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Chapter Thirteen

Makoto could feel the blood filled with electricity flowing throughout her body. Every sinew of her was alive and wired. Ami was still besides Sailor Moon, helping her up.

"What are you going to do human? I can blow you away with a flick of my hand" Althea smirked as she powered up. Makoto narrowed her eyes. Why did she feel so helpless? She hated this feeling. Deep inside she had felt she could do something more, but what?

"Makoto, you can't fight her!" Ami shouted. Sailor Moon's eyes widened as she watched Makoto trying to get into some sort of fighting stance. It was then, around the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Luna and Artemis, their own eyes wide and shocked. Sailor Moon pushed herself up, parting herself from Ami's embrace.

"Step back Makoto, you can't fight her, I have to" Sailor Moon said in a steely cool voice as she stood in front of Makoto.

"You're injured, all the others are down! You can't take this woman alone" Makoto answered back, feeling even more frustrated.

"What choice do I have? You cannot fight, I won't let you. She'll kill you both and where would I be without my two dear friends. It gives me strength knowing you two are safe, now stay back!" Sailor Moon said in a commanding tone that made Makoto and Ami shrink back. Ami had flashbacks of someone saying the same words, similar to Sailor Moon but different at the same time.

"Finally, the coward steps forward" Althea shouted, an evil smile playing on her face. Violet had moved a little but her own vision was still blurry.

'Damn Althea' Violet inwardly cursed. Althea stretched out her hands and in one swift motion, she brought them together, emitting a rush of wind. Sailor Moon placed both her arms in front of her, planting her feet firmly on the ground as she stood firm. Althea by this time had rushed forward, aiming a punch towards Sailor Moon. Reeling her arm back, Althea was about to connect with Sailor Moon's chest when Makoto stepped forward and landed her own punch, right in Althea' face. The blow was powerful, charged with electricity. Althea was sent reeling backwards, landing on her derriere.

"Wow, Makoto-chan? How?" Ami said surprised. Makoto was breathing heavy, electricity forming all around her seconds, Luna had appeared and threw a green transformation pen towards Makoto.

Holding the pen, Makoto felt an unbelievable amount of energy swirling within her body. It was immense but also very familiar. Makoto didn't hear what the talking cat was saying, she knew what to do. She had always known what to do. This felt right, it felt like coming home. As she called out her transformation, memories of her parents cuddling her as a child played on her mind. Her best friend laughing with her before their friendship had soured. Sempai, the guy she had always liked but who had eventually made her feel like she would never be good enough. All this swirled in her mind until images of Usagi, Minako, Ami and Rei surfaced. She then saw Haruka, Michiru, Hotaru and the new lady she had met recently, Setsuna. She also saw an image of a reddish brown-haired man she did not recognise but again, she could feel this unwavering pull towards him. After her transformation ended, her bright green eyes landed on Althea, fury and unadulterated rage surfacing. How dare this woman attack Usagi-chan and hurt all her friends!

"JUPITER SUPREME THUNDER CRASH!" Althea was too shocked to move, Violet had managed to get up and throw herself at Althea, both avoiding the attack.

"Damn it Althea, wake the hell up!" Violet shouted.

"No, she wants to sleep, like her dear friend Gaius" Violet spun around to see Nero standing there, arms folded, eyes dark and evil.

"Shit" Violet muttered. Althea was their top hitter, Violet needed her awake to take this guy on. They had fought with him before, he was not easy but Althea fought him to a standstill.

"Go on, push her a little more, maybe she might stir" Nero snickered as he held out his right hand and a black pole appeared. Charging it up, his eyes centred on Violet.

Violet looked at Sailor Moon, her mission was to kill Nehellenia's generals but also, maybe more importantly, to grab Sailor Moon. She was torn on what to do until Althea got up, shaking with anger. Violet felt a shiver run down her back as Althea powered up, clutching her fists as a red mist swirled around them.

