SailorStar9: So, I've decided to get my ass down and continue this fic. At long last, I present Chapter 14. 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.
Disclaimers: Nothing here is mine, well, except the plot and the pairing.
Chapter 14: Only You Could Understand My Joys And My Sadness
"Okay, they're here... What now?" Moon asked.
"Now they will serve their purpose," Pluto said.
"I don't understand." the blond Senshi looked at the Time Senshi
"I lied when I said I didn't know who the Messiah were. I know who the one of Light is," Pluto explained.
"Who?" Moon asked. The Talismans floated towards Mercury and started circling her. "What's going on?"
"Don't worry," Pluto said, "You'll see it in a second.
Eudial woke up and looked at Mercury. The Talismans were floating around her, and her body was covered with light. "Damn... I can't let her get their power..."
Mimete also stood up, "We must... stop her."
Mercury closed her eyes. She could feel the power of the three artifacts flowing through her body. A new power, she thought. I feel much stronger than before... but...
"Lightning Buster!"
"Ice Buster!"
Mercury opened her eyes and saw the attacks coming at her. The other Senshi gasped, but she just stood there as her henshin pen appeared in her hands. "Mercury Crisis Power!"
A wave of light washed over Mercury, absorbing the attacks. As more and more energy gathered in her her pen's crystal, her suit changed. The skirt became a paler blue, with a navy blue trim around the lower part. Her back bow grew longer, and the trim of her blue boots turned white. Her elbow pads grew larger and transparent. As the light dimmed, Sailor Mercury looked at the two witches "You've caused enough trouble today. But now the Talismans are in the right side of the battle. So you better leave while you can."
"I am not going to give up!" Eudial snapped, then looked at Mimete.
"Sorry, I'm smart enough to know when I can't win." Mimete shrugged and vanished.
"Coward..." Eudial muttered. She then turned back to Mercury. "No matter how much stronger you are, you will still die. LIGHTNING BUSTER!"
"Mercury..." icy dust energy swirled around Mercury's newly materialized scepter, the Salvation Scepter. "Aurora..." the energy collected within the wand's orb, slowly forming a ball of ice energy that grew larger at an amazing rate "Spiral!" The gathered energy bolted out of the wand and fled towards Eudial forming a spiral-shaped beam.
"It's not... possible..." Eudial gaped in shock as her attack was run over by Mercury's own attack. A split second later, the attack hit her, and she screamed in pain as she was locked in solid ice.
The other Senshi all gasped in shock. Where Eudial had been standing a second ago, there was an ice block which was already melting under the sun and Eudial was nowhere to be found.
Pluto nodded and smiled, "Everything went as it should."
The two crystals in Pluto's hands floated down to where Uranus and Neptune were, and went into their bodies. The two rogue Senshi stood up slowly and looked around.
"What happened?"
"We're not... dead?" Uranus asked.
"Where are the Talismans?" Neptune asked.
"They're back where they belong," Pluto responded. Uranus and Neptune looked at each other confusedly, then noticed Mercury's suit looked different.
"Is she the Messiah?" Uranus asked.
Pluto nodded again, "Yes."
"Why isn't her suit turning back to Cosmic?" Mars asked.
"There's no need for that." Pluto explained. "Once you reach Crisis, each successive power-up will be permanent."
"So, Mercury can use that attack anytime she wants?" Jupiter asked confusedly.
"I'm Tellu, the fourth Witch." Tellu glared at the Senshi "And I'm here to get the Talismans."
"You're late, they're ours now." Moon taunted.
"I see..." Tellu noticed Mercury's upgraded suit. "I can feel that girl's power is way stronger than it should. That means she's the one that absorbed the Talismans' power."
"You won't get her!" Mars snapped.
"Get lost, kid." Tellu snarled.
"Burning Mandala!"
Tellu frowned. "Earth Buster!" A wave of small rocks and leaves hit Mars' attack tearing it apart. "If that's the best you can do, you are in trouble."
"World Shaking!"
"Deep Submerge!"
Tellu chuckled "Please... your power is nothing I can't handle."
"We can still try." Uranus retorted.
"We won't let anyone get Mercury." Neptune swore.
