AN: Once again, sorry this is so late. Life got really hectic, and I didn't have any time to write. I did have this all planned out, but I just couldn't find the time to write. Thanks for being so patient with me, especially with the cliff-hanger of the last chapter! As always, thanks to my reviewers of last chapter: YourBFF, mangamania, SerentiyMoonGoddes, maire 53, and fromfiction17. Pleassseeee keep reviewing, I love hearing what people have to think about my story, and if I managed to get to 80 reviews by the time this is done, I would love all of you (Not that I don't already, but I'd love you even more! ^_^ ) And I PROMISE next chapter should be up soon. I know, I know, I always say that, and it never happens. But I mean it this time! Life is much more mellow now, and I should be able to actually do it.
"Oh, what now?" Mars complained, turning around to face the source of the voice. She came face-to-face with a floating figure wrapped in a cloak. "Okay, who the heck are you?" She said, rather irritably.
"I am Wiseman, the advisor to Prince Diamond. And like I said, you won't be leaving this planet." Although they couldn't see his face, it sounded suspiciously like he was smirking at them.
"Oh yeah, why's that?" Venus said, coming to stand next to Mars.
"Because I'm going to kill you," Wiseman said. He raised his hands from the crystal ball and started forming a swirl of dark energy. It grew at a rapid speed, until Wiseman threw it at the Senshi.
"Look out!" Jupiter shouted, pushing Usagi to the ground. The dark energy just barely missed them, instead hitting the bed behind them, which caught fire.
"We'll be going now," Wiseman said. "Arrivederci, Sailor Senshi."
And with that, Wiseman and Diamond teleported out of the building, leaving the Senshi trapped in a burning room.
"Come on, we have to get out of here!" Mars shouted, coughing as smoke filled the room. The fire was spreading at an alarming speed, and the door out had been sealed.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Mercury sent water towards the fire, but the fire only flickered out before starting back up again.
"Hey, Mercury, I have an idea!" Jupiter said. "Keep a steady stream of water towards the door so I can get close to it."
Mercury did as requested, hitting the door with a constant flow of water to keep the fire from starting back up again. Jupiter ran up and gave the door a solid kick, knocking it down.
"Let's go!" Jupiter said, running out the door, with everyone following close behind.
The entire building was on fire, and it was a race against the fire as they bolted down the confusing, winding corridors towards the front door. After a couple wrong turns, they finally made it out, where Wiseman and Diamond were waiting for them.
"Moon Cosmic Power Make Up!" Usagi shouted, quickly transforming into Sailor Moon
"Ah, so you made it out, I see," Diamond said, laughing a bit.
"Is that the best you got?" Jupiter said, putting her hands on her hips. "Because that is one lame way to try and get rid of us."
"No, that was merely for our entertainment," Wiseman said. "The real fun begins here and now."
"Mars Celestial Fire Surround!" Mars, always one to cut to the chase, threw fireballs at Wiseman, but he merely teleported out of the way.
"Is that all you've got?" He asked disdainfully. "Pitiful."
"Take this!" Diamond shouted, sending a blast of dark energy towards Mars. Mars ducked, narrowly missing it.
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!" Venus aimed her attack at Diamond, but she missed him as well.
"Like I said, pitiful." Wiseman said. "Makes me wonder how you've survived all this time." He sent another blast of energy towards the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen, this time almost hitting them.
Tuxedo Kamen whipped out a rose, and threw it at Diamond, slightly grazing his face.
"How dare you!" Diamond said. "You little… you'll pay for injuring me!" Diamond started forming dark energy in his hands. "And you don't deserve Serenity's love, how dare you even think yourself worthy! Serenity is mine! I'll make you pay!"
The dark energy came rushing straight towards Tuxedo Kamen,
"Look out!" Sailor Moon cried.
Tuxedo Kamen put his cane in front of himself, twirling it to deflect the energy, but he wasn't fast enough. Part of the dark energy hit him before he could deflect the rest of it. Tuxedo Kamen staggered backwards, injured.
"Are you okay?" Sailor Moon asked, running over towards him.
"I'm… fine," He said, clutching his side where the dark energy had hit him. "Really, it's… nothing to worry… about. Just keep on fighting."
"Right," Sailor Moon said, nodding her head.
"Jupiter Supreme Thunder Crash!" A bolt of lightning was aimed at Wiseman, which he easily avoided.
"When I heard of the mighty Sailor Senshi, defenders of the Earth, I thought I might actually face a challenge, but this is just pathetic!" Wiseman said. "You're even more pitiful than your future selves! And that's saying something. It was so easy to take over Crystal Tokyo; you barely put up a fight. I nearly killed the queen, if only that silly crystal hadn't gotten in the way, otherwise she'd be dead now. Although, I don't mind it how it is now—the queen comatose in that crystal, who knows is she'll ever wake up…" Wiseman broke off laughing when he saw the enraged expression on Tuxedo Kamen's face.
"You'll regret saying that, Wiseman!" Mamoru shouted, throwing a barrage of roses at Wiseman. The roses all hit their target, but Wiseman just cackled.
"Oh, how silly you are. None of your powers can hurt me. The Black Crystal I use is far superior to anything you could possibly muster up. Your roses could never damage me in the slightest!" Wiseman said, laughing again.
"Shine Aqua…"
"Supreme Thunder…"
"CRASH!"
"ILLUSION!"
Mercury and Jupiter sent the electric-charged water towards Diamond and Wiseman, determined not to give up. Wiseman wasn't injured, but the attack did hit Diamond, who fell to the ground.
