Sailor Moon: Redemption

BY Dragonfang33

Chapter VI

Enter Sailor Mercury

Location: Anakin and Luna's Apartment

Anakin tossed and turned, messing up the covers. It was clear that he was having a very bad nightmare, a nightmare that had repeated itself countless times since his revival.

"Dream Sequence Begin"

Anakin raced down the dark corridor, his blue lightsaber humming. Anakin could feel his heart racing, as he marched through the muck, and grime. Suddenly he heard a sound that had played itself over and over again in his mind, the roar of a Tusken Raider.

With rage burning in his eyes, Anakin brought his lightsaber around for the kill, but instead of striking a Sand Person, he found himself face to face with Padme.

"Anakin" the phantom said.

"Padme" Anakin said in disbelief, as he raced to embrace his wife, only to find that she had faded. As grief filled Anakin's tortured heart, he heard a familiar, and sinister laugh.

"Palpatine" Anakin shouted, as he once again readied himself for an attack, only this time he crossed blades with none other the Darth Vader.

"Stay back" Anakin shouted, as he stumbled and fell"I want nothing more to do with you."

"How can you not want anything more to do with yourself," Vader replied.

"You're not me" Anakin shouted, as he staggered back to his feet"you died that day on the Second Death Star."

"It is you who are mistaken Anakin" a familiar voice said from behind, a man clad in armor similar to Vader's only white, and with a scarf around his face emerged from a blinding white light, with Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Padme at his side.

"Who are you" Anakin demanded. The figure removed his scarf, and for the first time Anakin cought a glimps of the man's face, it was his own.

"I'm known as the White Knight" the man said"I'm what you once were during the Silver Millenium, and who you could have become had things been different."

"Enough of this" Anakin shouted, as he walked away.

"He speaks the truth Anakin" Obi-Wan said"He is you, what you can become if you only accept him." Obi-Wan pointed to Vader.

"Redemption" Qui-Gon added"Is only a part of your quest, Palpatine will stop at nothing to win you back, even if it means destroying this planet. Defeat Queen Beryl and you'll have redeemed yourself, confront Palpatine and the darkness that gathers." Anakin cut him off.

"All I want is to be left in peace" Anakin said, as he began sobbing"I'm so sorry for all that I've done." Padme walked up to him.

"What you did" Padme said"you did under Palpatine's influence, you have every right to be angry with yourself, but I fear that Palpatine has won over another to his side." Anakin looked at her in fear.

"No" Anakin said.

"It is true" The White Knight said"only by uniting the Scouts, and with Vader, will you be able to triumph over Palpatine and the Darkness."

"End Dream Sequence"

Anakin sat bolt upright in the bed, his mind racing, as he tried to piece together the dream.

Location: Anakin and Luna's Apartment

"You seem troubled" Luna said

"Long night" Anakin replied, as he grabbed his equipment.

"By the way" Luna said"Central Control asked you to check this girl out." Luna produced a small picture from the air.

"Very well" Anakin replied"Like I've got nothing better to do."

Location: Jubban Junior High

Anakin had managed to land a job at the Junior High as an assistent Metal Shop Teacher, primarily because of his talent for building and repairing items. But to the students he taught, he seemed to be on a whole nother playing field.

Class had ended for the day, when Anakin noticed the girl from the picture. She was short, about 5'2" with short blue hair, blue eyes, and a sad frown to her face.

"Luna must be crazy" Anakin said to himself, as he approached her, suddenly Anakin felt a tremor in the Force, but not one of evil.

"Odd" Anakin said to himself"I've never sensed that before. Both Light and Dark."

"Excuse me" the girl said, Anakin turned to face her, not knowing he'd spoken out loud,

"What did you just say"

"Nothing" Anakin replied, waving his hand, and unleashing his Jedi Mind Trick.

"Okay" the girl said"Hay aren't you Mr. Skywalker, from Metal Shop"

"Yes" Anakin replied"But school's over, so you can call me Anakin."

"I'm Amy Anderson" Amy replied"and I'm wonder where you got the ideas for you shop projects, not even the Defense Ministry could thing up the stuff you're having us do."

"Trade secret Miss Anderson" Anakin replied"I think you'd better run along, or you'll be late for your computer class." Amy didn't stop to ask how Anakin knew about her class, all that mattered was she was running late. As she raced past Anakin, she dropped a small red disk.

"Hay" Anakin shouted, but it was no use, Amy vanished. Anakin turned to the disk lying on the floor. As he reached for it, he could sense the presence of the Dark Side.

"Maybe Luna was right" Anakin said"But I didn't sense any evil emanating from the girl." Picking the disk up, Anakin raced to find Luna.

Location: Negaverse Palace

"You'll be pleased to know my Queen" Jedite said"That my plan for gathering more Force Energy is going accordingly."

