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LET'S ROCK

'God damn it!'

A look of frustration was presented on Sailor Jupiter's face. Her green eyes narrowed as she watched Falion danced her electric strikes as if they were nothing. Jupiter gritted her teeth down and increased the summoning of her electric strikes.

Falion smirked in amusement. 'Ah... It seems like the little Sailor soldier is getting angry.'

The pink lioness hybrid continued her evasive dance as more strikes rained down from the darken clouds. The more she danced, the more strikes had increased.

"Now, now, Sailor Jupiter. You mustn't let your anger get the best of you." Falion gibed. "Otherwise..."

The blue highlighted spinning wheel on Falion's back began to spin. Faster and faster it spun, until it became a blue blur, enabling her to disappear.

Sailor Jupiter had ceased her strikes and looked around her surroundings, cautiously. She and the other senshi of the Inner Court had first- hand experiences of how dangerous Falion and her wheel can do. Her green orbs scanned the area in front of her and saw nothing out of the ordinary. She twisted her torso around to look behind her and still saw no trace of the demonic lioness. She, even, looked up to the dark sky above and still the demonic lioness hybrid was still no where to be seen.

"Where could-"

Jupiter's words got cut off when she suddenly felt a chill go down her spine. Her body froze as she felt hot breath tickle the side of her neck, making the hairs stand up.

"Otherwise young senshi, I can do this..." Said Falion in a low, emotionless whisper.

A powerful force struck the side of Jupiter's face as Falion back-handed her, sending her through a nearby tree. She hit the trunk of another tree and fell against it. She slowly rose to her feet, using the tree as her support. The green eyes brunette turned her head to her right and spat out the blood swishing in her mouth. Her green eyes narrowed into slits, eying on Falion's still form. Her hidden antenna rose up from her tiara. Electricity started to flicker around the tip. She began to utter out the words passed down from her Jovian ancestry.

"My guardian planet Jupiter... Brew a storm... Call the clouds... And bring down the lightning!"

Falion looked up to the black clouds and heard the ferocious rumble of thunder. A flash of white had brighten directly under her. Falion, then, turned her harden gaze over to Sailor Jupiter and locked eyes with her. In that moment, just as the flash of white was going to strike her down, Falion teleported out of the harm's way.

Sailor Jupiter's eyes widen once she was Falion disappear in the last second, causing her lightning bolt to hit the ground instead.

"N-no way..." She muttered in disbelief.

In the corner of left eye, she saw a flash of red coming towards her. Without hesitation, Jupiter pushed herself forward using the tree trunk as a catapult and avoided the red flash. Her green orbs locked on to a silhouette form.

'It looks she still has some fight left in her to continue. Hmph. Typical Sailor Senshi.' Falion thought stepping out of the shadows.

The brunette senshi rose to her feet, breathing hard. She gave a the demonic pink hybrid an intense, harden glare.

The once cardian beast turned to Jupiter, locking her gaze with hers.

"What's wrong, Sailor Jupiter? You can't seem to strike me down?" Falion ridiculed, her eyes filling up into a malicious stare. "For someone imbued with the lightning element, you can't seem to be very good with it."

The once cardian beast threw her head back let out a cold, mocking laugh that echoed throughout the entire area.

The belittling laughter emitted from Falion boomed in her ears. Jupiter felt her entire body shake with anger. How dare this demonized enemy; this memory, had the nerve to ridicule her lineage, her elemental birthright. She clenched both of her fists so tight that her nails began to tear through the white fabric on her gloves. The emerald embedded in her tiara began to glow immensely, sensing the rage boiling within its wearer. The brown haired girl narrowed her eyes into slits once again, darkening her features.

"How dare you..." Sailor Jupiter muttered under her breath. "How fucking dare you..."

Falion's cold, jeering laughter had continued, unaware of the thunder's senshi's death glare. Her laughter came to an abrupt end when a very strong floral scent hit her nostrils.

"What the hell is this!" Falion seethed. All she could see was a think white smokescreen with various flower petals swirling around, obscuring her view of the park and her victim, Sailor Jupiter.

Anger and frustration showed on Falion's features. 'Damn that wench!'

