Cyber Scouts, Prophecy Saga: part 4
Divided they Fall
By Ryan Edgerton, author of TEAM REVELATION and CARDCAPTORS: the Realm series.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original characters from the Sailor Moon TV show- Serena/Sailor Moon, Amy/Sailor Mercury, Rei(sorry if that's not the correct spelling)/Sailor Mars, Lita/Sailor Mercury, Mina/Sailor Venus, Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Pluto, Molly, Melvin, and anybody else I forgot to mention. The ArchAngel Shiro belongs to Eternal Studios and the ArchAngels: The Saga comics series, as does the demon assassin Phalyn. I'll make a list of the characters I do own at the end of the fic.
Chapter 13- The Story Continues...
The Sailor and Cyber Scouts had set off on perilous journeys all across the globe, headed for some of the most remote and ancient wonders of the world. Valerra, Negaverse master of the powers of illusion and deception, was not about to let them get a single other crystal. Zetax was growing impatient. Seti and her charge of angels had dispersed all across the globe, making certain each of the journeying Scouts was protected. Events were set into place for a deadly confrontation . . .
"Ready?" Amy inquired. She held the edge of their rented boat as it rocked gently with the pattern of the waves. Clad in tight-fitting scuba suits with all the extra gadgets available, she and Michelle were ready to start their quest for a deep-submerged CyberShadow Crystal.
"I was born ready. The ocean's like a second home to me." Michelle stated, joining her at the edge and peering down into the deep, crystal-clear waters that almost seemed to glow as she got near them. Michelle could sense things in the waves that few other people could, mostly because her Scout element was that of the ocean. She placed her hand in the water, and like an old friend it greeted her touch with the gentle lapping of it's waves hitting her hand. She smiled gently. "Were you able to make those modifications on our powers?"
"Luckily, yes." Amy stated, holding her transformation wand ready and handing Michelle hers. "Waterproofed and everything. So long as we hold onto them while we're down there, we should be able to use our powers normally. It'll be interesting, though, to see how our powers operate once we're below the surface."
Michelle nodded, pulled her diving mask over her face, waited as Amy did likewise, and then with a quick nod the two dove below the surface with a set of small splashes.
They swam, aided by their scuba gear, deep towards the bottom. The plan was simple: use Amy's scanner to search for the crystal once they were below. Lush, untold worlds of undersea life, filled with coral of every known kind and fish of hundreds of varieties came up to meet them as they descended deep into the heart of the waters. Amy activated her light-blue visor, computer code flashed over it's surface, and then suddenly a blinking white circle appeared. Amy turned in the direction it indicated, and it centered in her visor. She motioned to Michelle, then the two swam off in the direction of the energy signature Amy had picked up. Hopefully it would be the crystal.
They weren't the only ones after the crystal, though. Just above the surface of the waters nearby, Valerra materialized and floated inches above the water. Her V shaped visor flashed with information as a sudden field of black and red energy surrounded her, then faded into blue as she jumped into the air and dove towards the water. She hit the surface like a bullet, crashing through the thin layers of water with a massive splash.
She pulled herself to a stop somewhere close to ten feet below the surface, her dark blue field still surrounding her and protecting her from the effects of the depths. She switched her visor mode to read off the information her ship's scanners had compiled, and headed straight towards where the crystal lay, leaving a trail of neon blue energy in her wake as she shot effortlessly through the ocean. Nothing would get in her way, and nothing would stop her. Especially not those two dimpy Scouts that were after this crystal. She laughed to herself. With these modifications to her armor, getting that crystal from those two would be like taking candy from a baby...
Michelle felt like she'd come home. The oceans around her teemed with life, and each moment invigorated and amazed her anew. Beautiful coral of many different colors and designs filled the ocean floor not far below where she and Amy swam, creating an amazing maze of nature's artwork through which the ocean's smallest fish and other creatures swam freely, exploring, discovering, experiencing the richness of the ocean's majesty. An angelfish swam past her, brushing her elbow, and somewhere far off she almost thought she though she could hear the songs of humpback whales and the carefree clicks and whistles of dolphins.
Amy too felt a strange harmony with the ocean around her. She knew she could probably name almost every single species in the reefs just from what her textbooks had taught her, but all of that information suddenly seemed to fade away like sand as she looked all around her as she took in this almost unreal world.
Suddenly, Michelle sensed something. Something about the ocean's currents gave her a feeling of impending danger... she'd felt this feeling before, she knew it well. The ocean was, in some way, warning her. She pulled out her transformation wand and motioned to Amy that she do the same. Amy nodded in understanding and the two continued on cautiously.
There was that feeling again, only stronger this time. Suddenly, Amy's scanners went ballistic as a massive energy source registered nearby. Both Scouts immediately went on the alert, their wands ready in their hands. Amy's visor suddenly switched to a grid-line map view of the area around them, tracking the energy source as it got closer and closer to them, traveling at unrealistic speeds through the clear waters.
Just as suddenly as they'd spotted her she was already right on top of them. Valerra wasn't in the kind of mood to draw out this fight, either, and immediately blasted at the two Scouts with beams of energy from her fists. They dodged, Amy using her Mercury Bubbles to propel her out of the way super-fast, and Michelle evaded with a quick maneuver, using the ocean's powers to help her sidestep the blast. Valerra hovered there in the water, daring the Scouts to take their best shot, which they quickly decided to do. Michelle sent up huge aquatic blasts of sparkling blue energy as Amy tag teamed with her own Aqua Illusion attacks. All the attacks were easily deflected away by Valerra's shield, and she laughed at them in evil triumph.
"How pitiful! You Scouts aren't that tough!" She mocked, somehow able to communicate underwater. "Isn't it usually times like this where you brats make a big speech and stuff? Oh, I forgot, you can't talk underwater, can you? This I could get used to."
"Since you're in no position to make a speech, allow me!" Valerra proposed, mimicking Serena's introduction. "I am Valerra, champion of the Negaverse! On behalf of... well... myself, I will wrong rights and triumph easily over puny Sailor Scouts, and that *so* means you two."
Michelle glared at her in silent disgust.
"You don't like it? Well, that's your problem, but not for long. Say 'goodnight', Scouts!"
Hovering right behind the Scouts, Shiro and Namor watched in silent frustration as Valerra blasted at the two Scouts with a wide variety of Nega-energy attacks, sometimes hitting dead-on, causing the two angels to clench their fists and force themselves to look away in utter disbelief that they would simply have to let this happen.
