Hi Everyone! A little fun fact for everyone! This chapter was suppose to be one long chapter with Chapter 22 but I found that it was 15 pages and any longer it would be a novel. So I split both chapters in half so I could put everything in it and still be reasonable. Anyways, please enjoy and I'll see you on the other end.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon or any of its characters. I do own my Original Characters (Sailor Cheetah A.K.A. Crystal/Blizzard, Dash, Queen Thornrose, Bearjaw, Lionclaw, Wolfear, Snakefang,Sharptooth, all the Dream Animals, and an characters that may appear in future chapters) and my ideas for this story.
Chapter 21
Past, Present, Future
The room was almost pitch black besides the small streak of light that was peeking out from behind a shaded window. Sailor Cheetah could barely be seen between the darkness and the bed sheets that she was under. Sweat beaded down her face even though a white wash cloth had been placed on her head.
Dash watched her. He couldn't be seen at all through the darkness. His black armor blended in with the shadows in the corner of the room.
The door to the room opened, letting in the forbidden light. It circulated around the room and landed on the Black Knight. A black, cloaked wolf walked in. It smiled at Dash.
"So you're still in here," it asked.
Dash made no motion to look at the wolf instead he continued to watch Sailor Cheetah. He did answer her though, "Yes sensei."
The wolf laugh, "Even though I'm the Wolf Shaman, and once your teacher, it doesn't mean you have to call me sensei still."
Dash nodded, but it was a slight nod and he never let his gaze leave Sailor Cheetah.
The Wolf Shaman placed a rewetted white cloth on Sailor Cheetah's forehead. She placed a paw on her head pulling it awhile a few seconds later. "Her fever still hasn't died down yet," she sighed.
Dash looked up, worried. The Wolf Shaman turned her attention to Dash, "How did this happen and how did you guys get here?"
Dash looked away. "They know which heart the Darkness Dragon lives in."
The Wolf Shaman seemed to understand. She looked worriedly at Sailor Cheetah. "How many people were transported here?"
"It's just us; we were the only ones in the park when Queen Thornrose's grunts jumped us."
The Wolf Shaman nodded and looked back at Dash. She looked both worried and determined. "I'll go send a message to the other Shamans. If Sailor Cheetah wakes up let me know."
Dash nodded and the Wolf Shaman left, leaving Dash alone in the darkness again.
~Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune~
Sailor Uranus leapt onto a giant nearby bolder, Sailor Neptune was right behind her. The two scouts had been traveling through the land for some time. Fog was now rolling in and it was becoming harder to see.
"Uranus, do you think we should stop for a minute and wait for the fog to go by?" Sailor Neptune asked wariness in her voice.
Sailor Uranus stopped and nodded. The fog was getting so thick that it was becoming harder for Sailor Uranus to see the ground below her. She decided to sit down on a nearby rock and began to think about a plan to find the other scouts.
Their rest time would be cut short though. Something light brown and circler flew past Sailor Uranus and crashed between her and Sailor Neptune. The two outer scouts leapt away before the attack's aftershock could hit them.
"Whoever you are, leave here now!" a young voice shouted threw the fog. An outline of two, young kids where standing above Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune.
~Sailor Mars~
Sailor Mars found herself stumbling into the very heart of the heat. The phoenix she had been following lead her closer to a volcano that seemed to be somewhat dormant. A volcano could be heard erupting again from far away.
"How can… anyone… survive in this place," Sailor Mars muttered as a small cave came into view.
The phoenix flew back towards her, circled her from above then flew toward the cave. Sailor Mars plotted along behind it. When she had reached the cave, she collapsed onto the ground. She was excited to have cool air around her. The phoenix flew deeper into the cave and left Sailor Mars without a guide.
She sighed and decided to let herself rest against the cave wall. "I'll have to look for the others later," she began as she closed her eyes, "but for right now I need to rest."
~Sailor Mercury~
The snow began to fall harder than she had ever seen it before. Sailor Mercury grasped to the polar bears fur coat, hoping it would keep her warm. She had been riding the bear for hours and she was beginning to wonder how long until they found shelter.
