"What is this…?" She found herself alone in the darkness. Not just any kind of darkness, a cold darkness. She couldn't see a thing. Not even her own hands. She continued to walk, unsure if she was even moving forward. She continued to walk until she heard a faint noise. "H-hello? Is anyone there?" The noise continued, revealing itself to be some kind of laughter. Upon hearing the laughter Rei shot awake, looking around her room. Upon looking she suddenly remembered the others that were in the room in Hawikai Shrine, studying. Well, they were supposed to be studying for an upcoming exam at least. The only one who was really into the studying was Ami Mizuno, and it was like her eyes had been glued to the book. Usagi Tsukino had fallen asleep with her face in a book. "Usagi…"
Usagi was fast asleep, mumbling something that sounded like, "Mamo-Chan…"
Rei sighed, and turned to look at the girl on her left, Makoto Kino, who was looking on at the same book Minako Aino was reading "You guys are still studying?" No one gave a response. "Mako-Chan?"
Makoto turned her head to Rei, revealing herself to be grinning you "Yes Rei-Chan?"
Rei narrowed her eyes "What are you grinning at?"
"Uhm…! Nothing…!" [Mako whispered something to Minako, but she was too spaced out to even notice
Rei rubbed her temples, obviously annoyed "I'm not even going to bother with this. I'm too tired. Ami-chan, can't we just study tomorrow?"
Ami's eyes slowly left the pages of the book as she looked up to look at Re] "Come on Rei-chan, we can study for at least another hour."
"Quick question," Mako chimed in, "Is what Usagi-chan doing considering studying?" She pointed a finger out to show the others the sleeping Usagi
Rei groaned, "Of all the…" She leaned over the table "USAGI!"
"WHAA!" Startled by the shouting and sudden awakening, Usagi jumped awake, looking around
Usagi's scream didn't even bother Minako that much, she just placed her book on the table and smiled "Afternoon sleepy head."
"I fell asleep…er…I mean…I fell asleep!? Oh no…just when I was studying some good stuff...!" Usagi looked around the room; pouting a bit as she saw that no one was buying her performance
"Usagi-chan," Ami sighed," "Can't you just take this studying seriously?" Those exams aren't too far from now and we need to be prepared.
Usagi sighed softly "I know I kn-…" She stopped in mid-sentence, scanning the room "…Where's Chibiusa? She was here, right? Or was I dreaming?"
Mako shook her head, "No, she was here. She left though."
"Where to?" Usagi quickly asked, a glare appearing on her sweet and innocent face.
"She said she was going to hang out with Mamoru." Mako answered. Immediately after Mako finished her sentence Usagi shot up and dashed out the door before anyone could even blink
"….Oh well! Without Usagi-chan there's no point in this group study right? Right!?" Minako asked, her eyes gleaming with hope.
Ami sighed and closed her book, standing up along with the others "Yes, I suppose we can't do much now. I guess we can just call it a day."
Minako nearly jumped for joy, "Ye-…I mean…that's too bad. I'll see you guys later." She calmly walked out the room, then quickly changed into a sprint
"I'll see you guys later." Mako bowed slightly and left the room.
"Goodbye Rei-chan." Ami also bowed slightly and left the room
A few minutes later Rei was outside, leaning against the wall.
"Ugh…" Rei held the sides over her heads with both of her hands, shaking her head slightly, "What was that dream about…? I shouldn't think about it too hard. I'm going to get some rest now…" She yawned and went into her room
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Above the skies of Tokyo, a small black hole appeared. Inside the black hole was an entirely different dimension. Inside that dimension was darkness. And in the darkness, there was a castle. Castle Dark. On a small platform in a large room stood the king of darkness himself. Count Dark. His suit dark, his face covered from that hat he was wearing; only allowing some of his blonde hair to show, and his black cape flowing slightly from the cold air.
"Minions!" Count Dark threw his right arm to the side as he called out. Appearing before him in almost an instant was a big hefty fellow. He wore a tan shirt, had a ginger color to his beard, wore brown pants and thick black boots
"Hiya Count! How are you doing this fine day~?" the burly man said in a rather feminine voice.
Count Dark chucked slightly, "I'm doing fine my dear Mimi," He said with a slight smile on his face, "You would almost pull of O'Chuckten's look if you had his accent."
"Aw shucks Count? Really~?!" Mimi said with excitement. At that moment, a jester appeared. His yellow eyes glowing in the dim area
"And in a flash I appear like a sudden windstorm at a kindergarten picnic!" The Jester said, raising his right arm up into the air to add a more dramatic effect to his entrance.