"Go and capture Sailor Moon, it's time to cut an arm off Nehellenia for Gaius" Althea said, a sword appearing in her hand. Nero didn't look too pleased at the turn of events, but still, he had no choice but to take this opportunity. Violet nodded before she too got up and placed her gaze on Jupiter. Summoning her whip, she lashed out, her whip wrapping itself around Jupiter's wrist. With a powerful tug, she forced Jupiter face forward to the ground before sending an electric current through her whip. Jupiter slithered in pain, making Ami want to cry. She had to help, why was she still like this? She felt exactly like Makoto had, why was she still a civilian? Ami couldn't believe the way her thoughts were going, she was starting to believe she was more than she was, but then what if she was right? What if there was more to her life?

Jupiter threw a thunderbolt at Violet, forcing her to retract her whip. With Jupiter still on the ground, Violet made a move to go after Sailor Moon again. This time, Ami stepped in front, followed by a thick mist covering them. When Violet had reached where she thought Sailor Moon was, she hit nothing but thin air.

"What the hell!" Violet screeched in anger. Meanwhile Althea engaged Nero in battle. Nero had slammed his pole onto Althea's sword, a wicked glint in his eyes.

"You will die like your pathetic comrade!" Nero mocked. Althea's eyes flashed as she kicked out. Nero grabbed her leg and then threw her across from him. But Althea landed on her feet, narrowing her eyes on Nero's form. He was a tall, athletic man, strong and quick. But Althea was angry and when she was angry, it was hard to fight her. She pulled out another sword, both hands holding short swords, powered up by energy from Queen Meteria. Nero's eyes widened in shock at the dark aura and before he could do anything, at super speed, Althea went through him with both swords plunged into his chest.

Ami held onto a blue transformation pen, given to her by the same talking cat. Cat's didn't talk, that wasn't logical. Was someone acting as a ventriloquist? But the pen was emitting a familiar energy. Suddenly, she could see a huge, magestic white palace, with many people, laughing, talking and being at peace. Then she quickly found herself looking at her mother and herself, alone in their living room, the sad aftermath of her own father leaving. She could see herself, a young child on the pavement, crying for her father, wanting him to desperately come back and paint with her again. She could see herself again, tirelessly throwing herself at her studies, condemning the world and its frivolities, loving nothing more than the molecules she studied that were logical, that made she saw Usagi, and all the friends she had made who turned out to be Sailor Senshi. Finally, she saw him, his green eyes looking back at her….what was his name and why was it only his eyes that was clear but the rest wasn't?

The feeling enveloped her and she called out her transformation. The words felt seamlessly but at the same time, felt old. Her whole body started to feel hot, then an incredible cold took over, engulfing her whole form. There was a unity to it all, the hot, the warmth and then the frosty cold, her home world, Mercury, with its snow and clear waters. After the mists died down and the flashes of light blue faded, Sailor Mercury stood in front of Sailor Moon, her eyes frosty, cold and calculating.

"Another Sailor Senshi?!" Violet fumed before lauching energy balls at Mercury. Her visor came down over her eyes and she quickly grabbed Sailor Moon, jumping out of the way.

"MERCURY BUBBLE BLAST!" Mercury called out, Violet dodged the onslaught of bursting bubbles but swore when she saw the rest wake up.

"More Senshi? Finally!" Uranus shouted before calling out "WORLD SHAKING!" Her attack nearly hitting Violet.

"DEEP SUBMERGE" Neptune yelled.

"VENUS CRESCENT BEAM!"

"MARS FLAME SNIPER!" All these attacks nearly hit Violet, but somehow, she got away from them, although she felt the sharp pain of Venus's attack. Then an onslaught of roses was thrown her direction, each one emitting an electric current. Violet created a shield to protect herself but then Kunzite shot out an energy blast that shattered her shield, allowing the last remaining few roses from Tuxedo Mask to hurt her.

"AHHHHHH" Violet screamed in pain. Her eyes now burning red, blazed with anger. Standing firmly against the Senshi, the Generals and Tuxedo Mask, Violet looked directly at Sailor Moon.

"You're coming with me Sailor Moon! Queen Meteria will have your body!" Violet shouted. Getting ready to try again, Althea stopped her, forming a black hole behind them.

