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 25
"Sailor Mars," said Sailor Moon, "I'll take the one with the boomerang. You take the one with the staff."
Sailor Mars looked concerned. "By yourself?" she asked.
"Well, yeah, that's what I thought," Sailor Moon responded.
"Hey, you don't think that we'll just stand by, do ya?" Sailor Jupiter interjected.
"At least let us help you," Sailor Mercury added.
"Okay, okay! I get the point!" said Sailor Moon. "Venus, you go help Mars. Jupiter and Mercury, you're with me."
"Gotcha," said Sailor Venus. "You can count on us!"
"All right, Sailor Guardians!" Sailor Moon began. "Let's show them what our Guardian Planets are made of!" The Guardians then split up once again to attack.
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Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus launched themselves into the air, preparing to perform a duel dropkick. Reacting quickly, Fareth threw his boomerang towards the Guardians. With dead-eye accuracy, the boomerang collided with the two girls, sending them crashing to the ground. Both Guardians were lain out on the ground, seemingly not moving.
Fareth grinned as the boomerang returned to his hand. "This is way too easy!" Fareth shouted. "I thought you'd put up a challenge!"
Sailor Mars was the first to regain consciousness. The boomerang that Fareth had thrown at her had really got her good. Her head was spinning as she tried to stand, only she managed to raise herself to one knee. Looking to her left, she noticed that Sailor Venus was still lain out on the ground, face down. Mars was scared. She didn't know if Venus was still alive or…..she couldn't think of that possibility.
Mars immediately grabbed Venus' shoulders, trying to stir her awake. "Sailor Venus!" she shouted toward her friend, trying to wake her. "Venus! Wake up! Venus!"
Venus managed to roll he head to her right, facing Sailor Mars. "Mars…" she muttered.
"Venus!" Mars said, a sigh of happiness escaping her lips.. "Are you okay?"
Sailor Venus managed to creak a half-smile. "Can you…get the number…of that truck…that hit me?" she said jokingly.
Sailor Mars smiled. "She's going to be all right," she thought to herself. "If she was injured on account of me, I'd never forgive myself!"
Fareth nearly gagged at the display of affection he was seeing. "Enough of these games!" he shouted. "I'm tired of waiting. It's time you go down for good!"
Fareth prepared to fire his boomerang once again. Sailor Mars wasn't going to let the boomerang strike her again. With almost blinding speed, a scroll appeared in her hand. She then began to bless it. "I call upon the power of Mars! Evil Spirits…BE GONE!" she chanted aloud.
With those words said, the blessed scroll was sent to it's target: Fareth. As Fareth was about to release the boomerang, the charm managed to come to rest upon his forehead. This left Fareth completely paralyzed.
"That'll buy us some time," Sailor Mars remarked. She then resumed helping Sailor Venus. After a few minutes, Mars had managed to return Venus to her feet. Venus was still being supported by Mars, via letting her rest on Mars' shoulder. "Can you stand on your own?" Mars asked.
"I think I can," Venus responded, still shaken up from Fareth's attack. Mars removed her support from Venus' body, seeing if Venus could stand. Still shaking a bit, Venus had managed to keep her balance.
"Thanks," Sailor Venus said. "It pays to have friends like you."
"Anytime," Sailor Mars replied. Her fists started to glow a deep red soon after. "But now, it's time for that blue piece of garbage to pay!"
Venus knew what was coming next, so once again, she took a few steps back. Mars began to levitate as the other Guardians before her. She ceased to rise when she reached about ten feet off the ground. Mars then closed her eyes, and began to look deep within herself. She felt her energy growing throughout her body, an energy that she never felt before. Unconsciously, she produced another scroll within her hand. Within moments, a new command formed in her mind. She opened her eyes, and shouted "GUARDIAN MARS NOVA STRIKE!"
She released the scroll from her hand to let it rise above her head. Raising her hands to meet the scroll, fire started to collect around it. Much like the battle in the test she took, the fire around the scroll grew to enormous proportions. The fireball was as large as Raye's body. Within seconds, she would be ready to fire it.
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As Raye charged up her attack, Fareth was trying his best to fight off the paralysis that had overcame him. Using all of his strength, he slowly began to move his arm toward his head, where that charm was located. There was an incredible amount of fight within him, for no one had ever escaped from the blessed scrolls of Sailor Mars before. Using all the power within him, he managed to grab the charm, and tear it off his forehead.
