damonika2009: I really wish they had in the anime so here I figure I can give them a peace of mind type of thing. Usa is a fighter, but the powers of darkness can be a tricky thing. Yeah Mamo dismissing her, while its good that he did that it gave me inspiration for the sequel. muahahahaha! After all she's the Queen bitch of Cross Roads, she ALWAYS gets her way. And now she knows he's with Usa…
CaughtInAFantasy: Usa's a trusting person, on most of the right occasions. She already sensed something within sapphire to begin with, and went with hope that she wasn't blowing her cover to the wrong person. As for Mamo's new fan girl, this won't be her last appearance. Granted she's not going to go 'Queen Beryl on the couple but she will make things more livid for the couple.
Guest (1): will do.
Slow Burn (Guest): no worries, there's a minor bit of action coming up in here I believe AND the last chapter should satisfy your perverted hunger till the sequel comes out. Or till the one that 'Shaydoe' and I are working on for her baby comes out.
Maeko11: I wanted to show how both Ami and Mamo were loyal in their own ways. Ami because thanks to Usa is now a part of this scary yet wondrous world where she has friends and sisters to count on, and for Mamo, her princess form can finally stop torturing him in his dream world, I mean come on he was getting pretty pissy that he couldn't figure her out or find the crystal. They both have a deep bonding love towards her, sister and soul mate. As for Ami tiredness, I wanted people to know that if your trying to figure out a translation it isn't THAT easy.
AimlesslyGera: well 'Shaydoe's' got a smaller cast now so its getting better, as for Mamo, yeah he's a little bit meaner, his loves in another time line and he's got 'bitchy ms tryin' to get into pants bitch' trying to hook up with him. Not to mention his loves sharing abed with someone else that's NOT him.
regine.c: I think the brat got on everyone's nerves, but she's not gone yet. Things will come to pass sooner than you might think. But with Usa castrating Diamond…unless he were to do something SERIOUS to her, like actual rape or something, I don't think she'd have it in her to literally cut off his family jewels. Mamo might, and her senshi, might but not Usa.
moonbella09022 (Guest): thanks. Hope you think this one's awesome to!
silverfaerie91 (Guest): yep, when Mamo has to he can give a serious cold shoulder and tell them like it is.
lunanekoanime (Guest): they will be, maybe even sooner than you think…but that also depends on your version of reunite…
goddessofmanga (Guest): When it comes to Usa, Mamo's the man!
mizzladyoflondon (Guest): gonn have to read to find out!
thunderkitty902 (Guest): thank you and here's your update.
queenofanime127 (Guest): you might wanna get some Vitamin E to grow our your nails for some more to bite off. Its gonna be tense all the way to the end. And I'll let 'Shaydoe' know you send her well wishes.
babeofwinter93 (Guest): well your right on that one.
guardianangel063 (Guest): I know and she's actually been taking her recovery time to write more, its just one hand and one thumb from the other hand…slows things down.
witchoftheforest (Guest): thank you, and here's your update!
flameofpassion (Guest): they will, they just need to overcome one more tiny little obstacle. Not even a real obstacle but anger will be involved.
LoveInTheBattleField, xSapphirexRosesxFanx, yamifangirl09 (Guest), mistressofbakura (Guest): here's your next chapter.
Wow 22 reviews. Glad you all love this version of mine and now that its coming to the near end, only 5 ch/ep's to go before a break till the sequel.
Sailor Moon R 'Roses and Diamonds' ch.29
It had been three days since Sapphire confronted Usagi, three days since he 'defected' and three days since he felt like he was actually making progress. His relationship with his brother had also changed, though for better or worse, he wasn't sure on. The youma around tended to leave him and Usagi alone around command just as they did with her and his brother, so talking with her became very easy.
He wanted to work on strategy the fourth day of what her plans for the dark crystal were, since the large object seemed to still be in a flux of gaining and reducing power. Like it would one day grow an extra couple of feet and a day later get reduced a foot. He knew it had something to do with Usagi, he just wanted to know what. Needing to speak with her, without Wiseman lurking about or any youma that the Wiseman personally commanded, he saw her in the command room where he normally spotted her and decided now was as good of time as any.
The room lay in deep shadows, except for the holograms currently hovering over the central command bowl. His queen sat in quite reflection, in her white gown upon a stool. Her chin resting in a palm, finger's tapping upon the navigation keys on the outer panel of the bowl. The holograms gentle light flickering over her somber face as she gazed upon the serene metal landscape of Tokyo with curiosity.
She was scanning the crystals points seeing how her little 'bomb' as she had told Rei about was going. The spasms in power were acting right on time. Not letting it get to powerful yet growing in such a way that it would keep Diamond off the back of Sapphire for a little while longer. She in truth felt bad for the navy haired man, he was a good guy in many ways, just tired of the deceit and lies.
Yesterday for instance she had needed to cool Diamond's temper down for snapping at Sapphire over the crystal's flux. The elder brother yelled at him for being paranoid, that they needed to either move soon or this was just a wasted effort. Sapphire had lost a bit of his cool and yelled at him. Diamond had not been happy and was about to talk when she got in between them for a peace offering, stating that if the crystal is off which she already knew it was then they needed to proceed with caution and not jump right in.
Diamond grunted something that sounded like 'fine'. In an effort to calm him further she offered him a discrete back rub to cool his temper down. He had accepted then grabbed her arm and left without another word. She had un knowingly saved Sapphire that day from the cold, brutal, angry words of his brother, fearing it could shatter their bond if left un checked. Of course then she had to deal with Diamonds grabby hands on her during his rub down, insisting that she at least wear something sultry over him.
Complying she did, finding a thin white baby doll negligee and silk bikini style panties to appease him. She ended up straddling his naked waist upon the dark silk sheets, as he lounged on his belly in just his white dress pants. Moving her slender hands only to make sure her massaging rub had the desired snooze effect on him. Avoiding touching him anywhere else that might be taken as desire. It pleased her that the rest of the evening and most of the start of the night she didn't have to deal with his incessant hands groping her.
