AUTHORS NOTES
DISCLAIMERS: Rights to Sailor Moon are 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.
Anyway, please enjoy the story!
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CHAPTER 21
Lilithite looked around her. "Some place for base camp," she thought to herself, "but I guess it's a start." She stood in the middle of the vacant lot where the "final" battle with the Sailor Scouts took place. Jedite ordered this place to be first base camp for the Negaverse invasion. To her, it was a bit small, but she had to abide by Jedite's decision.
She looked upon the left side of the lot first. This was where the Shadow training took place. The Shadows were soldiers who wore black armor. This was the brunt of the Negaverse's attack power. The Seven Generals of Apocalypse were to lead them on this glorious mission.
Honbor, the yellow ogre of the Generals, led the Shadows through various exercises to get them in better shape. She noticed that he was very strict, using a drill sergeant's tone to toughen them up. She liked that. His methods would make sure that the Shadows would not break under pressure, and stay totally loyal to the cause.
The other six Generals of Apocalypse had finished their training regiment for the day. They were on the right side of the lot, resting and eating their daily rations by their tents. Jedite had supplied all of the camp well, sending them meaty helpings of beef and creatures from other worlds. His thinking was that you send your soldiers through a brutal day of training, and reward them with a big meal afterwards. The Generals ate better than the Shadows, but that was to be expected. This was to keep the soldiers of war loyal as well.
After seeing all of this, she was glad that Jedite had placed a spell around the camp, making it seem invisible to outsiders. This cloak would give the Lilithite and the Generals enough time to start the invasion. After observing the goings-on, she made her way towards the Generals themselves. She came in the middle of a conversation three of the Generals were having.
"I just don't get it," said Porthos, the violet ogre of the bunch, taking a bite out of a creature from who knows where. "Whhh duh whe hahv'ta tuwain hera?"
Witech, the indigo ogre, sighed. "Porthos, please don't talk with your mouth full. It sickens me."
Porthos swallowed and began again. "Sorry to offend you, Witech, but as I was saying, why do we have'ta train her on Earth? We could've stayed in the Negaverse and trained there with much better equipment and stuff like that."
"Because," started Gerchon, the green ogre, "it was part of Emperor Jedite's orders. We are to train here to gain the feel of Earth, to gain the smells, the sights, sounds, and experience here. It is this way so we can have a better understanding of how these humans think, and a better understanding of how to destroy them."
"That's right," came a voice from inside a tent. It was Ragor, the red ogre and leader of the Generals, stepping out to join them. "It is all part of Emperor Jedite's plan."
"Ragor!" shouted Gerchon. "Apocalyptic Salute!"
Each of the three Generals took showed the Apocalyptic Salute towards Ragor as a sign of respect. Ragor performed it was well. "At ease, my friends." Taking a look to his left, he noticed that Lilithite had joined them. "Em…Empress Lilithite!" he shouted in shock. In response, the group of Generals began to kneel. "I'm sorry, Empress," he began again. "I…I didn't know you approached."
Lilithite developed a smirk on her face. "Oh please, Ragor," she said, "you don't have to kneel now. You're on break. Please, just call me plain 'Lilithite' for now."
Ragor raised his head. "As…as you wish…Lilithite. At ease, gentlemen!"
The four generals began to rise in front of Lilithite. "So, uh," stumbled Porthos, "what brings you here?"
"Oh, just wanted to see how training was going," Lilithite said.
Ygon and Fareth, the orange and blue ogres respectively, stepped out of their tents. "That's our department, uh, Lilithite," said Ygon, unsure of how to address his commanding officer.
"So, what do you have to report?" Lilithite asked.
"Well," said Fareth, "Shadow performance is up fifty percent since this morning, and we've gained most of our abilities back after being sealed in those crystals."
Lilithite smiled. "Excellent," said Lilithite, happy with the statistics. "I'll report the information to Jedite. In the mean time, please tell the Shadows that they're done their training for the day. And tell Honbor to go grab some dinner."
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Serena was the first to exit the portal, with her friends and the cats following afterward. The group felt a bit dizzy, but that was to be expected. Once everyone exited the portal, it vanished into thin air. Serena turned towards the group. "So," she said, "everyone survive the trip?"
"We're okay," said Lita, "but I feel a little diz…hey, what happened to our uniforms?"
The group had noticed that once again they were dressed in their regular clothes. Even Darien had lost his tuxedo. "What's going on?" said Mina. "We passed the tests, we got new powers, why are we back to normal?"
"I can answer that," said Luna, trotting to the front of the group. "You see, this portal neutralizes your powers when you enter it. It is easier for you to travel from place to place this way."