"What's wrong, brothers?" Phalyn mocked, floating just behind Valerra. "Don't you like my little demonstration?"
"Must we simply stand here and do nothing??" Shiro said in a low voice to Namor. "They're helpless against her, and we are doing nothing to stop this!"
"We have our orders, Shiro." Namor stated, glaring at Phalyn. "All we can do is wait."
"Haha! Watching you two helplessly squirm while Valerra crushes those Scouts is so much fun, don't you think?" Phalyn laughed. "We should do this more often."
"Your hour is coming, deceiver. The wrath of our God will come like a reckoning, and you can be sure of that." Namor stated, an angry tone in his voice.
Michelle suddenly got hit with a kick from Valerra and went down. She just couldn't fight anymore, and even if she could what would be the point if she couldn't damage this villain? Her body drifted weightlessly in the waters as Valerra turned her attention to her one remaining victim. Amy, in desperate hope, used a blast of her Ice Bubbles against Valerra, but it was no use. The orbs of ice simply bounced off Valerra's shield like it was rubber, and Amy suddenly realized there had been no way they could have won this fight to begin with. In one swift motion Valerra made the finishing move, a surge of black electricity exploding off her fists and surrounding Amy with no possible hope to dodge it. The water crackled and frizzed around her, and when the energy died out it was clear Valerra had won. Amy's body drifted along silently, limp and unmoving in the costal waters. Valerra chuckled to herself.
"That *was* too easy. Well, Scouts, you win some and you lose some. This time, you lose! Now to find that crystal."
She shot off into the ocean like a torpedo, leaving a trail of blue energy in her wake. The two Scouts drifted aimlessly, almost lifelessly in the waters, their strength drained out of them like blood.
Amy awoke what must have been several hours later. She looked about to find herself, no longer underwater, but instead in a small wooden boat. She looked around and found Michelle laying limply nearby, her scuba mask removed so she could breathe. Amy tried to move, and a sudden wave of pain shot up her body, forcing her to lay down so the pain would go away.
"So, you're awake."
She looked in the direction of the voice to find an old man, a paddle in his hands despite the boat's motor, looking over at her from the front of the boat. He smiled kindly, a warmth to his smile that she couldn't ignore catching her attention.
"Where... where am I?" Amy inquired, this time managing to sit up a little without being overcome by the sharp pain again.
"You're on my boat, little lady. I found you and your friend floating up at the surface a mile or two from here, figured you were divers in trouble, and pulled you aboard. How you feeling?"
"Right now... I'm just glad to be alive."
"You look like you got attacked by a pack of electric eels. What happened to you two?"
"We were... attacked..."
"Maybe you'd better just rest now. You can tell me all about it once we get you two to dry land." Then he mumbled to himself "Stupid motor, always gives out when I need it most."
Amy lay back down, thankful to be alive and thankful for this friendly old man who'd rescued them, and shut her eyes. After a few minutes she began to drift off, recuperative sleep coming to her like a much-needed guardian angel...
"Thank the Holy One; they're alright!" Shiro exclaimed as he and Namor descended upon the boat, landing gently upon it like a pair of feathers. The old man in the front of the boat turned his attention to them, a friendly smile welcoming the two like old friends.
"Well well, now. If it isn't my angel friends! What can I do ya for, gentlemen?"
"You've already done us a very big favor, sir." Namor said kindly, squatting down to check on Amy and Michelle.
"Well, I just do what the good Lord tells me to, that's all." He shrugged. "Hey, you's don't suppose you could do something about this here engine, could'ya? Darn thing breaks down on me constantly."
Namor looked at Shiro, then the two smiled.
"Glad to be of service, sir." Shiro said, touching the non-functional motor. With a sudden flash of light the device roared to life, slowly causing the boat to pick up speed.
"Well, I'll be!" The old man exclaimed, a wide smile on his face. "Ya know, my mechanic could learn a thing or two from you two fellas."
"Any time, sir." Shiro replied politely, then motioned to the two Scouts. "Take good care of them for us, would you sir? The Lord has important plans for them."
"The Lord? By golly, you can bet yer halo I'll watch over em'! Thanks for everything!"
"Same to you!" Namor replied as the two flew off, quickly fading into oblivion. Once they were invisible again, the two came up alongside the boat and floated quietly along with it as it headed towards the mainland. Namor sighed. "It feels good to finally be able to do *something* to help this fight."
"Amen, Namor," Shiro agreed. "Amen."
Chapter 14- Trouble's Horizon
Valerra looked carefully at the glowing grey crystal in her hands as she stood once more in the freakish command room of her own ship, turning the gem over in her hands as she felt it's powers flowing through her. Well, this one alone didn't provide much power, but it was sufficient enough to surprise her as she felt her own powers grow and amplify by her simple act of holding it. She walked over to a nearby control console and put it down, then gazed at the stars all around her, visible through the main view screen that sat as the centerpiece of her command center. Earth spun far below her, it's wispy white clouds and crystalline deep blue oceans making it a true jewel amongst the cosmos.
"Soon enough, it'll all be yours."
She spun to locate the voice and found Phalyn appear from behind a bulkhead. He always did that to her; appearing out from behind objects far too small for him to have hidden behind in the first place. It was almost like those times in cartoons when a person hides behind the skinniest tree around, 'magically' vanishing as they step behind it and doing the same in reverse when they emerge. Phalyn, her liaison of the Negaverse, was truly the only creature who had more illusionary powers than she herself. Sometimes she wondered if he himself wasn't just some kind of complex illusion, or at least deception of some kind.
"But not without a fight." She noted, looking down at the planet.
"Of course. In every dimension across every plane of existence my kind as well as humankind have fought for centuries to control planet earth. Tell me you don't honestly think they'll just surrender to you?"
"Of course not." She returned with a snarl. "Earth, especially this one, has always been a stumbling block for the Negaverse. There's something about this planet that always causes us to lose somehow, even when everything seems to be going our way."
"But not this time..." Phalyn stated. "This time earth is only a few gems away..."
"That's what my sister thought, and you remember what that got her." Valerra retorted. " 'Moon dusted', just like the rest of her empire."
"Beryl was a fool." Phalyn argued. "But you have twice the power she could ever have hoped to have. Nothing can get in your way now, nothing! You remember how easily you 'dusted' those two Scouts at the Barrier Reef; the rest will be no different."
"True... true..." She thought to herself. "And once I get all of the CyberShadow crystal pieces I'll be powerful enough to redeem my last failure against Team Revelation. Not even their V'clorek stone will stand a chance against CyberShadow power!"