She was able to take a deep breath and lounge on the dark leather couch, smugly watching him sleep. She nearly laughed out loud wondering why she didn't offer it more often if that was the case. Though she was glad that she now had a way to lull him into sleep. Less grabby hands more sleep filled nights. Of course Rei and Mamoru's sessions with her gained them all around more intel on different situations.
Rei wanted to tell the girls badly, and Ami she felt was hiding something as well. Usagi felt bad since she knew Sapphire had been getting Ami's help, but feeling that if Ami and Rei knew what the other knew then it would only be a matter of time till Minako and Makoto knew as well. She loved her girls but she needed to finish this, not the next time they saw her try and drag her back, just like she knew Mamoru would. Hell if he could he'd drag her back through her mind, and never let her go again.
As much as she was already his and wanted to spend more time with him, she made a commitment and she was going to abide by it. Usagi sighed heavily, drawing her thoughts away from her beloved, as she absently watched the hologram change location.
However as things stood now, Sapphire felt hopeful, it had been a long time since he had, but first things first, he needed to talk to Usagi without prying eyes. Sweeping into command he made a 'shhing' motion with his hand to mouth as his other hand pulled her up and into a dark corner.
To a casual observer, it would almost look loving, a stolen moment, something Diamond would have killed his brother over, but it was anything but that. "I know you have done something with the crystal and if we're to work together then I need to know what." He whispered. She looked as if in debate. Tell or not tell. Finally after a few minutes of debate she pulled him closer and whispered in his ear the game plan.
He stood back after a few minutes shocked before a smile broke out over his face, "That's bloody brilliant." She smiled smugly, "I thought so." After a moment of easy silence he asked, "I just can't figure out why Diamond is acting so impatient with this, especially when he can see himself the dark crystal's having control issues." Usagi looked down on that one, "Yeah that might be my fault." She twiddled her fingers together, much in 'sorry, yet not so sorry' gesturing way. He looked oddly to her.
"What?" the question was simple enough but she couldn't say it out loud so she walked to the nearest door to make sure no one could hear her before walking back to him, "I'm avoiding sex, I made him promise that we would 'make love' once we 'took back the planet'." Her quotation marks had Sapphire looking at her oddly for a moment stunned, before he started to laugh, "So I was right!" he gasped. She just looked dumbfounded and slightly peeved.
"If you knew then why ask?" noticing her irritated hands perched on her hips as he gathered himself, "Because I know how pervasive my brother is when it comes to you." At her shiver he ran with it, "Let's just put it this way when it comes to him, any smell that would come from you he would probably bottle as a perfume or cologne to smell whenever he wanted." While it was sweet it was also… "That was sweet and gross at the same time." She remarked.
He laughed again realizing how it sounded, "I guess you're right. Why my brother ever wanted to turn you evil is beyond me." Sapphire admitted, though now both were settling themselves into seats, now talking to one another like good friends. The subject of her being good died down while the subject of his childhood with Diamond popped up. "He always looked out for me you know. Wanted the best for me." she nodded.
"I know the feeling. When the girls and I took out Queen Beryl, all I wanted was for them to be safe, happy, and be normal again. Be able to live their lives in peace. I wanted them to have the best, and I didn't think that the best came from fighting youma on a daily basis. I mean what 14 year old girl wants to fight seven to ten foot monsters daily?" she questioned in a joke form. He smirked, looking at the table, "Yeah I guess that would be scary for someone just thrown into the mix." He surmised.
"But when the Cardian's arrived our 'advisors' didn't have a choice but to reawaken us, reawaken me. Kami the pain I felt gaining back my memories that night…" She teared up slightly remembering getting everything back, well every fight, every battle won and lost, and most of all her final moments when she made her wish on the silver crystal and died. "It was like a near re birth of the mind, painful, hard, cold, yet knowing I had so much to gain from it all to. Despite originally not wanting to be a senshi, I'm better for it."
Not that I'd ever tell Luna that, she'd never let me hear the end of it!
"I wanted what was best for them, but what I thought only gave them a few months of happiness, with neither of them knowing who the other was, their old routines of shyness, being treated differently, and being shunned came back. It wasn't something the girls were good for. We had all drifted, and yeah for a few months there were no youma attacks, but as I've learned we have to accepted the bad with the good." a tear almost fell when Sapphire reached over before it could fall. "Can't let Diamond know your crying." He explained tenderly.
She nodded, smiling slightly at the gesture. "I accepted my fate, long ago. I love my friends, my sisters to much to NOT fight. I just can't stand by and LET someone I know that I could have helped get hurt. I just don't have that in me. I believe your brother is a good man, his heads just filled with so many lies that he can't see straight. I feel that there's still a chance for redemption within him." Usagi explained to Sapphire.
He nodded, "You truly are a good and remarkable woman Usagi, to still believe in my brother after everything he's done…I'm not sure how anyone else would be or even do it in your position, I really don't."
She smiled, "Don't get me wrong…" she looked behind her to ensure there were no eaves' droppers, before turning back to him, "He's gonna get his butt whopped for the pain he put Mamo – chan and I both through," She smirked slyly, he smiled in understanding, "But till then, I want to save him. If not from Wiseman than from himself." Turning serious as she finished her statement.
Sapphire nodded as he looked past her, "And scene." She looked back to see the man himself coming into the room they were in. His presence alone makes people want to either bow to him or shiver in fear.
(Diamond smiled as he pulled up a seat next to me, I felt tension in the air but drew away from it by turning around and kissing him deeply. The kiss brought strange feelings of affection to seed themselves within my mind...these alluring thoughts towards Diamond weren't right...they weren't supposed to be happening! Swallowing hard, I pulled away with a smile, anxiety burning in my stomach now. This event could only mean the darkness had finally found a way to weasel into my subconscious.