Suddenly, Sailor Mercury could hear someone call out. She sat up and looked around desperately. But she could barely see her hand in front of her face and gave up trying. The polar bear grunted and quickened its pace. The polar bear roared, and someone called out again.
"Is that someone else stuck in this blizzard?" Sailor Mercury wondered. "Maybe it could be one of the others scouts." Sailor Mercury was unsure that any of the other scouts could be in this Arctic Wonderland, but she hoped she wasn't the only one.
A small light could be seen up ahead and a figure of a young girl stood before her. She looked the polar bear up and down.
"Where have you been? This weather is dangerous to be playing in." the young girl scolded. Sailor Mercury watched the young girl. She was wearing Arctic weather clothes, which happened to include a parka that seemed to cover not only her face but her entire body. Sailor Mercury shivered and the girl seemed to notice her then. The girl stared at her for a minute, shook her head and turned her attention back to the polar bear.
"Come on, Tyler, let's get home before she freezes out here," the child turned and began to march through the snow. The polar bear, Tyler, growled softly and lumbered after her.
~Sailor Venus, Artemis, Luna, and Dina~
Sailor Venus, Artemis, Luna, and Dina suddenly hit a plaza full of birds. Every kind of bird was there. Most of them where shopping, going from store to store and leaving with talons full of bags. Some of the birds where hocking their wares in makeshift wooden stands that were aligned around the walls and store fronts. There were groups of birds talking amongst themselves. Their children raced around the plaza, screeching in excitement, and weaving in and out of other birds in the plaza.
"Mama?"
Sailor Venus turned to see a young girl probably about Rini's age staring at her confusedly. She wore a white cloak. The hood was down, showing her blue eyes and her blond hair which was tied up into a pony tail by a big, red bow. Before Sailor Venus could say anything the little girl's eyes grew wide.
"It is you!" She exclaimed and jumped up and down excitedly. "I have been wondering when you would come visit me. You are always writing letter to me saying you would come visit but you never do!" It was then that she stopped for a second. Sailor Venus was about to open her mouth again to say something but the young girls continued. "You know you could have just come to Sensei's house instead of wandering about. I'm kind of surprised to see Luna and Dina here too." The girls head tipped to the side. "I would think Luna and Dina would be with their owners."
The young girl thought for a minute about the information, shrugged and turned around to head back the way she came. "Come on Mama!" she exclaimed happily and began to dance back the way she had come. Sailor Venus stared after her.
"Should we follow her?" Artemis asked. He looked up at Sailor Venus with a questioning look.
"She knows more about what is going on around here then we do. I guess we might as well," Sailor Venus answered Artemis. But that was only half the reason why she wanted to follow the girl. When Sailor Venus was watching the girl, she noticed something different from any other girl she could have come in contacted with. This girl had a tiara on with an orange gem with the symbol of the planet Venus in the center of it.
~Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mini Moon~
Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mini Moon found their way into the center of a village. The village was almost Native American looking. Leather tents were located about the village in almost seemingly random directions. The animals that they past had war paint across their faces and bodies in different designs. It wasn't until that they got to the heart of the village that Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mini Moon ran into a problem.
The source of the smoke was a bonfire in the center of the village. Animals where dancing around it, telling jokes, laughing, and just plain enjoying themselves. The majority of the animals found around the fire where horses but some prairie dogs, cows, sheep, goats, and other farm and western animals were scattered about. Behind the bonfire, there was a huge tent decorated with paintings of animals of different type. Over the door of the tent was the painting of a horse.
A horse came out of the tent and the whole crowd fell silent in seconds. A couple of bulls dressed in leather looking armor brought a tall, wooden chair to the lead horse and he sat on it. Sailor Pluto could see the horse better on the tall, wooden chair. The horse was a brown, chocolate color. He had a mask of paint on his face. The rest of his body was covered by a dark black cloak with a hood in the back. On his head was a crown of wild flowers.
The horse could see Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mini Moon too. He leaned to one side and whispered something to a guard beside him. The party was back in full swing again and Sailor Pluto was starting to get nervous. The horse slipped off his chair and vanished into the tent again. The guards look at each other. The guard the horse had been whispering to slowly began to move towards the Sailor Scouts. The other bull guard moved into the tent.
