RETURN OF THE JEDITE
by Tuxedo Alex
AUTHORS NOTES
Whoops, I forgot the general disclaimers for a moment...rights to Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Taceuchi, Kondansha Publishing, Toei, DiC, Optimum Productions, Cloverway...am I forgetting anything?
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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CHAPTER 5
From Jupiter's standpoint, her communicator started to buzz, and then cut off abruptly. She heard Serena's cry for help, but didn't know where she was. For a few minutes she thought of where Serena and Amy might be. She then heard a voice cry out from behind her. "Sailor Jupiter!" the voice said.
She turned around. It was Sailor Venus. Artemis trailed along behind her. She was a few buildings away, so it took her a bit to jump from roof to roof. "Boy, it took us forever to find you!" she said, gasping for breath. "Did your communicator cut off?"
"Yeah, it did," she responded. "I don't know how it happened."
"Me neither," said Venus, tossing some hair from her face that had been blown carelessly by the wind. "Anyway, I saw Serena and Amy on the way here. I thought I'd get to you first so we'd have strength in numbers."
"Good idea, Venus!" said Jupiter, getting herself ready for her next battle. "Lead the way!"
"This way!" shouted Artemis, pointing to where Serena and Amy were. The two Sailor Scouts quickly followed.
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Lilithite stood over the two teenage girls and the black cat with glee. She knew she had the upper hand. All she needed to do was have the proper blocks fall into place. "This will be the easiest battle the Negaverse has won!" she cackled.
"Serena," said Amy, "I'll take her on. You take cover."
Serena could only nod in agreement. She knew she couldn't do much without her broach, so she and Luna left the alleyway.
"The Negaverse will never win!" shouted Amy, transformation stick in hand. "MERCURY STAR POWER!"
Ribbons that flowed like water surrounded Amy, encasing her in her Sailor Mercury costume. "I am Sailor Mercury!" she shouted. "Champion of Justice!"
"That skimpy outfit doesn't scare me!" Lilithite shouted. Her left hand glowed with a greenish light. "I can fight you with one hand tied around my back!" Her hand glowed brighter, and proceeded to fire an energy blast at Sailor Mercury.
Mercury dodged the blast with ease. "But you can't fight what you can't see!" she shouted back at the enemy. "Mercury Bubbles….BLAST!" A huge fog was created from a blue ball of energy that Sailor Mercury created. The mist surrounded everything in the area, blocking Lilithite's vision.
"You really think this cloud's gonna stop me?" shouted Lilithite. "You are so misguided!" Her right hand glowed red as a fireball sprung forth from it. The fire burned the surrounding mist, revealing the lone Sailor Scout once again. "You can't camouflage yourself very well, can you?" she laughed as she readied another attack with her green hand.
"Mercury Ice Storm….BLAST!" shouted Mercury. Huge bubbles surrounded Lilithite's hand, freezing it completely.
"ARRRGGGHHH!" Lilithite screamed. "You can't beat me!" she shouted as her right hand began to melt the left one free.
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Raye had let her instincts follow her to where the enemy was. When her communicator cut off, she started to get "bad vibes," and headed in the direction of the fight. When she reached the alley, she saw Serena and Luna first.
"Raye!" shouted Serena. "Thank goodness your here. Amy's having a tough time holding off this Nega-creep!"
"All right!" Raye shouted as she pulled out her transformation stick. "MARS STAR POWER!"
Ribbons of fire surrounded Raye, transforming her into Sailor Mars. As she was transforming, Mercury was trying her best to hold off the evil female warrior. She successfully melted the ice surrounding her hand. "Now that I melted the ice," she cackled, "it's time to melt the ice cube!" She pointed her right hand at Mercury, firing a huge fireball.
Mercury tried her best to dodge, but the fireball still connected with her right arm. She fell to one knee, clutching it in pain.
Lilithite laughed her head off at this site, until she heard a voice behind her. "Hey, Neganerd!"
She turned around to find another bothersome Sailor Scout. "If you like fire, than you can have it! Mars Celestial Fire….SURROUND!"
Eight fireballs surrounded her body, and were launched at the enemy. Lilithite managed to dodge most of them, but there were still two that caught her off guard, hitting her in the legs. "That'll teach you to mess with my friends! I am Sailor Mars!" she said while gesturing.
"Gee, I kinda gathered!" yelled Lilithite as her left hand fired another bolt of green energy. This caught Sailor Mars in the stomach. The wind knocked out of her, she fell to the ground. Lilithite began to walk toward her, hobbling slightly, her green hand glowing again. She raised her hand in the air, as if she was preparing a final blow.
"Venus Love Chain…ENCIRCLE!"
