Cyber Scouts, Prophecy Saga: Part 1
A New Journey
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. The ArchAngel Shiro belongs to Eternal Studios and the ArchAngels: The Saga comics series. I'll make a list of the characters I do own at the end of the fic.
Chapter 1- Battle Rekindled
Jason stood on a high precipice, overlooking the mighty Amazon rainforest below. He looked out as the fiery sun sunk low to the horizon, it's golden glow filling the skies with a thousand colors. His sword sheathed at his side and a backpack slung over his back, he couldn't help but be awestruck by the sight. A large river snaked off from below the cliff he stood on, and it disappeared off onto the far-off horizon. He'd been traveling amongst these ancient forests and woodlands for at least two weeks now, and he somehow knew he was getting closer to what he sought. One of the seven CyberShadow Crystals was nearby, he could feel it.
Even while his mind took in all the majesty and wonder of his surroundings, his thoughts were on only one person...
"I'll come back for you, Mina." He told himself. "That's a promise..."
Elsewhere in the lush, green rainforests, a predator from another universe cautiously stalked it's prey. It's deep-green crystalline body, spider-like legs, vampire-like teeth, and four three-fingered claw hands gave it the look of something out of a Vector-man game, and the creature's body glowed with a black energy field. It was hungry, hungry for blood, and it wouldn't stop until it caught it's prey. First it would feast, then it would locate what it had been sent for...
... the CyberShadow Crystal fragment.
Once it's prey was out of the way, it would be easy to locate the crystal. That would please masters Azurite and Alexis, yes, it would please them very much. For now, though, it followed at a distance. Once it's prey found the crystal, it would be easy to kill the human off in secret, like a sniper, then take the crystal as it's prize. Yes, the masters would be pleased.
In Tokyo...
"Whaa... what the-!" Sailor Uranus exclaimed as she, Neptune, and Saturn dropped out of a swirling white vortex onto a high rooftop. Sailors Pluto and Nebula were there to meet them, and Uranus instantly got back to her feet ant turned to them for answers. "What's going on here? Where are we?? And what do you two have to do with this???"
"...I don't believe it..." Neptune exclaimed as she and Saturn got back to their feet. "We're in the past!"
"You're responsible for this, aren't you??" Uranus accused, glaring at Nebula and Pluto. "Only you two have the kind of power needed for time travel. Why are we here??"
"Would you chill your jets, Uranus?" Nebula inquired, trying to keep a calm air about her. "You're being here was indeed our work, but we have good reason."
"Like what?! What could be important enough to pull us away from protecting Neo Queen Serenity and the rest of planet earth??"
"...Wait!" Saturn suddenly spoke up, looking off into the city with a strange look in her eyes. "... I... I'm feeling... something strange... it's like time is... out of balance with itself... I... I've never felt anything like this before..."
"Quite true, Saturn." Pluto stated, joining at her side at the edge of the building. "There *is* imbalance."
"Why?" Neptune inquired. "The only time things are out of balance is if the Negaverse is at work."
"Is that why you brought us to the past? The Negaforce is up to something?" Uranus inquired.
"Close enough." Nebula replied casually, then grew serious. "The reason there is imbalance is because of the Cyber and Darkshadow Crystals."
"But they were destroyed a long-" She cut herself off, remembering when in time she was. "Great, just great. Let me guess: we're in the middle of the Cyber Crystal crisis, aren't we?"
"Very good, Uranus, very good. Since you figured that out so easily, you should also be able to figure out why we've called you here."
"Don't get coy with me; I'm annoyed enough with you as is." Uranus fumed. "And yes, I can figure out why you brought us here; I'm not an idiot, like you are."
Nebula gave her an annoyed look, but Uranus didn't miss a beat.
"You want us to help the Cyber Scouts rescue the CyberShadow Crystals, don't you?" She inquired, then sighed, annoyed, and muttered to herself. "Great, just what I needed today. Now I'm on a mission with 'the three Bible-teers'. This is not my day."
"Quit complaining; if you don't help them,-" Nebula started, but Uranus cut her off.
"You don't need to remind me of my duty as a Sailor Scout, Nebula. I'm not exactly buddy-buddy with you either." She stated, then sighed again. "OK, where are we and how do we get there?"
Nebula held out her staff.
"You know how it works." She stated. Uranus sighed.
"What's my destination?" She inquired.
"The Amazon, where Sailor Genesis is questing after one of the crystals." She turned to the other two outer rim Scouts. "Neptune, your destination is Egypt to help Sailor Exodus, and Saturn, your destination is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to help Sailor Apocalypse. Good luck to each of you."
"A dry, waterless desert." Neptune mused. "Not my idea of an ideal travel destination."
"If anyone can do it, you can." Uranus stated, a look of sisterly admiration in her eye as she put her hand on Neptune's shoulder reassuringly.
"Thanks." She said back.
"Um, hate to interrupt," Nebula interjected. "But if you two are done wishing each other goodbye, then you need to get going."
Uranus gave Nebula a look that could melt granite.
"Fine, let's get this over with." Uranus grumbled, touching the staff. She vanished in a flash of light, an annoyed glare still on her face.
Invisible to the Scouts, most of them anyway, Zetax and his bodyguards looked on from a nearby rooftop as the three Scouts one by one vanished off to their various assignments. He cussed under his breath, then turned to his commanders with an annoyed look obvious in his eyes.
"You three, find them and follow them. The rest of you, go, gather our forces. Soon enough, our time to attack and destroy will be at hand."
The demons laughed and wheezed in anticipation, flying off in a dozen different directions. Zetax, however, stayed. He could see that those Sailor Scouts were not alone in their meeting. Invisible to all but Nebula, a small army of ArchAngels, Seti and Shiro amongst them, stood sentry around the two remaining Scouts, swords drawn and all the angels were ready and alert. Under normal circumstances, he'd dare not get this close to such an army of the hosts of heaven, but today he dared. He dared because even they knew that neither force could be removed or destroyed until the prophecy ran it's course.
Chapter 2- Forces Collide
Jason knew he was getting close to the first crystal. Something in him, something he couldn't explain, seemed to point him like a compass towards a certain direction. He knew the CyberShadow Crystal he sought must be in that direction. He didn't even know how he knew, just that he did know. The forests were like a maze all around him; vines grew out left and right, the air hummed with invisible mosquitoes and other bugs, somewhere, far off, a kind of bird Jason didn't recognize let out it's strange song, and the ground was littered with decayed leaves, fruits, fallen trees, and who knows what else. Using his sword as a machete, Jason hacked away at walls of thick vegetation when he needed to, sweat dripping off his forehead like leaves from a tree during fall.
