It's
been a while but finally Chapter 10 is up!! I've been working on a
side story and I reworked this plot several times before I found what
I was looking for! I hope you enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own
Sailor Moon.
I received my Eris information for this chapter here:
10- Unforeseen on all fronts
"Who goes there?" Sailor Mars said interrogating the mysterious voice in the bushes. Out stepped a young teenage girl with pink odangoes and a sailor fuku.
"Sailor Mini Moon?! You've grown!" Sailor Venus exclaimed. A moment passed where everyone gawked at the sight of the young, beautiful teenage heroine.
"Hi everyone; I'm back! I'm here to help you save my Mom and Dad. Neo-Queen Serenity sent me as part of my training."
"The only problem is we don't know where they are…" Sailor Jupiter said solemnly.
"Oh, but we do," Sailor Mercury stated wisely as she picked up her computer. "I gathered some readings on Sailor Eris…err Xiomara before we were distracted by the apple. According to my calculations she's making her base on Eris. That makes sense!" She concluded bopping herself on the head after her epiphany. The other sailor scouts smiled as they too wondered why they hadn't come to the conclusion before.
"Okay, so let's go! We have to rescue Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask!" Sailor Venus said enthused.
"Um, guys? Wouldn't it be smart to devise a plan first? We still have a lot of research to do. We can just go into this blind." Sailor Mini Moon said, making plenty of sense. "Now let's go back to Xena's apartment and figure stuff out." The sailor scouts nodded, ensuring their loyalty in their temporary new leader. Detransforming, they started back toward Xena's apartment while at the end of the solar system their enemy was making plans of her own.
"Darien, set her up in the chains over there," Xiomara commanded pointing to the chains in the dungeon she had previously been prisoner of as Sailor Eris. Darien nodded and began chaining up the seemingly sleeping Sailor Moon. She began to stir as he finished the last chain. "Thank you Darien. You are dismissed. I need to talk to Sailor Moon alone for a little while." Darien bowed and left the room. Sailor Moon slowly began to blink herself awake.
"Where am I?" she muttered.
"Good morning Sailor Moon. Did you enjoy your nap?" Xiomara cackled. Sailor Moon looked up.
"You! What are you doing here?" She looked down at the chains. "Let me go Xiomara!" She demanded trying to break free.
"No." Xiomara answered simply, wielding her sword and placing it under Sailor Moon's chin. "I've forgotten how quickly people from the Moon recover from my curse...oh well it doesn't matter. Soon your planet will be nothing and I will rule with my prince over this entire galaxy."
"I won't let you do that Xiomara." Sailor Moon said unwavering. "Now release me from these chains and fight me like a real warrior."
"Why would I do something stupid like that? So you can try to escape and save your beloved planet or is Serena just looking for her dear prince?" Xiomara provoked Sailor Moon. "I don't think you're in the position to threaten me Sailor Moon." She said as she made a cut along Sailor Moon's cheek. Sailor Moon only winced for a second before glaring into Xiomara's eyes.
"Are you scared Xiomara? Fight me. I promise if you win you can have everything; Darien, my planet, my friends." Sailor Moon said in a convincing tone.
"And if you win?" Xiomara asked intrigued.
"I'll save you Xena." Sailor Moon said with intent. Suddenly her chains began to loosen. "You won't win." Sailor Moon fell to the ground. "We fight my way. I hope you know how to wield a sword." Xiomara said tossing a sword toward the heroine.
The two female warriors began an intense battle. Sailor Moon was surprised at how well she brandished her sword considering she had very little training with one. The two soldiers fought evenly for the first few minutes. Then Xiomara's strikes became more precise as Sailor Moon missed a block and received a painful arm wound. The two warriors began showing injuries on both of their bodies. Sailor Moon was becoming weak however Xiomara barely seemed phased. How was Xiomara this strong? She thought. Sailor Moon suddenly became elated as one of her attacks seemed to have done some major damage piercing Xiomara's leg; however she appeared to have celebrated too soon as a sharp sword plunged into her abdomen. Suddenly Sailor Moon became dizzy as she fell to her knees. Detransforming as she hit the ground as Darien returned to the dungeon.
Back where we left the sailor scouts in Xena's apartment...
"Xiomara has the same powers as Sailor Eris. She just uses them less frequently. It says here that she always preferred a sword first." Ami said delving into her books.
"So Sailor Eris was the only pure evil sailor scout and the apple she threw at us was a trap?" Mina asked Ami.
"Mhmm," Ami nodded in agreement. "You see here," She said pointing to a page in a Mythology book. "In Greek mythology it is said that the goddess Eris stole Hera's apple of immortality and turned into the sour apple of discord. She then threw the apple amongst the Greek goddesses who began to quarrel and ultimately ended in the beginning of the Trojan War."
"So that apple's been around for centuries." Rei concluded.
"And Eris has been around for practically eternity..." Lita added.
"Oh dear..." Ami stated aghast.
"What is it?" The girls all asked gathering around Ami.
"How
come we didn't uncover this in our research before?" Ami asked
herself in shock.
"Ami what is it?" Rini asked
concerned.
"Eris is a direct descendent of Chaos...her father."
Everyone gasped.
"Well then scouts you have no time to waste." Gabrielle stated. "You must save Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Moon, and Sailor Eris before it's too late."
"I agree; Sailors transform!" Rini commanded as she called out. "Moon Cosmic Power!"
And that's where I am going to leave you. I am surprised how this chapter turned out! So many ideas swirled through my head. Just a note, the scene with Sailor Moon and Xiomara battling and the epiphany of Ami happen concurrently. I would love tips on how to write the fight scene better! I hope you enjoyed the chapter, please review, and hope to put up chapter 11 soon! Sailor Violin
