Sailor Moon DMR: Dead Moon's Reign

Chapter 6: Silver Lining- Sailor Silver Hawk Arrives


"Your fiance ?"

But before Hane could even comment on that, he came up jogging down the path they had traveled. Fujimoto Ryuu was somewhat tall, around five eight in height, with a lean and toned body hidden beneath a simple dark blue suite with a black long tie tucked into the jacket. His hair was a dark oak brown that had been slicked back with gel giving a good look at his face with his hawkish nose and upturned thin lips. His eyebrows were average, though Elation was struck by the piercing gaze of gold, reminding her more of an eagle from back home that she had seen pictures off.

Still, the man was easily ten years older than Hane and then some. The imperfections of age were etched into the worry lines around his mouth and the laughing lines in the corner of his eyes but that didn't make him seem any less impressive.

"Kita-sama." Ryuu breathes for a moment before walking purposefully towards them. "You're a very hard person to track down."

"For a reason." Hane said tersely, "But you don't seem to get the message."

Ryuu frowns but shook his head, "Kita-sama, just think of what we could do together. You sharp wit, my connections and influence-"

"How many times do I have to tell you?" Hane stood glaring at him. "I don't want you or that life! I don't want it. Why don't you just go find someone else?"

In that moment, Elation's vision blurs for a moment and another hazy image overlapped Ryuu's body. It was that of a young man about Ryuu's body typ, but she couldn't make out the eyes or any other detail. In her mind she heard words similar to Hane's echoing the same choices.

"I don't want you or that life! Just go away!"

Like the wind, it was gone as soon as it came leaving the dark girl to wonder just what happened and where did it come from. She had no idea who that person was or who spoke those words. It left her feeling edgy but she kept it to herself. Instead she rose from her seat and stood next to Hane glancing at her for a moment then back at Ryuu.

"You heard her." Elation said in Japanese, which seemed to surprise him just a little. She wondered if he thought she didn't know the language or something. Well, she wasn't going to bother correcting him or anything like that. "Why don't you just leave and let her live her own life?"

"You stay out of this, gaijin." Even the way he said it was as rude as he seemed to be, "Children shouldn't get in an adult conversation."

Hane looked even angrier, "Don't speak to her that way. She's my friend for one, and for another she's right. I left home because I didn't want that future. I gave up everything to be free of that. What right do you have to come and drag me back?"

Before he could answer, something rustled in the trees near by causing Elation to glance over to see what it was. The movement was so quick, Elation wouldn't have been sure it occurred if she hadn't seen the creature stop in front of them. It was another one. Another Strange Person stood between them and Ryuu.
"What is that?" Ryuu backs away eyes widen at the sight of the bizarrely dressed woman.

It was a strange mix of a knife juggler and a nurse, which was the best way Elation could describe her. The short blue-green nurse outfit with matching spiked heels and nurse cap, but the middle section of the outfit was bare creating a two piece of the outfit. The hair was up in a high ponytail that had a frizzy look to it and she had deep green skin tone.

"Turn away human." She says, "Leave them now."

It took a moment for Elation to realize, the strange woman was there to protect them. How bizarre was that? Yet remember her early battle with Shun, she wondered at it and what the implications were. Why call her mistress? What was the significance of the mirrors? Why were some compatible then others? She had a feeling that the queen knew but wasn't about to tell her.

She didn't have much of a chance to puzzle over it more as Ryuu's shouts interrupted her thoughts. He decided, it would seem, to play the hero and attacked the strange woman who artfully dodged each of his punches and kicks. Hane herself was pretty surprised at the turn of events herself. Just where did that..uh..woman come from and what was her aim here?

"How do we get them to stop?" She mutters outloud, "Ryuu's an idiot but he's being made a total fool now."

"I have no idea." Elation answers and winces when the man's face came in contact with the ground when he missed trying a flying punch or something. "Ouch.. though someone should tell him this is not a shounen manga."

Hane ran her hand down her face and sighs, "And my parents wanted me to marry him."

"How annoying," The Nurse said to him, "and noisy, I know just what can shut you up. One!"

That caught both the women's attention though they were really puzzled as to what that strange woman was doing. Though when she hit three and took his mirror- a dark green color- was when Elation started to object.

Too bad it wasn't in time for the Nurse to even pause as a fiery arrow flew and struck her hands sending the mirror off clattering to the ground.

"Who did that?" Nurse yells holding her hand, "Come out here!"