I wanted to go back into my mind and check on my fortifications to my memories, to my true self and ensure my memory doors were still fully in place. But I was unable to do that in his presence, besides being asleep. I need the time to myself to focus and let my guard down, it was why I went in during sleep, Diamond didn't bother me as he needed sleep himself. I was really getting tempted to feign head ache and go to bed but my focus started to drift.
Unable to focus as he was happily pulling me from my seat onto his lap. Feeling him active down there I valiantly ignored it and asked, "So what's on our agenda for today?" wrapping my arms around his neck in a loving gesture when really it was in an act to keep myself steady. "Why don't you two take the day off. Roam the palace and relax from all the built up tension." Sapphire suggested helpfully.
I about snapped my head to him in a 'what the hell are you thinking?' motion before I caught the look in his eyes. 'trust me.' smiling, as an act of trust I reply to Diamond, "He's right, to much stress makes my Diamond a dull, dull boy." I pulled from his lap and pulled him from the command center hoping Sapphire knew what he was doing. Diamond had no problem spending time with me.
It almost brought me back to when we first went out as friends…almost. Strolling the outer corridor's of the palace, as he spoke in a hushed mournful tones about how beautiful his planet once was. How one day he would resurrect it back to its splendor, once the Silver Crystal was destroyed and had the power as King of this Solar System. Saving his planet was a dream worth having, yet he was going about it all wrong.
Internally I was pitying him, trying to think of ways to talk some sense into him, but his reflective tone soon devolved into lewd touches yet again. And alarmingly I was having a harder and harder time banishing thoughts of approval and love towards him.
We moved away from the outer courtyard and back into the hallowed, dimly lit halls. His touches were obvious as he held on tight to my waist, or as I turned and he held on stead fast to my bum. His grasp either way, clear and possessive. The very few male youma around, looked away in fear of what might happen if they were caught staring at me. The hallways we walked down as we talked, or in his case groped, seemed endless.
We were now in the west wing, it was in a more than usual cut off area. Feeling nervous though not showing it, I made sure to tantalize with inviting smiles and sweet laughter. Without touching any part of him as he ate it up. I hoped for whatever Sapphire was doing this would be worth it. Coming into a near loop around I saw the throne room. Spacious in dark marble, with twin column's of carved pillars.
The elaborately carved buttress's hovering, in a brooding manner on the arching ceiling high above was an enthralling sight I had to admit. Strangely only one seat, it's royal grandeur and arrogant pose unmistakable. Very apparent in its elegant lines, and luxurious silk cushions. It seemed to float in the darkness of the massive room on a dais of deep lavender velvet. The throne of a powerful, vengeful King.
I guess he didn't plan my being here well enough to explain this.
"Why only one seat?" I questioned, gesturing towards the one that should be there for a Queen. I saw that he saw his own error but recovered, "You felt it was pointless since you always sat on my lap anyways." I smiled a sly smile to him, "Cheeky…" I muttered, "What?" he asked, "I said I remember." I covered. Walking towards him I saw in the left portion of the room a hologram, of me.
It hovered like a translucent ghost, the hologram disc sitting in honor upon a simple white marble stand. Hiding in an alcove, like one of his precious treasures. The way he displayed the image of me sent unhealthy shiver's up my spine. His love for me was just so twisted, it made me sad for him. I just wanted to explain everything but knowing what the result would be wouldn't do me any good, at least not yet.
The Queen looked to only be a few years older than myself. It made me wonder about how we age as White Moon members. If this was so far into the future then why look barely 20? I looked curiously at the image. Kneeling in supplication, eyes closed in repose, dressed in the flowing gown of the White Moon. My golden crescent shimmering upon my brow. My smile fell as I saw the image. I looked so, regale, and…I was stunned. I had never seen that side of me before.)
Luna would love it, it makes me look like my moon mother…eternal…How I miss her terribly so…though I also miss my earth mama to.
(Not letting my emotions show up for to long feeling Diamond's eyes upon me, I asked, "Remember when I posed for that my darling?" trying to gain a little information from him as I sauntered up to the throne, hoping to see how well he knew my future self. His eyes showed a look of 'crap!' before he regained himself and instead countered with, "I was busy with business, why don't you recall the tale for me love."
As he pulled my bum onto his lap, clasping his arms about my waist in a possessive hold, I felt him pressing up against me, and heat began to burn within me down there. My mind began to hum with alluring thoughts of having sex right here on the throne. All I would have to do was yank up my dress and straddle him and I knew he'd not care about his promise.)
KAMI! NO!
(I retreated to thoughts of Mamoru, fortifying myself with my love for him. His piercing ice blue eyes were nothing like the soulful ones that Mamo – chan held me with. They were so loving, with a bit of possessiveness, but most of all love, passion, security, warmth, just enough to fend others off without yelling 'back off dicks', merely just saying 'she's mine and that's the end of this discussion'. Although when Mamo – chan gets possessive it really turns me on, much like when he held my hands so securely over my head as we made love.
That was a beautiful time in my mind that night. I just wanted to soak in his touch, his warmth, inhale his scent, but anyways. When Diamond gets possessive, it has a more common occurrence to initiate my gag reflex and make me wanna jump outta my skin, and not in a good 'oh kami yes' way, but in a 'oh kami get me outta here' way. Not to mention his hands love to drift to my bum…a LOT!)
Crap!
("If I recall…" I smiled, feigning to remember what happened that day, as if putting my thoughts into words, and make it sounds real and not completely made up, "I remember how you always and still do enjoy lingering your eyes on me. So while you were away on business, I thought to have this picture taken as a way for you to always have me with you, wherever you went or if I was away on business.")
Please believe me! Please believe this stupid lie!
("Oh yes I remember, but not to worry there won't be much need for you to delegate around. As soon as we take over the past with the dark crystal, and kill those miserable senshi, the only 'delegating' you'll need to worry about is in our bedroom." His lecherous grin was proof enough of his thoughts. It was making me wonder what he thought the position of a Queen was really about or if he thought that's all of what I did in the future.
