RETURN OF THE JEDITE
by Tuxedo Alex
AUTHORS NOTES
This story is supposed to provide an alternate story line to the Sailor Moon series. It starts after the Sailor Moon R series ends (the Death Phantom is destroyed and Rini goes home to Crystal Tokyo). The next events are of my own creation and do not relate to the Sailor Moon S series (at least not intentionally).
I finished this fanfic over a year ago, before the S and SuperS seasons were dubbed in America. Please excuse any attack names that are DiC-ish, because that is what I had to work with at the time. ;) This story, after looking back, seems a cross between Japanese and American references. So, please excuse the term "Negaverse" as opposed to "Dark Kingdom", because the story focuses on Jedite.
Yes, I wrote "Scouts" instead of "Senshi" as well. My intentions are on the side of good, however, as I rectify this later on in the story!
Also, each part posted here will contain two chapters.
Anyway, please enjoy the story!
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LAST TIME...
Lilithite had broken into the Tsukino household, and made off with the Imperium Silver Crystal! Lilithite escaped and teleported back to where Jedite was located, for his immediate resurrection. The Sailor Scouts met the following morning and organized a search. Darien also arrived, and left with his very own communicator.
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CHAPTER 3
Lilithite appeared once more in front of the green crystal that imprisoned Jedite. A twisted smirk appeared upon her face. "Oh, Jedite, I've been successful!" she exclaimed with joy. "I have retrieved the Imperium Silver Crystal!"
She held it high above her head as if it was a trophy. In fact, it was a trophy to her. It represented all the failed attempts Queen Beryl tried to steal the crystal to the one attempt Lilithite made. And now, she would use her prize to release the evil that grew over time in the prison crystal. She knew that the longer the demons remained imprisoned in the crystals, their power and rage increased. If they were ever to be released again, they would be at least twice as strong as they already were; maybe even more so.
"Now, let's see," she muttered to herself, "how do I work this. Maybe if I yell out the right command." She raised the crystal high into the air and began to shout random commands (and various curses when they didn't work). Finally, she came across something that worked; to an extent. "Imperium Crystal!" she shouted. "Free this tortured soul from his bonds! Cast his soul into freedom!"
The crystal flared with a bright light, and a beam of energy hit Jedite's crystal with full force. When the beam ended, and the light cleared, the crystal still stood, without a scratch.
"I don't believe this!" she shouted. "It was supposed to work!"
"Who awoke me from my slumber?" a voice boomed.
This startled her greatly. She did not know where the voice came from. She looked to her left, than to her right. No one was there. Finally, she cast a glance back to Jedite. His position had shifted in the crystal. "Jedite?!?" she said, puzzled.
"You're the one who's awoken me?"
That voice definitely came from the crystal. She took a step forward, and realized a great thing. Jedite was moving inside the crystal.
"Y-y-y-esss-s-s-s," Lilithite stuttered. "I woke you up,"
Jedite took a look at his surroundings. He still was trapped inside the crystal, yet he could move. Something must have happened, because no one could have awoken Beryl's deep sleep without the….
"What did you wake me with?" said Jedite.
"With this," said Lilithite, holding up her prize. "The Imperium Silver Crystal."
Jedite stared at her wide-eyed. "You retrieved the Silver Crystal? How did you do it? How did it form? What has happened since I was trapped in here!?" He put his hands on the crystal wall. "I must know!!!"
"A lot has happened since then, Jedite," she said as she prepared to explain the events after his imprisonment….
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"So Queen Beryl is dead?" he muttered in astonishment.
"Yes, Jedite," said Lilithite, "and I've done what she could not. Retrieve this crystal!"
"Amazing," said Jedite, at a loss for words. "I commend you."
"And once you are free," she continued, "We'll rule the Negaverse together!"
"An excellent idea….Lilithite, right?" he asked.
"Right," she said. "But one thing is wrong. The Imperium Crystal didn't destroy the your prison crystal. It only woke you up."
"I may have the answer to that," Jedite replied. "The crystal is encased in this trinket owned by the Sailor Brat. If we can remove it, than I'll have a chance at true freedom."
