Hi, again, guys! It's been a while and now we're officially getting into the first day of the invasion. This is the turning-point chapter as I would like to call it. There are expected to be heavy losses and we're about to see one take place.
Well, I better not keep you guys in suspense anymore. I'll let you get started on reading this chapter. Enjoy the action and drama as the Rajita Invasion begins!
(Play X anime TV series opening theme "eX Dream)
The Zero Hour Has Arrived! Ghidorah Confronts the Moon Princess!
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Earth/Japan/Genkai's Shrine Grounds/November 29, 2003/9:00 PM
After scaling up the long steps leading to Genkai's Shrine, Yusuke and company arrived at the site. The Spirit Detective recalled the training he received from the old martial artist. Looking back to the start of his spirit training, Yusuke couldn't believe how long ago it had been since he had first met Genkai, in her apprentice tournament. Hiei, Kurama and the children observed the shrine grounds. Kuwabara walked over to the Spirit Detective leader and tapped him on the shoulder.
"Hey, doesn't this bring back memories, Urameshi?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yeah, it wasn't too long ago since Genkai's little tournament. I still remember all the crap we went through."
"And I'm sure you recall beating Rando in the finals," Botan reminded the teen.
"Yeah, man was that a grueling fight," Yusuke replied. "Damn, if that punk were here, he'd be pissing his pants at sight of me."
"Rando? You mean that low-class fool?" Hiei spoke up. "I could have beaten him with my hands tied behind my back, even back in the day before I met the Detective."
"Hard to believe how far we've come along, huh?" Kuwabara said.
"We've improved and matured since our first mission together," Kurama recalled Maze Castle.
"Wow, so this is Genkai's shrine? It's so majestic," Yui observed the scenery. "I wish I could live here!"
"Me, too. I'll bet my sister would kill to have a shrine ground this nice!" Cammy looked around and looked at an ancient monument. "It definitely has the old traditional feel to it. No wonder my sister wants to come here."
"What do you think, Aoshi? It's nice," Mokuba motioned over to the boy. "Um, Aoshi?"
Snapping his head up, Aoshi returned to reality and replied, "Huh? What was that, Mokuba?"
"I asked what you thought about these temple grounds."
"Oh, well, it's very nice," Aoshi nodded his head. "Wow, so this is the old woman's shrine? It looks bigger than the shrine Cammy-chan's sister owns."
"Ah, I don't think my sister would mind if I ran this temple," Cammy said with sparkling eyes. "The architecture and the monuments, it's all so pretty! She's even got sakura trees growing on her grounds!"
"Talk about obsessive," Dark Gabumon muttered as he watched Cammy spinning around playfully.
"So, is Genkai here?" Botan wondered.
"She has to be here. I arranged this meeting for tonight," Yusuke stated and cleared his throat. "Hey, grandma! We're all here!"
"Humph, impatient as usual, aren't you, Yusuke?" the voice of an elderly woman called out from inside the temple.
Suddenly, the doors opened and everyone turned to see a short figure reveal itself. Yui and the children waited in anticipation of the old woman's introduction. Yusuke smiled as soon as a short, old woman came stepping out. The woman's skin was wrinkly yet still retained some faint trace of beauty. Her hair was gray and stringy. The eyes were slightly sunken in due to her age. Her outfit consisted of an Oriental dojo outfit. The top was red with a white long-sleeve body suit underneath. A purple belt tightened around her waist. A pair of purple slip-ons covered her feet. The woman had her hands behind her back and a calm, serene smile formed across her face. Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama and Botan were happy to see the old woman again. In Hiei's case, he didn't show much acknowledgement but respected her presence.
The children were surprised to find out that Genkai was not as old as they had expected.
"Greetings, everyone," Genkai spoke up and slightly bowed her head. "It's good to see you, Yusuke."
"How are you doing, grandma? It's been a while since the Dark Tournament!" Yusuke said. "You're still the same as I remember you!"
"Oh, quit trying to butter me up," the old woman laughed. "Botan, Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, it's good to see each of you again. You're all looking better."
"It's an honor, Master Genkai," Botan bowed her head in respect.
"Yeah and I've been keeping Urameshi out of trouble. Just wanted to let you know, Genkai!" Kuwabara chuckled as he slapped Yusuke on the back.
"Ha! Yeah you have, pal," Yusuke rolled his eyes and coughed.
"The honor is ours, Master Genkai. It's good to be graced by your presence," Kurama stated.
"What can I say? We meet again," Hiei said while looking away to one side.
"Oh yeah, you've changed a lot, Hiei," Genkai smiled as she spoke to him with sarcasm in her voice.
"Master Genkai! Hello, I'm Yui Tsubasa," the girl stuttered as she approached the old woman and bowed in her presence.
"Ah, so this is little Yui-chan," Genkai said as she looked down at the bowing child.
"Yep, this is the little girl I've been telling you about, grandma," Yusuke explained.
"Yes, I know, Yusuke."
Just then, Yusuke felt a familiar presence behind Genkai and looked behind her. He quickly noticed a blue-haired figure in biker garb sitting on a mat, drinking tea. After taking one last sip, she set the cup on the ground and called out to the group.
"Well? Are you coming in or what?"
"Lyn? Is that you?" Yusuke asked.
"LYN!" Yui, Cammy, Aoshi and Mokuba all cried out at once, recognizing the name of the one who rescued them from Kiba that one time.
"Hey, guys, how ya been?" Lyn greeted the kids as everyone filed through the doorway.
"So that WAS you who saved our butts back at Kaibaland," Yusuke recalled. "I almost didn't recognize your Blue-Eyes' attack, it's gotten so much stronger."
"What about you? How'd the Dark Tournament go?"
"I kicked Toguro's ass. Did you expect anything less?"
"Umm... Urameshi, who's this?" Kuwabara inquired.
"Yeah," Mokuba prodded, "how do you know Lyn?"
Lyn answered for the teen. "Yusuke and I met several months ago. My brothers and I stumbled across this shrine when we first arrived in Japan, and Genkai was kind enough to let us stay here and use the grounds for our training, as long as we didn't interfere with her training Yusuke for the Dark Tournament."
"Speaking of the little tykes, where are they?" Yusuke wondered.
"They're outside, still training. Let me get them." Lyn walked over to the side door and poked her head out. "MAX! SAM! TIME TO PACK IT UP FOR THE NIGHT! WE GOT COMPANY!"
"Say, Yui, how did you meet Lyn?" Yusuke quizzed the girl.
"About a week ago, Lyn rescued us from Kiba when he attacked us in an alley," Yui responded.
"He hasn't attacked you again, has he?" Lyn inquired.
There was much silence and shuffling of feet before Aoshi finally spoke up.
"He's been taken care of."
Lyn could tell that the boy didn't want to talk about it, and fortunately, the awkward silence was broken when two blurs came in through the side door and tackled the Spirit Detective.
"YUSUKE!" the blurs cried out, now taking the forms of a black and blonde-haired ten-year-olds.
"Max! Sam! It's been a while!" the detective addressed the two. "You haven't been giving Baldock any trouble, now have you?"
"Who, us?" Sam replied, smiling devilishly.
"It was nothing Ol' Batman didn't deserve," Max added.
"Boys, can't you see we have other guests?" Lyn scolded, and the boys quickly got up from the floor. "Now introduce yourselves."
The boy with spiky black hair went first. "I'm Maxwell Leonard Stromberg, but you can call me Max."
"Samuel Oscar Stromberg," the blonde boy winked at Yui, causing her to blush. "Call me Sam."
"Nice to meet you both," the Miko apprentice stepped forward. "I'm Cammy Sakura Hino, but my friends call me Cammy-chan. These are my friends Yui Tsubasa, Aoshi Inuki, and Mokuba Kaiba. The sulky one in the trench coat is Dark Gabumon."
"I am NOT sulky," the viral digimon cried out. "I'm just being cautious."
"I thought Lyn said you were twins," Mokuba thought aloud.
"We're fraternal twins," Max replied.
"Means we're not identical," Sam quipped.
"A-hem," Botan cleared her throat.
"Oh, how rude of me," Yusuke remarked sarcastically. "Let me present my friends. The blue-haired one in the pink kimono is Botan, Ferry Girl of the River Styx. The ugly one next to her is Kazuma Kuwabara, a classmate of mine. The red-head next to him is Shuichi Minamino, alias Kurama, the half-breed, and the short one on the end is Hiei, fire demon extraordinaire. Guys, meet Lynae Stromberg."
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you all," Lyn curtsied. "Yusuke has told me so much about all of you."
"The pleasure is ours," Kurama said, as he stepped forward and kissed the back of Lyn's hand.
"Hey, Urameshi, how come you never told us you knew such a hot chick?" Kuwabara asked the teen.
"Well, can you blame him?" Botan said. "If Keiko knew he'd been shacking up with another girl, she'd have his butt in a sling!"
"We were NOT 'shacking up'!" Yusuke defended himself. "I hardly got any sleep while I was training here, and what I did get was mostly on the floor of a cave."
"So, you came here to see, Genkai, Yui-chan?" Lyn quickly changed the subject, abashed at the thought of her 'shacking up' with Yusuke.
"Yeah, that's right. I wish to ask her about my spirit power. I know she would help me understand the reason why I am actually using it."
"Well, you've come to the right person. Trust me, Yui-chan. Genkai will tell you everything you need to know. Heck, she's helped me and my brothers here to understand our abilities."
"So, now that we're all here," Yusuke spoke up. "We can get together and talk about Yui-chan's spirit energy problem?"
"Well, I was going to suggest we have this discussion over tea," Genkai stated. "That is, if you would like some tea."
"That would be nice, Master Genkai," Yui responded to the old woman's question. "I'd love some tea."
"Yes, that would hit the spot after a long bus ride," Botan nodded. "Right, guys?"
"It's better than standing around doing nothing, I'll tell you that," Kuwabara said.
"Yeah, we would like to take a look at your temple grounds, Master Genkai," Cammy said. "I'm sister to the shrine maiden at Hikawa Shrine in Tokyo, so I know a bit about shrines, myself."
"What? You mean you're the little sister of Rei Hino? Well, isn't this a surprise?" Genkai stated. "Yes, let us all sit down and have some tea. Perhaps you can tell me how your sister and her grandfather are doing."
"They're doing fine, oh, and Yuuchirou says Hi," the little girl walked beside Yui.
"Well, this looks like it's going to be a long night," Genkai chuckled. "This old woman is not going to get her beauty sleep tonight. Come everyone, let's discuss the matters in the main room."
"Come on, Yui-chan," Yusuke led the way for the group. "You're going to learn a lot from the old woman."
"I look forward to what she has to say about my spirit powers. Better yet, I hope she can tell me how to control and use it in times of need," Yui replied.
"Don't you worry, Yui-chan. You'll get the hang of it," Botan assured the child.
"Yeah, we'll be here for you," Aoshi walked beside his friend. "You were there for me even after I turned into a Lycan. For that I'm going to give you all the support you need. I mean that, Yui-chan."
"Oh, Aoshi-kun," Yui blushed and smiled.
"It'll be interesting to see how far Yui-chan can go if she puts her spirit energy to good use," Kurama observed the child. "In time, she could end up surpassing Yusuke and us. This child must be cautious with her ability."
As everyone went further inside the old woman's shrine to discuss, the shadowy figure that had followed the Spirit Detectives was seen moving through the forest. His eyes flashed their usual red hue. He had followed them specifically for Yui and her Spirit Detective comrades. It seemed he wanted more than just to challenge them, but he was out for blood. For whatever reason is unknown. The figure moved across the brushes and edged closer towards the shrine ground while concealing his demonic presence.
"At last, I have arrived at the site where Rando was defeated. Feh, unlike that weakling, I will succeed in ending Yusuke Urameshi's life and devouring that child prodigy of his. I will be praised as the demon to end the legacy of Koenma's Spirit Detective team! Yes, I shall consume their flesh!"
With that, the shadow raced across back into the brushes and waited patiently for the Detectives to finish their tea. It seemed like a foolish attempt on this demon's part but he nonetheless seemed confident. Was he truly a creature that was on par with the late-Toguro? Only time will tell when the confrontation takes place.
Tokyo, Juuban District/Local Park/9:10 PM
Upon leaving Roxy's Italian Restaurant, Yamaki and Riley left to take a walk in Juuban Park. Their stomachs were satisfied from the filling cuisine. Yamaki stopped as he looked up into the stars and was wearing his usual business attire. He removed his shades and observed the stars carefully. Riley smiled while looking up at the stars, as well. She was dressed in a pretty red evening dress with long-sleeve white gloves and carrying a red purse.
"Aren't the stars gorgeous, sir?" Riley asked her boss.
"Yeah, I guess so," Yamaki replied with a shrug.
"With you being cooped up at work most of the time, you don't really have much time to get out more, do you? Not that I can blame you."
"I'm just not used to taking breaks with the crap that goes on with our work," Yamaki said.
"Are you still weary of what Kaiba said about his project? I can tell from your face that you don't seem to fully trust that young man."
"He doesn't realize the consequences that can occur if there is even one error in his calculations. Let's not forget the mistakes we've made with the Juggernaut."
"I'll never forget that sir, and I'm glad you've decided to completely scrap it. To be honest, I was never comfortable with the use of it either."
"To think I was consumed with driving digital life into extinction. I could hardly believe that it took children to change my ways."
"Those kids are very special, bonding with their digimon. Makes me wonder how much better my life could be if I had my own digimon."
"Riley, you're not serious?" Yamaki raised an eyebrow.
"I am, sir, I mean, those digimon must have done a lot to influence the lives of those children. Now, they continue fighting for those kids against these aliens."
"The aliens, Riley? That brings up another question. Where has the mother ship been?"
"Well NASA has reportedly stated that there appeared to be ships heading down to earth."
"Yes, but how can we assume these creatures have anything to do with the space cruisers. They may be coming to lend aid."
"Sir, no offense, but I find that illogical. I have no doubt these recent attacks in Japan have a connection with the space cruisers heading towards Earth. I have a bad feeling about this and I think we should alert everyone about this."
"Riley, if there is an attack then the American government will intervene and will ask help from other countries if such a situation were to come."
"You don't get it. There probably won't be any time. I heard those space ships were coming closer to earth. If those aliens Takato and the others have dealt with are any indication, then we would be in serious trouble against a whole legion of them."
"Riley..." Yamaki started, but immediately stopped and thought it over carefully.
"So, you're starting to come into terms of what we maybe up against? These aren't digital life forms we can delete. I seriously doubt reactivating the Juggernaut can stop them. They may have developed weapons far more advanced than ours over millions of years. I have a feeling D-Reaper will look like nothing compared to a worldwide alien invasion."
Putting his shades back on, Yamaki had second thoughts about this grave situation and nodded, "Riley, what we need to do is stop Seto Kaiba. If these aliens are attracted to any sort of highly advanced project, then there's no doubt they may have come to take as many resources as possible. Kaiba's project is not safe and it will create more complications."
"I'm glad you're seeing things clearly. I suggest we make a move for it," Riley smiled.
"Right, and put a stop to Kaiba's project. If he doesn't like it, then he will have to take it up with me!" Yamaki growled as he dashed off.
Riley was left to catch up with her boss and took off her high heels along the way.
"Damn, running in my high heels? What was I thinking? Ugh, why did you have to take off like that?" Riley scoffed as she gave chase to Yamaki. "I just hope we're not too late. Why do I have a horrible feeling an invasion is inevitable?"
As he walked out of the park, Yamaki found his black Mercedes parked alongside the street and opened the door with his keys. Riley caught up with the man and opened the door on the other side. After they got in the car, Yamaki immediately sped away.
"Sir, why not slow down for me once in a while? How do you expect me to run on my high heels?"
"Well, learn to run with them on?"
"Riiiiiight," Riley simply rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. "We shouldn't get there too late if there isn't any traffic. You know how crazy those kids can be on the streets on Saturday nights."
"No, I don't. Now, hold on tight, Riley," Yamaki said while turning the steering wheel and stepping on the gas pedal with more force.
"Great, just what I needed, especially after eating," Riley covered her mouth. "At least we'll get there sooner."
At this rate, they should be able to return back to Kaiba Corp in at least sixty minutes or less. Though, will they be too late to stop him since the project is due to be unveiled at 10:00 PM? Time was important in this matter.
Genkai's Shrine/9:30 PM
Back inside the shrine of Genkai, the Spirit Detectives were already discussing the issue of Yui's spirit powers. What Genkai had to explain was no doubt startling, especially for Yusuke. Even the children were surprised to realize how much potential their friend had with her dormant powers.
"From what I can tell, Yui-chan has a large portion of her spiritual energy locked away. If unlocked, her power has the potential to become even stronger than Yusuke's."
"You're kidding me! Yui-chan has potential to be stronger than me!" Yusuke exclaimed in shock. "Is she really that strong!"
"I would say that, right now, she has far more than what you had during your confrontation with the Saint Beasts."
"Whoa, now that's strong," Kuwabara gulped as he looked to Yui. "I can't even sense her spirit energy. So I'm not sure if where she stands now with her power."
"How did she become like this, Master Genkai?" Lyn asked the old woman. "I mean she would have had interaction with the supernatural."
"Actually, I can talk with dead spirits. It's not a big deal, but I've been able to interact with them ever since my parents passed away."
"Could it be possible that losing her parents could have set off some kind of chain reaction in her?" Botan wondered.
"It's possible," Max spoke up.
"So her interaction with those spirits may have led her to store some of their energy in her body," Sam replied. "Then over time, that same spirit energy would have grown inside Yui-chan and given her this new power."
"There's something else that may have triggered it; I was once possessed as a monster," Yui spoke up. "Pharaohmon turned me into a demon mistress named Nemesis. I would say that being trapped inside Nemesis compounded with my innate spiritual energy and enlarged it exponentially."
"Is this true, Yui-chan?" Kurama asked the girl.
"Yes, and I don't wish to be reminded of that incident. It's too horrible for me to recall. I hate that monster for nearly killing my brother and draining me of my life energy!" Yui slightly sobbed.
"Oh, its okay, Yui-chan," Dark Gabumon hugged his human friend. "That witch will never haunt you again."
"Yeah, because you've got us on our side now!" Mokuba nodded in reply.
"Not to mention us," Kuwabara declared.
"Yet I'm still cursed with Nemesis' powers," Yui looked down at her hands. "Damn, why did I have to have these powers? I know they're a gift when it comes to stopping the aliens but still a curse since they remind me of her!"
"It's time you move on and forget about it, Yui-chan," Yusuke stated as he faced the child. "From what you told us about that time you killed that Rajita, you're a valuable ally to our team. We'll need you if your powers are to surpass mine."
"Really, Yusuke-kun? Am I really that much of a use?"
"Of course you are! Now stop doubting yourself," Yusuke said as he pat the child on her head. "As far as I'm concerned, you're a Spirit fighter just like us. You just need some training."
"That's right, Yui-chan. In fact, I have my sister already training me. Maybe I can be train with you?" Cammy took her friend's palm and grasped it. "With my Digital Priestess powers, I can give you the help in anyway I can."
"Of course, Aoshi and I will be there to support you two," Mokuba smiled. "Right, Aoshi?"
"Yeah, you bet!"
"Wow, looks like you two have some competition," Lyn looked to her two brothers.
"We'll see," the boys replied in unison.
"Well, all I can say is that we might be looking at some future Spirit Detectives to replace Yusuke and the boys one day," Botan smiled. "Hey, at least we have some girl power on our team!"
"You said it!" Yui and Cammy called out.
"Feh, not like I'll be associating with any one of you little brats when Yusuke and the others decide to call it quits," Hiei muttered as he leaned back.
"By the way, Master Genkai, will you be teaching me the way you trained Yusuke-kun?" Yui asked the old woman.
"Anytime you are ready, my child. Just make sure to have dimwit come with you when you do," Genkai nodded in reply.
"I'll be sure to do that but why call Yusuke-kun a dimwit?" Yui asked.
"I think that's pretty obvious," Hiei, Kuwabara, Kurama and Botan said in unison.
"Hey! I maybe a dimwit but I've gotten ourselves out of crazy ass situations and always came out on top!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"If you mean by sheer luck, then yeah I can't argue with that," Kuwabara remarked.
"What was that?" Yusuke turned and faced his former school rival.
"Careful Yusuke or you'll pop a vein in that big head of yours," Botan scolded the teen.
"Oh, Yusuke-kun, you can be so silly sometimes," Yui giggled to herself.
Suddenly, as everyone was trying to restrain Yusuke, Genkai sensed a presence from outside her shrine. Her eyes shifted towards the front door and sat up from her kneeling position.
"What is it, Genkai?" Kuwabara asked.
"You sense that just now, Hiei?" Kurama asked his demon partner.
"Yes, and it's coming from a demonic presence. It's no Rajita I can tell you that."
"It's a demonic presence, but I thought the demons would at least cool down after the Dark Tournament," Botan scoffed.
"Well, princess, I can tell you this. It's definitely a demonic presence," Lyn answered in reply. "So, what now, Yusuke?"
"What else? See who our unlucky visitor might be," Yusuke jumped up to his feet. "Shoot, I think I can take anything after beating Toguro!"
"Let's be cautious here, Yusuke," Kurama warned the Spirit Detective.
"Make way!" Yusuke ran by everyone and down the hallway.
As soon as he opened the front entrance, he looked outside to find a strange man wearing a black cloak outfit. His appearance was pale with long, midnight black hair blowing against the breezing winds. His eyes were concealed by a pair of shades, but a slight crimson glow could be seen from behind them. He had his hands inside his black coat and stood stiff without moving a muscle.
"Hello there, stranger? What can we do for ya?" Yusuke asked the suspicious character. "Oh yeah. I definitely sense a demonic aura from this guy! Plus, his disguise is a pretty crappy cover-up..."
"Good evening, I've come here to pay Master Genkai a visit. You see, I've arranged for a meeting with her," the black coat figure spoke in a low, calm manner.
"Sorry buddy but you're going to have to come back some other time. We have a full party as it is," Yusuke smirked as he pointed his right index finger at the figure. "But I can tell you're not from around here. Tell me, did you come to take my head, demon?"
"Heh, so you can already sense my energy. I commend you, Spirit Detective."
"I'd be a lousy Spirit Detective if I couldn't tell the difference between a demon and your average Joe human," Yusuke snickered as he channeled spirit ki through his finger. "Now, reveal your true self or you're charcoal."