It that was the case I couldn't wait to prove him wrong. "I can't wait. When will we storm the past though?" I asked. He looked to me, "Sooner than you think. I'm preparing things with the Wiseman, he knows more about the dark crystal than anyone.")
Hummm…something to talk to Sapphire about…
She needed to get away from him... to check on the darkness that seemed to seep into a weakness within her barriers. Find the weak points and seal them up. She was losing ground, and worried she didn't have the strength to repel it back.
"Well as much fun as this has been, I think I'll take a bath. All that walking around we did, it was almost like a work out." And indeed it was. They had walked the palace hallways for over two hours. Her feet in the heels to keep herself from tripping over the long dresses he insisted she wore outside the bedroom, were killing her. "Just you wait, you'll probably need two baths a day if not more when we start 'working out'." She had to swallow the feeling that came with those words of lust.
He smiled, not seeing her slight shift or her distress levels, "Mind if I join you?" he sat up, his greater height intimidating. Dominating her petite form, as he hovering inches away from her. A hopeful smile gracing his stern, fine boned face. He was attempting an alluring air, but it wasn't, he was failing as miserably as he used to. Her heart was beating fast, her breath shallow his scent was now becoming appealing to her. Convincing herself without real love in the mix, she would never find him sexy.
I don't love him...I will never love him...oh, kami...I'm scared. I definitely have a weak spot in the walls!
(My soul fell back on memories of Mamo - chan, as I needed to find the strength to regroup and refortify. I knew, Mamo – chan when he wanted to be could either melt or freeze ice with his intimidating stare. Not that I'd ever been on the receiving end of it but I saw it directed at our enemies before in the past. As for intimidating height, Mamo – chan's greater height was always something that attracted me to him…from the very start.
Something about the fairy tale princess reaching up on her toes to kiss her prince just never left me. Mamo – chan was my fairy tale prince. Diamond's hands cupped my bum approvingly, holding me tightly to his groin. I gave a small chuckle in response, "I would love that if I knew y – we could keep our hands from one another."
He started to pout so I pulled his head down and whispered over his lips with my own, "We both know we'll succumb to our desires for one another and that would be the opposite of our promise for once we take earth over." He was in such a state of blurring arousal that when I said, "Kay?" and began walking away he pulled me back to his chest lightening fast and inhaled my neck, my senses could feel his tongue licking a small path from my collar bone to my ear.
My body hummed for him, my thoughts sinking into lewd desire for him. I wanted to break down and cry right there.
My soul was trembling in fear, as my body responded to him in an approving way. As he once again took pleasure in my forced response, "We'll take earth within the next two weeks, then my love, we'll have each other." His words were memorized in my head for my chat with Rei tonight, "You tease…" I pretended to pout, while I slithered from his embrace and walked back to our room. Taking one last look at the transparent picture of the Queen as I left out, the image itself gave me hope. A hope that one day that future would come to pass for me.)
Oh moon mother, I hope I am doing the right thing here…these people have a chance at redemption, I can feel it and now Sapphire is on our side…I believe…I think…
(Getting the bath water ready I felt a presence behind me. Spinning around, bathrobe firmly in place I spotted Sapphire behind me. I clamped my hand over my mouth to avoid the screech of vocals from my throat, "Seriously? The bathroom again?" I demanded. He sighed, "You know how hard it is to talk to you without Diamond or anyone else around to hear us? At least down this hallway?" he snipped at me. Holding the robe tighter I asked, "What happened? What did you do?"
"There's five chips that hold power to the dark crystal, one main one, and four smaller, less lucrative ones." The computer terms thanks to Ami, weren't as hard to figure out as I thought they would be, "So you like pulled a few power plugs?" I surmised and asked at the same time, "Sorta…" he near dead panned, as he tried to figure out a way to explain it to me, "I took two small chips to avoid suspicion on the main one." I nodded understanding.)
"Without even one of those small chips, the dark crystal can't be used to its fullest potential, it'll be like a power surge, it'll fail before anything can truly happen. It's a temporarily solution till we get back to the past and implement your idea." Now she got it, "I get it you bought us some time. Diamond…"she looked over his shoulder to make sure he wasn't around, "Don't worry, I saw him talking to Wiseman before I came down this hallway." He waved off. "Diamond is planning his take over within two weeks time." She stated.
Her news had Sapphire thinking seriously, "There's two people I can give the chips to. Wiseman or Diamond will and can feel the power of them on us. I'm going tonight to give them to Prisma and Ami - chan. But like I said its only temporary, if either of them figure it out, they'll tear the palace apart looking for them, then go to the past to see if somehow our enemies got a hold of them." she nodded with dire understanding.
"And that won't be good. But we can't have the girls hold them for to long." Worries of the girls getting hurt over them too much to bear for her mind. Sapphire looked to her, "Their the legendary Sailor Senshi." he said as if holding onto two computer chips to a powerful dark crystal that had enough power to wipe out a city and make Chernobyl look like a fireworks display wasn't a big deal.
She pursed her lips together in distain, "Their also regular girls with regular lives and regular people to care about. The senshi can handle it, no problem, but take away the powers and what do you have?" her question got her point across, "Look their capable women, I trust them with my life, may times over, I'm just saying the higher the danger value the more worried I become over them." she explained. "This maybe what we do, but were still human, we can still bleed." Her words made him remember how she looked upon arrival.
Bloodied…near death…broken.
"I understand, I'll make sure they know to keep them in a safe place." Then she quirked her brow, "Why not just destroy them?" his eyes widened, then lowered again realizing she didn't know, "Cause the moment their destroyed, the sensor within them sends a beacon to Wiseman alerting him of their destruction. He'll be wherever the chip was destroyed within minutes. It'll compromise the safety of your senshi and your plan." He explained. Her eyes widened, "Oh…is that all?" she asked in mocking shock.
Clearly she got it but didn't like it, "I guess it makes sense…damn that Wiseman…" they both sighed, "I better go before my brother gets here." He dashed off as she noticed her hot water was nearly over flowing. "Kuso!" she cursed, shutting the taps off as she looked around for a cup or something to scoop the excess water out of so it wouldn't spill on the beautiful floor. Finding the cup used for their tooth brushes she grabbed it and for the next ten minutes scooped out enough water to be able to slide in and NOT worry about it over flowing.