Dark nodded slightly, "Ah, Demintio, how nice of you to join us. Now we can get started as soon as Nastansia and the real O'Chunkten arrive." A girl with red glasses, blue hair, and wearing a white lab coat walked in behind the Count
NNastansia adjusted her glasses before speaking, "I'm here count, right on time." Right after she spoke, the real O'Chunkten dropped from the ceiling and landed on his feet
"Aye! Sorry 'em late Cou- " O'Chunkten frozen in his tracks, quickly noticing the other him standing not too far from him "Aye! What's dis madness?! Mimi?!"
Mimi giggled and a quick puff of smoke appeared as she transformed into Demintio "Yes~?"
Demintio shook his head, shrugging his shoulders, "They say imitation is the best of flattery."
Mimi then rolled her eyes, "Uh-huh…"
Dark cleared his throat, gathering everyone's attention. "Now that you're all here, I believe it's time for us to start our plan."
Nastansia's eyes widened from excitement. "You mean…?"
Dark nodded, smirking slightly. "That's right. We must start collecting the 7 Pure Souls so we can let the darkness take over the world without interruption."
"Yay! Our plan for spreading darkness is finally about to begin!" Mimi clapped her hands happily.
"As you know," Dark started, "There are 7 Pure Souls we must collect. Red, White, Green, Purple, Blue, Yellow, and the most important: The Golden Soul. As you also know, I already hold possession of the Dark Soul. It's what gives me my powers."
"So my dear Count," Demintio asked, "Do you know where we should start looking?"
The Count grabbed the tip of his hat with two fingers and brought it down over his eyes, creating a shadow in which his eyes couldn't be seen. "Somewhere around this place called…Tokyo…"
Nastansia quickly waved her hands, thinking the Count was thinking something rash. "I don't mean to be rude Count…but…Tokyo is a rather large place. We can't just barge in and start looking. That'll hinder our progress too much."
Dark shook his head, as if he was saying there was no need to worry. " I am aware of this. Luckily…" He held up a picture "A target has been revealed."
"How do weh know if someone's got a Pure Soul?" O'Chunkten asked, rubbing his orange beard.
Dark rested his hand on his cane, using the other one to help his oncoming explaination, "If the soul you extract from the target isn't one of these colors. Also, if a holder of a soul does an exceptional act of purity, the soul will resonate with the holder, giving itself away."
Demintio closed his eyes, rubbing his chin. "Hm. I see. So, who's the lucky person who gets to go out first?"
Dark promptly tossed the picture at O'Chunkten. "O'Chunkten, since you were late, you have the pleasure to go scout out the area. Nastanisa, prepare a Monsuta to accompany him."
"Yes sir." Nastansia bowed slightly before leaving to go to her lab
O'Chunkten held in a slight groan, but nodded. " Ah man…Yes sir!" He took a look at the picture. The target? Rei Hino.
Meanwhile, in the crowded city of Juuban, a little girl with pink hair was dragging around an adult with black hair through the crowded city streets.
Chibiusa was looking around as she and Mamoru passed several stores. Her eyes quickly settled on a candy store not too far away. "Oooh! Mamo-chan, can we go into the candy store? Pleassse!?" She looked up at Mamoru with big puppy dog eyes
Mamoru folded quickly, putting his hands up in surrender. "Okay, okay! I won't be getting you too much though; wouldn't want you to get cavities."
Chibiusa grinned "Yay!" She smiled wide and started to drag Mamoru to the candy store before stopping suddenly due to some kind of resistance "What?" She looked up and saw Usagi holding onto Mamoru's other arm, attempting to tug him in the opposite direction "Why are you here!?" She yelled, starting to tug again
"I can't leave Mamo-chan alone with you! He's mine!" Usagi yelled back, attempting to tug Mamoru in the opposite direction.
Mamoru sighed, somehow being used to this sort of thing, then came up with an idea "Hey! If I buy you both some candy, will this end?" Both the girls stopped and looked at him
"I would love that Mamo-chan!" Chibiusa nodded several times, then glanced at Usagi, smirking slightly, "Although this wouldn't have even happened if /someone/ wasn't so clingy!"
"You-!" Usagi was about to start yelling when her communicator started going off, "Got lucky this time? Hello?"
Rei's image appeared, "Usagi, you and the others left some of your stuff back at the shrine. Come get it."
