SailorStar9: Chapter 19 is up, this is Chapter 20 (Sighs) Guys and girls, is it too hard for you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

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Chapter 20: Of Archers and Water

"Kaolinite, you've failed again. And this time, it wasn't just the Daimon's fault..."

Kaolinite sighed, "I won't fail again."

"I hope you don't. We need the Talismans to open the portal to our world," one of the figures said.

"When we open it, our master will come and purify this planet from all it's imperfect life forms," the other figure added.

Kaolinite nodded, "I will get a talisman this time."

"Okay then... We've already located a new target... This girl is kind and smart... She may be one of the carriers."

Kaolinite looked at the picture and nodded, then vanished. "So that's the girl..." she said as she entered the swimming complex. "I see she's a good swimmer... I could get her in the water, that way the Senshi'll have a hard time trying to rescue her."

"Damn, Kaolinite." Uryū cursed, spotting the villain teleporting into the sport centre's second storey.

Michiru and Haruka were meanwhile standing outside the swimming complex.

"Are you sure they'll attack here?" Haruka asked.

Michiru nodded "Yes. Remember my dreams always tell me where the enemy'll be next."

Haruka nodded, then spotted Kaolinite. "You were right, there she is."

"Let's go," Michiru said.

Ami was quietly floating in the water, as she looked up to the ceiling; "It's been a while since I could relax like this..." she smiled. Her train of thoughts was stopped as she sensed movement behind her. She turned around, just in time to see a jellyfish-like man-sized creature swimming towards her.

The Daimon then sent Ami against the glass, the water solidifying to keep her in place. Revealing its black star, it proceeded to extract Ami's 'Heart Crystal'.

"It's so bright!" Kaolinite flinched, shielding her eyes from the blinding aura of the 'Heart Crystal'. "Such a bright 'Pure Heart' must be a talisman!" she took the 'Heart Crystal' the Daimon had presented to her. "This isn't a talisman either." She frowned, preparing to destroy the crystal when Uryū's arrow knocked the crystal out of her hands and the archer snatched the crystal.

"Daimon, get rid of the nuisance." Kaolinite growled and vanished.

"World Shaking!"

"Deep Submerge!"

Both Outer Senshi's attacks destroyed the Daimon, allowing Uryū to return Ami's 'Heart Crystal' back.

"So, it wasn't a talisman." Michiru remarked, both Senshi having reversed their transformations as they watched Uryū lead Ami out of the complex.

"But we may be underestimating those kids." Haruka stated.

Michiru nodded, "Maybe we are. But we must get the talismans, no matter what the costs are."

Haruka nodded in agreement and the two walked away.

"I can't believe they'd come up with such a plan..." Rei said, Ami having informed the girls of what had happened via video conferencing.

Ami nodded "Attacking me while I was swimming... That was a good tactic."

"Wonder who's next." Makoto mused.

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