Oh kami what a day…oh hell what a week I'm having…and now only two weeks to go…I am losing ground though...I am not going to last that long! I have to find a way to find the weak points and make them stronger. The darkness is twisting my friendship feelings for Diamond and making me have thoughts only reserved for Mamo – chan, for him.
Meanwhile Diamond, after his conversation with the Wiseman about a small power deflate within the core of the dark crystal decided to have a talk with Rubeus, "My Prince." Rubues bowed to him. Diamond's powerful look never left him, "I want you to go into the past and take over another crystal point, and this time actually TAKE it over. You're repeated past failures, starting with the sisters has you on thin ice with me." Rubeus was taken aback by this remark, feeling that with his services in helping him that he had made up for that.
Disgruntled but not showing it he grit out, "Of course my Prince. I'll look for the last point on the map." He shimmered to the command room, dismissing himself, to locate a point that hadn't been exploited before, at least not to full energy gathering plans that is. Finding the Hikawa temple a simple place to steal energy from, he felt he'd have good luck there, not knowing what would be in store for him.
Using the time portal he arrived within the twisting warp of space. Stepping out of the mirrored vortex and onto the sidewalk unnoticed on the abandoned street. Surveying the ancient time worn atmosphere of Sendai Hill, he quickly creating a false identity for himself. Dressed as a stylish businessman, in grey slacks, a black silk shirt and matching suit jacket with dark tan loafer's accompanying his feet.
He looked unassuming and quite boring. The dying ember's of the sun was burning behind the trees, as he waltzed in on the temple grounds as if he owned the place. Briskly moving over the cobble stones up to the Main building and slipping inside.
Big mistake for Rei's grandfather, had sensed Rubeus dark energy and was lying in wait, just behind a rice divider off from the front foyer. The old man snuck up on Rubeus, as the man moved past the divider. Pushing the wall aside and toeing up behind the taller man easily. Even at his age he could sneak up on the best of the best.
Rubeus thought he was being 'ninja' like enough to slip past the regular doors into the establishment. "May I help you young man?" he snapped as politely as possible to the now mortified to be caught red headed man. Angry at himself for not sensing or hearing the old man, not to mention surprised said man looked ready to retire, instead he was able to be more sneaky than he should be, he muttered something to himself before finally answering him.
"I am looking for the energy center of this place, I heard it was the best place to conduct prayers." The old man didn't buy it seeing how the place for prayers was right out in front near the Torrii, at the Temizuya. It was where one would purify themselves at the sacred fountain before giving their prayer's before the bell and box.
This man was looking for something else, something bad and grandpa knew it, "You're not a very good liar, now get out of here before I throw you out." Rubues not used to be caught up in his lies didn't take lightly to being caught so easily. Wondering now why it was so easy for the sisters and so hard for him to take on a disguise. He began wondering if he should have been watching them more closely, observing them instead of waving a hand off in their direction only to take credit later on.
"Nice threat old man…" He snarled, grandpa started to worry when he felt the evil presence growing stronger from the red head. Part of him wanted to call for his granddaughter for help but the other part, the one that would do anything to protect his only grandchild, the one left in his care when her selfish father decided his political career was more important than his own flesh and blood, didn't want her near this seemingly dangerous man.
Rubeus, now un caring, dropped his disguise with a shimmer. Confronting the nervous old man in his normal outfit of flowing grey pants and dark red vest. His dark crescent throbbing with pent up rage upon his forehead. Raising his palms he shot a small wave of dark power at Rei's grandfather. His yell alerting Rei instantly, like a homing beacon that her grandfather was in serious danger.
She darted from the sacred fired room, dressed in her white and red shrine robes. Her bare feet thundering down tambata flooring of the long hallway towards the foyer as if the fires of hell were on her ass, only to find her grandfather had been blasted through a paper wall. The thin wood shattered around his barely standing body, stout legs trembling, had hunched over his knees heaving for breath. His shrine robes hanging tattered around his bare shoulder's, face set in a determined frown.
His heart straining heavily as he had pulled up enough mental psychic power to ward off a substantial amount of the attack. Rubeus stunned but also smiling at the audacity of the human male, who was small enough in his minds eyes to be a dwarf, for the power he presented in defense was mighty. All in all, without the mental power grandpa held he'd be dead from the blast force. When it came to Rebeus he cared none about whom was sacrificed, that and he was desperate to gain favor from his prince.
"So the old man has juice in him. I admit, nicely done. But do you have enough juice for round two?" his answer came in the form of fire ball, though obviously not from the grandfather. Screaming in pain, he looked to where he now had second degree burns on his right arm. Then saw the senshi of Mars, fully ready to kick his ass for daring to harm her grandfather, not that he knew she was the old man granddaughter.
"You are in a sacred place of holy worship, I will not allow your presence here to further disrespect it, in the name of the planet Mars I will chastise you!" she declared, Rubeus angered that within a minute had a senshi already here wondered, "Funny your timing to getting here, very close…almost as if you were already here…" he wondered aloud. Mars tensed not liking where his thoughts were going.
He crossed his arms and rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "I thought it would just be the old man here, but it seems that perhaps another lives here as well." Just then Yuichiro walked in, dressed in his own white and blue robes a mop held tight in his hands, with a bucket of dirty water in the other. Spotting the blunder he walked into, he dropped the bucket. He saw the situation for what it was and took a defensive stance with the mop as a weapon.
To say his stance was goofy but admirable was saying a lot, "I don't know who you are but seeing that you might have just attacked grandpa Hino I suggest you lea – Sailor Mars?!" he questioned, spotting Mars right behind Rubeus. Mars for her part sighed as a sweat drop formed over her head, "Run!" she yelled in mild worry but mostly agitation, as her grandfather attempted a spiritual attack on Rubeus.