Usagi groaned, feeling stupid that she forgot something see actually needed, "Yeah yeah…I'll be there." She turned off her communicator and got a sly grin "Mamo-chan, I'll gladly take that candy offer. As for you…" she turned her attention to Chibiusa, "You're coming with me, and staying away from Mamo-chan!" She grabbed Chibiusa by her wrist and quickly darted off back to the shrine.
Chibiusa attempted to break free of the sudden grab, but her efforts were in vain, "Hey! Lemme go! Not fair!" She yelled as she was dragged. Mamoru stood there with a confused look on his face, then rubbed his arms for a minute or so before stepping in the candy shop.
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At the Shrine:
Rei was humming softly as she was brushing the near the front of the building.]
O'Chunkten was standing behind a tree, observing Rei, somewhat stalkerishly looking if someone had seen him. "Aye…dat's dah target eh? I guess da direct approach is the best way to handle this." He stepped out of the trees and made his way towards Rei. "'Xcuse meh lass."
Hm? Rei looked up at O'Chunkten, not yet sensing the threat the man was actually posing. "Can I help you with something, sir?"
"Why yes, you can. We can do this either the easy way, or the hard way."
Rei took a few steps back, tightening her grip on the broom, "W-what?
"Are yeh deaf lass? I'll try da easy way first. Gimme ya Pure Soul. It'll save us both a lot of trouble."
"I don't know what you're talking about! Go away you weirdo!"
"Hard way it is then." O'Chunkten sighed and took a step forward]
"I said back off!" Rei swung the broom at O'Chunkten's side, but the stick broke in two upon contac] "Wh-what…!?" She dropped the broom and took another step back; her face had a tint of blue to it; she was obviously starting to freak out. "Who is this guy?!" was one of the few thoughts racing in her mind as she took a step back.
On the stairs just near the Shrine:
"You all left your stuff too huh?" Minako felt slightly better that she wasn't the only one who had forgotten something.
Usagi rubbed the back of her head, "I left my bag…"
"I forgot a book. Silly me. " Ami smiled a bit.
Makoto tilted her head, "Why did you bring Chibiusa?"
Chibiusa crossed her arms and pouted, "Because I had Mamo-chan all to myself!"
Usagi quickly looked down at Chibiusa, "Quiet you pest!"
Minako giggled a little bit before asking, "Well, since we're all here we might as well go up right?"
Mako and Ami both nodded. "Yeah."
Front of the Shrine:
O'Chunkten was surprised at Rei's resistance. "Aye, why must yeh even try to resist. It won't help against meh."
"I have to transform!" Rei thought, pulling out a red pen. She then raised her transformation rod into the air "Mars Star Power-"
"Hush, lass." Before Rei could transform, O'Chunkten back handed Rei, causing her to fly into a tree and drop her rod
"U-ugh…" Rei looked up, her sight blurry from the impact.
"Now then." O'Chunkten grabbed Rei by the collar of her robe and lifted her up, his other hand growing a dark aura. "Here we go!" He pushed his hand into her body, a dark shock being emitted and Rei cried out loudly in pain.
Just as this was happening, the other made it to the top of the stairs and to the front of the Shrine.
Ami quickly pointed this scene out, "Look! It's Rei-chan!" She shouted.
"What's going on?!" USagi asked.
Mako quickly shook her head, and clenched her fist as she glared at the scene. "That doesn't matter right now! We have to save her!"
"Everyone, transform!" Minako quickly ordered.
"Moon Cosmic Power…" Usagi's Moon Cosmic Compact brooch opened and she touched the pink heart in the center.
Mako held her green transformation pen in the air, the Jupiter symbol appearing, "Jupiter Star Power…"
Minako held her orange transformation pen in the air, the Venus symbol appearing, "Venus Star Power…"
Ami held her blue transformation pen in the air, the Mercury symbol appearing. "Mercury Star Power…"
Chibiusa had a brooch similar to Usagi's and the pink heart started glowing, "Moon Prism Power…"
The girls then shouted in unision, "Make-Up!"
In a bright flash of light, the five girls had transformed into Sailors Moon, Chibi Moon, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter.
"Aye, quiet yer screamin' lass!" O'Chunkten groaned and finally pulled out her Pure Soul, a small pink ball, and Rei suddenly went lifeless like. "Aye…a dud."
A commanding voice suddenly shouted, "Hold it right there!"
"Eh?" O'Chunkten turned at the sound of a voice.
Sailor Moon pointed her finger at O'Chunkten, glaring slightly. "No one lays a hand on my friend's and expects to get away with it!"