"Yusuke! So, we were right all along," Kurama called out as he stopped beside Yusuke.
Soon, everyone else arrived to see what the commotion was all about. Hiei drew out his sword. Yui, Cammy, Mokuba, Lyn, Max and Sam sensed the dark energy resonating from the suspicious character.
"Oh yeah, this is a demon without a doubt!" Lyn stated promptly.
"Cammy-chan, this demonic energy I'm sensing is pretty strong and stronger than any Rajita we've faced lately," Yui informed her friend.
"Yeah, I know," Cammy nodded in reply.
"Hey, why not just drop the damn disguise and show us what you really are?" Genkai demanded as she walked past the Spirit Detective team.
"Very perceptive, Genkai," the man declared as he ripped off his black clothing.
As soon as he did this, the man hunched over and yelled out in excruciating pain. His eyes flashed bright crimson. The man's mouth widened until it extended into a snout. His skin turned completely black and scaly. His body elongated out like a serpent. The limbs stretched out into skinny legs and arms, which were now equipped with sharp talons. The hair on his head turned into a long gray stringy mane going down his back. A long tail extended out from his posterior. Much to Yusuke and everyone's surprise, they were stunned by the transformation the man had taken. He had now assumed the form of a black dragon.
"HOLY CRAP!" Yusuke shouted out as he spoke for everyone.
"Oh damn! Well, Urameshi, so much for this guy for being a weakling, and I don't think I need my spirit awareness to figure that out!"
"Ha! What do you think, Spirit Detectives? Surprised? Well, you should rightfully be so," the dragon laughed out with a demonic bellow. "Sorry if I haven't introduced myself, you may call me DRACO!"
"Oh, geez! Now that guy is freaking scary!" Aoshi gasped out.
"Can you transform into a Lycan, Aoshi?" Mokuba asked the boy.
Aoshi shook his head. "I could, but I don't think that's a good idea. I don't have much experience in that form, and I don't think I could control myself."
"Who cares? We're taking this guy!" Yusuke declared as he channeled spirit energy through his fists.
"Yusuke! This demon is far more powerful than any you and the boys have ever faced!" Genkai exclaimed as she tried to forewarn the Detectives.
"Yes, use your head, Yusuke! This Draco is not your ordinary demon!" Kurama stated.
"So, what kind of demon is he? He has to be super tough, but I doubt he's any stronger than Toguro."
"Fool, can't you tell he's at least twice as strong as Toguro?" Hiei replied.
"WHAT? You've got to be freaking kidding me!" Yusuke exclaimed. "Botan, is this true?"
"I hate to be the bearer of bad news."
"Draco is a rare type of demon, Yusuke," Kurama gave a warning to the teen. "He is a Taiyoukai."
"What the hell is that?" Lyn asked as her eyes looked upon Draco's gigantic presence.
"They are giant demons that reside within the lower regions of the Makai. They lay dormant for many generations and only rise up to bring chaos to the lands. How this monster arrived in the human world is beyond me," Kurama explained.
"Right, a creature of this strength shouldn't even be in this realm. He should have been blocked by the gate!" Botan nodded in reply.
"Ha, unfortunately for you, I've been living amongst the human filth for centuries and I was far weaker when I first crossed the gate. Now, my power grows every time I sleep! I have awakened to finally devour the most delicious morsels: the Spirit Detectives representing Koenma and his father!"
"So, are you sure this thing is stronger than Toguro?" Yusuke asked Genkai.
"Yes, Yusuke! So you must not fight him alone! Kurama and Hiei, you are to aid him!"
"Don't forget me!" Dark Gabumon stepped out. "Yui-chan, I need a digivolution!"
"Right!" Yui nodded as she pulled out her D-Ark.
"Hey! Don't forget about me!" Lyn said as she joined in with the group.
"No, Lyn! It's too dangerous!" Botan exclaimed.
"And you kids stay behind!" Genkai called out to the children.
"Don't worry, Aoshi-kun," Mokuba said as he stood beside the half Lycan. "We have Cammy-chan, Yui-chan and Lyn and her brothers to cover for us."
"Yeah," Aoshi nodded solemnly.
Draco laughed out as he jumped back away from the shrine ground and sprawled on all fours with his tail lashing out. Yusuke gave a nod to Hiei and Kurama. The three dashed across into different sides. Hiei moved with his sword in hand and threw off his cloak. Pulling out a rose form his red hair, Kurama lashed the flower into a thorn whip. Yusuke's fists became coated with intense Ki. Lyn's eyes glowed blue as she jumped out and raised her arms to summon a creature Mokuba was familiar with, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
"Oh wow! She's doing it again!" Mokuba exclaimed as he pointed out. "The Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
"Just wait 'til you see what Max and I can do," Sam stated.
"What? You two can summon your own monsters?" Mokuba asked the two boys.
"Yeah, but their power is nowhere near as strong as sis' dragon!" Max proclaimed. "Go for it, Lyn! Let that monster have it!"
"You got it, boys!" Lyn concentrated on her Ka and a large orb of energy formed in the dragon's maw. "Now to wait for the right moment to strike."
Back on the battlefield, Draco lashed his tail across to strike Yusuke. The Spirit Detective jumped up and hopped across the monster's back. He began to hammer away at the scaly back of the Taiyoukai. The Ki-coated fists were still not effective in creating a dent against the dragon demon's back. Yusuke stopped and hopped onto the back of the monster's head. Draco roared out and moved his head around to throw the teen off. Hiei raced across and stabbed his sword against Draco's right rib section.
However, once the sword came into contact with the iron-like skin, it shattered into pieces. Hiei gasped out in shock and blitzed away. Kurama lashed out with his Rose Whip to try to penetrate the demon's hide, but to no avail. The skin of this Taiyoukai is very strong if it can cause Hiei's sword to shatter, render Kurama's Rose Whip useless and ignore Yusuke's attacks.
"It is as I feared. Their attacks aren't even fazing that Taiyoukai," Botan stated.
"So, how are they going to defeat him!" Kuwabara exclaimed. "I can't even tell how demon energy this thing even possesses!"
"It's stronger than Toguro's," Genkai informed the powerless teen. "Draco is a level that I cannot begin to imagine."
"Urameshi! Go for your Spirit Gun!"
Glaring towards Kuwabara, Yusuke grimaced and pointed his right index finger out. He quickly channeled Ki into his finger to implement his Spirit Gun attack. Hiei jumped back and ripped the bandana off his forehead to summon forth the power of his Jagan Eye. He blitzed across to meet the Taiyoukai head on and threw out demonic flames out of his hands, which were small doses of his Dragon of the Darkness Flame. The flames only fizzled out against the Taiyoukai. Draco surprised Hiei by flash-stepping in front of him faster than the fire apparition could see. He slammed his head against Hiei and sent the warrior flying back.
"Oh man! That monster not only has power but even speed to back up!" Cammy exclaimed.
"Not to mention Hiei is the fastest member of our team!" Botan looked on with worry. "I doubt anyone, even the boys, could fight a Taiyoukai!"
"Hey, I'm not giving up on them," Kuwabara exclaimed, "so don't you start losing faith, Botan!"
"That's right! They're going to beat this thing!" Yui observed the fight and trembled with anger.
"Yui-chan, don't you even think about getting involved!" Dark Gabumon instructed his partner. "Let me show this monster how a digimon fights!"
With that said, Dark Gabumon jumped across towards Draco. Yui's D-Ark went off and unleashed a bright aura of light. The rookie was caught within the light and was preparing to digivolve straight into his mega-level stage.
MEGA EVOLUTION!
"Dark Gabumon WARP SHINKA! SHADOW METALGARURUMON!"
Leaping out across the battlefield, the dark metallic wolf digimon graced his presence and glared directly at Draco with ferocious eyes.
"No one hurts Yui-chan's friends!" Shadow Metalgarurumon growled angrily. "Yusuke! Hold on! I'm coming!"
"Will you hurry it up!" Yusuke called out to the metallic wolf.
"Here's one right at you, you monster!" Shadow Metalgarurumon roared as he flipped over and launched out a missile from out of his chest. "TOMAHAWK MISSILE!"
As the missile launched across, Yusuke jumped right off Draco and allowed the wolf's attack to nail the Taiyoukai head on. In one instant, the missile SLAMMED against Draco's face and exploded in the process. Smoke engulfed the demon as Shadow Metalgarurumon observed the cloud in hopes of having done in the Taiyoukai. Everyone else watched but their faces twisted with disappointment as Draco emerged through the smoke. Unsurprisingly, Draco was completely unscathed from the attack.
"Feh! Is that the best you've got, weakling!" Draco roared out in laughter.
"No way! He just took Shadow Metalgarurumon's attack and it didn't even scratch him!" Aoshi exclaimed.
"Yeah, this isn't looking good for our side!" Mokuba nodded in agreement.
"That attack was definitely not enough. They are going to have to wing it!" Genkai stated. "Lyn! Now would be the time!"
"Good idea! Here goes!" Lyn called out as she waved her hands across to command her dragon to implement its attack. "Yusuke! You guys are going to enjoy the fireworks!"
"Get back! This shot's reserved for Lyn!" Yusuke called out.
"Feh, but she had better let me deliver the death blow to this Taiyoukai," Hiei remarked as his fists became coated with demonic flames.
"WHITE LIGHTNING ATTACK!"
Spreading her arms out, Lyn waved her hands across and released the power of her Ka beast. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon opened its mouth and unleashed a massive blue stream of white purifying light. Draco charged ahead towards the white stream of light and took it head-on with force. Lyn concentrated on the power of her Ka.
"Come on, Lyn! Stay on him!" Sam called out to his sister.
"Get him, sis!" Max shouted out in support.
"Wait a second you guys. Something's wrong here," Yui pointed out while observing the scene. "That Taiyoukai was able to take hits from Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei and my digimon! Lyn, you have to get away from there! I don't think your dragon's attack is going to do much!"
"Hold on! I haven't even gotten serious yet!" Lyn called out. "This bastard is going down!"
With that said, the white dragon reared its head back and unleashed another stream of white light. This time the Taiyoukai was ready and swatted the stream away and directly at Lyn. The teen gasped out in horror as the blast came hurtling towards her. However, just as the blast managed to make contact, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon shielded the girl protectively and caused the blast to dissipate against its shielded form.
"Oh my god!" Lyn screamed out. "That was a close one!"
"Even Lyn can't hope to stop that thing! Genkai, we have to help them now!" Cammy exclaimed. "Man, if only I had my Digital Priestess powers!"
"There's nothing you kids can do!" Botan stated. "You're supposed to be standing back."
"Hey, I'm without powers and I want to be out there, too!" Kuwabara growled intensely as he observed the battle. "C'mon, energy come back to me!"
"Sorry, you guys! But I can't just stand here anymore! Cammy-chan! Mokuba-kun! You two stay behind and look after Aoshi-kun!" Yui called out in order and sprinted out into the battle.
"No! Get back here, Yui-chan!" Botan screamed out as she tried stopping the child.
"There's no stopping her, Botan. That girl has such a big heart and will do anything to aid those boys. She has grown much attached to my dimwit," Genkai said. "With the emotion she is building up, there is no doubt a great power will awaken within the girl. But, will it be enough? I hope so, since this monster is at a level stronger than Toguro and many demons in Toguro's class."
"Heck, if she's going, then we might as well jump in, too!" Max called out. "Hang on, sis!"
"We're coming!" Sam exclaimed.
Meanwhile as Yui ran across the battle, Yusuke turned to find her running towards him. His eyes widened in horror as he realized that she was putting herself into harm's way. The Taiyoukai noticed Yui running and his eyes kept up with her pace. In an instant, the demon phased directly in front of her and stared her down dead in her eyes. Yui jumped back in surprise and screamed out.
"At last, child, I've found you, and I can sense strong spirit energy within you. That is the reason why I must devour you, child!" Draco roared as he stalked closer towards Yui. "Oh yes! I can smell the stench of fear on your little body!"
"YOU STAY AWAY FROM HER!" Yusuke yelled out with anger in his tone. "Your fight is with me, you no good son of a bitch!"
"Yusuke-kun!" Yui screamed out.
"Hang on, Yui-chan!" Shadow Metalgarurumon cried while charging towards the Taiyoukai.
However, Draco quickly turned and slammed his tail across to knock the mega digimon away effortlessly. Shadow Metalgarurumon was sent flying back and crashing through a tree. Meanwhile, Hiei and Kurama prepared for an attack.
"Ha, so you three think you can stop me from devouring this child?" Draco chuckled under his breath. "Don't kid yourselves. Your attacks have yet to damage me!"
"I don't get this! How is it that our attacks aren't even fazing this bastard?" Yusuke wondered while finding no marks on the Taiyoukai's hide.
"His power is greater than ours and a Taiyoukai's skin is able to withstand even the strongest of man's artillery weaponry," Kurama explained. "Even atomic blasts cannot penetrate them."
"And our attacks will be rendered useless," Hiei spat out. "I can easily finish this using my dragon technique."
"You best save that unless we need, Hiei. I advise caution since this monster has you beaten in the speed category."
"Thanks for the tip, Kurama. We'll definitely need it," Yusuke responded. "Hey, creep! Lay off the girl and fight me! That's who you came for right?"
"I'll handle you once I devour this child!" Draco exclaimed. "Then, I shall make a meal out of you, as well!"
"Like hell you will!" Yusuke cried out and charged across with his fingers together. "I'm turning you ass into charcoal! SPIRIT GUN!"
The Spirit Detective launched out his patented Spirit Gun blast and watched as it hurtled closer at Draco. The Taiyoukai immediately opened its mouth wide and started to swallow the blast whole. Everyone, including Yusuke, gasped out in horror at the sight of Draco swallowing the blast and feeding it for his own nourishment.
"WHAT THE HELL!" Yusuke cursed out.
"He swallowed Urameshi's Spirit Gun!" Kuwabara exclaimed. "Oh damn!"
"No! Yusuke-kun!" Yui called out to the teen.
"Mmmmmm, now THAT was tasty! Yum!" Draco bellowed while licking his lips. "You have given me enough energy to feed off of for a long time, but now I say its time we end this."
"Damn! What now? Even Yusuke's Spirit Gun didn't do a damn thing!" Lyn said. "Max! Sam! Summon your Kas! We could use their help!"
"But what good can they do if Yusuke's spirit power couldn't even faze this guy?" Max reminded her.
"He has the most power out of all of us, yet that monster doesn't have a single scratch on him!" Sam continued.
"Don't say that. With those kind of attitudes, we've lost before we've even tried!" Lyn told her brothers.
"Yui-chan, get out of there!" Cammy called out to her friend. "Yui-chan!
Looking around, Yui didn't know what to do with her friends in trouble and having no way of putting down this beast. This Taiyoukai was at a level of power that the Detectives have not dealt with before. Draco was of an ancient race of demons and he has awakened from his slumber to devour individuals with strong spirit energy.
"I've got to do something fast or the guys will get killed! I just wish I knew how to unlock this hidden power I have. Genkai, just what do I have to do?" Yui thought as she feared for the worst to come.
"Just what could you be thinking, Yui-chan? You have to get out of there! I don't want to lose you! If you have to, unlock this power Genkai has been mentioning. I know you can do it!" Aoshi thought while glancing towards his friend.
"All right, Draco, if that's how you want to play? Then, I'm happy to cut loose!" Yusuke said as his body became radiated with intense spirit energy. "Let's do this!"
Tokyo, Japan/9:45 PM
The evening skies were calm and quiet with no major activity taking place. The city itself had undergone somewhat of a chaotic problem since another attack by Rajitas had taken place. The Tamers, the Sailor Senshi and the two awakened Dragon Knights, Yugi and Joey, had already taken care of the two Rajita mutants. The streets were still clogged up with traffic after the incident and it didn't appear to be clearing up anytime soon.
However, the skies would not be clear and peaceful for much longer. Visible shadows were seen slowly emerging through the clouds. What appeared to be spacecrafts were slowly descending from the heavens and making their presence felt above the metropolis. Green flashes of light illuminated from out of the ships and flared across the skylines.
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Large crowds of people gathered at different sections of the city to see the green flashes of light. They had recalled green lights raining down from the skies during the whole Orichalcos incident. Some decided to move away from where the lights were seen while many others watched this spectacle of odd events. These lights were merely a sign for the invasion that was set to occur and would forever change the fate of mankind. Ghidorah was truly serious when he talked of the annihilation of the entire human race and the restoration of the Rajita name. This would be his ultimate revenge on the Moon Kingdom: by taking Earth and claiming it as his own.
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Within Shinjuku Park, the other Tamers were watching the flashes of green light scattering across the heavens. Jeri, Kazu, Kenta and Phillipe were watching this with great interest. Guardromon and Marine Angemon were on guard while feeling terrible premonitions of the horrible event to come.
"Man, those are some weird lights in the skies," Kenta said as he pointed out.
"I know, and it makes me wonder what they mean," Phillipe stated.
"I don't know, but I've been hearing reports about some more ships," Kazu said to the group.
"What? More alien ships?" Jeri asked. "This is bad. Those monsters that have been attacking recently are those aliens. What if there's an invasion and even we can't stop them?"
"Don't be silly! Aren't you forgetting we have a bunch of allies, plus our four buddies can become Beast warriors! They'll take those alien creeps in a snap!" Kazu snapped his fingers.
"I wouldn't count these visitors out yet, Kazu," Phillipe replied. "If those aliens were tough enough to give them trouble one-on-one, then a whole army is simply going to be too much for us to take on our own!"
"Man, why do I hate it when people are right?"
"Look everyone! Our comrades are coming this way!" Guardromon pointed out ahead.
"Hey, guys!" Suzakato's voice called out.
Appearing at the entrance of the park, Suzakato and his friends arrived with their digimon. They appeared to be in bad shape, including Felinismon. Jeri gasped as she saw her partner bruised up and rushed over to her side.
"Man, you guys look like you just got out of a train wreck!" Kazu exclaimed.
"Felinismon! I'm glad you're all right!" Jeri hugged her digimon partner.
"Ouch, watch the ribs," the feline winced as she embraced her friend.
"Himura! I take it you guys managed to beat them?" Phillipe approached Himakko.
Lifting Inumon on his back, Himakko nodded his head in a negative reply, "We had to get help from the Sailor Senshi, and even then one of them got away. But you know who else helped out?"
"Who?" Kenta asked curiously.
"Yugi and Joey," Henbu spoke up while carrying Terriermon in his arms.
"Yugi and Joey! How did they make a difference? Did they summon some of those duel monsters like they did against Pharaohmon?" Kazu gasped in surprise.
"Way off... They became powerful knights and kicked some major butt!" Suzakato responded while setting Guilmon down. "But our digimon need some time to recuperate."
"I'll say! Man, looks like they really took a beating!" Kazu observed the digimon.
"Well, how observant of you, Kazu," Seirika said while putting an arm around Renamon. "Are you going to be all right?"
"I'll be fun as long as I sit down," Renamon grimaced in pain.
"Hey, did you guys manage to take the time to look at the skies?" Kenta pointed out to the green flashing lights in the heavens.
"Yeah, we noticed on our way here," Henbu nodded. "Genbu has been giving me warnings about more Rajita on their way."
"Wait, there's more coming here? Is that what the green flashes of light are?" Kazu gulped as his eyes watched the heavens. "Great, just what we needed."
"But we'll be ready for them. We have some pretty effective allies, not to mention that our spirit powers are getting stronger!" Suzakato reassured his fellow Tamers.
"But are we strong enough?" Henbu posed a question.
"You bring a good point, Henry," Himakko nodded in reply. "Takato, we're going to have to face the worst to come. After these failures and that message that Rajita left us, there's simply no denying these aliens are going to invade."
"If that's the case, guys, we're in some deep crap," Seirika stated promptly. "I hate to say it but we've seriously pissed them off."
"But are we going to run away? No! These things want our planet and we'll stop them in every way possible!" Suzakato declared. "Sailor Mars has given me hope that we can make out of this just as we did with Pharaohmon. When another challenge comes, we rise to the occasion. We've done it so many times."
"But against an entire alien armada? Chumley, this is some serious crap we're getting ourselves into!"
"Yeah, but I'm not going to lose hope. Suzaku and Guilmon have both given me more motivation than before. I'm not going to let them take our planet. I'm fighting until the very end. Are you guys with me?"
Everyone seemed to look at one another and question whether Suzakato was serious about his declaration. Could he actually be ready to take what appeared to be impossible odds? Even with new allies across Tokyo, there seemed to be little hope of standing up to the full Rajita armada forces. Suzakato didn't seem at all pleased to see his friends starting to doubt the situation.
"Is it really that hopeless? Suzaku? At least you and Guilmon still believe in me."
"Let's think about this for a minute, Takato. This is a large force we're battling against. It will be just a few moments before they arrive. The worst is yet to come, but there is still hope that we can achieve victory. We must band everyone that helped bring down Pharaohmon together if we are to come out victorious against the alien threat."
"You're right, Suzaku, but my friends seem to be losing hope. I just wish there was something I can do to motivate them. But I won't lose faith, Suzaku. I promise you that."
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Looking up from a top a tree, Impmon watched the flashes of green light with a serious countenance. He wasn't making any wise cracks and was well aware of the impending threat. Calumon was perched on a branch underneath, watching the first signs of the incoming space cruisers with awe.
"Culu? Are you seeing those pretty lights, Impmon?" Calumon asked the imp digimon. "Um, Impmon?"
The viral rookie ignored the little digimon's questions and kept his gaze towards the skies. His mind was clearly focused on the Rajita rather than Calumon at the moment.
"So, they're coming," Impmon whispered to himself. "Well, I'm ready to lay the smack down on these chumps. Bring it!"
"Impmon, are you talking to yourself again?" Calumon tilted his head to one side. "Culu?"
United States/San Francisco, California/4:45 AM
Much like the skies of Tokyo, green flashes of light scaled the early morning skies above San Francisco. The citizens of the city watched the strange turbulence of events. Suddenly, before everyone knew it...
BOOM!
A massive explosion erupted in the background of the metropolis. People's screams echoed out and a large mass of people started to storm across the streets. Others pointed up as massive space cruisers, similar to the ones seen in Sci-Fi movies, stormed the skies. More cruisers dropped down from the heavens like falcons and launched green energy blasts. It appeared similar to air strikes fighters would implement in warfare. But, this time, the attacks were real, not something out of a movie.