From out of nowhere, a golden chain wrapped around Lilithite's raised hand, ensnaring it. "What's this?" she cried out. "What's going on?!?"
"Jupiter Thunder Clap….ZAP!"
A huge ball of lightning streaked toward the ensnared Lilithite, exploding on contact . It was her turn to fall to the ground. After she fell, she stared up at the rooftops to see two more figures.
"You Negatrash will never prevail! I am Sailor Jupiter!" shouted the first.
"The Imperium Silver Crystal is ours! I am Sailor Venus!" shouted the other.
Both scouts jumped off the rooftops and onto the ground below. The other scouts joined them. "We're the Sailor Scouts!" they all announced. "Give us back the Imperium Silver Crystal!"
"In a pigs eye!" shouted Lilithite as she came to her feet once more. "The crystal belongs to the Negaverse now! You'll never see it again! HAHAHAHAHA!"
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Serena could only watch as the Sailor Scouts fought the enemy. She felt useless without her powers. "Oh, Luna, I feel like I have to do something! I just can't stand around here forever!"
Artemis came to join the two bystanders when the last two Scouts arrived. "I know it's hard, Serena," he said, "but it's the best thing right now."
"Yes," Luna agreed, "the best thing to do is wait until the Imperium Crystal is returned."
"But I can't wait that long!" Serena whined.
"There might be something you can do," said a voice behind her.
She turned around to see a familiar face. "Tuxedo Mask!" she shouted.
"I have a plan to create a diversion," he said to her. "Do you have any discus' of any kind?"
Serena was confused. "I have a Frisbee," she said. "Why?"
"I'll need it," he said bluntly. "I'll meet you by your house in a half-hour."
Serena nodded, then took off toward her house. "Wait," she heard Tuxedo Mask beckon.
She turned her head once more. "Don't ever feel useless or under-appreciated," he said. "You'll always have a place in my heart." With that said, he disappeared.
"Oooohhhhhh," Serena swooned. "I love it when he does that!" She just stood in place, heart-eyed and spellbound.
It took both cats to bring her out this time. "Serena!" they screamed.
"Oh, right," she said, somewhat embarrassed. "Okay, I gotta go to my house, and get my Frisbee. You two stay here and keep me posted," she said, referring to the cats.
"Right," said Luna, as Serena ran off into the distance. When she was gone, her head hung low. "Oh, I hope she doesn't have a klutz attack, hit her head, and forget what she's supposed to do."
"Don't worry," said Artemis, "Serena would go great lengths not to klutz out just to impress Darien." Both cats gave eachother a half-hearted smile as they turned their attention back to the fight.
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Lilithite and the Sailor Scouts began a huge standoff. All enemies were standing in battle ready positions, waiting for the other side to make the first move. Both sides seemed to carry a mutual respect for eachother's abilities. But the respect ended there.
Finally, Sailor Jupiter couldn't wait any longer. She held her arms across her chest as an antenna once again sprung from her tiara. "Jupiter Thunder…."
But before she could finish the spell, Lilithite sprang from view. Jupiter stopped in the middle to see Lilithite jump onto the rooftops. "I'm going after her!" she shouted abruptly.
"No, Sailor Jupiter!" shouted Mercury. "It's too dangerous!"
"We have to get the Silver Crystal back somehow!" she said back. Without another word, Jupiter had gone after her.
Upon the rooftops once again, Jupiter chased Lilithite to a vacant lot. The other three Sailor Scouts could only follow. Once Lilithite reached the final building before the lot, she turned to view her green skirted adversary. "You don't honestly think you can beat me, do you?" cackled the confident female warrior.
"Your terror ends here!" Jupiter shouted. Her arms were once again across her chest. "Jupiter Thunder….CRASH!"
A bolt of lightning struck her antenna, and then was directed toward her adversary. However, it never struck the intended target. While Jupiter was casting the spell, Lilithite held out an odd shaped crystal. The crystal seemed to absorb the entire lightning bolt with ease. "Well, what you know," said Lilithite, "my energy absorption crystal works!"
It took a moment to register in Sailor Jupiter's mind, but she quickly retaliated. "It won't protect you from bare knuckle fighting!" she shouted as she leaped into the air, preparing to do a jump kick. Lilithite knew this was coming, so she ducked under it and moved to a new position. When Jupiter landed, she was near the edge of the roof.
"Now," smirked Lilithite, "you'll feel the full effects of the crystal!" She held her crystal into the air as it pulsed a bright blue. The crystal shot a beam of pure energy onto the unsuspecting Sailor Scout. The energy caught her off guard, sending her off the roof, and onto the vacant lot ten stories below.