"That's easy," said Lilithite with glee. "I'll just destroy this piece of junk surrounding it, than I'll use it again to free you!"
"You can't destroy it," said Jedite with some scorn in his voice. "Not like you would destroy another trinket. However…"
"What?" Lilithite interrupted.
"You might be able to destroy it with a great amount of energy," said Jedite.
"Energy!?" she cried. "No offense, but I think that's a stupid plan! Nearly all our attempts to collect energy have failed miserably! We open up a charm shop, or a fake contest, or something along those lines, and all the attempts fail! There has to be another way!"
Jedite thought for a moment. "You're right," he said. "Our current methods of collecting energy are very primitive. We must find a new way."
The next few minutes were devoted to thought as Jedite and Lilithite tried to think of a plan to gather energy. Jedite, however, could not concentrate on the subject at hand. All his thoughts focused on revenge and hatred towards Sailor Moon. Because of her, all his attempts failed miserably. Most of his thoughts drifted toward the jet plane incident. When he failed to destroy her that time, Queen Beryl froze him in time. Eventhough he knew her secret identity.
"I got it!" Lilithite suddenly blurted out.
Jedite was so into his train of thought, he forgot what they were thinking of when he was brought out of it. "Got what?" he muttered.
"An energy plan. Remember?"
Jedite suddenly remembered what they were trying to come up with. "Oh, right," he said. "What is your plan?"
"The Sailor Scouts themselves use great amounts of energy when they attack us. Why don't we gather energy from them?"
Jedite was shocked. Even he himself had neglected the obvious in his plans. He never thought of channeling energy from the Scouts themselves. "My word, Lilithite, there may be hope for you in the Negaverse yet!"
Lilithite blushed slightly. "Thank you, Jedite," she said back. "When should I leave to gather this energy?"
"As soon as possible," shouted Jedite, almost sounding like giving an order. "I have an old score to settle with that ditz, Sailor Moon!"
"As you command," she uttered as she disappeared into the mist.
Jedite just stood in his spot, laughing silently to himself. "Soon, Sailor Moon, you and your Scouts will be finished forever! HA HA HA HA!"
CHAPTER 4
"Serena, this way!"
Serena tried desperately to catch up to Amy and Luna. Amy locked onto an energy signature with her computer. The signature led down from Serena's bedroom to a few blocks down the road. Those few blocks were very taxing on Serena's feet. She couldn't keep up. "Come on, Amy," she wined. "My feet are killing me! We must have walked twenty blocks, already!"
"Quit whining!" snapped Luna. "I've counted only five or six blocks. And besides, do you want to get your crystal back, or not?"
"Oh, all right," muttered Serena. She knew that she had to get her crystal back. And for that, she would walk through fire itself. She just wished that it wouldn't be that hard.
"Wait a minute," said Amy abruptly. She turned her head toward Serena. "The energy levels are raising at alarming rates. I think we found it!"
Serena poked her head up. She then ran over and grabbed Amy's shirt. "Where? Where is it!" she said frantically.
"Calm down," Amy yelled, dropping Serena on the ground. "The readings are coming from this alley."
Serena picked herself up and hobbled on over after Amy. Amy kept typing away on the computer as they entered the alleyway. "Let's see," began Amy, "the readings get stronger, and stronger, and…this is odd."
"What is it?" asked Luna.
"The energy is completely gone in the middle of the alley."
Serena was confused. "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that the energy levels keep getting stronger up to a point. Then, when the energy levels reach their peak, they drop to total zero if we go a few steps past it."
"Are the energy levels anywhere near what the Silver Crystal would produce?" asked Luna eagerly.
"No," Amy responded. "But I just can't understand why the energy would drop to zero."
Serena began to think. "Wait a minute," she said. "What if whoever stole it decided to disappear, or teleport, or something? Would that be a good reason?"
Amy thought for a moment, and punched in the theory into her computer. "You know," she began again, "I think Serena might be on to something here. I'm scanning for more energy trails."
