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Chapter Three
Usagi had managed to hide her bruises fairly easily as she walked to school at a slow pace. Minako would wait for her at the school gates so they could be late together. She smiled at the thought. Aino Minako had quickly become her best friend, along with Osaka Naru.
'I couldn't do any of this without her' Usagi thought, wiping her noise. Even that simple action made her wince in a little pain. The weather was amiable, sunny but not too hot, there was a breeze in the air that made everything pleasant. She had hoped maybe she and Minako could go for an ice cream after school before heading to the Crown Arcade.
'Then I get to see Motoki for a little while' Usagi thought, blushing a little at the idea. He was such a nice guy that she just couldn't help but have a crush on him. But it wasn't the type of crush that made her jealous whenever she saw Reika there, no, it was just an admiration maybe. Lost in thought, Usagi didn't notice a young girl with short blue hair and blue eyes wait for her at the end of the road.
"Tsukino-san, are you well?" Usagi blinked a few times before she smiled at the person who had asked such a caring question.
"I am fine Mizuno-san, please call me Usagi, we're in the same class" Usagi said brightly making Ami blush before she quickly nodded.
"You're running a little late?" Usagi asked in a surprised tone. Ami was always at school early but today she was arriving the same time as Usagi. As the girls walked in sync with each other, Ami shrugged her shoulders casually.
"I just wanted to walk with my mother to the hospital where she works this morning. It's my dream to become a doctor one day" Ami admitted. Usagi nodded; a little bewildered that Ami would reveal something so personal.
"But my dream won't come true if those two horrible women are still around….did you see the battle yesterday?" Ami asked.
"Yeah I did" Usagi said, not sure what else she could say. Ami had this intense look in her eyes.
"I felt so bad for them. They shouldn't be having to fight like that, all alone. Then I started to analyse them, those Youma had weak points I am sure but Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus couldn't see it or didn't have the technology to find it. Look at me…I am being strange again" Ami said giggling nervously. Usagi smiled back, keeping her thoughts close to her heart.
'Why would she think like that?' Usagi wondered as they approached the school gates. Minako was a little startled to see Ami but soon smiled brightly.
"Well, at least Ms Haruna can yell at all of us together!" Minako said, winking at Usagi and Ami. It was then Ami became nervous.
A new boy was introduced to the class. His name was Ito Riku. He had shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes. He bowed before the class before sitting down at the back, slouching and looking like he didn't care. Minako narrowed her eyes at him. Usagi, noticing the look turned back to the teacher. Minako had a bad feeling about this new boy and Usagi was sure Minako would tell her later on. What Usagi didn't realise was Riku was staring at her, his eyes burning a hole through her head. He was analysing her, appraising her and deciding she was interesting, recorded in his mind to watch her. His mission was simple; find the civilian forms of Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus. He would then either kill them or bring them to Queen Beryl. Smirking at Minako, he also recorded her into memory. Then his eyes landed on Ami with interest.
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Minako waited until Riku left the classroom before walking straight to Usagi's desk.
"He's Nega scum! I can feel it" Minako said, her blue eyes blazing. Usagi had more of a fearful look as she stood up with her bag.
"But what is he doing here? And how do you know he is from Queen Beryl?" Usagi asked. Minako flicked her hair as she swung her rucksack over her shoulders.
"They have a different aura. Beryl's ones feel…powerful but Nehellenia's ones feel darker, more sinister. I am sure you have felt it too" Minako said as she turned her back and lead the way out with Usagi.
"What can we do? We can't confront him…We must think about everyone else. He must be here for something" Usagi questioned.
"Yeah, for us probably" Minako said as they approached their hated Maths' class.
"They want to know who we are really, our energy must be powerful enough in our civilian forms for them to come to our school. Minako-chan, we're putting innocent people in danger" Usagi said, her eyes widening in fear even though her words sounded more grown-up and stronger than she felt or looked. Minako simply nodded, stopping Usagi by the classroom door.
"We'll get Luna and Artemis to watch him but it means for now we must be careful, really careful not to give ourselves away" Minako said seriously. It was Usagi's turn to nod before both girls finally walked into the classroom in time to hear the teach introduce a new student, Kino Makoto.
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"I heard she beat up all the students in her school, and when there was no-one else to beat up, she turned on the teachers. They sent her here to save them" A boy whispered, making the group that was listening to him gasp and stare at the seemingly oblivious Kino Makoto.
"She's so tall, no boy will like that" a horrible girl said before snickering.
"Look at the size of her, surely that is not normal. Are there giants in her family?" another boy whispered.
"She got kicked out of her last school, our school is her last chance" a young blonde haired girl said. Usagi noticed that Kino Makoto could hear them and it was only the sudden movement of her bottom lip that told Usagi all she needed to know. Standing up suddenly, everyone turned towards her as she glared at them, then bell rang. None of them knew why Usagi had acted like that so they just ignored her and continued their gossip as they walked out of the classroom. Kino Makoto packed her bags, slowly, sighing to herself.
