Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or Ronin Warriors.
Note: This is to replace the old chapter 3. This story is an edit of the previous version and when I rewrote it I ACCIDENTLY kept chapter three of the first story! I have lost that story, unfortunatly (along with a whole bunch of others) but I remember vaguly what I wrote. So I hope this version makes more sense! It looks like it's longer than I expected, so I will cut this chapter in half.
New Friends and New Enemies
Chapter 3
Mia Remembers
With the ronins gone, Mia searched and researched her data for information on the sailor scouts. She didn't find anything in her grandfather's old files or books. It was driving her crazy because she knew that she had heard something about the sailor scouts somewhere, from someone. Yuli went to her room to talk to her about the ronins and gasped when he saw her sitting on her bed with books everywhere.
"Wow, Mia," he said, "what happened here?"
"I'm looking for something," Mia answered. "I know that I've heard something about the sailor scouts but I can't figure out where."
"Your grandfather told you nothing about them?"
Mia shook her head. "No, and neither did any of my college professors. I would've had notes from the lectures."
Yuli shrugged. "Maybe it was someone you went to school with. Do you have pictures of them?"
"Yes, I do," said Mia, getting off her bed and removing the books. She placed them back onto the bookshelf and withdrew a photo album. She and Yuli sat on her bed to thumb through the album. She smiled and paused to tell Yuli a few stories from her college days. Then she gasped when she found a picture of herself with an arm around another girl. The girl was a little shorter than she was, with chin length white-blond hair and deep blue eyes. They both had a milkshake in their hand.
"Constance," Mia whispered. "I...I remember."
Mia closed her eyes and her mind traveled back to the day she heard about the sailor soldiers.
Flashback
School was over and students headed home to party or relax. Mia removed her keys from her pocket and on her way to her car; she heard a girl's angry voice.
"Oh I don't believe it!" the girl shouted. "How am I supposed to get home?"
Mia looked at the girl. It was Constance. Constance was bending over her bike, her light blond hair covered by a blue helmet. Mia walked over to her.
"Constance, what's wrong?" Mia asked.
"Oh, I've got a flat wheel," Constance said, pointing at the rear wheel of her bicycle. Constance fumed examined the damage. "I'll have to replace it. Not good enough to ride home on."
"Hey, why don't I just give you a ride?" Mia said. "You can put your bike in the back of my jeep."
"Wow, really?" Constance asked.
"Sure," said Mia.
"Thanks, Mia."
Constance pushed her bicycle to Mia's jeep and Mia opened the back for her. Together, the girls lifted the bicycle into the back and Mia shut it. They piled in the front and they drove out of the university parking lot.
"I really appreciate this Mia."
"Not a problem."
"I owe you a milkshake," said Constance.
Mia laughed. "Make it blueberry."
"You got it."
The girls shared a laugh and Constance caught a glimpse of the full moon. "Wow, the moon kingdom is so bright tonight!"
"Moon Kingdom?" Mia asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh, that's a legend my grandmother used to tell me," Constance said, looking back at Mia. "There was a kingdom on the moon a thousand years ago. A queen ruled there with her daughter and they had many parties. It was a very beautiful and peaceful place...until..."
"Until what?" Mia asked, stopping at a red light. She turned to look at Constance.
"The war," Constance said, "the Negaverse attacked the moon in order to control the universe. It was a hard battle. Even the Sailor Scouts weren't a match for them, and they've got to be the most powerful soldiers that were on the moon at that time. A lot of people died, including the Moon Princess. The Queen of the Moon used a crystal to trap the Negaverse and send the children of the moon to Earth."
The light turned green and Mia put her foot on the accelerator. "Interesting legend."
"Only, I think it's more than a legend," Constance said. "I think it's real. I believe all legends have some truth behind it—like the legend of the five powerful armors."
"I like to think so too," said Mia.
Constance laughed. "Hey, maybe we should search the earth for these armors and when we're done, let's go to the moon and look for artifacts of the Moon Kingdom!"