After he removed the scroll, normal movement was restored to him once again. He crumpled the scroll into a small wad of paper and cast it aside. A new found rage within him, he grabbed hold of his boomerang once again, and threw it towards the floating Guardian.
"Venus Love Chain…ENCIRCLE!"
Fareth was shocked at what he saw next. After he had threw the boomerang, the second Sailor Guardian had managed to knock it out of the air. An orange flash of light managed to blind his eyes. After which, he saw his boomerang lie on the ground with an orange chain wrapped around it. Fareth growled. "Rotten Sailor Simpletons!" he shouted in his rage. Ignoring the Guardian, he ran to retrieve his prized boomerang. This proved to be costly, for it was then that Sailor Mars released her fireball.
The huge ball of flame streaked toward the helpless General. Fareth only saw it streaking towards him when it was too late. The fireball collided with the ground, exploding it in a huge pyrotechnic display. Sailor Venus could only stare at the blaze that her friend had created. After it had died down, the only thing left of the Apocalypse General was a charred corpse.
Sailor Venus literally applauded as Sailor Mars returned to the ground. "Woah, Mars!" she shouted, still in awe of the attack. "That's the most amazing display I've seen today!"
Sailor Mars smiled. "Thanks," she replied. "I honestly didn't know I had it in me!"
"Now we can help Sailor Moon and the others," Venus suggested.
"You are not leaving his place alive!" came a voice from behind them.
The two Guardians turned around to see yet another General behind them. He had let his comrades fight the losing battle, thinking they had it well in hand. He was wrong. His color was crimson red. His eyes had a look that many across the galaxy had feared. He was Ragor, leader of the Seven Generals of Apocalypse.
"How dare you kill my comrades!" he screamed at the Guardians. "How dare you destroy my friends…my family…." Ragor drew a sword from a sheath on his belt, ready to strike at a moment's notice. Sailor Mars and Venus responded by going into their fighting stances. "You shall pay the ultimate price…" Ragor sneered, revenge within his grasp at last.
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Sailor Moon stared eye to eye with her enemy. Sailor Mercury was on her left, Jupiter on her right. Porthos only stood in his place, ready to anticipate any attack thrown at him. Nobody made a move on either side. The stand off seemed to last forever.
"How do we take him out?" Sailor Moon whispered to her friends.
"We need to form a good strategy against him," Sailor Jupiter added.
Sailor Mercury was suddenly washed over with a wave on inspiration. "I think I have an idea," she whispered.
"So what do we do?" Jupiter asked.
"That General may be powerful," Mercury began, "but he's not too bright. We have to distract him, then we attack him. Then we distract him again, and repeat the process. We keep doing this until he goes down."
Sailor Moon smiled. "Yet another wicked strategy from a totally wicked mind!" she said, complimenting Amy. She then turned her gaze towards her adversary. "Let's book it!" she shouted.
The three Guardians then began their assault. All three charged at Porthos, who had shifted into an attack position. The girls soon split away to surround the General. While Mercury went to the left, and Jupiter to the right, Sailor Moon continued straight towards Porthos.
Porthos stood by, and awaited the Guardians attack. But he didn't pay attention to the other two girls. Sailor Mercury attacked him first with a foot to the face. As Porthos turned to face her, Sailor Jupiter struck with a roundhouse kick. Furious, Porthos turned to face the green-costumed heroine. It was Sailor Moon's turn to strike, punching the General in the back of the head.
This barrage off attacks continued for a while. One of the Guardians would attack, Porthos would shift his attention, and the next Guardian would strike. This barrage soon came to an end when Sailor Moon smashed his jaw with an uppercut. This sent him staggering a few feet back before crumpling into a heap on the grass.
The three Sailors took a moment to catch their breath. The full frontal assault had taken a lot out of them. "That seemed almost too easy," remarked Sailor Mercury.
Sailor Jupiter wiped the sweat from her forehead. "I know," she remarked. "But we did deliver a lot of punishment."
"We totally cremated him!" said Sailor Moon, fixing her hair, for her right "meatball" had come undone. "These new powers are sure something."
"Maybe you can put yours to use now, Sailor Moon," Amy commented.
