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Chapter 34: Final Fight
Hotaru was, once again, walking around the city. This time, though, she didn't have a destination in mind. Her thoughts seemed to drift from one thing to another, but always returned to the same subject. And she found that annoying. If her mind hadn't been in such a state, she would have sensed the person walking right behind her.
"Hotaru, are you okay?" Usagi asked from behind her. Hotaru almost jumped at that but recovered fast and turned to look at the blonde. "You didn't notice me walking behind you?"
The black-haired girl looked at her for a few more seconds then nodded "Yes... I was just distracted."
"It's not like you to be that distracted..." Usagi noted, "Is anything bothering you?"
"Well..." Hotaru started then paused for a few seconds. She then sighed and nodded "Yes... Your brother's been following me around lately."
"Oh... Well, I think he's fallen for you..." Usagi said.
"I... Know that. The problem is, I still don't know if I feel the same way. I hardly even know him."
Usagi nodded "That's true. Maybe you should go out to the movies or something..."
"Isn't that dating?" Hotaru asked.
"You can go as friends, then decide if you like him enough or not."
"I think I understand... though even the 'friend' concept is not one I like to use so openly yet."
"Oh..." Usagi sighed "I see... Most of the team considers you a friend, you know..."
"Oh... I guess I think the same about you all..." Hotaru said "Even though I don't show it."
"Well, I hope everything works out for you and Shingo..."
"Talking about that..." Hotaru said and vanished.
Usagi blinked a few times then heard someone gasp. She turned around to see Shingo and Hotaru talking. "Wonder how she does that...?"
Suddenly there was a scream, followed by people rushing down the street, as it usually happens when some kind of monster shows up. Hotaru looked at Usagi and both nodded.
Just then, Sailor Mercury came running towards them "Girls, this is serious..."
"What kind of critter is it now?" Usagi asked.
"It's... Well... Come and see it," Mercury said.
Usagi and Hotaru both dashed into an alley, and a few seconds later Sailors Moon and Saturn dashed out. Shingo stood there while they left the scene, then shrugged "I guess I'll have to go and take a look..."
Saturn appeared besides him "Don't even think about it."
Shingo looked at her in awe for a second then nodded "Okay, I won't go watch the battle..."
"Good," Saturn said and dashed away again. Shingo watched her go and sighed.
When Moon, Saturn and Mercury arrived to the area where the evil creature was, they saw a blonde man in a suit of armor throwing energy blasts at buildings around them "Who the hell is that guy?" Moon asked.
"Dhaos," Hyperion said as he dodged an energy blast. The rest of the team was trying to beat the man senseless, but to no avail "He was the boss in a game called Tales of Phantasia. Pretty tough boss, too."
Dragon Earth came running towards them "Dhaos? That Arcadia girl's got some nasty ideas..."
"Undine!"
The Senshi all gasped as a massive wave of water shot at them from Dhaos' hand. Hyperion shrugged and shouted "Plasma Fury!" A wave of plasma shot from his sword, cancelling the watery attack.
"So... Dhaos, huh? Where's Origin when we need him?" Dragon Earth joked. "I think a few Eternal level attacks will take care of him."
Moon nodded. "Guess so..."
Just then, Arcadia appeared in front of the group. "I see... There's too many of you here... I think I'll even numbers a bit."
"What are you up to, Arcadia?" Jupiter asked.
"I'll kill you all, isn't that obvious?" Arcadia said then vanished. Two figures appeared in front of the group.
The first was a massive dragon-like creature with purplish scales and green eyes. The second was a huge, oddly-shaped metal creature with two round glowing satellites at it's sides.
"What are those things?" Venus asked.
Hyperion frowned "Trouble... The dragon is Flammie aka The Mana Beast, the final boss of Secret of Mana," he explained.
"And the... Thing over there is Lavos, the final boss of Chrono Trigger," Dragon Earth added.
"Then we'll have to split up and beat them," Moon suggested.
"Sounds like the best way to deal with them," Mercury commented.
"Who's the toughest of the three?" Moon asked.
"The three are tough, but I'd say either Lavos or Dhaos... If Dhaos transforms into his monster form, then it's definitely him."
"Okay, then I'll face that Dhaos guy..."
"I'll get Lavos," Hyperion said "Mars, Mercury, come with me." The other two Senshi nodded and walked towards the weird-looking alien creature.
"I'll fight the Mana Beast," Saturn commented.
"Jupiter, Dragon Earth, go help her," Moon said, "Venus will come with me."
Meanwhile, Arcadia observed them from a nearby rooftop. "This time they won't win. I will show my master that I'm not a loser like Arkin." Unknown to her, someone else was also observing the battle. The green-haired Senshi known as Sailor Pluto stood at the Time Gate, while she watched the battle using her powers to create a magical window in mid-air. "Soon, the games will be over, and real enemies will come to attack them. Let's just hope they can get through what is about to be unleashed."
"If they need my help, I'll be ready," a voice said.
Pluto turned to the voice and nodded to the only other Senshi in the area. "Your powers will be needed soon. For the moment, though, you cannot interfere."
The other Senshi nodded and stared at the battle "They'll win. I know that."
The dragon-like creature fled up high and observed its prey. Saturn, Jupiter and Dragon Earth waited for its first move.
"Here, Flammie, Flammie..." Jupiter said.
Saturn sighed "Moron."
"Thank you." Jupiter said.
"Kids, focus in the battle," Dragon Earth snapped.
The Mana Beast growled then barrelled down at the group. They all leapt aside, but the wind caused by the dragon's fall sent them all staggering back.
"Damnit, was that an attack?" Jupiter asked.
Dragon Earth nodded "The weakest one."
The Mana beast came flying back, but this time stood closer to the ground. It then growled again and started shooting fire blasts at the group.