Amy punched in more data and new results appeared on the screen. Her screen filled with displays of different energy trails. The crystal's trail turned up a silver color. Serena's and Luna's trails turned up pink. Amy's was blue. However, there seemed to be a mysterious brown trail that was unknown…
"You're right, Serena," said Amy. "There's another energy trail here. The directions of that and the crystal's energy seem to be converging." She stepped over near one of the alley walls. "This trail seems to become erratic here. This definitely shows signs of teleportation."
The computer then started to beep loudly. "Oh, no!" Amy shouted.
"What is it?" cried Luna and Serena in alarm.
"This energy trail belongs to a…Negaverse monster!"
"What?" screamed Luna.
Upon hearing this, Serena became fed up. "Oooooooh, that did it!" she shouted. She began shouting to the sky. "You Negaverse creep! Give me back my crystal! I want to be Sailor Moon again!" She fell to her knees and burst out crying. It wasn't the "whiney" cry the Scouts got sick of quick, but a softer cry.
Luna didn't know what to say. She wanted to comfort, and yell at her for yelling out her secret identity all at the same time. Amy came up to Serena, and put her hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, Serena," she said. "We'll get the Imperium Crystal back. We promise."
Looking through her tears, she saw Amy's smiling face. She began to smile, too. "Thanks, Amy," Serena said. "I needed that."
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Molly and Melvin walked side by side, enjoying eachother's company. "It's sure nice to get out of the house during the summer, isn't it Molly," said Melvin.
"You can sur-ah say that again," Molly responded.
Without warning, they heard an earsplitting scream. "You Negaverse creep! Give me back my crystal! I want to be Sailor Moon again!" the voice said.
"Was that Serena?" asked Melvin.
"Did I just hear her say…" Molly started.
"….what I thought I heard her say?" Melvin finished.
They both looked at eachother, looking for an answer. "Nah," they both remarked as they headed on their way.
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Raye knelt in front of the sacred flame, holding her hands in pray. She began a silent prayer to the fire spirits, asking them for guidance in her quest for knowledge.
"Please," she said in her mind. "show me the way to the Imperium Silver Crystal. I must seek the answers to find it. The earth could be in great danger. Who has the crystal? What do they intend to do with it? I must know, great Fire Spirit. Please."
The flame seemed to reach new heights as Raye asked her questions. Suddenly, pictures seemed to flash in Raye's mind. This didn't seem to make sense at first, but within a few minutes, they all came together. First, a picture of the crystal flared in her mind for an instant. Next, a picture of a beautiful female warrior. She was blonde, dressed in a shimmering blue dress. A third picture flashed with the form of her first Negaverse enemy, Jedite. Then, the pictures began to appear faster, and blur together. Within these images, she received much information. The Imperium Silver Crystal was used by the female warrior to somehow revive Jedite, and Jedite was destroying the symbols of the planets. She could only assume that these symbols were representing the Sailor Scouts.
Raye seemed to wake up from the prayer as if she woke from a dream. She took a minute or two to get her bearings, and then what she saw sunk in. She pulled out her wrist communicator, and attempted to call someone.
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"Do you see anything yet, Venus?"
"Not yet, Jupiter."
The two Sailor Scouts (Artemis with Venus) leaped from rooftop to rooftop, keeping watch for anything suspicious. They set their communicators to keep in constant contact with eachother.
"Where are you now, Venus," Jupiter said into her communicator.
"I think I'm over the 1st National Bank of Tokyo," Venus responded. "Did you get any word from the other guys yet?"
"Not yet," said Jupiter. Her view screen started to flash. "Hold on, I'm getting something now." A new image came onto her screen, but it wasn't any of the Sailor Scouts.
"…Hello?….Is anyone there?" the voice rang out.
Jupiter was confused. "That sounds like Tuxedo Mask's voice!"
"It is," he said. The image was clear now. The face that was shown was one of a man in a top hat, his eyes shielded by a white mask. "Luna gave me a communicator of my own," he stated. "Did you hear anything from the other Scouts?"