"Yeah," said Artemis, joining her. "Without neutralizing your powers, there would be too much energy in the portal, and who knows where you would end up."
"That makes sense," Darien commented. "Anyway, we have to find out where we are. This definitely doesn't look like where we were fighting the first time."
Darien was right. The scenery around them was not the vacant lot. They were standing along side a highway. Amy flipped her computer out and began to do some calculations. "According to these readings," she said, "we're about one mile from the vacant lot we fought in, and…wait a second."
Serena looked worried. "What is it, Amy?" she asked.
"I'm detecting some Negaverse readings from that location as well!" Amy exclaimed. "We have to check it out."
"Right," said Luna. "You girls need to transform and…"
"Hold it," said Raye, cutting Luna off.
"What's wrong, Raye?" Luna asked.
"I have an idea," Raye responded, with a sly grin on her face. "Why don't we just show up in our normal clothes? That way, we can transform when we get there, and totally shock the pants of Lilithite!."
Serena adopted the grin of Raye's. "That's a real cool idea!" she commented. "We can catch the entire Negaverse with their pants down!"
"Ugh," Lita groaned. "Thanks for the lovely image!"
This sparked a laugh out of everybody. Serena then realized the thought of her comment and quickly blushed. "Anyway," Luna said over the laughter, "I agree with Raye as well. We can really get the jump on Lilithite this way."
"Well," said Mina, "I suggest we get going before Lilithite attacks again."
"Right," said Amy. "I'll home in on them with my computer. Just follow me." And with that, the girls, Darien, and the cats departed.
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Within an hour, the group had traveled the direction Amy's computer had led them. Sure enough, the computer brought them back to the vacant lot. They had arrived a few feet away, hiding behind a building for camouflage. However, much to everyone's surprise, nothing was within the lot. "Amy," asked Serena, "are you sure your computer didn't make a mistake or something? There's nothing there!"
Amy looked over her readings again. "This computer hardly makes mistakes. I'll try the calculations again." Running through the computer commands one more time, she once again ran the program. The results came up the same. "The computer still says the Negaverse is in the vacant lot!"
"No offense Amy," Lita interjected, "but Serena does have a point. I can't see anything, either."
Raye just stood still, sensing something with her sixth sense. "Hold on," she said to the Scouts.
"What is it?" asked Mina. "Do you sense something?"
"Yeah," Raye responded. "I'm feeling something's in this lot…something evil. I'm going to go with Amy on this one."
"Raye's sixth sense hasn't steered us wrong before," Luna commented, "I'm going to trust her on this one."
"But, there's nothing in the lot!" Serena pointed out again. "I'll prove it to you!" She began to make her way towards the lot. Before she could step onto it herself, she collided with something she couldn't see, immediately dropping to the ground. "Owwwww!" she yelped, rubbing her shoulder. "What hit me?"
Darien made his way over to help the fallen Serena. After helping her up he began to reach out to the spot she struck against. "Hey," he said aloud, "there seems to be an invisible wall or something here."
Upon hearing Darien, Amy began to add new data into her computer. "Darien's right," she commented, reviewing the data she gathered. "There seems to be an invisibility shield cloaking them from the general public. I knew the computer didn't make a mistake!"
"So that's why we couldn't see anything," Serena remarked, still holding her arm. "Sorry for doubting you, Amy."
"It's okay," said Amy, accepting the apology. "But I'm afraid I got some bad news. With the current frequency of the shield, our powers wouldn't be affective against it. We have no way in."
"This is bad," Artemis added. "It means the Negaverse could begin it's assault any time it wants!"
Raye raised her head after deliberating something in her mind. "I think I can rectify this situation," she stated confidently.
"How are you gonna do that?" asked Lita.
"Watch," said Raye. With that said, she pulled out a scroll from the inside of her robes. Pulling towards her forehead, she blessed it with a silent prayer. When she finished the prayer, she threw the scroll upon the invisible wall, sticking to it with ease. "I call upon the power of Mars!" she shouted, addressing the power in the scroll. "Evil spirits…BE GONE!"
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CHAPTER 22
During the last hour, The Seven Generals and the Shadows enjoyed a hearty meal, and a few good war stories. Lilithite had joined them, listing intently. Normally, she wouldn't be conversing with the lower ranking soldiers on such an informal level. However, she always had tremendous respect for the Seven Generals of Apocalypse since she was a child. While reading her history books, she always wished she could have been there, fighting along side her heroes. However, she thought she would never get the chance. But now, she thought she was walking in a dream. Jedite was freed, and she was actually talking with the Seven Generals. She began to feel like a child once more.
However, Lilithite had to remember her position. She was placed in charge of this elite group, as well as the soldiers the group commanded. She couldn't be a nervous wreck all of the time. She had a reputation to protect. Besides, the cold, pompous attitude which she had donned was easier to express than that of a simple fan.