"Sounds like a plan," Mia said with a nod. She glanced at Constance, who was gazing at the moon again. For a split second, Constance's jeans and jacket were replaced with a fancy midnight blue gown. Mia turned her eyes back onto the road and concentrated on her driving. They talked a some about school and exams on the way to Constance's home. When they got there, Mia got out of her jeep to help Constance take the bicycle out. She waved goodbye to Constance and got back into her car. As Mia drove away, she thought about what Constance said about the Moon Kingdom. Could it really be true?
End flashback
Mia smiled, looking down at the picture in her album. The picture was to commemorate Constance buying her a milkshake for the ride. Mia laughed.
"I asked Constance to tell me more about the Moon Kingdom," said Mia, "but she wasn't too sure on the details herself."
"You think we'll see the sailor scouts again?"
"I hope so," Mia answered. "We know nothing about Beryl. We'll need the sailor scouts' help if we are to bring her down too."
--
Cye traveled to the Waters of Naruto and jumped into to the water. He swam around, not sure what exactly he should be doing. Sailor Mercury was on the bridge, watching him swim with her visor and computer.
"He should be careful not to swim into the whirlpool," she said to herself. "It could be dangerous."
There was a blinking dot on the side of her visor, indicating that an enemy was nearby. She saw Sehkmet with Siren and Red Torrent standing on a rock, overlooking the scene.
"They're after him!" Sailor Mercury said and she concealed her mini computer before diving into the water. Though she was a good swimmer, she was not strong enough to fight against the current. She was pulled into the whirlpool. The current pulled by Cye and he caught her by the arm before past him.
'What is she doing here?' he thought. 'I got to get her to the surface.'
The moment they were out of the whirlpool, Cye swam to the surface. Sailor Mercury coughed, trying to speak.
"I've come to warn you!" she gasped. "It's an ambush!"
She pointed to the air, indicating the dynasty soldiers. The soldiers chucked their spears at Sailor Mercury and Cye, forcing them to submerge. Being under water, unable to communicate, fighting was difficult. All Mercury could do was swim out of the way while Cye fought of the soldiers. Then Cye summoned the power of his armor.
"Armor of Torrent...Tao Shin!"
After Cye fought more of the soldiers, he grabbed Mercury by the waist and jumped out of the water.
"There are more," Mercury said, " someone in armor like yours, and someone in red and green armor. He was with a negaverse monster."
"That sounds like Sekhmet," Cye said. They landed on an airboat, to see Red Torrent sitting across from them. He laughed. "I see our rage is on an even keel, Torrent."
"Your wearing my armor!" Cye cried.
"Wrong, Ronin. There here can only be one armor of theTorrent," said Red Torrent. "You are the fake."
"No way!" shouted Cye. "I am the real Cye of the Torrent. You are the imposter."
All the while as Cye and Red Torrent were arguing, Sailor Mercury was analyzing Red Torrent. She gasped. "The armor is fueled with poison!"
"Poison?" mumbled Cye.
"I do not wish to waste my breath with talk!" Red Torrent came after him with his spear. Cye put his arm around Sailor Mercury and they jumped into the ocean. Red Torrent landed in after them.
"You cannot escape, Torrent," said Red Torrent. "My armor is at its best in the water."
"I know, my armor is too," said Cye. He noticed fish dying and floating to the top. "Poison!" he shielded his face and when he noticed Sailor Mercury passing out, he had no choice but to escape the water.
"Are you all right?" he asked once they were on the land.
"I think so," she said. "I didn't get too much poison inside me. But you should go back…your armor needs the water to take that guy down!"
"No," said Cye. "He'll still pollute the sea. I've got no choice but to fight him here."
Red Torrent jumped out of the water. "You are a disgrace, Torrent. Your armor is strong but you are unable to focus. That makes you weak."
"You've got a lot of nerve calling yourself Torrent," said Cye, rising to his feet. "When you're the one pouting the water, mate!"
"Silence!"
Sailor Mercury got out of the way again, allowing Cye room to battle Torrent. "Oh, what can I do?"
"Nothing, Sailor Mercury!" hissed Siren, stepping onto the sand. "All you can do is stand by helplessly as Red Torrent destroys Cye of the Torrent...and as I destroy you!"
