SailorStar9: And another chapter goes up. This is Chapter 10. Read and review.

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Chapter Summary: Ami confronts the twins and the Makaiju problem is solved.

Chapter 10: Tale of the Makaiju

"Ginga-san." Ami spoke to Natsumi.

"Yes?" Natsumi frowned at the blue-haired genius.

"I have something I want to tell you and your brother. In private." Ami replied.

Natsumi nodded, "Oh, I see... Well, then we'll talk during the lunch break."

"Right." Ami replied.

Somewhere on the dark side of the moon, the Dark Moon villains were discussing their next move.

"The Senshi from this time are stronger than the ones we fought in the future." Petz noted.

"But that's not possible..." Rubeus objected.

"I know." Esmeraude replied, coming out from the shadows. "They're the same Senshi."

"But..." Rubeus started to protest.

"Prince Demando asked the Wiseman about it, he said the only way to obtain the Ginzuishou is to destroy the Senshi. The one named Sailor Moon is the owner of this era's Ginzuishou. Get that Sailor Moon girl if you can't manage to get the rabbit." Esmeraude instructed.

Rubeus frowned as Esmeraude vanished.

Turning to the Ayakashi Sisters, he barked, "Well, you heard that, Petz. I want you and your sister to go to Juuban and find the Ginzuishou."

"As you ordered, Rubeus." Petz replied with a bow.

"Well, here we are." Natsumi said as she and Seijuro leaned against the fence of the school rooftop.

"The two of you can stop faking now, Ginga-san. Or shall I say Ail and Ann." Ami remarked.

The two twins were taken aback.

"What... are you talking about?" Natsumi stammered.

"Oh come on." Ami encouraged. "The day after we girls discover the weird energy signature, you two show up. So forgive me if I don't believe in coincidences. Besides, you two never bothered to hide your own energy auras. It didn't take me long to find out about you two."

"I see." Seijuro smiled, reverting back to his original form.

Natsumi sighed and did the same.

"Why?" Ami asked.

Ail shrugged, "We're not fighters, we are just trying to survive. And we need that energy to survive."

"You know, I could tell the others and Mars would fry the both of you in an instant." Ami told them.

"We know that." Seijuro admitted. "We want you to help us."

"Help you?" Ami echoed in disbelief.

Ali and Ann nodded.

"Ami!" Makoto burst onto the rooftop.

"Guess what Jupiter. My deduction was right." Ami told the Thunder Senshi.

"I see." Makoto nodded, glaring dangerously at the two twins.

"We don't want to fight your group anymore." Seijuro explained. "We need your help."

"But you're evil..." Makoto muttered.

"Evil?" Natsumi chuckled. "We're not evil. We don't enjoy draining people, but it's the only way we have to survive."

"You must stop doing that." the Ice Senshi advised.

Just then, the bell rang. Ami sighed, "We'll continue this talk later... We'll be waiting for you at the school gates after school."

Natsumi nodded, "We'll be there."

"And Makoto." Ami turned to the Jupiter Senshi. "Tell Minako to be there. I'll inform Rei about this."

Makoto nodded.

Later that day, Natsumi and Seijuro stood with Ami and Makoto and Minako at the school gates waiting for Minako to get out of detention.

"I'm so sorry!" Minako came running to them.

"What happened?" Ami asked. "It isn't like you to get detention."

"Miss Thornapple." Minako replied, panting.

"I can't believe you could be so careless. Ticking off crabby Miss Thornapple during Ancient History." Makoto remarked in mock disbelief.

"At least you aren't like Tsukino, getting detention every day just for getting up late." Ami shrugged.

"Good point." Makoto nodded.

"You don't really like her, do you?" Seijuro asked the blue-haired girl.

"She is Sailor Moon and used to be our leader until we voted Ami in as leader, kicking Moon out. Moon wasn't too pleased about that." Minako told them.

"Now that we're all here, let's get over to Rei's. She's been bugging me on the communicator." Ami told them.

"So they were the aliens..." Rei noted looking at the two Gingas with a frown.

Ami was looking at them with her visor, "Their human forms are not an illusion..."

Natsumi nodded, "We can change our color at will." Her skin turned green as she said that, then turned back to her 'normal' human skin.

"Interesting..." Minako nodded.

"But we need to know more about you if you want us to trust you." Ami began.

Rei nodded, "So what is your story?"

Natsumi and her brother turned into their real forms. "Well, we come from a distant planet... As you may have guessed, we're quite different from humans."