SLAM!
KA-BOOM!
Buildings were destroyed and streets were completely leveled by a rain of energy blasts. Numerous people were caught within the widespread explosions and killed as the first batch of causalities mounted. Then, a large number of green beams were cast down from the skies. Numerous people were caught within the green beams and screamed out in horror. Others watched as their souls were literally RIPPED out of their bodies. Each soulless mass dropped to the ground one by one as their souls were extracted.
Then, from underground, a massive horde of hovercrafts emerged. They flew across the city and shredded sections of the American metropolis. Innocent bystanders and idiotic sight-seers simply did not make any effort to move. They paid a hefty price as the hovercrafts came down and shot them like targets.
Dropping down from the large space cruisers were a massive number of Draconian Guardians and Bio-Vivians. The reptilian Rajitas opened fire with their plasma rifles and shot down numerous by-standers that tried to escape on foot.
More green beams shot down out of the space cruiser's cannons and ensnared people to collect their souls.
"Humph. And these mammals think they can run from us?" a Bio-Vivian laughed out. "Don't me laugh!"
"Apparently they didn't have a clue about our arrival," a Draconian Guardian shrugged as he collected a soul through a tiny green gem. "Yes, I've captured an unfortunate soul."
"Enough dawdling around you fools!" a low voice grumbled behind the soldiers' backs.
They turned to find a Rajita garbed in dark purple armor covering his chest, body and shoulders. On his shoulder pads, a pair of spikes were protruding. The helmet of this soldier was slightly round with a green visor visible on the front. A pair of green eyes flashed through the visors and he cocked his plasma rifle. This high-ranking soldier was one of the many commanders sent to lead teams to scale across the cities.
"We'll have this metropolis completely soulless and human free by the end of the day," the commander declared.
"Commander! It seems those despicable mammals have already sent for their defense forces!" another Draconian Guardian called out.
"This is it, men! We'll make an example out of these primates when we completely trump their military might!" the commander exclaimed. "Soldier, make sure to alert our Pilots, Stealth teams and gunners on the double!"
"Yes, sir!" the Guardian saluted his commander and dashed off.
Without even turning his back, the commander pointed his plasma rifle behind his back and fired a shot to catch a man who tried to flee. The shot torn through the man's torso with blood splattering on the ground. The man fell down face-first as a corpse.
Before long, a large number of F-16 Fighting Falcons were soaring across the skies. The fighter jet fighter aircrafts had a dark gray texture and a sleek appearance. They were armed with built-in Vulcan cannons along with missiles. They were deployed straight out of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado. The United States responded quickly to the attacks in San Francisco.
"Well, they've managed to deploy their own fighters? Heh, we'll show them," the commander chuckled and waved out to his soldiers. "This is going to be one brilliant fireworks display."
Emerging from out of the clouds, a mass of Rajita fighters emerged. Their jets were sleeker and had a completely black texture. On top of their planes appeared to be satellites equipped with green gems. The F-16 fighters flew across to meet the Rajita fighters head on. They maneuvered around one another and soared up back into the clouds.
The F-16s soared across to maneuver away from the Rajita jets. They turned back around to fire Gatling shots at the Rajita jets. They only managed to bounce right off green barriers that appeared to be shielding the alien crafts. One Rajita fired a shot from its green gem and shot down one F-16. Two more Rajitas launched out green beams out of their cannons and wasted two more F-16s.
"What did I tell you? They couldn't even penetrate our shields!" the commander pointed out. "These humans will find out that it is not wise to challenge the Rajita to warfare!"
"Just more foolish souls sacrificing themselves to Lord Ghidorah," a Bio-Vivian hissed happily.
"MAY-DAY! MAY-DAY!" a transmission from inside one of the F-16 fighters called out to his comrades. "Three of our own are down! Damn, just what the hell was that? They're using a form of energy shields to protect themselves! I didn't just come back from Iraq for this!"
"Captain! INCOMING!"
"OH SH-"
As a beam came shooting out towards him, the captain of the F-16 squadron barely maneuvered away to one side. He was several inches from being struck head on and killed by the Rajita laser beam. The captain let out a sigh of relief.
"Damn! That was close!"
"Are you all right, Cappy!"
"I've been better. All right, guys! We're going to try out something else!"
"Right, sir! You lead the way! We're not letting these bastards get away for killing our boys!"
"Hell yeah! Now, let's welcome them to planet earth our way!"
"Hey, Captain Escobar, aren't you worried about your step-sister?"
"You mean Rina? Yeah, but I'm sure she'll be just fine. She's a resourceful kid and I know she would kill to get an interview from her favorite brother!"
"You're full of it."
"Shut it, Gomez! Oh, crap, here they come! Spread out!"
"YES SIR!"
The four F-16 Air Force fighters spread out as ordered by the captain, identified as Escobar and step-brother to Rina Yamazaki. They attempted another maneuver to take the Rajita fighter jets. Unfortunately, it became apparent the Rajitas were already proving their superior military tactics.
"Yeah, they're going for a pretty primitive tactic. Sorry to say this, but we've adapted to nearly every military tactic in this side of the universe," the Rajita commander observed the battle from the skylines.
"Sir, I've been told that more of our forces have started to implement their attacks on metropolises across the planet," a Draconian Guardian reported the update on the worldwide attack.
"Excellent. And now, gentlemen, we watch. It won't take long before the primates' strongest armies bow before us," the commander chuckled. "Meanwhile, our four generals are already in the city where the Sailor Senshi and their allies are located. This will be a grand day for us. The day the Rajita triumphs over Earth!"
As soon as he made this declaration, numerous explosions erupted from the background. Green beams and missiles slammed through the surface of the city streets. It was already turning into a hellish battlefield. It was as if the third World War had taken place, and it doesn't look too bright for the human race.
China/Shanghai/Nanjing Road/8:45 PM
The crowded streets of Nanjing Road were storming with a mass of Chinese citizens fleeing for their lives. Blasting through the hordes of citizens with green beams, numerous space cruisers were collecting as many souls as possible. Marching across the streets in large numbers were an army of private Bio-Vivians with Tengu Majors flying above them. All of them were equipped with plasma rifles.
Numerous Chinese men formed a line and started firing off shots from M16A2 Assault Rifles. The bullets were only deflected off the aliens' shields. The Bio-Vivians retaliated by blasting down the Chinese men with their plasma rifles. The Tengus fired off more plasma rifle shots and shot down the remaining resistance.
Watching the events unfold were the two Shinobi Rajita brothers, Ravan and Xian. They nodded their heads in approval.
"Serves them right, brother," Xian commented. "They want to play brave fools, then they will pay for it! Ooo, I just love hearing grown men scream out."
"Turns you on doesn't it brother? Go on and say it."
"Ok, I'll admit it. I simply love the sound of people screaming for their lives."
"These civilians are simply digging their own graves. I hear our forces are easily dispatching this city's military defense forces."
"It's said this specific site has the largest standing army. The humans refer it to as China."
"Well, it doesn't matter. If they cannot penetrate our shields, then they have no hope whatsoever," Ravan stated promptly. "I'm just disappointed we weren't sent to finish the Senshi."
"Look on the bright side, at least General Nagah will be taking care of those nuisances. She's been training for the day she would fight them and this is her opportunity. They won't stand a chance against her if you ask me."
"We'll see brother. If you ask me those women are not to be underestimated with their new allies, including those four children."
"They will be taken care of and it won't be long until we will have the two crystals in our possession. Lord Ghidorah shall bring us victory!"
As he said that, Xian observed the massive Rajita army marching across the Chinese streets. Meanwhile, Ravan faced the direction to where Japan was off many thousands of miles off the mainland.
Japan, Tokyo/Shibuya District/9:55 PM
Tokyo was being hit harder than either the United States or China at the moment. In fact, space cruisers were already leveling parts of the city with destructive shots from their cannons. Numerous Rajita jet fighters soared the heavens en masse.
Hover vehicles soared across the streets with Draconian Guardians and Bio-Vivians patrolling for any escapees. Battalions of Jackal-like lizards stormed the streets on the hunt for any person that has managed to escape their sights. Shibuya was already overrun with the alien imperial forces and soon every other city district would be under siege.
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A group of teenagers were found backed against a wall with a group of Rajita Foxzards pointing plasma rifles at them. There wasn't anywhere for these teens to escape but become another group of mounted causalities at the hands of these creatures.
"Exterminate the mammalian filth!" a red-armored Foxzard gave out an order to his orange-armored subordinates.
Clicking their rifles at once, the Foxzards prepared to give a fitting execution to the captives. The human teens covered their eyes and hoped that their deaths would come quickly. However, before a single shot was fired, several swift figures moved across and knocked the Foxzards down. The sergeant Foxzard searched his surroundings in attempt to find out who had quickly dispatched his soldiers. Then, the culprits were revealed. Agunimon appeared above the sergeant and slammed a flame-coated fist against the alien's shield.
"Why not try pointing those toys at someone who can at least fight back?" Agunimon growled lowly as he punched his other fist against the shield.
"MEN! Alert the Draconian Guardian Elite! We've located allies of the Sailor Senshi!" the sergeant called out.
"You won't be shouting out any more orders, bub," Blitzmon appeared behind the Rajita and slammed a lightning-coated fist to break the shield down. "THUNDER FIST!"
"ARGH! NO!" the sergeant screamed out.
The Warrior of Thunder punched hard against the Foxzard Rajita and electrocuted him with thousands of volts. Fairymon came flying down and knocked a battalion of unarmed Foxzards away with a pair of tornadoes out of her hands.
"HURRICANE WAVE!"
With those mutants swept away, one tried escaping but it didn't take long for Wolfmon and Loweemon to stop him at his tracks. The Rajita turned and was quickly turned into a block of ice by what appeared to be a frozen wind. This was done by Chakkoumon, the Warrior of Ice.
"Nice work!" Wolfmon congratulated the snow bear warrior.
"That should cool him off," Chakkoumon dusted his hands off. "Agunimon! We only managed to clear that side of the block."
"Yeah and there's plenty of more where that came from," Agunimon nodded in reply.
"This is going to take us all night if you ask me," stated Wolfmon.
"We can do this, Kouji. I know we can," Loweemon said with apparent hope. "If things get tough, we can all evolve into our A-Hybrid forms."
"Good idea, Kouichi! But what we need to do is find more of those things," Fairymon said.
"Well, Fairymon, if you ask me, I don't think we should be worried about looking for them. They'll be coming for us," Blitzmon replied to the female.
The Warrior of Flame looked out towards the other side of the street and sensed the presence of more Rajita patrol heading their way. He also wondered how Dimitro and the others were holding up with their end of the battle. Agunimon hoped for the best for his team and that victory would surely come. Though at this rate, the increasing masses of Rajita soldiers were becoming well known. They weren't going to stop until they have succeeded in taking the planet in name of their leader, Kaiser Ghidorah. Even the Legendary Warriors are at the mercy of contesting with the powerful might of this vengeful Rajita leader.
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Elsewhere in Shibuya, there was another siege battle taking place on top of the Hunter Tech HQ roof. Mercuremon was standing by with Ranamon and Grottomon. Conspicuous by his absence was Arbormon. The three warriors were left to contend with several Bio-Vivians. They fired plasma shots from their rifles in hopes of taking the warriors. Mercuremon defended his comrades quickly by deflecting the plasma shots using his mirrors.
"Move!" a Bio-Vivian alerted his fellow soldiers.
The mutants spread out to avoid being shot down by their own attacks. Ranamon summoned a rain cloud over them and unleashed a downpour.
"DRAINING RAIN!"
The water was sapping away the strength from the Rajita mutants and held them still long enough for Grottomon to send them flying off the roof with his hammer. Just as they managed to fend off one wave, another horde of Bio-Vivians came dropping down from a space cruiser. They released another array of plasma shots. Ranamon and Grottomon avoided the shots by hopping around.
"These guys are way too persistent if you ask me, sugah!" Ranamon exclaimed.
"More just keep coming! Where's that fool, Vega, when you need him!" Grottomon growled.
"Stay strong, comrades," Mercuremon assured the two warriors. "Well, speak of the tardy fool..."
As soon as his name was mentioned, Arbormon punched his way through the door leading to the roof. He found his three friends waiting for him with crossed looks.
"Heh, sorry I was late! I had traffic problems with little green men," Arbormon joked.
"Lame, well at least you managed to get here, honey!" Ranamon said. "C'mon, we're going to need you!"
"Right! Leave these punks with me!" Arbormon charged ahead and punched his right fist against a Bio-Vivian.
"Hey, watch out for their shields!" Grottomon warned the Warrior of Wood.
"Too late for that I'm afraid," sighed Mercuremon.
"Hey! No fair!" Arbormon roared out as he grabbed the Bio-Vivian by his neck and tossed him across.
The Rajita mutant gracefully landed on his feet and launched a plasma projectile shot. The Warrior of Wood barely managed to side-step the shot and watched as it destroyed a large chunk of the rooftop. Arbormon seethed angrily at the sight of this and turned around to glare at mutant.
"Hey, you're going to pay for the damage, jack ass!" Arbormon pointed out and declared. "I'm going to kick your ass for pissing on the company my dad built!"
"Ah, now he's truly motivated. One thing you never want to do is degrade his daddy's company," Mercuremon nodded his head.
"Well, at least we'll get rid of these aliens on the roof quickly," Ranamon sweat dropped.
"Arbormon's going to be doing us a favor, but I say we still give him a hand. These aliens probably have to rely on underhanded tactics to win. You know how Vega feels about unfair fights," Grottomon reminded them while gripping his hammer.
"Touché," Mercuremon responded. "Help is on the way, Arbormon!"
Domino City/Kaiba Corporation/Simulation Room/10:00 PM
At long last, the HC-Hypnos Project was complete. The engineer teams from both organizations were standing by while marveling at the brilliance of their completed work. It stood erected like a gate and arched with a near thirteen-foot stature. Seto Kaiba came walking out of a door and observed the marvelous sight of the gateway. With this device, he would successfully merge the two worlds together. Looking across the room, there were numerous TV reporters, including Rina Yamazaki of TV Nihon News Broadcast with her cameraman standing by.
"Mr. Kaiba, we have already completed the project. We've double-checked for bugs and everything is in working order," Talley informed the CEO.
"Good, I'll handle everything from here, Ms. Talley," Kaiba replied while walking towards the project. "Good. I see every news broadcast team across Japan is here to witness the revealing of my project. Won't the whole world be surprised when they see this? I will forever revolutionize the world of Duel Monsters."
As Kaiba walked near the project, every newscast team got prepared and shot their cameras forward to get a glimpse of the CEO. Rina was hesitant but she knew she had a job to do. She gave orders to her cameraman and he started filming Seto Kaiba.
"Yes, all cameras should face me. For this is my shining moment and the day I revolutionize my company's future," Seto declared. "This will take Duel Monsters and my theme parks to the next level of virtual reality!"
"KAIBA!"
Upon hearing his name being called out, the CEO turned around to find Yamaki and Riley arriving. A smirk crossed Seto's face once he laid eyes on Yamaki.
"Well, Yamaki, have you come to marvel at my glory?" Seto chuckled and stood beside the KC-Hypnos project. "You and Riley have come just in time."
"Kaiba, I'm telling you now to cancel the project," Yamaki simply stated with a serious gesture.
"What was that? My ears must be clogged up," Seto remarked. "Did I just hear you TELL me to cancel my project?"
"That's right. You don't understand the seriousness of the situation outside!"
"The alien invasion is already beginning! You have to evacuate everyone out of here!" Riley exclaimed. "Yamaki and I have already had our car trashed by those monsters! We barely managed to get here!"
"There is also a chance the creatures will take notice of your project and god knows what they might do with it if they get their hands on our device!" Yamaki warned the CEO.
"Feh, don't be so ridiculous. This is my shining moment. I'm not going to let you two ruin it with more mumbo jumbo stories!"
"You're a damned fool, Seto Kaiba! Look out through the damn monitors!" Yamaki exclaimed as he activated the large screen monitor.
As everyone faced the monitor, a large view of the city district was displayed. The newscasters and the engineer teams gasped in horror at the sight of the Rajita fighter jets launching blasts across the city. A view of the streets was shown. A mass of Rajita soldiers marched across the streets with their plasma guns in their hands. Hordes of Tengu Rajita and jet fighters stormed the skies.
"You see, Kaiba? Do you see what's been going on? All of Japan and major cities around the world are being attacked as we speak!" Yamaki exclaimed.
"No! Then, my step brother is likely to get deployed!" Rina cried out.
"You see, this is affecting all of us, Kaiba! We have families out there! We shouldn't even be cooped up here!" Riley declared. "Everyone, I know another exit out of here! If you just..."
"You're not taking anyone out of here! I know every exit in this building! We are to remain here if there's this serious of a situation!" Kaiba shouted at everyone in the room. "You don't think I'm worried? I have my younger brother out there somewhere!"
"Then, you will agree to cancel the project and help us escape?" Yamaki asked. "I've already contacted Janyuu and the Monster Makers. They have found refuge and we're looking for the Tamers."
"You think that's my problem? I simply want Mokuba returned to me safely, but I'm not going to go before I do this," Kaiba stated as he pressed the activation button.
"KAIBA! DON'T!" Yamaki exclaimed as he tried to stop Seto Kaiba.
"Too little, too late. Now that I've gotten what I wanted, we can go and find my brother," Seto said. "Yamaki, you gather everyone while I find us an escape route."
"You've made a grave mistake, Seto Kaiba. You know that and it's going to come back to haunt you."
"I never regret the mistakes I make, Yamaki," Kaiba snorted. "Now, gather everyone here and wait until I activate the secret elevator to the basement. We should find ourselves in an underground tunnel."
"Thank you, Kaiba," Talley replied.
"I can just hope to God that those monsters will not take notice of our project. If they do, then you are fully responsible of your actions," Yamaki forewarned the CEO.
"I don't worry about the future, Yamaki," Seto responded without hesitation.
"Yes, but we might not have a future if these attacks continue to erupt across Tokyo!" Rina shouted directly at Kaiba. "My brother is probably out there in America fighting these things!"
"Your brother is a soldier assigned to do his duty, lady," Kaiba stated. "You should be concerned with yourself."
"Bastard, that's my brother fighting for his country!"
"Everyone! Just calm down! I might not agree with the man, but Seto Kaiba is our only way to survive," Yamaki reminded everyone. "Only he can help us escape and he will require our cooperation!"
"You're half right, Yamaki, but I'm mainly doing this for my brother. I'll do anything to ensure his safety is confirmed. Mokuba, I hope you're all right, kid. That doesn't mean I'm going to abandon my project. I have to get them out of here and double check on the progress. It should at least be at 65 by the time I come back. The underground tunnel should get them somewhere safe and I can finish this damn thing without being interrupted. But not until Mokuba gets here."
Unbeknownst to Kaiba, his heart stopped for a moment and a blue flash faintly illuminated from out of his chest. The Dragon Knight of Critias was keeping a careful eye on Seto Kaiba and would emerge at any given moment. With the Rajita threat becoming a grave threat, the time to unite with the other two Dragon Knights would soon be at hand.
Elsewhere in Tokyo/10:05 PM
The large armies marched across the Tokyo streets and left piles of soulless bodies lying across. Draconian Guardians, Foxzards and Bio-Vivians all lined up together with a large battalion behind them. One soldier came walking out carrying a large green flag with the symbol of the Orichalcos printed at the center in neon green linings. Standing before the legions were the three generals: Kujiko, Morpheous and Kuiiza.
"Generals, we have captured more souls for our God, the Leviathan," the Foxzard bowed before his superiors.
"Excellent and our God is pleased with your performance," Kuiiza received the green gem from the soldier. "This is simply perfect."
"Lord Ghidorah will be proud of efforts!" Kujiko pounded his chest and saluted the soldier.
"Now, let us move on with the next section, shall we? There is still a plentiful bounty of human souls to collect," Morpheous declared.
"Yes, let us proceed," Kuiiza nodded in reply and remembered the fourth general. "Nagah, you had better not be fooling around. Your first objective is to eliminate the Sailor Senshi. I hope you have pinpointed their location. Ghidorah requires taking the Silver and Heart Moon Crystals. Please, do not let your arrogance get the best of you."
Juuban District/Hikawa Shrine/10:15 PM
Meanwhile, back at Hikawa Shrine, the Sailor Senshi were gathered together in a meeting. Sailor Moon had ventured off into the city to meet with the Tamers at Shinjuku Central Park. It wasn't too long ago, but the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen were still worried about their safety.
"I hope Sailor Moon gets back here soon," Tuxedo Kamen looked out the window and watched the flashes of green light illuminate the city.
"This is getting out of hand, you guys!" Sailor Venus growled. "They have soldiers spread across the city and they clearly outnumber us!"
"Well, that hasn't stopped us before," Sailor Jupiter replied.
"Yeah, unless you guys have forgotten about our adventure into the Digital World," Sailor Saturn nodded in reply.
"But this is Sailor Moon risking her life out there with the city currently under siege!" Sailor Mars stated.
"But she's doing it for Takato and the kids. That's what's important, right, Mars?" Sailor Mercury smiled to the Flame Senshi.
"Yeah, you're right, but I wish I could have gone with her."
"Don't worry, Mars-chan, she'll be back and we'll be off to stop these aliens," Sailor Jupiter reassured her fellow Senshi.
"Still, she's going out there knowing she might get attacked," Sailor Uranus looked out the window. "Those kids..."
"By the way, Mars, you said your grandfather left town?" Sailor Pluto asked the Miko.
"Yes, he went on a vacation and left me in charge of the shrine. I'm just glad he isn't here in the middle of all this, but with all these reports of the space crafts appearing worldwide, I feel worried."
"He'll be just fine. I'm sure of it, Mars," Tuxedo Kamen reassured the female.
"And Yuuchirou-san?" Sailor Venus reminded her.
"He's supposed to be here, but I haven't seen him all day. I just hope he's all right. Today's been a mess."
"Yeah and a damn invasion has to start just when you least expect it!" Sailor Jupiter growled and smashed a right fist against her left palm.
"We all didn't see this coming, Jupiter. There's no need for you to blame yourself," Sailor Mercury tried to calm the angry brunette.