Lilithite's mind then snapped back into reality. Once again, she heard the voice of Fareth droning on and on of the time he "single-handedly" destroyed the defense forces of the planet Grach in the Vorchian Solar System. The other Generals had to modify the story occasionally to tell what really happened.
"….and then I delivered a right hook to the Sixth Commander," Fareth continued from earlier, "and he crumpled to my feet right there!"
"Please," Honbor interrupted for at least the fifth time, "it was I who took out the Sixth Commander! And it was Porthos who removed the Third and Fourth Commanders, not you!"
Fareth sighed. "Well, you do have to credit me on taking out the First Commander…"
"…with the broken laser pistol, at point blank aim! Right!" the other Generals conveniently finished for him.
"That's at least the eighth time tonight he had mentioned this," commented Witech.
"I counted nine!" interjected Ragor.
All the Generals, except for Fareth, roared with laughter. It was a fact that Fareth was a bit of a bragger, however, had the respect of the entire group. Fareth was the oldest member of the Generals, and like to take seniority over everybody. But with age came the respect of the others.
Fareth's story lasted at least another few minutes, until a small object caught the eye of Ygon. He had been gifted with very good eyes, providing expert marksmanship on the battleground. "Hmm...curious…"
he muttered.
Gerchon, somewhat happy of a distraction from Fareth, overheard Ygon's mutter. "Is anything wrong, brother?" he inquired.
"There seems to be a small, white object upon our shield," Ygon said.
"It must be just a piece of paper," Gerchon guessed. "The wind probably blew it on to the shield and it probably got stuck there.
"You don't understand," Ygon snapped, although unintentionally. "I had read over the calibrations of the shield in Jedite's report, and nothing is supposed to stick to this shield. Objects are supposed to bounce off, creating a rubber affect."
"Really?" asked Porthos, who had also overheard Ygon's statement. "We should report this to our Empress immediately."
However, before the three could stand from their seats, they could hear a voice in the distance. "I call upon the power of Mars! Evil spirits…BE GONE!"
Cracks began to form across the entire protective shield. The noise was ear-splitting. This even brought Fareth's story to a stand-still. Lilithite was half-terrified of what was happening around her. "What's happening!?!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.
"The barrier!" shouted Ragor. "It's breaking apart!"
After a few long moments of the shield splitting, large pieces of it began to break off. Once they did, the pieces turned into a fine powder before they reached the ground. Within the same amount of time it took for the shield to break, the shield had completely disappeared, leaving a thin cloud of smoke surrounding the now exposed lot.
Witech pulled his hands away from over his head. "Is…is it over?" he asked.
"Yes, you coward!" snapped Porthos. "Some help you were!"
Lilithite became furious. She growled to herself softly. "How…how did this happen…" she muttered, teeth clenched hard. "The shield was supposed to be fool-proof!"
Lilithite could then hear some voices within the background, coming from the edge of the lot. "Wow, great job, Raye!" she heard one voice say.
"That was totally awesome!" said another.
"Thanks," said a third. "Now we can kick some Negaverse butt!"
Lilithite thought she had recognized those voices, however, she hoped it wasn't who she thought they were. "Who's there?" she shouted at the top of her lungs. "Show yourself!"
Eight human figures stepped through the mist created when the shield fell. Lilithite recognized them in an instant. They were the five girls who formerly were the Sailor Scouts. Serena stood in the middle of the group. Along side her, was Darien. To her left was Amy, Mina, and Artemis. To her right stood Raye, Lita, and Luna. All of them were in their normal clothing. It was part of the plan to let the Negaverse think that they were weak.
Lilithite's stone face began to loosen, and a grin appeared upon her face. "Of all this armies and warriors this planet could offer, the only defense is a pretty boy, school girls, and cats?"
Ragor was confused. Even so, the Seven Generals had drawn their weapons, and motioned the Shadows into their attack stances. "Who are they, Empress?" Ragor asked aloud.
"They are not a threat," Lilithite responded. "We can take them out easily. They are just humans."
After hearing this, Serena stepped forward. "Excuse me?" she shouted. "Just humans?"
"I guess you don't know what humans are capable of!" shouted Raye, stepping forward as well.
The other Scouts, Darien and the cats took their positions as well. "Even without our powers, we stand to fight!" yelled Amy.
"We stand for love and justice!" Mina added.
"And we can still take you down!" added Lita.
"So take your best shot!" Darien finished.
Lilithite's smile widened. "Such big words for such little minds," she cackled sarcastically. "Are you six challenging the entire Negaverse army to a fight?"