Ami nodded, "Your body's composed by both animal and plant tissues. Also, you feed from magic energy, also known as mana."

"Mana? I suppose that's what the Makaiju generates." Ail commented. "There used to be millions of our species in our home planet, but now... There's only the two of us and the Makaiju."

"Makaiju?" Makoto echoed.

Ann nodded, "The Makaiju is a tree native from our homeworld. We used to feed off their energy, and there was always enough of it for all of us. But then, the star our planet orbited died... We had created several spaceships to escape before it was too late, and each one had one of the Makaiju... But I guess all of the other ships were destroyed when the star exploded."

"So in short, your homeworld is gone and you're the last of your species... Can't blame you for trying to get some energy..." Minako commented.

"Still, the tree is dying." Ail remarked worriedly. "If it dies, we'll die with it."

"If we could analyze the Makaiju and figure out what's wrong, we could find a way to solve the problem." Ami noted.

Suddenly, Rei's crows started cawing.

"Uh oh..." Rei muttered.

"What?" the girls turned to her.

"I'm sensing major evil vibes outside." Rei replied.

"The Ayakashi?" Minako asked.

"Most probably." Rei replied.

"They never learn." Ami shook her head.

"Let's stop them." Makoto punched the air.

"We'll help you." Ann offered.

"The more the merrier." Minako grinned.

Petz dodged as an electric beam hissed by her side, "Let me guess... The Senshi are here."

"You're right, witch." Jupiter muttered. The others, minus Moon were all there, and Ail and Ann were floating a few meters above them. "Give it up, can't you see we'll never let you get that kid?"

"Dark Thunder!"

"Dark Light!"

Ail and Ann shot two energy blasts canceling the Ayakashi's attacks. "You should listen to them."

"Icycle Rain!" Imperial Sailor Mercury let loose a torrent of icicles at Petz who dodged the attack.

The Nemisisan chuckled "You alone can't defeat us, icegirl."

"Then what about all of us?" Millennial Sailor Venus snapped as the rest of the Senshi team came dashing towards them.

"Ha! We can still beat you all, Senshi." Calaveras noted.

"Burning Soul!"

"Stun Spark!"

"V-Laser Blast!"

"Snow Storm!"

The combined attacks sent the two Ayakashi crashing down the stairs of Rei's Temple.

"Oww... My head..." Calaveras muttered as she stood up dizzily. Petz just sat on the ground while saying a few unladylike words out loud.

"Seems like we can beat you after all." Millennial Sailor Jupiter commented as the Senshi walked towards the two Ayakashi.

"You'll pay for this, Senshi!" Petz shouted furiously just before teleporting out of the scene. Calaveras just glared at the Senshi then also vanished.

Ann and Ail came floating towards the group.

"That was amazing." Ail remarked.

"Nothing like good old teamwork to get things done." Millennial Sailor Venus commented.

"Now, let's see that tree of yours." Imperial Sailor Mercury told the twins.

Later, the de-transformed Senshi were inside the room where Ail and Ann kept the Makaiju.

"Hmmm... It looks like a normal tree." Ami nodded. It looked almost like an oak, except for the white flowers and leaves. "It doesn't need any light to grow."

"What is the problem with it, then?" Ann asked.

Ami looked around the room. "I know." She smiled and walked out of the room. The rest of the group shrugged and followed her.

Outside, the group was waiting for the blue-haired genius. As Ami walked out of the room, Ail looked at her "So?"

"This tree needs to be outside." Ami explained. "It gathers mana from the air and channels it towards you."

"Oh..." Ann nodded. "So we only have to plant it outside..."

Then, Ami frowned slightly, "But the mana around us is not that much. Even I can barely gather enough for a normal magic spell. But the Makaiju's roots seem to be strong. It'll dig into the ground and find the mana well by itself. Once it does that, you won't have to worry about dying."

"And we won't have to worry about you draining people." Rei pointed out.

"Thanks for everything, Senshi..." Ann nodded her thanks.

"Hey, that's what friends are for." Minako noted.

"Friends..." Ail mused. "It's been a while since we had any."

"So you failed once again... Well, if two can't succeed..." Rubeus said looking at the four Ayakashi. "Next time, you all will go and fight the Senshi."

"As you wish, Rubeus." Petz said.

"We won't let them live any longer." Calaveras added.

"We'll get the 'Rabbit' and the Ginzuishou..." Beruche said.

"And then the future will be of the Dark Moon." Cooan added.

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