The remaining Scouts came too late to help her. "Sailor Jupiter!" they all shouted. She was laying at the end of the lot. Lilithite appeared to meet them at the middle.
"You fools!" Lilithite shouted. "If your friend is any clue to you, you'll never beat me!"
"Your the fool!" Sailor Mars shouted back. "All right guys," she motioned to the other Scouts, "hit her with everything you got! Mars Celestial Fire…."
"Shine Aqua…."
"Venus Love Chain…."
The spells weren't finished. Lilithite held the crystal out once again, and fired three energy disks. They enclosed around the Sailor Scout's bodies, pinning their arms to their sides.
"Now I shall drain all your energy to free my beloved!" she shouted. The disks glowed an eerie green. The energy of the three Scouts started to leave their bodies and began to pour into the crystal as water poured into a cup. Lilithite laughed in glee, thinking she had won. Yet she failed to notice a stirring figure behind her…
CHAPTER 6
Serena ran out of her house, Frisbee in hand. "Okay, I got what I need," she said to herself, checking her watch quickly. "All right, it's about three minutes until the half hour is up. Where's Tuxedo Mask?"
Her question was soon answered. From out of nowhere came a huge, black object that streaked toward her house. When it stopped, a man in a black turtleneck shirt, green jacket, and khaki pants on a black motorcycle appeared. Serena just stood in her place, spellbound once again next to her dreamhunk. He held out a rose, and threw it dart-style at her feet. "Place this on the Frisbee." he said.
Serena picked up the rose, and did as Darien asked, still somewhat dazed. When the rose was placed onto the Frisbee, it flared a red light, and the entire disk began to glow red. This snapped her out of it pretty quick. "What happened?" she asked.
"This is our diversion," he said. "When we get close enough to Lilithite, we throw the disk at her. It doesn't matter what it does, but it will give the Sailor Scouts enough time to defeat her." Serena nodded her head, understanding what he explained. "Here, put this on," he said, tossing a large object to her. It was a motorcycle helmet.
"A bike helmet?" she asked, confused. "What for?"
"I'm giving you a ride," said Darien, fixing his helmet.
"WHAT?" screamed Serena. "Are you crazy?"
"We have to get to where the Scouts are, and fast," he said bluntly. "This is the only way."
"Oh, all right," she said, reluctantly putting on the helmet, fastening the straps so it would fit. Frisbee in tow, she sat behind Darien, her arms clutched tightly around his waist. "But I warn you," she said. "I've never ridden a motorcyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" she screamed, holding on for dear life, as they streaked off into the distance.
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Lilithite laughed as the Sailor Scouts writhed in pain in front of her. "Mercury," said a weak Sailor Mars, "can you….break free?"
"I can't," responded Mercury. "It's too strong…for me."
"Getting….weaker," muttered Venus.
Lilithite let loose a howling laugh. "You never stood a chance!" she shouted.
Behind her, Jupiter stood on her hands and knees. The fall really took a lot out of her. She was surprised that Lilithite was concentrating on the other three Scouts. "She must think I'm dead or something," she thought to herself. She tried to block out the pain as best she could. Even her ponytail became undone, leaving her hair loose about her shoulders.
She tried to get up, but she saw something in the distance. She focused her vision enough to see what looked to be a motorcycle. "That looks like Tuxedo Mask," she thought. She had to shield her eyes for a bit, because a red flash of lightning appeared before her eyes. When she opened them, a red rose stood in place. "Now I know it's him!" she thought.
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"Sailor Jupiter received the message," Tuxedo Mask shouted to his passenger. He had transformed along the way. "Are you okay back there?"
The motor cycle was slowing down now, much to the enjoyment of Serena. She was literally green from the sheer speeds they were traveling. "Uggghhhh…" she muttered. "I think I'm gonna throw up!"
The motorcycle stopped a few yards from the vacant lot where the Scouts were. Lilithite was so wrapped up in her energy draining that she didn't even notice. "Now is our chance," said Tuxedo Mask. "Throw the disk!"
Serena, as sick as she was, pulled the red, glowing disk from under her seat. She jumped off the motorcycle, and took careful aim at her target. Serena couldn't believe that this witch was draining the energy out of her friends for her own uses. She prepared to throw the disk, but an idea came to her. "Aw, what the heck!" she said. "Moon Tiara….MAGIC!" she shouted as she hurled the disk through the air.
Serena's yelling caught the attention of Lilithite, who turned her head to face them. "What's going…" she shouted. Her words were cut short by the large red disk, which slammed into her torso, knocking into the ground.
The energy draining stopped, the rings trapping the three Sailor Scouts disappeared. "Ser…ena?" muttered Sailor Mars.