"Don't run. They aren't a threat," something said inside Sailor Pluto's head. She noticed her Dream Animal become a ghostly figure beside her. Sailor Mini Moon was tensing up. She looked like she was going to fight the bull guard or run.
"Small Lady, the guard shouldn't be a threat to us. Relax," Sailor Pluto whispered to Sailor Mini Moon. She nodded and let her muscles relax.
The guard came closer and looked the two Sailor Scouts over. "The Horse Shaman wishes to see you in his tent. Please follow me," the bull said and turned on its hooves and walked towards the big tent behind the bond fire. The two Sailor Soldiers followed without a word.
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask
Sailor Moon was panting as when they reached the edge of the forest. Tuxedo Mask was right behind the tiger and rabbit. He had an edge of nervousness around him as then walked thru the meadow. When they came to a stop, Sailor Moon came to stand beside him. She let out a gasp in surprise at the site.
They were on a hill. There was a path of grass that was woven thru the rocks and pine needles. About half way down the path there was a small wooden cottage with a small garden next to it. Farther on out a meadow of green grass and white flowers stretched out as far as the eye could see until it hit mountains in the distance. To their far left, Sailor Moon could make out a small village of tents. A pillar of smoke was rising from the middle of the tents. To their right, Sailor Moon could just barely make out the shapes of volcanoes and lava.
Tuxedo Mask shifted slightly when he spotted two cloaked figures making their way up the hill. They looked to him like they were in the mists of a heated debate. One of the cloaked figures was waving its hands around franticly as the other one shook its head slowly. The second figure looked like he really didn't care what the first figure was saying. Tuxedo Mask looked at Sailor Moon at this moment. Her whole attitude seemed to change suddenly. Sailor Moon was staring down at the cloaked figures intently. She clutched her fists into a ball quickly then glanced at her shoulder.
"Why is she…" Tuxedo Mask started to ask but stopped. On Sailor Moon's right shoulder, a ghostly outline of a rabbit could just be made out. Tuxedo Mask wanted to attack it. He thought of it almost as a threat but he realized that he was just nervous. The rabbit only looked as if it was talking to Sailor Moon. With each thing it whispered to her, the more Sailor Moon looked like she was a confident, suffocated person that belonged there instead of a ditzy, failing grade student that was totally lost in a world they were unsure was their own.
"Listen to these animals, King Endimion," a voice next to him commanded. Tuxedo Mask looked down at the forest floor. Next to him was a ghostly version of a tiger staring back at him. Its eyes shone with trust for the cloaked figures that were coming up the hill.
"These cloaked figures are Shamans of the Animal World," the tiger spoke again in a gruff voice, "They are the only ones that can tell you where exactly you are and where the others are. You need to trust them. They were once the ruling party here."
It was then that the two cloaked figures noticed them.
Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Saturn
It had only been a few minutes that they had been in the cave and already Sailor Jupiter was ready to fight. Her mussels tightened as the wolf returned with a cloaked figure and a young girl in tow. The wolf wandered off to the fire place on the far wall. Couches surrounded the fire place as if it was a TV in a living room. A rug that looked to be made out of bear fur was placed right in front of the fire place. It was there that the little lion cub and the wolf slept silently. The wolves' ears were pricked for anything suspicious.
The cloaked figure was the easier of the two people to describe. He wasn't a human at all but a lion. He stood on his back paws; his front paws where covered by the sleeves of his black cloak. His hood was down reveling paint markings down the side of his face. Below the lion's right ear was a long scar that traced all the way down to his chin.
The young girl standing beside the lion surprised Sailor Jupiter. Not only did this child resemble her so much that anyone off the street would say that she was Sailor Jupiter's younger twin sister, but she was also wearing a Sailor Scout uniform that looked exactly like hers. There were a few changes that made the young girl stand out from Sailor Jupiter. The girl's dark brown hair was braided instead of the pony tail that Sailor Jupiter used. Above the hem of her skirt on her Sailor Scout uniform was printed with lightning bolts streaking across in a light green color. The young girls tiara was also the same as Sailor Jupiter's except for the sign of the planet Jupiter in the center.