"Yeah!" Serena shouted once again. "You're toast, Negatrash!"
"We can take you out anytime, anywhere!" added Lita, raising a fist into the air.
"Anytime, anywhere, huh?" Lilithite said cockily. "This is going to be way too easy! The time will be now, but I choose the place!" And with that, Lilithite raised both arms into the air. The space surrounding the lot began to flux with everything in it. Before Serena or anybody knew what was going on, everything within the vacant lot had vanished without a trace.
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Serena looked around her, noticing that her surroundings had changed yet again. She looked towards her friends, who also had no idea what was going on. Serena stood upon a small hill, with greenish-orange grass raising halfway to her knees. The sky above her was tinted with a light violet color, with a dark object setting in the distance. "Where…where are we?" she asked aloud.
"I don't know," said Amy, furiously typing on her computer. "I can't get a reading on anything here."'
"Have anybody seen Luna and Artemis?" Lita asked, pushing the tall grass aside. "I can't see them anywhere."
"Maybe they didn't come here with us, where ever we are," Darien suggested.
"Jeez, how many places do we have to be before the day's over?" Mina commented.
Raye just stood there, nearly frozen. "Guys," she muttered. "I'm getting some bad vibes from…all around us! I…I think we're surrounded!"
"Correct, you worms!" cried a voice from beyond.
Directly across from them, Lilithite reappeared. Behind her were the Seven Generals of Apocalypse, and behind them were the Shadows. Lilithite began to laugh. "Welcome back to the Negaverse, girls!"
The entire party gasped. "Oh no!" said Lita, acting like she was helpless. "What are we going to do now?"
Lilithite lowered her head for a moment. "I honestly thought that you girls wouldn't be dumb enough to fight us. Now you've backed yourself into a corner!"
Serena began to speak. "Well, you obviously don't know who you're dealing with, Negaverse scum!" she shouted.
Lilithite laughed once again. "Oh, you humans. You are the most humorous species we've encountered throughout our journeys! It will be a pleasure to take you apart!"
Serena turned towards her friends, a smirk once again appeared on her face. "Shall we show them what we're dealing with, now?" she asked the group.
"Yes, lets!" responded Raye.
In front of Lilithite's eyes, the Scouts pulled out their transformation wands, Darien pulled out his rose, and Serena pulled out her new broach. "Let's go!" Serena shouted.
"MERCURY PLANET POWER!" cried Amy.
"MARS PLANET POWER!" cried Raye.
"JUPITER PLANET POWER!" cried Lita.
"VENUS PLANET POWER!" cried Mina.
"MOON LUNAR POWER!" cried Serena.
Ribbons of water, fire, lightning, hearts, and crescent moons surrounded the entire group. Darien had already begun his silent transformation. Within minutes, the Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask stood before the Negaverse army.
Lilithite's jaw dropped to the group upon witnessing the transformation. "I….uh…I…." Lilithite began to stutter, "You…Sailor……can't be…..impossible! Simply Impossible!"
"But it is, Lilithite!" said Sailor Moon.
"You thought you defeated us, but your own pride blinded you! I am Guardian Mars!" cried Sailor Mars.
"Your evil ways will never prevail on the Earth! I am Guardian Mercury!" cried Sailor Mercury.
"You're about to become dust at the hands of us! I am Guardian Jupiter!" cried Sailor Jupiter.
"We are all agents of love and justice! I am Guardian Venus!" cried Sailor Venus.
"Of course we all know that I need no introduction! I am Sailor moon!" cried Sailor Moon.
"We are the Sailor Guardians!" cried them all.
"We are reborn…" said Sailor Mars.
"…renewed…" continued Sailor Mercury.
"…revamped…" continued Sailor Venus.
"…and 're' are gonna kick your butt!" said Sailor Jupiter.
"And on behalf of our Guardian Planets," said Sailor Moon, "We'll punish you!" "Man, it feels so good to say that again," she thought to herself.
Lilithite grew furious. She tried to think of something brave to say. "Scouts, Guardians, whatever! We…uh…knew about this all along! It was just a…a plan to lure you…uh…into our trap!"
"We did?" asked a shadow in the background.
"Quiet!" shouted Lilithite, who could hardly keep her temper in check. "Generals of Apocalypse, attack! Spare no force in destroying this group! Obliterate them all!!!" With that said, Lilithite teleported away from the battleground. She didn't want any part or the Sailor Guardians unless she absolutely had to fight. This left the task of fighting to the Generals themselves. But the Generals didn't mind it. They knew that the Sailor Guardians didn't stand much of a chance.
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NEXT TIME...
The grand battle begins between the Senshi and the Generals! What's this? Brand new attacks?