"Mars, those children are simply holding us back. If you and the girls weren't babysitting them, we would be out there taking care of the enemy threat," Sailor Neptune turned to face the Miko. "I hope you realize what you're doing, having Sailor Moon risk herself out there."
"She's the one who volunteered to go out there. I didn't force her to go!" the raven-haired Senshi retorted. "My god, you two are STILL going on about this? Can't we just drop it? Please?"
"We told you to forget about those children. They are only risking their own lives and now we have to worry about them?" Sailor Uranus uncrossed her arms. "You're a lot softer than I gave you credit for."
"SHUT UP!" Sailor Mars snapped as she stood up to the Outer. "I told you to drop it! I even asked you nicely! Why can't you listen?"
"Because we only take orders from Queen Serenity's daughter. You are NOT her!" Sailor Neptune stepped in and confronted the Miko.
"I never said I was, but I had to keep the group together during the whole Pharaohmon fiasco! Usagi even commended me greatly for it! What did you two do when Mako-chan, Minako-chan and I had our power brooches taken by Pharaohmon? You could have helped us."
"We weren't in town at the time, Mars," Sailor Uranus reminded her.
"Still, you two could have made effort to be there for us."
"You guys that's enough!" Sailor Venus stepped in between the arguing girls. "Now, let's just put this behind us! We've got Sailor Moon risking her life to deliver a message to those Tamer kids and she's doing it knowing Rajita could spot her. Let's honor her courage. This is the same Usagi who would have been afraid of going by herself without us accompanying her a few years ago."
"She has a point. Sailor Moon has matured and developed a heart of courage since then, girls," Tuxedo Kamen stated. "Who do you think trained her this way?"
"Well, we can thank you for that," Sailor Saturn said.
"Still, don't go criticizing what I do to help that boy, Uranus. Takato is a sweet kid and he has unlimited potential. I know it and I sense it within his heart," Mars proclaimed. "He has the spirit of Suzaku, a spirit I respect and can relate to!"
"Not to mention me understanding the dragon spirit, Seiryuu," Sailor Jupiter spoke up.
"Let's not forget Genbu and Byakko," Sailor Venus stated. "We understand what these beasts want with the children. They are their guides and second partners!"
"Doesn't mean we still agree with your decisions to train the children," Sailor Uranus scoffed. "This is an enemy that only WE Sailor Soldiers should be concerned with."
"Believe what you want, Uranus," Sailor Jupiter responded.
"That's right, let's just drop this," nodded Sailor Venus.
"Mars, are we going to stop arguing about this?" Sailor Saturn asked the Miko.
"Yes, that would be for the best," Sailor Mars agreed as she kept a careful eye on the two Outers. "We will still aid those children regardless of what happens."
"And now an update on the attacks occurring across New Y-"
Sailor Mars quickly shut off the radio and clenched her fists tightly.
"Damn, I can't stand hearing anymore of those updates!" she seethed. "And I can't forget Cammy-chan is still out there!"
"She'll be just fine with those Spirit Detectives. They're pretty strong guys," Sailor Venus reminded her. "After all, they've shown us how they take care of monsters like these Rajita."
"But against an entire army?" Tuxedo Kamen reminded the blonde.
"I know she'll be in good hands with her friends, but as her sister I fear for her safety," Sailor Mars whispered as she looked out the window. "Cammy-chan, please come back to me safely."
Just as the thoughts of Cammy and Usagi came to her mind, Sailor Mars stopped and felt a disturbing presence outside on the shrine. Her eyes narrowed and she immediately turned to face her fellow Senshi. Simply by judging the look on her face, the Senshi each stood up.
"What is it, Mars?" Sailor Pluto asked the Miko.
"We have company, and it's not who we were expecting."
"Who is it?" Sailor Venus walked beside her comrade and looked out the window.
"Follow me everyone!" the raven-haired Miko called out to her fellow Senshi.
With Sailor Mars running down the hall and opening the front door, the other Senshi tagged along behind her. They all stopped and glared to the one visitor they weren't expecting. Of all the unwanted guests, the Rajita female general, Nagah, was standing with a sinister smile across her face. The general was dressed in black leather pants, halter top and matching black gloves. Her upper chest was covered by a dark gray armor. Her physique was slim yet built. Her long black hair was tied up into a ponytail. Her eyes flared green. She had no weapons but felt no need to require anything of the sort.
The Sailor Senshi were speechless at the arrival of Nagah since this is their first meeting with the female general. However, they knew she was affiliated with the Rajita judging by the armor she wore. Artemis and Luna ran out of the shrine to stop beside the girls.
"What is the meaning of this?" Luna asked the females.
"This isn't good, Luna! Look, it's another one of the Rajita!" Artemis pointed out.
"Yes, but only one of them?" Luna wondered.
"Who are you?" Sailor Venus demanded out of the sinister female. "We know you're one of the Rajita!"
"If you think you're going to start trouble with us, then you came at the wrong time!" Sailor Uranus stated.
"Unless you're begging for an ass-whooping, I doubt you can take all eight of us on at the same time," Sailor Jupiter said while cracking her knuckles.
"Don't forget about me," Tuxedo Kamen stepped forward.
However, Nagah clearly was not intimidated by the larger numbers and simply laughed off their threats. This only managed to infuriate even the most prideful of the Senshi, specifically Uranus and Neptune. Nagah crossed her arms and stifled a humorous laugh. She simply couldn't find herself to take the legendary Sailor Soldiers seriously.
"So, you eight are the infamous Sailor Soldiers I've heard so much about from my lordship, Kaiser Ghidorah," Nagah laughed. "Here I thought you'd be strong but all I see are eight little girls running around in mini-skirts and spouting some friendship crap. Oh and don't get me started on the Princess' lover boy wearing that dumb tuxedo. What are you trying to be? I'll bet the Princess gets turned on by that sort of thing? How pathetic."
"Hey, that's quite a mouth you have there!" Sailor Jupiter growled as she attempted to charge.
However, Sailor Mars was quick to stop the angered brunette and kept her eye on the female general. A smile crossed the Miko's face.
"Well, I will say this. At least you've got a smart ass mouth to back up. Kind of reminds me of myself," Sailor Mars said as he pointed at the Rajita. "Who do you think you're kidding? There's only one of you and nine of us. What makes you think you can take us? You'd have to be a skilled fighter to get by us!"
"As a matter of fact, Princess Mars, I'm more than meets the eye. You see I'm not one of the four leading generals of the Rajita Empire for nothing. I wasn't chosen just because of my looks. I trained to become who I am and I've dealt with multiple warriors at once. I'm sure you understand the ways of the warrior, Sailor Senshi."
"You sure run your damn mouth a lot," Sailor Uranus scoffed.
"I do get that a lot," Nagah smiled and popped her knuckles. "Now, that's enough chit-hat girlies. I'd like to get this over with. I came here to accomplish my task and that's to grind each of your pretty little faces to the ground. Then, I'm going to make you lick the dirt right off my boots. How's that grab ya?"
"I say you're full of it!" Sailor Uranus retorted. "Neptune, let's ice this cocky witch!"
"Never thought you'd ask," Sailor Neptune smiled and stood by her lover.
"So, the two lovers want to take me? Fine by me," Nagah smiled. "But I would not overlook my abilities. Now, pay attention."
With that said Nagah quickly vanished out of sight. This managed to throw the Sailor Senshi completely off guard. Before they realized it, Nagah was standing behind both the Outers. The pair quickly turned around as the other Senshi called out in warning to them. Unfortunately, they were too late to avoid elbow shots to the back of their heads. Nagah sent both Uranus and Neptune skidding across the shrine grounds. Nagah dashed across towards the Outer pair attacked them head on. Sailor Uranus regained her senses and threw out a punch, which the Rajita caught with ease. Angered, Uranus threw a standing left side kick. Nagah quickly leaned backwards to avoid the kick and dropped down to deliver a leg sweep to knock Uranus off her feet.
With Nagah preoccupied, Sailor Neptune took advantage of the situation and summoned a sea wave. She collected a magical ball of energy, condensed it into a Neptune sphere and launched it across at the Rajita.
"DEEP SUBMERGE!"
Nagah stopped and waited for the attack. Without even turning around, Nagah simply slapped the sphere away. Neptune moved away as her attack was deflected back at her. It missed the Outer and smashed through a sakura tree. Sailor Uranus pulled out her Space Sword and took a swing at Nagah behind her back. The Rajita once again vanished out and left an after image. Uranus stopped as she found herself surrounded by numerous after images of Nagah.
"Bet you can't find me now!" the Nagahs laughed out at once.
"Ugh, that laugh is already getting annoying," Uranus growled to herself. "Neptune, the mirror!"
"Right ahead of you, Uranus," Neptune nodded and held her Deep Aqua Mirror.
Using her mirror, Neptune quickly pointed out to the real Nagah out of the barrage of after images. Pulling the sword out of its sheath, Sailor Uranus threw her sword directly at the real Nagah. Before the sword hit its intended target, the real Nagah caught the sword with simply two fingers and called back her after images.
"Now, it's not proper to play with sharp objects, sweetie," Nagah taunted Uranus as she filed her nails using the sword.
"Don't you mock me!" Uranus smashed her fist forward to summon an orb attack. "WORLD SHAKING!"
Standing her ground, Nagah waited for the attack to come closer. She pulled back using her right foot and delivered a kick to send the sphere soaring into the heavens.
"No way! She's taking both Uranus and Neptune by herself!" Sailor Venus gasped out in shock.
"And they still haven't become Eternals yet! Guys, use your Eternal forms!" Sailor Mars called out to the Outers.
"We can't just stand around here, Pluto," Sailor Saturn stated and swung her glaive. "I'm going out there!"
"Hold it, Saturn!" Sailor Jupiter cried out. "We'll see how this goes. If they don't fair well long enough, we'll help them. Just stay patient, Saturn."
Observing the events, Tuxedo Kamen carefully studied Nagah's strategy and wondered to himself, "She's going to attempt to wear them down. She's probably counting on them becoming Eternal. Makes me wonder if this creature has been observing our battles lately. Sailor Moon, get here soon!"
Sailor Uranus leaped across and attempted a dropkick to catch Nagah off guard. The female general side-stepped the Outer and grabbed her by the right leg. She pulled Uranus forward and delivered an elbow smash against the Senshi's face. The blow was vicious and sent Uranus crashing across the concrete. Sailor Neptune appeared behind Nagah and tried a strike against the mutant's back. Nagah ducked under and retaliated with an elbow strike into Neptune's abdomen. She grabbed Neptune by her hair and smashed a fist against the woman's face.
"Neptune! You let her go, you bitch!" Sailor Uranus cried out as she got back on her feet.
"Now, that wasn't nice," Nagah smiled cruelly as she held Neptune up by her hair. "Want your lover?"
"Release her!"
"Oh I forgot," Nagah gasped as she dropped the sword in front. "I forgot to return your sword. I just got done filing my nails. Here, take it or leave it. Unfortunately for you, your lover's not going to be returned to you."
Swiftly jumping across, Uranus grabbed her sword and attempted a leg sweep. The mutant jumped up and maintained a grip on Sailor Neptune. Nagah applied a headlock on the turquoise-haired girl and giggled cruelly.
"You think your beauty surpasses mine, hum?" Nagah whispered into Neptune's ear while in mid-air. "Oh, I'll make sure that I remain the most gorgeous fighter once I'm through with you little girls."
"Neptune, hang on!" Sailor Uranus called out. "URANUS! ETERNAL! MAKE-UP!"
Upon calling out her transformation cry, Uranus's form was basked by a bright orange-yellow aura. She jumped up high in mid-air garbed in her Eternal form. Holding her sword in grasp, she aimed to stab Nagah and release Neptune in the process.
"So, you've decided to get a make-over and a costume? Not bad, but it still won't save you," Nagah said as she tightened a hold on Neptune.
"Hey, witch, aren't you forgetting that I, too, can reach the same level as my dear Uranus?" Sailor Neptune muttered as her body was outlined with a turquoise aura.
"No! I should have seen this one coming!"
"NEPTUNE! ETERNAL! MAKE-UP!"
Nagah shielded her eyes from the transforming Senshi and growled to herself. This was one mistake she wouldn't soon make again. Nonetheless, she found herself facing two fully-powered Eternal Senshi.
"All right, Neptune! Uranus!" Sailor Venus cheered on for the Outer pair.
"Mercury, have you figured out this creature's weakness?" Sailor Jupiter asked the genius girl.
Checking for bio-scanning readings through her mini-computer, Sailor Mercury nodded her head in reply, "Right through the green gem in her navel."
"Yeah, she's got it pretty much exposed if you ask me," Sailor Mars stated. "She's got a scantily taste but at least we'll know where to strike. Uranus, use your sword and target that gem on her stomach!"
"Pfft, you figured out my weakness?" Nagah shrugged her shoulders. "No big deal. You little girls aren't going to even touch my body."
"How about we try!" Sailor Uranus called out and flew down towards the descending Nagah.
Gripping the end of her sword, Uranus attempted to take a stab into Nagah's navel. The mutant simply vanished out of sight once again. Sailor Neptune used her mirror to pinpoint the location of their enemy. Before Neptune could realize it, Nagah reappeared behind her. Removing one of her gloves, Nagah grabbed Neptune by her neck and held it firmly. The Senshi cried out as if she were in excruciating pain. Sailor Uranus and the other girls wondered what may be giving Neptune pain.
"NEPTUNE!" Uranus screamed out. "What the hell is going on!"
"What's happening!" Sailor Saturn gasped in shock. "What is that monster doing to Neptune!"
"This doesn't make sense. There isn't even energy being released for an attack," Tuxedo Kamen stated as his eyes observed the scene.
However, only Neptune knew exactly what was happening. She felt her arms drop to the side and her own energy being drained out of her body. Nagah giggled as her eyes were flashing a familiar turquoise color. In reaction to this, Sailor Uranus jumped up high into mid-air and attempted another swing of her sword. Nagah simply moved to the side with Sailor Neptune still in her grasp.
With her vision slightly going blurry, Neptune succumbed to weakness and fell towards the ground below. Uranus gasped in horror and dropped down. She landed gracefully and caught Neptune's body before she hit the ground.
"Neptune! What happened? What did that bitch do to you?" Sailor Uranus cried out.
"Her hand... Watch it for..." Neptune tried warning her lover until her eyes closed. "Be careful of her han..."
"Hand?" Uranus wondered as she turned around to find Nagah standing over her.
"Yes, what about my hand?" Nagah smiled as she put her glove back on.
Springing to her feet, Sailor Uranus jumped away and stepped out into a battle stance. She sprang forward and delivered a spinning front kick. Nagah ducked under the kick and watched as the tomboy used her other leg for leverage. Seizing the opportunity, Nagah sprang off the ground and wrapped her legs around Sailor Uranus' neck. Flipping Uranus over successfully, Nagah planted her adversary on the ground. Slamming against the concrete, Uranus grunted and felt her head jolting. Nagah picked Uranus up by her collar and tossed her across like a rag doll.
"URANUS!" the girls called out in unison.
Sailor Uranus found herself slammed down against a tree. Then, before she knew it, a pair of energy rings came shooting out of nowhere. They struck and pinned Uranus down against the tree. The Senshi found herself completely vulnerable and unable to fight back. Nagah reappears in front of Uranus with a seductive look.
"You know, for a woman, you're pretty cute. I'm enthralled by how masculine you look from far off," Nagah observed Uranus closely. "But you definitely have femininity."
"Oh, shut up and get it over with," the Outer retorted as she spat across Nagah's face.
Feeling the wad of saliva splatter her face, Nagah took serious offense to this and delivered a barrage of fists against Uranus' gut. The devastating blows were taking a toll across the Senshi's body and forced her to cough out a mouthful of blood. Still pinned down, the female was bruised and battered from the beating Nagah gave her.
"To think I would get overpowered like this?" Uranus grunted through the excruciating pain.
"Don't feel bad, sweetie. You simply were outmatched by a better and more experienced warrior," Nagah said as she came closer to Uranus. "Allow me to repay you for entertaining me."
Before long, Nagah planted her lips on Uranus'. The Senshi found herself on the receiving end of a kiss from the mutant, but this wasn't exactly the kiss she wanted. Rather, this kiss was absorbing the Senshi's energy. Sailor Uranus felt herself weaken much like Neptune before her and gasp heavily for air. Pulling herself off Uranus, Nagah winked at the Senshi with her eyes flashing an orange-yellow aura.
"Thank you, Uranus," Nagah spoke in a manner similar to Neptune. "I've always wanted to do that."
It didn't take long for Uranus to figure it out. The mutant was using a technique that enables her to absorb the traits of her opponent just by touching them. Any contact with this kind of individual was extremely dangerous. The traits Nagah absorbs are not just the powers of her victims but also their personalities and memories. Uranus already figured out that Nagah was acting very much like Neptune and the kiss was a dead giveaway.
"Everyone... Don't let her touch you..." Uranus could barely manage to speak.
"It's time for that," Nagah crossed her arms and picked up the Space Sword. "I'll be borrowing this if you don't mind."
"Damn! I didn't think this was possible! It's our turn guys!" Sailor Mars called out. "The six of us should be more than enough! Pluto! Saturn! Ready?"
"Yes," Pluto nodded in reply.
"Let's avenge Uranus and Neptune!" Sailor Saturn proclaimed as she readied her glaive.
"Go for it girls!" Artemis showed his support for the Senshi.
Stepping into a battle stance, Nagah held the Space Sword and smirked in a manner similar to Uranus. The first two Senshi to attack her head on were Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mars. The Rajita female met them both head on and caught their fists using her free hand. Nagah pushed back both Senshi, including the powerhouse Jupiter. Nagah dashed across with the Space Sword and slashed it across to release an energy projectile slash. Jupiter and Mars both jumped at opposite sides. Holding the sword with one hand, Nagah raised her other hand and created an orange-yellow orb that the other Senshi were quite familiar with.
"WHAT! Isn't that Uranus' attack!" Jupiter pointed out.
"But, how!" Mars gasped out.
"Catch this! Compliments of your dearest friend, Sailor Uranus!" Nagah laughed as she slammed her left down to unleash Uranus' own attack. "WORLD SHAKING!"
"OH CRAP! MOVE YOU GUYS!" Sailor Venus warned her fellow Senshi.
Taking heed to the blonde's warning, the Senshi spread out quickly. The attack was launched right up into the heavens where it dispersed. Nagah let out a sigh and found herself surrounded by all six Senshi. They were ready to give her a beating from all sides. Yet, the general remained as confident as the battle started.
"Well, you girls have me completely surrounded. I think I should consider surrendering," Nagah gasped out in shock and dropped the sword down.
"Please, don't think you have us fooled," Sailor Mars stepped forward. "You're just feigning defeat and hoping to catch us off guard."
"Wow, you know I'm starting to like you most out of the whole bunch," Nagah chuckled as she faced the rave-haired Miko. "You're probably the smartest of the skirt-wearing girl scouts."
"Oh don't go there, you witch! Ok, guys! Let's let her have it!"
"Right and allow me to start things off fresh!" Sailor Venus declared as she blew a kiss and launched out a bombardment of heart-shaped explosives. "VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"
Nagah watched as the explosive hearts came targeting her. She immediately countered and summoned forth a blue orb with an uncanny resemblance to Neptune's attack. She shot it across to dispel Venus' attack.
"DEEP SUBMERGE!"
"AH CRAP! But I don't understand how she learned to use their attacks!" Venus exclaimed.
"She copied their attacks, but there's no clue on how she is doing it," Sailor Mercury informed the girls.
"What now?" Sailor Saturn wondered.
"This! I'm not going to stand around and let her copy our attacks next!" Sailor Jupiter exclaimed as she charged forward. "Come on and get me if you can!"
"Oh, I'd be more than happy to honey," Nagah chuckled as she went to meet Sailor Jupiter head on.
Once the general came closer, Jupiter spun herself and shot out an array of razor-bladed leaves.
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"
Watching the leaves coming towards her, Nagah maneuvered around the leaves gracefully and incinerated them by erecting a green barrier. Sailor Jupiter was taken by surprise by this. This gave Sailor Mercury a chance to launch her attack. She summoned water out of her hands and played a magical water harp to release water across to down the mutant.
"MERCURY AQUA RHASPODY!"
Simply blitzing away to one side, Nagah allowed the attack to slam through several statue posts. The pressure was enough to shatter the statues and level a portion of the shrine grounds. Nagah reappeared at a new location and whistled out to the Senshi.
"You little girls are way off with your attacks! Why not try me out from a longer distance?"
"I'm getting sick of this! Let's go, Pluto!" Sailor Saturn declared as she released her attack. "SILENCE GLAIVE SURPRISE!"
"Dead Scream."
The Outers released their attacks upon the Rajita general. It didn't take long for Nagah to react and she blitzed away. Saturn and Pluto were instantly caught off guard once Nagah reappeared behind them. Saturn delivered a kick to Nagah's side and jumped back with Pluto.
"Pfft, and you call that a kick? You're getting way too desperate," Nagah laughed.
"Don't come any closer!" Saturn warned the general and pointed her glaive directly towards her.
"Oh, is that a threat, you brat?" Nagah faked an intimidation.
"No, this is!" the voice of Sailor Mars called out from the distance. "MARS FLAME SNIPER!"
Pulling back on her fire summoned bow, the raven-haired Sailor Mars released an arrow directly for Nagah. The arrow shot out so fast that even Nagah was having trouble to avoid it. She sidestepped it but not long before the arrow pierced against her right arm. The arrow shot across behind Nagah and exploded against a tree branch.
"Forgive me, grandfather," the Miko whispered.
"Well, isn't this a twist? The one Senshi I've grown to like actually hits me. Really I must commend you," Nagah smiled and pointed to the wound on her arm. "You're the first of the girl scouts to actually inflict a wound on me, albeit a very tiny one. Nonetheless, you're a step in the right direction."
"Keep talking and it'll be your head next," Sailor Mars produced another flame-based bow and arrow.
"Man, you are a total package. Beautiful, smart and quite a cynical thing aren't you? You remind me of a human version of myself. Though, it's obvious my beauty surpasses yours."
"Well, that's a load of bull."
"Afraid your leader has already run into my lordship, Kaiser Ghidorah?" Nagah spoke out and mentioned Sailor Moon. "Really, if you can't take me, what makes you think you even stand a chance against him? Hmmm?"