"Welcome Sailor Jupiter to the Mountain region of the Animal World," the lion greeted her, "I'm glad to finally meet you."
"What are you talking about?" Sailor Jupiter shouted. She was confused, frustrated, and a little ticked off. If the lion didn't give her answers, she was going to fight the lion until she got them. The wolf over by the fire place gave a low growl and the lion cub tried to mimic the growl but only manage a mew.
The Sailor Jupiter look-alike was taken back in surprise. "But Mom we were expecting you for quite some time. You said you would come to visit."
Sailor Jupiter stepped back visibly confused and upset. Sailor Saturn watched Sailor Jupiter's expression and read it carefully. She had never seen Sailor Jupiter this upset before. Sailor Saturn had always thought of Sailor Jupiter as the Sailor Uranus of the inner Sailor Scouts. She never backed down and was always in control of a situation as much as humanly possible. But this time the tables had turned and not even Sailor Saturn was sure things would be ok. Sailor Saturn raised her scythe and stepped into a combative stance. She would fight if she had to.
"What are you talking about? I don't have a child. I was dropped here, where ever here is, by Sailor Cheetah's portal. I don't…" Sailor Jupiter started but she was cut off.
"That can't be true!" the girl shouted, tears began to wield up in her eyes. "Where is Ken?"
Sailor Jupiter's eyes furrowed. She hadn't heard Ken's name for years. The last time she had seen him, Ken and his family where moving away from the city because of the cardian attack. Ken's family thought that it might happen again. Sailor Jupiter knew it was Ann and Allen's monster but she couldn't tell him that.
"I think she is talking about me." A ghostly wolf began to materialize next to Sailor Jupiter. He shared the same confused look as Sailor Jupiter. Before she could say anything though, the wolf by the fire place leapt to the young girl's side. It began to growl at Sailor Jupiter.
"You aren't really my mom are you?" the girl asked. Her voice had a twinge on anger. "No you're an imposter… I should have known. My mom knows how to get here." She pointed a finger at Sailor Jupiter. "Go Charcoal. Lighting Wolf Blitz!"
Charcoal launched himself at Sailor Jupiter, sparks flying from its fur. Sailor Jupiter jumped back barely missing the wolf's claws. Charcoal landed on his paws and howled. The sparks in its fur released themselves and flew towards Sailor Jupiter. Sailor Jupiter scrambled away behind the opening of the cave just before they could hit her.
"This is crazy," the wolf spirit panted. He had pressed himself up against the rock wall just outside the opening mincing Sailor Jupiter's movements. He looked just as panicked as Sailor Jupiter felt. Sailor Jupiter started to think about the situation at hand. The Wolf Dream Animal He watched her expression carefully. "What are you thinking?" he asked her.
"I guess we are going to have to fight. She can't see you can she?"
"No." Sparks flew thru the entrance of the cave. Sailor Saturn was shouting something. "They can't see me in this form; you can only see me like this, and maybe Sailor Saturn if she is really paying attention and she can probably only see a ghostly cloud of some sort. The psycho girl can't see me until you call for me." The wolf looked over at the entrance in a panic.
"Well then, how do I call you?" Sailor Jupiter asked. She was starting to plan out her strategy but just need a few bits and pieces of information to finish it. Sailor Jupiter had her fight now she just had to win it.
The Wolf Dream Animal thought for a minute. His demeanor calmed as he thought. "In the Animal World, which looks to be the place we are in thanks to the cloaked lion thing, Dream Animals are able to do more things than in the real world. Dream Animals are able to fully materialize at their master's call. If I'm thinking right then for you that call would be your attack, Jupiter Wolf Thunder Howl, but I'm not sure. It could be as simple as wishing me into reality…" then the Wolf Dream Animal looked over at Sailor Jupiter. She was grinning. "Oh no…" he said quickly before Sailor Jupiter acted on her plan.
"Jupiter Wolf Thunder Howl!" Sailor Jupiter shouted and the Wolf Dream Animal seemed to change from something ghostly and barely seen to something more tangible.