"It better produce better results then your last few attempts." Beryl said"So how does it work"

"We'll be using something the Humans call a Computer" Jedite replied"We'll turn their own device against them."

"Sounds promising" Beryl replied"Very well." Jedite bowed, and faded.

"You're overconfidence will be the death of you Beryl" Palpatine said, entering the room.

"Silence old man" Beryl shouted"When I want your advice I'll ask for it." Palpatine bowed, and faded back into the shadows.

"I don't turst him" Beryl said to herself"He knows more about the Force then any of us, and he's training that Darth Tyrus on top of it. For his sake he better not be up to something."

Location: Computer School

"You're sure this is were Amy is" Anakin asked

"Indeed" Luna replied"This is what the address on the disk said, and I still think we should check it out, instead of following your hunches all the time."

"Trust me" Anakin said"Amy is not working for either Palpatine or the Negaverse, but someone in that school is." Anakin pushed open the door and was soon overcome by a massive Dark Side presence.

"Anakin" Luna shouted"you okay"

"Yeah" Anakin replied"Someone in there's been draining the Force from the people, and the building. Come on." The two warriors raced into the building, and quickly made their way up the stairs, toward a small class room on the second floor. With all his might, Anakin kicked the door in. Revealing a room full of half dead zombies.

"May I help you Mr. Skywalker" Amy said, standing up"Is their an emergency tell me"

"None of your concern" Anakin said, drawing his lightsaber.

"I think you know what to do" Luna said, from behind the door.

"DARK ACCESS." Anakin shouted, as once again his armor connected to his body, and his lightsaber turned blood red. In the space of a few seconds, Darth Vader stood where Anakin Skywalker once was.

"Uh" Amy said in shock"Darth Vader" Suddenly Amy was grabbed from behind. A young woman, with thick glasses and brown hair appeared behind her.

"What's the problem" the woman asked, as she transformed into a massive 7 foot red demon, known as Garoben"Can't you see we're trying to conduct a class here." Vader didn't say anything, as he held his hand up, and through the power of the Force pushed Garoben against a wall.

"Impressive" Garoben said, coldly"just like Jedite said."

"And who's Jedite" Vader roared, as he probed the vampire's mind.

"So" Vader said, laughing sinisterly"This Jedite is one of Four Generals of the Negaverse, maybe they'll provide more of a challenge then you wimps." Vader charged toward Garoben, his lightsaber, coming within an hair of hitting Amy, as he took off her arm, freeing Amy from Garoben's grasp.

"Run" Vader shouted, before he noticed a small mark on Amy's head"LUNA, I think we've got a Sailor Scout." Luna looked at Amy's head and recognized the mark.

"Mercury" Luna said"So Anakin was right, she's not from the Negaverse she's one of us." Luna immediately leapt into the air, and produced a small blue pen.

"AMY" Luna shouted"Take this." She rolled the pen to Amy"Hold it up and Shout Mercury Power." Garoben had managed to break Vader's hold over her, and sent the Dark Lord across the room, before turning to Amy.

"Surrender your Force Energy to the Nega Force" Garoben's wounded arm, immediately lengthened into an axe. Amy stood her ground, and with a look of anger to her face, held the blue stick up.

"MERCURY POWER" Amy shouted, as she underwent a transformation similar to Anakin's. By the time it ended, Sailor Mercury stood where Amy Anderson once was. Sailor Mercury was clad in a sailor suit, with a blue mini skirt, and blue knee high boots. Garoben was about to bring her axe down, when she was suddenly struck by a computer, and then another. Garoben looked over, to see Vader standing up, with a large number of computers hovering in the air, and one by one being hurled at her.

"Use your Mercury Bubbles" Luna shouted"while she's distracted."

"MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST" Mercury shouted, as a small blue sphere of energy formed in her hands and in an instant had become a thick fog.

"What" Garoben said"it's freezing."

"Vader" Mercury said"use your sword to finish her off." Vader didn't reply, instead he leapt through the fog, and before Garoben could block, jammed his lightsaber through her gut, killing the creature instantly, and releasing the captive Force Energy.

"Rule number one Amy" Vader said, kicking the body"NO ONE ORDERS ME AROUND." Once again Vader went through the process of de summoning his armor. Sailor Mercury gazed at her glove hand, unsure at what just happened.

"Sailor Mercury" Luna said"You were wonderful, welcome to the Sailor Scouts."

"Uh hum" Anakin said"I'm not a Sailor Scout, I'm a Jedi." Amy and Luna couldn't help but laugh.

"Knock it off" Anakin said as he pushed his way out of the building"I think we'd best go." he turned to face Amy"We apologize for thinking you were with the enemy, but heed my warning, your planet powers are insignificant next to the power of the Force."

"You'll have to excuse Anakin" Luna said"That's his way of saying welcome aboard."

Stay tuned for Chapter VII: Temple of Cheery Hill