Seven-The Enemy Strikes
Celia sighed, rubbing her mother's back softly."Cheer up, you only have another month or so left of this."
Phoenyx threw up again,groaning miserably. Her belly now had a gentle protrusion, as she was just barely showing.
"I'm calling the doctor."Said Ikuko decisively."Maybe he'll give you some Zofran. Its not good for my daughter to be so sick. Plus its bad for my granddaughter."
Celia cast Phoenyx a furtive look, both of them struggling hard not to laugh.
Ikuko called the doctors office and jabbered for about a minute before hanging up.
"Phoenyx! Come on sweetheart, he wrote you a presciption! Lets head to the pharmacy!"
"Yeah, I'll be there, Sere. I'm on my way." The girl ended the communicator call and left the house, but not before taking one of the dissolvable Zofran tablets.
She walked slowly, talking to her stomach."You left back for Crystal Tokyo today with Rini. I hope you're safe in the future. You told me I could still transform into a Sailor Scout. For some reason, you said, it won't affect the pregnancy and for that time you won't even be in me; you'll be in some sort of otherspace."
That was a tremendous relief to Phoenyx, who had wanted to help her friends but didn't want to risk hurting Celia.
The girl took the long way through the park, her blue eyes distant as she hummed.
And then she heard the screams.
Phoenyx took off toward the noise, compact in hand. She skidded to a stop behind a tree and examined the situation.
A man with cold black eyes stood in the center of the park. Benevolent auras of blue gravitated towards him as he attacked the people and took their life force greedily. Everything about him was black, dark, twisted.
"Stardust Crystal Power!" Called Phoenyx, feeling the transformation whisk her away. She felt the weight of Celia dissapear warmly, as though she had been taken by her grandmother for safekeeping until the battle was over.
Power whispered through Phoenyx's veins, and a confident grin wiped out all traces of worry that had been there. She looked every inch the warrior she was, and she knew it.
"Stop that now, you Negafiend!"
The man looked up at her, the upside down cresent moon on his forehead pulsing black.
"Are you the one I'm looking for?" He asked emotionlessly.
"I am the Guardian of the heavens!"The Soldier proclaimed." A warrior risen from the ashes of her kingdom,a fighter of love and light, my name is Sailor Celestia and you will burn!"
"Ah, so you are Neo-Queen Lunette."The man said with satisfaction. He released the victims and stepped towards her."I see." He said softly."Power is strong in you. No wonder I was to take care of you first."
Phoenyx stared at him mercilessly, her blue eyes frosted over with contempt.
"Are you ready to die?"He asked her softly, smiling as though this was a child's game.
"The question you should ask is if you're ready to die." Said a voice behind Phoenyx, and Sailor Midnight stepped out of the shadows. Her ebony and scarlet senshi fuku made the girl appear both alluring and deadly.
"Not today."The man said softly, almost pondering the question."Goodbye, Lunette. I fear this will be the last time we see face to face."
Sailor Midnight threw one of the two sai she had and it made a deep gash on the man's face. It would have killed him, had the coward not twisted away and vanished.
Phoenyx waited until she was sure he was gone and then allowed the tranformation to fade, her blue eyes still angry. She put her hands over her swelled stomach protectively."Thank you, Sailor Midnight."
"Its my job to protect all the princesses."replied Star, her red eyes warm with affection for her friend."I'm heading home now. Will you be safe?"
"I believe so." Phoenyx answered."I was just going to meet Serena and the girls at the arcade."
The two parted ways, Star's mind still uneasy about the conflict minutes before. Or so she thought.
"You guys, Phoenyx hasn't shown up yet." Said Lita worriedly."I'm going to go look for her."
"We'll all go." Decided Serena quickly.
Just then, two boys headed into the arcade.
"I can't believe we actually saw something like that."Said one boy."My mom will freak. Think that chick will survive?"
"Hope so." The other replied."She might have been pregnant, but she was /hot/."
"Where did this happen?"Serena demanded.
"Two blocks south."Said one of the boys, looking slightly nervous.
The girls set off at a dead run, hearts pounding.
They arrived just as Phoenyx was being loaded into the ambulance. There was blood streaking the pavement everywhere.
"I'm coming with." Serena yelled, clambering into the ambulance."I'm her twin."
When the other girls insisted on coming with her, the EMTs didn't protest.
It was that bad.