"Neither will we." Moon added and the Senshi all leapt down to the ground and got ready to attack.
"This will be fun..." Tellu said with a smirk.
"Group attack!" Venus ordered.
"I don't think so... Earth Buster!"
All the Senshi except for Pluto and Moon were knocked out by the attack. Pluto looked at the Moon Senshi and noted, "Well, this will be harder than I expected."
Moon nodded, "I agree. But that doesn't mean I'll give up."
Tellu laughed, "You can't be serious. There's no way you morons can win. Now get ready to die."
"I don't think so." Moon snapped and her body started glowing with light.
Tellu gasped, "No way..."
"Moon Crisis Power!" Moon was surrounded by a light wall, which shimmered into moon dust a few seconds later. She was wearing her usual suit, except the elbow pads were transparent like Mercury's. "Amazing..."
By now, all of the Senshi had recovered and were looking at Moon in awe. "How...?" Mars gasped.
"Since Sailor Mercury unlocked that level, the other members of the team will be able to turn into Crisis Senshi as well." Pluto explained. "But you must find out how to do it yourselves."
Sailor Moon looked at Tellu. "So, are you going to give up or do I have to beat some sense into your skull?"
"Go ahead and try," Tellu teased.
"Moon... Moonlight..." tendrils of energy collected at the tip of Moon's newly summoned Staff of Moon Calling. The area around her started shaking. She aimed the energy at Tellu and finished her attack cry. "Storm!"
The result was quite impressive. A rainstorm of needle-thin light energy rushed at Tellu. The wave hit it's target, together with a light beam. Tellu fell to the ground and gasped, "It's not possible... I'll get you next time, Senshi!" she promised and vanished.
"Well now, Eudial's gone." Tuxedo Kamen said.
"But Tellu is way stronger." Venus pointed out. "And Mimete's still around."
"Mimete, you shouldn't have..."
"... abandoned Eudial like that."
"She was too reckless, I knew Mercury would be able to vaporize us both if we both stayed." Mimete said.
"Even I wouldn't have stand much of a chance against her." Tellu admitted as she walked out from the shadows.
"That's true..."
"... and you need not risk yourselves. However, ..."
"... our Messiah needs a body to exist..."
"... in this world. You must go and bring us..."
"... the one whose heart is closest to Darkness."
Tellu nodded. "I know who you mean. We'll go and capture her at once."
"Rushing things won't help." Mimete advised.
"What do you mean?" Tellu demanded
"Mimete's right, you both were wounded in..."
"... the last battle, so you shouldn't..."
"... attack yet, besides we..."
"... don't know how much it takes for Mercury to..."
"... get used to her new power..."
"... you wouldn't stand a chance against her right now."
"I see..." Tellu said. "All right, then we'll wait until tomorrow."
The next day, after school...
"What's the matter, Ami-sama?" a worried Falcomon asked, poking his head out from the sports bag he had hidden himself in after hearing Ami sigh for the fifth time.
"It's nothing." Ami replied, recalling the death glares Usagi had given her during school; the blond Princess was obviously angered that she was not the first to gain the Talismans' powers first: as the Moon Princess, she was used to being more powerful than the other Senshi.
"Tsukino-sama isn't happy that the Talismans didn't come to her first." Falcomon remarked, matter-of-factly.
"From the glares she keep giving me in school, yes." Ami nodded, pillowing her head on her clasped hands.
Meanwhile...
In order to pacify the fuming Usagi, Mamoru had bought the younger girl a triple-scoop ice cream.
"How sweet." a pair of snarling voices interrupted the couple. "Too bad we have to break it up."
Mamoru looked at Mimete and Tellu who had just appeared in front of them and frowned. "What do you want?"
"From you, nothing. It's your little girlfriend we're here for." Mimete shrugged.
"I won't let you hurt her." Mamoru snapped and pulled out a rose to transform into Tuxedo Kamen.
"Oh how sweet, defending his girlfriend..." Mimete mocked.
"Moon Crisis Power!"
"That just makes it easier for us." Tellu commented.
"I don't think so." Moon snapped. "Moon Moonlight Storm!"
