dormant, untold power ready to be unlocked. One half of the hexagonal crystal, distinctly separate from the other, pulsed with a spectrum of whites tinted neon green, neon blue, silver, even a sudden sparkle of red as it suddenly caught the sun's light creeping out from behind planet earth. The other half seemed to suck down light like as if a black hole was compacted inside it's form, it's black surface flashing only hints of dark blue and purple in the sun's rays. It plummeted towards the earth as if drawn there by destiny.
Suddenly, the crystal split into it's two halves as it hit the atmosphere, each falling in different directions as the very air around the objects burst into flame.
Somewhere in Japan, three teenage boys hiked through the deep, dense woods. Suddenly, a fireball shot through the skies over their heads, immediately grabbing their attentions.
"What was that?!" The semi-short, black haired guy said. A look of surprise and concern was in his ruby colored eyes.
"Quick, let's check it out." The one in the lead said. He had blond hair with large streaks of brown and his eyes were a similar gold-green color.
"For once, I think I agree with you." The third, a relatively muscular teen with course brown hair added. His green eyes flashed in the moonlight as the three rushed back down the trail.
The three stumbled along in the dark as they went and quickly came across a large, smoking crater. In the very center of the crater lay a sparkly white gem stone glowing brilliantly and illuminating a small area around itself. The boys approached it cautiously, the one with dirty blond hair approaching first. He touched it lightly to see if it was hot, then picked it up and looked at it. The stone was sunlight given crystalline form, it's surface so bright the light almost filled the boy's field of vision, yet he could look directly at it and not shield his eyes.
"Jason, what is it?" The brown-haired boy inquired.
"I don't know, Kevin. I just... don't know..."
"It's like no crystal I've ever seen. You think it fell from space?" The remaining boy, who's name was Zack, inquired.
"Might have."
Suddenly, the glow of the stone surrounded them, enveloping their field of vision. A voice they couldn't hear rang in their heads as millennia of history and important events were explained to them. When it was all over, Jason dropped the stone with stunned amazement. As the gem it the ground, three small pen-sized wand devices suddenly appeared in it's place.
". . . You know what you have to do . . . remember . . ." The voice said, then slowly faded from existence. " . . . beware the Darkshadow Crystal . . ."
Elsewhere, another comet flew to earth, watched only by two dark, shadowed figures. One bore a long cape that reached almost to the ground, his eyes covered by a pair of chic sunglasses that were completely black. The other had what looked like two very big and very long ribbons looped loosely around her wrists, trailing freely behind her almost as long as her companion's cape. Strapped over her back were a pair of ninja-like swords and her body, like his, was covered by a black jumpsuit that looked almost like spandex but with the rigid strength of steel armor.
"At last . . ." She said with a laugh.
"Our time is at hand, my love." He stated, eyes still fixed on the black comet as it disappeared against the night sky.
Chapter 2- Cyber Scouts
Several weeks later...
"Prepare to die, Scouts!" The creature screamed. The Cyborg's left cannon blasted off another jolt of electrified plasma as it charged forward on four horse-like mechanical legs.
"Jupiter Thunderclap Zap!"
"Venus Love Chain Encircle!"
The attacks shot straight towards the creature, but suddenly without reason swerved off to the sides, thudding into the pavement almost 100 feet behind the half-mechanical Centaur. It laughed, then leveled both arms at the Scouts and shot off a series of short blasts of neon-blue electricity. They dodged, but just barely as the bolts turned into explosions behind them.
"Moon Scepter Elimination!"
The powerful, almost overwhelming blast of pure white energy suddenly parted right in front of the monster, having absolutely no effect. Serena's jaw dropped.
"It must have some kind of protective field around it's body! None of our attacks will have any effect on it!" Amy exclaimed. "I'll see if I can't slow it down some. Mercury Bubbles Blast!"
A dense layer of fog leapt into being as Amy finished her sentence. Suddenly, a bolt of electricity came out of the fog, striking the ground just in front of Amy with a dense explosion that sent her flying. She hit the ground with a painful gash in her forehead and collapsed.
"Nice trick, Scouts, but it's no use. Surrender or I'll turn you all into Sailor Scout soup." The monster shouted as the mist began to clear.
Suddenly, an electric buzz that almost sounded like a sword taken out of it's sheath was heard, followed by a low hum.