"Gladly!" The red sailor senshi along with two others stepped onto the scene, "I'm Sailor Mars!"


"The visions, they keep telling me that something really horrible will happen soon." Rei told Setsuna earlier that day. The raven haired priestess decided to consult the Guardian of Time and had been mildly surprised to see Hotaru also along with her. Together, the three women had gone to the park since it was a nice day and not any were out at this time of day. " I wanted to know if you could shade even a the tiniest of light on the situation."

Hotaru sips quietly on her juice glancing ahead. She had aged up to thirteen now and her rapid growth had stopped following the defeat of Chaos at the Galaxy Cauldron. Though she wasn't as solemn and shy as she used to be, the young girl preferred silence for the majority of the time until she felt the need to speak. Her violet eyes trailed from the taller women to the tree lines ahead trying to shake off a feeling that Rei was voicing. She hopes that Setsuna would tell the senshi of Mars something comforting so she could feel at ease as well.

"I do not know, Rei." Setsuna said walking along side her. Her knee length black boots clicked on the concrete path they were on. She adjusted her off shouldered white long sleeve shirt a bit so it wouldn't ride up as much over the red pattern skirt. Setsuna idly thought she should've gone with that pretty yellow dress she had but turns her mind back on the issue again. It was worrying, she knew, because she could have never predicted this or even thought it would've occurred. Then hearing about that Sailor Senshi that didn't even exist in most time lines she had been able to peek at. "I really don't." She repeats shaking her head, "It's new and I haven't been able to get a clear feeling as to what is 'right' anymore."

"What do you mean?" Rei stops, turning slightly towards her. She had worn a lavender dress over her white short sleeve shirt and simple white sandals that matched her small purse. She frowns at the taller woman not quite sure what she meant on that. "That you can tell what's 'right' and 'wrong'?"

Setsuna met her gaze for a moment before tucking a dark green strand behind her ear, "The future we've seen, I can somewhat tell what events might lead to it, just not the outcome."

Hotaru had stopped not too far away from them, pondering the situation. The wind was picking up a bit, causing her pale blue sailor skirt to wave a bit. She shivers, in spite of the warmth the sun gave, as if something was not quite right. Behind her, Rei and Setsuna both stop talking and the three stood still as if waiting for a sign. They didn't have to wait for too long as they heard the sound of a man's scream not too far off the path. Looking between each other they nod before taking off in that direction. Once they were clear of people, they transformed into their alter egos.

"Another one." Mars nearly hissed and summons her powers, "Well it won't get his dream!" She let loose the fiery arrow and it flew searing the air to the hands of the youma burning it and causing it to drop the mirror.

When the youma called out for the responsible party, Mars went ahead and revealed herself with Saturn and Pluto behind her.

"Gladly!" She had announced keeping her eyes trained solely on it, "I'm Sailor Mars!"

"Sailor..what?" The Nurse cocked her head to the side and eyed Mars and the other two behind her.

Meanwhile, Elation glances at Hane and pulls her back away from the scene. She didn't want Hane to get hurt either and she needed the moment to transform herself. Once a place was found she looks over at Hane summoning the compact to her hands.

"Stay here." She bites her lip for a moment looking ahead, "I don't want you getting hurt because they were careless."

Hane frowns for a moment, "But you can't possibly take them on alone."

"I've got no choice. Besides, you can't help." She glances at her before holding the compact up and calling out, "Dark Moon Crystal Power- Renewal!"

Hane watches as the girl before her transformed into her alter ego. While it was fascinating to watch, she felt her stomach drop realizing her young friend really was going into battle. That she really couldn't do a thing to help her except watch and stay out of the way. The fist at her side trembles slightly as she understood how powerless she really was when Elation, now Sailor Dark Moon, finished and leaps away to aid the Nurse.

Couldn't she do something to help?

Turning, she watches from the bushes and crowded trees as Dark Moon confronted the Sailor senshi, saving the Nurse just as the one in the black sailor outfit attacked her.

"You guys are ridiculous." Dark Moon said getting back up and looking at them. "Just how many times will you do that? "

"It's you. Sailor Dark Moon." Mars watches her for a moment, "When will you realize you're helping the enemy? That man's dream would've disappeared if we haven't stopped that monster."

Though, Saturn's eyes went straight to the other senshi's forehead. "That...that symbol is "

"What is it, Saturn?" Pluto's wine colored eyes follows the youngest senshi's gaze to the other girl's forehead. "Nehellenia.."

