"So, Jadeite is behind this." Haruka and Michiru had just finished telling Serena about their encounter with Jadeite on top of the apartment building. "This could be a real problem." She admitted.
"Why's that? I'll finally get to meet him and pummel him for trying to run you over with planes!" Lita announced with pride.
"It's a problem because none of you have any experience fighting him. Even together we barely managed to defeat Jadeite the first time. Meaning that Rei, Ami, and myself are the only ones-"
"Besides Tuxedo Mask." Ami corrected.
"Right, but we're still the only ones who know how to fight him. The first time I met him he defeated me in less than a minute." Serena sounded sad at the last part of her sentence.
"We weren't nearly as strong back then as we are now." Rei pointed out, with their new powers Jadeite would have much more trouble. Well, that's what she thought.
Haruka beared the bad news, "I don't think projectile attacks will work. He stopped my World Shaking midair and sent it back at us. Although I must say, I'm stronger than I thought I was." She sounded almost pleased at the last part for whatever reason.
"It doesn't matter how strong you are." Luna reminded them, "Teamwork was the only way you defeated him last time and it's the only way you'll defeat him again. Until we know if the Dead Moon Circus is working with him, you must keep your distance at all costs. One wrong move from any one of you could be the end for us all." She instructed her sailors, and it was true, Jadeite was a tough opponent. Not in raw power alone, but his strategy as well.
As they spoke, the spoken of general was changing up his plans. "There could be more, the two I met on the roof were strong but careless. But that doesn't mean all of them are careless." He had come to the conclusion that there could very well be more Sailor Scouts then the original three, which proved to be a problem already. "That knife thrower seemed to want something from me as well. I'll have to keep an eye out for him, even if he was trying to disguise himself as a girl."
Jadeite turned and, using some of the energy he had collected from the two new sailors he encountered, created a monster of mud. Soon enough, it took the form of a human female and bowed to him. "What is your wish, my master?"
"You are to collect energy from the humans, I will appear upon the Sailor Scouts' arrival. Now go, I am sure you can think of a competent way to secure energy." The monster left the lair to begin its mission, and Jadeite chuckled to himself for a short while.
But another group of villains was making their move shortly after his monster in disguise had left. Hawk's Eye, Tiger's Eye, and Fisheye all sat at the bar, looking through Zircron's daily photos. One of them in particular, a young human female by the name of Lita Kino, caught Tiger's Eye's attention. "Well, would you look at her." He whistled.
"So you'll be taking today's assignment? Tiger's Eye?" Fisheye asked his partner, who nodded in reply. "Aww...I was hoping I could go after this guy." He held up a photo of a young man by the name of Darien Shields.
"Well then, maybe another time." Tiger's Eye said to him as he stood up and began to leave the bar. "This time though, i'll be taking the reigns. Who knows, maybe this time the Sailor Scouts will show up instead of that blonde guy." With that, Tiger's Eye walked out of the tent.
"With all this, it should be way easier to make a nice dinner." Lita said as she carried a stack of boxes back to her apartment. She was planning on making a special dinner for her and her friends in honor of their one year together as a team. Through the ups and downs, they had stuck together and won against all. She bumped into someone. "Oh, sorry!"
"No problem." Tiger's Eye had found his objective, with him in disguise she didn't suspect a thing. "Here, let me help you with that." Taking the top half of the boxes, Lita was able to see him.
She was almost distracted by his looks, but quickly got herself back on track. The fact that Jadeite could be in disguise had her on edge more than normal, and she wasn't taking any chances even if she wanted to. "Thanks, just don't get too far behind. Okay?" She teased.
"Of course, where are we going?" He asked.
"Back to my apartment to drop this off, then I'm heading to the park to meet up with some friends. They won't be there for a little while, but I don't want to be late." She replied as they passed a building with a sign saying 'Rag Time' over it's boarded up doors. As Lita passed them, she got an odd feeling deep in her stomach. Something was severely off about this place, she'd have to come back later.
But inside the building, Jadeite had the same odd feeling deep in his stomach. He could sense a powerful source of energy. It was nearby as well, but moving and with another person. "Hah! Couldn't hurt to take a look. It should take a little while for her to get back anyhow." He chuckled before teleporting to the roof of his dark lair. Looking down, he saw two people, a human male and female. "This couldn't be easier." He laughed before vanishing into thin air, he would strike when the time was right.
Tiger's Eye helped Lita bring the boxes into her kitchen as he had agreed to, and pretended to leave as she headed to the park to meet the others. Secretly, he trailed her from a distance. But he was completely unaware that someone else was trailing him.
When she arrived at the park, Lita sat down on a bench and took a deep breath as she took in her surroundings. It wasn't very often she got time to be outdoors at just the right time to relax properly. She knew she was there to meet her friends, but she could enjoy it for the moment. But of course, that's when Tiger's Eye made his move and revealed his presence. "Oh, hi! Thanks again for helping me." Lita was unaware of his true intentions as she stood up to greet him.
"And thank you for making yourself so vulnerable. Now, your dream mirror is mine." He shed his disguise, and began the countdown. "One!" A mirror shaped wall rose from the ground behind her.
"Hey! What do you think your-"
"Two!" Metal bindings restrained her to the wall, and no matter how she struggled she could not break free from them. "Three!" Tiger's Eye finished, and a mirror floated out of her chest. Lita continued to glare at him, if she could reach her transformation rod she might have a chance. Tiger's Eye advanced towards the mirror. "Now then, let's see if our horned friend is hiding in here."
But as he was about to look into her dream, a voice called to him from the right. "That girl's energy is mine!" Lightning struck the ground near his feet, causing him to jump back away from Lita's dream mirror.