"Not gonna happen, Nega-creep, and we're gonna make sure of it." Shouted a masculine voice.
"Tuxedo Mask?" Serena wondered out loud.
"Who are you? Show yourself so I can fry ya!" The Nega-monster shouted.
The fog faded away as if on cue, unveiling three figures high upon a nearby building. The one in the lead held a sword high in the air as it glowed with a white energy field. He wore what looked like high-tech light chest armor colored a light forest green over a sleek black jumpsuit. His hands were gloved, the gloves as one piece with his jumpsuit, and over his eyes was a rectangular neon-green glass visor that wrapped around his head as far back as his ears, then stopped abruptly with nothing apparently holding it in place. The other two held their swords at their sides, and they both also had the high-tech chest armor and visors, only with different colors. The one on the leader's right, who had brown hair the color of wood, had a deep, almost navy-blue chest piece and pure blue visor the same color as Amy's and the other warrior had black hair, a silver visor, and smoke-grey chest armor.
Both the Scouts and the creature stared at them for a minute in surprise and in some cases, amazement.
"Who the (censored) are you?!" The creature demanded.
"I" The leader aimed his sword at the Cyborg in challenge. "Am Sailor Genesis, the protector of life!"
"I am Sailor Exodus, proclaimer of freedom!" The blue-clad warrior stated, giving the monster a cold look.
"I am Sailor Apocalypse, warrior of prophecy!" The remaining warrior added.
"More Sailor Scouts? Pathetic!" The creature leveled it's cannons at the trio.
"We are Cyber Scouts, soldiers of destiny and truth." The leader replied. "Your evil will not be tolerated. We will defend earth and it's people to the bitter end!"
"You want a bitter end? Here it comes!" The monster blasted off two massive bolts of electrified plasma at the three heroes.
Chapter 3- The Battle Begun
The mysterious Scouts leapt off the building, dodging the blasts with surprising ease, like they'd expected them. They landed a safe distance from the creature, triangulating their attack positions around the Nega-Cyborg.
"Here goes nothin'." Apocalypse mumbled, then shouted "Apocalypse Seismic Quake Explode!"
"What the-"
The ground violently exploded upward around and under the Negaverse creature in the form of a tidal wave of pavement and earth. The Cyborg went flying right over Genesis's head as he ducked, and suddenly found itself thrown face-first into the wall of a building. The tidal wave of rolling earth flowed seamlessly back into the street as if nothing had happened.
"Alright! That was kickbutt!" Apocalypse exclaimed.
"My turn!" Exodus turned to face the villain but was cut off as Serena's Moon Scepter lashed out, vaporizing the creature. Exodus sighed and shrugged his shoulders. "Or not. Maybe next time."
"Who are you guys?" Serena asked, the other Scouts including a beat-up Amy joining at her sides. "Where did you come from?"
"Well, like I said, we call ourselves the Cyber Scouts." Genesis explained. "As for our secret identities, . . . ,well, we'll share ours if you'll share yours." He offered with an outstretched hand.
Before Serena had a chance to reply, another voice cut in.
"Yes, do tell, Cyber Scouts, do tell . . ."
They all spun to see a man remarkably similar to Fiore, only with short black hair, hovering in mid-air nearby. Next to him floated a woman similar to Zoycite, with piercing red eyes and equally surprising red hair. The man wore a pair of chic black sunglasses and a long, navy blue cape, and the woman bore a set of swords slung over her back and a pair of long, ribbon-like strips of dark red fabric cuffed to her wrists that fluttered loosely in the wind.
"OK, nobody invited you two." Apocalypse glowered at them.
"We don't need 'invitations', we own this world now." The woman stated matter-of-factly. "Or at least we will once you Scouts are out of the way."
"Was that a threat?" Lita challenged. "We wasted that overblown toaster oven and you're next!"
"Apparently you've never heard of us." The man stated. "We are Azurite and Alexis, lord and lady of the Imperium Darkshadow Crystal and soon-to-be rulers of planet earth. Oh, and did I mention we're invincible?" He added with a smirk.
"I've heard that one before." Rei challenged. "Mars Celestial Fire Surround!"
Just as the rings of fire were about to hit, the two villains dodged with a quick teleport. They reappeared where the dust of the Cyborg creature lay in a small pile.