The demonic lioness try to sniff out the thunder senshi's scent, but it was to no avail. All she could smell was the strong floral perfume around her. She made a low frustrated growl.

'Nothing! Nothing but the horrid stench of these flowers!'

Suddenly, Falion felt a kick to her side of her head and made her slightly dizzy.

"What the -"

A flurry of kicks began assaulting the lion hybrid, each more powerful than the last. Falion tried to guard against the kicks, but the thick white smokescreen made it hard. She even tried to predict when the kicks would hit her, but the floral perfume dulled her senses. Without warning, she felt a kick made contact her with chin, launching her into the air, only to collide with a lightning bolt.

A loud feminine scream erupted from Falion as the surge of electricity passed through her entire being. Trails of smoke followed her as fell back inside the smokescreen, crashing into the ground below.

Feeling the ground shake, Sailor Jupiter dispersed her Flower Hurricane with the wave of her right hand. After the smoke and flower petals thinned out, a large crater came into view. She stayed in place, keeping her guard up, anticipating Falion's next move.

A few minutes had passed in a slow, agonizing matter as Jupiter waited. Feeling a bit restless, she walked up to the crater in a slow, cautious steps. When she got close enough to the crater, her eyes widen in shock. The demonized Falion was lying inside; she was not even inside the crater at all.

"Shit." Sailor Jupiter swore in her native Japanese tongue.

The green eyed brunette moved away from the crater, with her eyes darting back and forth, between her left and right. With no way to predict which way Falion would attack from, Jupiter had to keep guard up higher and play the dangerous waiting game. Times like this, she appreciated Mercury's technical support and Mars's psychic abilities. But with the both of them not here to help, the thundery senshi was forced to do what she can, especially with an enemy like Falion.

'No. This is my battle. My trial. I have to do this. I have to win.' Jupiter reminded herself. 'I defeated on my own the first time. I can do it.'

A quick rustle of the bushes forced Jupiter to turn around. Her eyes tried to make out the heavily darken areas, but with the clouds scattered across the night-colored sky, it was hard to do.

Falion looked at Sailor Jupiter feeling nothing but hatred for the girl who killed her the first time.

'It's time to die, Sailor Jupiter.'

The claws on Falion's right paw started to glow red. She swung her hand up vertically, sending three red high speed red slashes towards the unsuspecting girl.

A loud, sharp cry of pain had escaped from Jupiter's mouth the moment the slashes hit Jupiter's back. The impact sent the Jovian senshi falling to ground, skidding to a stop, several feet away. The three slashes had tore through her white sailor uniform, leaving her three bloody marks on her back. She tried to get back from the ground, until she felt Falion pressed her foot down on her back, letting her claws seep in her open wounds.

"Kyahh!" Sailor Jupiter cried out in pain.

Falion pressed her foot harder onto her back, watching the blood ooze up from her wounds. A small malevolent smile appeared on her face.

"Now this is how it's suppose to be, right, Sailor Jupiter?" Falion insisted coldly, pressing her foot harder on Jupiter's back.

"Ngh..." Sailor Jupiter flinched.

The once cardian beast bent down and grabbed Jupiter by her ponytail tightly. Her eyes danced with excitement hearing her cry out in pain once more. She took her foot of the brunette's back and yanked her up by Jupiter's ponytail.

"Unfortunately for you, I'm not done with you yet." Falion spoke in a bitter, harsh tone.

Sailor Jupiter opened her right eye to look at Falion. "Unfortunately, for you, I'm not done yet either..."

Falion gazed down at the green-eyed girl, frowning with confusion in her voice. "What."

Sailor Jupiter places her head on Falion's abdomen area and sends burst of lightning through her. The high voltage impact sent Falion flying back, several feet, letting go her ponytail in the process.

The brunette senshi fell on her hands and knees, breathing hard. She looked up to see Falion on the ground, convulsing.

"You... bitch..."

A look of fear, mixed with frustration, appeared on Jupiter's face. 'Damn it! What's it going to take for you to actually stay down and die!'

Falion struggled to stand up as her limbs twitched. As she fully stood up on her humanized legs, a burn mark where Jupiter electrocuted her became visible. Her blue eyes saw nothing but hatred and rage for the senshi in front of her. She let out a loud, ferocious roar before rushing towards the green clad senshi.