"To protect this planet and Sailor Moon, we will find a way. In the end, she is important to us," Sailor Venus stated.
"We have a future ahead of us and ready to determine our fates," Sailor Jupiter said.
"To stop monsters like you who show no concern for compassion and love," Sailor Mercury proclaimed.
"In order to avenge our comrades you defeated," Sailor Pluto spoke out.
"And to ensure the Moon Princess isn't going to confront Ghidorah by herself!" Sailor Saturn stated.
"That's right and we will be there for her!" Tuxedo Kamen came walking beside the Senshi with a single rose in hand.
Upon hearing all of these dramatic declarations, Nagah couldn't help but bring herself to laugh hysterically. The Senshi took great offense to this and were ready to tear Nagah into pieces.
"You think you'll protect your princess and prevent Lord Ghidorah from taking this planet? Ghidorah can easily manage to wipe you out if he so chooses to. In fact, you don't realize it but my lordship will be on his way and will hunt down Princess Serenity like the damn female dog she is!"
"Insult our princess and you're going to get it!" Sailor Mars glared coldly at Nagah with teeth clenched. "Everyone it's time! We'll need out Eternal forms for this one!"
"But we just saw what happened with Uranus and Neptune," Sailor Venus said.
"Yes but they clearly were not good enough," Sailor Jupiter replied. "Besides, it will be six of us against her."
"That's right and we'll win with team work as usual," nodded Sailor Mercury.
"Ok, girls! Let's turn the tables on this lowlife!" Sailor Mars declared. "Mars!"
"Venus!"
"Jupiter!"
"Mercury!"
"Pluto!"
"Saturn!"
"ETERNAL! MAKE-UP!"
Gathering enough power to transform into their eternal forms, Nagah looked around her and simply chuckled at the six Eternal Sailor Senshi. The Senshi stood poised and ready to attack the Rajita general by attacking together as a successive unit.
Luna, Artemis and Tuxedo Kame watched on from the background to witness this momentous scene.
"Now, that bitch is finally going to get it," Artemis stated promptly.
"Yes, but I have to wonder how she managed to take the powers of Uranus and Neptune," Tuxedo Kamen wondered. "She moves too fast for me to read her moves."
Then, it had just occurred to Luna. She recalled Nagah kissing Uranus immediately using her World Shaking attack afterwards. She then came down to the conclusion about Nagah's ability to absorb her opponent's abilities by a simple touch.
"The girls are in serious trouble and even they don't know it!" Luna shouted out in warning. "Girls, watch out for her..."
Before they even gave the cat guardian a chance to speak, they swarmed in and blitzed around Nagah from all directions. Nagah simply stood her ground and remained calm. Then, she immediately started to block out punches thrown out by several of the Senshi, mainly those from Sailor Jupiter. Sailor Venus went for a dropkick but Nagah managed to sidestep her. Sailor Mars executed a standing front kick and Nagah managed to catch the Flame Senshi's holed boot in time. She pushed Mars away with little effort. Sailor Mercury attempted a leg sweep, but Nagah jumped up swiftly and dropped down to give Mercury a boot to her face. Sailor Saturn came down with her glaive in hopes of slicing the general down. Nagah capitalized by ducking backward and allowed the glaive to slash overhead. She grabbed Saturn by her arm and executed a Judo takedown. Grabbing the Senshi's glaive, she spun it overhead and attacked her head on with it. Saturn swiftly maneuvered around from the glaive being slashed across. Nagah knocked Saturn back with a boot to her chest and sent her falling to the ground. The Rajita followed it up by throwing the glaive down and letting it pierce the ground just near Saturn's head. Sailor Pluto attempted to stab Nagah in the back using the key-end of her staff. The female Rajita vanished out and reappeared behind Pluto. Before Pluto could attack, Nagah shot a beam forward and struck the Time Guardian across her back.
"Man, she's outmaneuvering us! She wasn't kidding about having more experience in fighting multiple opponents at once," Sailor Venus grimaced.
"Yeah, but we're unlike any other regular Joes," Sailor Mars spat out. "We'll show her some more offense! Time to give her a taste of our attacks! Now!"
"And I'll once again start things off! Ha!" Sailor Venus declared as she jumped back to her feet. "VENUS RADIATION RAY!"
Expecting an attack, a bright flash shot across and blinded the general in the process. She covered her eyes and screamed out viciously in attempt to regain her vision. This gave the others an opportunity to attack. Sailor Jupiter summoned forth a patch of sakura petals and sent them flying across in hordes at Nagah.
"JUPITER POISON FLOWER STORM!"
Nagah was on the receiving end of the flowers latching onto her and feeding off her energy. Pluto and Saturn appeared from opposite ends to unleash their attacks.
"PLUTO CHRONO TIME PARADOX!"
"SATURN SHINIGAMI CHAOS!"
The Senshi summoned forth their strongest attacks and watched as they SLAMMED against the Rajita general with extreme force. An explosion occurred in place of where Nagah stood with a large smoke cloud forming. Sailor Mercury jumped into mid-air and summoned her deadliest attack technique. A blue barrier of ice formed in front of her. With the snap of her fingers, the ice shattered and released torpedo-sized missiles down at the smoke cloud containing Nagah.
"MERCURY ICE SPEAR BARRAGE!"
The sharp, massive icicles shot down and Mercury had hoped they hit their intended target. Finally, it came down to Sailor Mars with viper snake created out of her flames. She launched it across with her right hand.
"MARS SNAKE FIRE!"
Adding more destructive power to the assault, Mars watched as the large cloud of smoke grew bigger. The Senshi stopped to observe the smoke cloud. Their combined force would have put any normal enemy down. This had helped to weaken Pharaohmon and would have killed previous enemies of theirs, including Beryl.
"That had to do it. If it didn't then what will?" Sailor Mercury said as she remained poised.
"No kidding!" Sailor Venus nodded in reply.
Then, it had just occurred to Sailor Mars. She sensed a swift movement creeping up around them and her eyes read the movements clearly.
"You guys! She's still alive!"
"Mars! You're not serious!" Sailor Jupiter screamed out.
Before long, Nagah reappeared behind Sailor Jupiter and whispered in her ear, "Mind if I borrow something from you, dear?"
As Jupiter tried to jump away, Nagah placed her hands around Jupiter's neck and began to successfully drain her energy. Jupiter screamed out as excruciating pain shot throughout her body. The other Senshi tried to jump in to save her. Nagah quickly threw Jupiter down and leaped over them. Landing on her feet gracefully, Nagah's eyes flashed a green hue and her fists streaked with electricity.
"No! Jupiter!" Sailor Saturn exclaimed.
"Look out! She's going to use Jupiter's attack!" Luna called out to the Senshi in warning.
"SPARKLING WIDE PRESSURE!" Nagah called out.
The general tossed out a massive ball of electricity across. The Senshi jumped away from the attack at once, which was what Nagah had counted on. The general vanished out of sight. Sailor Mercury turned around and came face to face with the alien woman. She placed her gloveless hands on Mercury's face and sapped her energy away with succession.
"Help! You guys! She's... got me..." Mercury said as the tone in her voice faded.
"Thanks, now I can use your strategic mind as a means to defeat your friends," Nagah snickered.
The general landed down and dropped a drained Sailor Mercury. She cracked her knuckles just as Jupiter would do and studied her opponents as Mercury would.
"Just down to you four," Nagah licked her lips. "You girls are sure humoring me with your attempts of battle tactics."
"Oh shut it! You haven't won yet!" Sailor Venus snapped.
"Oh, it will soon be over. Just give me five minutes, tops," Nagah smiled and erected a blue hue barrier in front of her.
"No! It's Mercury's attack! By simply touching them, she gains their powers! We have to stay on our guard!" Sailor Pluto warned the Senshi.
"You guys just figured it by now? How sad," Nagah nodded her head and snapped her fingers. "Here's a little something, compliments from your little blue-haired friend! MERCURY ICE SPEAR BARRAGE!"
Large icicles shot forward and forced the Senshi to scatter across the battlefield. Nagah snapped her fingers and vanished out of sight. Sailor Saturn hopped beside a tree and turned around to feel Nagah touching her face using only her hands. The Senshi of Destruction gasped out and dropped down to her knees. Having drained her energy and gained her powers, Nagah turned and found Sailor Pluto dashing towards her. She swiftly ducked under a staff swing by Pluto and shot across Saturn's own attack.
"SATURN SHINIGAMI CHAOS!"
The attack was enough to engulf Pluto completely and send her crashing back across the concrete floor. Her crumpled form smashed through an altar and lay under a pile of stone. Nagah vanished out of sight and reappeared over the fallen Pluto.
"Sorry about that, Setsuna-momma. I guess I overdid it," Nagah spoke in a manner like Saturn's and kneeled down to touch Pluto's face. "I'll be borrowing some of your power if you don't mind."
"Venus, it's just us! We'll attack her together with her back turned," Sailor Mars whispered to her comrade.
"Right."
Moving across the battlefield, Venus and Mars attempted one final assault on the general. If they failed, then Sailor Moon would surely be next. Nagah turned around to face the two Senshi and cupped her hands together. Then, she chanted out a Pluto's attack phrase and released a fiery large beam at the Senshi pair.
"PLUTO CHRONO TIME PARADOX!"
With the beam hurtling towards them, the two Inner Senshi split apart from each other. They were on opposite ends from one another until they dashed towards Nagah. Mars and Venus blitzed around the general yet she was still able to read their movements. Sailor Venus charged across and landed a punch across Nagah's face. The Flame Senshi followed it up with a martial arts kick into the mutant's stomach. They prepared to channel their Senshi power through their physical attacks.
However, much to their dismay, Nagah took their attacks without budging. She grabbed Sailor Venus by her arm and drained the energy from out of the blonde. Before Mars could stop her, Nagah elbowed her in the gut. The blow sent Mars crumpling to the ground. Having drained Venus, Nagah tossed her body aside and stalked towards Mars.
"It just comes down to you, my favorite of the Sailor Senshi. You hung in there for a while, but it all ends now."
"Damn, you guys. This can't be happening."
The fiery Senshi hopped to her feet and charged across. She attacked Nagah with a succession of punches and kicks. The mutant countered every blow and unleashed a chain made out of hearts.
"VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!"
Finding herself wrapped up by Venus' attack, Mars succumbed and dropped to the ground. Nagah stalked towards the fallen Mars and giggled in a laugh similar to Venus'.
"Time's up for you, honey. Alas, I must drain my favorite one but in the name of Ghidorah," Nagah said as she placed a hand over Mars' face. "I, Nagah, have conquered the legendary Sailor Soldiers."
Feeling her energy being extracted out of her body, Mars couldn't do anything to break free out of the chains. She looked up into Nagah's eyes. They flashed an orange aura and then a fiery red.
"You fought valiantly but again I prove that I am the better warrior," Nagah said while stroking Mars' face and stood up triumphantly over the fallen eight Senshi.
She had accomplished what she had set out to do and done it without the aid of her generals or subordinates.
"It's too bad you guys didn't aim for my navel more, but what can I say? You guys don't exactly have the best team work. Oh well, not my problem," Nagah shrugged. "I can't wait until Princess Serenity shows up and sees you all lying before me. Now as I promised, you guys are going to lick the dirt off my boots."
Looking down at Sailor Mars, Nagah placed her boot down on her chest and pressed down on her. The Miko seethed angrily as she tried to break free of the chains.
"Starting with you, since I like you the best," Nagah smiled.
"This is terrible, Luna! They've all been defeated by one Rajita general!" Artemis exclaimed in horror.
"If this is just one general, I shudder to think how powerful the other generals are," Luna replied. "Not to mention this Kaiser Ghidorah!"
"I can attack but I doubt I'll do any good," Tuxedo Kamen said as he pulled out his cane. "Sailor Moon, get here soon!"
Shinjuku Central Park/10:20 PM
Back at the Shinjuku Central park site, the Tamers were graced by the presence of the Senshi leader herself. Suzakato, Seirika, Genbu and Himakko paid attention closely as Sailor Moon congratulated them.
"I just want to thank you four for being a big help to us Sailor Senshi. I really appreciate it," Moon said to the four Tamers. "Especially you, Takato-kun."
"Um, well, thank you," Suzakato nodded with a smile. "I was trained by one of your own."
"I hope you're learning a lot from her, because her advice will be useful. Not just in battle but in life. She's even helped me become a better leader than I was when I started. You have a heart of courage just like her, Takato. I know you give it your all to aid your friends."
"We're honored, Sailor Moon," Himakko spoke up.
"Now, I see my Moon Healing power was enough to restore your digimon's energy," Moon smiled as she kneeled down to pat Guilmon on his head.
"We thank you for healing our bodies, Sailor Moon," Renamon bowed to the Senshi leader out of respect.
"Yeah, now I feel like a million bucks!" Terriermon pretended to flex muscles.
"Thankies, Sailor Moon!" Guilmon rubbed his head against the Senshi's leg.
"Hey, Renamon, I recall you wearing an outfit like hers," Inumon whispered in her ear. "Mind wearing it again sometime?"
"Inumon, this isn't the time for that," the yellow-furred vulpine growled under her breath.
"I feel much better with that healing," Felinismon stated. "I feel like fighting again!"
"Not just when you had returned from a battle, Felinismon. Control yourself," Jeri replied sternly. "But, thank you, Sailor Moon. We're honored by your presence."
"Wow, I am worshipped more than I thought," Moon sweatdropped.
"So, you're going to be going out to meet with the other Senshi?" Phillipe asked the young woman.
"That's right, kid. I have to get back to my friends right away, but I just came here to get to know you better. Mars-chan and the others were right about you. You are good kids."
"We're not all good," Seirika remarked. "Then again, we're not all bad. I'm the one that keeps these boys in line."
"Yeah by being a total you know what to us!" Kazu and Kenta exclaimed at once.
"It's for your own good boys," the tomboy crossed her arms and gave them an icy glare.
"Ha, I see what you mean," the Odango-haired girl giggled.
"But Uranus and Neptune still have a problem with us."
"I know they are very overprotective of me and the other Senshi. They can be pretty vicious if you ask me but they aren't bad people," Moon reassured Suzakato. "Remember, you still have Mars to stand up for you. She has really grown to accept you as a sort of sibling. You've become the little brother she's never had."
"Really? Is that true?"
"I heard it straight out of her mouth. She's proud of what you've become and that you are taking her lessons to heart. She's your guardian just in case you, Suzaku and Guilmon are in trouble. You still have her earring. Contact her anytime you are in trouble."
"Right, I'll make sure to remember that," Suzakato nodded in reply. "Wow, I really have become a sort of brother to her? I'm... I'm flattered."
"And now you have me to stand up for you, as well. We won't let Uranus and Neptune do anything to you kids. You're in good hands. Now, I have to get going. You kids regroup and meet us again sometime later. Your spirits look like they need some rest. Find your families as soon as possible and bring them to safety."
"You got it," Himakko nodded. "But there's still Yui... Oh, I hope you're doing all right. I shouldn't have let you go on that trip with Yusuke."
"Count on it, Sailor Moon. Once we have taken our families to safety, we'll be coming back to see you guys."
"Good, Takato-kun, I know you kids will do it. It's time I go. We'll meet again!" Sailor Moon winked to the children and dashed off across the distance.
The Tamers were left to gather up their digimon and friends. Their next objective was to find their families and evacuate them to safer grounds. The city was already becoming occupied by the Rajita alien forces and there was no time to lose.
"It's a race against time, guys. We have to get our families to safety," Suzakato stated promptly to the Tamers.
"Right, I just hope mom and grandma are all right," Seirika sighed.
"Father, Suzie, Jaarin..." Henbu whispered as images of his family crossed his mind.
"My godparents and Yui," Himakko stated.
"We have a job to do. Let's do this so we can return to action and help the Sailor Senshi. I feel we owe them big time for the training," Suzakato declared.
"I'm with you, Takato!" Guilmon agreed with his partner.
"Now let's go and rescue our families!" Kazu declared.
"But the problem is if the Rajita got to them first. I just hope to Kami that isn't the case. If anything happened to our families, I will never forgive this Ghidorah! Just you wait and see, I will NOT show him any mercy if anything harmed them! Sailor Moon, count on us helping your cause!"
Shinjuku Orphanage/10:25 PM
Finding themselves surrounded by a group of Bio-Vivians, three orphan children were backed into a corner. The three kids were Larry, Sara and Hayata. One Bio-Vivian stepped forward with his plasma rifle directed at the children. A green dot flashed across Larry's forehead where the alien was aiming to shoot. However, Kuiiza came walking inside and saw the privates preparing to open fire on the orphans.
"Hold your fire, men," Kuiiza calmly walked forward and cast his eyes on the children.
"Back off you monster! You called off your soldiers and now you probably want to kill us, right?" Larry stood up for his two friends. "Well?"
"My, you are a brave one, aren't you boy?" Kuiiza grinned with his eyes flashing a green hue. "You really think you can stand up to a Rajita general? I've killed far braver young lads than you."
Standing out with his arms in front of Sara and Hayata, Larry protected them like a big brother would. Kuiiza looked towards the two children and chuckled.
"Don't you look at them, you creep. What do you want from us? You don't seem to have any interest in killing us."
"I don't wish to kill you because I have better use for you three. You see I have men capturing prisoners across this wretched planet so I can experiment on them."
"Experiment on people?" Sara asked in a whisper.
"That's right, child. I experiment on them for a reason. I wish to give those who are unable to fight back a chance to make a difference in their lives. I can give you three a gift."
"What kind of gift?" Hayata asked. "Do you mean you know a way to make us strong? Because I'd like a chance to get even with the jerks that have made my life a living hell!"
"Hayata! Stop it!" Larry shouted out at the boy.
"Looks like we have someone interested in what I have to offer. Now, if you will, children, would you like a chance to gain new abilities? I can give you whatever you want."
"Sorry, pal, but we aren't interested!" Larry retorted at the general.
"Well, I suppose you would rather want death?" Kuiiza shrugged. "It'll be fine with me. Just remember that you've brought it upon yourself."
"Idiot! What are you doing? This is our chance to live and gain new abilities! Nobody can ever pick on us anymore!" Hayata exclaimed. "Sara, what do you think?"
"Leave her out of this, Hayata! She doesn't want anything to do with these monsters! Just look at the kids they just killed here!"
"Oh, they aren't dead. All we did was extract their souls," Kuiiza stated promptly. "So, only one volunteer?"
"Please, reconsider this, Larry," Hayata spoke up. "This is our chance to show people that we aren't going to take no for an answer. Sara can at last make her own decision."
"Larry, I don't want to die," Sara said with tears in her eyes. "I just don't want to die. Let's just go."
Larry hated himself for seeing Sara crying and couldn't bring himself to make her sad. He was hesitant to go along with the Rajita's offer. Either he would become an experiment in Kuiiza's research or die quickly. He turned around and nodded to Kuiiza. He would not condemn himself and the two kids to execution. Becoming experiments was his only option that he could choose.
"All right, whatever you want, but you have to keep your word. We will follow whatever you desire, but you will not harm Sara!" Larry made his decision. "Is that clear?"
"It's a done deal, human. Now, you three should feel lucky. Not many people are going to receive this treatment. When I'm done, you three will become new people. You shall become one with the Rajita!"
As he made this declaration, the general shot green beams out of his eyes and encased the three children inside a shielded orb. He used his telekinesis to levitate the sphere above with the children inside.
"Now, to take you to the ship, children. Men, clear the area of any humans in this sector!"
"Yes, General Kuiiza!" the Bio-Vivians called out simultaneously.
The soldiers spread out across the orphanage to hunt down any escapees. Kuiiza carried the sphere with one hand and ascended above the city. Larry let out a deep sigh and turned to face Hayata and Sara.
"Hayata, I hope you know what you're doing, because this will be on your head. Should anything happen to Sara, you're going to regret it."
"Nothing terrible is going to happen to us. I can assure you, Larry."
"I hope to Kami that's true," Larry said with a mixture of anger and doubt in his voice.
"Oh, won't Lord Ghidorah be happy to know that I've caught us some potential captives to convert into our own soldiers. Yes, and I do hope Kujiko has rounded up escapees. They, too, can be potential experiments. Then again, that dumb gorilla probably killed those primates, which I hope isn't the case. Well, time to deliver these whelps to the ship!"
-
Maya Kitajima was running down the streets of Shinjuku district with Draconian Guardians launching out blasts through canisters. She was quick enough to spring ahead to avoid the blasts. Her family had been victims of the Rajita assault and had their souls taken in the process. She found a corner and turned to run into an alleyway.
"My god, that was close," Maya said as she ran into the dark pits of the alleyway. "I need to sit down and rest."
Sitting on the ground, Maya crawled over towards a dumpster. All she could think about was means of escaping. Having seen her own family losing their souls was truly traumatizing to her. Before she crawled behind the dumpster, she head bumped into what appeared to be something as hard as a skull. Maya fell back and winced while holding her throbbing head.
"Hey, was that?" Maya winced. "That hurt! Is there someone there?"
"What was the meaning of that!" a girl's voice cried out.
Maya looked ahead and unveiled a piece of cloth off the person she bumped her head into. Underneath the cloth was Mika. Maya gasped and noticed a small bump on Mika's forehead.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" Maya apologized.
"It's okay. I've taken hits to the head before and I'm used to it," Mika replied. "No need for you to be sorry. It's all good."
"Oh, are you hiding from them, too? I'm sorry I had to intrude in your hiding spot."
"It's okay. I think I can handle some company," Mika smiled. "Those monsters managed to get my grandfather."
"Sorry to hear that. I just lost my family to them, as well. I'm all alone."
"Well, you have some company. By the way, my name is Mika Hayashi."
"I'm Maya Kitajima," she nodded her head and shook Mika's hand.
"I just hope they don't manage to find us..."
Just as the martial arts girl said that, the brutish general jumped down in front of the two teens. They turned around and screamed as Kujiko glared down at them. A cruel smile crossed the monster's face while observing them closely.
"Me find more experiments for General Kuiiza! You two come with me!" Kujiko roared and reached down to grab them.
"Me and my big mouth!" Mika cried out as she held onto Maya.
"No! Don't!" Maya yelled as she backed away with Mika clinging to her.
The large shadow of Kujiko loomed over the two girls and loud banshee screams echoed out across the city district. The two girls would now join Larry, Sara and Hayata as one of the few to become experimented on by the treacherous Kuiiza. There was no telling what kind of power he will implant inside these innocent youth and what kind of influence will poison their minds.
