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"Are you absolutely sure about this?" an evil voice asked the shadows.

"Yes, master. I watched it with my own eyes. He has failed his mission and deserted you. He found that energy within himself and is using it. Master, we must remind him where his loyalties should remain."

"I have no need for useless deserters," the master snapped. "I have a different fate in mind. He has caused me troubles, that one. You'd think that after all that work I did, I would have been successful in turning him. I guess it needed more prodding. Listen carefully to what you must do."

"Yes master."

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It was midday. Adymn and Lita were walking down to the temple hand in hand. They each admired how the other one looked. Adymn looked amazing with his spiky sandy hair shading one eye, and how his emerald eyes stood out on his tanned face. Lita was gorgeous with her beautiful olive eyes shining lovingly at Adymn, and her magnificent hair billowing in the wind. (If she could just point out, this is the scene that the story opened up with. Just a side point Lita wanted to make.) A beautiful day for a beautiful couple; all was well until…

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"What is that thing?!" Lita cried as some type of fiery creature swept down on both her and Adymn.

"I think I have some idea," Adymn replied as he and Lita dodged the flying bonfire.

"What is it after?"

"Me." Adymn's voice was sad yet reserved.

Lita got this determined look in her eye. "I won't let them have you. They'll have to go through me first!"

"Lita…"

She ignored him as she held her transformation pen aloft. "Jupiter Planet Power!" Lightning spurted out from the transformation pen and encircled Lita. It wrapped around her, flashed brightly and shot out, revealing Sailor Jupiter. "Jupiter Thunder Clap!" Jupiter cried, hitting the fiery creature with lightning. She stood in front of Adymn, as if trying to shield him from the fire.

"You can't have him!" Jupiter cried defiantly. "You'll have to go through me first!"

"Lita, please let them have me," Adymn said sadly. "I don't want to see you get hurt."

"I won't get hurt," Lita/Jupiter said softly.

Adymn looked at her doubtfully and thought she has no idea what she's up against. I wish she would listen to me. Maybe I can do something in order to protect her.

"Fire, betrayal, destruction!" The fiery thing shrieked, causing both Jupiter and Adymn to receive splitting headaches. The creature took this opportune moment to knock Jupiter out of the way and confront Adymn. The fiend blew fire at him and Jupiter jumped in front of him, receiving the full blunt of the flames. Jupiter cried out in pain and Adymn looked at her, horror stricken.

An unearthly power that would make anyone's hair stand on end surrounded Adymn; with his emerald eyes blazing with anger he thrust his hands in front of him, causing all the energy around him to hit the fiend with an audible thwack. Adymn got down on his knees and tried picking up his singed Jupiter.

"Lita, Lita, are you ok?" Adymn asked worried.

Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him and smiled wanly. "It'll take more than fire to stop me from protecting you."

"Protecting me? Lita, you're hurt. How could you think of protecting me?"

"Because I love you and I won't let anything happen to you." Her olive eyes hardened with determination. "I won't let them take you while I live."

"Lita, please don't talk like that," Adymn pleaded in fear of her seriousness.

"Fire!" The creature shrieked. Adymn and Jupiter practically forgot about the creature and looked up in fear as fireballs streaked their way to Adymn and Jupiter. What could they do? They were surely doomed. Adymn gripped Jupiter a little tighter. There wasn't enough time to dodge the fire; if they tried, they'd probably get separated and the fiend would launch an immediate attack on them, causing them to go down for good alone. They'd rather be together. Jupiter whimpered slightly as Adymn pressed on a tender burn, but she ignored her pain. Instead, she heard a musical locket playing a melody… one that sounded familiar. Why would she hear music right before her end? The fireballs were centimeters away. Was this truly the end? But if it was, why was there music?

Hee hee hee, cliffhanger for you guys! Remember, the more reviews the faster I post, so please review. Hint for next chapter: what is that music? Are there any music lockets in the show? (think first season people).

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