" 'We will abandon it all, for the sake of the call'." He mused, remembering a line from one of his favorite songs. "Never thought that would end up sending me to the remotest corners of the earth."
Not far away, as a matter of fact right in the trees over Jason's head, the Negaverse vampire that had been trailing Jason for well over a week suddenly couldn't stand the pangs of hunger it was feeling for a split second later. It bit it's lip, clenched it's four fists, but it could no longer stand being so close but unable to eat it's prey.
"... Can't... take ... the... hunger! ...Must... feed..."
It let out a shriek, a bloodcurdling sound like a banshee, then leapt out of the trees down at it's prey, it's eyes locked on Jason's neck.
Jason herd the shriek and spun around just in time to be pinned beneath the fierce creature's eight spider-like legs. It licked it's lips, red saliva dripping out of it's mouth, as it glared at Jason with animalistic hunger. A drop of the red liquid fell onto Jason's shoulder, and immediately he felt it burning his skin like acid. He tried to squirm free, but he was trapped beneath the monster's crushing weight. One of it's four hands clamped down on his neck in a strangle hold. He could barely breathe as the vampire wheezed it's putrid breath in his face.
"Listen up human and listen well..." It's Transylvanian-voice hissed at him, their faces inches apart. "You're going to tell me where that crystal is and you're going to do it now... or else I *will* FEED!"
"Get OFF!" He screamed, still thrashing.
Suddenly, the creature heard something behind it. It turned it's head, and suddenly it was blown clear off of Jason as a large golden dome with a ring around it plowed the monster into the ground a few dozen feet away. Jason quickly got to his feet as a shadowed figure jumped out of the trees and landed in a battle stance a few feet from the vampire. She was tall, wore a Sailor Scout uniform, had short blond hair, and a very boyish figure. Golden energy built on her hands as she prepared for another attack.
"...Ngh..." The monster groaned, getting back to it's feet. Then it noticed the Sailor Scout in-between Jason and itself. "Well, what have we here? Hahaha; dinner is served!"
"Dream on." The Scout retorted. "Uranus World Shaker!"
"Not this time, blondie!" The monster retorted, a beam of red energy blasting out of it's mouth and countering the planet-shaped blast. Uranus dodged, energy building in her hands for another attack. The monster was too quick, though, and easily hit her with a second blast, this time from it's four hands. Uranus hit the ground with a painful gasp, like she'd had the wind knocked out of her. "Hahaha! Now to finish you off!"
"Not so fast!" Jason exclaimed. The creature spun around to see what he was up to, but suddenly found itself on the other end of another one of Uranus's attacks. It sent the creature into a nearby tree, nearly breaking the tree in half. Jason drew his sword as Uranus got to her feet, but she waved him off.
"Don't waste your energy; that monster's made of Negaverse crystal, far too hard for a normal sword to cut through." She suddenly held a jewel-encrusted Arabian sword made of gold in her hand. "You'd better let me deal with this."
"C'mon, you little french fry! Let's see what you got!" The vampire challenged, then let out a blast of red energy from it's upper-left hand.
"Uranus Space Sword Blaster!" Uranus countered, her sword glowing with energy. She easily deflected the red beam, sending it right back at the vampire. It exploded against the creature, and Uranus followed up with a blast of her own. The monster fell back, fleeing into the trees. "Well, glad that's over with."
"Who are you?" Jason inquired, rushing over to his rescuer. "Thanks for saving me and all-"
"Save the chit chat, Jason." Uranus interjected. "Right now, we need to locate that CyberShadow Crystal before 'Dracula' comes back. You do know where it is, don't you?"
"How do you-?"
"Long story, I'll tell you on the way." She stated. "Which way to the crystal."
Jason pointed off into the forest northward.
"Good; let's go." She started walking off in that direction, then suddenly stopped and looked at Jason over her shoulder. "Oh, and I advise you not to annoy me. I've got a very short fuse today."
"So you're a Sailor Scout from the future?" Jason inquired as they walked, making their way over fallen logs and other debris of the rainforests. Amara nodded a silent 'yes'. "Whoa..."
"Believe you me, the future's not all it's cracked up to be. The Negaverse is still at large like you wouldn't believe, kid. Then again, you always had an easy time believing the unbelievable."
"What's that mean?" Jason inquired, a perplexed look on his face.
"Looks like you're just as clueless in the past as you are in the future." She mumbled. "Let me spell it out for you, Jason. You and I don't get along."
"... Well, why is that?"
"Our,... 'theology' doesn't agree. Let's leave it at that."
"What do you mean?"
She sighed a very annoyed sigh.
"I'm homosexual, genius." She stated outright, like it was no big deal. "Then again, I guess you'd have found that out eventually. It's not hard to figure out."
She looked at him like she was expecting some kind of a big speech, a lecture, some kind of chastisement branding her a 'heretic' or a 'pagan'. Jason's response caught her off guard.
"Why?"
The question startled her, as if she wasn't sure why he had to ask.
"Because I was born that way, duh. Isn't that obvious?"
"Well, who told you that?"
She was about to respond to him, about to tell him about all those kids at her middle school and high school that had told her since the moment she stepped foot onto school grounds that because she looked like a boy she must have a thing for girls, that she wasn't really a girl that she was just a boy gone wrong, that she was some kind of sideshow freak, that she wasn't normal, that she was a lesbo, a broad, a prostitute at heart. That only her cousin Michelle had understood her, respected her, and befriended her. She stopped just short of revealing her most painful secret to him.
"It's not important." She responded, turning away from him.
Chapter 3- Outer Rim Rescue
Kevin knew he was getting close. Having narrowly made his way into one of the ancient pyramids unnoticed by security, he now felt his way along in the dark. Suddenly, a beam of light from up ahead illuminated the area, and he ducked into a fold in the wall to avoid being discovered.
"Sailor Exodus! Sailor Exodus!" Shouted a voice from where the light originated.
"Who is it?" Kevin said, cautiously peering out from behind his hiding spot. "Who's there?"
"I'm Sailor Neptune, here to help you find that crystal!"
"Neptune? Never heard of you."
"I'm from the future. Nebula and Pluto-"
Suddenly, a deafening roar, like a jet taking off, resounded throughout the ancient tunnels.