"Yeah," Jupiter added. "You know what the rest of us can do, so how about you?"
"Oh, right," Sailor Moon said, letting her hair fall to her side. Not caring about the style of her hair anymore, she undid the second bun as well. She used the clips and circles from before to lock her hair behind her in a ponytail. "I gotta take care of the guy. I nearly forgot." The other members of her party just sighed as Sailor Moon tried to laugh it off.
Raising her hands in the air, she cried "Moon Lunar Staff!" Within seconds, Sailor Moon's new weapon materialized within her hands. She took a moment to study the weapon. The actual staff was colored pink, with several white and yellow dots placed upon it in a slight pattern. The bottom of the staff ended in a point with a diamond tip. A ball was placed upon the top, which looked to be a perfect scale model of the moon itself. It rested upon a yellow base, which represented a crescent moon. Sailor Moon just marveled in the beauty of the object, crafted perfectly from 30th Century, Crystal Tokyo.
Handling it with ease, she pointed the head of the staff towards the fallen General. "Your time is up, Negatrash!" she cried.
"Au contraire…" muttered Porthos, barely audible from his position, "it is your time."
At that moment, two energy beams shot from the crumpled heap. The beams whipped by Sailor Moon entirely, aiming for her friends. Each beam managed to encircle the necks of both Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter, choking them.
Without any time to react, the Guardians were at the mercy of Porthos' energy. Sailor Moon ran towards her friends, trying her best to help. The beams then lifted the two Sailors, by their necks, high above Sailor Moon's head. Laughter filled the air as Porthos managed to get to his feet. Sailor Moon saw that the beams of energy were emanating from the enemy's staff. She then aimed her own staff at Porthos once again, ready to fire.
"Uh, uh, Sailor Moon," Porthos said cockily, "I wouldn't do that." Porthos brought the energy beams, Guardians included, over his head. "You see, if this staff breaks, your friends will tumble from the skies and land in some 'uncompromising' positions, if you catch my drift."
Sailor Moon looked at the limp bodies of her friends, just hanging by their necks. She knew that he was right. He held all the cards now. Reluctantly, Sailor Moon lowered the staff.
Porthos laughed once again, swinging the staff violently to his left. This caused the energy beams to let go, sending Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter sailing into the air. They landed a few yards away, in crumpled heaps on the ground.
As Sailor Moon saw her friends fall, a rage built up inside her. She had seen her friends helpless before, and she couldn't stand letting the enemy have it's way with them. With new-found determination in her eyes, she began to run toward Porthos, staff raised high above her. She then found a new command forming in her mind, a command for the staff. "GUARDIAN MOON…."
"Oh, no you don't!" cried Porthos. Using his staff once again, he sent two energy snakes towards Sailor Moon. The first snake wrapped around her staff, yanking it free of her hands and sending it clattering to the ground. The second snake started to wrap around her neck. However, Sailor Moon managed to place her fingers inside the beam, keeping it from fully strangling her.
"How does it feel?" Porthos cackled at the helpless Guardian. "How does it feel to totally helpless? To be so close to defeat, and having it linger and linger until you can't stand it any…ahh!"
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Porthos had stopped abruptly in mid-sentence, but Sailor Moon couldn't figure out why. Thanks to the energy snake, her vision was blurred somewhat. However, she could hear the monster just fine. "A rose?" he said. "A rose? That is the weakest weapon I've ever come across! Just like your comrades, you shall…AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
It was at this time that he energy snake dissipated, freeing Sailor Moon's neck. Taking a few breaths of fresh air, and resting her eyes for a minute or two, she made her way to where Porthos was now laying. His staff was split into two, and his head appeared to be resting on something. Upon closer inspection, she say that a long sword was protruding from Porthos' skull, from ear to ear.
"Are you all right?" asked a familiar voice.
Sailor Moon looked up, seeing the eyes of the masked man she adored. "Tuxedo Mask!" she shouted, giving him a huge hug. "I knew you'd come!"
"What happened to the meatballs?" he asked, referring to the ponytail.
"Oh, uh, they came undone, I guess," she explained. "But anyway, yes, I'm fine."
"What about the other Sailor Guardians?" Tuxedo Mask asked. "Do you know if they are injured?"