O'Chunkten was confused at this point. "What…?"
"The pretty suited sailor with the sailor soldiers! Sailor Moon!"
"Sailor Chibi Moon!"
"Sailor Jupiter!"
"Sailor Mercury!"
"Sailor Venus!"
Sailor Moon did a little pose before pointing at O'Chunkten "In the name of the moon, we will punish you!"
O'Chunkten groaned. " I don't have time to play around with yeh littl' lasses." He dropped Rei's body and the pure soul since he had no use for it and snapped his fingers, "Black Hawk, take care of these pest." A sharp cry roared from above, and the scouts looked up, seeing large black hawk slowly descend to the ground "Take care of all of them. Even the dead one over there." He nudged his head towards Rei and jumped into the trees.
Moon shouted at O'Chunkten as he leaped away, "Hey, come back!"
Venus turned her head at Sailor Moon, "Focus, Sailor Moon!"
Jupiter stepped up confidently, "I'll handle this!" She placed her hands together, then pulled them apart, electricity visible in the gap between her hands. She then gathered that electricity into one of her hands, "Sparkling Wide Pressure!" She flung the energy disk forward at the Black Hawk. The hawk roared and moved to the side quickly, avoiding the Sparking Wide Pressure.
"It's fast!" ChibiMoon said in amazement at the speed of the flying beast.
"Venus Love-Me Chain!" [Venus sent a golden chain forward, wrapping it around the Black Hawk's beak. "I got it!" The Black Hawk quickly flailed its beak around, attempting to get free. "H-Hey! Calm down!" With a quick whip of its beak, Black Hawk managed to fling Venus into a tree, causing her to lose consciousness.
Chibi Moon placed a hand over her mouth, "Venus!"
Moon looked down at Chibi Moon, then to Mercury, "Chibi Moon! Protect Rei-chan! Jupiter, Mercury and I will handle this!"
Chibi Moon nodded, "Right!" She ran over towards Rei, making sure if she was alright.
"Shine Aqua…Illusion!" Mercury spun around while speaking, throwing a large beam of water at the Black Hawk, making direct contact and dousing it.
Moon smiled, clapping her hands once, "Nice one Mercury!"
Jupiter turned to Sailor Moon, nodding, "Now, Sailor Moon!"
Moon nodded. turning her attention towards the Black Hawk, "Right!" She pulled out the legendary Spiral Heart Moon Rod. "Moon….Spiral…-"Before Sailor Moon could continue any farther, the Black Hawk flapped its wings violently, causing a razor sharp windstorm in the area. The wind being so sharp it was literally cutting the scouts who were in the way, also blowing back Jupiter, Mercury and Moon.
"Oh no! Sailor Moon! Jupiter! Mercury!" Chibi Moon held Rei's body close to her, but she was helpless for the Black Hawk's next move. It shrieked loudly and spread its wings, diving down at the downed Sailor Scouts.
Moon rubbed her head and turned over, looking to see that the giant hawk was growing closer. "No… " In a flash, a red streak flew past Sailor Moon, and a red rose had struck the Black Hawk in one of its wings, causing it to nose dive into the ground. Sailor Moon looked up at the gates, smiling widely, "Tuxedo Mask!"
Tuxedo Mask had his arms crossed, his cape flowing in the wind, "Stealing the soul of an innocent maiden is an act on which I cannot forgive! Sailor Moon!"
"Yes!" Moon brought out the Spiral Heart Rod once again, starting to spin around as she spoke, her rotations becoming faster and faster for every complete rotation, "Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" She stopped spinning and held the rod up, a beam of hearts heading right for the downed Black Hawk; the hawk screeched loudly as it was consumed by the attack whole and exploded into darkness, that darkness soon coming down slowly as a glimmering light
A few minutes later:
Rei groaned as she slowly came to, "Ugh….W-What happened…?" she asked, rubbing her head.
"We were planning on asking that to you! Are you okay?" USagi asked, obviously worried.
Re nodded once, "I think so…"
Minak frowned, looking down at the ground, "What was that?"
"A new enemy?" Ami proposed.
"But what where they after?" Mako asked as she tilted her head in confusion.
Mamoru shook his head, obviously lacking any ideas. "I don't know, but I think we should all be keeping our guard up from now on."
O'Chunkten had been watching the fight up until the Black Hawk was defeated, and was now standing in the middle of a darkened alley, leaning against the brick wal.] "Sailor Scouts…Tuxedo Mask…I think the Count is going to want to hear about this…"