"Tuxedo….Mask?" stuttered Sailor Venus.
The two figures came to stand by their friends. "Are you alright?" asked a concerned Serena.
"Well," began Mars, "having about half of the energy drained out of you isn't what I would exactly call 'alright'!" She began to stumble her feet, as did the other Scouts
"Well, sorry!" muttered Serena under her breath.
Tuxedo Mask arrived next. "What happened to Sailor Jupiter?" he asked. "She was down when I first saw her."
"She took a bad fall," Mercury explained, on her feet as well. "She's standing now. Lilithite doesn't know," she said in a whisper tone of voice. Serena's gaze turned to Sailor Jupiter. She was standing, preparing another attack.
Lilithite scrambled to her feet, holding the now cracked crystal in her hand. "You'll pay for that, Moon ditz! Both you and that caped dork you call a boyfriend" she shouted, raising her crystal up high. The crystal started to glow a bright blue once again. She was preparing to fire another energy beam; a bigger one this time.
Sailor Jupiter saw the crack in the crystal. "If I time it just right," she thought, "it should shatter into a million pieces!" She crossed her arms across her chest once again, as an antenna rose from her tiara. "Jupiter Thunder….CRASH!"
Lilithite didn't even notice the lightning bolt until it was too late. The bolt hit her back, electrocuting her once more. The energy crystal was also hit. It stopped glowing, and, as Sailor Jupiter predicted, shattered.
The energy the crystal had gathered now dispersed into four individual beams. These beams traveled to the Sailor Scouts, entering in their tiaras. Sailor Mercury was the first to notice. "Hey," she shouted. "With the crystal gone, our energy is returning!"
The rest of the Scouts began to feel a huge rush of adrenaline with the return of their energy. "Now it's time to kick some Negaverse butt!" shouted Sailor Venus. "Venus Love Chain….ENCIRCLE!"
A chain of linked hearts flowed around her body, and was shot towards Lilithite. The chain rapped around Lilithite's torso, squeezing her tight. Venus then motioned the chain to rise in the air, which it did. This raised Lilithite in the air as well, suspending her in mid-air. "You turn, guys!" shouted Venus.
"All right!" shouted Jupiter. "Jupiter Thunder Clap….ZAP!"
A huge ball of lightning was created in her hands, and was thrown toward the trapped target. The lightning struck on target once again, and once again giving Lilithite a shock. She was powerless to retaliate.
"My turn!" shouted Sailor Mercury. "Shine Aqua….ILLUSION!"
A huge sphere of condensed water and ice formed above her hands, and was fired toward Lilithite. Still suspended in the chain, the ice ball collided with Lilithite, trapping her in a giant ball of ice.
This proved too heavy for Sailor Venus, still supporting the chain. "I can't…hold her…up there…much longer," she said, struggling. "Mars, I hope you don't mind hitting a moving target!"
"Moving, still, what's the difference?" Mars responded. "They all wind up moondust in the end!" She turned towards Serena, who was watching from a few feet away, and winked. Serena returned the favor with a smile. "Mars Celestial Fire….SURROUND!"
The chain gave way just as Sailor Mars completed her spell. Lilithite fell from the sky, still encased in the ice. As Venus suggested, the fireballs and the enemy slammed together halfway from the ground, shattering the ice and burning the enemy at the same time. When the smoke cleared, Lilithite showed no signs of movement. She just lied on the ground, motionless.
"YES!" shouted Serena. "I knew you guys could do it!" She ran up to her friends and gave them a big hug.
"Thanks, Serena," said Sailor Jupiter. "Now we're free to look for the Silver Crystal."
"No one's going….anywhere!" muttered a voice.
The Sailor Scouts turned around to see Lilithite standing once again. She was very shaky, her clothes now suitable for rags, and her hair burnt to a crisp. Physically, she couldn't go on, but her vengeance was what kept her going. "You will…all…be destroyed!"
"You gotta be kidding me!" shouted Venus. "We trashed her!"
"Not exactly!" came another voice.
The Sailor Scouts looked around, trying to find where the second voice was coming from. "Who was that?" asked a confused Mars.
"Up here, Sailor Brats!" the voice said again.
The Scouts looked to the sky to see another portal opening up. From it flew a familiar figure. The portal closed behind her as she floated in the air. "Face it, Skimpy Scouts," she mocked, "you just can't win!"
Tuxedo Mask gasped at the sight. "Lilithite?!?!?"
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NEXT TIME...