Sailor Moon gasped. She had almost forgotten about them when Porthos had attacked her. "Oh, no!" she cried. "We have to check on them!"
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask rushed to the location where Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter and fallen. Tuxedo Mask ran to Mercury, while Sailor Moon checked on Jupiter. Putting her ear to Jupiter's chest, she listened for signs of breathing. When she heard the breathing of Jupiter, even though it was slow, Sailor Moon breathed a sigh of relief. Sitting Jupiter up, she called Tuxedo Mask. "Sailor Jupiter's breathing!" she shouted. "I think she's gonna be fine!"
"Sailor Mercury's breathing, too!" Tuxedo Mask responded. "All we have to do is wake them up!"
It was at this point that Sailor Jupiter's eyes fluttered open. "Ugh," she muttered. "What…happened?"
"Sailor Jupiter!" Sailor Moon cried. "How do you feel?"
"I think…I can stand," Jupiter remarked, "As soon as…I get up, I'll feel…much better."
Sailor Moon nodded, helping Jupiter to her feet. Sailor Mercury had managed to stand as well, however, leaning on Tuxedo Mask's shoulder for support. "Sailor Moon," Mercury said.
Sailor Moon smiled. "Mercury! I'm so glad your not hurt too badly," she exclaimed.
"Just some bruises here and there," Mercury said. "Other than that, I'm fine."
It was then that the sounds of battle could be heard once more. The heroes turned to see Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus in the distance fighting yet another General of Apocalypse. "Is that the last General?" Sailor Moon asked.
"I think so," Sailor Jupiter replied.
"Think you two are still strong enough to fight?" Tuxedo Mask asked.
"Yes, I think so," answered Mercury.
Sailor Moon picked up the Moon Lunar Staff off the ground and raised it high above her. "Now it's MY turn to show what I can do!" With that, the Guardians and Tuxedo Mask rushed in for what hoped to be the final confrontation…
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CHAPTER 26
The rage that Ragor contained had been very effective against the two Guardians. Most of Sailor Mars' and Sailor Venus' fighting had been purely defense. During the fight, however, the duo tried to gain some ground.
Ragor charged ahead, sword drawn. Sailor Mars tried her Celestial Fire attack, but Ragor simply deflected the oncoming fireballs with his sword's blade. Sailor Venus was next with her Love Chain, shooting it to encircle her enemy's weapon. Ragor snorted, cutting through the chain like a hot knife through butter.
"If attacks like these are all you can muster," Ragor bellowed, "you might as well give up! My friends will not have died in vain!"
"We'll never give up!" Sailor Venus retaliated. "We're the Sailor Guardians!"
"Besides, your 'friends' are just more Nega-scum that we've had to clean up," added Sailor Mars. "Your group was nothing more than worthless trash!"
The last comment sent the fire burning in Ragor to a fever pitch. No one had ever insulted the Seven Generals in such a manner before. And for that, he knew the girls would pay. Raising his right arm into the air, he thrust his palm out for his enemies to see. A small red gem was imbedded into his skin. "Your words cannot save you from this!" he sneered through his teeth. "Crimson Beam!"
The jewel in his palm immediately glowed a bright red. Responding to Ragor's command, the gem shot a deep-red beam towards the two Guardians, leaving them no time to react. The beam slammed into Sailor Mars' chest, which in turn forced her against Sailor Venus. Both heroes crashed to the ground.
No smile or sign of satisfaction appeared on Ragor's face. It was obvious that he was not through with the girls yet. "That was the weakest power that my gem can produce," Ragor boomed. "You will feel the ultimate suffering of my powers if you dare insult me again!"
Sharp pain spread through Sailor Venus' body. Rolling over to her side, she saw Sailor Mars lying next to her, flat on her back. It didn't appear that she was moving. Worried, Venus put her ear to Mars' chest. When she heard the sounds of breathing from Mars, as shallow as it was, Venus was relieved.
Venus then felt a sudden rush overcome her. "This has got to stop!" she said to herself. "I've been battered, bruised, blasted, pounded, and punched, and I can't take it anymore!"
A mass amount of adrenaline was pumped through her body, giving her enough strength to climb to her feet. Ragor could not believe the resiliency of this girl. "Incredible," Ragor muttered as Venus kept struggling. "You still try to win where there is no way out?"