While the vile man was distracted by Yuichiro's presence, the attack knocked him off balance but only truly succeeded in pissing the red head off. With a frustrated snarl, Rubeus sent another dark fire ball towards the old man. Blasting grandpa again, Rubeus put a decent amount of force, much stronger blast then before, knocked the poor man out the back divider and onto the grass, knocking him out. It was only his mental barriers that prevented his death, yet again.
"How dare you hurt him!" Mars fired at him. She spotted how close her only true blood relative had nearly died and couldn't let that happen, at least not by the enemy. If her grandpa was to leave this earth it'd be due to natural causes….NOTHING but!
"Searing Mandala!" She formed her kata wither hands, sending a bombardment of fire balls in his direction. Seeing no mercy and already knowing Usagi was debating on his actually being able to be good, his actions towards her were disputable yet she was on the fence about actually letting him die. She sent her 'fire balls' at him, then darted out the front door passed a poor confused Yuichiro. She wanted to draw him out of the temple, to avoid further damage to her grandfather, Yuichiro and the inner grounds of the temple itself.
Rubeus, with his rage rising at being fired upon once again, followed her blindly outside. But it was only to spot Catsy in her human form as she seemed to be there making prayer. The dark curly haired woman was dressed in a smart tight black skirt and matching pumps. With a cute frilly pink blouse that made her look far younger then she was.
His rage changed directions as he spotted her innocent form, happy, fully of mirth, it was something that angered him. Here he was enduring his princes semi wrath for loosing missions he gave to them to take care of yet here she was living a peaceful life. If he was going to suffer in anyway, then in his mind's eye so should she. He shimmered right over to her, making Mars run to Catsy to warn her, "Catsy RUN!" she yelled, trying to keep the panic from her voice. The curly dark haired woman saw Rubeus's angered form looking down at her.
In an effort to protect herself she automatically put her hands up to shield herself. But to no avail her powers of defense were gone, his dark fire consumed her in an inferno. Screaming to the heaven's as she felt her clothing melt and burn away.
Rebeus laughed darkly, "That's what you get for becoming a traitor to our cause you miserable BITCH!" Catsy, now wondering what she ever saw in his cold, calculating jerk, replied back, "At least now I'm happy, and living an evil free life with my sisters. Besides, you left US here. You abandon US, you skeeze bag!" she huffed, her clothes now blackened rags barely hanging off her nearly nude body. Her skin blistered and red from the dull cold tingling of burnt flesh over powering her senses, along with the sour stench of her wounds.
Gaining a back bone to the man she once thought she loved, only to realize how foolish the feelings were considering how he was obviously reacting to her mere presence. Her eyes watered, "I don't know what I saw in you." She stated sadly out loud, "You were a fool to believe in anything I said to you Catsy, you and your sisters, all of you. Your even bigger fools for giving up your powers because now, you can no longer defend yourselves from me." he cackled un caring and mercilessly.
It was then that fire rings came blasting his way, torching his red vest and burning the tips of his hair. He looked over to the main building spotting the senshi of Mars now had back up in the form of Venus and Mercury. Now flanking him near the Torrii. Part of him was grateful that Jupiter wasn't there. He really didn't want to encounter her electric wrath right now. Not that he'd ever admit that out loud.
"One at a time. Once I kill her I'll get right to you miserable brats." He turned back to Catsy to find her gone. "Clever bitch…" he figured she had been there to talk to him long enough to give the other senshi a chance to get there.
Turning towards the three senshi he smirked, "I'm to leave your death's to my Queen but that doesn't mean I can't recoup our loses by taking your energy." He surmised without caring. If anything, senshi energy would bring him the source faster and enable him to get home faster without much work. Smiling as if having concocted a brilliant scheme, he then laughed before casting his dark powers over the area, trapping the girls within a void bubble. They gasped in surprise as he encased them all.
It allowed the last senshi, Jupiter, the one he was the LEAST fond of, to arrive to have her electrical powers bounced off the barrier.
"FUCK!" Jupiter raged, glaring death from the outside of the dark barrier at Rubues. Two small cats joined her in the fight, hackles up growling and howling around the barrier. Rubues narrowed his cold eyes, briefly having remembered seeing a young, dark haired woman in the future. She was a part of the White Moon court... Before the attack, with the exact same coloring as the dark Mau.
It made him wonder about her briefly before focusing his powers to zap the energy from the senshi within. "No worries." He iterated to the girls. He wore a smug as shit smile, looking down at them, as they were trying to use their powers with futility. The barrier absorbing every Love chain, every Shabon Spray, and every Mandala with little effort.
"You might as well stop wasting your time, and effort. In less than 20 minutes, your powers will be completely drained and you won't have to worry about this banal existence anymore." He smirked, before he started to lower his hands, his siphoning powers almost complete over the barrier. Having stolen a decent amount already, thanks to them using their powers against their prison, the barrier was humming with a high pitched whine.
The Senshi's screams vibrated off the barrier, as they crumbled to their knees. Their drainage taking longer than he thought, making him see these senshi as more powerful candidates than he thought. He had really believed that they would be out cold by now, but no, down on their knees in rising anger but not out cold. Even with having used their powers for freedom they still maintained energy and spirit to continue on.
"I'll give you credit for lasting this long but will it hold up from - " he yelped in a small amount of pain as a razor sharp rose came out and slashed across his hand, slicing his skin clean open, little pools of blood seeping out. He shot his head, glare and all in the direction the glowing gold rose had come from. He found the masked capper, standing smug as ever upon the roof of the main building.
Smiling victoriously as he shot two more golden roses out, the power within shattering the power hold over the barrier, releasing the senshi in a flash. "You're finished, Rubeus." Tux said as he prepped him with another bombardment of roses. This time the flower's daggers had turned to razor sharp stone.