Zack, amongst a crowd of tourists, slowly made his way to the ruins of the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. His sword sheathed at his side so as not to attract attention, he slowly made his way closer to the actual structures that housed the largest gardens. He looked cautiously about, hoping for some kind of distraction so he could look around the gardens unrestrictedly. He got a distraction, alright. Three, actually.
One was a giant flower monster with blue armor and three arms. The other was a surprisingly young Sailor Soldier carrying a scythe-like staff in her hands. The third was the grey gem in the Scout's hand. The crowds rushed away in fear as the two warriors met in combat.
Kevin and Michelle rushed out of the pyramid just ahead of a freakish Nega-monster straight out of ancient Egypt. The thing looked like a pharaoh with snake-skin, glowing red eyes, and a mouth with teeth like swords. The thing had the tail of a scorpion and the claws of a wolverine. In it's hands it held-
"It's got a CyberShadow Crystal!" Michelle exclaimed.
"We've gotta stop it!" Kevin exclaimed.
"No!" Michelle held out a hand to stop him. "You'll get yourself killed. Let me fight this battle."
"No way! This is my fight as much as yours!"
"It'll also be both of your funerals! Prepare to meet the great beyond!" The creature screamed.
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
"Prepare to die, Sailor scum!" The plant creature shouted, it's arms suddenly transforming into vine tentacles as they whipped out at Saturn. She blocked and parried where she could, slicing off a few of the many vines as the battle raged on, but some of the vines suddenly wrapped around her legs and pulled them right out from under her. Her staff went flying out of her hands as more and more vines wrapped around her, glowing as they drained the energy right out of her.
"Hey, garden disaster!"
The monster suddenly turned it's attention as Zack, sword ready, raced up to it. With it's arms all tied around Saturn, it had no way to protect itself as Zack expertly swiped his sword, slicing off the creature's right arm. The vines of the arm slumped to the ground, shriveled, and dried up as the creature's arm socket bled a strange kind of green goop. Ignoring Saturn for a second, it uncoiled it's grip around the young Sailor Scout and focused it's attention on Zack, only to suddenly get sent to the ground far below the rooftop by a spin kick from Zack. Zack quickly rushed over and helped Saturn to her feet.
"And who would you be?" He inquired, handing her her staff.
"Sailor Saturn, and thanks for the help." She pulled out the crystal and handed it to him. "Get out of sight and transform. I'll hold this thing off until then."
"You know who I am??"
"Long story; there'll be time for it later."
"This thing just won't die!" Kevin exclaimed as he took another swipe at the massive creature, leaving a cut into it's chest that bled blue blood.
"It's using the power of the crystal as a supercharger! Try to get that crystal!" Michelle exclaimed. "I'll hold it off as long as I-"
The creature suddenly flashed out of existence from in front of Kevin, reappearing right in front of Michelle. It struck, first with it's claws, then once Michelle was hurtled to the ground it prepared it's stinger to strike her down. She had a bloody rip down her left arm and part of her shoulder and cringed in pain as the monster prepared for the finishing blow.
Suddenly, in mid-strike, it stopped. Michelle looked up to see a sword blade stabbed straight through the creature's chest. Kevin pulled the blade out and the hell-spawned freak fell to the ground, limp and unmoving. Blue blood dripped from the sword, then vaporized as the monster itself turned to dust and vanished. Kevin helped Michelle to her feet, then sheathed his sword.
"Thank you." Michelle said in exhausted relief. "I owe you my life."
"Think nothing of it, and I mean that." Kevin replied, picking up the crystal. "We're Sailor Scouts; we watch each others backs and save each others lives. It's part and parcel with the job."
"C'mon, let's get out of here before the crowds come back." She stated, wiping the sting of sweat from her brow.
"I'll drain the life out of you and feed your body in little pieces to the birds!" The Nega-monster shouted as Saturn dodged another whip-like strike with it's vines. It's right arm had already regrown itself, just as she knew it would, and it was attacking her with everything it had. 'How predictable,' She thought to herself, dodging another strike that left a hole in the building's roof. 'A plant monster that can regenerate it's injuries. Can't the Negaforce be a little more original?'
"Silence Glaive Surprise!" She shouted, ribbons of strange energy flashing into existence as she whipped her staff around. The ribbons converged on the Nega-monster, but this creature was quick. One second it was inches from the ribbons of destruction, the next it had leapt high into the air using it's vines like a pole-vault and came down right behind Sailor Saturn.
"Not so fast, Nega-scum!"
The creature turned it's attention away from Saturn a split second before Zack leapt up onto the roof, in one fluent motion slicing the freakish plant creature through. Suddenly realizing it's own true mortality, a frozen look of horror etched permanently onto it's face, the creature's body fell apart into two sections, each one rolling off the building's roof in a different direction. The pieces shriveled and dried up at an unrealistic speed, and within the course of a minute were nothing more than dust. Zack sheathed his sword and turned to face Saturn.
"So much for 'Darth Salad-Bar'. You OK?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Now, mind telling me that long story?"
Chapter 4- Cyber Rebirth
"The crystal's close, I can feel it." Jason stated. It was nearly nightfall now, and he and Amara were still trekking through the rainforests, cautiously covering their tracks in case that Nega-monster was still trying to find them for a rematch.
"Unfortunately, it's not a good idea for us to travel during the night, especially not with that creature on the loose. We'll have to set up a camp soon."
"According to this map I bought back in the cities, there should be a fishing village nearby where we could stay the night."
"Good idea, for once. That vampire wouldn't be quite as quick to try to attack us in a village where the alarm would spread quickly. About how far is it?"
"Another mile or two; if we're lucky, we can make it there before sundown." He put the map away, then turned to face Amara. "Thank you for saving my life back there. I would have been lunch meat if you hadn't shown up."
"Yeah, well, I wanna get this done and over with as quick as possible, so don't get all buddy-buddy with me. You find that crystal, we get that vampire monster out of the picture, and then I'm outta here, K?"
"You're not gonna stay and help us fight Azurite and Alexis?"
"Listen, I've got enough problems of my own in the future without having to worry about saving the past. You grab that crystal, we get back to Tokyo, and I'm outta here. Got that?"
Meanwhile, in Tokyo...
"Still having those dreams, Mina?" Lita asked as the two conversed via the phone.
"Yeah... it's really weird. Whoever he is, he's the handsomest guy I've ever seen. But I've never even met anybody who looks remotely like him."
