DISCLAIMER: I don't own Sailor Moon. If I would…
NOTE: K… The 2nd chapter of my first story here… Don't be very mad, but there's not much action in this one. It's mainly dialogs, but… I promise the 3rd chapter will make up for this. PLEASE read and PLEASE review.. Cuz I'll have to stop writing if I won't get reviews. :)
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Setsuna just woke up from the trance. She looked around. The Sailor was sitting on the floor in an old room. The walls were hidden behind dirty purple drapes, hanging from the ceiling. In each corner of the room there stood an old little table. All four of them were identical. On every table there was an opened green glass bottle. It seemed, that the strange blue fog cloaking the room was coming from those bottles. There were many little lights in the fog. The trance took a part of Setsuna's memory away, so she thought that those lights were some sort of spirits, calling to Sailor Pluto. However, she was wrong. When Setsuna looked closely, she saw that those lights were nothing but the peacefully glowing ritual candles. And then she remembered…
When Setsuna left Hotaru at the restaurant, she wondered the empty streets for the whole night. Setsuna was thinking about what's happening to Hotaru. And the more she thought about it, the more certain she became that it is very dangerous. Just after the dawn Sailor Pluto came to a decision – she decided to ignore all the rules and restrictions, but help her friend, help Hotaru fight the battle within her. Setsuna found an old empty house in the outskirts of the city. The house looked creepy, and if that wasn't enough to scare away any unwanted visitors, Setsuna let out a rumor, that it is haunted. She needed that building for her uses. Five days Setsuna hided in that house, trying to figure out, what can she do. A few times she went to the city to visit the library. The librarian was a close friend to Setsuna, so she helped the Sailor find the books she needed – old books, forgotten books, hidden books, books that contained forbidden secrets. Finally, Setsuna got those books and returned to the old house. She dedicated the last of the five preparation's days to study the information those old books contained. When the sixth day came, she knew everything she needed to help Hotaru. But before that, she needed to find out where Hotaru is. Willing to do that, Setsuna found an empty room in that big house and prepared it for the ritual, she was going to perform. And then Sailor Pluto began the spell. She went into a trance…
Setsuna raised from the ground and left the room. She went to the kitchen and started making her tea.
"I can't find her." Setsuna thought. "I was so close to her… And then she disappeared. She disappeared into something overshadowing what's left of her presence. Something made of deep deep darkness. How, for God's sake, can I help her if she's vanished from the face of the world?!"
The Sailor put some tea leaves into the cup and filled it with the boiling water. Setsuna put the tea cup on a big, long table and sat down on a chair next to it.
"I can't alert the girls… This has to stay a secret. But then how… There is no other way. I'll have to search for her "manually". Though, because of that overshadowing thing, I feel it's gonna be very dangerous."
Setsuna finished her tea and went outside. She called upon the Senshi powers and went to the city.
-Won't the other Senshi be looking for you?- asked the Dark Spirit.
-Only Sailor Pluto. She wouldn't dare to tell the others. She thinks it must stay a secret.- answered a girl from the shadows.
That girl was Hotaru. Her empty eyes was looking at the dark figure but didn't see anything. It looked like she's been hypnotised.
-Very well, then.- the Destroyer of Worlds nodded.- I am familiar with that Sailor Pluto. There is not much she can do to me. What I am afraid of, is that she wouldn't call Sailor Mercury. Nevermind… You see, girl, this world is like something I've never seen before… I can't unleash my destructive power here. I need to find out why… And I need to learn how to break those seals. separating me from my power. And you will help me.
-Anything you say, Master.- Hotaru said.
-Good…- the Spirit laughed.- Everything's going according to plan…
Sailor Pluto has found the last place, where Hotaru has been before she disappeared. Setsuna traced her friend's trail from the restauraunt, which lead her to a bench in the park. The Sailor became suspicious when she saw a mark on the cement in front of the bench, left from something similar to a small explosion. Setsuna didn't know yet, but in the center of that burned spot a few days ago stood the Dark Spirit. She was inspecting the black spot when she heard a monstrous scream. Sailor Pluto quickly looked to the sky and saw two strange flying creatures getting closer every second. And they didn't look friendly…
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So, did you like it? It was pretty long, but I've tried to get the best of it. Read and Review please :).