Focused on him he didn't see the combined 'lightening and fire' headed his way till the very last second. Barely having a chance to put a barrier for himself up he felt the sting of the powers as they connected so closely to his hands, "I'll get you yet you lousy - " he grunted in pain as Tux used his 'smoking bomber' weapon on him. The blast making his back smoke as he felt his skin start to burn from it. The cloud of dark fog enshrouded him, billowing around the Shrine blocking out the landscape.
Feeling himself out numbered he started to attempt to shimmer away, when he felt a chain of light, looking very much like Venus's 'love me chain' wrap around his body. The power she sent through it, preventing him from shimmering out. He bellowed in rage, needing help and unwilling to admit to defeat he tried to bring forth his secret weapon, something to distract the senshi long enough for him to perform a Houdini act.
In a dark shimmering instant the child girl known as Lady Keres – chan appeared before them all. Standing glowering at them from the top of the Torrii's upper most arch. Dressed as always in her dark princess dress, long silver hair snapping in the wind. However she no longer had the desired effect he thought she would have.
Tux looked in mute disbelief at the whole thing, "Serious you're getting that desperate Rubeus?" the red haired man grit his teeth, "I mean sending in a 50 pound child to do your dirty work for you, come now I thought you were this 'big bad guy'. Have you really no shame? Or are you just used to using females for your personal gain?" he mocked, as his smoke cloud faded away upon the winds.
Leaving Rubeus snarling in fury, to angry to care. He broke through the chain of light by charging his body with dark energy. Screaming to the heavens as he built up his power, then began to slam power strike after power strike at Tux, and the senshi while the vile young girl laughed manically. Though at him, or at the 'wack – a - mole' effect that he was having against his foes you couldn't tell.
He was seemingly playing with the girls as they leaped, and dodged the different blasts and attacks, no one was certain, but either way Keres – chan was laughing it up.
The temple grounds became a small war zone as he kept getting closer and closer to his intended targets. Not giving them a true amount of time to prepare an attack but exhausting much of his own energy up as his anger and rage at to many past failures. Now being surrounded by what he considered to be meaningless humans, whom he couldn't seem to hit with even one true power attack. Trying to hit these senshi was like trying to catch a half dozen buzzing bees, it wasn't going to happen.
Finally getting close enough, Tux engaged Rebeus in a battle of power. His hands glowing gold, his own magical barrier now enshrouding them. As he faced off against the man's fury in hand to hand combat, the girls sought an avenue of taking him down. Gathering their powers together, unable to do a full on 'sailor powered attack', without Sailor Moon, they merely combined all their powers together, using the very last of their reserves.
Holding hands and forming a circle beneath the Torrii. As full dark fell upon the temple grounds, the half moon now floating into view over the metal towers stretching out between the Torrii's arches. They slowly bowed their heads, summoning the last of their energies.
"Mercury Star Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
They shouted in unison, as all their training as of late, enabled them to reach greater heights of power, ascending to their new levels earlier than the felines had anticipated. A rainbow of lights shot out of their bodies combining into a massive force now rocketing towards him. Their energies and need to get back their princess and disable Rubeus for helping Diamond take her to begin with fueled their power.
Rubeus felt a great energy coming at him. By the time he turned around he was hit full blast with the power hit. "Uncle Rubeus!" the child yelled in fright. A small arm reaching uselessly for him, unsure now of what to do as he was in massive amounts of pain.
To weak to fight any more, and rather facing his princes wrath than the pride on the senshi's faces as he would have no choice but to accept defeat he merely muttered, "Let's go Lady Keres – chan!" he used the last of his dark power to shimmer away as did the child. Looking lost and near tears.
The girls grateful for his disappearance fell to their knees in exhaustion. "Okay, thank kami we have been training cause WHEW!" Mars groaned, her voice rough from many attempts to shout out her attacks. "No kidding, he went all out on us today." Jupiter muttered, rubbing her smarting bum. Rubeus had gotten to close for her comfort on more than one occasion. She had a feeling he had it in for her.
"To bad we couldn't weaken him enough to stay, we could have interrogated him to tell us about Usagi – chan and the dark crystal." Two sets of eyes looked away from the blonde senshi, neither wanting to give away the fact that they each knew something about what she wanted to interrogate him about. Rei almost broke but decided against it. Wanting to ask Usagi's permission first, not wanting to compromise her plan. It was then that she saw the same look in Ami's face as well.
It made her wonder if Ami was a part of Usagi's plan and she was un aware of it. Planning to get to the bottom of it, and not wanting to have to interrogate the water senshi, as the girls split up, they agreed to a meeting later that night at the temple. Rei cleaned up the battle scene on her temple's grounds as she thought about how to convince her to tell the other girls. After this she felt they deserved to know the truth.
Midnight came fast for her as they updated Luna and Artemis about Rubeus, since they had no choice but to duck when the blasting started. Agile they may be but even they couldn't tackle a floating, fully enraged Rubeus. They also told them about 'Lady Keres – chan', that she had actually been real, and not something made up or conjured up by Mamoru out of guilt with his loss of Usagi.
Once the girls left, to tired from having their energy used and zapped, Rei used the fires to get into Usagi's mind. Or rather she attempted to. Being blocked she was stunned, so she attempted a stronger connection. Feelings of fear over Usagi began to make her wonder, 'had she been found out'? Rei hoped not, all of Usagi's planning would have been for nothing. Her thoughts betraying her, showing her their beloved princess, currently being tied down in the room of darkness by the evil dark vines.
Her fear took over and gripped her, making her use her full mental force to break through the block and connect. The black field shattered, finding herself in the hallway of doors. The wooden door that resembled the one attached to her house back on earth, lay ajar. Rei dashed down the hall, coming to an abrupt halt, as she spotted Usagi's just inside. The space behind the door having taken the shape of the blondes foyer back on earth.
Wondering where her princess was, she looked about in several directions within the first story quickly. Hoping that her princess was fine and somewhere inside this memory. Hearing light moans she ran up the stairs to the upper hall, down to Usagi's bedroom door without thought to the meaning of the light sounds. Rudely pushing the door open only to find a sight that made her want to gouge her eyes out.