"Wiseman… help me…" He said, lifting a shaky hand.
"You are pathetic," Wiseman said. "I was going to kill you myself, later, but it seems the Senshi have done it for me."
"But… you said… you said we would rule Crystal Tokyo… together! You… promised me I could rule with Queen Serenity by my side, and you… you would have power, too!" Diamond choked out, barely alive.
"I never planned on sticking to that plan," Wiseman said. "You are a weakling, blinded by your love for Serenity. I want Crystal Tokyo all to myself!"
Wiseman gathered up dark energy and hurled it at Diamond, finishing him off.
"Venus Love Chain Encircle!" Venus shouted, trying to wrap her love chain around Wiseman, but it went through him.
"Pitiful!" Wiseman said. "I've grown tired of this little game. So long, Sailors!"
Wiseman created a large ball of swirling dark energy, and hurled it straight at the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen.
"Everyone DUCK!" Mars yelled, dragging Moon and Venus, the two closest to her, down.
Not everyone was fast enough, and Jupiter got hit in the arm by the energy. She fell to the ground, clutching her arm.
"Oh no! Jupiter! Are you alright?" Sailor Moon rushed over to her fallen friend.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me," Jupiter said, giving a weak smile. "We need to keep persistent."
Sailor Moon nodded her head, before turning back to the battle.
"Take this!" Wiseman said, attacking them again.
"Sailor Moon, use your scepter!" Tuxedo Kamen called out to her.
"But… but none of our attacks have weakened him! It won't finish him off!" Sailor Moon said, confused.
"Just try it, maybe it will weaken him enough so our attacks will work." Tuxedo Kamen said.
"Guess it can't hurt," Sailor Moon agreed. "Moon Scepter Elimination!"
In a swirl of lights and power, the energy from the silver crystal enveloped Wiseman's body. When it stopped, Wiseman was still there, unscathed.
"Nice try," Wiseman said sarcastically. "I told you none of your attacks could hurt me!"
The Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kane just stared at Wiseman dumbfounded. Sailor Moon's attack was the strongest of all of theirs. If she couldn't damage Wiseman, what would happen to them?
Wiseman raised his arms to attack again, sending out blast after blast of dark energy, hitting them several times. The Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen were all sprawled out on the ground, in various directions; the force of the blasts had tossed them away from each other.
"Ah, humans, so pathetic," Wiseman said. "And so stupid! This never would have happened if not for you." Wiseman said, gesturing at Tuxedo Kamen.
"Me? What do you mean?" Tuxedo Kamen asked.
"Like I said, humans. So stupid and pathetic. You see, I knew I would never be able successfully attack in the past. You were always so much on alert, waiting for the slightest hint of an attack so you could defend yourselves. I knew of Diamond's obsession with the Queen, so I promised him the Queen of the past," Wiseman said, cackling a bit to himself. "I knew that without Queen Serenity, or Sailor Moon as she is now, you wouldn't be half as strong, and taking over Tokyo of the past would be as easy as that! But there was still the matter of separating the Queen from the rest of you… not an easy feat; you're so overprotective of her. But then…" Wiseman broke off, laughing. "What amazes me is how stupid you humans are! You never understand prophecies. A prophecy comes in the form of a nightmare, saying Sailor Moon will die if you don't stay away from her. But little do you realize that the only way the prophecy can come true is if you do the very thing it tells you to do! If you'd never broken up with Sailor Moon, I wouldn't have been able to kidnap her!"
"You sent those nightmares?' Tuxedo Kamen asked, outraged.
"Ah, yes, I did. Quite genius, eh? I'm so grateful for you humans, stupid as you are. If you weren't so stupid, I never would've been able to succeed in my plan! There was a slight problem when I found you coming along with the Senshi, Tuxedo Kamen. But, actually, I've changed my mind. Now that you're here, you can watch your queen die!"
Wiseman laughed evilly, sending a fatal ball of dark energy towards Sailor Moon, aimed right at her chest. Sailor Moon didn't have enough time to get out of the way, and the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen were too far away to be any help.
"Usagi!" Mars cried, reaching out for her friend, even though it was too late.
A white light erupted from Usagi's chest, deflecting the fatal blow that very nearly killed her.
"Don't use the Silver Crystal, Usagi!" Mercury said. "It's too dangerous!"
"Usagi, no!" Venus called out. "We can figure this out, don't hurt yourself trying to save us!"
"Not the Silver Crystal!" Jupiter said. "We don't even know if it will work against him! The scepter didn't earlier!"
"Usako, don't," Mamoru whispered.
"Usagi, you baka, don't you dare use that Silver Crystal!" Mars said.
"I'll be fine," Sailor Moon said, as the crystal grew bigger and bigger and began to take the shape of a flower.
"You think that can hurt me?" Wiseman said. "Pathetic! You can't even scratch me with that silly excuse for a crystal!"
"You're wrong," Sailor Moon, now in the form of Princess Serenity, said. She held up the crystal, feeling the power seep into her. "You're wrong!" She repeated, louder this time. "For my friends… for myself… for my planet… for our future!"
The white light grew brighter and brighter, and Wiseman screamed in anguish as it hit him. Wiseman crumpled into a pile of dust, no match for the unfiltered power of the Silver Crystal.
"You did it!" Mars said. "Let's get out of this place!"
But even as she said, the light from the Silver Crystal started to dim, until it was completely out, and Princess Serenity faded back into Sailor Moon, collapsing on the ground, completely still and unmoving.
AN: Hehe. Cliffies. Gotta love 'em! :) Si vous passez en revue, je vous aimerai pour le reste de ma vie.