Genkai's Shrine/10:30 PM
Nearly an hour had passed during the battle at Genkai's Shrine, and no one had even made a scratch on the Taiyoukai. The rare demon was far too powerful for even Yusuke to contend with since he is said to be stronger than Toguro.
Yusuke was kneeling down while attempting to catch his breath. Hiei and Kurama were also lying on the ground and nearly out of energy to attack the beast. Unlike his adversaries, Draco remained calm and not short of breathe. Not even his body was scathed. Shadow Metalgarurumon was found lying on the ground and completely out of it.
It appeared the situation had become hopeless for the Spirit Detective team. Lyn and her brothers looked on while gathering enough power for their Ka beasts. Yui was standing beside Yusuke in hopes of motivating the Spirit Detective to continue fighting.
"Genkai, those boys are getting tossed around out there! They'll die if they continue fighting like this!" Botan exclaimed. "And we'll be next!"
"Damn, if I had my spirit energy back, I could help them!" Kuwabara growled angrily and put his right hand out. "C'mon, energy I need you!"
"Man this is bad! Yusuke, Hiei and Kurama are getting their butts kicked! If only I had my Digital Priestess powers," Cammy looked down at her hands.
"Cammy-chan, you know you can't do anything as you are now," Aoshi said. "I hate to say it but this monster probably cannot be defeated."
"Hey, don't you dare start losing hope, kid!" Kuwabara snapped. "C'mon, Urameshi! Get up and fight!"
Genkai thought as she observed Yui and Kuwabara, "Yusuke has already exhausted most of his own spirit energy. He cannot continue going on. Draco is too much for him, Hiei or Kurama to challenge on their own. The only way is to unleash the hidden power within Yui. Perhaps Draco will bring it out and maybe Kuwabara's slumbering spirit power, as well. These two will need to experience a traumatic event to unleash their full potential. We'll see how this one turns out. But they had better hurry! I'm not going to lose Yusuke!"
Slowly getting back to his feet, Yusuke glared down towards Draco and turned towards Lyn. Her dragon had been destroyed several times, and she looked worse for wear because of it.
"C'mon, Lyn! Hang in there!"
"Sorry, Yusuke, but I've never had to summon my dragon this many times before," Lyn spoke out.
"Sis, take it easy!" Max pleaded with his sister.
"We don't know how many summons you have left. If Blue-Eyes gets destroyed again, it could kill you!" Sam added.
"You think I don't know that?" Lyn coughed.
"Humph, you weaklings are wasting my time! I'm going to finish this," Draco stated as he walked towards the leading Spirit Detective.
As the Taiyoukai came closer, everyone sensed an incoming power. A bright green column of light came shining down over where Draco and Yusuke were standing. Yui found herself standing outside the column of light and slammed her fists against it.
"Hey, what's going on here? Yusuke!" Yui cried to the teen.
"URAMESHI!" Kuwabara exclaimed.
"Yusuke!" screamed Botan.
Everyone but Mokuba was stunned by this green aura beam of light. He recognized the symbol that appeared on the ground beneath Yusuke and Draco as the one inside the Seal of Orichalcos. Cammy and Aoshi took notice of the boy's sudden silence.
"Mokuba? What's wrong?" Cammy asked the young Kaiba.
"That light... The seal... It's all coming back!" Mokuba exclaimed. "It's the seal of Orichalcos! It's that same light, but who could have done this?"
"Whatever the case," Aoshi stated, "Yui is trying to break through and can't penetrate it! Yusuke is trapped in there with that monster!"
"Hang on, Urameshi! I'm coming!"
"Kuwabara, wait!" Botan tried to stop the teen. "Kuwabara!"
Kuwabara ran off towards the area where the green column of light trapped both Yusuke and Draco inside. He noticed Yui punching against the barrier in desperation.
"Yui-chan!"
"Kuwabara! I can't get through!" Yui cried out. "Yusuke's close to being drained and he's going to get torn apart in there!"
"Damn! Yusuke! All right, you two! We're going to have to release our Kas' attacks," Lyn instructed her brothers.
"Ok!"
Finding himself inside the Orichalcos beam, Yusuke lifted himself back to his feet and looked around his surroundings. The green aura of light was blinding with the symbol shining at the center. Draco was attracted by the green aura of light and touched it using his claws. Even he couldn't scratch his way out. This couldn't have worked out better for him as he planned to destroy Yusuke on his own.
"Well, isn't this interesting?" Draco stated as he pointed to the surrounding green barrier. "I have no idea what this is, but at least it's keeping out those meddling intruders. It all comes down to you and me, Spirit Detective!"
"Wow, I'm flattered," Yusuke scoffed and spat out blood. "My body is hurting like hell! I doubt I can even continue."
That was when the Spirit Detective noticed Yui pounding against the outside of the seal. He gasped and limped over to where Yui was. He then noticed Kuwabara standing beside Yui and punching against the seal.
"As you can see, they can't enter and there's no way out for us!" Draco laughed out. "This is where you end!"
Making his declaration clear, Draco charged directly towards Yusuke and slammed his head against the Detective. The force of the blow sent Yusuke crashing against the barrier. Yusuke dropped down on the ground and crumpled.
"YUSUKE!" Yui cried out in horror. "STOP HURTING HIM YOU MONSTER!"
"Urameshi! I have to get in there! C'mon, spirit power! I need you!" Kuwabara called out for his spirit energy. "Come on! Now would be the good time to come back!"
"Genkai! We have to do something!" Botan exclaimed.
"All right, guys, this is it!" Lyn called out. "We're going to bust down that barrier!"
Yusuke could barely even move and rolled over on his back. The Taiyoukai stepped over to the teen's fallen form and pressed a foot down onto Yusuke's chest. He forced the Detective to spit out another mouthful of blood until several bones were heard popping around Yusuke's ribs. The Taiyoukai cruelly continued to inflict more punishment on the teen.
"Ready?" Lyn directed her brothers to attack. "NOW!"
Upon her command, Max and Sam's eyes began to glow, Max's yellow, and Sam's green. The boys raised their heads and two Duel Monsters began to take shape.
The first was a knight wielding a large curved blade in one hand and a shield in the other. The intricate blue and yellow design of the shield was a mimicry of the armor, which was also blue and had sections of yellow plating and had a large red ruby fixed in the middle of the chest plate. Long, crimson hair was flowing from underneath a golden helmet with long, blue horns. This was Max's Black Luster Soldier.
The second monster to appear was a large green dragon with golden armor across in spiral-shaped strips, including around its tail and neck. The wings of the dragon were larger than a glider's and spread out with golden armor. Its head was covered in a helmet almost identical to Black Luster Soldier's and a long mane of fiery orange hair. The monster was Sam's Chaos Emperor Dragon.
Mokuba noticed the summoning of the beasts and gasped out in excitement.
"Now that's cool!" the boy shouted.
"Time to bust down that barrier!" Lyn called out. "WHITE LIGHTNING ATTACK!"
"LUSTER WAVE!"
"CHAOS BLAST!"
The three monsters released their attacks simultaneously. Mokuba watched in anticipation as the monster's attacks slammed against the Orichalcos barrier. However, the monsters' attacks dissipated upon contact with the green light. Lyn and her brothers gasped out in utter disbelief. However, they were determined to succeed.
"Ok, guys! We're not going to stop until that thing is down! Repeat attack!" Lyn directed her order.
"Right!" the boys responded at once.
"Don't give up you guys!" Mokuba encouraged the trio.
"Yusuke! Please, don't you die on me!" Yui cried out and fell down to her knees. "Yusuke-kun!"
"Yui-chan! Aoshi, I have to go!" Cammy called out.
"You will not, young Hino!" Genkai stopped the child. "You have to trust in Yui-chan. It's almost time. She's about to unlock her hidden potential."
"Are you sure about that, Master Genkai?" Cammy asked the older woman.
"Is Master Genkai really that certain? Is Yui-chan really that close to unlocking her potential? C'mon, Yui-chan, if that's the case, then Yusuke is going to need your help. I just hope you also have the power to bring that barrier down!" Aoshi thought as his eyes laid upon Yui.
"But, how can they break the seal?" Mokuba wondered. "You had to win a duel to break the seal but this is no duel."
Suddenly, there was a slight increase of an unknown source of spiritual power. Genkai was beginning to sense it. Kurama and Hiei were slowly awakening from their unconscious forms while picking up on the flow of spirit energy. The red-haired half breed lifted himself up and looked directly to Yui. His eyes widened when he laid eyes on the child.
"I can hardly believe it," Kurama whispered. "Is this spirit energy coming from this child?"
"No, it's coming from her?" Hiei muttered to himself. "It's... It feels stronger than even Yusuke's..."
"What! Is that true?" Aoshi gasped as he overheard the demons conversing.
"This spirit energy is coming from Yui! Master Genkai, you're right!" Cammy cried out. "And it's even stronger than Yusuke's power!"
"You see? What did I tell you, children?" Genkai smiled as she faced them. "All she needed was a little emotional push and her unlocked potential would be released. Now, we will just see where this goes."
Noticing a blue aura surrounding her body, Yui glanced down at herself and gasped. This spirit energy she was feeling was similar to what Yusuke uses. It felt comforting, yet coursing with great power. She stopped punching her fists against the seal barrier and let out a sigh.
"Yui-chan, what's happening?" Kuwabara asked. "Are you stopping? Why? Urameshi is in there! We have to save him!"
"I... I'm feeling spirit energy somehow," Yui observed her body.
"What? So, you've managed to unlock your power? Well, why not put it to use?"
"I don't know..."
"Then, let's put it to use!" Kuwabara stated as he pat Yui on her shoulder.
Just as he did so, a jolt of Yui's spirit energy entered Kuwabara's body. The teen jumped away while feeling an intense flow of ki entering his body. He looked directly at Yui and gasped out.
"Yui-chan, what just happened? One minute I touched you and now I'm feeling this strong presence within me. Wait a second... Can this mean?"
"Kuwabara, I'm sensing spirit power from within you!" Yui pointed out at the teen.
As this dawned upon him, Kuwabara smiled happily and faced the seal barrier. He put his hand out in front of him and summoned out a long blade created out of his spirit energy.
"YES! My spirit energy is back! I can summon my Spirit Sword! This is great! Yui-chan, how were you able to restore my spirit powers?"
"I don't know. All you did was touch me and now you have your spirit powers back!"
"Well, all that matters is that we have to get Urameshi out of there. Are you with me, Yui-chan?"
"Yes! Let's do it!"
Before Yui stepped beside the teen, she watched the blue aura turn a purplish hue and looked across to where Shadow Metalgarurumon was lying. Then, the girl's D-Ark released a beam of light. It shot across to the fallen metallic wolf and engulfed his fallen form. He immediately was de-digivolved back to Dark Gabumon.
"Dark Gabumon? What's going on here?" Yui wondered while examining her D-Ark. "What's this supposed to mean?"
"Yui-chan, let's hurry up and save Urameshi!" Kuwabara called out as he raised his Spirit Sword over the seal.
"Look at this, Hiei! Not only has Kuwabara regained his spirit energy but now there's an even greater power awakening with Yui-chan!" Kurama stated the obvious.
"Yes and I can tell it's only going to increase further!" Hiei replied.
As Kuwabara slashed his Spirit Sword across, he still couldn't cut through the seal. He needed more power to boost his sword and watched as Draco slam his tail against Yusuke. Kuwabara stopped dead cold as Yusuke crumpled to the ground. The Detective had died once before and Kuwabara wouldn't stand to see his best rival die before his eyes.
"You're not going to die on me, Urameshi!" Kuwabara growled intensely. "Do you hear me!"
Lyn, Max and Sam watched the whole scene with Kuwabara futilely attacking the seal. This gave Lyn an idea. She turned towards her two brothers.
"You guys! I have a plan, but it's a long shot. You see Kuwabara's spirit sword? It's not strong enough. We're going to use our Kas' attacks to boost Kuwabara's Spirit Sword."
"Right! We got it, sis!" the twins replied.
"WHITE LIGHTNING ATTACK!"
"LUSTER WAVE!"
"CHAOS BLAST!"
Crying out at once, the siblings channeled the energy from their Kas. Lyn's Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Sam's Chaos Emperor Dragon opened their mouths to release a double blast of energy, while Max's Black Luster Soldier released an energy wave with a swipe of his sword. The three attacks merged together at once and went directly for Kuwabara's Spirit Sword. The teen's eyes widened as the combined force of the siblings' Kas became the ultimate battery to empower his sword.
Then, to everyone's shock, the sword increased in size and elongated into a long, yellow, kitana-like blade. Kuwabara could feel the intense spirit power from the sword and held it firmly in his grip.
"INCREDIBLE!" Botan exclaimed.
"His Spirit Sword has increased! It should be strong enough to slice through the seal!" Genkai cried out.
"Do it, Kuwabara! Bring that seal down!" Cammy encouraged the teen.
"Wow, will that sword actually destroy the seal? This is intense!" Mokuba watched the events unfold.
"Use it, Kuwabara! Tear through the seal with your sword!" Kurama called out to the teen.
Looking intensely at the alien seal, Kuwabara's eyes narrowed and observed Draco advancing towards Yusuke's battered form. The Detective was at death's door and Kuwabara was not about to let the monster kill Yusuke. Unleashing a battle cry, Kuwabara swung his yellow blade across and sliced a hole in space-time.
Inside the seal, Draco came closer with one claw raised over Yusuke's fallen form. He was ready to deliver the finishing blow and end the life of Yusuke Urameshi. Then, without warning, another rip in space-time appeared and sliced through the monster's raised arm. Dracco unleashed a furious screech as his arm was cut clean off. Blood poured out of the limbless stump. With a few more quick slashes of his sword, Kuwabara disrupted the barrier and the seal faded away.
"What is this! How is possible?" Draco roared out. "Where did that come from!"
Glancing behind him, he found Kuwabara with his massive spirit blade in front of him. The demon's eyes fueled with rage and acidic saliva dropped out of his mouth.
"THAT HUMAN DID THAT! What is this intense spirit energy I sense from him? He shouldn't even have this much power! That sword! That's what damaged me and broken through this supposedly impenetrable seal!"
Yusuke slowly lifted his head up and looked across to see Kuwabara standing with a massive yellow blade. He sensed an increase of spirit power from out of Kuwabara's sword and gasped.
"Kuwabara...? You regained your spirit... energy?" Yusuke muttered weakly. "Good, now this bastard will... be out of our way..."
"Urameshi! You hang in there! I'm going to get you out!" Kuwabara called out to the fallen teen.
"You mean 'we', don't you, Kuwabara-kun?" Yui called out.
Kuwabara turned and found Yui being surrounded by a spiral of purple light. Her eyes were glowing intensely with a blue hue. Then, the unthinkable took place. Dark Gabumon's unconscious form was lifted off the ground by an unknown force and started spinning around Yui.
"Yui-chan! What's happening to you?" Kuwabara asked the little girl. "Your spirit energy is growing!"
"This is it, Hiei. Now we'll see the extent of this child's hidden potential," Kurama said.
"To think such a great power would come from a child?" Hiei muttered to himself with his eyes on Yui.
"Go for it, Yui-chan!" Aoshi, Cammy and Mokuba cried out at once.
"Oh boy, now this is going to be bad ass," Lyn smiled as she watched the girl surrounded by intense energy.
Everyone, including the Taiyoukai himself, watched with anticipation. Draco growled angrily as his eyes met Yui's. No fear displayed across the child's face as Dark Gabumon's body transformed into a cloud of data. Yui became basked in a bright aura of blue spirit energy and a dose of her partner's own data. Her ponytail came undone and her long hair was released with a strong wind blowing against it.
"Yui-chan...?" Yusuke's eyes widened as he watched the event unfold.
"TAIYOUKAI! TIME FOR YOU TO DIE!" Yui's voice changed into that of an older woman.
This strong presence behind the voice was enough to cause Draco to tremble. The Taiyoukai waited and couldn't get anywhere near the child's spirit aura.
"I can't even get close to her!" Draco bellowed out angrily.
Then all Yui had to say in reply were two words:
"BIOMERGE DIGIVOLUTION!"
Upon stating that phrase, Yui was engulfed inside a purple cocoon barrier. Her body inside was undergoing a physical transformation all thanks to her fully awakened spirit energy and Dark Gabumon himself. They successfully merged within the girl and allowed her to access her fully fused battle mode. The Spirit Detectives watched in utter shock as the shell of the barrier cracked open. Then, in place of little Yui was a new figure. She landed gracefully down.
"Yu-Yui?" Aoshi gasped out. "Is that Yui-chan?"
"My, my, how she's grown!" Botan couldn't even utter another word.
"Now that's what I'm talking about! She has her own battle form just like I do!" Cammy stated. "What do you think, boys?"
Aoshi and Mokuba were completely speechless. They had never expected this kind of change with Yui.
"She and Dark Gabumon actually merged into one begin!" Kurama stated. "Along with awakening her dormant power, Yui has become stronger than all of us now."
"How can a child have this much power?" Hiei wondered.
With all eyes on Yui's new form, she stood at least 5'5". Her skin was slightly darker and tan. Her entire body was covered by black armor, excluding a few sections where purple patches of a cloth were revealed. Her hands and upper sections of her arms were also covered with black armor. On her right shoulder was the metallic armored face of a wolf. It, too, was black with a snout protruding and crimson eyes displayed. A sword with a red and yellow handle was sheathed across her back and a long, bushy black wolf tail waved around. Her face was humanoid with black streaks covering her cheeks. The female's hair was long, silver and straight. Wrapped around her forehead was a black band with wolf ears sticking at the sides and protruding through her hair. Intensely glowing crimson eyes were revealed. This was Yui's new battle form as she took a battle stance and unsheathed her sword.
She then spoke out in a calm manner to declare her official name, "LADY LUPIN!"
"Lady Lupin!" Kuwabara exclaimed in shock. "Yui-chan? I can't believe that's really you!"
"Heh, somehow I knew that kid had it in her but I never knew she could do this," Genkai smiled as she observed Lady Lupin.
"You think she's strong enough to take that Taiyoukai?" Botan asked the old woman.
"As a matter of fact, I have no doubt she can."
"Go for it, Yui-chan! Let that ugly creep have it!" Cammy cheered her friend on.
"Be careful, Yui-chan. Even if you are stronger, this monster is no doubt vicious," Aoshi whispered to himself. "I have to admit you look pretty cool out there in that new form. Lady Lupin, indeed."
Draco slowly stalked away from the aura that Lady Lupin was giving off. The female gripped her sword's handle and narrowed her eyes towards the Taiyoukai. Turning another corner she found Yusuke lying on the ground with bruises and blood dripping out of his mouth. The female set her glance back on Draco and channeled her spirit energy throughout her body.
"This is powerful spirit energy! Far stronger than I imagined!" Draco roared. "No matter! I'll dispatch you just as I did to the Spirit Detective! I'll devour you and your energy!"
"It'll only take me fifty seconds to wipe you out of existence," the female declared.
"Ha! You must be joking! You dispatch me in fifty seconds?"
"Yeah, sorry, I should have said thirty seconds. I forgot to take your missing arm into account. My apologizes," Lady Lupin smirked. "Now keep your eye on me!"
As soon as she said that, she VANISHED out of sight. This threw everyone, including Draco, off guard. Kurama, Kuwabara and Hiei tried following her movements but to no avail. Draco stopped dead cold as a single blade stroke flashed through his other arm. The demon howled out with a blood-curling roar. Then, another blade stroke sliced through the demon's torso with ease. Draco gasped as his body was cleaved in half. Large amounts of crimson poured right out of the halved stumps. The demon continued screaming out until Lady Lupin appeared in front of him.
"Game over."
With that said, Lady Lupin gathered enough spirit energy through her right hand and thrust it forward. A large beam of intense spirit energy expanded across and completely engulfed the dying Taiyoukai. Draco's screams echoed out for one last time before his charred corpse dropped to the ground. Nothing remained but burnt flesh and bones in place of the once powerful Taiyoukai. Lady Lupin let out a deep sigh of relief and descended down.
Yusuke was dumbfounded at the turn of events he had just seen. Not only did Kuwabara achieve a more powerful Spirit Sword but Yui had unlocked her hidden power. Also she managed to fuse with Dark Gabumon to achieve a new form.
"Yui-chan, I can't... believe what just happened," Yusuke muttered as he tried to move.
Sheathing her sword, Lady Lupin kicked a piece of the demon's burnt flesh and turned around to find Yusuke lying down.
"Yusuke-kun!" the female called out as she rushed over by his side.
"This is truly unbelievable!" Botan exclaimed. "Even I'm speechless. Genkai, is this is the girl's unlocked potential?"
"Yes, and Draco paid a heavy price for hurting her close friends," the old woman nodded in reply.
"Yui-chan, that was SO awesome!" Cammy jumped up excitedly. "Aoshi-kun, wasn't that great?"
"Yeah, that Yui-chan is so great! Now all we have to see is your Digital Priestess form, Cammy-chan," Aoshi smiled.
"Heh, well, I'll find a way to get that power back sooner or later. Don't worry, Aoshi-kun."
Slowly lifting his head up with Lady Lupin's gentle touch, Yusuke looked right up into her face and barely managed to smile. Her crimson eyes softened as she held Yusuke close to him.
"Yusuke-kun, I'm so glad you're all right," the female stroked the teen's face.
"Little Yui, is that you? I can't believe it," Yusuke stifled a chuckle.
"I already made short work of that monster. He won't be coming back."
"So, are you and your digi-buddy really merged into one?"
"Yeah, you could say that," Lady Lupin smiled as she put an arm around Yusuke. "Come on. Everyone's worried about us and we can get Genkai to fix you up."
"Thanks, Yui-chan. Though, I have to say that you've really GROWN," Yusuke joked about her height and 'figure'.
Slightly blushing, Lady Lupin giggled and walked across with Yusuke. The Orichalcos seal died down in a matter of moments and dispersed. Kuwabara, Hiei, Kurama, Lyn, Max and Sam all gathered to greet the newly transformed Yui.
"Wow, how cool! You really are little Yui?" Lyn observed the lady warrior's form. "That was awesome how you handled that demon!"
"And a really strong one no less!" Max nodded.
"Hey, Kuwabara, how did your new sword come out?" Sam asked the teen.