"This is starting to stink," Saturn muttered.
Hyperion leapt forwards barely dodging an energy beam, then sliced one of Lavos' satellites into dust. A barrage of energy blasts from the other satellite shot at him.
"Ice Shield!"
Hyperion smiled at Mercury, then leapt towards the group. "Well, if I remember it correctly..." The satellite he'd just destroyed reformed, and he nodded "We need to destroy all three fast enough so they won't revive."
Mercury and Mars nodded at each other and dashed towards Lavos. Lavos shot a huge beam at them, but they both leapt aside, the momentum from their dash placing them in front of the two satellites.
"Mars Flaming Spear!"
"Mercury Ice Ball!"
Hyperion nodded "Now, attack the center! Solar Plasma Fury!"
"Mercury Ice Ball!"
"Mars Flaming Spear!"
The three attacks hit Lavos, but the creature just shrugged them off. The two satellites reformed.
"Looks like it's tougher than we thought," Mars pointed.
"Moon Twilight Beam!"
"Venus Morning Star Smash!"
Dhaos created a dark energy shield and the attacks were absorbed by it, then vanished and reappeared a few meters away.
"Gee, he is definitely tough..." Moon muttered.
"Okay, here's the plan," Hyperion said, "I'll get the two satellites as fast as I can, then you girls can blast the center into pieces."
"It might work," Mars said.
"It has to work," Mercury noted.
"Ready or not, here I come!" Hyperion charged forwards, zig-zagging to dodge Lavos' energy attacks, then leapt at the right satellite. He dug his sword on it and kicked it away using the momentum to leap over Lavos' center and slice through the left satellite. Both vanished.
"NOW!" Mercury shouted "Mercury Ice Ball!"
"Mars Flaming Spear!"
The two attacks hit Lavos dead on, vaporizing it. The Senshi all cheered.
"Wow, I actually got one of my plans to work without getting beaten up in the process..." Hyperion said in awe.
"There's always a first time..." Mercury teased.
Hyperion laughed, "I guess so..."
Saturn frowned as the Mana Beast once again started shooting fireballs at them "If only I could get close to it... Hmmm..."
"Can't you teleport up there?" Dragon Earth asked.
"Well, I never tried to teleport into the air..." Saturn admitted, "But it's worth a try."
"Okay we'll, keep it distracted." Dragon Earth said.
Jupiter nodded and started shooting her attack at the Mana Beast.
Saturn looked at the creature for a few seconds then nodded and vanished. Dragon Earth looked up and saw Saturn materializing just a few meters above the Mana Beast, her glaive pointed at the creature. "So she could do it..." Dragon Earth said with a smile.
Saturn dropped towards the dragon, stabbing her glaive through its chest, then shouted "Saturn Death Beam!"
The two Senshi all looked at the scene and gasped. The Mana Beast was instantly vaporized by the attack, and Saturn started pummeling down. "Somebody catch her!" Jupiter shouted.
Dragon Earth nodded and leapt up. Unfortunately, he was off for a few meters and couldn't catch Saturn. "Damn..."
"Gotcha!" Jupiter shouted and leapt up, catching Saturn and landing on her feet a few meters away from Dragon Earth, holding Saturn in her arms.
Saturn looked at Jupiter and nodded "Thank you." She then teleported out of her arms.
"Well, I tried," Dragon Earth muttered.
Dhaos shot a huge energy beam and the two Senshi dodged it. The fight had been even so far, since neither side had been able to hit the other.
"We need a plan," Moon said.
"But all the strategists are fighting the other creatures," Venus pointed.
"Yeah, well... I can think of a plan too..." Moon muttered and started thinking.
Venus turned as she shot her 'Crescent Storm' at Dhaos. "Well, better hurry..." and then grinned and dodged a blast from Dhaos when she saw Moon shining. "I think that means Game Over for this boss..."
Moon grinned back "I guess so... Moonlight Screen!"
Dhaos formed a shield to stop the light disc, but it didn't stop Moon's attack. The evil alien was hit and sent rolling back a few meters.
Venus grinned "Guess that was all..."
"No, it's still alive," Ann pointed.
"DIE!" Dhaos shouted and unleashed a barrage of lightning-like dark energy beams. Moon was hit and sent crashing into a clothing store.
"That bastard hurt Usagi!" Venus said furiously. "I'll show him why he shouldn't mess with my friends, Venus Eternal Power! Venus Light Chain..." The light chain formed in her hand, but split in several chains as she looked at Dhaos "... Fury!" The chains all shot forwards, hitting Dhaos several times before vanishing. The creature fell backwards.
Moon walked out of the store and grinned "Wow, I see you took care of the situation..."
"Well, too much for the bosses," Hyperion said as he and the rest of the Senshi team walked towards Moon.
Arcadia materialized in front of them "You foolish humans. This will be your last battle, for I, the great Arcadia, will destroy you!"
Mercury scanned Arcadia with her visor once again, but this time the readings told her something more about her. She rose an eyebrow but said nothing.
"Ready to die?" Arcadia teased.
"We were about to ask you the same thing," Dragon Earth noted.
Arcadia frowned and shot an energy blast at the group. Mercury summoned her ice shield and deflected it. "Do you still think you can beat me?" the evil woman asked and chuckled, "You would be able to defeat me if you were not tired. See, that was my plan all along, to use those game characters to wear you down and then I'd be able to destroy you easily."
"Big words, Arcadia, but can you back them up with actions?" Venus asked.
"Just try one of your pitiful attacks on me... Go ahead, I dare you. "
Moon frowned "You asked for it. Moonlight Screen!"
Arcadia chuckled and punched the attack, sending it crashing back at the group. The Senshi were all knocked to the ground by it.
"I won," the evil woman said and laughed evilly...
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