The Wolf Dream Animal leapt from its spot besides Sailor Jupiter to the entrance of the cave. It gave a long strong howl and sent a wave of lighting into the cave. The Wolf Dream Animal looked over at Sailor Jupiter, looking of approval. She smiled and walked over to his side and began to pet his fur.
Sailor Jupiter looked into the cave. The once viscous wolf was now behind his owner and in a submissive crouch. Charcoal's ears where tucked back as if to concede. The girl looked totally and utterly surprise. The cloaked lion looked like it understood though.
"You two aren't from Crystal Tokyo are you?" it asked confused.
"No, we were brought here by mistake," Sailor Jupiter answered assertively.
The lion nodded slightly then turned to the young girl. "Sailor Jupiter, I maybe breaking the rules of time travel but Sailor Pluto can punish me later." The lion took a breath. "Sailor Jupiter this is your daughter, Sailor Lightning."
Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mini Moon
The group entered the dimly lit tent. The only light source was a small, almost dead fire in the center of tent. Behind the fire, Sailor Pluto could barely make out the figure of the cloaked horse. The cloaked horse beckoned the group forward.
"Stand outside and guard the door," the horse said to the bull guard, "No one is to enter the tent unless the village is being attacked. Understood?"
The bull nodded and backed out of the tent, leaving the two Sailor Scouts and the horse alone. The horse stood up onto its back legs. "Greetings, Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mini Moon, we have been expecting you."
Sailor Mini Moon looked up at Sailor Pluto confusedly. Sailor Pluto shared the same reaction. "What do you mean by 'we'," she asked.
The cloaked horse smiled and began to mutter under his breath. He brought his front hooves over his head and as he did the fire grew with them. The tent steadily became brighter lit and the Sailor Scouts eyes grew big. They were not the only inhabitants of the tent. The outer walls of the tent where lined with wooden chairs, each having a picture carved into the back of the chair of the animal that would inhabit it. Some of the chairs were occupied by small, cloaked cattle like animals. Directly behind the fire, there was a giant, wooden throne and two chairs half the size of the throne flanking the large throne.
In one of the chair that flanked the throne, there was a giant bull in what looked to be battle armor. It was defiantly different from the leather armor that the bull guards outside of the tent wore. This bull's armor was made of steel. Engraved into his breastplate was a head of an angry bull. His cloak, unlike the others, was worn more like a cape that clipped to his breastplate. A steel helmet, much like the one you would see on a paladin in the Dark Ages, hung loosely on the back of his chair. Completing the bull's intimidating looks was a large battle ax that was the size of Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mini Moon leaned against the chair lazily.
"Horse Shaman," the bull called out in a gruff voice, "Hurry up with the greeting. I'm growing impatient." With that comment, he propped his head up against his fist.
The horse turned around and calmly spoke, "Last I checked I was the one who sat in the Spirit Throne, Bull Shaman. But maybe I'm wrong and I'm not the Shaman in charge of the Plains."
The bull snorted a reply. Feeling satisfied, the Horse Shaman faced the Sailor Scouts again. "I'm sorry for that. As I was going to say, this is the tent of the Shamans of the Plains. We were once the ruling party of the plains until Thornrose took over. Many of the animals that live in this small nomadic city still believe that we are the ruling party."
He bowed and walked over to his throne and sat in it. The Horse Shaman motioned the Sailor Scouts to sit on the pillows before the fire. Sailor Pluto sat without any problems, but Sailor Mini Moon seemed unsure of what was happening. Sailor Pluto had some help. Beside her, her Spirit Animal was assessing the situation for her. The horse spirit was well assured that they were safe here.
"So Sailor Scouts how did you end up in the Animal World anyways?" the Horse Shaman asked curiously as he settled himself into his chair.
Sailor Mini Moon had just opened her mouth to speak when a voice from a second tent opening in the far corner of the tent spoke out, "They were transported here by the Animal Sailor Scout herself."