"What part of 'invincible' didn't you understand, 'Marsy'." Alexis mocked.
"Genesis Bio-Storm" Genesis held his sword high in the air as suddenly a whirlwind of glowing white leaves shot up out of the ground all around him like a hurricane. He pointed his sword at the two villains with a flash of light as it's glow turned neon-green. "Surround!"
The whirlwind whipped out in the direction of Azurite and Alexis, so dense with spinning leaves it could barely be seen through. Azurite suddenly held in his hand a black hexagonal crystal. The leafs harmlessly smashed against a black energy shield that had formed around him, exploding into large flashes of hot white light.
"Hm, not bad, Genesis, but we didn't come here for a fight." Azurite stated.
"We came to discuss your unconditional surrender." Alexis stated in a very businessy-type voice.
"Not on your life!" Serena challenged. "I am Sailor Moon, champion of justice! And in the name of the moon, I will right wrongs and triumph over evil, and that obviously means you two creeps!"
"Well, since you won't surrender..." Alexis mused, turning to her companion. "Azurite, let's have a little fun with these Scouts."
"Dream on!" Exodus Cobra-Strike" Exodus switched his sword to his other hand as a large wooden staff formed in his right hand. He threw it with amazing speed and accuracy at Azurite and Alexis. "Constrict!" At that word the staff suddenly broke through the shield, shattering it like glass, transformed itself into a huge cobra made of pure energy, and in the blink of an eye it was wrapped around Azurite in a squeeze. Alexis quickly reacted, striking the snake with one of her swords. It disappeared at the touch of the weapon, and the two warlords turned their attention back to the Scouts, undaunted. "Oh, man! This isn't working!" Exodus exclaimed.
Chapter 4- Cyber meets Sailor
"Darn night, punk!" Azurite laughed. "Your petty tricks are nothing."
Suddenly, another voice from nowhere appeared.
"Your time has not yet come, evil spawn!" They all turned to see Sailor Pluto materialize on a nearby rooftop, her timestaff in hand. "I am Sailor Pluto, guardian of the gates of time! Your evil ways shall not succeed, time shall tell it! Pluto Time Freeze!"
Suddenly, with a flash from Pluto's staff, Azurite and Alexis froze, unmoving.
"Quick Sailor Scouts! The Time Freeze is only temporary; you need to escape for the time being. Hurry, go!" Pluto warned.
"I thought if she used Time Freeze she'd die?!" Lita exclaimed.
When Mina turned to look at the Cyber Scouts a second later, she found that they had vanished.
"C'mon Mina! We gotta go, now!" Rei shouted, pulling Mina into a run as she and the other Scouts vanished down an alleyway.
Mina flopped onto her bed, a cordless phone in her hand.
"OK, you were saying?"
"I might just have a clue to their origins,"Amy stated, her voice almost seeming to laugh at it's own words. "It's even hard for me to believe, and just wait until Rei hears this; now that'll be quite a moment."
"What? What'dya find out?"
"Well . . . remember it's just a theory, but . . . I think they might be . . . well, . . . 'Biblical' Scouts."
"Um, run that by me again?"
"Let me put it this way: the first two books of the Bible, the book Christians base their faith off of, are entitled Genesis and Exodus, and as for Sailor Apocalypse, I might have a lead on that too. Apparently, the last book, Revelation, deals heavily in end-of-the-world prophecy."
"And Apocalypse said he was the 'warrior of destiny'." Mina turned this over a few times in her head. "You might just be onto something here, Amy, but what's it all mean?"
"I don't know." Was Amy's only response.
"I wanna meet em'." Mina said, rolling over onto her back.
"You sound like you have a crush." Amy stated matter-of-factly.
"Well, maybe I do. You gotta admit, they're *so* cute and handsome!" Mina stated. "Especially that Sailor Genesis . . ." She sighed dreamily.
"Rei's going to disown you if she finds out." Amy teased.
"So what? To each her own, I say."
"Sailor Venus," Suddenly, Pluto materialized in the room with a flash of light. Mina, startled, suddenly fumbled the phone in her surprise.
"What?? What is it, Mina?" Amy asked, concerned.
"I'll call you back, Amy." Mina said, not taking her eyes off Pluto. "A . . . visitor just showed up."