Dang it, Lilithite sent a clone of herself, not the real thing! And a new enemy enters the battle field. The battle for the Imperium Silver Crystal continues!
by Tuxedo Alex
AUTHORS NOTES
Whoops, I forgot the general disclaimers for a moment...rights to Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Taceuchi, Kondansha Publishing, Toei, DiC, Optimum Productions, Cloverway...am I forgetting anything?
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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CHAPTER 5
From Jupiter's standpoint, her communicator started to buzz, and then cut off abruptly. She heard Serena's cry for help, but didn't know where she was. For a few minutes she thought of where Serena and Amy might be. She then heard a voice cry out from behind her. "Sailor Jupiter!" the voice said.
She turned around. It was Sailor Venus. Artemis trailed along behind her. She was a few buildings away, so it took her a bit to jump from roof to roof. "Boy, it took us forever to find you!" she said, gasping for breath. "Did your communicator cut off?"
"Yeah, it did," she responded. "I don't know how it happened."
"Me neither," said Venus, tossing some hair from her face that had been blown carelessly by the wind. "Anyway, I saw Serena and Amy on the way here. I thought I'd get to you first so we'd have strength in numbers."
"Good idea, Venus!" said Jupiter, getting herself ready for her next battle. "Lead the way!"
"This way!" shouted Artemis, pointing to where Serena and Amy were. The two Sailor Scouts quickly followed.
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Lilithite stood over the two teenage girls and the black cat with glee. She knew she had the upper hand. All she needed to do was have the proper blocks fall into place. "This will be the easiest battle the Negaverse has won!" she cackled.
"Serena," said Amy, "I'll take her on. You take cover."
Serena could only nod in agreement. She knew she couldn't do much without her broach, so she and Luna left the alleyway.
"The Negaverse will never win!" shouted Amy, transformation stick in hand. "MERCURY STAR POWER!"
Ribbons that flowed like water surrounded Amy, encasing her in her Sailor Mercury costume. "I am Sailor Mercury!" she shouted. "Champion of Justice!"
"That skimpy outfit doesn't scare me!" Lilithite shouted. Her left hand glowed with a greenish light. "I can fight you with one hand tied around my back!" Her hand glowed brighter, and proceeded to fire an energy blast at Sailor Mercury.
Mercury dodged the blast with ease. "But you can't fight what you can't see!" she shouted back at the enemy. "Mercury Bubbles….BLAST!" A huge fog was created from a blue ball of energy that Sailor Mercury created. The mist surrounded everything in the area, blocking Lilithite's vision.
"You really think this cloud's gonna stop me?" shouted Lilithite. "You are so misguided!" Her right hand glowed red as a fireball sprung forth from it. The fire burned the surrounding mist, revealing the lone Sailor Scout once again. "You can't camouflage yourself very well, can you?" she laughed as she readied another attack with her green hand.
"Mercury Ice Storm….BLAST!" shouted Mercury. Huge bubbles surrounded Lilithite's hand, freezing it completely.
"ARRRGGGHHH!" Lilithite screamed. "You can't beat me!" she shouted as her right hand began to melt the left one free.
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Raye had let her instincts follow her to where the enemy was. When her communicator cut off, she started to get "bad vibes," and headed in the direction of the fight. When she reached the alley, she saw Serena and Luna first.
"Raye!" shouted Serena. "Thank goodness your here. Amy's having a tough time holding off this Nega-creep!"
"All right!" Raye shouted as she pulled out her transformation stick. "MARS STAR POWER!"
Ribbons of fire surrounded Raye, transforming her into Sailor Mars. As she was transforming, Mercury was trying her best to hold off the evil female warrior. She successfully melted the ice surrounding her hand. "Now that I melted the ice," she cackled, "it's time to melt the ice cube!" She pointed her right hand at Mercury, firing a huge fireball.
Mercury tried her best to dodge, but the fireball still connected with her right arm. She fell to one knee, clutching it in pain.
Lilithite laughed her head off at this site, until she heard a voice behind her. "Hey, Neganerd!"
She turned around to find another bothersome Sailor Scout. "If you like fire, than you can have it! Mars Celestial Fire….SURROUND!"
Eight fireballs surrounded her body, and were launched at the enemy. Lilithite managed to dodge most of them, but there were still two that caught her off guard, hitting her in the legs. "That'll teach you to mess with my friends! I am Sailor Mars!" she said while gesturing.
"Gee, I kinda gathered!" yelled Lilithite as her left hand fired another bolt of green energy. This caught Sailor Mars in the stomach. The wind knocked out of her, she fell to the ground. Lilithite began to walk toward her, hobbling slightly, her green hand glowing again. She raised her hand in the air, as if she was preparing a final blow.
"Venus Love Chain…ENCIRCLE!"