"Yeah, I had that happen once too. Only in the long run it turned out to just be some kind of mixed persona of two of my old boyfriends."
"Yeah, maybe that's all it is . . . I don't know, Lita. I feel like I've met him, in the dreams I almost feel like I know his name... but when I wake up it's all just gone. I... I just can't explain it."
"Have you asked Rei about it?"
"Yeah," She twirled the phone cord in her fingers. "But that's another strange thing about all this. Rei usually can get some kind of... well... 'reading' on dreams and stuff, but she's getting zilch on this one. She says it's almost like it's... well... shielded somehow."
"Shielded?"
"I don't know how to explain it. It's just so... mysterious! And that's part of the reason I need to find out what the deal is with this."
She had no idea the invisible forces at work behind the scenes, preserving her dreams until the time was right, nor of the identity of her secret 'dream in shining armor'. Seti stood just behind Mina as the phone conversation continued, able to hear everything on both ends as only an angel could. She put her hand reassuringly on Mina's shoulder, sighed, then looked out the window at the city all around, not failing to notice the small group of demons just outside of the window. This place was, for the moment, sanctified, and no demon could enter sanctified ground without facing the consequences: the anger and wrath of the living Lord God.
"Tonight, Mina, the next piece of the puzzle will be made known to you, and no force of shadow and darkness will steal it away from you."
Mina slept in a deep, heaven-sent sleep that night, as a host of magnificent, shining angelic guardians stood about her, encircling her bed and guarding her against the forces of darkness that were so close every single angel there could feel their putrid presences. Suddenly, a awe-inspiring light cut into the reality of the city all around them, filling their fields of vision and driving back the darkness all around. Outside the house, demonic warriors fled left and right as the light solidified into a presence, a holy presence, then entered the house. The angelic guard, led by Seti, all bowed in righteous reverence as the Holy One walked over to the bed, His white robes flowing behind him and filling the room with their light as if they had been fashioned from sunlight itself.
The Spirit looked at Mina with the eyes of a father looking at his daughter, a love like none other sparkling in His eyes. His body surrounded in a white light beyond explanation or comprehension, he reached out and delicately touched Mina's forehead. A spark of light burst into existence as His skin touched hers, then vanished just as suddenly. He nodded approvingly, then turned to Seti and motioned for her to rise to her feet.
"Guard her well, Seti. Within her now resides the key to the victory against Zetax; she will be a chosen instrument in this battle. She must not be allowed to fall into enemy hands . . . until the due time. You know what must be done."
"Yes, my Lord. As you have said, so shall it be done."
The presence of the Holy One departed, for a split second once more filling the city with His mighty light and sending demons scattering in fear, then was gone just as suddenly as He had come. Seti's angels stood to their feet, and then resumed their watch duty over Mina as if nothing had ever happened. But something had happened, and soon enough Zetax would know that He had been here...
Meanwhile, Mina's dreams suddenly took on a new life... a new sense of reality... as once more she met the mysterious hero of her dreams...
After a night of rest, Jason and Amara were on the move again. Hacking their way through jungle overgrowth, they slowly got closer and closer to where the Crystal lay, until-
"It's close, closer than it's ever been. I can feel it; we're practically right on top of it." Jason stated.
"Thank goodness."Amara mumbled. "Let's find that crystal and get out of here."
After walking towards where Jason sensed the crystal to be for another half-hour or so, the two Scouts happened across a massive, gigantic tree almost as big as a skyscraper.
"Whoa.......... that thing's HUGE!" Jason exclaimed. "No wonder the crystal found it's way here; this must be the biggest tree in the history of the world!!"
"No kidding..." Amara agreed. "The question is, where in the tree is it?"
"I guess we'll just have to follow my feeling on it." Jason stated. He walked over to the tree and grabbed a handhold. "Let's get climbing."
"I've got a better idea." She said, stepping a few feet back. She suddenly sprinted forward, going at incredibly fast speeds, then leapt high into the air and landed on the lowest branch, which was almost 30 feet off the ground. "You'd better let me handle this, Jason. I'll find that crystal and bring it down to you. You'd just be a bother; stay down there."
Amara moved like a chaeta given human form, jumping from one tree branch to another with lightning-like precision and speed. Each time she got to one of the larger branches she stopped and looked around, searching for the crystal. Jason could only watch as she leapt higher and higher until, eventually, he couldn't even see her anymore. Suddenly, he heard a shout from way up above.
" . . . I've found it!! I'm coming down!!"
"Just what I wanted to hear!" Screamed a voice from behind Jason. "Outta my way, punk!"
Jason spun around just in time to be sent flying as a living green blur zipped past him, leveling a punch at him as it shot past. The punch sent him flying to the ground, wind knocked out of him, as the creature scurried up the tree on it's eight spider-like crystalline legs. It moved like any spider would, climbing the wood as if there was no such thing as gravity. It quickly homed in on it's target; high up in the branches Amara held the crystal in one hand and readied her sword in the other. The vampire shot up the surface of the tree at incredible speeds, going so fast in fact that it didn't even see as Amara leveled a spin kick at it. The creature fell back, then lost it's balance and fell clean off of the tree, plummeting to the forest way below.
"Good riddance to bad garbage." Amara mumbled, her sword disappearing at a thought.
Suddenly, a string of what looked like thick spider webbing shot up at her from where the creature had fallen, wrapping itself around her in a huge tangling blob around her only seconds before pulling her violently downward towards the imminent death below. She thrashed in mid-fall as both she and the creature plummeted to the ground, unable to free herself or activate her sword. She saw the ground rush up to meet her as blobs of the monster's red spit flew up past her.
"I'll survive this fall, but I bet you won't!" The vampire spat, laughing maniacally. "You're history, Sailor Scout!"
(To be continued... I know, you hate me...)
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
Seti, ArchAngel warrior
Zetax, demonic warrior
Concepts I own:
Imperium Cyber Crystal
Imperium Darkshadow Crystal
— The quest has begun... but will the Sailor and Cyber Scouts survive the prophecy? I mean, the Cyber Scouts are still either very weakly powered or powerless, the ArchAngels are officially 'on-hold' until the CyberShadow prophecy runs it's course, and Amara/Sailor Uranus is presently falling from a deadly height towards imminent death. Are we in trouble here, or what? You'll just have to find out what happens next time! This is Sailor Revelation, AKA Ryan (da Edge) Edgerton, signing off.---
A New Journey
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. The ArchAngel Shiro belongs to Eternal Studios and the ArchAngels: The Saga comics series. I'll make a list of the characters I do own at the end of the fic.