"Mina-!" Amy protested, just before Mina clicked off the phone.
"What is it, Pluto?" Mina asked, jumping off her bed with a surprised look.
"Sailor Venus, I have an . . . errand . . . to run for destiny." Pluto said cryptically. "Transform and follow me."
"Why are we here?" Mina asked. The two of them had just materialized on the roof of a high building. Pluto gently 'shh'ed Mina, then silently pointed to the side of the roof.
Mina gasped. There, looking out over the city, with the moonlight on his back, was Sailor Genesis. She turned back to Pluto, only to find the mysterious Sailor had vanished just as suddenly as she had arrived. Somehow, Mina had no idea why, but she'd gotten her wish.
At first she dared not move. After three or four minutes hiding in the shadows, she took a deep, quiet breath, then silently walked over to where he stood, unknowing of her arrival. She almost tapped him on the shoulder, but decided against it at the last second. Instead, she moved to stand next to him, not making a sound for fear of startling him. After a moment he noticed her next to him and backed up a few steps in surprise.
"No no, it's OK." She extended her hand to him. "I just wanted to talk."
"Sorry, I guess you caught me off guard there." He walked over and shook her hand. "You're one of the Sailor Scouts, right? Sailor Venus?"
"Or Sailor V, take your pick. Thanks for saving us back there today." She smiled.
"Sailor V? I knew there was some similarity between you two! I'm your biggest fan!" He exclaimed.
"Well, I guess I'm kinda yours, too." She laughed.
"Wow, thanks!" He laughed a little himself.
"So . . ." She said, trying not to sound intrusive. " . . . well, . . . since I gave you a hint at my identity . . . do you think you could . . ."
"Well . . ." He seemed to think it over for a minute. " . . . how's this?" He slowly removed the visor from his over eyes, revealing his golden-green eyes. Mina nearly felt like her legs would give out under her; he was one of the most handsome guys she could imagine exist.
'Dreamy. . .' She thought to herself, but was only able to say ". . . thanks."
"Oh, I've got something for you." He reached into his pocket. "Exodus invented these transponders for us a while back. It's not a communicator, but if you ever need to get in touch with me, just press it and I'll be here, waiting for you." He handed her the small, button-like white device, and there eyes met for just an instant. An instant that turned into a moment, then a second, a minute, a few minutes... "I'd. . . better go . . . see you around, 'Sailor girl'."
With that, he leapt off the side of the building, vanishing into the night. Mina stood there, breathless.
Chapter 6- Conflict
"You *WHAT*!!" Rei exclaimed. Mina ignored her, staring off into space dreamily. Rei rolled her eyes and Serena could almost imagine smoke coming out of Rei's ears. "Hello? Earth to Mina, anybody home? Or are you too busy dreaming about Sailor 'What's-his-face'?"
"Hey, Rei, back off. It's her business, so leave it be." Serena stated.
"Traitor." Rei mumbled, looking at Mina.
"Oh, so just because someone doesn't believe the same stuff you do they're all of a sudden your enemy? And that makes Mina a traitor?" Lita chimed in aggressively.
"This is almost as bad as when Jennifer showed up on the scene." Rei stated in reference to one of the Scouts' recent adventures. "C'mon, it's not like you all haven't seen that my charms and stuff work. They've saved our tails dozens of times!"
"You've got a point, Rei, but even you have to admit that they're often unpredictable and undependable. There have been times when it's worked and times when it hasn't." Amy pointed out. "*And* times when it's backfired."
"Who's side are you on?" Rei glared at Amy.
"Let's not even go into the whole 'sides' thing, Rei." Lita said. "We're all on the same 'side' anyway, the side that saves the world. Just chill your jets and leave it alone this time, for all our sakes."
"Besides, Rei, does it really make sense to fight about this when we've got 'Darth Vader' and 'the Wicked Ninja of the West' out there?" Serena added. "C'mon, buck up, 'binky'."
Lita and Amy suddenly burst out in hysterical laughter, followed shortly by Luna, Artemis, Serena, and Mina. Rei fumed for a minute or so, then shrugged it off as best she could and went outside.
The Negaverse. A realm of total, inexplicable darkness and shadow. For the human eyes who behold it, it is simply another, strange universe with it's own set of strange physics. But other eyes know the truth. The Abyss is a place inhabited by a mighty host of the minions of darkness, masquerading as an entity called Negaforce. It is a realm where truth and lie are fused together indistinguishably, and the end result is a more potent lie and a crippled truth.