Sailor Jupiter was about to brace herself when she caught the cardian lioness disappear.

"Huh?"

Catching the senshi off guard, the cardian beast kicked the green senshi on her right side, knocking her back into a tree on her left side.

The heavy impact made Jupiter cough up a blood-saliva mixture. When she fell to the ground, Falion pounced on top of Jupiter. She grabbed Jupiter by her neck, pinning her down.

Sailor Jupiter placed both of her hands on Falion's left arm, trying to pry it off, only to have her squeeze her neck tighter.

"Payback." Falion said, enjoying the pain and struggle on Sailor Jupiter's features.

She tightly grasped her right paw, form it into a fist, and started to repeatedly punch Jupiter in the stomach. Hit after hit, her punches became harder. A trickle of blood slipped from the side of Sailor Jupiter's mouth. All of a sudden, her punches came to an abrupt stop. Falion got up and dragged the green soldier of thunder by her brown ponytail. Once they were away from the trees, the demonic cardian threw Jupiter towards the hard wood park benches.

Sailor Jupiter crashed into one of the benches, immediately breaking it. She felt Falion grabbed on her ankles and spun her around, breaking more benches. After two spins, Falion threw Jupiter, hitting her back against another tree in the distance.

Jupiter fell on her knees. Bloody scratches and darkening bruises were placed all over her body. She was about to get up, despite the pain, when Falion teleported in front of her. The demonic lioness hybrid reached down and grabbed the green eyed girl by her neck once again. She pinned her against the tree with the tips of her claws pressing hard against the girl's flesh.

"I'm done playing around." Falion told her as she struggled against her hold. "It's time to end this."

The pink beastly cardian grasped Jupiter's antenna and snapped it in half. She waved the broken antenna part from the tip in front of Jupiter's green colored orbs with a smirk. Using that same hand, Falion wrapped her paw around the broken antenna and completely crushed it into tiny pieces.

Sailor Jupiter abruptly stopped her struggling the moment she heard the crushing sounds from Falion's paw. Her eyes widen in shock when she saw the miniature pieces of her broken antenna. She watched helplessly as Falion threw it across the ground behind her.

The senshi felt her body go numb. The only way to successfully channel her planet's power was destroyed. Even if she used her physical strength, it won't still be enough to defeat the demonized enemy in front of her. She knew it will take more than just that. She felt her hope drain from her within. She felt naked, in a sense, without her element. She felt..useless. She could not focus on Falion, even though she was there in front of her. Everything around her was a blur.

Falion let out a cold, sneering laugh as she saw the determination within the Jupiter's eyes fade. She pulled her off the tree trunk and threw her hard on the ground. The senshi of Jupiter did not move. She stared at the ground with an empty, dead look in her eyes.

'I'm sorry, Usagi-chan...' Jupiter apologized mentally, still staring at the ground.

Makoto, what are you doing! Get back up on you feet!

Sailor Jupiter did not bother to respond back.

So you're just going to die like this. That's not how I raised you! You're too stubborn to give and die like this!

Sailor Jupiter still did not respond.

You are the Princess of Jupiter; the last line of the Jovian bloodline. You have too much determination to lay there and die. What about Princess Serenity!

With the mental conversation Jupiter had with her mother, words began to spill out from Falion, but she did not bother to catch them. Jupiter's forest colored orbs were transfixed on the ground.

Makoto... You are the soldier of courage and protection who bears the lightning element. You are also my daughter... I refuse to lose you again.

The claws on Falion's right hand began to glow red once again.

I know you can win against this demonic beast.

The red glow on Falion's claws became brighter. A look of sadistic excitement began to pierce through her. She wanted nothing more than to see the girl below her dead from her hands.

"It's finally time to break you..."

The demonic pink lioness raised her glowing red claws, her eyes completely filled with sadistic glee. Unknown to her, the black clouds gather around, covering any visible stars. Just before she struck at the catatonic girl below, a lightning bolt came crashing down and electrocuted her. The voltage was so intense that her blue spinning wheel began to crack until it shattered completely off her back.