"Not yet," remarked Venus. All five Scouts (now including Tuxedo Mask) were able to talk on the same channel at once. "Where's your location?"
"I'm on the roof of the hospital," he said. The screen blurred for a second before returning to his face. "You'll have to excuse me," said Tuxedo Mask. "I'm getting used to this."
"It's alright," said Jupiter. "Don't be embarrassed…hold on, someone else is coming through."
A new face appeared onto the screen. It was Raye. "Hi guys," she said in a shaky tone of voice.
"Are you alright?" asked Venus in concern.
"Yeah, right," said Raye, taking a deep breath. "I received some answers from the fire spirits."
"It doesn't sound like good news," said Tuxedo Mask, worried.
"Tuxedo Mask?" asked Raye. "You have a communicator?"
"Luna gave me one," he said, explaining once again. "I'm on the watch with Sailor Venus and Jupiter."
"Anyway," Raye began, "I'm not sure what this all means, but I think the theft of the crystal might set off a chain reaction that might…be the end of us!"
Everyone listening was shocked by this. "This is bad," said Artemis. "We should call up the other Scouts and let them hear this from Raye's mouth."
"Right," said Venus, activating the channels to Amy and Serena.
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Serena jumped to her feet when she heard her communicator beep. "Hold on," she said. "It's the guys. Maybe they have some answers."
Amy and Serena activated their communicators to be greeted by a vision of Tuxedo Mask. "Greetings, Serena," he said boldly.
"Tuxedo Mask!" Serena shouted with glee. "Since when did you have a communicator?"
"Since Luna gave one to me," he responded.
Forgetting her situation for a moment, Serena fell in a joyous dream world. "Oh, wow, now we can talk to eachother anytime we want!"
"Oh, I was afraid this would happen!" sighed Luna, remembering her only objection for both Serena and Darien having a communicator. "Wake up, Serena!"
Serena snapped out of the dream world. "Oh, right," she said.
"What's up guys?" asked Amy.
"Raye talked to the fire spirits. She's going to explain everything she knows to us," remarked Venus. The picture shifted to Raye's head. She took a deep breath, and began to explain her visions.
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There was a long silence when Raye finished her findings. No one was sure what to say. From what they gathered, the Imperium Silver Crystal would be used against them to destroy them. And the crystal was to be used by Jedite! Not only have the Scouts thought he was Negatrash, but Sailor Jupiter and Venus had no experience fighting him. Those two didn't know what to expect. The silence was broken by Serena. "Is there anything we can do to stop this?" she asked nervously.
"I…I don't know," Raye answered. "I can only tell what the fire spirits showed me."
"Well, we better keep on our toes at all times," Artemis said. "We don't want our enemies to take us by surprise."
"Good idea," said Jupiter.
"Amy," said Venus, "have you and Serena found out anything about the crystal?"
"All, I could tell from my calculations was that an enemy teleported away with the crystal before we could get to it," Amy responded. "And to make matters worse, the enemy signature came from the Negaverse!"
The other three Scouts gasped. "Could this mean that Raye's vision could be a reality?" asked a startled Jupiter.
"It just might be," Tuxedo Mask said.
"Well, like Artemis said," started Luna, "we have to keep on our toes and…" A high pitched sound cut her off. "Does anyone hear something?"
Everyone on the communicator channel shook their heads. All except Serena. "Wait a minute," she said, and paused. "I hear it, too."
From behind Serena, Amy, and Luna, a portal started to open. Within it, stood Lilithite. Luna turned around and saw her just in time. "Serena!" she shouted. "Behind you!"
Serena and Amy turned around to see the woman who stole the crystal. "Well, if it isn't the artist formally known as Sailor Moon!" she smirked as the portal started to close. "I'll enjoy removing you off the face of this miserable planet!"
"Guys!" Serena shouted into her communicator frantically. "We need back-up now!"
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NEXT TIME...