"We almost had them." Azurite growled in frustration, swiping at the air with his fist. Alexis stood nearby, floated actually, holding the Darkshadow Crystal in her folded arms.
"And the 'almost' was..." Alexis prodded.
"Sailor Pluto." He mumbled, then cursed under his breath. "But she won't be a threat next time. If we keep our shield up her Time Freeze won't work."
"Is that our *entire* battle strategy, my love? Surely we need more than that."
"You're as wise as ever, Alexis. True, we will need more, especially if those so-called Cyber Scouts show up." He thought it over for a moment. "What if we took a building full of people hostage? Then Sailor Moon would be forced to surrender the Imperium Silver Crystal. Then all we'd to do is find the Imperium Cyber Crystal-" He cut himself short. "The Cyber Scouts! They have the Cyber Crystal, they must have it! Why didn't I see it before?"
"Simple, my love: our present goal was the Silver Crystal and that was where your mind was focused. But now that we know the location of both Imperium Crystal we can get two birds with one stone."
"You're a genius, Alexis . . ."
"So... what should our target be?"
"How about..." He gave her a mischievous smile. "The school?"
"Perfect." She held up her open hand, then clenched it into a fist.
"If you ask me," Lita said as she and Serena walked down the halls to their morning classes. "I think we oughta try to find out who's new in school or who will be soon and see if any of them look like the Cyber Scouts. It's foolproof!"
"Almost, I guess." Serena said, her backpack really heavy all of a sudden. "But here's an idea: what if they've lived in Tokyo all their lives and just started with the Scout routine. They could be any of the guys at our school or any other school."
"Oh, uh, good point." Lita stumbled over her words.
Suddenly, screaming was heard from further down the hall. Serena and Lita froze as a bunch of panicked kids rounded a corner, promptly followed by a Negaverse Cyborg.
Chapter 7- Secrets Revealed
Something suddenly caught Jason's attention as he stepped into his classroom. Three things, actually. The first was that, outside the windows, he saw nothing but pure black with occasional electrical sputters faring out from what he instantly recognized as a shield, a Nega-shield right outside, probably over the whole school. The second was that his classroom was empty.
The third was the Cyborg standing on his teacher's desk.
"We interrupt this program to bring you a breaking news bulletin. A strange black dome made of pure energy of some kind suddenly appeared around the Tokyo High School building today at approximately 8:00 this morning, trapping the students and faculty of the school inside. Meanwhile, two unidentified terrorists who are reportedly behind this have been quoted as saying that they will kill everyone inside the dome if the Sailor Scouts and another group called the Cyber Scouts don't meet their demands immediately. We're going now to Mike Collins on the scene . . ."
Mina rushed down the halls, a Nega-Cyborg hot on the trail of her and a large group of students, laughing it's head off as it scared the crowd into a frantic run. She had to escape these things and get out of sight so she could transform. Suddenly, a hand from behind her grabbed her arm, and so fast she couldn't even see it happen, pull her into a nearby closet.
"Shh!" Jason warned, still holding her arm. "Wait for them to pass, then we'll transform and rescue those kids."
Mina was in stunned silence as she tried to make sense of what had happened and what this guy had just said. Then it dawned on her: golden short blond hair streaked with brown, striking gold-green eyes, lightning quick speed pulling her into the closet so fast the Cyborg hadn't noticed she'd vanished, and a moderately muscular frame. That, and the fact he talked like any Sailor Scout would in an emergency situation.
"Y-you're Genesis!" She exclaimed. He must have figured out who she was already.
"Since we're on a first-name basis, call me Jason." He listened attentively for a minute, then pulled out a green transformation wand with an emerald handle and a glowing white cross on the top. "Mina, ready to kick some Nega-butt?"
"Right." She pulled out her own wand. 'Wait until I tell the others about this..." She thought to herself.
"Genesis Star Power!"