DISCLAIMERS: Rights to Sailor Moon are 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.
Anyway, please enjoy the story!
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CHAPTER 21
Lilithite looked around her. "Some place for base camp," she thought to herself, "but I guess it's a start." She stood in the middle of the vacant lot where the "final" battle with the Sailor Scouts took place. Jedite ordered this place to be first base camp for the Negaverse invasion. To her, it was a bit small, but she had to abide by Jedite's decision.
She looked upon the left side of the lot first. This was where the Shadow training took place. The Shadows were soldiers who wore black armor. This was the brunt of the Negaverse's attack power. The Seven Generals of Apocalypse were to lead them on this glorious mission.
Honbor, the yellow ogre of the Generals, led the Shadows through various exercises to get them in better shape. She noticed that he was very strict, using a drill sergeant's tone to toughen them up. She liked that. His methods would make sure that the Shadows would not break under pressure, and stay totally loyal to the cause.
The other six Generals of Apocalypse had finished their training regiment for the day. They were on the right side of the lot, resting and eating their daily rations by their tents. Jedite had supplied all of the camp well, sending them meaty helpings of beef and creatures from other worlds. His thinking was that you send your soldiers through a brutal day of training, and reward them with a big meal afterwards. The Generals ate better than the Shadows, but that was to be expected. This was to keep the soldiers of war loyal as well.
After seeing all of this, she was glad that Jedite had placed a spell around the camp, making it seem invisible to outsiders. This cloak would give the Lilithite and the Generals enough time to start the invasion. After observing the goings-on, she made her way towards the Generals themselves. She came in the middle of a conversation three of the Generals were having.
"I just don't get it," said Porthos, the violet ogre of the bunch, taking a bite out of a creature from who knows where. "Whhh duh whe hahv'ta tuwain hera?"
Witech, the indigo ogre, sighed. "Porthos, please don't talk with your mouth full. It sickens me."
Porthos swallowed and began again. "Sorry to offend you, Witech, but as I was saying, why do we have'ta train her on Earth? We could've stayed in the Negaverse and trained there with much better equipment and stuff like that."
"Because," started Gerchon, the green ogre, "it was part of Emperor Jedite's orders. We are to train here to gain the feel of Earth, to gain the smells, the sights, sounds, and experience here. It is this way so we can have a better understanding of how these humans think, and a better understanding of how to destroy them."
"That's right," came a voice from inside a tent. It was Ragor, the red ogre and leader of the Generals, stepping out to join them. "It is all part of Emperor Jedite's plan."
"Ragor!" shouted Gerchon. "Apocalyptic Salute!"
Each of the three Generals took showed the Apocalyptic Salute towards Ragor as a sign of respect. Ragor performed it was well. "At ease, my friends." Taking a look to his left, he noticed that Lilithite had joined them. "Em…Empress Lilithite!" he shouted in shock. In response, the group of Generals began to kneel. "I'm sorry, Empress," he began again. "I…I didn't know you approached."
Lilithite developed a smirk on her face. "Oh please, Ragor," she said, "you don't have to kneel now. You're on break. Please, just call me plain 'Lilithite' for now."
Ragor raised his head. "As…as you wish…Lilithite. At ease, gentlemen!"
The four generals began to rise in front of Lilithite. "So, uh," stumbled Porthos, "what brings you here?"
"Oh, just wanted to see how training was going," Lilithite said.
Ygon and Fareth, the orange and blue ogres respectively, stepped out of their tents. "That's our department, uh, Lilithite," said Ygon, unsure of how to address his commanding officer.
"So, what do you have to report?" Lilithite asked.
"Well," said Fareth, "Shadow performance is up fifty percent since this morning, and we've gained most of our abilities back after being sealed in those crystals."
Lilithite smiled. "Excellent," said Lilithite, happy with the statistics. "I'll report the information to Jedite. In the mean time, please tell the Shadows that they're done their training for the day. And tell Honbor to go grab some dinner."
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Serena was the first to exit the portal, with her friends and the cats following afterward. The group felt a bit dizzy, but that was to be expected. Once everyone exited the portal, it vanished into thin air. Serena turned towards the group. "So," she said, "everyone survive the trip?"
"We're okay," said Lita, "but I feel a little diz…hey, what happened to our uniforms?"
The group had noticed that once again they were dressed in their regular clothes. Even Darien had lost his tuxedo. "What's going on?" said Mina. "We passed the tests, we got new powers, why are we back to normal?"
"I can answer that," said Luna, trotting to the front of the group. "You see, this portal neutralizes your powers when you enter it. It is easier for you to travel from place to place this way."
"Yeah," said Artemis, joining her. "Without neutralizing your powers, there would be too much energy in the portal, and who knows where you would end up."