"We'll come back, we've taken down Nero, Nehellenia has lost this one, a victory for our Queen" Althea said before forcing Violet through. Althea looked back, her eyes on Sailor Moon, a silent promise that only she and Sailor Moon understood. Althea then disappeared.

"Senshi, let's leave, now!" Venus commanded. Before Tuxedo Mask could ask Sailor Moon any questions, she healed all that she could with her immense power and then the Sailor Senshi were gone.

"They want Sailor Moon, why?" Jadeite wondered aloud as they left the mall. There was still rubble but you couldn't expect miracles from Sailor Moon, only the Moon Princess could have healed the whole place.

"She is the only Senshi directly connected to the Moon, it stands to reason both sides want her, but to want her body….now that's a question" Zoisite admitted. Kunzite agreed.

"Isn't this something the Sailor Senshi should deal with, we must find the Golden Crystal. That is our goal" Nephrite asked, shaken from seeing Sailor Jupiter. Zoiste hesitantly agreed, his mind on Sailor Mercury, where had she come from? They had been knocked out and didn't see anything.

"Sailor Moon may become a liability in all of this" Tuxedo Mask said coldly "They must plan to use her against Nehellenia and then eventually, against us". Kunzite didn't necessarily like the coldness in his Prince's voice, but a point had been made.

"So should we approach the Senshi next time?" Nephrite asked.

"And tell them what? Your comrade is a problem, fix it" Jadeite mocked, earning a glare from Nephrite.

"I must be the only one to show any compassion. It is clear she doesn't want to fight and she is not as adept at it. Now the Negaverse want her body. Can't you all for once look beyond your goals and see the sadness in it for her?" they were shocked by Nephrite's outburst. Nephrite sometimes was capable of showing real intense emotion when he felt something was wrong and clearly, he felt an injustice had been done to the Moon Senshi.

"Our planet is at stake Nephrite, that is more important. I understand your point, Sailor Moon is not a fighter which brings me back to my suspicians about her. I don't remember her at all, who the hell is she?" Tuxedo Mask asked. Nephrite didn't know what to say because to be honest, he wondered the same thing.

"Look, we'll accomplish nothing now, lets all go home, besides, none of you have asked what happened to the girls" Jadeite stated, folding his arms.

"They must have been healed by Sailor Moon, we'll check for them at the Arcade tomorrow, after we have our meeting" Kunzite ordered.

"Agreed" Tuxedo Mask intoned, his mind now on Usagi. He suddenly felt a sense of guilt. His heart still belonged to Princess Serenity but was his heart becoming treacherous, making room for Usagi?

They were finally formed. There were no more Senshi to look for. Setsuna looked at Makoto and Ami, both girls looking sheepish, confused but at the same time, comfortable. Comfortable in the knowledge that they now knew who they were. Minako had called an emergency meeting and Rei had offered her temple as a meeting place. They had now been conducting their meeting for 30 minutes, explaining the situation. Setsuna found herself sighing at points. The Inner Senshi were still in the dark about their relationship to Earth's Generals. What's more, she was concerned about Sailor Moon.

"So, what now? Shouldn't the Moon Princess show herself?" Rei asked.

"It won't necessarily work like that but yes, I would have thought we would have some clue by now" Luna answered.

"But we've only found the remaining two last night, is it not too soon?" Artemis suggested.
"But I am sure Setsuna said once all the Senshi are formed, the Moon Princess will come. We need her Artemis, she is the only one who can win this battle" Rei pushed.

"But think about it, for her she will come back and meet a Prince who wants nothing to do with her, let alone wants us on his 'so-called' planet" Minako added, folding her arms in a huff.

"Minako has a point, the Silver Crystal and how to use it is shrouded in mystery but one thing I am certain on, it depends upon the user and if Princess Serenity feels heartbroken then how will she be able to fight?" Aretmis asked.

"Because she will have too Artemis, she has to save not just this planet but the entire universe. Queen Serenity was always selfless, sacrificing her own happiness for the greater good. Princess Serenity would know this fact" Luna concluded.

"But this is a different situation…my memories are still fuzzy but I have a feeling she really loved this Prince Endymion" Makoto intoned, rubbing her forehead.