"And imagine the power of the two stones combined, not to mention the Silver Crystal will soon also be yours for the taking."
Valerra gave that some thought. She smirked behind her heavy-armor helmet. All three crystals combined would give her immeasurable power. 'I can do a lot of things with immeasurable power...' She thought to herself.
"Well now, you two take care of yourselves!" The old man, by the name of Matthew, said as he waved the two Scouts farewell. "Good luck findin' them crystals!"
"Thanks for everything!" Amy shouted back. Once they were a good distance away, she turned to Michelle. "We were really lucky Matt came across us like that. Otherwise, I don't want to think of what might have happened to us."
"He has a good heart." Michelle pointed out. "But he acts a little strange."
"What do you mean?" Amy inquired.
"Let me put it this way: he talks to 'angels' in his sleep."
Amy sighed, her mind filled with thoughts and emotion.
"Angels, demons, the Negaforce; after everything I've seen as a Scout, almost nothing seems impossible anymore." She stated.
"Maybe, but I don't think it's likely." Michelle elaborated. "I mean, angels and demons fighting over mankind at the same time as we're fighting the Negaverse? It just seems like a little too much to be possible."
Behind them, Shiro and Namor sighed sadly, wishing, longing to be able to shine the light of the truth into the two Scouts' minds.
"If only they knew..." Shiro exclaimed.
"One day, my brother,... one day." Namor replied.
"How goes the fight on our other horizons?" Shiro inquired, trying to take his mind off the Scouts.
"So far things have been quiet, but we expect that Valerra will go after Kevin next."
"That isn't good. If she defeats him, then she'll have two more CyberShadow crystals, and that'll make her all that much more dangerous."
"And you can bet Phalyn and Zetax know that just as well as we do, Shiro." He paused, then stated "For the time being, though, our concern should be getting these two back to Tokyo and then we'll regroup with the others."
"Things don't look good for the Cyber Scouts, Namor." Shiro said, a very concerned look on his face. Namor put his hand on Shiro's shoulder.
"I know, but there's nothing we can do now. Not yet."
"Excuse me, what's the exchange rate for yen?"
The customs officer looked up, then almost fell out of his chair in surprise and utter disbelief. In front of him stood a blue-clad warrior with a sword sheathed over his back and a light blue visor over his eyes. Kevin sighed.
"Y-y-y-y-y..." The man sputtered as Kevin held a handful of yen out to him.
"Sailor Exodus, I know. Say, you think you could do me a favor?"
"S-s-s-s-sure!"
"Could you exchange this money into Canadian for me? Even Cyber Scouts need a place to stay the night."
A few minutes later, Kevin had made his way out of the near-empty customs station and was jumping from rooftop to rooftop in search of a good hotel that wouldn't cost a fortune. Behind him, illuminated by the nightly light show, stood the majestic and powerful Niagra Falls. 'It's useful,' He thought to himself. 'Having global on-the-spot ID as a Scout. Saves time in customs.'
As his shadowed form leapt silently across the night, one of Valerra's Cyborg soldiers watched him from far away. It's powerful mechanical scanners tracked his every movement and fed the information straight into Valerra's ship's computers. Very similar to Azurite and Alexis's Cyborgs, this one's quad plasma cannons and spider-like legs assured it's superiority over Azurite and Alexis's models.
Suddenly, Kevin leapt down off of a building. The monster grunted in frustration. It transmitted this information back to it's main relay.
"Hmmm..." Valerra thought to herself. "No matter. I'll defeat this... 'Sailor Exodus' soon enough."
Her fingers raced over the console in front of her, sending her Cyborg spy it's next set of commands.
Chapter 15- Freedom's Fall
Kevin stepped out into the fresh morning air. Around him, the Canadian city buzzed and bustled with activity, it's focal point being the famous falls that were the city's highlight. He quickly looked around, located the nearest secluded alleyway, and headed for it. It was time for Sailor Exodus to start his search.
Tourists gazed at the falls intently, the splendor and majesty of the natural landmark enrapturing one and all. Some snapped photographs, bought souvenirs, or took the famous boat tour of the astonishing waterfalls. The day was bright, sunny, and humid, a condition that made the vendors and random shops a good deal of money. It seemed like a regular day at Niagra Falls.
Until suddenly the tourists's attention was diverted away from the falls, the vendors froze in sudden surprise, and everybody on the Maid of the Mist suddenly pointed to where two figures were engaged in life-or-death combat atop the Rainbow Bridge, which spanned high above the Niagra river not far away. One of the combatants was a navy-blue clad warrior in high-tech body armor, his sword glowing with a white light. The other was a Cyborg creature not of this earth.
The Cyborg blasted at Kevin with it's quad energy cannons, most of the blasts shooting harmlessly into the river below as Kevin darted and dodged, moving incredibly fast for someone high upon a thin bridge's highest conduits and suspension ropes. Several times he came close to falling off the side, but always managed to rebound or catch himself in some way.
"Ha! Like shooting Scouts in a barrel!" The monster laughed.
"OK, game time's over!" Kevin was getting visibly peeved at the creature. "Exodus Seismic Quake Explode!"
The quake shot up out of the bridge's upper supports, sending the Nega-monster flying off of the bridge and into the water far below. It vanished from view, and a few seconds later a small splash was heard as it's mechanical body hit the river's surface. Kevin wiped the sweat from his brow. That battle proved there must be a crystal here, somewhere.
He suddenly heard clapping behind him, and spun to locate the source.
Valerra, of course.
"Not too shabby, Exo." She mocked, then pointed one finger at him as black electricity sparked on her hand. "Goodbye!"
This time Kevin couldn't dodge fast enough. The beam sent him flying over the edge as Valerra watched and laughed. The air around him seemed to pull him down as he plummeted towards near certain death in the waters below. His body hit the surface and sunk like a stone, water filled his perceived world, and he could almost hear death whispering in his ear as he struggled violently to escape, to breathe, to live.
'No... it can't end like this... no...!'
"And to think Azurite and Alexis were threatened by a little punk like that." Valerra scoffed, then tossed her hair back as a blue energy field once more surrounded her body. "Now to get that crystal in the caves."
She shot towards the falls like a falcon, pierced the river's waters just a few dozen feet away from the falls, and vanished underwater with a sudden splash.
The tourists fell silent. The vendors couldn't believe what they'd seen. For a moment on both sides of the river, all activity seemed to cease as the masses near enough to have seen the battle looked at the river in stunned silence, not wanting to believe what their eyes had seen so clearly. They'd all seen the news about the four mysterious Scouts sighted in Egypt and Mesopotamia, two in each, a mere few days ago. They, in some way or another, understood what had happened.