Saturn nods gripping her staff, "I had thought she would have remained there, but why?"

Mars cuts off her conversation with Dark Moon when she heard the word 'Nehellenia'. She had been so focused on the battles with the youma itself that she failed to notice it. Triple crescent moons, though the gold one was in a different place, still it was unmistakable.

"No wonder." Mars clenched her fist tightly, "So you were reborn. It makes sense now."

Dark Moon wasn't going to acknowledge this and only tenses, "Just leave. I don't want to fight you."

"And leave that man in your care?" Pluto held her staff preparing to attack, "I think not."

"What is it with you guys and wanting to kill things?" Dark Moon's hands glowed, "It's rather unbecoming to self-proclaimed soldiers of 'love' and 'justice'."
Even though she knew she definitely didn't stand a chance against them, she hoped that Hane would still be safe and even if she didn't care for that man, she would have to try her hardest to make sure he didn't get hit either. "Dark Moon Sickles!"

She aimed the attack directly at the sailor senshi before motioning the Nurse to follow her and running off. They dodged it, but it was becoming noticeable that the attack was stronger then it had been before.

"She's getting away!" Mars moves to follow, "Could this be the reason behind all the attacks?"

"Most likely." Pluto answers keeping up, "Though, I find it odd she would protect anyone save for those youmas. Maybe her reincarnated self hasn't realized it yet."

"That the mirrors would give her strength?" Mars glances over, "We need to question her, I'll see if the others can make it here." She then glances over at her wrist and flips open the communicator, "Guys, There's been another attack."

Hane breathes a bit getting up from her hiding spot to chase after the senshi. She only paused for a moment, hearing Ryuu groan softly behind her. Shaking her head, the young woman breathes before charging ahead. That life, that version of herself had ended long ago.

I have a new reason now. She thought running trying to catch up. I don't know why it's taking me this way, but I have to help her. I can't let her stand alone in this!

'If that's how you feel.' A voice said to her causing the dark haired woman to stop in her tracks, 'Then you shouldn't go unprepared.'


"Nurse!" Dark Moon turns with her, "Together now!"

They both sent their attacks towards the three, who retaliated against them. Mars and Saturn's attacks canceled out theirs with hardly any ill effects, and Pluto's Chronos Typhoon blew them back several yards into the ground. Shaky but alive, Dark Moon got up again breathing hard as she held out her hands.

'This won't do.' Nehellenia said, 'You should've allowed the Nurse to given you that man's mirror. Otherwise you wouldn't be so weak.'

Never, she thought to herself. I won't sink that low.

Behind her, Nurse was actually worse off then she was but the odd woman still got up and flicks her wrist throwing scalpels at the senshi.

"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"

They were frozen solid and hit the ground breaking into pieces.

"Damn." Dark Moon swore under her breath seeing Sailor Moon and her group show up. "Just what I needed."

"We don't have to fight." Sailor Moon told her, "We just want to talk."

"Funny, I have a feeling you won't let us leave." She replies more casually then she felt and tried to take a protective stance in front of the Nurse, but it was almost impossible since they were in an open area. "More accurately, I don't think you'll let her go."

With an almost sad look, the blonde shook her head. "We cannot allow her to steal everyone's dreams at will. She must be purified."

"Killed you mean." Dark Moon spat with distaste. "Go on and say it and stop being so high and mighty about it! You don't purify anything! You're murderers in pretty skirts!"

"You are the most misguided Sailor Senshi I've ever seen." Jupiter watches her with something akin to pity. "You don't understand you're enabling an evil creature-"

"Enough!" Nurse says pushing Dark Moon aside but only gave her a small look that the girl couldn't quite decipher. She crosses her arms in front of her with needles and scalpels in between her fingers before she turns throwing them out at the Sailor Senshi.

The Battle it self against her was short. Saturn's Silence Glaive Surprise took her literally by surprised and the Nurse ended up on the ground once more, having had most of her attacks deflected , her body had smoke rising up from her own wounds that bled an unnatural green.

"Nurse." Dark Moon got up again to go to her. She still wasn't strong enough to defend her.

Sailor Moon shifted uncomfortable wondering about this. No, she thought, they weren't wrong. There wasn't any other way. No choice in the matter for a peaceful future.

She held her tier scepter out, pointing directly at the youma. "Starlight Honeymoon-"

"Silver Arrows!"

Flying feathers that turned into silver arrows flew through the air and struck Sailor Moon's wrists causing her to drop the scepter.