A great battle begins to ensue over the Imperium Silver Crystal! The four remaining Sailor Soldiers converge to attack! Will they get the Imperium Silver Crystal back? Only time will tell...
by Tuxedo Alex
AUTHORS NOTES
This story is supposed to provide an alternate story line to the Sailor Moon series. It starts after the Sailor Moon R series ends (the Death Phantom is destroyed and Rini goes home to Crystal Tokyo). The next events are of my own creation and do not relate to the Sailor Moon S series (at least not intentionally).
I finished this fanfic over a year ago, before the S and SuperS seasons were dubbed in America. Please excuse any attack names that are DiC-ish, because that is what I had to work with at the time. ;) This story, after looking back, seems a cross between Japanese and American references. So, please excuse the term "Negaverse" as opposed to "Dark Kingdom", because the story focuses on Jedite.
Yes, I wrote "Scouts" instead of "Senshi" as well. My intentions are on the side of good, however, as I rectify this later on in the story!
Also, each part posted here will contain two chapters.
Anyway, please enjoy the story!
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LAST TIME...
Lilithite had broken into the Tsukino household, and made off with the Imperium Silver Crystal! Lilithite escaped and teleported back to where Jedite was located, for his immediate resurrection. The Sailor Scouts met the following morning and organized a search. Darien also arrived, and left with his very own communicator.
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CHAPTER 3
Lilithite appeared once more in front of the green crystal that imprisoned Jedite. A twisted smirk appeared upon her face. "Oh, Jedite, I've been successful!" she exclaimed with joy. "I have retrieved the Imperium Silver Crystal!"
She held it high above her head as if it was a trophy. In fact, it was a trophy to her. It represented all the failed attempts Queen Beryl tried to steal the crystal to the one attempt Lilithite made. And now, she would use her prize to release the evil that grew over time in the prison crystal. She knew that the longer the demons remained imprisoned in the crystals, their power and rage increased. If they were ever to be released again, they would be at least twice as strong as they already were; maybe even more so.
"Now, let's see," she muttered to herself, "how do I work this. Maybe if I yell out the right command." She raised the crystal high into the air and began to shout random commands (and various curses when they didn't work). Finally, she came across something that worked; to an extent. "Imperium Crystal!" she shouted. "Free this tortured soul from his bonds! Cast his soul into freedom!"
The crystal flared with a bright light, and a beam of energy hit Jedite's crystal with full force. When the beam ended, and the light cleared, the crystal still stood, without a scratch.
"I don't believe this!" she shouted. "It was supposed to work!"
"Who awoke me from my slumber?" a voice boomed.
This startled her greatly. She did not know where the voice came from. She looked to her left, than to her right. No one was there. Finally, she cast a glance back to Jedite. His position had shifted in the crystal. "Jedite?!?" she said, puzzled.
"You're the one who's awoken me?"
That voice definitely came from the crystal. She took a step forward, and realized a great thing. Jedite was moving inside the crystal.
"Y-y-y-esss-s-s-s," Lilithite stuttered. "I woke you up,"
Jedite took a look at his surroundings. He still was trapped inside the crystal, yet he could move. Something must have happened, because no one could have awoken Beryl's deep sleep without the….
"What did you wake me with?" said Jedite.
"With this," said Lilithite, holding up her prize. "The Imperium Silver Crystal."
Jedite stared at her wide-eyed. "You retrieved the Silver Crystal? How did you do it? How did it form? What has happened since I was trapped in here!?" He put his hands on the crystal wall. "I must know!!!"
"A lot has happened since then, Jedite," she said as she prepared to explain the events after his imprisonment….
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"So Queen Beryl is dead?" he muttered in astonishment.
"Yes, Jedite," said Lilithite, "and I've done what she could not. Retrieve this crystal!"
"Amazing," said Jedite, at a loss for words. "I commend you."
"And once you are free," she continued, "We'll rule the Negaverse together!"
"An excellent idea….Lilithite, right?" he asked.
"Right," she said. "But one thing is wrong. The Imperium Crystal didn't destroy the your prison crystal. It only woke you up."
"I may have the answer to that," Jedite replied. "The crystal is encased in this trinket owned by the Sailor Brat. If we can remove it, than I'll have a chance at true freedom."