Or so they thought.
From dead-center in the middle of the river, a sudden bubbling began. Suddenly, it was almost like jets of pressurized air were erupting upwards from the river's bottom as the water churned excitedly in a small circle. The circle grew steadily larger, and suddenly in a massive surge of water the river's surface split in two! The crowds watched, transfixed, and it suddenly became clear what was going on as a wind tunnel from where the circle was tore the water between itself and where Valerra had disappeared into two distinct, powerful walls of solid water.
It had come to Kevin in a shockwave of remembrance. Hydro Force Divide. Now he stood on dry ground at the bottom of the raging Niagra river, a high wall of water on both his right and left, and a clear, dry path ahead of him, leading to an underwater cave that Valerra had vanished through.
"I hope Moses doesn't get jealous when he find out about this." Kevin thought out loud, then took off for the cave as the walls of water quietly closed a few feet behind him.
Valerra's shadowed form floated silently down the tunnels that made up the legendary Cave of the Winds, a place sealed up for more than fifty years by a rockslide. Originally, the cave's entrance had been behind the American side of the falls, but only Valerra's scanners could have located this other, hidden entrance into the ancient caverns berried deep beneath the river's surface. 'No wonder the crystal came here.' She thought to herself. 'Nobody without MY resources could have found their way in here.' Now, all she had to do was grab the crystal in here, then snatch the one Exodus was carrying and she'd have three out of the seven crystals.
Suddenly, up ahead, she saw a familiar sparkle. A sparkle she recognized as that of a CyberShadow crystal.
"Hold it right there, Valerra!" Kevin shouted as he rounded a corner. There was Valerra, a CyberShadow crystal in her left hand and her right hand pointed straight at him. He dodged the bolt of energy she threw at him, but was thrown backwards by a blast of black fire from her V-shaped helmet visor. He hit the wall with a thud, the air getting thrown out of him.
" 'Hold it right there, Valerra!' How many times have I heard that one? You Scouts need to get some new lines." She mocked, then aimed the crystal square at him. "Not that that'll make much difference for you now, Exodus. Send my regards to God."
A overwhelming black brilliance consumed Kevin's world, assaulting him with it's unearthly power.
When a Scout dies or is defeated beyond resistance, a silent call goes out through all the universe. Only other Scouts or those with special powers can hear it. It is not the sound of a death scream, or any of the other sounds so many would acquaint with death. Rather, it is as if a snapshot of that Scouts soul is broadcast to the minds of all who can perceive it.
At that moment, all across planet earth, every Scout of every kind in existence heard the sound of Kevin's soul, his heart's cry echoing silently all across the galaxy in a matter of mere minutes...
In Antarctica, Jason, Mina, and Rei suddenly looked up as the sound hit their minds with such clarity that, for a moment in time, the raging winds of barren snow all around them dropped out of existence. Once it had faded from their minds, Jason suddenly dropped to his knees, fearful and shaken, the hood of his heavy winter coat falling off onto his shoulders. Mina immediately rushed over to him and looked into his face, trying to determine just what had happened while at the same time not wanting to believe what she herself had heard.
"That was Kevin's voice... I know this feeling... what does it mean, Mina?"
She hesitated, glanced at Rei, then kneeled next to Jason with her hand on his shoulder as he began to pray fervently, tears slowly pushing their way out of his eyes and down his cheeks. Even Rei looked sympathetically at Jason. They had all heard the same thing, and they all knew what this feeling meant.
Halfway across the world, Serena and Darien heard the sound as well. For a moment they just stood there, stunned, as tourists walked past them on both sides with no idea of what had occurred. Suddenly snapping out of it, panic stricken, Serena instantly grabbed for her communicator.
It all happened the similarly for Lita and Amara, Amy and Michelle, Tasha and Pluto, even Luna and Artemis. Even Valerra heard it clear as day, and at first it surprised her. Regardless, though, she quickly snatched up the other CyberShadow Crystal and, after a second glance at the limp Kevin she'd blasted up against the cave wall, teleported both herself and the limp body away.
Zetax and Seti were among the few who heard clearest of all. Perhaps, though, that was because the call was a statement they both knew by heart, one that enraged Zetax and put the fear of God into Seti.
"...The Lord will fight for you..."
High atop the city rooftops of Tokyo, a cloaked figure silently listened as he too heard the sound. His piercing white cloak hid his body and cast shadows down his face as it flapped gently in the cold night winds. He listened with an attentive mind, and even after the sound faded he stood there, silent, mysterious. With a slow distortion of reality he phased out of being, vanishing slowly like as if he were a mere illusion. But he was not. Indeed human, the figure's fleeting form suddenly blinked out of existence as a sudden gust of cold wind flapped his hood and cape aside, only a fleeting glimpse of his face visible before he disappeared...
(To be continued... I know, you really hate me this time...)
The characters I own, UPDATED AT LAST:
Jason/Sailor (Cyber) Genesis
Kevin/Sailor (Cyber) Exodus
Zack/Sailor (Cyber) Apocalypse
Azurite, the evil Negalord of the Darkshadow Crystal
Alexis, Negalady of the Darkshadow Crystal
Seti, ArchAngel warrior
Namor, heavenly warrior angel
Mevokra, demonic champ
Zetax, demonic overlord
Valerra, master of evil illusions
Tasha/ Sailor Nebula
That mysterious guy (Sorry, the name's a secret)
Concepts I own:
Imperium Cyber Crystal
Imperium Darkshadow Crystal
CyberShadow crystals
— Exciting, huh? I betcha I know what you're thinking. You're thinking 'I can't wait for the next story so I can find out about that new character!' or maybe 'I know who that is! It's (you fill in the name here)'. Sorry! Either way, you'd be in error. You won't be finding out who the mysterious guy in white is *for real* during this fic series, and he's not any of the characters from any SMoon show or fanfic anywhere. He's not the Spirit, he's not part of the Trinity, and he hasn't made an appearance in any of my fanfics as of this date.(8/23/2000) He may eventually be revealed in one of my future fic serieses, but I won't guarantee that.
At any rate, I bet you'd never think I'd have one of my characters die/lose, did'ya? One thing you should know about me is that I'm full of surprises, and there's a boatload more where that came from! Sorry, no previews, though. You'll just have to wait for the next story! (Now I KNOW you hate me!)