A young girl walked into the room. Sailor Pluto eyed the girl closely. The girl looked exactly like her even down to the Sailor Scout uniform, which only had a few differences. The girl's hair was dark green and was left to flow in the wind. She also wore red glasses that seemed to make the young girl look smarter than help her see. Her Sailor Scout uniform mimicked Sailor Pluto's uniform besides for the one difference there were pocket watches that lined the hem of her skirt. The girl's tiara gem, though hard to see, was red with the sign of the planet Pluto in the middle of it.
The girl gave Sailor Pluto a quick glance, and then walked over to the Horse Shaman. She gave the shaman a quick bow and continued talking, "Though if Sailor Cheetah transported them by accident or on purpose is still to be decided."
The Horse Shaman bowed his head slightly in a thank you for the information. The Bull Shaman looked annoyed. He jumped out of his chair, grabbing his battle ax, and pointed it at the young girl's head.
"Sailor Cheetah is here! You little squirt why didn't you tell us sooner! You can read the future for cow's sake!"
The girl looked at him squarely. She pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose and looked towards Sailor Pluto and Sailor Mini Moon. "I saw her coming yes, but I also saw your tribe coming home with their heads atop of pikes. I wasn't going to tell you what was going to happen if you were to act rash. But I never foresaw other Sailor Scouts joining this fight. I suppose I was never really good at seeing my own mother in my visions anyways."
Sailor Pluto stared at the girl for a few minutes in surprise. The Bull Shaman stomped closer to the girl and glared at her. "How dare you relieve that information! She isn't from your time period and you know it, Sailor Time," He growled at her. She didn't say anything to him as she turned around and left the tent without another word.
Sailor Mercury
Sailor Mercury listened intently to every word the cloaked polar bear that sat across from her said. She had only been in the huge cave for a half an hour or so but she was learning so much information from being there.
The girl who had found her in the snow was actually her future daughter and a future Sailor Scout, Sailor Ice. She almost copied her mother to a T on her looks. The Sailor Scout uniform that she wore was blue. Her tiara gem had the sign of the planet Mercury in the center of the stone and her skirt was lined at the hem with what looked like snowflakes. Her personality was incredibly different from her mother's though. Sailor Ice had inherited her mother's brains but found school too boring to put any effort into it. She did put her effort into studying martial arts and cooking goodies. It had almost came to Sailor Mercury as a shock to find out that her own daughter didn't like school but was instead inspired by one of her best friends.
Sailor Mercury had also learned that the bear that she had tripped on in the snow storm was actually Sailor Ice's pet and spirit animal. "A few years after the Crystal Tokyo that you saw, there will be a Spirit Revolution," the Polar Bear Shaman had started telling Sailor Mercury when the Penguin Shaman waddled into the library with her flippers full with a tea tray. "It is almost like a renaissance period in the future. Many people, especially those who live in the palace, will realize that Spirit Animals aren't only a lifelong companion for someone but also can heal or make people stronger. Let's take you for example, you are unable to fight the evil now without your Spirit Animal, am I correct?"
Sailor Mercury nodded, remembering the time that they fought Sharptooth way back when this adventure began. Even after Sailor Cheetah joined the team, they had a semi- hard time beating enemies without their Spirit Animals.
"Well when you can summon your Spirit Animal to your side in a heartbeat and have him or her enter the physical world, you can gain powers of immeasurable quantity. But that's only if you know how to unlock that potential. Most people who are experienced in it can't even summon half of that power. Your daughter is lucky though. She has bonded totally with her Spirit Animal because it has been with her since birth. If she hones her training, in a few years she might have half the power unlocked; and a couple years after that, who knows?"
The Polar Bear Shaman looked over at the two sleeping forms beside the fire place. Sailor Ice had tucked herself against the side of her polar bear, Tyler's, stomach. He had one arm protectively but gently over Sailor Ice's body. She almost looked like a stuff animal compared to the polar bear's size.
"Polar Bear Shaman! Polar Bear Shaman!" a cloaked walrus barked as he slid his way across the floor, waving what looked to be a scroll. "The Wolf Shaman has sent us a message. It must be important because it's sealed!"