From out of nowhere, a golden chain wrapped around Lilithite's raised hand, ensnaring it. "What's this?" she cried out. "What's going on?!?"
"Jupiter Thunder Clap….ZAP!"
A huge ball of lightning streaked toward the ensnared Lilithite, exploding on contact . It was her turn to fall to the ground. After she fell, she stared up at the rooftops to see two more figures.
"You Negatrash will never prevail! I am Sailor Jupiter!" shouted the first.
"The Imperium Silver Crystal is ours! I am Sailor Venus!" shouted the other.
Both scouts jumped off the rooftops and onto the ground below. The other scouts joined them. "We're the Sailor Scouts!" they all announced. "Give us back the Imperium Silver Crystal!"
"In a pigs eye!" shouted Lilithite as she came to her feet once more. "The crystal belongs to the Negaverse now! You'll never see it again! HAHAHAHAHA!"
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Serena could only watch as the Sailor Scouts fought the enemy. She felt useless without her powers. "Oh, Luna, I feel like I have to do something! I just can't stand around here forever!"
Artemis came to join the two bystanders when the last two Scouts arrived. "I know it's hard, Serena," he said, "but it's the best thing right now."
"Yes," Luna agreed, "the best thing to do is wait until the Imperium Crystal is returned."
"But I can't wait that long!" Serena whined.
"There might be something you can do," said a voice behind her.
She turned around to see a familiar face. "Tuxedo Mask!" she shouted.
"I have a plan to create a diversion," he said to her. "Do you have any discus' of any kind?"
Serena was confused. "I have a Frisbee," she said. "Why?"
"I'll need it," he said bluntly. "I'll meet you by your house in a half-hour."
Serena nodded, then took off toward her house. "Wait," she heard Tuxedo Mask beckon.
She turned her head once more. "Don't ever feel useless or under-appreciated," he said. "You'll always have a place in my heart." With that said, he disappeared.
"Oooohhhhhh," Serena swooned. "I love it when he does that!" She just stood in place, heart-eyed and spellbound.
It took both cats to bring her out this time. "Serena!" they screamed.
"Oh, right," she said, somewhat embarrassed. "Okay, I gotta go to my house, and get my Frisbee. You two stay here and keep me posted," she said, referring to the cats.
"Right," said Luna, as Serena ran off into the distance. When she was gone, her head hung low. "Oh, I hope she doesn't have a klutz attack, hit her head, and forget what she's supposed to do."
"Don't worry," said Artemis, "Serena would go great lengths not to klutz out just to impress Darien." Both cats gave eachother a half-hearted smile as they turned their attention back to the fight.
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Lilithite and the Sailor Scouts began a huge standoff. All enemies were standing in battle ready positions, waiting for the other side to make the first move. Both sides seemed to carry a mutual respect for eachother's abilities. But the respect ended there.
Finally, Sailor Jupiter couldn't wait any longer. She held her arms across her chest as an antenna once again sprung from her tiara. "Jupiter Thunder…."
But before she could finish the spell, Lilithite sprang from view. Jupiter stopped in the middle to see Lilithite jump onto the rooftops. "I'm going after her!" she shouted abruptly.
"No, Sailor Jupiter!" shouted Mercury. "It's too dangerous!"
"We have to get the Silver Crystal back somehow!" she said back. Without another word, Jupiter had gone after her.
Upon the rooftops once again, Jupiter chased Lilithite to a vacant lot. The other three Sailor Scouts could only follow. Once Lilithite reached the final building before the lot, she turned to view her green skirted adversary. "You don't honestly think you can beat me, do you?" cackled the confident female warrior.
"Your terror ends here!" Jupiter shouted. Her arms were once again across her chest. "Jupiter Thunder….CRASH!"
A bolt of lightning struck her antenna, and then was directed toward her adversary. However, it never struck the intended target. While Jupiter was casting the spell, Lilithite held out an odd shaped crystal. The crystal seemed to absorb the entire lightning bolt with ease. "Well, what you know," said Lilithite, "my energy absorption crystal works!"
It took a moment to register in Sailor Jupiter's mind, but she quickly retaliated. "It won't protect you from bare knuckle fighting!" she shouted as she leaped into the air, preparing to do a jump kick. Lilithite knew this was coming, so she ducked under it and moved to a new position. When Jupiter landed, she was near the edge of the roof.
"Now," smirked Lilithite, "you'll feel the full effects of the crystal!" She held her crystal into the air as it pulsed a bright blue. The crystal shot a beam of pure energy onto the unsuspecting Sailor Scout. The energy caught her off guard, sending her off the roof, and onto the vacant lot ten stories below.