Chapter 1- Battle Rekindled
Jason stood on a high precipice, overlooking the mighty Amazon rainforest below. He looked out as the fiery sun sunk low to the horizon, it's golden glow filling the skies with a thousand colors. His sword sheathed at his side and a backpack slung over his back, he couldn't help but be awestruck by the sight. A large river snaked off from below the cliff he stood on, and it disappeared off onto the far-off horizon. He'd been traveling amongst these ancient forests and woodlands for at least two weeks now, and he somehow knew he was getting closer to what he sought. One of the seven CyberShadow Crystals was nearby, he could feel it.
Even while his mind took in all the majesty and wonder of his surroundings, his thoughts were on only one person...
"I'll come back for you, Mina." He told himself. "That's a promise..."
Elsewhere in the lush, green rainforests, a predator from another universe cautiously stalked it's prey. It's deep-green crystalline body, spider-like legs, vampire-like teeth, and four three-fingered claw hands gave it the look of something out of a Vector-man game, and the creature's body glowed with a black energy field. It was hungry, hungry for blood, and it wouldn't stop until it caught it's prey. First it would feast, then it would locate what it had been sent for...
... the CyberShadow Crystal fragment.
Once it's prey was out of the way, it would be easy to locate the crystal. That would please masters Azurite and Alexis, yes, it would please them very much. For now, though, it followed at a distance. Once it's prey found the crystal, it would be easy to kill the human off in secret, like a sniper, then take the crystal as it's prize. Yes, the masters would be pleased.
In Tokyo...
"Whaa... what the-!" Sailor Uranus exclaimed as she, Neptune, and Saturn dropped out of a swirling white vortex onto a high rooftop. Sailors Pluto and Nebula were there to meet them, and Uranus instantly got back to her feet ant turned to them for answers. "What's going on here? Where are we?? And what do you two have to do with this???"
"...I don't believe it..." Neptune exclaimed as she and Saturn got back to their feet. "We're in the past!"
"You're responsible for this, aren't you??" Uranus accused, glaring at Nebula and Pluto. "Only you two have the kind of power needed for time travel. Why are we here??"
"Would you chill your jets, Uranus?" Nebula inquired, trying to keep a calm air about her. "You're being here was indeed our work, but we have good reason."
"Like what?! What could be important enough to pull us away from protecting Neo Queen Serenity and the rest of planet earth??"
"...Wait!" Saturn suddenly spoke up, looking off into the city with a strange look in her eyes. "... I... I'm feeling... something strange... it's like time is... out of balance with itself... I... I've never felt anything like this before..."
"Quite true, Saturn." Pluto stated, joining at her side at the edge of the building. "There *is* imbalance."
"Why?" Neptune inquired. "The only time things are out of balance is if the Negaverse is at work."
"Is that why you brought us to the past? The Negaforce is up to something?" Uranus inquired.
"Close enough." Nebula replied casually, then grew serious. "The reason there is imbalance is because of the Cyber and Darkshadow Crystals."
"But they were destroyed a long-" She cut herself off, remembering when in time she was. "Great, just great. Let me guess: we're in the middle of the Cyber Crystal crisis, aren't we?"
"Very good, Uranus, very good. Since you figured that out so easily, you should also be able to figure out why we've called you here."
"Don't get coy with me; I'm annoyed enough with you as is." Uranus fumed. "And yes, I can figure out why you brought us here; I'm not an idiot, like you are."
Nebula gave her an annoyed look, but Uranus didn't miss a beat.
"You want us to help the Cyber Scouts rescue the CyberShadow Crystals, don't you?" She inquired, then sighed, annoyed, and muttered to herself. "Great, just what I needed today. Now I'm on a mission with 'the three Bible-teers'. This is not my day."
"Quit complaining; if you don't help them,-" Nebula started, but Uranus cut her off.
"You don't need to remind me of my duty as a Sailor Scout, Nebula. I'm not exactly buddy-buddy with you either." She stated, then sighed again. "OK, where are we and how do we get there?"
Nebula held out her staff.
"You know how it works." She stated. Uranus sighed.
"What's my destination?" She inquired.
"The Amazon, where Sailor Genesis is questing after one of the crystals." She turned to the other two outer rim Scouts. "Neptune, your destination is Egypt to help Sailor Exodus, and Saturn, your destination is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to help Sailor Apocalypse. Good luck to each of you."
"A dry, waterless desert." Neptune mused. "Not my idea of an ideal travel destination."
"If anyone can do it, you can." Uranus stated, a look of sisterly admiration in her eye as she put her hand on Neptune's shoulder reassuringly.
"Thanks." She said back.
"Um, hate to interrupt," Nebula interjected. "But if you two are done wishing each other goodbye, then you need to get going."
Uranus gave Nebula a look that could melt granite.
"Fine, let's get this over with." Uranus grumbled, touching the staff. She vanished in a flash of light, an annoyed glare still on her face.
Invisible to the Scouts, most of them anyway, Zetax and his bodyguards looked on from a nearby rooftop as the three Scouts one by one vanished off to their various assignments. He cussed under his breath, then turned to his commanders with an annoyed look obvious in his eyes.
"You three, find them and follow them. The rest of you, go, gather our forces. Soon enough, our time to attack and destroy will be at hand."
The demons laughed and wheezed in anticipation, flying off in a dozen different directions. Zetax, however, stayed. He could see that those Sailor Scouts were not alone in their meeting. Invisible to all but Nebula, a small army of ArchAngels, Seti and Shiro amongst them, stood sentry around the two remaining Scouts, swords drawn and all the angels were ready and alert. Under normal circumstances, he'd dare not get this close to such an army of the hosts of heaven, but today he dared. He dared because even they knew that neither force could be removed or destroyed until the prophecy ran it's course.
Chapter 2- Forces Collide
Jason knew he was getting close to the first crystal. Something in him, something he couldn't explain, seemed to point him like a compass towards a certain direction. He knew the CyberShadow Crystal he sought must be in that direction. He didn't even know how he knew, just that he did know. The forests were like a maze all around him; vines grew out left and right, the air hummed with invisible mosquitoes and other bugs, somewhere, far off, a kind of bird Jason didn't recognize let out it's strange song, and the ground was littered with decayed leaves, fruits, fallen trees, and who knows what else. Using his sword as a machete, Jason hacked away at walls of thick vegetation when he needed to, sweat dripping off his forehead like leaves from a tree during fall.