The Polar Bear Shaman looked surprised as he snatched the scroll from his friend. He unrolled it quickly but gently and looked at the contents before placing them on the table. The scroll had only one thing in on it, an outline for a polar bear paw. Rolling up his sleeves, the Polar Bear Shaman placed a paw onto the scroll and the scroll lit up like the sky on the fourth of July. The lights shot straight up in the air and then dispersed leaving a ghostly imagine of a cloaked wolf.
"Polar Bear Shaman," the wolf said as it stared right on ahead, "I have very good news to report. Sailor Cheetah has returned to the Animal World as well as Dash. Sailor Cheetah has succumbed to her powers at this time but when she wakes up I will have more to tell you. I hope this letter has found you in good health. Wolf Shaman"
The scroll rolled itself back up into a ball and waited for the Polar Bear Shaman to do something with it.
Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune
Sailor Uranus growled as she nearly dodged another ball of light brown light that burst the ground she was just standing on. She glanced up in the sky to see her Hawk Dream Animal, now taking more of a tangible form, was screeching wildly and diving at something; Sailor Uranus wasn't sure what because of the fog that covered the whole area. While they were fighting with their invisible enemy, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune got separated and now all Sailor Uranus could see of her lover and cousin was a bright blue light that would flash every so often in the distance.
"You are not getting away from me!" Someone screamed from behind Sailor Uranus. A sword was sailing toward Sailor Uranus's head and the only thing she had time to do was block the sword's blow with her own sword. The blades collided and sparks flew for a second, giving off just enough light for Sailor Uranus to see her foe's blade. To her surprise the blade was a replica of her own Space Sword.
The blades crashed together again as both foes showed equal strength. Sailor Uranus growled she wasn't going to be beat. Her determination was just enough to push the attacker backward. "Uranus Hawk Wind Cyclone!" She screamed and her Hawk Dream Animal screeched back as it clapped its wings together.
A small pocket of fog moved away from them, allowing Sailor Uranus to see her foe. She was a young girl not much older than Rini. Everything about her attire screamed that she was a copycat of Sailor Uranus besides for the fact that the gem in her tiara had the symbol of Uranus and the hem of her skirt was lined with what looked to be wind. The girl even held a replica of Sailor Uranus's Space Sword before it was transformed by the Hawk Dream Animal.
"I don't take too kindly to copycats," Sailor Uranus growled. She wanted to defeat this girl and then help Sailor Neptune. Sailor Uranus hoped that Sailor Neptune would not suffer from any injuries because she was not there.
"And I don't take too kindly to trespassers," the girl growled and dropped into an aggressive stance. Sailor Uranus matched the girl, dropping into an aggressive stance of her own. After a few second, the girl roared and charged at Sailor Uranus. Up above, a hawk and Sailor Uranus's Dream Animal collided together in a bundle of shrieks and feathers. The two birds wrestled in the air as the two battlers below traded blows. But the battle would not last for long.
"Enough!" a screech was sent across the land. The fog dispersed at once leaving the two battlers and their hawks looking confused. Sailor Uranus could see Sailor Neptune again. She was not too far off from Sailor Uranus but she had been battling with her own copy cat. It was then that a giant Hawk swooped in from the sky. It's cape barely hanging onto the bird as it landed between the two battles. It growled angrily at all four of the humans standing before it.
"Blood should never battle blood. Sailor Wind, Sailor Water, concede your fight to your parents!"
Sailor Cheetah
A taunting laugh erupted from the Darkness Dragon. He seemed please with the fact that Sailor Cheetah was frightened and surprised by him. His blood red eye glinted with glee in the light of Sailor Cheetah's dream meadow. It was the very same meadow that was once separated into a dark half and a light half, but now the boundaries where down allowing the Darkness Dragon to sliver his way into the light side of the meadow.
"You serious believed that nonsense that they told you about animals not having Dream Animals?" the Darkness Dragon asked with glee. He was enjoying his moment too much.
Sailor Cheetah on the other hand was miserable. She looked down at the grass underneath her. How could she be so foolish?
"Foolish indeed," the dragon said as if reading her thoughts, "Only a fool would believe what the Wolf Shaman said. So what about your powers? What did they tell you about them? Did the tooth fairy give them to you?" The dragon erupted into another fit of laughter as he rolled onto his back. Sailor Cheetah's misery was putting him into a good mood.