A kind of blue-green energy field surrounded Jason as he spun, arms outstretched so his body was in a cross formation, amongst a rush of what looked to be nebulas in space spinning around him. His body became pure energy, his eyes strangely exempt, and with a flash of light from his wand his black jumpsuit appeared on him. He spun so fast he was a living human blur against the almost unreal backdrop, then suddenly stopped and went into a battle stance as ribbons of energy from his transformation wand fused and solidified into his chest armor. His sword seemed to materialize from out of nowhere and he grabbed it in his left hand. He held it upright, bringing it to slowly pass in front of his face from left to right , his visor materializing on the coattails of it's movement. He sheathed it in one fluent motion, then stood up straight and tall as a picture of planet earth snapped into existence behind him.
"Venus Star Power!"
Mina held her wand high as she twirled and spun against a glowing yellow backdrop, her body pure, sparkling energy. Like glowing ribbons, energy began to encircle her, bands of color with star shapes lining them spinning into a tornado of power all around her. For a moment her form was lost behind them, then they vanished, unveiling her in her Scout outfit. Her taira materialized on her forehead as the light of her surroundings flashed brilliantly with a series of sparkles off her long, flowing blond hair that reached to her feet. She held one hand high as the sequence came to conclusion, the Japanese sign for the planet Venus appearing with a glow just behind her.
Chapter 8- Enemies
"Hm..." Azurite observed the scene around the outside of the school. Squad cars, ambulances, a few stray fire trucks, and a swarm of other cars and trucks had pulled up just outside the dome and there were people everywhere. He searched the crowds again, already knowing that the Sailor Scouts and Cyber Scouts had not yet shown up. "The Scouts are taking longer than I expected..."
"Looks like we might not have to wait too much longer." Alexis pointed to a nearby rooftop. He looked where she pointed and saw two figures standing high on the very highest part of the rooftop. Upon being noticed, the two Scouts forward flipped onto another, much closer rooftop. All the crowds looked up in surprise as the Scouts leveled a defiant glare at Alexis and Azurite.
"Took you two long enough." Azurite muttered.
"Sailor Soldier of fire, I am Sailor Mars!" The one in the lead shouted. "Play with fire, I'll make sure you get burnt."
"Sailor Soldier of hydraulic powers, I am Sailor Mercury! The flames of evil don't last long against the tides of good!" The other shouted in challenge.
Suddenly, yet another voice from another rooftop thunderclapped into being.
"Guardian of time and protector of the timeline, I am Sailor Pluto!" She held her timestaff high as it almost seemed to glow. "History has said time and again that the forces of good will triumph over evil in the end."
"So nice of all of you to drop in." Azurite seemed confident. "Have you come to bargain for the lives of those mere mortals down there?" He nodded towards the black energy dome.
Suddenly, from *inside* the dome, a beam of light sent a Cyborg Nega-creature flying through one of the walls of the school building, and as the monster hit the ground it vaporized into a pile of dust.
"Uh oh." Alexis sounded slightly surprised. "I recognize that energy blast."
"Looks like you're not in the bargaining position you thought you were." Mars stated.
"And it looks like our dome isn't as impenetrable as we thought." Azurite thought out loud. Another blast, this time a dense storm of razor-sharp leaves, sent another Cyborg out through a window. The creature got to it's four feet, but was then suddenly 1-2 punched by a chain of glowing energy hearts. It vanished in an electrifying explosion. Azurite turned to Alexis. "You deal with these three upstarts; I'm going down there to war with the other Scouts. We won't be beaten this time!"
Azurite vanished. Alexis drew her swords and aimed a ribbon of glowing black energy at the three battle-ready Sailor Scouts.
Elsewhere inside the school building . . .
"Exodus Star Power!"
"Apocalypse Star Power!"
Their transformation sequences were almost identical to Genesis's, the variance being the backgrounds for the most part. Exodus's visor flashed into being, the sandstorm all around him suddenly vanishing, replaced by a giant burning bush that was on fire, yet not burnt. Apocalypse grabbed his sword out of nowhere, a scene like stars shooting past at faster-than-light speeds flaring in burning brilliance all around him. He swung the sword in front of his eyes, his silver visor flashing out of nowhere into existence just behind the sword, and he swept into a battle stance with his sword ready in front of him. The star-blurs vanished, replaced by a picture of a sword, made of pure fire, just behind him.
The three Nega-Cyborgs could only stare in surprise and almost utter disbelief. Kevin and Zack took advantage of the moment, and in the blink of an eye their swords had cut cleanly through two Cyborgs, vaporizing them. Both Scouts swiftly spun to face their one remaining opponent.