Usagi, in her school uniform, though not an uncommon sight, but the head of dark hair between her legs definitely was. Most definitely UN common, at least to her sights. Rei felt her eyes burning as she took in the sight of her leader's school skirt shoved up around her waist, no sign of an undergarment present, while his hands held her hips firmly to the bed, pinning the blonde angel in front of him, as she moaned in ecstasy. "Taste so amazing Usako…" his mumbled words made the blonde shoot her head back against the bed.
Now mortified, and wishing she could officially burn her own eyes out, she started to open her mouth. Her cheeks flushed bright, tomato red, her feet refusing to move, let alone run. A fist now before her mouth attempting hold her horrifying cries inside, as a piercing scream that she could not control or contain filled the air, scaring the crap out of the occupants on the bed. Pushing her skirt down Usagi looked flushed and startled towards the fire senshi.
"What the hell Rei – chan?!" she sputtered. She was angry, embarrassed and trying to regain herself in from her near orgasmic high, just literal from moments before hand. Mamoru for his regaining value, didn't feel as embarrassed as his love did. Still having her taste on his mouth, he merely felt slightly angered and perturbed that his delicious dessert had been interrupted so rudely. "Is it something important Rei – chan otherwise we were busy." he couldn't help but feel a tad of his arrogance shine through at the current moment.
The long ebony haired miko, was completely unraveling in humiliation at catching them is such a compromised state. Her face was glowing, eyes squeezed shut, wishing the visual she caught would leave her mind's eye, even as she was sputtering and stuttering. Unable to form thoughts or even words.
As for Mamoru, the love of his life was still heavily breathing from exertion and it was a continual sheer turn on for him, knowing even with the interruption her level of arousal hadn't completely left her. It left him still turned on and anxious to get back to his dessert. Even to the point that he was subtly pulling her skirt around. Had it not been for Rei's scream they would have continued on, uncaring to her presence.
Rei for her part, was utterly embarrassed to have walked in on such a beautiful act. Didn't make her want to remember it ever again but she knew that that was many because it was an obvious private moment between the two.
(I was utterly humiliated by Rei's screech. It sounded like a howler monkey seeing a horrible scene. And I was so close to the point of no return. I had to remind myself that she wouldn't have barged in here without a damned good reason. Else wise, she'd be getting a serious Moon kicking for that! Besides with Mamo – chan here, still between my now closing up legs, I felt the effects still coursing through me.)
Oh kami I still want him so badly…I seriously want to throw Rei out, if this isn't serious! I want my man!
Finally finding her words she spoke, "I need to speak with Usagi – chan." her eyes though unable to meet Mamoru's, possibly not for a while, met with Usagi's. Their sisterly bond able to tell her it was something important and unless she wanted him to know, to have him leave now. Usagi stood up wondering if it was something truly serious. "Mamo – chan…" Usagi began. He came up behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist and nuzzled her neck.
He was un caring of how his close proximity with Usagi might affect the still stunned miko. He wanted to have his dessert back on the rumpled bed. The one he hope in reality they could christen as well one day, maybe…as long as no one else was at her home. "Can we at least finish first?" he purred in delight.
It was his wandering hands, though not to inappropriately in front of Rei and the wet trail his tongue was leaving that convinced her, "Give us five minutes Rei – chan." she didn't even bother to wait before turning around in her loves arms. Rei quickly left and gave them a safe ten minutes instead, suddenly wishing Mamoru would call her to let her know it was safe to go into Usagi's mind now.
Reluctantly she headed back upstairs, having spent her time lounging in the memory of the Tsukino's living room down stairs. As a minor safety precaution to her ears she put two fingers in them to avoid any sounds from traveling down the stairs. She didn't need to hear things and let her imagination to fill in the gaps.
Going back in the room she was met with no resistance and found a sated Usagi waiting on her bed. "He is amazing…kami I love him so much." Rei looked down, feeling bad for dispelling the glow of Usagi's obvious post climactic mood, "I want to tell the girls Usagi – chan." Usagi for her part shot her head to her.
"Demo - " this time Rei stopped her, "Rubeus attacked us head on today, I almost…they deserve to know. Plus I think Ami – chan's hiding something from me, so I need to tell them. Please, it's been over two weeks, things are miserable without you, and - " Usagi put her hand up, "Diamond is planning something within two weeks, and since I have already been here so long, as long as you can guarantee me the girls WON'T blow my cover you can tell them."
It was then that Usagi seemed to lose her bliss filled afterglow, "I do miss them so much…" she got misty eyed, now missing her senshi.
"We'll stop him but Usagi – chan, what is going on?" Rei pleaded, her violet eyes filled with sympathy for the hard road her leader was on.
She told Rei everything she knew, Sapphire's defect, his joining their side now, and Ami's help in the matter of their even greater enemy, Wiseman. "She's on orders to NOT say a thing but since I'm letting you tell the girls, go to her first. She's earned it." Usagi gave her a proud smile, blinking away her tears.
Rei nodded, "Oh by the way tell her I'll talk to Sapphire, she's not always there for his meetings with Prisma. They've been starting to rekindle their love if the new attitude he's been sporting has anything to do with it." Rei was stunned to hear about that. Not knowing that that was why Prisma seemed to be happier lately.
"Got it." she was about read to leave when Usagi said, "Oh Rei – chan…?" the miko looked back, "Next time…please wait if you feel a resistance." Usagi gritted through clenched teeth. The miko could only nod feeling highly embarrassed.
Usagi felt she was slipping and might not have much time left as herself. She had wanted to spend this time with her true love, as a final goodbye if it came to that. She had to redouble her efforts to get back to the past as soon as possible. Even now the darkness was stalking just outside her heavy door of protection. Beating upon it in a slow steady assault, and the door was weakening. She was running out of time, but the dark crystal wasn't ready...her plan was taking to long to come to fruition.
She was scared...really, really, scared. She hoped if she did turn, her sister's would have the courage to end her life. She did not want to live as an evil essence.