"Who are you?" Tiger's Eye demanded as he looked over the man who had stopped him. It was the blonde man who Fisheye had reported as being a problem. He wouldn't make the same mistake his partner did, immediately summoning a Remless by the name of Tenko. She had the appearance of an odd magician girl.
"I am Jadeite, first of the shitennou. Normally i'd destroy you, but I think we can make a deal here." He started, proud as he was. "You leave the girl to me, and I let you live. Simple, right?" He chuckled, infuriating Tiger's Eye.
"So...That's Jadeite..." Lita whispered to herself as Tiger's Eye ordered Tenko to attack. She sent chains from her hair to entangle Jadeite, but he leapt over them. Although the chains had moved faster than he had expected, now he was on alert. Tenko then tried again, but Jadeite was faster to dodge than before, allowing him to get up close and punch Tenko in the gut.
"Is that the best you can do?" He freely taunted them, Tiger's Eye had the answer to that. He attacked with his whip, but missed as Jadeite stepped to the side. "Not bad, you almost had me." He laughed at them again.
"How about this?" Tenko threw a large bomb at Jadeite. But as Tiger's Eye expected, the general caught it with his telekinesis. That's what he wanted.
The bomb exploded, sending him through the air and onto the ground. Tiger's Eye attacked with the whip again now that his foe was down, but Jadeite rolled out of the way just in time. But not unscathed as the whip lashed some of his left arm. "Not too bad." He said as he stood up from the attack. Apart from the lashing and a few scuff marks he was unharmed, the bomb had been too far away to do any real damage of its own. He formed balls of energy in his hands, firing them at the Remless and bringing her down. He hadn't come close to killing her, but she was out like a rock.
"Why you little..." Tiger's Eye attacked again, but this time Jadeite did not dodge. Instead he caught the whip with his hand, and used his dark powers to send electricity through his opponent's body. As soon as he stopped, Tiger's Eye fled the scene, knowing that on his own he was outmatched. Jadeite was a powerful opponent, he would need a full-on team to take him down.
"Now that that's out of the way, I can get what I came for." He approached the restrained Lita, she continued to struggle against the bindings. "Don't bother. You'll just exhaust yourself even faster." He held out his hand, and began to harvest her energy. It was a strong energy, and he identified the emotion it carried as 'determination'.
Lita found herself becoming weaker and weaker, she could no longer try to escape. Jadeite was draining her energy much faster than he normally was. The weaker the energy, the faster it could be harvested. The stronger the energy, the longer it took to be collected. That was how it had always worked.
"Hold it right there, Jadeite!" He stopped gathering energy and turned to see who had spoke, and was not to surprised upon seeing them.
"How nice to see you again, Sailor Moon." He noticed the other two behind her. "You as well, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars." But there was one he did not recognize. She looked like a pink haired, miniature Sailor Moon. "Well then, who's this?"
The little pink-haired girl introduced herself, almost like Sailor Moon herself would. "I am Sailor Chibi Moon! And on behalf of the future moon," She pointed at Jadeite, "I shall punish you!"
He laughed at the child's performance, was this supposed to be a joke? If so, then it did rather nicely. "Do you have any idea who I am, Sailor Chibi Moon? I am Jadeite! The first of the mighty shitennou!"
Chibi Moon didn't look very impressed. "Yeah, well how's this?" She pulled out a rod of sorts, and began to twirl. "Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" Out shot the hearts of energy, and Jadeite was ready to dodge them. But he didn't have to, the attack lost power, and fell short by nearly two feet. He began to laugh. "Hey! Hold on, okay just stay still!" She began to inch her way forwards, trying to keep as far away as possible as she kept the attack going. But this only made him laugh more. Eventually, when Chibi Moon's attack was almost in range, he stopped laughing then took a few steps back. "Hey! I said stay still!"
"It doesn't matter who you are." Jadeite said, ignoring her earlier statement. "You are a Sailor Scout, and I will destroy you!" He shot a bolt of lightning from his hand, and Chibi Moon took the hit in the chest. She collapsed into unconsciousness.
"Rini!" Sailor Moon knelt by her fallen friend. Checking for a pulse, she was relieved to find one. Luckily for them, Jadeite didn't know how much stronger they had gotten.
Mars stepped towards him. "Jadeite! You'll pay for that!"
Mercury followed her example. She attacked, "Mercury Bubbles Blast!" The fog surrounded Jadeite, preventing him from seeing a thing.
He wasn't going to be fooled twice. Leaping into the air he floated above the fog. "Where'd you go!?" He challenged the sailors hidden within. But he got his answer.
"Burning Mandala!" Rings of fire came at him with impressive speed. Being shocked at this new attack, he did not dodge. The rings burned him bad, bringing him down to the ground.
"What was that? None of them have ever done such things." He got to his feet, trembling from the pain of a direct hit. The attack was fire based, so he could safely assume it came from Sailor Mars.
"It's over, Jadeite! Moon Spiral-" Sailor Moon began to twirl, but Jadeite cut her off with a series of small energy balls. They didn't do any damage, but were distracting enough to the point Jadeite was able to escape.
After arriving back at his lair, Jadeite was furious. "So, there are six Sailor Scouts now. Not only that, but they have more attacks as well." He began to heal himself using the energy his monster had collected throughout the day. "If this keeps up, then I won't be able to defeat them. If i'm going to get my way, then i'll need something much more powerful than energy." He began to make his next plan. "I will need what Queen Beryl tried to hard to get, the Imperium Silver Crystal. Fortunately, I know just where it is. In Sailor Moon's compact." He laughed like the maniac he was. Thanks to his ability to sense energy, he was able to sense the crystal in Sailor Moon's brooch. The only hard part would be getting it.
Luckily for him, he had a plan for that too.