"Where have you guys been??" Mina questioned as Serena and Lita rushed into the room. She leveled another Love Chain attack at a Cyborg on the other side of the room as Jason slashed at his opponent, a somewhat stronger Cyborg, with his lightning-fast razor-sharp sword. Mina and Jason's attackers both vaporized at about the same time, and the two turned to Lita and Serena, looking tired but triumphant.
"You guys OK?" Lita inquired. "These things don't have that field around them like the one we fought before, but they're still pretty strong!"
"Sailor Genesis! How'd you get here?" Serena exclaimed.
"Probably the same way you did; I was in here when that shield showed up." He replied.
"But that means you're a-" Lita said, her thought interrupted by an affirmative nod from Genesis.
"Right now, the important thing is that we get that shield down and flush all of those Cyborgs outta here, making sure no one gets hurt. Exodus and Apocalypse have probably figured out what's happened by now and are busy blowing away Nega-monsters. It's probably a good idea that we find them."
"Sorry," Suddenly, with a sound like thunder, Azurite materialized in front of the only door out of the room. Jason, Serena, Mina, and Lita spun around just in time to get sent flying by a fierce wave of black Nega-energy. One after the other they slammed into the wall, then fell to the floor, whiplashed and bruised. "I can't let you do that. Now hand over the Imperium Crystals or else."
"Imperium Crystals?" Serena questioned as they all struggled to their feet. "What are you talking about???"
"You got a hearing problem, Sailor Moon? I'm talking," Azurite was starting to sound annoyed. "About the Imperium Silver and Cyber Crystals. I know 'Ms. Moon' here has the Silver Crystal," He locked his gaze on Genesis. "Now all I need to know is who has the Cyber Crystal."
"Dream on; if you think you can get the Cyber Crystal from me, you'll find it well hidden." Jason challenged. "You can't win, Azurite."
"*Ha*; that's a laugh." The Darkshadow Crystal materialized in his left hand. "Take a good look, Genesis, cuz' I've got more power at my disposal than you can fathom."
"And same thing here, 'for greater is He who is in me than he that is in the world'."
"And what exactly is that supposed to mean?" He raised one eyebrow in mock questioning.
"Simple: Jesus is ready to help me kick your butt, Azurite. And He's not the only one!"
"Huh?"
Suddenly, a cobra made of pure, glowing, blood-red energy exploded through the closed door, in the blink of an eye wrapping itself around the villain and constricting him. Apocalypse and Exodus stood behind him, their sleek swords ready.
"Hey Genesis!" Zack said as Azurite tried desperately to escape the giant cobra's crushing grasp. "We picked up your transponder signal and figured you probably needed some help."
"And it looks like we got here just in time, too." Kevin noted.
"Just in time to die!" Azurite shouted in rage, suddenly disappearing and reappearing on the other side of the room to the far right of where Kevin and Zack had now entered. The cobra uncoiled and fell to the ground, then quickly vanished. "Well, now that we have all the *captured* Scouts in one place, I suppose it's time I finish you all off! Darkshadow Crystal, unleash your power!!"
Black energy began to pulse through him in waves, the waves getting faster and more powerful as the seconds passed. With each pulse that passed over him his clothes turned blacker and his skin became just short of perfectly transparent, revealing the walls of the room behind him. The energy quickly built into a field all around him, then the waves receded as the transformation completed, the field still surrounding him.
"What the-!" Serena exclaimed.
"He's gone ultra!" Lita guessed.
"Hm, close enough, Scouts. But like I said before, it's time for you to die!"
(To be continued...)
OK, the characters I own:
Jason/Sailor (Cyber) Genesis
Kevin/Sailor (Cyber) Exodus
Zack/Sailor (Cyber) Apocalypse
Azurite, the evil Negalord of the Darkshadow Crystal
Alexis, Negalady of the Darkshadow Crystal
Concepts I own:
Imperium Cyber Crystal
Imperium Darkshadow Crystal
---OK, it's not a big list, but it'll get bigger in the next part of the saga, I promise. Oh, and if you hate Jesus for some crazy reason, don't flame me, take it up with Him. This is Ryan Edgerton/Sailor (Cyber) Revelation, signing off for now! God bless!---RE of RevForce