As usual, this is Sailor/Cyber Revelation, signing off!---
Divided they Fall
By Ryan Edgerton, author of TEAM REVELATION and CARDCAPTORS: the Realm series.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the original characters from the Sailor Moon TV show- Serena/Sailor Moon, Amy/Sailor Mercury, Rei(sorry if that's not the correct spelling)/Sailor Mars, Lita/Sailor Mercury, Mina/Sailor Venus, Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Pluto, Molly, Melvin, and anybody else I forgot to mention. The ArchAngel Shiro belongs to Eternal Studios and the ArchAngels: The Saga comics series, as does the demon assassin Phalyn. I'll make a list of the characters I do own at the end of the fic.
Chapter 13- The Story Continues...
The Sailor and Cyber Scouts had set off on perilous journeys all across the globe, headed for some of the most remote and ancient wonders of the world. Valerra, Negaverse master of the powers of illusion and deception, was not about to let them get a single other crystal. Zetax was growing impatient. Seti and her charge of angels had dispersed all across the globe, making certain each of the journeying Scouts was protected. Events were set into place for a deadly confrontation . . .
"Ready?" Amy inquired. She held the edge of their rented boat as it rocked gently with the pattern of the waves. Clad in tight-fitting scuba suits with all the extra gadgets available, she and Michelle were ready to start their quest for a deep-submerged CyberShadow Crystal.
"I was born ready. The ocean's like a second home to me." Michelle stated, joining her at the edge and peering down into the deep, crystal-clear waters that almost seemed to glow as she got near them. Michelle could sense things in the waves that few other people could, mostly because her Scout element was that of the ocean. She placed her hand in the water, and like an old friend it greeted her touch with the gentle lapping of it's waves hitting her hand. She smiled gently. "Were you able to make those modifications on our powers?"
"Luckily, yes." Amy stated, holding her transformation wand ready and handing Michelle hers. "Waterproofed and everything. So long as we hold onto them while we're down there, we should be able to use our powers normally. It'll be interesting, though, to see how our powers operate once we're below the surface."
Michelle nodded, pulled her diving mask over her face, waited as Amy did likewise, and then with a quick nod the two dove below the surface with a set of small splashes.
They swam, aided by their scuba gear, deep towards the bottom. The plan was simple: use Amy's scanner to search for the crystal once they were below. Lush, untold worlds of undersea life, filled with coral of every known kind and fish of hundreds of varieties came up to meet them as they descended deep into the heart of the waters. Amy activated her light-blue visor, computer code flashed over it's surface, and then suddenly a blinking white circle appeared. Amy turned in the direction it indicated, and it centered in her visor. She motioned to Michelle, then the two swam off in the direction of the energy signature Amy had picked up. Hopefully it would be the crystal.
They weren't the only ones after the crystal, though. Just above the surface of the waters nearby, Valerra materialized and floated inches above the water. Her V shaped visor flashed with information as a sudden field of black and red energy surrounded her, then faded into blue as she jumped into the air and dove towards the water. She hit the surface like a bullet, crashing through the thin layers of water with a massive splash.
She pulled herself to a stop somewhere close to ten feet below the surface, her dark blue field still surrounding her and protecting her from the effects of the depths. She switched her visor mode to read off the information her ship's scanners had compiled, and headed straight towards where the crystal lay, leaving a trail of neon blue energy in her wake as she shot effortlessly through the ocean. Nothing would get in her way, and nothing would stop her. Especially not those two dimpy Scouts that were after this crystal. She laughed to herself. With these modifications to her armor, getting that crystal from those two would be like taking candy from a baby...
Michelle felt like she'd come home. The oceans around her teemed with life, and each moment invigorated and amazed her anew. Beautiful coral of many different colors and designs filled the ocean floor not far below where she and Amy swam, creating an amazing maze of nature's artwork through which the ocean's smallest fish and other creatures swam freely, exploring, discovering, experiencing the richness of the ocean's majesty. An angelfish swam past her, brushing her elbow, and somewhere far off she almost thought she though she could hear the songs of humpback whales and the carefree clicks and whistles of dolphins.
Amy too felt a strange harmony with the ocean around her. She knew she could probably name almost every single species in the reefs just from what her textbooks had taught her, but all of that information suddenly seemed to fade away like sand as she looked all around her as she took in this almost unreal world.
Suddenly, Michelle sensed something. Something about the ocean's currents gave her a feeling of impending danger... she'd felt this feeling before, she knew it well. The ocean was, in some way, warning her. She pulled out her transformation wand and motioned to Amy that she do the same. Amy nodded in understanding and the two continued on cautiously.
There was that feeling again, only stronger this time. Suddenly, Amy's scanners went ballistic as a massive energy source registered nearby. Both Scouts immediately went on the alert, their wands ready in their hands. Amy's visor suddenly switched to a grid-line map view of the area around them, tracking the energy source as it got closer and closer to them, traveling at unrealistic speeds through the clear waters.
Just as suddenly as they'd spotted her she was already right on top of them. Valerra wasn't in the kind of mood to draw out this fight, either, and immediately blasted at the two Scouts with beams of energy from her fists. They dodged, Amy using her Mercury Bubbles to propel her out of the way super-fast, and Michelle evaded with a quick maneuver, using the ocean's powers to help her sidestep the blast. Valerra hovered there in the water, daring the Scouts to take their best shot, which they quickly decided to do. Michelle sent up huge aquatic blasts of sparkling blue energy as Amy tag teamed with her own Aqua Illusion attacks. All the attacks were easily deflected away by Valerra's shield, and she laughed at them in evil triumph.
"How pitiful! You Scouts aren't that tough!" She mocked, somehow able to communicate underwater. "Isn't it usually times like this where you brats make a big speech and stuff? Oh, I forgot, you can't talk underwater, can you? This I could get used to."
"Since you're in no position to make a speech, allow me!" Valerra proposed, mimicking Serena's introduction. "I am Valerra, champion of the Negaverse! On behalf of... well... myself, I will wrong rights and triumph easily over puny Sailor Scouts, and that *so* means you two."
Michelle glared at her in silent disgust.
"You don't like it? Well, that's your problem, but not for long. Say 'goodnight', Scouts!"
Hovering right behind the Scouts, Shiro and Namor watched in silent frustration as Valerra blasted at the two Scouts with a wide variety of Nega-energy attacks, sometimes hitting dead-on, causing the two angels to clench their fists and force themselves to look away in utter disbelief that they would simply have to let this happen.
"What's wrong, brothers?" Phalyn mocked, floating just behind Valerra. "Don't you like my little demonstration?"