" 'We will abandon it all, for the sake of the call'." He mused, remembering a line from one of his favorite songs. "Never thought that would end up sending me to the remotest corners of the earth."
Not far away, as a matter of fact right in the trees over Jason's head, the Negaverse vampire that had been trailing Jason for well over a week suddenly couldn't stand the pangs of hunger it was feeling for a split second later. It bit it's lip, clenched it's four fists, but it could no longer stand being so close but unable to eat it's prey.
"... Can't... take ... the... hunger! ...Must... feed..."
It let out a shriek, a bloodcurdling sound like a banshee, then leapt out of the trees down at it's prey, it's eyes locked on Jason's neck.
Jason herd the shriek and spun around just in time to be pinned beneath the fierce creature's eight spider-like legs. It licked it's lips, red saliva dripping out of it's mouth, as it glared at Jason with animalistic hunger. A drop of the red liquid fell onto Jason's shoulder, and immediately he felt it burning his skin like acid. He tried to squirm free, but he was trapped beneath the monster's crushing weight. One of it's four hands clamped down on his neck in a strangle hold. He could barely breathe as the vampire wheezed it's putrid breath in his face.
"Listen up human and listen well..." It's Transylvanian-voice hissed at him, their faces inches apart. "You're going to tell me where that crystal is and you're going to do it now... or else I *will* FEED!"
"Get OFF!" He screamed, still thrashing.
Suddenly, the creature heard something behind it. It turned it's head, and suddenly it was blown clear off of Jason as a large golden dome with a ring around it plowed the monster into the ground a few dozen feet away. Jason quickly got to his feet as a shadowed figure jumped out of the trees and landed in a battle stance a few feet from the vampire. She was tall, wore a Sailor Scout uniform, had short blond hair, and a very boyish figure. Golden energy built on her hands as she prepared for another attack.
"...Ngh..." The monster groaned, getting back to it's feet. Then it noticed the Sailor Scout in-between Jason and itself. "Well, what have we here? Hahaha; dinner is served!"
"Dream on." The Scout retorted. "Uranus World Shaker!"
"Not this time, blondie!" The monster retorted, a beam of red energy blasting out of it's mouth and countering the planet-shaped blast. Uranus dodged, energy building in her hands for another attack. The monster was too quick, though, and easily hit her with a second blast, this time from it's four hands. Uranus hit the ground with a painful gasp, like she'd had the wind knocked out of her. "Hahaha! Now to finish you off!"
"Not so fast!" Jason exclaimed. The creature spun around to see what he was up to, but suddenly found itself on the other end of another one of Uranus's attacks. It sent the creature into a nearby tree, nearly breaking the tree in half. Jason drew his sword as Uranus got to her feet, but she waved him off.
"Don't waste your energy; that monster's made of Negaverse crystal, far too hard for a normal sword to cut through." She suddenly held a jewel-encrusted Arabian sword made of gold in her hand. "You'd better let me deal with this."
"C'mon, you little french fry! Let's see what you got!" The vampire challenged, then let out a blast of red energy from it's upper-left hand.
"Uranus Space Sword Blaster!" Uranus countered, her sword glowing with energy. She easily deflected the red beam, sending it right back at the vampire. It exploded against the creature, and Uranus followed up with a blast of her own. The monster fell back, fleeing into the trees. "Well, glad that's over with."
"Who are you?" Jason inquired, rushing over to his rescuer. "Thanks for saving me and all-"
"Save the chit chat, Jason." Uranus interjected. "Right now, we need to locate that CyberShadow Crystal before 'Dracula' comes back. You do know where it is, don't you?"
"How do you-?"
"Long story, I'll tell you on the way." She stated. "Which way to the crystal."
Jason pointed off into the forest northward.
"Good; let's go." She started walking off in that direction, then suddenly stopped and looked at Jason over her shoulder. "Oh, and I advise you not to annoy me. I've got a very short fuse today."
"So you're a Sailor Scout from the future?" Jason inquired as they walked, making their way over fallen logs and other debris of the rainforests. Amara nodded a silent 'yes'. "Whoa..."
"Believe you me, the future's not all it's cracked up to be. The Negaverse is still at large like you wouldn't believe, kid. Then again, you always had an easy time believing the unbelievable."
"What's that mean?" Jason inquired, a perplexed look on his face.
"Looks like you're just as clueless in the past as you are in the future." She mumbled. "Let me spell it out for you, Jason. You and I don't get along."
"... Well, why is that?"
"Our,... 'theology' doesn't agree. Let's leave it at that."
"What do you mean?"
She sighed a very annoyed sigh.
"I'm homosexual, genius." She stated outright, like it was no big deal. "Then again, I guess you'd have found that out eventually. It's not hard to figure out."
She looked at him like she was expecting some kind of a big speech, a lecture, some kind of chastisement branding her a 'heretic' or a 'pagan'. Jason's response caught her off guard.
"Why?"
The question startled her, as if she wasn't sure why he had to ask.
"Because I was born that way, duh. Isn't that obvious?"
"Well, who told you that?"
She was about to respond to him, about to tell him about all those kids at her middle school and high school that had told her since the moment she stepped foot onto school grounds that because she looked like a boy she must have a thing for girls, that she wasn't really a girl that she was just a boy gone wrong, that she was some kind of sideshow freak, that she wasn't normal, that she was a lesbo, a broad, a prostitute at heart. That only her cousin Michelle had understood her, respected her, and befriended her. She stopped just short of revealing her most painful secret to him.
"It's not important." She responded, turning away from him.
Chapter 3- Outer Rim Rescue
Kevin knew he was getting close. Having narrowly made his way into one of the ancient pyramids unnoticed by security, he now felt his way along in the dark. Suddenly, a beam of light from up ahead illuminated the area, and he ducked into a fold in the wall to avoid being discovered.
"Sailor Exodus! Sailor Exodus!" Shouted a voice from where the light originated.
"Who is it?" Kevin said, cautiously peering out from behind his hiding spot. "Who's there?"
"I'm Sailor Neptune, here to help you find that crystal!"
"Neptune? Never heard of you."
"I'm from the future. Nebula and Pluto-"
Suddenly, a deafening roar, like a jet taking off, resounded throughout the ancient tunnels.
