Blueeyeddevil06, thank you for being my beta.
When the attack from Nephrite's youma came, Amy was more than ready. She'd been itching to kick some ass since Zoisite left and went back to D Point. When the call came in, she smiled and took off running for the park. She was fully transformed by the time she got there.
Darien arrived at the park with Serena, both fully transformed, and he was worried about the amount of youma that was there. Serena skidded to a stop as Sailor Moon when she took in the scene and looked back at him in shock, "Is this some kind of a joke? Is there really only one youma?" Tuxedo Mask just shrugged.
When all the Sailor Scouts arrived, Sailor Moon ordered, "Fan out. This could be a trap. Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, look around for more youma. Sailor Mercury, scan for its weakness. Sailor Venus, with me. She then winked at Tuxedo Mask and said, "You guard my ass, baby."
"It's a nice ass," he quipped back.
Despite his teasing tone, he was still skittish. His mind couldn't comprehend such a weak attack. This had to be a trap. He watched desperately for the trick as Sailor Mercury scanned the youma for a weakness.
"Its face. That's its weakness. This is way too easy!" She added almost as an afterthought. It was all making her uncomfortable.
As she said that, Sailor Moon pulled her tiara off and launched it at the youma, dusting it.
They all stared at the dust blowing in the wind. How was it all over so soon? Then Nephrite appeared before them, smirking and said, "Until the next battle," and then disappeared. He knew they wouldn't figure out the trap until it was too late.
Sailor Moon looked at Tuxedo Mask in confusion and shrugged, "If more appear, we'll all be alerted. I don't want to hang out here in the open and leave us all vulnerable to attack."
"I'm with you on that one," he quickly agreed. They all then split up to make their way from the confusing battle.
Mina stayed transformed as Sailor Venus and stood on top of the Crown Arcade. Kunzite was looking for her at the park and was coming up empty again. She started giggling.
Nephrite appeared behind Sailor Venus and smiled. This was going to be so much fun. She was so focused on Kunzite and his lust for her that she didn't notice he was there, and she was in danger.
What he'd decided in Beryl's throne room two days ago was that he was going to take out two birds with one stone. He was angry that he kept losing, and he knew that Kunzite had been having sex with Sailor Venus. Now she was his for the taking.
At the moment, he was pissed that he lost as Jadeite had over and over again, and he knew how that ended. It ended in Jadeite's death. The worst of it all was that their queen didn't care that he was gone. He didn't want that to be what happened to him. She was already mad at him, and he knew he was headed for trouble. So he wanted to give her something to make her proud of him. Sailor Venus' death was going to be that something. As an added treat, he would make that jackass Kunzite watch him torture her to death. That and take away his play toy.
He wanted Kunzite to suffer for all the times he laughed at him and told him he would fail their queen, and when he said that he wasn't good enough to beat the Sailor Scouts and find the Silver Crystal. He would show him.
So while Sailor Venus was distracted watching Kunzite frantically search for her, he quietly stepped behind her and swiftly knocked her unconscious. She collapsed in his arms, and he smiled.
He had her now.
Kunzite was standing in the dungeons staring at an unconscious Sailor Venus in horror. Nephrite had come to him bragging that he captured a Sailor Scout and that he was about to torture her to death and present her to their queen. He then invited him to come along and watch. Kunzite went along because, deep down, he was hoping it wasn't her.
When he stepped into the room, he saw Sailor Venus strapped to a table, and his vision blurred. He was instantly sick to his stomach as the room started to spin.
Nephrite smiled when he saw Kunzite's face. He hadn't been able to control his reactions when he saw her. It was apparent that he was absolutely horrified. Good. This was going to be so much fun. He rubbed his hands together in glee.
"I thought you might like to watch," Nephrite said right before he turned on an electric current that ran through her body, waking her up and making her scream out in extreme pain. Her cries of agony echoed off the walls.
When he turned it off, she looked at Nephrite and glared at him. "I won't tell you anything! I don't care how much you try to torture me." He smiled over how defiant she was, for now.
"Oh, little girl. I'm not asking any questions. Kunzite and I just want to have a little fun," Nephrite replied.
Her eyes whipped to Kunzite, and tears came to her eyes. "You too?" She asked in a broken voice.
Nephrite flicked a switch, and she was arching her back and screaming in agony again. This time with the knowledge that Kunzite was part of the pain she was suffering. Yay, for another added level of torture, he thought.
When the pain finally stopped, she looked at Kunzite, crying, and whispered brokenly, "I still love you." She tried to force a smile when she looked at him.
Kunzite suddenly felt like his brain was breaking into pieces. He grabbed his head and screamed out in agony, and then he realized Sailor Venus was screaming too. Nephrite was torturing her again. An intense, blinding pain shot through his head, and he almost collapsed on the floor. He caught himself, and then he remembered. He remembered his past and the darkness that invaded him. Most of all, he remembered her.
Kunzite forced himself to stand despite the agony he was feeling. He reached out, grabbing Nephrite by the neck, and slammed his head into the stone wall. He smiled when Nephrite collapsed on the ground unconscious. Sailor Venus had already stopped screaming.
Shaking, he quickly walked over to her. His head was finally clearing, and he had love in his eyes. Love she didn't see since she'd already slipped into blissful unconsciousness.
He untied her arms and legs from the cold metal torture table and tenderly gathered her into his arms. He then leaned forward and gently kissed her forehead. "I love you, and I will protect you from now on. Now, it's time to get you out of here."
He then walked out of the dungeon room quickly and disappeared, reappearing in the park. He didn't know where to go or where she lived. All he knew was he had to keep her safe. She was his to protect now.
He found a bench and sat there with her, making it look like she'd fallen asleep against him. He then waited for her to wake up from the torture that had been inflicted on her, he knew, because of him. His self-loathing was almost palpable. He knew he'd try to find a way to make it up to her. He didn't know if that was possible, though. He waited with his eyes searching for potential threats. He would keep her safe or die trying.
Zoisite was pissed that he didn't realize Nephrite had planned on torturing Mina. He ran to his room, cleansed himself of dark energy, and then went looking for Amy. He needed her to approach Kunzite. He knew the former Dark General wouldn't trust him yet. At least he knew Kunzite was out from under Beryl's control.