"That makes sense," Darien commented. "Anyway, we have to find out where we are. This definitely doesn't look like where we were fighting the first time."
Darien was right. The scenery around them was not the vacant lot. They were standing along side a highway. Amy flipped her computer out and began to do some calculations. "According to these readings," she said, "we're about one mile from the vacant lot we fought in, and…wait a second."
Serena looked worried. "What is it, Amy?" she asked.
"I'm detecting some Negaverse readings from that location as well!" Amy exclaimed. "We have to check it out."
"Right," said Luna. "You girls need to transform and…"
"Hold it," said Raye, cutting Luna off.
"What's wrong, Raye?" Luna asked.
"I have an idea," Raye responded, with a sly grin on her face. "Why don't we just show up in our normal clothes? That way, we can transform when we get there, and totally shock the pants of Lilithite!."
Serena adopted the grin of Raye's. "That's a real cool idea!" she commented. "We can catch the entire Negaverse with their pants down!"
"Ugh," Lita groaned. "Thanks for the lovely image!"
This sparked a laugh out of everybody. Serena then realized the thought of her comment and quickly blushed. "Anyway," Luna said over the laughter, "I agree with Raye as well. We can really get the jump on Lilithite this way."
"Well," said Mina, "I suggest we get going before Lilithite attacks again."
"Right," said Amy. "I'll home in on them with my computer. Just follow me." And with that, the girls, Darien, and the cats departed.
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Within an hour, the group had traveled the direction Amy's computer had led them. Sure enough, the computer brought them back to the vacant lot. They had arrived a few feet away, hiding behind a building for camouflage. However, much to everyone's surprise, nothing was within the lot. "Amy," asked Serena, "are you sure your computer didn't make a mistake or something? There's nothing there!"
Amy looked over her readings again. "This computer hardly makes mistakes. I'll try the calculations again." Running through the computer commands one more time, she once again ran the program. The results came up the same. "The computer still says the Negaverse is in the vacant lot!"
"No offense Amy," Lita interjected, "but Serena does have a point. I can't see anything, either."
Raye just stood still, sensing something with her sixth sense. "Hold on," she said to the Scouts.
"What is it?" asked Mina. "Do you sense something?"
"Yeah," Raye responded. "I'm feeling something's in this lot…something evil. I'm going to go with Amy on this one."
"Raye's sixth sense hasn't steered us wrong before," Luna commented, "I'm going to trust her on this one."
"But, there's nothing in the lot!" Serena pointed out again. "I'll prove it to you!" She began to make her way towards the lot. Before she could step onto it herself, she collided with something she couldn't see, immediately dropping to the ground. "Owwwww!" she yelped, rubbing her shoulder. "What hit me?"
Darien made his way over to help the fallen Serena. After helping her up he began to reach out to the spot she struck against. "Hey," he said aloud, "there seems to be an invisible wall or something here."
Upon hearing Darien, Amy began to add new data into her computer. "Darien's right," she commented, reviewing the data she gathered. "There seems to be an invisibility shield cloaking them from the general public. I knew the computer didn't make a mistake!"
"So that's why we couldn't see anything," Serena remarked, still holding her arm. "Sorry for doubting you, Amy."
"It's okay," said Amy, accepting the apology. "But I'm afraid I got some bad news. With the current frequency of the shield, our powers wouldn't be affective against it. We have no way in."
"This is bad," Artemis added. "It means the Negaverse could begin it's assault any time it wants!"
Raye raised her head after deliberating something in her mind. "I think I can rectify this situation," she stated confidently.
"How are you gonna do that?" asked Lita.
"Watch," said Raye. With that said, she pulled out a scroll from the inside of her robes. Pulling towards her forehead, she blessed it with a silent prayer. When she finished the prayer, she threw the scroll upon the invisible wall, sticking to it with ease. "I call upon the power of Mars!" she shouted, addressing the power in the scroll. "Evil spirits…BE GONE!"
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CHAPTER 22
During the last hour, The Seven Generals and the Shadows enjoyed a hearty meal, and a few good war stories. Lilithite had joined them, listing intently. Normally, she wouldn't be conversing with the lower ranking soldiers on such an informal level. However, she always had tremendous respect for the Seven Generals of Apocalypse since she was a child. While reading her history books, she always wished she could have been there, fighting along side her heroes. However, she thought she would never get the chance. But now, she thought she was walking in a dream. Jedite was freed, and she was actually talking with the Seven Generals. She began to feel like a child once more.
However, Lilithite had to remember her position. She was placed in charge of this elite group, as well as the soldiers the group commanded. She couldn't be a nervous wreck all of the time. She had a reputation to protect. Besides, the cold, pompous attitude which she had donned was easier to express than that of a simple fan.