Zack, amongst a crowd of tourists, slowly made his way to the ruins of the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon. His sword sheathed at his side so as not to attract attention, he slowly made his way closer to the actual structures that housed the largest gardens. He looked cautiously about, hoping for some kind of distraction so he could look around the gardens unrestrictedly. He got a distraction, alright. Three, actually.
One was a giant flower monster with blue armor and three arms. The other was a surprisingly young Sailor Soldier carrying a scythe-like staff in her hands. The third was the grey gem in the Scout's hand. The crowds rushed away in fear as the two warriors met in combat.
Kevin and Michelle rushed out of the pyramid just ahead of a freakish Nega-monster straight out of ancient Egypt. The thing looked like a pharaoh with snake-skin, glowing red eyes, and a mouth with teeth like swords. The thing had the tail of a scorpion and the claws of a wolverine. In it's hands it held-
"It's got a CyberShadow Crystal!" Michelle exclaimed.
"We've gotta stop it!" Kevin exclaimed.
"No!" Michelle held out a hand to stop him. "You'll get yourself killed. Let me fight this battle."
"No way! This is my fight as much as yours!"
"It'll also be both of your funerals! Prepare to meet the great beyond!" The creature screamed.
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
"Prepare to die, Sailor scum!" The plant creature shouted, it's arms suddenly transforming into vine tentacles as they whipped out at Saturn. She blocked and parried where she could, slicing off a few of the many vines as the battle raged on, but some of the vines suddenly wrapped around her legs and pulled them right out from under her. Her staff went flying out of her hands as more and more vines wrapped around her, glowing as they drained the energy right out of her.
"Hey, garden disaster!"
The monster suddenly turned it's attention as Zack, sword ready, raced up to it. With it's arms all tied around Saturn, it had no way to protect itself as Zack expertly swiped his sword, slicing off the creature's right arm. The vines of the arm slumped to the ground, shriveled, and dried up as the creature's arm socket bled a strange kind of green goop. Ignoring Saturn for a second, it uncoiled it's grip around the young Sailor Scout and focused it's attention on Zack, only to suddenly get sent to the ground far below the rooftop by a spin kick from Zack. Zack quickly rushed over and helped Saturn to her feet.
"And who would you be?" He inquired, handing her her staff.
"Sailor Saturn, and thanks for the help." She pulled out the crystal and handed it to him. "Get out of sight and transform. I'll hold this thing off until then."
"You know who I am??"
"Long story; there'll be time for it later."
"This thing just won't die!" Kevin exclaimed as he took another swipe at the massive creature, leaving a cut into it's chest that bled blue blood.
"It's using the power of the crystal as a supercharger! Try to get that crystal!" Michelle exclaimed. "I'll hold it off as long as I-"
The creature suddenly flashed out of existence from in front of Kevin, reappearing right in front of Michelle. It struck, first with it's claws, then once Michelle was hurtled to the ground it prepared it's stinger to strike her down. She had a bloody rip down her left arm and part of her shoulder and cringed in pain as the monster prepared for the finishing blow.
Suddenly, in mid-strike, it stopped. Michelle looked up to see a sword blade stabbed straight through the creature's chest. Kevin pulled the blade out and the hell-spawned freak fell to the ground, limp and unmoving. Blue blood dripped from the sword, then vaporized as the monster itself turned to dust and vanished. Kevin helped Michelle to her feet, then sheathed his sword.
"Thank you." Michelle said in exhausted relief. "I owe you my life."
"Think nothing of it, and I mean that." Kevin replied, picking up the crystal. "We're Sailor Scouts; we watch each others backs and save each others lives. It's part and parcel with the job."
"C'mon, let's get out of here before the crowds come back." She stated, wiping the sting of sweat from her brow.
"I'll drain the life out of you and feed your body in little pieces to the birds!" The Nega-monster shouted as Saturn dodged another whip-like strike with it's vines. It's right arm had already regrown itself, just as she knew it would, and it was attacking her with everything it had. 'How predictable,' She thought to herself, dodging another strike that left a hole in the building's roof. 'A plant monster that can regenerate it's injuries. Can't the Negaforce be a little more original?'
"Silence Glaive Surprise!" She shouted, ribbons of strange energy flashing into existence as she whipped her staff around. The ribbons converged on the Nega-monster, but this creature was quick. One second it was inches from the ribbons of destruction, the next it had leapt high into the air using it's vines like a pole-vault and came down right behind Sailor Saturn.
"Not so fast, Nega-scum!"
The creature turned it's attention away from Saturn a split second before Zack leapt up onto the roof, in one fluent motion slicing the freakish plant creature through. Suddenly realizing it's own true mortality, a frozen look of horror etched permanently onto it's face, the creature's body fell apart into two sections, each one rolling off the building's roof in a different direction. The pieces shriveled and dried up at an unrealistic speed, and within the course of a minute were nothing more than dust. Zack sheathed his sword and turned to face Saturn.
"So much for 'Darth Salad-Bar'. You OK?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Now, mind telling me that long story?"
Chapter 4- Cyber Rebirth
"The crystal's close, I can feel it." Jason stated. It was nearly nightfall now, and he and Amara were still trekking through the rainforests, cautiously covering their tracks in case that Nega-monster was still trying to find them for a rematch.
"Unfortunately, it's not a good idea for us to travel during the night, especially not with that creature on the loose. We'll have to set up a camp soon."
"According to this map I bought back in the cities, there should be a fishing village nearby where we could stay the night."
"Good idea, for once. That vampire wouldn't be quite as quick to try to attack us in a village where the alarm would spread quickly. About how far is it?"
"Another mile or two; if we're lucky, we can make it there before sundown." He put the map away, then turned to face Amara. "Thank you for saving my life back there. I would have been lunch meat if you hadn't shown up."
"Yeah, well, I wanna get this done and over with as quick as possible, so don't get all buddy-buddy with me. You find that crystal, we get that vampire monster out of the picture, and then I'm outta here, K?"
"You're not gonna stay and help us fight Azurite and Alexis?"
"Listen, I've got enough problems of my own in the future without having to worry about saving the past. You grab that crystal, we get back to Tokyo, and I'm outta here. Got that?"
Meanwhile, in Tokyo...
"Still having those dreams, Mina?" Lita asked as the two conversed via the phone.
"Yeah... it's really weird. Whoever he is, he's the handsomest guy I've ever seen. But I've never even met anybody who looks remotely like him."