The remaining Scouts came too late to help her. "Sailor Jupiter!" they all shouted. She was laying at the end of the lot. Lilithite appeared to meet them at the middle.
"You fools!" Lilithite shouted. "If your friend is any clue to you, you'll never beat me!"
"Your the fool!" Sailor Mars shouted back. "All right guys," she motioned to the other Scouts, "hit her with everything you got! Mars Celestial Fire…."
"Shine Aqua…."
"Venus Love Chain…."
The spells weren't finished. Lilithite held the crystal out once again, and fired three energy disks. They enclosed around the Sailor Scout's bodies, pinning their arms to their sides.
"Now I shall drain all your energy to free my beloved!" she shouted. The disks glowed an eerie green. The energy of the three Scouts started to leave their bodies and began to pour into the crystal as water poured into a cup. Lilithite laughed in glee, thinking she had won. Yet she failed to notice a stirring figure behind her…
CHAPTER 6
Serena ran out of her house, Frisbee in hand. "Okay, I got what I need," she said to herself, checking her watch quickly. "All right, it's about three minutes until the half hour is up. Where's Tuxedo Mask?"
Her question was soon answered. From out of nowhere came a huge, black object that streaked toward her house. When it stopped, a man in a black turtleneck shirt, green jacket, and khaki pants on a black motorcycle appeared. Serena just stood in her place, spellbound once again next to her dreamhunk. He held out a rose, and threw it dart-style at her feet. "Place this on the Frisbee." he said.
Serena picked up the rose, and did as Darien asked, still somewhat dazed. When the rose was placed onto the Frisbee, it flared a red light, and the entire disk began to glow red. This snapped her out of it pretty quick. "What happened?" she asked.
"This is our diversion," he said. "When we get close enough to Lilithite, we throw the disk at her. It doesn't matter what it does, but it will give the Sailor Scouts enough time to defeat her." Serena nodded her head, understanding what he explained. "Here, put this on," he said, tossing a large object to her. It was a motorcycle helmet.
"A bike helmet?" she asked, confused. "What for?"
"I'm giving you a ride," said Darien, fixing his helmet.
"WHAT?" screamed Serena. "Are you crazy?"
"We have to get to where the Scouts are, and fast," he said bluntly. "This is the only way."
"Oh, all right," she said, reluctantly putting on the helmet, fastening the straps so it would fit. Frisbee in tow, she sat behind Darien, her arms clutched tightly around his waist. "But I warn you," she said. "I've never ridden a motorcyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" she screamed, holding on for dear life, as they streaked off into the distance.
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Lilithite laughed as the Sailor Scouts writhed in pain in front of her. "Mercury," said a weak Sailor Mars, "can you….break free?"
"I can't," responded Mercury. "It's too strong…for me."
"Getting….weaker," muttered Venus.
Lilithite let loose a howling laugh. "You never stood a chance!" she shouted.
Behind her, Jupiter stood on her hands and knees. The fall really took a lot out of her. She was surprised that Lilithite was concentrating on the other three Scouts. "She must think I'm dead or something," she thought to herself. She tried to block out the pain as best she could. Even her ponytail became undone, leaving her hair loose about her shoulders.
She tried to get up, but she saw something in the distance. She focused her vision enough to see what looked to be a motorcycle. "That looks like Tuxedo Mask," she thought. She had to shield her eyes for a bit, because a red flash of lightning appeared before her eyes. When she opened them, a red rose stood in place. "Now I know it's him!" she thought.
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"Sailor Jupiter received the message," Tuxedo Mask shouted to his passenger. He had transformed along the way. "Are you okay back there?"
The motor cycle was slowing down now, much to the enjoyment of Serena. She was literally green from the sheer speeds they were traveling. "Uggghhhh…" she muttered. "I think I'm gonna throw up!"
The motorcycle stopped a few yards from the vacant lot where the Scouts were. Lilithite was so wrapped up in her energy draining that she didn't even notice. "Now is our chance," said Tuxedo Mask. "Throw the disk!"
Serena, as sick as she was, pulled the red, glowing disk from under her seat. She jumped off the motorcycle, and took careful aim at her target. Serena couldn't believe that this witch was draining the energy out of her friends for her own uses. She prepared to throw the disk, but an idea came to her. "Aw, what the heck!" she said. "Moon Tiara….MAGIC!" she shouted as she hurled the disk through the air.
Serena's yelling caught the attention of Lilithite, who turned her head to face them. "What's going…" she shouted. Her words were cut short by the large red disk, which slammed into her torso, knocking into the ground.
The energy draining stopped, the rings trapping the three Sailor Scouts disappeared. "Ser…ena?" muttered Sailor Mars.