"Yes, I've never seen that before, Kuwabara," Kurama said. "It appeared you were using some form of dimensional sword that can cut down barriers."
"Yeah, everyone else had a difficult time with those seals," Mokuba pointed out. "It's like the past is coming back to haunt me."
"It seems you know more about these seals, Mokuba," Botan approached the boy. "What else can you tell us?"
"Well, Yugi defeated the enemy that was using these things. Though, given all these attacks, this one might have come from the aliens that have been attacking our city."
"Yes, I've been hearing reports of these creatures attacking many sections of the world and releasing green beams of intense power," Genkai informed everyone. "Yusuke, you and everyone are facing an enemy like none other. Toguro was a walk in the park compared to this new threat. You could be facing legions of armies of these powerful beings."
"Yeah, thanks for the heads-up, grandma," Yusuke replied as he tried ignoring the excruciating pain.
"Well, we have Yui here, as well Lady Lupin! I'm sure she can handle anything after crushing that demon!" Aoshi assured the older woman.
"No, I'm afraid it won't be enough."
"What? That's crazy," Mokuba gasped out. "But that thing was a handful even for Yusuke and the guys, but Lady Lupin sliced through him like he was nothing!"
"Clearly you haven't seen what we've been through, kid," Hiei said as he kept an eye on Lady Lupin. "Another individual stronger than me? I didn't think it was possible."
"Now, what we need to do is plan before we are to approach the enemy," Kurama suggested. "First, let's get your wounds treated Yusuke."
"Then we'll plot out how we should approach these alien creeps," Lyn said. "There's going to be a lot of them. So I say we best watch ourselves."
"With me around, I should be more than enough to take care of some of those armies," Lady Lupin stated.
"That's right and you've got the boys to help you out. Though, we need to get them healed," Cammy stated. "Genkai, if you don't mind I'd like to help the boys with healing."
"Yes, that would be quite helpful, Cammy."
Aoshi walked over to the towering Lady Lupin and hugged her leg. The female lowered down and embraced the boy in her arms.
"Thanks for getting rid of that monster, Yui-chan."
"No problem, Aoshi-kun. So, how do you like my new form? I kicked a lot of butt, didn't I?"
"That you did! You were great! Now there won't be any demon that will ever touch you!"
"Well, I couldn't go that far. I know I'm strong but I'll bet there are even stronger demons out there somewhere."
"Are you sure?"
"I don't know. That's just it. I don't know what kind of monsters we'll be facing," Lady Lupin sighed. "Now, let's get the boys healed up and we'll get back home. Man, I hope your dad hasn't found out yet."
"Found out about my son sneaking out of the house without his father's permission?" a man's voice called out.
Everyone gasped and turned to find Okami Inuki. His eyes were crossed with a mix of anger and disappointment. He looked to Aoshi and then each of the Spirit Detectives.
"Oh great, now we're in trouble!" Cammy exclaimed.
"Mr. Inuki, look we can explain," Kuwabara tried to calm the man down.
"Explain how you managed to sneak my son out when he's not supposed to leave the house?"
"But how did you manage to find us here?" Botan asked. "We traveled out so far out!"
"I am a Lycan, ferry woman," Okami glanced at the girl and cleared his throat. "My sense of smell is strong and I can easily smell my son's scent. It was an easy task for me."
"Ok, you've got us. You came to take back your son?" Yusuke winced.
"Feh, dogs of Enma. I knew you were behind this," Okami snorted at the sight of the Detectives. "So, did they hire you to kidnap children? How low has Enma become?"
"Look! This has nothing to do with King Enma!" Yusuke spat out.
"That's right! Yui was the one who asked Aoshi to come and the boy made his choice!" Botan explained. "He didn't have to go but he chose to come for Yui's sake!"
"That's right, sir. We didn't know this demon was going to attack this shrine. In fact, it was..."
"Yui that slew the Taiyoukai," Okami nodded his head. " I see she gained a new power with her awakened spiritual awareness."
"You know about the Taiyoukai?" Kuwabara asked the middle-aged man.
"I know a lot more about the Makai than you boys can imagine," Okami stated promptly.
"Perhaps you'd care to discuss this?" Genkai suggested.
"Unfortunately, it's gotten bad in Tokyo. The creatures are already unleashing a full scale invasion as we speak," Okami sighed sadly. "I've hid my wife in the basement of our home. She should be fine but I suggest we return back to Tokyo."
"But that's crazy! You said yourself the city is under siege!" Sam exclaimed.
"Yes, but there are still safe avenues to hide within."
"Ok, we'll accept but there's just two problems. How do we get there from where we are at? We're hours from Tokyo," Kurama stated.
"Oh, well, I can try to teleport us there," Lady Lupin spoke up.
"Wait, since when do you have teleporting abilities?" Lyn asked the female warrior.
"I used it when I was fighting that demon. I didn't just phase out," Lady Lupin explained. "I actually teleported from one spot to another. I think I could use that and take us back to Tokyo."
"Then, let's do that, Yui-chan," Mokuba nodded. "Besides, I'm worried about my brother."
"Me, too. I also have a brother out there and no doubt he's fighting those monsters with his friends," Lady Lupin said.
"Ok, but I suggest we go and get Keiko first," Yusuke suggested. "If the aliens are invading, she can't defend herself. Yui, I've taken you to see Keiko and her family. You remember where it's at?"
"I sure do, Yusuke-kun. She's such a sweet girl," Lady Lupin smiled.
"Well, of course, since you're a girl and she would get along with you just fine," Kuwabara remarked.
"Hey, watch your mouth there, Kuwabara," Botan crossed her arms. "At least Yui-chan is more polite!"
"In any case, we had better get going," Lyn suggested. "If you need to get your friends out of there, we need to hurry."
"Also, we need to make sure to pick up my sister along the way," Kuwabara spoke up.
"Yes, that's a good idea, Kuwabara," Genkai nodded. "We'll need her spirit senses, too."
"Everyone, if I'm going to teleport all of us then I need for you to gather around me," Lady Lupin asked from everyone.
"Right and I hope Keiko is still there for us to seek shelter," Yusuke nodded in reply. "Damn, I need to get my body healed up."
"Yes, our bodies will need to be healed if we are required to enter combat again," Kurama said. "It is imperative."
"Then, crowd around. Mr. Inuki, will that be okay? Look, we're sorry about Aoshi, but this is serious. If those monsters are invading our home, then we have to go and defend the people. That includes our families. You have your wife there waiting for you."
"Yes, now, I don't have any sympathy for those who serve under Enma, but we all share a common enemy," Okami said as he looked towards his son. "Aoshi, shall we get going?"
"Yes, but how did you get here anyway?"
"By bus," The elder man simply stated.
"Oh, I see," the boy nodded. "I'm sorry for sneaking out like that."
"You were in good hands, Aoshi. You had Yui-chan, Cammy-chan and Mokuba-chan keeping you company. Yusuke, I'm sorry we came off the wrong foot but we must really work together if we are to survive this."
"If you're willing to put your differences aside and forget about any vendetta you may have with Enma," Kurama stated.
"For this once, I think I can put up with you, Spirit Detectives," Okami sighed.
"Well, nice of you to put that way," Yusuke scoffed. "Ready to get us out of here, Yui-chan?"
"Yeah, now gather around me everyone. This is going to be instant. I just hope it works," Lady Lupin said as she closed her eyes.
As everyone crowded around the female, Okami kept an eye on Yusuke and his friends. Hiei and Kurama glared at the Lycan carefully without taking their eyes off him. Lady Lupin concentrated long enough as energy rings encircled everyone in the group. Then, in a split second, Lady Lupin and her friends were transported out from the site. They would find themselves returned back to Tokyo, specifically, in front of Keiko's family's restaurant. However, they would need to hurry and gather their friends soon before the Rajita invaders would arrive.
Juuban District/Hikawa Shrine/10:45 PM
Managing to escape the sight of the invaders in the city, Sailor Moon arrived at the site of Hikawa Shrine. She gasped out as she found her fellow Senshi lying around the shrine. Sailor Uranus was found still pinned against a tree and completely out of it while the other Sailors were laid sprawled with their energy drained. Sailor Moon rushed over towards their sides and kneeled down.
"You guys! What happened here!" Sailor Moon cried out with horror. "How did this happen?"
"Sailor... Moon..." the faint voice of Sailor Mars uttered. "Watch out... for Rajita..."
"What Rajita? Did one just attack you guys? Where is it?"
Suddenly, before Sailor Moon had to chance to listen to Mars, Tuxedo Kamen was shown flying out of the bushes and landed hard against the concrete ground. The Odango-haired girl ran over towards her loved one's side and held him to her side.
"Tuxedo Kamen! Are you all right?" Moon asked her lover with worry.
"Sailor... Moon, you have to watch out. There's a Rajita that has drained the energy of the other Sailor Senshi. She managed to defeat them and even I didn't stand a chance."
"What? Where is it?"
"Sailor Moon! Behind you!"
As soon as he said that, Sailor Moon spun around and looked right up at Nagah. The female general looked down at the Moon Princess and delivered a boot to Kamen's face. With the male knocked out by her boot, Sailor Moon was left to face Nagah. She looked over behind Nagah to find Luna and Artemis laid out.
"Luna! Artemis!"
"What's the matter, sweetie? I hope I didn't bruise your little boy toy's pretty little face," Nagah chuckled. "Ugh, to think you're going out with a guy like him? Talk about bad taste in men. He's nothing compared to my lordship!"
"Who are you? Are you the one who did this to my friends? You did this to Tuxedo Kamen!" Sailor Moon said with faint anger in her tone. "That was low of you!"
"No, it's the way I fight, Princess Serenity," Nagah crossed her arms.
"Draining the power and energy of my friends is low! Why? You can't fight my friends with your own powers?"
"Nah, I beat the living hell out of them before I drained their energy. Even your mighty Sailor Soldiers couldn't hope to hang with me! Though, only one managed to leave a mark on me, small that it was," Nagah said as she glared down at Sailor Mars.
"You said you drained my friends' energy and took their powers? I'm still not convinced you did this!"
"Oh, you want some proof, princess?" Nagah smiled as her flashed a fiery aura and uttered a Shinto chant.
Sailor Moon gasped as she became familiar with this chant and looked down at the fallen Miko. Turning back towards Nagah, Sailor Moon's face twisted with anger.
"You hurt Mars-chan, you witch!" Sailor Moon cried out at the Rajita general.
"Usagi, now is that anyway you want to talk to your closest friend?" Nagah spoke in a Sailor Mars-like manner as flames shot out of the general's hands.
"Her flames! You have no right to wield her sacred flames!"
Nagah forged a bow and an arrow out of the flames. She aimed her target directly for the Moon Princess and chuckled.
"Kind of ironic that your closest friend's weapon will be the one to end your pathetic life," Nagah smiled. "Now, say your prayers, you bitch."
"Nagah! That will be enough fun and games for you!" a dark, frightening bellow called out. "I shall be the one to take Queen Serenity's daughter."
Quickly responding to this voice, Nagah smiled and looked up to find Kaiser Ghidorah levitating above the shrine. The warlord's arms were crossed and his glowing green eyes were staring down Sailor Moon with intensity. He felt his blood boil and the bloodlust of revenge overcome his sanity. Every time he glimpsed Sailor Moon, he saw Queen Serenity in her place. Clenching his fists, the Rajita leader descended down and let out a deep sigh.
The Moon Princess was completely speechless at the presence of the Rajita warlord. His menacing presence was nothing she had seen before. His face was concealed underneath a steel mask. Nagah squealed happily and bowed down before her lordship.
"Lord Ghidorah, I apologize for being selfish like that. Yes, the Moon Princess is specifically meant for you to kill. Forgive me."
"All is forgiven, my general. I see you've already dispatched Princess Serenity's whores and her knight in shining armor," Ghidorah acknowledged his general. "Excellent work. I'll be sure to give you what you desire, Nagah."
"My lord! Thank you!" Nagah smiled and stepped aside to make room for the warlord.
Now, the face-off had finally come after a few thousand years in the making. Ghidorah glanced towards the daughter of the late-Queen Serenity. Sailor Moon felt her body stiffen with fear as she felt an unknown yet frightening aura coming from the Rajita warlord. She hasn't felt this amount of fear since Galaxia. Kaiser Ghidorah's eyes flashed green and immediately they turned red. Raw hatred fueled through the villain's body for every image of Queen Serenity that replayed in his mind.
"Yes, you are the daughter of Queen Serenity. Those eyes are a dead give away," Ghidorah chuckled as he raised his claws right hand. "This is perfect. You don't know how long I've waited for this moment."
"So, you must be Kaiser Ghidorah," Sailor Moon spoke in a serious yet intimidated manner. "You're the one who's responsible for the problems you've been giving my friends and the people of Earth. Whatever grudge you have, you take up with me. They did nothing to you."
"No, but this is the fault of your mother, the Queen."
"What do you mean? How is it I don't remember you? I only recall Queen Beryl attacking the Moon Kingdom!"
"Yes, but I attacked long before Queen Beryl's siege. As you can see, the last time I ventured into Earth was nearly ten thousand years ago. I recall you as a little child clinging to your dear mother's side. It was your mother using the power of the Silver and Moon Heart Crystals."
"Moon Heart Crystal?"
"Yes, your mother had given you both items since you were the heir to her throne. I see that you are holding the Silver Crystal on your brooch where your power is locked," Ghidorah pointed directly to the Moon Princess. "Now, I didn't come here to chit-chat. I found what I'm looking for; one, your crystals, two, your soul, and three, your corpse, lying under my feet."
"Those are some bold claims, you monster," Sailor Moon stated as she pulled out her rod. "You really intend to carry out your threats?"
"I don't intend, Princess Serenity. I WILL carry them out!" Ghidorah growled underneath his face mask.
"Funny you say that. Beryl failed to defeat me, as did the Doom Phantom, Pharaoh 90, Nehelenia and Galaxia. They couldn't defeat me."
"Yes, but you had the help of your Senshi and loved ones. There's no one left to protect you, dear Princess Serenity. You're all on your own!"
Sailor Moon knew Ghidorah was right. She was all alone. Her Senshi, Tuxedo Kamen and the cats were all lying on the ground as a result of Nagah's assault.
"Yes, you have nobody left to protect you, princess," Nagah giggled. "My lordship will not fail like the enemies you've faced. He will succeed!"
Focusing his full attention on Sailor Moon, Ghidorah stalked towards her with his claws glistening and his eyes flashing intensely with a red hue. Sailor Moon was in for the fight of her life without her friends.
"No, I can't use my Silver Crystal or I'll die. But I can't let this monster get away with what he and his people have done!"
Slowly moving about, Sailor Mars opened her eyes to find her beloved facing off with Kaiser Ghidorah. The glimpse of the terrifying warlord was enough to send chills down the Miko's spine. His dark presence was scarier than anything her spiritual awareness could feel.
"Is... Is that monster with the terrifying energy Kaiser Ghidorah? Oh Kami... No! Sailor Moon! You can't win against this monster! Don't fight him!"
"C'mon, Princess Serenity, where is your courage?" Ghidorah questioned the female. "Are you truly spineless? Even your mother had more gall to stand up to me! But I'm at my prime! If she were alive, she would be dead under my feet!"
"I'm not scared of you!"
"Oh? Well, why do I sense doubt in your heart?" the warlord stifled a sinister chuckle. "You are quite the joker, Princess Serenity. But I AM NOT joking! I will end your pathetic life!"
"Ghidorah, for sending your warrior to resort to cowardly and dishonorable action on my Senshi, I will make you pay!" Sailor Moon declared as an intense pink light swirled around her and tears pouring down her eyes.
"I'd like to see you try! If I were you, I'd pay attention!"
As Ghidorah said that, he instantly vanished out of sight and teleported behind Sailor Moon. The female gasped and spun around to find Ghidorah towering over her. His eyes flared intensely. Sailor Moon jumped back and pointed her rod directly towards him. A powerful flow of magic channeled through the rod. Moon became engulfed by a purifying pink and strong aura. Her angelic blue eyes locked directly towards Ghidorah's.
"I sense no good in you, Ghidorah. I can't hope to reform you. You leave me no choice. If you won't change your ways, I'll get rid of you to protect this planet! For the Moon Kingdom, the Queen, the people of Earth, my friends and Tuxedo Kamen, I will PUNISH you!"
"Punish me, you say? I've endured enough punishment for the humiliation your mother inflicted on my empire! For that, I will stain my hands with your blood!"
"Then, prepare to meet your end at the hands of her daughter!" Sailor Moon exclaimed as the purifying light of her Silver Crystal glowed intensely.
As soon as they sensed the power of the Silver Crystal, the Senshi slowly lifted themselves up and gasped at the sight. Sailor Moon was standing away from Kaiser Ghidorah with her Silver Crystal emitting a heavenly, white light.
"What is that? Is that monster Kaiser Ghidorah!" Sailor Venus gasped out.
"Worse yet, Sailor Moon is preparing to use the Silver Crystal!" Sailor Mercury pointed out.
"Sailor Moon, don't use the Silver Crystal! That's what he wants!" Sailor Mars screamed out.
"Is she really that... stupid?" Sailor Uranus muttered as she tried to break free. "Even she knows she'll die!"
"Sailor Moon! Stop! You're only giving in to what he wants!" Sailor Jupiter cried.
Ignoring the pleas of her friends, Sailor Moon kept her full attention on Kaiser Ghidorah and pointed her rod directly for his dark heart. Her eyes narrowed for the intended target and she let out a small chant. Ghidorah stood his ground without worry and dropped his arms to the side.
"SAILOR MOON! STOP!" Sailor Mars tried to get up but slumped over.
"The intense power of the Silver Crystal is just as I remembered it. The Queen used it and the Moon Heart Crystal to drive my empire away into the dark abyss. Feh, I've always hated that wench and her idealisms. It will be a pleasure to take what I need. Princess Serenity, you still cannot grasp the full power of the Silver Crystal. It has a price to pay and there's nothing you can do to prevent yourself from dying. Rest assured it will be me that delivers the fatal blow."
"Kaiser Ghidorah, I don't want you here and I don't want to see you again! With the power of my Silver Crystal, I'll banish you and your forces to the darkness where you belong!" Sailor Moon spun her rod around and pointed it at the Rajita warlord.
Ghidorah simply stepped out into a battle stance and unleashed a bright green aura around his body. The villain waited in anticipation for the Moon Princess to implement her attack.
"Don't do it!" screamed Sailor Venus.
"YOU CAN'T WIN! STOP!" Sailor Mars screamed.
"SAILOR MOON!" Tuxedo Kamen yelled out to his lover.
"SILVER MOON CRYSTAL POWER KISS!" Sailor Moon called out as she fired a massive sphere of pink energy with heavenly feathers fluttering across.
Everyone watched the Moon Princess release her attack directly towards Ghidorah. Moon concentrated more of her power and summoned the energy of her Silver Crystal. A white beam shot across and mixed with her attack. Nagah watched as she clasped her hands into a prayer for Ghidorah. The warlord waited for the intense attack to draw closer and closer. Finally, with the combined force hurtling closer, Ghidorah unleashed a strong green aura to shield himself from the attack. Effortlessly, Ghidorah pushed his green barrier against Moon's finishing beam, which was the combination of her Moon Rod's attack and the Silver Crystal's light. The sheer magnitude of power caused the ground under their feet to tremble. Sailor Moon strained and watched Ghidorah overpower her combined force with extreme ease, a feat rarely ever achieved. Many galactic foes have fallen to this magnitude of power but not Ghidorah. This was his time to achieve victory, which he has long yearned for.
The villain laughed out as he displayed his overwhelming power.
"What! No! That's impossible!" Sailor Moon gasped out in horror.
Throwing his arms out, Ghidorah's barrier expanded and completely dissipated Moon's attack. The Rajita warlord used his green aura to consume Moon's purifying light. A wave of overwhelming force pushed out from under Ghidorah's feet. He raised his right hand above his head and went about releasing the consumed energy from Sailor Moon. He sent the intense energy force soaring into the heavens above and watched as the energy exploded into a blinding multi-color flash. Ghidorah had performed what no other villain before him, with the exception of Galaxia, and that was to overpower the Moon Princess' Silver Crystal energy. Sailor Moon's mouth widened and her legs stiffened with fear. The Senshi couldn't believe this turn of events.
"He... He managed to overpower Sailor Moon's attack!" Sailor Saturn exclaimed.
"That's not possible!" Sailor Pluto shouted.
"Sailor Moon..." Tuxedo Kamen winced as he tried to lift himself up.
"No, it didn't even faze him?" Sailor Mercury whispered under her breath.
"Sailor Moon, stop this. You can't win," Sailor Mars dragged herself across in hopes of reaching out to her leader. "Sailor Moon..."
"You call that an attack, Moon Princess?" Ghidorah stifled a laugh. "How pathetic. Even the Queen wielded stronger power than what you demonstrated. You didn't tap into the full depth of the Silver Crystal's potential. That is important if you hope to defeat me. Alas, you have no hopes of ever defeating me."
"No, but how were you able to..." Sailor Moon couldn't even hope to move.
"No, let me show you how to use power properly," Ghidorah stated and raised his right hand, which glowed with intense green energy. "Your soul will be my ultimate prize, Princess Serenity. Say goodbye!"
The Rajita overlord's body was coated with the same green aura as before. A smug look crossed the villain's face as he prepared to attack Sailor Moon head on. The Moon Princess trembled in fear and couldn't even move her legs. The Sailor Senshi each stood tall while attempting to regain their footing.
"I... I can't even stop him with my own power combined with the Silver Crystal?" Sailor Moon whispered. "Just what is this guy made of?"
"Sailor Moon! Please, don't lose hope!" Sailor Mars called out to the Senshi leader.
"Ah, shut up!" Nagah came rushing at the Miko and slammed a knee into her gut. "You should stay down like the little lap dog you are!"
"MARS!" the Senshi called out at once.
"I won't lose hope..." the raven-haired girl spat out saliva mixed with blood. "Not for my Moon Princess..."
"Well, that's just sad. She's about to die and yet you still believe in her? Just give kissing up to that whore," Nagah crossed her arms and taunted the flame Senshi. "I just don't understand why you cling to her ideals, Mars."
"Because she is the one who will bring a bright future."
"You Senshi have no future. No past and no present. Your fates are in our hands," Ghidorah spoke out with his eyes still locked onto Sailor Moon's. "This is the Rajita's time to oversee the universe."