"Must we simply stand here and do nothing??" Shiro said in a low voice to Namor. "They're helpless against her, and we are doing nothing to stop this!"
"We have our orders, Shiro." Namor stated, glaring at Phalyn. "All we can do is wait."
"Haha! Watching you two helplessly squirm while Valerra crushes those Scouts is so much fun, don't you think?" Phalyn laughed. "We should do this more often."
"Your hour is coming, deceiver. The wrath of our God will come like a reckoning, and you can be sure of that." Namor stated, an angry tone in his voice.
Michelle suddenly got hit with a kick from Valerra and went down. She just couldn't fight anymore, and even if she could what would be the point if she couldn't damage this villain? Her body drifted weightlessly in the waters as Valerra turned her attention to her one remaining victim. Amy, in desperate hope, used a blast of her Ice Bubbles against Valerra, but it was no use. The orbs of ice simply bounced off Valerra's shield like it was rubber, and Amy suddenly realized there had been no way they could have won this fight to begin with. In one swift motion Valerra made the finishing move, a surge of black electricity exploding off her fists and surrounding Amy with no possible hope to dodge it. The water crackled and frizzed around her, and when the energy died out it was clear Valerra had won. Amy's body drifted along silently, limp and unmoving in the costal waters. Valerra chuckled to herself.
"That *was* too easy. Well, Scouts, you win some and you lose some. This time, you lose! Now to find that crystal."
She shot off into the ocean like a torpedo, leaving a trail of blue energy in her wake. The two Scouts drifted aimlessly, almost lifelessly in the waters, their strength drained out of them like blood.
Amy awoke what must have been several hours later. She looked about to find herself, no longer underwater, but instead in a small wooden boat. She looked around and found Michelle laying limply nearby, her scuba mask removed so she could breathe. Amy tried to move, and a sudden wave of pain shot up her body, forcing her to lay down so the pain would go away.
"So, you're awake."
She looked in the direction of the voice to find an old man, a paddle in his hands despite the boat's motor, looking over at her from the front of the boat. He smiled kindly, a warmth to his smile that she couldn't ignore catching her attention.
"Where... where am I?" Amy inquired, this time managing to sit up a little without being overcome by the sharp pain again.
"You're on my boat, little lady. I found you and your friend floating up at the surface a mile or two from here, figured you were divers in trouble, and pulled you aboard. How you feeling?"
"Right now... I'm just glad to be alive."
"You look like you got attacked by a pack of electric eels. What happened to you two?"
"We were... attacked..."
"Maybe you'd better just rest now. You can tell me all about it once we get you two to dry land." Then he mumbled to himself "Stupid motor, always gives out when I need it most."
Amy lay back down, thankful to be alive and thankful for this friendly old man who'd rescued them, and shut her eyes. After a few minutes she began to drift off, recuperative sleep coming to her like a much-needed guardian angel...
"Thank the Holy One; they're alright!" Shiro exclaimed as he and Namor descended upon the boat, landing gently upon it like a pair of feathers. The old man in the front of the boat turned his attention to them, a friendly smile welcoming the two like old friends.
"Well well, now. If it isn't my angel friends! What can I do ya for, gentlemen?"
"You've already done us a very big favor, sir." Namor said kindly, squatting down to check on Amy and Michelle.
"Well, I just do what the good Lord tells me to, that's all." He shrugged. "Hey, you's don't suppose you could do something about this here engine, could'ya? Darn thing breaks down on me constantly."
Namor looked at Shiro, then the two smiled.
"Glad to be of service, sir." Shiro said, touching the non-functional motor. With a sudden flash of light the device roared to life, slowly causing the boat to pick up speed.
"Well, I'll be!" The old man exclaimed, a wide smile on his face. "Ya know, my mechanic could learn a thing or two from you two fellas."
"Any time, sir." Shiro replied politely, then motioned to the two Scouts. "Take good care of them for us, would you sir? The Lord has important plans for them."
"The Lord? By golly, you can bet yer halo I'll watch over em'! Thanks for everything!"
"Same to you!" Namor replied as the two flew off, quickly fading into oblivion. Once they were invisible again, the two came up alongside the boat and floated quietly along with it as it headed towards the mainland. Namor sighed. "It feels good to finally be able to do *something* to help this fight."
"Amen, Namor," Shiro agreed. "Amen."
Chapter 14- Trouble's Horizon
Valerra looked carefully at the glowing grey crystal in her hands as she stood once more in the freakish command room of her own ship, turning the gem over in her hands as she felt it's powers flowing through her. Well, this one alone didn't provide much power, but it was sufficient enough to surprise her as she felt her own powers grow and amplify by her simple act of holding it. She walked over to a nearby control console and put it down, then gazed at the stars all around her, visible through the main view screen that sat as the centerpiece of her command center. Earth spun far below her, it's wispy white clouds and crystalline deep blue oceans making it a true jewel amongst the cosmos.
"Soon enough, it'll all be yours."
She spun to locate the voice and found Phalyn appear from behind a bulkhead. He always did that to her; appearing out from behind objects far too small for him to have hidden behind in the first place. It was almost like those times in cartoons when a person hides behind the skinniest tree around, 'magically' vanishing as they step behind it and doing the same in reverse when they emerge. Phalyn, her liaison of the Negaverse, was truly the only creature who had more illusionary powers than she herself. Sometimes she wondered if he himself wasn't just some kind of complex illusion, or at least deception of some kind.
"But not without a fight." She noted, looking down at the planet.
"Of course. In every dimension across every plane of existence my kind as well as humankind have fought for centuries to control planet earth. Tell me you don't honestly think they'll just surrender to you?"
"Of course not." She returned with a snarl. "Earth, especially this one, has always been a stumbling block for the Negaverse. There's something about this planet that always causes us to lose somehow, even when everything seems to be going our way."
"But not this time..." Phalyn stated. "This time earth is only a few gems away..."
"That's what my sister thought, and you remember what that got her." Valerra retorted. " 'Moon dusted', just like the rest of her empire."
"Beryl was a fool." Phalyn argued. "But you have twice the power she could ever have hoped to have. Nothing can get in your way now, nothing! You remember how easily you 'dusted' those two Scouts at the Barrier Reef; the rest will be no different."
"True... true..." She thought to herself. "And once I get all of the CyberShadow crystal pieces I'll be powerful enough to redeem my last failure against Team Revelation. Not even their V'clorek stone will stand a chance against CyberShadow power!"