"Tuxedo….Mask?" stuttered Sailor Venus.
The two figures came to stand by their friends. "Are you alright?" asked a concerned Serena.
"Well," began Mars, "having about half of the energy drained out of you isn't what I would exactly call 'alright'!" She began to stumble her feet, as did the other Scouts
"Well, sorry!" muttered Serena under her breath.
Tuxedo Mask arrived next. "What happened to Sailor Jupiter?" he asked. "She was down when I first saw her."
"She took a bad fall," Mercury explained, on her feet as well. "She's standing now. Lilithite doesn't know," she said in a whisper tone of voice. Serena's gaze turned to Sailor Jupiter. She was standing, preparing another attack.
Lilithite scrambled to her feet, holding the now cracked crystal in her hand. "You'll pay for that, Moon ditz! Both you and that caped dork you call a boyfriend" she shouted, raising her crystal up high. The crystal started to glow a bright blue once again. She was preparing to fire another energy beam; a bigger one this time.
Sailor Jupiter saw the crack in the crystal. "If I time it just right," she thought, "it should shatter into a million pieces!" She crossed her arms across her chest once again, as an antenna rose from her tiara. "Jupiter Thunder….CRASH!"
Lilithite didn't even notice the lightning bolt until it was too late. The bolt hit her back, electrocuting her once more. The energy crystal was also hit. It stopped glowing, and, as Sailor Jupiter predicted, shattered.
The energy the crystal had gathered now dispersed into four individual beams. These beams traveled to the Sailor Scouts, entering in their tiaras. Sailor Mercury was the first to notice. "Hey," she shouted. "With the crystal gone, our energy is returning!"
The rest of the Scouts began to feel a huge rush of adrenaline with the return of their energy. "Now it's time to kick some Negaverse butt!" shouted Sailor Venus. "Venus Love Chain….ENCIRCLE!"
A chain of linked hearts flowed around her body, and was shot towards Lilithite. The chain rapped around Lilithite's torso, squeezing her tight. Venus then motioned the chain to rise in the air, which it did. This raised Lilithite in the air as well, suspending her in mid-air. "You turn, guys!" shouted Venus.
"All right!" shouted Jupiter. "Jupiter Thunder Clap….ZAP!"
A huge ball of lightning was created in her hands, and was thrown toward the trapped target. The lightning struck on target once again, and once again giving Lilithite a shock. She was powerless to retaliate.
"My turn!" shouted Sailor Mercury. "Shine Aqua….ILLUSION!"
A huge sphere of condensed water and ice formed above her hands, and was fired toward Lilithite. Still suspended in the chain, the ice ball collided with Lilithite, trapping her in a giant ball of ice.
This proved too heavy for Sailor Venus, still supporting the chain. "I can't…hold her…up there…much longer," she said, struggling. "Mars, I hope you don't mind hitting a moving target!"
"Moving, still, what's the difference?" Mars responded. "They all wind up moondust in the end!" She turned towards Serena, who was watching from a few feet away, and winked. Serena returned the favor with a smile. "Mars Celestial Fire….SURROUND!"
The chain gave way just as Sailor Mars completed her spell. Lilithite fell from the sky, still encased in the ice. As Venus suggested, the fireballs and the enemy slammed together halfway from the ground, shattering the ice and burning the enemy at the same time. When the smoke cleared, Lilithite showed no signs of movement. She just lied on the ground, motionless.
"YES!" shouted Serena. "I knew you guys could do it!" She ran up to her friends and gave them a big hug.
"Thanks, Serena," said Sailor Jupiter. "Now we're free to look for the Silver Crystal."
"No one's going….anywhere!" muttered a voice.
The Sailor Scouts turned around to see Lilithite standing once again. She was very shaky, her clothes now suitable for rags, and her hair burnt to a crisp. Physically, she couldn't go on, but her vengeance was what kept her going. "You will…all…be destroyed!"
"You gotta be kidding me!" shouted Venus. "We trashed her!"
"Not exactly!" came another voice.
The Sailor Scouts looked around, trying to find where the second voice was coming from. "Who was that?" asked a confused Mars.
"Up here, Sailor Brats!" the voice said again.
The Scouts looked to the sky to see another portal opening up. From it flew a familiar figure. The portal closed behind her as she floated in the air. "Face it, Skimpy Scouts," she mocked, "you just can't win!"
Tuxedo Mask gasped at the sight. "Lilithite?!?!?"
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NEXT TIME...
Dang it, Lilithite sent a clone of herself, not the real thing! And a new enemy enters the battle field. The battle for the Imperium Silver Crystal continues!