"That's easy," said Lilithite with glee. "I'll just destroy this piece of junk surrounding it, than I'll use it again to free you!"
"You can't destroy it," said Jedite with some scorn in his voice. "Not like you would destroy another trinket. However…"
"What?" Lilithite interrupted.
"You might be able to destroy it with a great amount of energy," said Jedite.
"Energy!?" she cried. "No offense, but I think that's a stupid plan! Nearly all our attempts to collect energy have failed miserably! We open up a charm shop, or a fake contest, or something along those lines, and all the attempts fail! There has to be another way!"
Jedite thought for a moment. "You're right," he said. "Our current methods of collecting energy are very primitive. We must find a new way."
The next few minutes were devoted to thought as Jedite and Lilithite tried to think of a plan to gather energy. Jedite, however, could not concentrate on the subject at hand. All his thoughts focused on revenge and hatred towards Sailor Moon. Because of her, all his attempts failed miserably. Most of his thoughts drifted toward the jet plane incident. When he failed to destroy her that time, Queen Beryl froze him in time. Eventhough he knew her secret identity.
"I got it!" Lilithite suddenly blurted out.
Jedite was so into his train of thought, he forgot what they were thinking of when he was brought out of it. "Got what?" he muttered.
"An energy plan. Remember?"
Jedite suddenly remembered what they were trying to come up with. "Oh, right," he said. "What is your plan?"
"The Sailor Scouts themselves use great amounts of energy when they attack us. Why don't we gather energy from them?"
Jedite was shocked. Even he himself had neglected the obvious in his plans. He never thought of channeling energy from the Scouts themselves. "My word, Lilithite, there may be hope for you in the Negaverse yet!"
Lilithite blushed slightly. "Thank you, Jedite," she said back. "When should I leave to gather this energy?"
"As soon as possible," shouted Jedite, almost sounding like giving an order. "I have an old score to settle with that ditz, Sailor Moon!"
"As you command," she uttered as she disappeared into the mist.
Jedite just stood in his spot, laughing silently to himself. "Soon, Sailor Moon, you and your Scouts will be finished forever! HA HA HA HA!"
CHAPTER 4
"Serena, this way!"
Serena tried desperately to catch up to Amy and Luna. Amy locked onto an energy signature with her computer. The signature led down from Serena's bedroom to a few blocks down the road. Those few blocks were very taxing on Serena's feet. She couldn't keep up. "Come on, Amy," she wined. "My feet are killing me! We must have walked twenty blocks, already!"
"Quit whining!" snapped Luna. "I've counted only five or six blocks. And besides, do you want to get your crystal back, or not?"
"Oh, all right," muttered Serena. She knew that she had to get her crystal back. And for that, she would walk through fire itself. She just wished that it wouldn't be that hard.
"Wait a minute," said Amy abruptly. She turned her head toward Serena. "The energy levels are raising at alarming rates. I think we found it!"
Serena poked her head up. She then ran over and grabbed Amy's shirt. "Where? Where is it!" she said frantically.
"Calm down," Amy yelled, dropping Serena on the ground. "The readings are coming from this alley."
Serena picked herself up and hobbled on over after Amy. Amy kept typing away on the computer as they entered the alleyway. "Let's see," began Amy, "the readings get stronger, and stronger, and…this is odd."
"What is it?" asked Luna.
"The energy is completely gone in the middle of the alley."
Serena was confused. "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that the energy levels keep getting stronger up to a point. Then, when the energy levels reach their peak, they drop to total zero if we go a few steps past it."
"Are the energy levels anywhere near what the Silver Crystal would produce?" asked Luna eagerly.
"No," Amy responded. "But I just can't understand why the energy would drop to zero."
Serena began to think. "Wait a minute," she said. "What if whoever stole it decided to disappear, or teleport, or something? Would that be a good reason?"
Amy thought for a moment, and punched in the theory into her computer. "You know," she began again, "I think Serena might be on to something here. I'm scanning for more energy trails."