"I inherited them from my mother… our family line inherited our powers from the moon," Sailor Cheetah mumbled. The dragon whooped and hollered at the explanation.
"The moon… oh that's rich!"
Sailor Cheetah growled at the Darkness Dragon. She wanted him gone, out of her head, chained to some other poor soul who would have to deal with him for an eternity. But instead the dragon was in her head, in her dream, laughing at her foolishness. And it was then that the dragon sat up and whipped away the tears from his eyes.
"Well this has been fun. Next time I need a good laugh I sadly won't be fortunate enough to have you there. Oh well." The Darkness Dragon stared down at Sailor Cheetah, his mood had totally changed. He roared as he sung his tail at Sailor Cheetah. She leapt out of the way and flew right into a well aimed breath of fire. Sailor Cheetah screamed as the fire burned at her fur.
"I need to wake up!" she thought to herself as she felt her body on a collision course towards the ground. "I need to wake up!"
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And Sailor Cheetah bolt up in bed. Her body felt like it was still on fire even though she knew she was awake. But where was she? Sailor Cheetah surveyed the dark room for a few seconds, taking note of the empty chair in the corner that was draped with a black cloak. Sailor Cheetah tipped her head as best she could so she could hear the voices coming from the other side of the wall, one of them sounding familiar. Was it really who she thought it was?
Sailor Cheetah got out of the bed and made her way to the door. Tugging open the door, Sailor Cheetah made her way into the blinding room. Her eyes hadn't adjusted to the light yet but slowly they did and when they did she was greeted with some surprise looks.
The Wolf Shaman stared at Sailor Cheetah in surprise. Beside her, Fish-eye, Hawk-eye, and Tiger-eye seemed just as surprise that a Sailor Scout was even in the house. The Wolf Shaman walked over to Sailor Cheetah, who had covered her eyes with one hand and the other was clutching the door handle as if it was the only thing holding her up.
"Sensei," she said softly when the Wolf Shaman approached. "I'm sorry it seems that I was set up to fail the Animal World from the beginning."
The Wolf Shaman shook her head. "No, I knew you had the Darkness Dragon in you. I couldn't let you know though."
Sailor Cheetah removed the hand covering her eyes and stared up at her teacher in surprise. The Wolf Shaman smiled and helped guide Sailor Cheetah to one of the couches. When the animal scout was settled the Wolf Shaman turned her attention to Fish-eye, Hawk-eye, and Tiger-eye. "Would you three minded if I had some alone time with my pupil. I need to explain a few things. Please go and complete the task that we discussed earlier."
They nodded and left the room in silence. It was a surprise to Sailor Cheetah how her teacher knew about the Darkness Dragon's resting place. But was there much else to explain? Sailor Cheetah would have rather not known if anything else wasn't as she thought.
"I'm sorry for lying to you all those years ago," the Wolf Shaman began. She did almost seem as though it had killed her inside to keep secrets away from her pupil. "But I was afraid that by letting you know about the Darkness Dragon, I would be putting you in harm's way. But it seems that even I can't protect you from the blood of Sailor Dragon."
Sailor Cheetah looked at her mentor confusedly. "But I thought Sailor Dragon didn't have any children. How could Sailor Dragon have any descendants?"
The Wolf Shaman looked away from her former pupil. "The story of Sailor Dragon wasn't really truly over when I cursed her. I never expected it to though. Sailor Dragon was unafraid by my threats and took on a mate. They produced a son who would have no knowledge of my curse. If he had known about the curse I suppose things might have ended differently. But Sailor Dragon's son took up a mate and from there Sailor Dragon's family line grew up almost everyone that is living here now has a small amount of DNA to trace back to Sailor Dragon. But there were two family lines that the curse seemed to manifest itself in. One of which is her own family line and the other somehow finding its way into her sister, Sailor Gryphon's, family line."
It was then that the Wolf Shaman faced Sailor Cheetah. And for the first time Sailor Cheetah saw displeasure and sorrow in her former teacher's eyes. "There is another that holds a demon in his heart and he is destined to do horrible things. Only the moon will be able to save him from his cursed fate."
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