SailorStar9:With Chapter 82 uploaded, this is Chapter 83 of this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Established!Zen/Ami, Established!Rikuo/Hotaru

Disclaimers: This fic idea and the Rikuo/Hotaru pairing belong to Pavel123; I only own the plot idea and the main pairing. Anything else belong to their respective owners.

Chapter 83: Invasion From an Alternate Dimension! The Mystery of Mugen Academy

In Mamoru's apartment...

"What are you looking for on the computer, Mamo-chan?" Usagi asked, Mamoru was typing away on his laptop.

"Information about Professor Tomoe should be registered in the academic files." Mamoru explained. "Perhaps, there's a clue there." he pulled out a newspaper article. "There it is. Tomoe Souichi, the pioneer man in genetic engineering. Professor at Mugen Academy?"

"Mugen Academy?" Rei echoed.

"That's where Haruka and the others attend, right?" Luna inquired.

"That's the elite school with strict standards, full of geniuses, right?" Makoto asked.

"Yes," Ami nodded. "An education from elementary school all the way to its university. I hear that that high-rise building which serves as their campus is filled with state-of-the-art equipment."

"Not only is Tomoe Souichi a professor at Mugen Academy, but he's also the owner." Mamoru added.

"Perhaps that's a clue at that school." Ami suggested.

"It looks like we need to investigate." Minako decided. "Setsuna." she turned to see the Time Senshi at the door.

"You're just in time." Mamoru addressed the green-haired Senshi. "We would like to ask a little about Mugen Academy."

"Mugen Academy is a school that Tomoe Souichi created three years ago." Setsuna related. "However, many strange incidents have happened on campus. So Uranus and Neptune, who'd been thinking the school was suspicious for a while, entered Mugen Academy as students to investigate.

"Undercover operation..." Luna breathed.

"Then, Professor Tomoe..." Artemis gasped.

"We feel that he has something to do with the Death Busters." Setsuna confirmed.

"But then, Hotaru..." Minako gaped.

"Is part of the Death Busters, too?" Makoto pressed.

"We don't know for sure." Setsuna replied. "But, what we do know is that Nura Rikuo managed to exorcise the parasite demon that had been using her body as a host. And with the demon removed, she has awakened her powers as Sailor Saturn."

In Professor Tomoe's laboratory...

"It's me." Professor Tomoe took the call.

"Professor, it's Mimete." Mimete answered. "I found the next target; the authority on the physics of alternate dimensions, Dr. Sergei Asimov. He's holding a special lecture at Mugen Academy today."

"The theory of an alternative universe..." Professor Tomoe was intrigued. "A very curious hypothesis. Unfortunately, there is no need for you to head out for now. I'll be contacting you soon, Mimete." he ended the call. "It's time to go, Tellu." he turned to the plant manipulator, unaware Mimete had placed an electronic bug under his desk. "She is doing her best. But, I'm not getting the results I really want. So, I decided that I should put my hopes on you."

Outside Mugen Academy...

"So creepy..." Usagi sweatdropped.

"I do feel something ominous here." Rei scanned the school with her psychic senses.

"It seems like this school is holding a special lecture with a guest speaker today." Artemis noted.

"It's our chance." Ami could not let an opportunity slip by. "Let's go."

In the lecture hall...

"An alternate universe; it's not a faraway existence." Dr. Asimov started his lecture. "The possibility that an alternate dimension and our own universe are always working in parallel to one another is very large. For instance, take a small nebula like this." a small swirling nebula appeared on screen. "Perhaps, it's that nebulae like this, are just invisible to us, and may as well exist right next to us. And there is the further possibility that there are life-forms inside. We are unable to see them. But at the same time, I believe that they are unable to see us, either. Likewise, there is a possibility that outside our universe, there lies an even bigger universe. We are unable to see it for now, but if the conditions are right, we will be able to find such an universe and observe it."

In the computer security room...

"I'm glad that the school staff are all so academic." Haruka remarked. "We can even come inside off-limit places like this as a result."

"But the entrance to the central headquarters of the Death Busters..." Michiru frowned.