"Is that a Moshi?" Usagi asked. Makoto stiffened before looking at Usagi. She was going to snap but then she remembered she was the girl who glared at those who had been talking about her. She then noticed Usagi's eyes were wide and there was a little drool on the side of her mouth. Makoto couldn't help but giggle.
"I felt I needed a desert today, Ya know" Makoto said "Aren't you scared of me?" Makoto asked, her bright green eyes darkening a bit.
"No, should I be?" Usagi asked, still staring at the Moshi. Usagi had no idea what effects her words had on Makoto. She had expected the whole school to stay out of her way, but here was this dainty female looking ready to grab her dessert any minute and she was not in the least bit scared.
"Usagi-chan! Leave her Moshi alone!" Minako scolded before she too stared at the desert "You do have a lot more than one" Minako said. Now Makoto burst out laughing.
"Actually, I have four, take one, we can sneak it in before our next class" Makoto said cheerily, feeling things weren't going to be as bad as she thought.
Throughout the day Minako tried to keep an eye on Riku. He often seemed to just disappear. There were times when she left Usagi with Ami and Naru to follow Riku who was always alone. But every time he turned a corner, he would disappear.
'Must be going to a different dimension, maybe the Negaverse' Minako thought as she would head back to where she left Usagi last. She had to tell Luna and Artemis, this was serious. What if he launched an attack at the school? How would they protect the students? They needed to step up their search for the other Senshi now, regardless if she truly felt bad about it.
'Don't they have a right to live normal lives? Like you wished you could' that treacherous thought would enter into her mind, making her feel sad. Yes, she did wish she could go back to a normal life sometimes but then she would wonder, when all the battles were done, wouldn't it be cool to still be Sailor Venus and be a normal girl? Her mind would then turn to Usagi. She knew Usagi was struggling but she put up a good fight.
'I swear Usagi-chan, we'll get to be normal girls after we find the Princess and the Silver Crystal' Minako promised herself as she plastered on a smile when she found Usagi speaking with Ami, Naru and now Makoto.
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Aggravated beyond anything, Beryl kept taping her sharp nails on her crystal ball, her red eyes focused on the figure of Riku who now transformed, his hair longer this time and dressed all in black. His eyes were emotionless, cold. Queen Meteria had found him, apparently, he had been one of the many soldiers who had been brainwashed during the Silver Millennium. He had a mean streak in him, she knew that and she had seen first hand his work on his victims.
"Whats news do you have for me Gaius?" Beryl snapped. Gaius bowed solemnly.
"I believe these Sailor Senshi attend Juuban High School. I am certain I have found one of them, but I need more time" Gaius stated. Beryl straightened up more, looking alert.
"Good, take the time needed, Arron and Althea are monitoring Nehellenia's movements and Violet will strike again soon to drain more energy" Beryl informed Gaius. He nodded but said nothing. Once dismissed, Beryl gave a big sigh. She had desperately wanted to find her Shitennou but it seemed Queen Serenity had placed a special seal on them, knowing what Beryl had done to them and how loyal their hearts were to their Prince.
"Damn that Moon witch! I'll kill your daughter and rip the Silver Crystal from her cold corpse!" Beryl shouted out in anger, a red mist descending upon her as the ever-present shadowy crowd eased back.
She wanted to find Prince Endymion, not just because she wanted him for herself, but also to protect him. The Golden Crystal of Earth was precious, not even she attempted to go after it. But now there was a real danger and even though she was after the Silver Crystal, she felt the need to protect the Golden Crystal. Only she could truly protect it now. Prince Endymion and his Generals hadn't shown themselves yet so they probably had no idea what was going on. She heard the footsteps of someone in heels. It could only be Violet and sure enough, when Beryl raised her eyes upwards in a sinister way, there was Violet. Violet had long dark purple hair and blue eyes dressed in a black tank top and black leggings with high heeled boots. She had a crystal chain around her hips and long droopy crystal earrings. She bowed before her Queen.
"I have set up another site to harvest energy my Queen, at your request I can start it" Violet said in an almost childish voice. Violet had before been one of the Priestesses of Earth, one in training. She was so easy to corrupt when Beryl had approached her, there had always been a darkness in Violet, it just needed bringing out.
"Get on with it then and if Sailor Moon shows up again, bring her to me" Beryl ordered. Violet nodded and then disappeared. Beryl knew Sailor Moon was the key to finding the Silver Crystal. There had not been a Sailor Moon when she had brought destruction to the Moon. She damn well checked all the Senshi, including the ones Queen Meteria mentioned. Oh, she knew there was more out there. Her goal was to get what she wanted before they had the chance to awaken.
'Damn Senshi' Beryl thought for a moment, she used the word 'damn' a lot, maybe she needed to find another word. Her crystal ball showed her where Violet was headed. It was the a shopping mall and a very busy one. Beryl smirked at it. If Violet was successful in at least taking energy, then they should acquire a large amount. Now, she had to return to what she was doing. She needed to contact Arron and Althea to see if they knew anything more on Nehellenia.