Tellu leapt out of the way, but Mimete was caught off-guard and barely managed to dodge the energy beam.
"Round two then." Mimete muttered, regaining her footing. "You've got to be kidding." she leapt out of the way of Tuxedo Kamen's barrage of thrown roses.
"Earth Buster!"
Tuxedo Kamen side-stepped the incoming attack, causing Mimete to get hit back Tellu's attack.
Elsewhere...
"What in the world..." Yamato started when an energy blast hit the pavement in front of him.
Floating a few meters above the ground, were two figures. Two girls that didn't look older than the Senshi. They had long staves that ended up in a loop as weapons, and were wearing identical form-fitting leotard-like suits, one blue and the other red. The suits matched the girls' hair and eye colors, and both had identical faces that were smiling coldly at the Holder of the Friendship Crest. They both pointed their staves at the teen and shot again.
"Who are they?" Gabumon asked.
"The next batch of witches, I guess." Yamato pondered. "Gabumon, let's beat them and meet up with Ami."
The two girls slowly floated down to the ground and laughed. "You cannot..."
"... beat us, DigiDestined."
"We can't?" Yamato echoed. "How can you be so sure?"
"Because we are..."
"... too powerful..."
"... for you."
After a few seconds of silence, Gabumon frowned. "Ain't you going to attack?"
"You..."
"... first."
"Suits you." Yamato shrugged and produced his Digivice.
"Gabumon digivolve to... Garurumon!" the large wolf-like Digimon manifested. "Fox Fire!" the Adult-level Digimon let loose his stream of blue flames at the two Witches.
The two girls swung their staves at the incoming attack, absorbing it. "Is that..."
"... the best..."
"... you can do?"
"Nova Blast!"
"Hey, Yamato, need help?" Taichi ran into the scene.
The two girls swung their staves at the incoming fireball. The staves absorbed the flames and started shining with energy. "I guess... "
"... it's time..."
"... to stop..."
"... playing."
"TWIN BUSTER!" both girls shouted at once. Two massive energy beams shot from their staves, hitting the two DigiDestined and sending the two boys flying backwards.
Tellu leapt over Moon's magic staff, landing right behind her. She spun around rapidly and summoned her attack. "Earth Buster!" Moon was knocked down by the attack. Tellu grabbed her by the collar and smirked.
"I won't let you escape!" Tuxedo Kamen summoned the sword he used as Prince Endymion.
"Ice Buster!" Mimete's attack sent Tuxedo Kamen slamming to the ground. "Like you have any saying in the matter... Tellu, take Moon to our base, I'll take care of this pest."
Tellu nodded and vanished.
Tuxedo Kamen staggered up and glared at her, "What do you want her for?"
Mimete shrugged, "None of your business. Besides you're about to die anyways. Ice..."
"Burning Mandala!"
Mimete was caught off-guard as Mars' attack sent her staggering forwards. Tuxedo Kamen saw the chance to attack and stabbed his sword through her chest. "Touche."
"How... you...?" Mimete stammered, blood flooding out from the wound in her chest and slumped to the ground, before vanishing.
"Nice." Mars nodded.
"Thanks for helping me." Tuxedo Kamen nodded back. "But they got Usako."
"We need to tell the others." Mars frowned.
Taichi and Yamato knelt beside their fallen Digimon partners. Those two women were too strong, even for two Adult-level Digimon. How could they possibly defeat them?
"Tellu has..."
"... completed her mission."
Yamato frowned. Mission? What did that mean?
"Sorry boys but..."
"... we cannot stay and play with you..."
"... we'll finish this battle with the Senshi soon."
And with that, the two evil women were gone. Taichi staggered up and looked around as both Greymon and Garurumon reverted back to their Rookie forms.
"Sorry for the delay." Ami ran in with Falcomon flying by her head. "But Tuxedo Kamen just informed us that the enemy has captured Usagi. On the bright side, Mimete not going to bother us any longer."
"So, did one of you girls blast her to pieces?" Taichi asked.
"It wasn't Mars." Ami replied.
"It was Tuxedo Kamen?" both DigiDestined echoed in disbelief.
SailorStar9: Okay, I'm done with this chapter. Read and review folks.