"Is not that easy to find, huh?" Haruka finished.

"Those girls are also investigating this Mugen Academy." Setsuna informed, entering the security room.

In the lecture hall...

"This is only my hypothesis, perhaps it's true that the alternate universe in itself may be a giant life-form." Dr. Asimov continued. "Now, next I'll start explaining the equations for the structure of the alternate dimensional universe."

"Everyone," Mimete voiced, appearing beneath the stage after extinguishing the lights. "Although we are in the middle of the lecture, Dr. Asimov will be leaving now. Please pardon the inconvenience. I won't let Tellu take this glory from me. Charm Buster!" she fired her attack at the audience. "Appear, Daimon!" she summoned the Daimon she brought with her. "Do it all in one shot, U-Pasokon." she instructed.

"Preparation complete." U-Pasokon grabbed Dr. Asimov by the collar. "Suction."

"Mimete!" Sailor Moon barked, appearing at the door along with the rest of the Senshi. "Trying to steal the heart of a professor, the treasure of humankind. We won't forgive people like that. For love and justice, the pretty sailor-suited Senshi, Sailor Moon! In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!"

"All you do is talk nonsense." Mimete snorted. "U-Pasokon, get them."

"Prepare for attack." U-Pasokon readied her attack. "Mount." she locked on the Inner Senshi with her visor. "Confirm targets. First attack." she lashed out a group of electronic mice at the Senshi and said mice turned into actual rodents in midair.

"Great Fireball!" Sailor Mars' massive flame sphere incinerated the mice attacking them.

"Thunderbolt!" charging up electricity in her hand, Sailor Jupiter leapt over the seats and landed in front of U-Pasokon, before slamming the powered up electric attack into the Daimon's stomach.

"Not yet." Sailor Mercury was using her crystal visor. "They're still hiding somewhere around here."

"Light Cannon!" Sailor Venus' energy beam burnt the attacking mice into a crisp.

"Being of your guard is bad." U-Pasokon snapped, taking out Sailors Mars and Jupiter with a pair of tossed CPU tower metal sheets.

"I'm over here, too, you know." Mimete reminded. "Charm Buster!"

"Avalanche Defense!" Sailor Mercury's compacted snow barrier was erected just in time to block out the attack.

"If I bring back a Pure Heart, and also defeat these brats, I will make it back to the group." Mimete bragged, bringing out the device she had brought along. "U-Pasokon, finish them off."

"Death Ripple!" Sailor Saturn's death energy wave immobilized the distracted Daimon.

"Please, don't move." Rikuo gave Mimete a serene smile, the Nenekirimaru was poised at her stomach.

"You won't want us accidentally cutting something." Zen added, his wakizashi rested dangerously near her throat.

"Mercury Guardian Power!" Sailor Mercury took the opening to power up. "Hailstorm Burst!" she took out the Daimon.

"Now, Mimete, give it up." Rikuo warned.

"What are you talking about?" Mimete snorted, backing off to her device. "I still have the ultimate weapon. Witches Electric Wrap!" she activated the machine, allowing herself to be sucked into the lecture hall screen. "Now, Mimete will be performing on stage." she laughed.

"What the..." Rikuo gawked as the giantified Mimete appeared on the large screen.

"Were you surprised?" Mimete bragged. "But it's not just my body that grew bigger. This machine makes my powers tens of times as strong as well. It feels so good."

"Wonderful, Mimete." Tellu giggled. "You really are wonderful. But it's not good to take someone else's work away, you know."

"Shut up." Mimete snapped. "Don't get in my way."

"Do you know why our old chief, Eudial, didn't use that machine?" Tellu asked.

"That's..." Zen's eyes widened when he saw the power cord in Tellu's hand.

"One thing about that machine, when you turn off the power while you're still in the monitor, you're trapped in there forever."

"Stop." Mimete panicked. "Please stop! Anything but that. Just don't pull that plug."

"Farewell, idiot." Tellu grinned and tugged the cord out of the socket, taking out Mimete.

SailorStar9: Well, this chapter is done. Thoughts, reviews, anyone?