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"Come on, Lita," Mina exclaimed as she pulled on her friend's sleeve.
"Yeah Lita, you promised," Serena added, almost whiney. "We are supposed to go to the Crown's Arcade and meet Raye and Amy. How will we do that if you stay cooped up in your house, waiting for the phone to wring?!"
Lita grimaced. "I'm coming. You guys just need more patience. Psha." Lita stalked out the door with a slight smile on her face and her friends followed.
They arrived at the Crown Arcade and Serena immediately ordered a huge pizza, a double ice cream sundae and a large soda.
"Serena, you're such a pig," Raye said.
"Your sooooooooo mean Raye," Serena cried. "I'm hungry. Lita took forever to leave her house."
"I didn't take that long," Lita said defensively. "I was just getting ready."
Mina and Amy started laughing. "You guys should see yourselves," Mina said when she caught her breath. She turned to the waitress. "I think I'll just have a large vanilla shake."
"Me too, but make mine a mint shake," Lita added.
"I'll just take a sprite." Raye sighed. The waitress left to get their orders and Raye turned to Lita. "Lita, I need the 411 on Adymn."
Lita laughed and told her in as much detail as possible about Adymn, their dates and even their first kiss. Raye listened enthralled and Serena and Mina listened intently as well, though they had heard this about a million times. Lita finished her detailed description of last night's date.
"I can't believe he lied to you at first," Raye said surprised.
"At least he was truthful afterwards," Mina said defensively.
"Yeah, and he made up for lying anyway," Serena added.
"It seems like there is something he's not saying," Amy said. Four pairs of eyes blinked at her in shock and Amy flushed. "I don't know it just seems like that." And she left it at that. The girls were going to argue, but Luna cut them off as she jumped onto their table out from nowhere. "There's trouble, girls. Quickly, transform and go." The Scouts nodded and bolted out the Crown's Arcade, following Luna. They stopped at the worst sight they could imagine. A mass load of people were heaped on the ground, eyes glossy and—literally—a pile of trash stood in the center of them, harvesting their energy joyfully.
"Oh no you don't," Serena muttered. They took out their brooches and transformed. "Mars Sniper Attack!" Mars whispered. The firebird hit the mound and it flew backwards. The Scouts stood out in the open. "How dare you steal those innocent people's energy!" Sailor Moon cried. "We stand for love! And we stand for justice! I'm Sailor Moon!" "I'm Sailor Mercury!" "I'm Sailor Mars!" "I'm Sailor Venus!" "I'm Sailor Jupiter!" "And in the name of the moon, we shall punish you!"
"Ha ha ha! I've heard about you suckers! You're going down! Trash ATTACK!" Trashcans flew from all directions and hit the Sailor Scouts, knocking them off their feet. The shock would make anyone's head spin. Venus stood up. "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" Her power hit the trash and it stopped attacking.
"Aqua Rhapsody!" Mercury cried, hitting the Monster Trash with musical blue energy.
"Sailor Moon, now!" Mars said.
"Right!" Sailor Moon stood up. "Moon Spiral Heart Attack!" Life left the trash as Sailor Moon's powerful attack swept over it. "Phew, we're finished."
"Not so fast, Sailor Moon," a voice said from afar. "You keep messing with my plans." The man stepped into view. He had dark stormy eyes, a face curled into one of frustration and contorted in rage, spiky sandy hair and stood taller than Jupiter. He wore something that looked a lot like underarmor. There was something about his voice that sounded familiar, but Jupiter couldn't pinpoint it. "My turn." He there was a flash of lightning and it hit the Scouts with an impact that sent them flying. Flash after flash, he hit the Scouts unrelenting. Mars stood up wobbly and charged him, but he just brushed her aside with a sweep of his hand and she hit the pavement with an audible crack.
"No!" Mercury exclaimed. "Shine Aqua Illu—" She was cut off as lightning hit her in her unprotected chest, making her fly backward.
"Stop!" Jupiter cried. "Jupiter Supreme Thun—" She too was cut off as the same attack hit her in the stomach, causing her to crash into a car.
He turned his attention to Venus and Sailor Moon, hammering them with lighting unmercifully. Jupiter forced herself up again. Mercury did the same. Mars was out cold. "Shine Aqua Illusion," Mercury murmured and hit their attacker. Viciously, he hit Mercury with lightning that caused her to collapse.
"STOP!!" Jupiter yelled, with tears streaming down her face as she jumped in front of the oncoming bolt. He paused as if shocked. "Please stop! Leave them alone. They're my family." He looked at her. "They're my family! Take me instead. Don't hurt them anymore!" He raised his arm again. "NO! Thunder is my power and lightning is also. Please! We have done nothing to harm you. We are protectors of Earth. I am the protector of my friends. Leave them alone." She looked at him pleadingly. "Please. I do not want to hurt you." He lowered his arm. "I have no one else except from them. My parents died when I was younger. They've been with me all the way." He took a staggered step back. "Please don't hurt them anymore."
"Lita?"
Now she knew where she had heard his voice before. "Adymn. Please." She detransformed to show him it was really her. "Please Adymn. Don't hurt them anymore. They're all I have for a family. They're my sisters." Adymn looked at her horrified. "Why, Adymn? Why them? Why us? Why me? Why?" Lita felt tears burn their way down her cheek as she felt her heart starting to give way into a million pieces. Adymn took another staggered step backward. "Adymn?" She stared at him, everything written plainly on her face. Lita felt herself slide to the ground, but she was numb inside. "Adymn?"
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