Lilithite's mind then snapped back into reality. Once again, she heard the voice of Fareth droning on and on of the time he "single-handedly" destroyed the defense forces of the planet Grach in the Vorchian Solar System. The other Generals had to modify the story occasionally to tell what really happened.
"….and then I delivered a right hook to the Sixth Commander," Fareth continued from earlier, "and he crumpled to my feet right there!"
"Please," Honbor interrupted for at least the fifth time, "it was I who took out the Sixth Commander! And it was Porthos who removed the Third and Fourth Commanders, not you!"
Fareth sighed. "Well, you do have to credit me on taking out the First Commander…"
"…with the broken laser pistol, at point blank aim! Right!" the other Generals conveniently finished for him.
"That's at least the eighth time tonight he had mentioned this," commented Witech.
"I counted nine!" interjected Ragor.
All the Generals, except for Fareth, roared with laughter. It was a fact that Fareth was a bit of a bragger, however, had the respect of the entire group. Fareth was the oldest member of the Generals, and like to take seniority over everybody. But with age came the respect of the others.
Fareth's story lasted at least another few minutes, until a small object caught the eye of Ygon. He had been gifted with very good eyes, providing expert marksmanship on the battleground. "Hmm...curious…"
he muttered.
Gerchon, somewhat happy of a distraction from Fareth, overheard Ygon's mutter. "Is anything wrong, brother?" he inquired.
"There seems to be a small, white object upon our shield," Ygon said.
"It must be just a piece of paper," Gerchon guessed. "The wind probably blew it on to the shield and it probably got stuck there.
"You don't understand," Ygon snapped, although unintentionally. "I had read over the calibrations of the shield in Jedite's report, and nothing is supposed to stick to this shield. Objects are supposed to bounce off, creating a rubber affect."
"Really?" asked Porthos, who had also overheard Ygon's statement. "We should report this to our Empress immediately."
However, before the three could stand from their seats, they could hear a voice in the distance. "I call upon the power of Mars! Evil spirits…BE GONE!"
Cracks began to form across the entire protective shield. The noise was ear-splitting. This even brought Fareth's story to a stand-still. Lilithite was half-terrified of what was happening around her. "What's happening!?!" she shouted at the top of her lungs.
"The barrier!" shouted Ragor. "It's breaking apart!"
After a few long moments of the shield splitting, large pieces of it began to break off. Once they did, the pieces turned into a fine powder before they reached the ground. Within the same amount of time it took for the shield to break, the shield had completely disappeared, leaving a thin cloud of smoke surrounding the now exposed lot.
Witech pulled his hands away from over his head. "Is…is it over?" he asked.
"Yes, you coward!" snapped Porthos. "Some help you were!"
Lilithite became furious. She growled to herself softly. "How…how did this happen…" she muttered, teeth clenched hard. "The shield was supposed to be fool-proof!"
Lilithite could then hear some voices within the background, coming from the edge of the lot. "Wow, great job, Raye!" she heard one voice say.
"That was totally awesome!" said another.
"Thanks," said a third. "Now we can kick some Negaverse butt!"
Lilithite thought she had recognized those voices, however, she hoped it wasn't who she thought they were. "Who's there?" she shouted at the top of her lungs. "Show yourself!"
Eight human figures stepped through the mist created when the shield fell. Lilithite recognized them in an instant. They were the five girls who formerly were the Sailor Scouts. Serena stood in the middle of the group. Along side her, was Darien. To her left was Amy, Mina, and Artemis. To her right stood Raye, Lita, and Luna. All of them were in their normal clothing. It was part of the plan to let the Negaverse think that they were weak.
Lilithite's stone face began to loosen, and a grin appeared upon her face. "Of all this armies and warriors this planet could offer, the only defense is a pretty boy, school girls, and cats?"
Ragor was confused. Even so, the Seven Generals had drawn their weapons, and motioned the Shadows into their attack stances. "Who are they, Empress?" Ragor asked aloud.
"They are not a threat," Lilithite responded. "We can take them out easily. They are just humans."
After hearing this, Serena stepped forward. "Excuse me?" she shouted. "Just humans?"
"I guess you don't know what humans are capable of!" shouted Raye, stepping forward as well.
The other Scouts, Darien and the cats took their positions as well. "Even without our powers, we stand to fight!" yelled Amy.
"We stand for love and justice!" Mina added.
"And we can still take you down!" added Lita.
"So take your best shot!" Darien finished.
Lilithite's smile widened. "Such big words for such little minds," she cackled sarcastically. "Are you six challenging the entire Negaverse army to a fight?"