"And imagine the power of the two stones combined, not to mention the Silver Crystal will soon also be yours for the taking."
Valerra gave that some thought. She smirked behind her heavy-armor helmet. All three crystals combined would give her immeasurable power. 'I can do a lot of things with immeasurable power...' She thought to herself.
"Well now, you two take care of yourselves!" The old man, by the name of Matthew, said as he waved the two Scouts farewell. "Good luck findin' them crystals!"
"Thanks for everything!" Amy shouted back. Once they were a good distance away, she turned to Michelle. "We were really lucky Matt came across us like that. Otherwise, I don't want to think of what might have happened to us."
"He has a good heart." Michelle pointed out. "But he acts a little strange."
"What do you mean?" Amy inquired.
"Let me put it this way: he talks to 'angels' in his sleep."
Amy sighed, her mind filled with thoughts and emotion.
"Angels, demons, the Negaforce; after everything I've seen as a Scout, almost nothing seems impossible anymore." She stated.
"Maybe, but I don't think it's likely." Michelle elaborated. "I mean, angels and demons fighting over mankind at the same time as we're fighting the Negaverse? It just seems like a little too much to be possible."
Behind them, Shiro and Namor sighed sadly, wishing, longing to be able to shine the light of the truth into the two Scouts' minds.
"If only they knew..." Shiro exclaimed.
"One day, my brother,... one day." Namor replied.
"How goes the fight on our other horizons?" Shiro inquired, trying to take his mind off the Scouts.
"So far things have been quiet, but we expect that Valerra will go after Kevin next."
"That isn't good. If she defeats him, then she'll have two more CyberShadow crystals, and that'll make her all that much more dangerous."
"And you can bet Phalyn and Zetax know that just as well as we do, Shiro." He paused, then stated "For the time being, though, our concern should be getting these two back to Tokyo and then we'll regroup with the others."
"Things don't look good for the Cyber Scouts, Namor." Shiro said, a very concerned look on his face. Namor put his hand on Shiro's shoulder.
"I know, but there's nothing we can do now. Not yet."
"Excuse me, what's the exchange rate for yen?"
The customs officer looked up, then almost fell out of his chair in surprise and utter disbelief. In front of him stood a blue-clad warrior with a sword sheathed over his back and a light blue visor over his eyes. Kevin sighed.
"Y-y-y-y-y..." The man sputtered as Kevin held a handful of yen out to him.
"Sailor Exodus, I know. Say, you think you could do me a favor?"
"S-s-s-s-sure!"
"Could you exchange this money into Canadian for me? Even Cyber Scouts need a place to stay the night."
A few minutes later, Kevin had made his way out of the near-empty customs station and was jumping from rooftop to rooftop in search of a good hotel that wouldn't cost a fortune. Behind him, illuminated by the nightly light show, stood the majestic and powerful Niagra Falls. 'It's useful,' He thought to himself. 'Having global on-the-spot ID as a Scout. Saves time in customs.'
As his shadowed form leapt silently across the night, one of Valerra's Cyborg soldiers watched him from far away. It's powerful mechanical scanners tracked his every movement and fed the information straight into Valerra's ship's computers. Very similar to Azurite and Alexis's Cyborgs, this one's quad plasma cannons and spider-like legs assured it's superiority over Azurite and Alexis's models.
Suddenly, Kevin leapt down off of a building. The monster grunted in frustration. It transmitted this information back to it's main relay.
"Hmmm..." Valerra thought to herself. "No matter. I'll defeat this... 'Sailor Exodus' soon enough."
Her fingers raced over the console in front of her, sending her Cyborg spy it's next set of commands.
Chapter 15- Freedom's Fall
Kevin stepped out into the fresh morning air. Around him, the Canadian city buzzed and bustled with activity, it's focal point being the famous falls that were the city's highlight. He quickly looked around, located the nearest secluded alleyway, and headed for it. It was time for Sailor Exodus to start his search.
Tourists gazed at the falls intently, the splendor and majesty of the natural landmark enrapturing one and all. Some snapped photographs, bought souvenirs, or took the famous boat tour of the astonishing waterfalls. The day was bright, sunny, and humid, a condition that made the vendors and random shops a good deal of money. It seemed like a regular day at Niagra Falls.
Until suddenly the tourists's attention was diverted away from the falls, the vendors froze in sudden surprise, and everybody on the Maid of the Mist suddenly pointed to where two figures were engaged in life-or-death combat atop the Rainbow Bridge, which spanned high above the Niagra river not far away. One of the combatants was a navy-blue clad warrior in high-tech body armor, his sword glowing with a white light. The other was a Cyborg creature not of this earth.
The Cyborg blasted at Kevin with it's quad energy cannons, most of the blasts shooting harmlessly into the river below as Kevin darted and dodged, moving incredibly fast for someone high upon a thin bridge's highest conduits and suspension ropes. Several times he came close to falling off the side, but always managed to rebound or catch himself in some way.
"Ha! Like shooting Scouts in a barrel!" The monster laughed.
"OK, game time's over!" Kevin was getting visibly peeved at the creature. "Exodus Seismic Quake Explode!"
The quake shot up out of the bridge's upper supports, sending the Nega-monster flying off of the bridge and into the water far below. It vanished from view, and a few seconds later a small splash was heard as it's mechanical body hit the river's surface. Kevin wiped the sweat from his brow. That battle proved there must be a crystal here, somewhere.
He suddenly heard clapping behind him, and spun to locate the source.
Valerra, of course.
"Not too shabby, Exo." She mocked, then pointed one finger at him as black electricity sparked on her hand. "Goodbye!"
This time Kevin couldn't dodge fast enough. The beam sent him flying over the edge as Valerra watched and laughed. The air around him seemed to pull him down as he plummeted towards near certain death in the waters below. His body hit the surface and sunk like a stone, water filled his perceived world, and he could almost hear death whispering in his ear as he struggled violently to escape, to breathe, to live.
'No... it can't end like this... no...!'
"And to think Azurite and Alexis were threatened by a little punk like that." Valerra scoffed, then tossed her hair back as a blue energy field once more surrounded her body. "Now to get that crystal in the caves."
She shot towards the falls like a falcon, pierced the river's waters just a few dozen feet away from the falls, and vanished underwater with a sudden splash.
The tourists fell silent. The vendors couldn't believe what they'd seen. For a moment on both sides of the river, all activity seemed to cease as the masses near enough to have seen the battle looked at the river in stunned silence, not wanting to believe what their eyes had seen so clearly. They'd all seen the news about the four mysterious Scouts sighted in Egypt and Mesopotamia, two in each, a mere few days ago. They, in some way or another, understood what had happened.