She lunged at Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mercury jumped to the side. Sailor Mercury tried to think of something to do. As she backed up, she felt the hard armored back of Cye. An idea came to her.
"Cye, water powers your armor," she said, "and since you cannot fight him in the ocean without the red torrent polluting it, perhaps I can bring the water to you."
"I'm listening," said Cye.
"I have power of water," said Sailor Mercury. "It's not very strong…I can make a fog and make things freeze, but it might give you some advantage to the red torrent."
"Let's try it," said Cye.
"Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Sailor Mercury shouted, making a dense fog around the area, disorienting Siren and Red Torrent. Siren wandered somewhere between Red Torrend and Cye.
"Whatever you are planning," said Siren. "It won't work!"
Sailor Mercury held her arms in front of her, close to Cye. "Mercury Ice Bubbles Freeze!"
Ice formed onto Cye's armor, but instead of freezing him to the point where he couldn't move, his armor absorbed the water like a sponge. 'It's working,' thought Cye. 'She is giving my armor more power.'
"Now aim your attack a little to your left," said Sailor Mercury. "That's where the Negaverse monster is."
Cye held his spear in front of him, just as Red Torrent did the same.
"SUPER WAVE SMASHER!" they said in unison.
Siren saw a great gush of water heading toward her. She turned around, only to face another. Caught between the two wave smashers, Siren was destroyed. The two attacks died down, along with the fog.
"Well, that takes care of her," said Sailor Mercury. "Now we've got to deal with this guy."
Red Torrent did another Wave Smasher, giving Cye only a split second to react. It over powered him, knocking him down flat. His spear was only a foot away from him. He struggled to reach it. Sailor Mercury was unconscious and unable to give Cye the energy he needed. Before Cye could get to his spear, Red Torrent came to him and began whacking him with his weapon.
'This is bad,' thought Cye.
Cye saw The Ancient speak to him. "Torrent, your armor originly came from the body of Talpa. Look for the peace in this battle and ignore the turmoil and strength of your foe."
Cye allowed himself to think of nothing, allowing the stream to carry him along like he did in the Waters of Naruto. He didn't try to fight back. He cleared his mind, allowing his armor to speak to him.
"You appear to have lost your will to fight, Ronin," said Red Torent. "Is it because you know you can't win?" he jumped back. "Then I'll do you a favor and get rid of you for good! Super Wave Smasher!"
The wave hit Cye. He stood up and allowed the wave to go through him and then he countered attack. He destroyed Red Torrent and the red poisonous gas from Red Torrent's armor began to escape. Unfortunately, the poison moved and hit Cye, weakening him. Cye shouted and fell to his knees.
"I've beaten you," laughed Sekhmet, finally showing himself.
"Sekhmet," muttered Cye. "Sailor Mercury told me you where here…"
Cye grunted and passed out on the shore, dead marine animals being washed up on the shore from Sekhmet's venom.
Sekhmet picked up Cye and Sailor Mercury and he went to the Dynasty gate. He presented his "gifts" to Talpa and Queen Beryl.
"I was able to bring Sailro Mercury and Cye of the Torrent," Sekhmet said. "But we have lost Red Torrent an Siren."
"It is no matter," said Queen Beryl. "We must be willing to sacrifice some of our own to get what we want. Besides…Siren is not the only Doom and Gloom Girl."
"Take them away," Talpa ordered Sekhmet. "But put them in separate dungeons."
"Yes, master," said Sekhmet, leaving with his "tokens."
--
"Kale," said Talpa.
Kale stepped forward. "Yes, master?"
"I want you to go after Sage of the Halo," said Talpa. "And bring him to me."
"Elektra, accompany Kale," said Queen Beryl. " It is possible that another sailor soldier will be with him."
Elektra had long wavy brown hair that came to her waist. Her bikini was dark blue and her skin gray blue. She nodded at Queen Beryl.
"Consider it done, Queen Beryl," said Elektra and she turned to her new partner. "I look forward to seeing your plan, Kale."
"Ah, you will not be disappointed," Kale said with a smile. "I have just the trap for Sage."
TO BE CONTINUED