"Sometimes love has to be pushed in the background to do what is right. What we want sometimes has to be put aside if it means doing the right thing" Rei added, her voice soft, filled with an indescribable sadness that she just couldn't place.

"Maybe the next battle we will see her, which brings me onto our next topic. Althea killed one of Nehellenia's soldiers, they both have lost a soldier, how can we play on this? We must be able to use this to our advantage?" Minako brought her thoughts to the floor.

"Hmmm, good point Minako….but we must also think about the fact that both sides want Sailor Moon" Michiru said, her soft gaze on Usagi. Usagi was sat inbetween Haruka and Hotaru, lost in her own thoughts.

"We could….no that's a bad idea" Ami thought of her plan but the horrors of it made her retract.

"No, speak up Ami, we want to hear what you have to say" Rei encouraged. Ami fidgeted a little, she was unsure of her plan and to be truthful, she hated it.

"I think we could use Sailor Moon to draw them out, and this time we take out most of the Generals of Beryl and Nehellenia, seeking to impart a real dent….but its too dangerous" Ami waved them away, looking downcast.

"You have a point…I think we should consider it" Rei said.

"WHAT, USE ME!" Usagi screeched before rubbing the back of her head "Well….I guess I am expendable" they had all heard her words and felt horrified by them.

"Don't you ever say such things Usagi, we care about you! We wouldn't let you get hurt…it's just an idea to draw them out. I would rather kill myself than allow any injury to you and I am sure I am not the only one who feels that way" Makoto said strongly, encouraged that they all agreed with her. Usagi sighed, it still didn't change the way she felt but it was nice knowing she did have friends.

"Besides, we want to draw out Prince Endymion and his Generals too, they need to deal with Nehellenia, both Queens are their problems! I am sorry, I am just so angry with what Tux boy said" Minako stated.

'As am I' Setsuna thought darkly.

"Well, if using me means we can damage those two vultures then I have no complaints, besides, it might force the Princess to reveal herself" Usagi suggested.

"Good point Usagi, we could really use this, but we must train beforehand, we keep loosing against them, always being blown away, we must fight them and defeat them. I am confident we can" Minako said. They all nodded their heads in agreement.

"And no-one must interfer, even Prince Endymion" Rei stated. Usagi agreed, but inside her stomach was doing summersaults. Whenever she heard about Prince Endymion, she felt sick, nauseous and anxious.

When the meeting was over, Usagi found herself walking on her own, wanting some time to herself. Minako had said she would come round for dinner as agreed a few days prior. Her mother was probably cooking up a storm right now. Fifteen minutes from her home, she was in a residential area, having just come out of a small park.

"Odango?" Usagi turned to her side to see Mamoru Chiba standing there with a shopping bag. She waited for him to approach her, he looked worried.

"Are you hurt? I mean, that attack yesterday…we didn't see you" Mamoru asked, his voice a little hoarse, betraying his own anxieties.

"I am fine, a few cuts but nothing serious I guess, what about you and your friends?" Usagi asked.

"Erm…they're fine. We went by the Arcade thinking you might be there" Mamoru didn't know why he was telling her this. He had felt more than annoyed when he didn't see her at the Crown. Motoki was even worried.

"I was with the girls…we might go there tomorrow" Usagi said, shifting from foot to foot. Mamoru nodded and gave her a small smile.

"Well, I better let you get going, try not to trip on the way" Mamoru couldn't help himself, he knew he sounded conceited, but he truly wasn't, it was just an effect Usagi had on him. She looked so lost in thought. Usagi blinked a few times before steam poured out of her ears. She shook her fist at Mamoru's retreating form.

"JERKFACE! What are you doing here in Juuban anyways?!"

Hi All,

Hopefully I have edited this one OK. Thank you all for the support for this story, I really appreciate the reviews too :-)

Mamoru will be a little annoying and he does have a slightly bad attitude which showed in the last chapter with his teasing. He knows he sounds bad but he will get better much later in the story. Thank you Jakeros for your review, you've always given me good advice, really appreciate it :-) Thank you Yuri Amuyu and Sailor MH for your reviews too!

Working on the next chapter, will be up soon.