Or so they thought.
From dead-center in the middle of the river, a sudden bubbling began. Suddenly, it was almost like jets of pressurized air were erupting upwards from the river's bottom as the water churned excitedly in a small circle. The circle grew steadily larger, and suddenly in a massive surge of water the river's surface split in two! The crowds watched, transfixed, and it suddenly became clear what was going on as a wind tunnel from where the circle was tore the water between itself and where Valerra had disappeared into two distinct, powerful walls of solid water.
It had come to Kevin in a shockwave of remembrance. Hydro Force Divide. Now he stood on dry ground at the bottom of the raging Niagra river, a high wall of water on both his right and left, and a clear, dry path ahead of him, leading to an underwater cave that Valerra had vanished through.
"I hope Moses doesn't get jealous when he find out about this." Kevin thought out loud, then took off for the cave as the walls of water quietly closed a few feet behind him.
Valerra's shadowed form floated silently down the tunnels that made up the legendary Cave of the Winds, a place sealed up for more than fifty years by a rockslide. Originally, the cave's entrance had been behind the American side of the falls, but only Valerra's scanners could have located this other, hidden entrance into the ancient caverns berried deep beneath the river's surface. 'No wonder the crystal came here.' She thought to herself. 'Nobody without MY resources could have found their way in here.' Now, all she had to do was grab the crystal in here, then snatch the one Exodus was carrying and she'd have three out of the seven crystals.
Suddenly, up ahead, she saw a familiar sparkle. A sparkle she recognized as that of a CyberShadow crystal.
"Hold it right there, Valerra!" Kevin shouted as he rounded a corner. There was Valerra, a CyberShadow crystal in her left hand and her right hand pointed straight at him. He dodged the bolt of energy she threw at him, but was thrown backwards by a blast of black fire from her V-shaped helmet visor. He hit the wall with a thud, the air getting thrown out of him.
" 'Hold it right there, Valerra!' How many times have I heard that one? You Scouts need to get some new lines." She mocked, then aimed the crystal square at him. "Not that that'll make much difference for you now, Exodus. Send my regards to God."
A overwhelming black brilliance consumed Kevin's world, assaulting him with it's unearthly power.
When a Scout dies or is defeated beyond resistance, a silent call goes out through all the universe. Only other Scouts or those with special powers can hear it. It is not the sound of a death scream, or any of the other sounds so many would acquaint with death. Rather, it is as if a snapshot of that Scouts soul is broadcast to the minds of all who can perceive it.
At that moment, all across planet earth, every Scout of every kind in existence heard the sound of Kevin's soul, his heart's cry echoing silently all across the galaxy in a matter of mere minutes...
In Antarctica, Jason, Mina, and Rei suddenly looked up as the sound hit their minds with such clarity that, for a moment in time, the raging winds of barren snow all around them dropped out of existence. Once it had faded from their minds, Jason suddenly dropped to his knees, fearful and shaken, the hood of his heavy winter coat falling off onto his shoulders. Mina immediately rushed over to him and looked into his face, trying to determine just what had happened while at the same time not wanting to believe what she herself had heard.
"That was Kevin's voice... I know this feeling... what does it mean, Mina?"
She hesitated, glanced at Rei, then kneeled next to Jason with her hand on his shoulder as he began to pray fervently, tears slowly pushing their way out of his eyes and down his cheeks. Even Rei looked sympathetically at Jason. They had all heard the same thing, and they all knew what this feeling meant.
Halfway across the world, Serena and Darien heard the sound as well. For a moment they just stood there, stunned, as tourists walked past them on both sides with no idea of what had occurred. Suddenly snapping out of it, panic stricken, Serena instantly grabbed for her communicator.
It all happened the similarly for Lita and Amara, Amy and Michelle, Tasha and Pluto, even Luna and Artemis. Even Valerra heard it clear as day, and at first it surprised her. Regardless, though, she quickly snatched up the other CyberShadow Crystal and, after a second glance at the limp Kevin she'd blasted up against the cave wall, teleported both herself and the limp body away.
Zetax and Seti were among the few who heard clearest of all. Perhaps, though, that was because the call was a statement they both knew by heart, one that enraged Zetax and put the fear of God into Seti.
"...The Lord will fight for you..."
High atop the city rooftops of Tokyo, a cloaked figure silently listened as he too heard the sound. His piercing white cloak hid his body and cast shadows down his face as it flapped gently in the cold night winds. He listened with an attentive mind, and even after the sound faded he stood there, silent, mysterious. With a slow distortion of reality he phased out of being, vanishing slowly like as if he were a mere illusion. But he was not. Indeed human, the figure's fleeting form suddenly blinked out of existence as a sudden gust of cold wind flapped his hood and cape aside, only a fleeting glimpse of his face visible before he disappeared...
(To be continued... I know, you really hate me this time...)
The characters I own, UPDATED AT LAST:
Jason/Sailor (Cyber) Genesis
Kevin/Sailor (Cyber) Exodus
Zack/Sailor (Cyber) Apocalypse
Azurite, the evil Negalord of the Darkshadow Crystal
Alexis, Negalady of the Darkshadow Crystal
Seti, ArchAngel warrior
Namor, heavenly warrior angel
Mevokra, demonic champ
Zetax, demonic overlord
Valerra, master of evil illusions
Tasha/ Sailor Nebula
That mysterious guy (Sorry, the name's a secret)
Concepts I own:
Imperium Cyber Crystal
Imperium Darkshadow Crystal
CyberShadow crystals
— Exciting, huh? I betcha I know what you're thinking. You're thinking 'I can't wait for the next story so I can find out about that new character!' or maybe 'I know who that is! It's (you fill in the name here)'. Sorry! Either way, you'd be in error. You won't be finding out who the mysterious guy in white is *for real* during this fic series, and he's not any of the characters from any SMoon show or fanfic anywhere. He's not the Spirit, he's not part of the Trinity, and he hasn't made an appearance in any of my fanfics as of this date.(8/23/2000) He may eventually be revealed in one of my future fic serieses, but I won't guarantee that.
At any rate, I bet you'd never think I'd have one of my characters die/lose, did'ya? One thing you should know about me is that I'm full of surprises, and there's a boatload more where that came from! Sorry, no previews, though. You'll just have to wait for the next story! (Now I KNOW you hate me!)
As usual, this is Sailor/Cyber Revelation, signing off!---