"Sailor Moon!" Her companions moved in closer around her but looked to see where the source came from.

Dark Moon glances up too wondering what just happened. She could feel the smug satisfaction of the queen in her mind. Was it her doing?

"Show your self!" Jupiter's eyes narrows a bit as they roamed over the landscape.

That's when she appeared falling, or was it landing, gracefully in front of the nurse and Dark Moon with a slight smirk on her face. Similarly dressed as Dark Moon, the silver bodice wrapped her torso with a light blue bow with tails that ended in white matching the one in the back. The skirt was pale blue with white feather pattern along the bottom. The boots were also pale blue with the same feathers on the heel. The silver tiara held a pale blue gemstone firmly in it's center. With her shoulder length hair flowing slightly in the breeze, the determined look in her eyes as she sized up the Sol senshi.

"Who are you?" Venus was the one to ask this time with a feeling that this may not be the last time. She could only wonder how many would join that girl. It was a discerning thought that the possibility existed. Then again, they had gone up against Galaxia and Chaos itself. This shouldn't be much of a worry-right?

Helping Dark Moon up, as she had a similar thought in mind, the new Senshi only gave them a slightly annoyed look but didn't bother to answer. Instead she looks at Dark Moon saying, "Are you alright?"

"Uh, yeah." The teenager was still unsteady but she managed to stay on her feet for now, "So you are?"

"Silver Hawk."

Dark Moon didn't even think when she said "Wait, like the comic books?"

That earned her a thump on the back, "Don't be silly in such a dangerous situation!"

"Ow!" The girl winced with a slight sulky look to her face.

"Sorry." Silver Hawk had enough grace to blush in embarrassment before glancing over at the Sol senshi. "So, you know what to do right?"

"Hell no." Dark Moon also looks towards them, "I'm just winging it."

Shaking her head Silver Hawk raises her hand as a glow began, "Well, guess there's no choice, eh?"

"Pretty much." Dark Moon took a breath before summoning her own attack.

Beside them the Nurse took the hint, but being as she hadn't had a single mirror she took off into the woods to find a more likely victim.

"Mercury?" Venus didn't even look towards the blue haired senshi.

"As far as I can tell one well aimed hit should finish the youma off, but..." Mercury frowns a bit. "I'm not getting accurate readings on them." She touches her earring and adds, "We should split up. One handles the youma and the latter the new senshi."

"Sailor Moon." Venus then looks at their princess, "You should go with Mercury and Mars after the youma. We can handle things here."

"Are you sure." Moon worried her lower lip for a moment uncertain.

Venus grins at her given a little 'v' sign, "Of course, now go!"

"Right." Moon turns, running after the youma with Mercury and Mars trailing behind her.

"Let's do this, Jupiter." Venus points up then brought her hand down, "Venus- Love-Me Chain!"

"Sparkling Wide Pressure!"

The two attacks swirls together heading towards Silver Hawk and Dark Moon who were still holding their ground as well as their attacks back.

"Wait for it." Silver Hawk said softly, "A little more." Dark Moon was slightly worried that they would get hit before their own attacks even left their hands, but she trusted Silver Hawk to let her know when. She wondered, for a moment, where she had seen her before as she was extremely familiar but she couldn't entertain the thought as she heard her partner's voice.

"Now!" Silver Hawk shouts, "Silver Arrows!"

The silver arrows flew directly at the combo attack pinning the electrified chain to the ground exploding into dust just as Dark Moon released her attack onto the group.

"Dark Moon Sickles!" The glowing crescent shaped balls of energy flew straight through the dusty cloud rewarding the attackers with cries of pain as it managed to wound one or two of the senshi.

Dark Moon blinks, they actually did it! They really actually hurt the Sol senshi. In a way it bothered her yet she felt elated at the success of it. It was a weird morbid mix and she wasn't sure if she ever wanted to feel something like that again. However she didn't have time to think about it as Silver Hawk grabs her arm and drags her away from the battle ground and into hiding.

"What was that for?" Dark Moon glances at her.

"We're going to leave it there for now." Silver Hawk answers before continuing to lead the girl away, "You're still injured, but the adrenaline is keeping you from noticing it. You're going to be a very sore girl tomorrow."

Unknown to the two of them, two things were following them. One was a dark brown mirror that sank into Dark Moon's back without her knowing it and the other was a pair of eyes watching them retreat back into the civilian world after their transformations had faded.

"This just keeps getting better and better." The voice said before that figure disappeared as well.