Sailor Jupiter gazed upward to see Falion being electrocuted, screaming in agonizing pain. She lifted up and rested her palms. She blinked in confusion. She watched Falion collapsed down on her knees, breathing very hard. Long trails of smoke were visible all over Falion's semi-human like body. Her tarnished pink fur fell over Falion's blue eyes. Jupiter stared at her for a moment. She rose to her feet, unsure of what to do next.

"How..."

Sailor Jupiter jumped back when she heard Falion speak.

Falion raised her head to look at Jupiter with one of her eyes peeping through her mane, glaring at her. She placed one of her paw- like hands on her knee and slowly rose to her feet. Her breathing was still very heavy as she struggled with her balance. She kept her angered filled gaze on Jupiter.

"How... were you.. able.. to do... that..." said Falion between breaths. The smoke trails were becoming faint as she took slow, heavy steps towards the brown haired girl.

Sailor Jupiter backed away even further.

"I don't... understand.. how..." Falion spoke. "I broke... that stupid... head... ornament... of yours..."

Sailor Jupiter frowned when Falion mention her broken antenna.

Falion had stopped walking and hung her head low. Jupiter had stopped as well, but her eyes were glued to Falion's still form.

"How did you do it..." The cardian lioness trailed off, looking back up to the soldier of thunder. Her blue eyes turned back to their original green color, narrowing into slits. She rushed towards the brunette in front of her.

"TELL ME HOW!"

Sailor Jupiter was about to brace herself, even though she knew she no longer had her antenna.

Jump back.

Jupiter jumped back, instructed by her mother.

Before Falion reached her, another lightning bolt had came between them. The impact from the bolt forced both opponents in opposite directions. Falion landed on her back while Jupiter landed on her bottom, shielding her eyes from the light. When Jupiter lowered her arms, she saw a weapon - a naginata - left behind from the lightning.

Sailor Jupiter stared at the naginata impaled in the ground before her. She walked up to the bladed polearm weapon, but did not grab it just yet. Her mother's voice rang in her head.

Take it. Use it to overcome this trial!

After her voice faded, Jupiter quickly turned her attention to Falion who was just starting to get up. The soldier of Jupiter turned to the bladed polearm in front of her and placed her right hand on the black colored staff. The suppressed memories from her past began to rush through her. Jupiter shook her head to dispel the light dizzy spell accompanying her. She did not the time or the luxury to dwell on her newly awaken memories. She had a battle to win. She needed to rescue Usagi. She grabbed Dragon's Oath with both hands, spun it above her head before aiming at the demonized cardian.

Falion scowled deep at Sailor Jupiter as she rose to her feet. There were no words to say how angry the demonized lioness hybrid looked. Sailor Jupiter needed to die. Right here and now. She tried to enable her teleport ability, but could not.

"What the-"

She looked over her shoulder and saw that her blue spinning loom was not behind her back at all. Her eyes widen.

"How in the-"

Suddenly, Falion remembered that lightning bolt that hit just before she could slay the green clad soldier. The high voltage from that shock must have obliterated her wheel in the process. Her eyes locked on Jupiter's form in a vindictive stare. She needed to die. Swift and painful. Right now, in this very second. She dashed towards Sailor Jupiter, seeing nothing but red.

Sailor Jupiter stood her ground as Falion charged at her.

"You bitch!" Falion shouted in frustration. She took a leap towards the brown haired girl with her right arm extended.

Sailor Jupiter rose Dragon's Oath above her head, stopping Falion's incoming strike. With all of her upper body strength, she twisted her torso and threw the lioness hybrid to the ground away from her.

Falion landed on her feet and charged at Sailor Jupiter once again, but to her right side.

Sailor Jupiter saw Falion rush to her right. She quickly thrusted Dragon's Oath in her left hand, making a gash on Falion's side. In that same moment, she swung her naginata underneath Falion's feet, tripping her. Just as Falion lost her footing, Sailor Jupiter kicked the lioness hybrid in to the air once again.

Falion yelped upon impact.

Jupiter, then, launched herself in the air, reaching Falion, and slammed her back down to the ground. Taking this opportunity further, she dove towards the knocked down Falion with the blade of the naginata.