"Yeah, I had that happen once too. Only in the long run it turned out to just be some kind of mixed persona of two of my old boyfriends."
"Yeah, maybe that's all it is . . . I don't know, Lita. I feel like I've met him, in the dreams I almost feel like I know his name... but when I wake up it's all just gone. I... I just can't explain it."
"Have you asked Rei about it?"
"Yeah," She twirled the phone cord in her fingers. "But that's another strange thing about all this. Rei usually can get some kind of... well... 'reading' on dreams and stuff, but she's getting zilch on this one. She says it's almost like it's... well... shielded somehow."
"Shielded?"
"I don't know how to explain it. It's just so... mysterious! And that's part of the reason I need to find out what the deal is with this."
She had no idea the invisible forces at work behind the scenes, preserving her dreams until the time was right, nor of the identity of her secret 'dream in shining armor'. Seti stood just behind Mina as the phone conversation continued, able to hear everything on both ends as only an angel could. She put her hand reassuringly on Mina's shoulder, sighed, then looked out the window at the city all around, not failing to notice the small group of demons just outside of the window. This place was, for the moment, sanctified, and no demon could enter sanctified ground without facing the consequences: the anger and wrath of the living Lord God.
"Tonight, Mina, the next piece of the puzzle will be made known to you, and no force of shadow and darkness will steal it away from you."
Mina slept in a deep, heaven-sent sleep that night, as a host of magnificent, shining angelic guardians stood about her, encircling her bed and guarding her against the forces of darkness that were so close every single angel there could feel their putrid presences. Suddenly, a awe-inspiring light cut into the reality of the city all around them, filling their fields of vision and driving back the darkness all around. Outside the house, demonic warriors fled left and right as the light solidified into a presence, a holy presence, then entered the house. The angelic guard, led by Seti, all bowed in righteous reverence as the Holy One walked over to the bed, His white robes flowing behind him and filling the room with their light as if they had been fashioned from sunlight itself.
The Spirit looked at Mina with the eyes of a father looking at his daughter, a love like none other sparkling in His eyes. His body surrounded in a white light beyond explanation or comprehension, he reached out and delicately touched Mina's forehead. A spark of light burst into existence as His skin touched hers, then vanished just as suddenly. He nodded approvingly, then turned to Seti and motioned for her to rise to her feet.
"Guard her well, Seti. Within her now resides the key to the victory against Zetax; she will be a chosen instrument in this battle. She must not be allowed to fall into enemy hands . . . until the due time. You know what must be done."
"Yes, my Lord. As you have said, so shall it be done."
The presence of the Holy One departed, for a split second once more filling the city with His mighty light and sending demons scattering in fear, then was gone just as suddenly as He had come. Seti's angels stood to their feet, and then resumed their watch duty over Mina as if nothing had ever happened. But something had happened, and soon enough Zetax would know that He had been here...
Meanwhile, Mina's dreams suddenly took on a new life... a new sense of reality... as once more she met the mysterious hero of her dreams...
After a night of rest, Jason and Amara were on the move again. Hacking their way through jungle overgrowth, they slowly got closer and closer to where the Crystal lay, until-
"It's close, closer than it's ever been. I can feel it; we're practically right on top of it." Jason stated.
"Thank goodness."Amara mumbled. "Let's find that crystal and get out of here."
After walking towards where Jason sensed the crystal to be for another half-hour or so, the two Scouts happened across a massive, gigantic tree almost as big as a skyscraper.
"Whoa.......... that thing's HUGE!" Jason exclaimed. "No wonder the crystal found it's way here; this must be the biggest tree in the history of the world!!"
"No kidding..." Amara agreed. "The question is, where in the tree is it?"
"I guess we'll just have to follow my feeling on it." Jason stated. He walked over to the tree and grabbed a handhold. "Let's get climbing."
"I've got a better idea." She said, stepping a few feet back. She suddenly sprinted forward, going at incredibly fast speeds, then leapt high into the air and landed on the lowest branch, which was almost 30 feet off the ground. "You'd better let me handle this, Jason. I'll find that crystal and bring it down to you. You'd just be a bother; stay down there."
Amara moved like a chaeta given human form, jumping from one tree branch to another with lightning-like precision and speed. Each time she got to one of the larger branches she stopped and looked around, searching for the crystal. Jason could only watch as she leapt higher and higher until, eventually, he couldn't even see her anymore. Suddenly, he heard a shout from way up above.
" . . . I've found it!! I'm coming down!!"
"Just what I wanted to hear!" Screamed a voice from behind Jason. "Outta my way, punk!"
Jason spun around just in time to be sent flying as a living green blur zipped past him, leveling a punch at him as it shot past. The punch sent him flying to the ground, wind knocked out of him, as the creature scurried up the tree on it's eight spider-like crystalline legs. It moved like any spider would, climbing the wood as if there was no such thing as gravity. It quickly homed in on it's target; high up in the branches Amara held the crystal in one hand and readied her sword in the other. The vampire shot up the surface of the tree at incredible speeds, going so fast in fact that it didn't even see as Amara leveled a spin kick at it. The creature fell back, then lost it's balance and fell clean off of the tree, plummeting to the forest way below.
"Good riddance to bad garbage." Amara mumbled, her sword disappearing at a thought.
Suddenly, a string of what looked like thick spider webbing shot up at her from where the creature had fallen, wrapping itself around her in a huge tangling blob around her only seconds before pulling her violently downward towards the imminent death below. She thrashed in mid-fall as both she and the creature plummeted to the ground, unable to free herself or activate her sword. She saw the ground rush up to meet her as blobs of the monster's red spit flew up past her.
"I'll survive this fall, but I bet you won't!" The vampire spat, laughing maniacally. "You're history, Sailor Scout!"
(To be continued... I know, you hate me...)
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
Seti, ArchAngel warrior
Zetax, demonic warrior
Concepts I own:
Imperium Cyber Crystal
Imperium Darkshadow Crystal
— The quest has begun... but will the Sailor and Cyber Scouts survive the prophecy? I mean, the Cyber Scouts are still either very weakly powered or powerless, the ArchAngels are officially 'on-hold' until the CyberShadow prophecy runs it's course, and Amara/Sailor Uranus is presently falling from a deadly height towards imminent death. Are we in trouble here, or what? You'll just have to find out what happens next time! This is Sailor Revelation, AKA Ryan (da Edge) Edgerton, signing off.---