"You're wrong... In the end you will fail," Sailor Pluto spoke out. "I still foresee your demise, Ghidorah."
"Humph, Guardian of Time, even you couldn't have predicted our arrival on Earth. I see you may be the only Senshi to retain the memories of the Great War myself and the queen waged on each other."
"What! Is this true, Pluto?" Sailor Venus asked the elder Senshi.
"Pluto?" Sailor Neptune spoke up with her arm around Uranus.
"This can't be for real, right? Why didn't you tell us you hold memories of that war?" Sailor Uranus glared at Pluto.
The Guardian of Time remained silent despite the questions and closed her eyes. She seemingly knew everything from the start and did not reveal the fact that she retained the memories of the past.
"Well, it seems I was right after all. Only the Guardian of Time would retain the memories of my war against Queen Serenity, but she managed to keep the information confidential," Ghidorah chuckled. "Even if you had told them sooner, it still wouldn't have mattered. I still would have come down and taken care of Princess Serenity myself. Then, your last hope would be lost and my armies would have overtaken this planet. Alas, I still managed to implement a successful invasion and here I stand now ready to take the Moon Princess' life."
"We won't let you get away with it..." Sailor Mars spoke out with her eyes locked onto Ghidorah. "I WON'T LET YOU!"
"Such idle threats, you vermin, but I came here for the Princess. Now, Princess Serenity, it is time," Ghidorah's stalked towards Sailor Moon with his hand coated with green energy.
"Sailor Moon!" the Senshi cried out at once.
Just as Sailor Moon took a battle stance with her Moon Rod, Ghidorah chuckled in amusement and vanished out of sight. Then...
BAM!
Sailor Moon jolted back as flashes of light pounded across her body with rapid succession. Each devastating blow was taking a toll upon the female's body. The light streak formed a crisscross and knocked Sailor Moon completely back.
Reappearing above the Moon warrior, Ghidorah came down with a claw slash across Sailor Moon's left arm. The claws of the warlord tore through her outfit and sunk deep into her flesh. Sailor Moon screamed out in excruciating pain with blood juicing out of the wound. Ghidorah swiftly landed on his feet and stabbed his claws deep into her abdomen. With each blood curling scream, the Sailor Senshi were poised to attack at once. Tuxedo Kamen sprung to his feet and charged ahead to attack Ghidorah.
"YOU BASTARD!"
Ghidorah simply waved out a hand and sent an overwhelming invisible force to knock Tuxedo Kamen back with relative ease.
"YOU MONSTER!" Sailor Jupiter screamed out as she tried charging ahead.
"Nuh uh! Not so fast!" Nagah stopped in front of Jupiter and knocked her away with a fist into the Senshi's stomach.
Ghidorah pulled his claws right out of Moon's abdomen and noticed his claws soaked in her own blood. This managed to appease the Rajita leader enough to unleash a bone-crunching punch into Moon's chest with his left fist. He gripped the girl's neck with his right hand and held her up like a trophy. Her eyes were filled with tears and her pupils were slightly fading.
"LET HER GO!" Sailor Mars called out as she tried summoning forth her flames.
The female general saw this coming and delivered a martial arts kick to knock the Miko right off her feet. She turned to find Sailor Venus and Sailor Mercury walking towards Ghidorah. She blitzed towards them and knocked them back with headlock takedowns. Sailor Uranus threw out a punch, which was countered by Nagah. She kneed Uranus in the face and turned to deliver a leg sweep to Neptune. Sailor Pluto and Sailor Saturn charged the Rajita general. Nagah vanished and appeared in front of them. The general gave both females vicious head butts to their faces.
Ghidorah threw Sailor Moon down and was excited by the fact that he was overpowering her. Then came the moment he was waiting for. The Moon Princess rose to her feet not by her own strength but through the Silver Crystals' own power. Her eyes were faded but the Silver Crystal was glowing intensely. A sinister grin crossed Ghidorah's face and his green aura expanded out once again.
"Princess Serenity, game over for you."
With that said Ghidorah launched himself across at Sailor Moon. The Senshi, the cats and Tuxedo Kamen all lifted their heads up to witness what will turn out to be the most heartbreaking and horrifying moments. All of them cried out for their beloved to move aside from Kaiser Ghidorah's incoming attack
"SAILOR MOON!"
"USA-KO!"
"USAGI-CHAN!"
"USAGI!" the Miko was the final voice to scream out. "GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
With one second left before impact, Sailor Moon turned to face her loved ones for one last moment. Looking across at the ones she loved and called her own family, she realized that this was her last stand. Then came the unexpected. Ghidorah's clawed hand stabbed right directly where the Silver Crystal was glowing and pierced through the flesh. Moon let out a horrifying gasp cry as blood emerged from the wound inflicted on her chest. There was an instant flash of light but it soon faded back inside the crystal.
Sailor Mars was the first to react to this horrifying image of her best friend being slain right in front of her. Soon, everyone else was sporting the same expressions. Each of their hearts immediately stopped beating as if time itself had frozen. All of the Sailor Senshi and the cats couldn't even utter a single word. Tuxedo Kamen raised his head to the sky and roared out in rage.
"USAGI!"
Crystal Tokyo/1000 Years in the Future
Within the royal palace of Crystal Tokyo, a family could be seen taking a stroll along the grounds. The middle of the three figures was a black-haired man. The man wore a grayish-blue tuxedo with medallions adorned on the left side of his chest and around his neck. A gray flowing cape draped across his back, and his eyes where hidden behind a white mask. He wore white gloves, and his right hand held a royal scepter. This was King Endymion of Crystal Tokyo. On either side of him were his wife and daughter, Queen Serenity II and Princess Usagi, who was better known to her friends in the past as Chibi-Usa.
Suddenly, the queen fell to her knees and grasped at her chest.
"What's wrong?" Endymion asked his wife.
"Mom?" Chibi-Usa started before she, too fell to the ground in pain.
"Small Lady!" the king called out. Much to his horror, the bodies of his wife and daughter were disappearing into thin air. Suddenly, visions of Sailor Moon being slain by Kaiser Ghidorah flashed through the king's mind. He heard the women's last cries before they faded from existence.
"Endymion!"
"Daddy!"
Then, without warning, the landscape started to morph from the beautiful Crystal Tokyo into an apocalyptic battlefield. The flowers and trees gave way to dirt roads and crumbled buildings. The sky turned from a cheerful blue into a bloody crimson.
"I don't like the looks of this," King Endymion said aloud. "Just what is going on?"
Juuban District/Hikawa Shrine/11:00 PM
Time seemed to stand still as Ghidorah held up Sailor Moon's limp form. The girl's eyes were closed with blood staining her top. Tears dried up on her cheeks and the power of her Silver Crystal returned inside the sacred item. The Moon Princess lost her Sailor form and was reverted back to her civilian clothes. Usagi Tsukino was motionless and without life in her innocent body. The Senshi's worst nightmare had finally been realized. Tuxedo Kamen reached out for his beloved but was stopped by Nagah. Ghidorah collected a ball of spirit energy from out of Usagi's chest. The soul of the Moon Princess was then absorbed into the green gem embedded on Ghidorah's chest. Three nasty wounds spewed red blood and dripped on the ground in ooze.
Everyone was horrified and saddened by this turn of events. Their one hope had been slain by the evil warlord and done with quick succession. They felt no life force from within Usagi's limp body. Their eyes were covered in tears, but the one that was hurt the most was the Miko Senshi. Mars witnessed the death of not just a leader but a girl she considered her closest friend.
"Usagi... It can't be... Usagi... You can't be dead..." Sailor Mars clenched her fists tightly and threw her head up while screaming out. "USAGI! YOU CAN'T BE DEAD!"
The warlord only laughed. "Hahaha! Fate told me this day would come, and Fate told me I would lose. But you know what I say to Fate? FUCK YOU!"
With a flick of his wrist, Ghidorah pulled his hand from Usagi's chest, taking the Silver Moon Crystal with it. He raised it over his face mask and allowed drops of her blood to pour down his throat. This sickening display caused the Senshi to turn away from the Rajita warlord. He placed the Silver Crystal inside his armored right glove for safe keeping.
"Humph, I suppose I'll collect the Moon Heart Crystal from her once I bring her body to my ship," Ghidorah stated. "I have what I need: the Silver Crystal, her soul and her corpse as a trophy. The great god Leviathan shall be pleased to have you as the greatest sacrifice I can offer."
"We have at last achieved what we have been searching for, my lord. The Rajita are victorious," Nagah bowed her head in respect to her warlord.
"Yes, Nagah. Now let us return to the ship. We have what we've been looking for and these weaklings here won't make any difference to me. I'll have soldiers come over and slaughter what's left of them."
"Yes, my lord, I'll be sure to radio them in," Nagah nodded as she pulled out her comunication device.
Before Ghidorah had a chance to move, he stopped to feel the presence of the other Senshi. They were all weakened but nonetheless able to stand. He looked over his shoulder and grunted out of annoyance.
"You vermin just won't learn to stay down, won't you?" the warlord faced the Senshi. "You eight are too weak to matter to me anymore. Soon, my men will exterminate the trash I've left behind."
"Call us trash if you will, but we're not going to let you leave," Sailor Jupiter muttered with her eyes narrowing and fists clenching.
"We weren't chosen as her protectors for nothing," Sailor Venus stated.
"Don't you underestimate us, Ghidorah," spoke Sailor Mercury.
"As a Senshi of the Outer Solar System, my ideals may differ from hers but we share the common desire to see your wicked kind vanquished," Sailor Neptune said with slight venom in her voice.
"You're going to get yours, Ghidorah, count on it," Sailor Uranus faced the Rajita warlord with intense anger.
"I have foreseen your fate. You will no longer be of this universe," Sailor Pluto declared.
"May the silence befall your future," Sailor Saturn whispered darkly.
"You haven't won, Ghidorah. Not as long as we're still here," Tuxedo Kamen said as he lifted himself up.
"For murdering our beloved Usagi, we will not rest until you die by our hand!" Sailor Mars declared. "You took her away! BRING HER BACK TO US, YOU TWISTED SON OF A BITCH!"
Ghidorah stopped as all eight Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen came limping towards him at a rapid pace. The warlord simply sighed out of frustration and put a hand out in front of them. He unleashed an invisible force wave that managed to knock back all but Tuxedo Kamen, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Mars. Ghidorah held Usagi slung over his right shoulder and came blitzing towards his four adversaries. Tuxedo Kamen threw out a fist directly at Ghidorah, which the warlord easily caught. He picked the man up by his hand and held him dangling. Delivering a sift boot into Kamen's gut, Ghidorah sent the man falling to the ground. Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Uranus unleashed a fury of punches. Ghidorah casually dodged them with ease. Jupiter attempted a spinning back kick, which the villain caught. He threw Jupiter overhead with one hand and slammed his tail across to knock a charging Sailor Uranus aside. Finally, it came down to Usagi's closest friend, Sailor Mars. The Miko jumped across and threw her anti-evil seal at the warlord. Ghidorah easily shot out a pair of eye beams to incinerate the parchment. Sailor Mars came charging at Ghidorah and screamed out in rage. She threw out several punches in order to catch Ghidorah off guard.
"Ha, just who do you think you're dealing with, child?" Ghidorah laughed out in amusement. "I'm Kaiser Ghidorah, you twit!"
The villain vanished out of sight again and instantly reappeared behind Sailor Mars. The Miko gasped out and turned around to be met with a back-handed slap. She was sent skidding across the ground. Ghidorah watched as the Miko was laid sprawled with bruises.
"A valiant effort to save your beloved, Princess Mars. Alas, it was all in vain," Ghidorah sighed. "Just give it up, there's no hope for your lost princess. Just accept death already."
"No..." the Miko whispered.
"What?"
Slowly lifting herself up, Sailor Mars looked up at the warlord with intense rage and Usagi's limp form was enough motivation for her to continue fighting a hopeless battle. Ghidorah was taken back by the girl's sheer resilience to continue.
"Surely you jest? You can't win. Just stay down like the dog you are," Ghidorah put his hand out in front of Sailor Mars.
"For Usagi, the future and the restoration of the Moon Kingdom, I will... not... give up," she muttered and spat out blood from her mouth.
"Mars, just stay down," Luna whispered as she struggled to stand.
"You're only going to join Usagi," Artemis muttered while his eyes closed and he succumbed to unconsciousness.
Ghidorah simply laughed out in amusement and stalked towards the resilient Miko. Her eyes were nearly glazed over and parts of her body were broken. She didn't care about her own body or life. All that mattered was getting her friend back. Instant flashbacks of her friendship with Usagi crossed her mind. There was an instance where the two girls discussed their future and Mars remembered it as if it were yesterday.
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"Usagi, what's your dream for the future?"
"Well, I hadn't really thought about it, Rei-chan. What are your plans?"
"I want to become a singer, song writer, a model, a wonderful voice actress, and then..."
"And then?"
"Well the wife of someone I love! Usagi, you're going to marry Mamoru someday, right?"
"Um, well, how embarrassing."
"With a kind of score like that, it's embarrassing for Mamoru-san, too! Well studying isn't everything! Stay cheerful, Usagi! That's your most important trait!"
-
Now, all hopes for Usagi's future were shattered in an instant. Tears swelled up in Mars' eyes as she erupted with an intense flame surrounding her body. The fire spun around into spirals and Ghidorah still remained amused by this second wind display by the Miko.
"You can't be cheerful, Usagi, because this bastard took away your chance to be happy! He took away your chance to marry Mamoru-san! If you're not happy, then I will never be happy. Usagi, I will NOT let this bastard get away with what he's done! I will stop him at all costs!"
"Well, this is amusing," Ghidorah chuckled and raised his right hand. "But I've HAD enough games, you worm!"
"Ghidorah, you took away the life of a girl who sought to make her dreams come true! I cannot allow you to take the most important person we cherish!"
"Too late, I just did, wench."
"The Eternal Flames burn through my heart, Ghidorah. I am the passionate warrior of the flames and I will see to it you burn eternally in HELL!" Sailor Mars charged across and forged her Flame Saber out of the flames encircling her. "I'm taking your head, you BASTARD!"
Watching Sailor Mars coming down onto him, Ghidorah raised his right hand and caught the sword with ease. Mars gasped out in shock as her flame sword dissipated. The warlord expanded the green barrier out and pushed the Miko away. The force sent her crashing to the ground and rolling across the dirt. She laid sprawled out and broken. Her eyes swelled with tears after getting a glimpse of Usagi across Ghidorah's shoulder.
"Miserable insect. What made you think you stood a chance against me? Feh, oh well," Ghidorah muttered and ascended off the ground. "Come, Nagah, let us return to the ship. We have what we're looking for."
"Yes, my lord!" Nagah bowed. "Bye, bye for now, girlies! Don't worry we managed to send some boys over to keep you company. Play nice!"
"Oh yes, play nice indeed," Ghidorah chuckled with Usagi's limp form on his shoulder and the Silver Crystal inside his glove.
The Sailor Senshi, Tuxedo Kamen and the cats watched as the villain flew up with their beloved leader in his clutches. They each lifted themselves up and called out the name of their leader.
"Usa-ko..." Tuxedo Kamen choked out as tears poured out of his eyes. "I've failed you. This can't be happening!"
"Usagi-chan!" the Inners screamed out.
"That bastard won't get away with this," Sailor Uranus roared while slamming her fists on the ground.
"Pluto, what now? Had you foreseen this happening?" Neptune asked the Time Guardian.
"Pluto?" Saturn looked up at the older woman.
The Guardian of Time remained silent and closed her eyes with tears pouring down. Kneeling over beside her guardian cat, Sailor Venus scooped Artemis up and busted into tears. Mars crawled over to scoop Luna into her arms and looked up into the heavens where a symbol of the Orichalcos was displayed and echoes of Ghidorah's laughter could be heard. The Miko slowly managed to kneel over and sobbed deeply. Her closest friend she shared her future with had now been taken away from her. Usagi was taken away in one assault planned by the Rajita warlord. With her eyes slightly tearing up, they flashed a slight crimson glow for an instant and then she let out one heartfelt scream for the whole metropolis to hear.
"USAGI!"
Unbeknownst to the heartbroken group, an ominous figure that appeared to be feminine watched with her eyes softened with sadness at the emotion the girls were displaying. In her right hand appeared to be a trident of some sort and her outfit appeared remotely similar to the Senshi's.
"I came too late, Lord Anubimon. I'm sorry for the loss, Senshi. But, now it is time for you to understand what we are truly fighting for. The time has come, Guardian of Time, to reveal all about our enemy."
-
The Rajita Invasion has begun and they have struck Earth hard upon the first wave. Every major human metropolis is on the verge of war against the incoming alien threat. Lives are being lost and souls are being taken by the masses. Ghidorah is hell bent on turning Earth into his own realm when it is all said and done.
Yusuke and the Spirit Detectives barely managed to escape an attack by the Taiyoukai, Draco. All thanks in part of Yui unlocking her hidden potential and bio-merging with Dark Gabumon to become Lady Lupin. She has successfully slain the demon and saved her friends from certain death. In addition, Kuwabara has gained the ability to cut through seals and perhaps dimensions with an even stronger Spirit Sword. This is all thanks in part to Lyn and her two brothers. Okami has managed to find his son and Lady Lupin has teleported everyone back to Tokyo to rescue their other friends.
The Tamers have been given the chance to find their families but can they find them before Rajita soldiers do?
Kaiba has started the KC-Hypnos project and it will no doubt become a useful tool to the Rajitas in time. But, just how it will affect the Digital World and Kaiba's Virtual World? What great change will take place within the order of the Digital Realms? How will this affect what's to come?
The four generals have set out to lead their armies across Tokyo to gather as many souls to reawaken their god, the Leviathan. They also managed to capture humans for Kuiiza's experiments.
Perhaps in the most shocking turn of events, the Sailor Senshi were single-handedly defeated by Nagah – the female general of the Rajita army. Sailor Moon came but was easily defeated by Kaiser Ghidorah. With her Silver Crystal, soul and body in his grasp, the Rajita warlord has successfully completed the first part of his conquest. Using their last ounce of strength, the Senshi gave one more valiant effort before falling to the sheer might of Ghidorah. Sailor Moon, the next heir to the new Silver Moon Millennium, has been taken and hopes for the future have been shattered.
Is Sailor Pluto the only individual of the Senshi who has retained memories of the past wars with Ghidorah? And who is this mysterious girl who showed up at the moment Moon was taken? She apparently knows Anubimon. What role does she have in this and what revelation does she have for the Senshi concerning the Rajita?
Is there any way to recover from this devastating blow?
(Play Digimon Tamers second ending theme "Days")
(PREVIEW)
Sailor Mars: I can't believe it. It's over. Our last hope has been taken. Despair has overtaken our hearts and souls. Ghidorah, if it's the last thing I do, I'll make you pay for what you've done!
Sailor Jupiter: Great, just what we needed. That bastard sent some of his boys to finish us off while we're down.
Sailor Venus: Wait! Who is this? Whoa, she took out those punks with ease! Just who are you?
Mysterious Senshi: I came here to inform you. Yes, what Ghidorah says is true. Pluto has been keeping secret about the Rajita and about me. You can call me Sailor Sedna, the tenth Sailor Senshi of the Sol System. I've also brought some old friends who'd like to meet with you.
Sailor Mercury: The Starlights!
Sailor Pluto: Come everyone, we are to meet with the one named Okami. He's an old friend of mine from the time of the first Silver Millennium and we can tell you everything there is to know.
Yusuke: Keiko! Oh, damn! Those bastards just took the souls of Keiko, Shizuru, Yukina and my mom!
Kuwabara: They won't get away with this!
Hiei: I intend to take those monsters' heads. They've managed to piss me off!
Suzakato: No use! We can't find our families! Wait, Ms. Asagi? What do you need to see us for?
Asagi: I have kept this a secret from you but no longer. Okami, it is time...
Yugi: There! We've finally made it! Now we have to find Kaiba as soon as possible!
Joey: And my sister! We have to find her, too!
Pluto: Okami, it's good to see you my friend.
Okami: Senshi and Spirit Detectives, it is time Pluto and I reveal everything up until this point. Senshi, there is a new power that the Moon Heart Crystal can give you.
Sailor Saturn: New power?
Aoshi: You mean the Moon Heart Crystal wasn't taken!
Seirika: The plot thickens in the next episode,
Revelations of the Past Come to Light! Okami and Sailor Pluto Tell All!
Kurama: This is one chapter you surely cannot miss.
As I said, the team has suffered a HUGE loss. The Senshi lose their beloved Sailor Moon, and we should be looking at character development for some of the Senshi. Once again, I demonstrate the strong friendship between Moon and Mars, who DO NOT hate each other, by the way! You're probably wondering who that girl at the end of the chapter was. Well, I think many of you should know by now if you've read my Dimitri story from the D-Fusion series.
Note from LazerWulf: For those of you who don't know, Sedna is the unofficial name for the new planetary mass beyond Pluto, also known as 2003 VB12 (Not to be confused with Quaoar or any of the other Kuiper Belt Objects). Look it up for yourself! (Yes, I'm a bit of an astronomy geek...)
A starting revelation will be revealed next time when Okami and Pluto tell everything about the past. This will also create strong connections between the Sailor Moon and Yu Yu Hakusho teams. At last, this is something I'm really looking forward to writing: Yusuke and his boys actually interacting more with the girls. I'm really excited:D
Sorry for the lack of Yugi and his crew but this chapter I really did plan on concentrating more on the Sailors and Yusuke's team. The Duelists will return in the next chapter. :D
Ok, now to give credit where it's due. Credit, of course, goes to LazerWulf for beta-reading this chapter as a whole, lending me his characters Lyn, Max, Sam & Larry, and also for providing most of the opening scene between Lyn, her brothers, and the Spirit Detectives; Belletiger for lending me Yui's Lady Lupin form, the Taiyoukai Draco, Hayata & Sara and suggesting the Nagah and Sailor Senshi battle.
Well, that's all really. The next chapter will no doubt unveil shocking revelations. It will be important as far as the rest of the story is concerned. It's mainly all about the Senshi and the Spirit Detective boys, but the other groups won't be left out of the action! ;)
I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I have. It was a pleasure to write these multiple action scenes. Well, I better be off! Until then, peace!