Using whatever strength Falion had left, she rolled to her side, narrowly escaping the naginata blade. She quickly stood up and headed straight to the thunder imbued soldier.

Without any hesitation, Sailor Jupiter swung her body against the staff and kicked Falion in her side where she had slashed her earlier. The contact made Falion cry out in pain as she skidded across the park ground. Jupiter pulled out Dragon's Oath and looked up to see Falion rushing towards her again, leaving a trail of blood from her path. Her claws were already brimming with a red glow. She lifted her left arm, vertically, sending multiple slashes to the brunette.

Sailor Jupiter rolled to her left side, dodging the slashes, but not unscathed. A trail of blood began flowing down her calf on her right leg. She fell on her left knee, suddenly feeling all her aches and pains flare up.

"Tch."

The cut emerald gems embedded inside the dragon's eye sockets of her naginata began to glow.

Unaware of the glow, Jupiter forced her body back up, only to see more incoming red slashes toward her. Without warning, everything became a blur for Sailor Jupiter. She did not notice herself twist her body around, sending a shockwave, breaking through the red slashes. She did not notice, the look of surprise of Falion's face, then swiftly turning into rage. She did not notice Falion charged at her, faster than before. She did not notice her own body rushed towards Falion and thrust the blade of the naginata forward.

The bright green glow in the dragon's eye sockets had abruptly faded.

When Sailor Jupiter came back to her senses, she saw Dragon's Oath blade inside Falion's chest. Her eyes immediately went wide. She wanted to let go of the naginata, but her hands could not. Her hands felt glued to the staff. She tried to pry her fingers off, but they were locked in place around the black colored staff.

"Congratulations, Sailor Jupiter." Falion said breaking Jupiter's attention. "You've defeated me."

Sailor Jupiter looked at Falion. Her eyes were still just as cold as before with her voice just as emotionless. Her eyes briefly looked down and saw Falion's feet starting to fade away. She looked back as Falion's face but her cold expression did not change.

"You may have won this trial of yours, but know this. You still have four more trials left, each stronger than the last."

The rapid pace of the fading had reached Falion's torso.

"If you struggled this much during your second trial, I can only imagine how you will fair with the next four. That's if you even managed to make it pass your third trial."

Cold-hearted laughter had burst out of Falion's mouth as she completely faded away.

Sailor Jupiter fell hard to the ground. Her breathing was heavy. All the pain she encountered with the now deceased Falion came back, but now it was more intense. A loud groan left her mouth. She looked over to her right hand to catch the naginata disappear in a cloak of lightning.

Despite the pain she was in, Jupiter turned herself over. She saw the black clouds dissipate, leaving the stars behind in their wake. Her breathing was still heavy in her ears.

"Damn..." She said in a tired, heavy whisper. She closed her eyes in frustration.

On the top of Temen-ni-gru, Usagi still gave a blank stare to the floor underneath her. The golden crescent moon appeared once again, giving off a subtle glow.

"You did well, Mako-chan."

Sailor Jupiter shot her eyes open and saw Usagi looking down at her with her white princess garb, smiling. She had a white glow emanating around her.

"Princess!" The surprise in Sailor Jupiter's voice was all too evident. She sat up quickly, only to have the pain jolt throughout her body.

"Ngh.."

Usagi's eyes were filled with sadness as she continued to look down at her soldier, her protector, and friend. She bent down and clasped both her hands around Jupiter's left hand.

A small smile of relief appeared on Jupiter's lips as she felt Usagi's healing flow into her. Her wounds began to heal, removing the scars left behind Falion. She felt the stretchy white repair itself.

Usagi gave a sheepish grin once she felt Sailor Jupiter recover, letting go of her hand.

"Hehe, I'm no Hotaru, but I tried my best."

Sailor Jupiter gave a small smile in return. Granted, Usagi's healing powers were not like Hotaru's healing capabilities, but the Ginzuishou amplified what healing powers she did have. Jupiter shook her head.

"No, I'm fine." She answered back, removing herself off the ground. "My wounds are healed. I feel a lot better now."

Usagi mimicked Jupiter and lifted herself off the ground, as well. She gave her own warm smile in return.