Amy punched in more data and new results appeared on the screen. Her screen filled with displays of different energy trails. The crystal's trail turned up a silver color. Serena's and Luna's trails turned up pink. Amy's was blue. However, there seemed to be a mysterious brown trail that was unknown…
"You're right, Serena," said Amy. "There's another energy trail here. The directions of that and the crystal's energy seem to be converging." She stepped over near one of the alley walls. "This trail seems to become erratic here. This definitely shows signs of teleportation."
The computer then started to beep loudly. "Oh, no!" Amy shouted.
"What is it?" cried Luna and Serena in alarm.
"This energy trail belongs to a…Negaverse monster!"
"What?" screamed Luna.
Upon hearing this, Serena became fed up. "Oooooooh, that did it!" she shouted. She began shouting to the sky. "You Negaverse creep! Give me back my crystal! I want to be Sailor Moon again!" She fell to her knees and burst out crying. It wasn't the "whiney" cry the Scouts got sick of quick, but a softer cry.
Luna didn't know what to say. She wanted to comfort, and yell at her for yelling out her secret identity all at the same time. Amy came up to Serena, and put her hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, Serena," she said. "We'll get the Imperium Crystal back. We promise."
Looking through her tears, she saw Amy's smiling face. She began to smile, too. "Thanks, Amy," Serena said. "I needed that."
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Molly and Melvin walked side by side, enjoying eachother's company. "It's sure nice to get out of the house during the summer, isn't it Molly," said Melvin.
"You can sur-ah say that again," Molly responded.
Without warning, they heard an earsplitting scream. "You Negaverse creep! Give me back my crystal! I want to be Sailor Moon again!" the voice said.
"Was that Serena?" asked Melvin.
"Did I just hear her say…" Molly started.
"….what I thought I heard her say?" Melvin finished.
They both looked at eachother, looking for an answer. "Nah," they both remarked as they headed on their way.
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Raye knelt in front of the sacred flame, holding her hands in pray. She began a silent prayer to the fire spirits, asking them for guidance in her quest for knowledge.
"Please," she said in her mind. "show me the way to the Imperium Silver Crystal. I must seek the answers to find it. The earth could be in great danger. Who has the crystal? What do they intend to do with it? I must know, great Fire Spirit. Please."
The flame seemed to reach new heights as Raye asked her questions. Suddenly, pictures seemed to flash in Raye's mind. This didn't seem to make sense at first, but within a few minutes, they all came together. First, a picture of the crystal flared in her mind for an instant. Next, a picture of a beautiful female warrior. She was blonde, dressed in a shimmering blue dress. A third picture flashed with the form of her first Negaverse enemy, Jedite. Then, the pictures began to appear faster, and blur together. Within these images, she received much information. The Imperium Silver Crystal was used by the female warrior to somehow revive Jedite, and Jedite was destroying the symbols of the planets. She could only assume that these symbols were representing the Sailor Scouts.
Raye seemed to wake up from the prayer as if she woke from a dream. She took a minute or two to get her bearings, and then what she saw sunk in. She pulled out her wrist communicator, and attempted to call someone.
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"Do you see anything yet, Venus?"
"Not yet, Jupiter."
The two Sailor Scouts (Artemis with Venus) leaped from rooftop to rooftop, keeping watch for anything suspicious. They set their communicators to keep in constant contact with eachother.
"Where are you now, Venus," Jupiter said into her communicator.
"I think I'm over the 1st National Bank of Tokyo," Venus responded. "Did you get any word from the other guys yet?"
"Not yet," said Jupiter. Her view screen started to flash. "Hold on, I'm getting something now." A new image came onto her screen, but it wasn't any of the Sailor Scouts.
"…Hello?….Is anyone there?" the voice rang out.
Jupiter was confused. "That sounds like Tuxedo Mask's voice!"
"It is," he said. The image was clear now. The face that was shown was one of a man in a top hat, his eyes shielded by a white mask. "Luna gave me a communicator of my own," he stated. "Did you hear anything from the other Scouts?"