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Setsuna had found Haruka and Michiru walking down a busy street in Rappongi. What they were doing there she had no idea, but she had monitored them all day. Watching what they were up to.
'They seem to have pretty normal lives…memories are returning albeit slowly, I must do something to make it happen faster' Setsuna thought. She had located Hotaru with her father who sadly had neglected her a little. He was continuously busy with his research burying himself in it to try and make himself forget the tragedy that had beset his family.
'I will bring her in first this time, remove her from her current school and move her to Juuban to be close to the rest. The same must occur with Uranus and Neptune if they are to awaken…now, how to go about this' Setsuna narrowed her eyes in concentration, ignoring people who looked at her curiously. Suddenly, her eyes brightened. Oh, she had an idea but it would involve being smart and using her powers to get her into places. Making the girls on paper switch schools should be a peace of cake, right?
Deciding upon her plan, she decided to go and check on Usagi and Minako. Lately they had been more secretive, watching a particular character. She had her suspicions too on this Riku and she only needed to go to her position to find out for certain.
'I must locate Nehellenia's guards. Zirconia will be a problem' Setsuna thought. Oh, she knew Zirconia who had a thing for Prince Endymion much like Beryl. Zirconia had been there with Nehelennia all those years ago. She had been jealous, angry and conniving. She would attack the Princess the moment she got a chance and Nehelennia knew Endymion would be the prize Zirconia oh so wanted.
'Over my dead body' Setsuna angrily thought. She would find a way with dealing with Zirconia and she would make sure it was painful. As things stood, everything was up in the air. She didn't know what this worlds future was but if it were to have one, Princess Serenity would need to step up earlier than anticipated.
'I am so sorry Princess…your mother never intended this for you' Setsuna sighed sadly. She had wanted the princess to live a normal life, to choose what she wanted to do, with or without Endymion. Setsuna narrowed her eyes again. Prince Endymion and his Generals, they were even more of a danger to the future, the future she had so wished for. She was unsure she would forgive him after going back to her post to see what had happened so far in this timeline.
'Silly bastard' Setsuna nearly mouthed out, lost in her own thoughts. Her position was a lonely one but with Princess Serenity, she had hopes that maybe, just maybe, she could change all that and bring them all together. Now it was uncertain.
She found Usagi and Minako not in their civilian forms, but as Senshi. Taking the opportunity, Setsuna transformed into Sailor Pluto and followed them. Although she stood at a door most of her time, she was still a warrior and therefore she was able to run just as fast as the two senshi ahead of her, although Venus was by far the most athletic.
'Uranus would catch her I think' Pluto mindlessly thought as she scaled a building and reached the top. Now at the top, by the edge, Pluto watched Venus and Usagi who were directly below her. Their masses of pale blonde and golden blonde hair illuminated against the darkening skies swaying carelessly against the soft breeze.
'What are they looking at?' Pluto wondered. She clenched her fists and her feet wanted to move ahead of her, against her will. But her judgement rendered her where she was, waiting.
Venus eye's narrowed upon a woman with long brown hair and brown eyes. She held a staff in her hand and was dressed in a tight forest green gown with splits either side of her legs, up to her thighs. Standing in front of her was a wolf like Youma on all fours.
"One of Nehellenia's people" Venus informed Sailor Moon "Artemis, you have their location?" Venus asked, placing a hand over her ear piece. She nodded in the affirmative before winking at Sailor Moon.
"Let's gate-crash shall we?" Venus said in a mischievous tone. Sailor Moon nodded, albeit more nervously, her smile not full. They both jumped down from a smaller building, but their presence didn't startle the woman.
"Hello Ariana, nice to see you again" Venus said getting into a fighting stance. Ariana smirked before sending the wolf away through a dark portal.
"Venus, Moon Brat" Ariana said making Sailor Moon feel a vein pop on the side of her head.
"Shall we begin this dance again?" Ariana added before shooting a dark energy blast at the girls. They dodged it but soon another one came, and then another one. Venus shot out her crescent beam attack forcing Ariana to block with her staff. Pluto watched from above, gripping her own staff. Her eyes on were on Sailor Moon who although dodged the attacks was only just about doing it. Ariana was quick and she had gotten more powerful from when they last met.
'Guess it's time to introduce myself then' Pluto smiled to herself as she was about to jump only to be attacked from behind.
Hi Guys,
I was meant to update in the middle of the week but just didn't get the chance, really sorry about that. Hopefully you guys like this chapter as we get to meet Ami and Makoto :-)
Thank you for the reviews and to those following this story - I hope my OC characters are OK - I didn't want the Shitennou to be evil in this one as I am developing their stories as normal citizens and loyal guardians to Endymion.
Working on the next chapter and will update soon.