"I'm glad then."

Meanwhile, back on the top of Temen-ni-gru, Vergil continued to stand near the edge of the monstrous tower, looking at city below him. He could see the rogue demons of hell slaughter whatever humans they could find. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed a golden glow. He turned his head to his left and saw the glow emitting from the inanimate girl next to him.

This was the second time he noticed the glow from her forehead. He knew the first time was not coincidence after he noticed that one of her protectors enter Temen-ni-gru, but Arkham was here with him during that time. With the glow coming from her the second time, the half-demon seemed rather skeptical that the blonde girl, sitting below, was completely insensated.

"Arkham."

Arkham looked up from his book once he heard his name called.

"It seems that the Lunarian Princess has been communicating with once of her soldiers." Vergil pointed out. 'Just like from earlier.'

Arkham turned to the Usagi and noticed the golden glow shining brightly on her forehead. He promptly closed his book and walked over to her. Once he was near her, he bent down and pressed his right index finger against the gold light. With his free hand, he opened his book and began reciting what was written inside.

The warm smile on Usagi's lips went away as she felta sharp pain course through her. She fell on her knees, clenching her chest.

"Usagi-chan!" Sailor Jupiter screamed out. She bent down to Usagi's level.

"Usagi-chan, what's wrong!"

"I... I... don't know." Usagi said clenching to her chest harder.

Unknown to them, inside the shadows, a black hand, highlighted with bright red formed. From the darkness, it snatched up Usagi from behind.

'Not this again!' Sailor Jupiter thought, remembering the last time a foreign hand had reached up and grabbed Usagi.

"Usagi-chan!"

The sharp pain within Usagi became more intense. She started to black out with this last image seeing Jupiter reaching out for her. The pain finally took hold of her and fell unconscious.

The black hand broke shattered through an invisible barrier taking Usagi with it, before Sailor Jupiter could catch up to them.

The thunder imbued soldier fell on her knees seeing the barrier immediately repair itself as if nothing had happened at all. She quickly rose herself, angry, but a fierce determination was displayed in her eyes. Her hands balled up into tight fists.

"Don't you worry, Usagi! I'll come get you! Nothing is going to stop me from rescuing you! I promise you!"

Her fists had unclenched themselves after her declaration. She meant what she said. Nothing will stop her from rescuing her princess, her friend, her family and return home.

Behind her, the exit out had appeared. The black doors had opened up with black hands grabbing her wrists and yanking her though with the doors closing behind her.

Outside of the trial doors, Dante sat on the steps with his back against the wall, twirling his silver .45 Caliber(1) out of boredom.

'How long is she going to take? I'm dying of boredom over here.'

Almost as if someone heard his cry of boredom, the black doors engraved with the green four on it began to open.

"About damn time." he muttered under his breath.

Sailor Jupiter came rushing out as if someone had pushed her out. Once she regained her footing, she turned and glared at the fading doors.

'She was so close... No matter what I have to get her back.'

"Hey."

Sailor Jupiter turned to find Dante staring at her. The angry expression her face had vanished.

"Hm?"

"You alright?"

The green eyed brunette nodded.

"Yeah, just a little... anxious." Sailor Jupiter answered back, walking past him up the steps.

Dante followed Sailor Jupiter up the steps, before getting up himself. Although he did not say it out loud or rather refuse to say it, but her words bothered him slightly.

'Why the hell is it bothering me so damn much!' he thought with a frown.

Sailor Jupiter, on the other hand, had her mind on what happened during her trial, from her using the naginata to Usagi's disappearance inside her trial. Absentmindedly, she opened the next door leading to the next area, with the white- haired male following behind her. No she could not have her determination falter. Too much was at stake for her to falter.

Her green orbs looked up saw the set demonic pawns the same ones she had faced earlier, lined up against both sides on the path of the hallway leading upward. She made an instant frown as the two nearest demonic pawns become alive and lock on to their scents.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me."

::Mission 9:CLEARED::

My Christmas present to all the readers, even though its a day late.

1) It's the actual model of gun of his twin custom guns, Ebony and Ivory.

Happy Holidays to everyone! And see you next year!