"Yeah!" Serena shouted once again. "You're toast, Negatrash!"
"We can take you out anytime, anywhere!" added Lita, raising a fist into the air.
"Anytime, anywhere, huh?" Lilithite said cockily. "This is going to be way too easy! The time will be now, but I choose the place!" And with that, Lilithite raised both arms into the air. The space surrounding the lot began to flux with everything in it. Before Serena or anybody knew what was going on, everything within the vacant lot had vanished without a trace.
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Serena looked around her, noticing that her surroundings had changed yet again. She looked towards her friends, who also had no idea what was going on. Serena stood upon a small hill, with greenish-orange grass raising halfway to her knees. The sky above her was tinted with a light violet color, with a dark object setting in the distance. "Where…where are we?" she asked aloud.
"I don't know," said Amy, furiously typing on her computer. "I can't get a reading on anything here."'
"Have anybody seen Luna and Artemis?" Lita asked, pushing the tall grass aside. "I can't see them anywhere."
"Maybe they didn't come here with us, where ever we are," Darien suggested.
"Jeez, how many places do we have to be before the day's over?" Mina commented.
Raye just stood there, nearly frozen. "Guys," she muttered. "I'm getting some bad vibes from…all around us! I…I think we're surrounded!"
"Correct, you worms!" cried a voice from beyond.
Directly across from them, Lilithite reappeared. Behind her were the Seven Generals of Apocalypse, and behind them were the Shadows. Lilithite began to laugh. "Welcome back to the Negaverse, girls!"
The entire party gasped. "Oh no!" said Lita, acting like she was helpless. "What are we going to do now?"
Lilithite lowered her head for a moment. "I honestly thought that you girls wouldn't be dumb enough to fight us. Now you've backed yourself into a corner!"
Serena began to speak. "Well, you obviously don't know who you're dealing with, Negaverse scum!" she shouted.
Lilithite laughed once again. "Oh, you humans. You are the most humorous species we've encountered throughout our journeys! It will be a pleasure to take you apart!"
Serena turned towards her friends, a smirk once again appeared on her face. "Shall we show them what we're dealing with, now?" she asked the group.
"Yes, lets!" responded Raye.
In front of Lilithite's eyes, the Scouts pulled out their transformation wands, Darien pulled out his rose, and Serena pulled out her new broach. "Let's go!" Serena shouted.
"MERCURY PLANET POWER!" cried Amy.
"MARS PLANET POWER!" cried Raye.
"JUPITER PLANET POWER!" cried Lita.
"VENUS PLANET POWER!" cried Mina.
"MOON LUNAR POWER!" cried Serena.
Ribbons of water, fire, lightning, hearts, and crescent moons surrounded the entire group. Darien had already begun his silent transformation. Within minutes, the Sailor Guardians and Tuxedo Mask stood before the Negaverse army.
Lilithite's jaw dropped to the group upon witnessing the transformation. "I….uh…I…." Lilithite began to stutter, "You…Sailor……can't be…..impossible! Simply Impossible!"
"But it is, Lilithite!" said Sailor Moon.
"You thought you defeated us, but your own pride blinded you! I am Guardian Mars!" cried Sailor Mars.
"Your evil ways will never prevail on the Earth! I am Guardian Mercury!" cried Sailor Mercury.
"You're about to become dust at the hands of us! I am Guardian Jupiter!" cried Sailor Jupiter.
"We are all agents of love and justice! I am Guardian Venus!" cried Sailor Venus.
"Of course we all know that I need no introduction! I am Sailor moon!" cried Sailor Moon.
"We are the Sailor Guardians!" cried them all.
"We are reborn…" said Sailor Mars.
"…renewed…" continued Sailor Mercury.
"…revamped…" continued Sailor Venus.
"…and 're' are gonna kick your butt!" said Sailor Jupiter.
"And on behalf of our Guardian Planets," said Sailor Moon, "We'll punish you!" "Man, it feels so good to say that again," she thought to herself.
Lilithite grew furious. She tried to think of something brave to say. "Scouts, Guardians, whatever! We…uh…knew about this all along! It was just a…a plan to lure you…uh…into our trap!"
"We did?" asked a shadow in the background.
"Quiet!" shouted Lilithite, who could hardly keep her temper in check. "Generals of Apocalypse, attack! Spare no force in destroying this group! Obliterate them all!!!" With that said, Lilithite teleported away from the battleground. She didn't want any part or the Sailor Guardians unless she absolutely had to fight. This left the task of fighting to the Generals themselves. But the Generals didn't mind it. They knew that the Sailor Guardians didn't stand much of a chance.
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NEXT TIME...
The grand battle begins between the Senshi and the Generals! What's this? Brand new attacks?