"Not yet," remarked Venus. All five Scouts (now including Tuxedo Mask) were able to talk on the same channel at once. "Where's your location?"
"I'm on the roof of the hospital," he said. The screen blurred for a second before returning to his face. "You'll have to excuse me," said Tuxedo Mask. "I'm getting used to this."
"It's alright," said Jupiter. "Don't be embarrassed…hold on, someone else is coming through."
A new face appeared onto the screen. It was Raye. "Hi guys," she said in a shaky tone of voice.
"Are you alright?" asked Venus in concern.
"Yeah, right," said Raye, taking a deep breath. "I received some answers from the fire spirits."
"It doesn't sound like good news," said Tuxedo Mask, worried.
"Tuxedo Mask?" asked Raye. "You have a communicator?"
"Luna gave me one," he said, explaining once again. "I'm on the watch with Sailor Venus and Jupiter."
"Anyway," Raye began, "I'm not sure what this all means, but I think the theft of the crystal might set off a chain reaction that might…be the end of us!"
Everyone listening was shocked by this. "This is bad," said Artemis. "We should call up the other Scouts and let them hear this from Raye's mouth."
"Right," said Venus, activating the channels to Amy and Serena.
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Serena jumped to her feet when she heard her communicator beep. "Hold on," she said. "It's the guys. Maybe they have some answers."
Amy and Serena activated their communicators to be greeted by a vision of Tuxedo Mask. "Greetings, Serena," he said boldly.
"Tuxedo Mask!" Serena shouted with glee. "Since when did you have a communicator?"
"Since Luna gave one to me," he responded.
Forgetting her situation for a moment, Serena fell in a joyous dream world. "Oh, wow, now we can talk to eachother anytime we want!"
"Oh, I was afraid this would happen!" sighed Luna, remembering her only objection for both Serena and Darien having a communicator. "Wake up, Serena!"
Serena snapped out of the dream world. "Oh, right," she said.
"What's up guys?" asked Amy.
"Raye talked to the fire spirits. She's going to explain everything she knows to us," remarked Venus. The picture shifted to Raye's head. She took a deep breath, and began to explain her visions.
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There was a long silence when Raye finished her findings. No one was sure what to say. From what they gathered, the Imperium Silver Crystal would be used against them to destroy them. And the crystal was to be used by Jedite! Not only have the Scouts thought he was Negatrash, but Sailor Jupiter and Venus had no experience fighting him. Those two didn't know what to expect. The silence was broken by Serena. "Is there anything we can do to stop this?" she asked nervously.
"I…I don't know," Raye answered. "I can only tell what the fire spirits showed me."
"Well, we better keep on our toes at all times," Artemis said. "We don't want our enemies to take us by surprise."
"Good idea," said Jupiter.
"Amy," said Venus, "have you and Serena found out anything about the crystal?"
"All, I could tell from my calculations was that an enemy teleported away with the crystal before we could get to it," Amy responded. "And to make matters worse, the enemy signature came from the Negaverse!"
The other three Scouts gasped. "Could this mean that Raye's vision could be a reality?" asked a startled Jupiter.
"It just might be," Tuxedo Mask said.
"Well, like Artemis said," started Luna, "we have to keep on our toes and…" A high pitched sound cut her off. "Does anyone hear something?"
Everyone on the communicator channel shook their heads. All except Serena. "Wait a minute," she said, and paused. "I hear it, too."
From behind Serena, Amy, and Luna, a portal started to open. Within it, stood Lilithite. Luna turned around and saw her just in time. "Serena!" she shouted. "Behind you!"
Serena and Amy turned around to see the woman who stole the crystal. "Well, if it isn't the artist formally known as Sailor Moon!" she smirked as the portal started to close. "I'll enjoy removing you off the face of this miserable planet!"
"Guys!" Serena shouted into her communicator frantically. "We need back-up now!"
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NEXT TIME...
A great battle begins to ensue over the Imperium Silver Crystal! The four remaining Sailor Soldiers converge to attack! Will they get the Imperium Silver Crystal back? Only time will tell...