Sailor Venus had managed to stand, although finding it difficult to keep her balance. "I…won't rest…until I defeat you,…or I…die trying!" she said boldly.
"Very well," said Ragor, thrusting his palm forward once more. "I'll hold the latter part true." The gem imbedded in his hand began to grow to twice it's normal size. "Now you will feel the most powerful spell that I can cast! Crimson Tide!"
The gem once again began to glow a bright red. Sailor Venus tried to focus enough energy for a counter-attack, but she felt her body go slack. Dropping to one knee, she knew she couldn't delay the inevitable…
"Moon Lunar Shield!" cried a familiar voice.
The next few moments for Venus seemed to proceed in slow motion. Ragor had fired his Crimson Tide attack. Venus had covered her face with her arms in a feeble attempt to protect herself. But the blast never came. A few feet in front of her, she saw an object blocking the crimson laser from her body. It had the shape of a crescent moon.
Looking behind her, she saw Sailor Moon, curiously without her meatballs, firing a small beam of energy from her staff. That was the object that created the shield, blocking the beam. To her right, Sailor Mercury was hovering over Sailor Mars, taking readings with her pocket computer. The back-up had finally arrived.
"Sailor Moon!" Venus cried out in both surprise and joy.
Ragor halted the beam soon after, for he knew the beam could not get through the infernal barrier. Seeing the two new Guardians on the battlefield, he became severely angered. "I still can't believe little ditzy girls like this managed to overcome my comrades," Ragor thought to himself. "I will honor my friends with the destruction of each and every one of these nuisances."
Sailor Moon helped Sailor Venus return to her feet. "You look terrible," Sailor Moon commented, in a somewhat joking way. "What did he do to you?"
Venus sighed. "Very funny," she responded, her voice becoming hoarse. "You should talk, Meatball-less Head," she managed to croak.
"Hey, they came undone!" Sailor Moon retaliated. "Anyway, really, how do you feel?"
"Not so good," said Venus. "I don't think I can fight anymore. I used all my strength against those other guys. Now Mars is out cold, I just don't know wha…I…uh " Her voice was totally gone after that, replaced by barely audible squeaks.
"Save your strength, Venus," said Sailor Moon. "Do you think you can stand?" Venus shook her head yes. "Okay," Sailor Moon started again, "I think I know what to do."
Sticking her staff into the ground point first, she reached to her the bow on her chest. She took her new broach and opened it. The Imperium Silver Rose Crystal was now visible.
Sailor Moon touched the crystal with the palm of her right hand. By doing this, she began to withdraw energy from it. Her hand began to glow a bright white. Closing the broach, she took her glowing hand and placed it on Sailor Venus' forehead. "LUNAR HEALING RESTORATION!" she cried.
Within seconds, Sailor Venus began to sense some strength returning to her body. Starting with her head, the feeling flowed throughout her body. After a minute or two, she felt stronger than before.
"Wow," Venus muttered, her voice getting better, "Thanks a lot. How'd you do that?"
Sailor Moon shrugged. "I really don't know," she replied. "All of the sudden, these words came to me and I knew what to do. It felt pretty weird!"
"Yeah, me too!" said Venus. "It was just like me and my new attack. I just levitated and bingo! I performed the Guardian Venus Romance Ray."
"Sailor Moon!" Mercury called. "Raye's down. We need some help over here!"
"I know," Sailor Moon called back. "I'll be right there.
Sailor Moon approached the unconscious body of Sailor Mars. Once again, she drew energy from the Silver Rose Crystal, and placed her hand upon Mars' forehead. "LUNAR HEALING RESTORATION!" she cried once more.
Within seconds, Mars' eyes fluttered open, as if she awoke from a dream. "Sailor…Moon…" she muttered, somewhat surprised. "What…happened to your hair?"
Sailor Moon growled. "Why does everyone have to ask me about my hair! I'm getting sick of it!"
"Well, it does seem a bit odd without the meatballs in your hair," added Mercury. She turned back towards Mars, still checking her vital signs on the blue computer. "How do you feel, now?" Mercury asked.
"Like a truck ran over me, what do you think?" Sailor Mars grumbled, massaging her temples. "Could someone help me up?" Sailor Mercury complied, helping Mars to her feet once more.
Ragor had grown impatient. The girls weren't providing any offense for him to dismantle, much less fight against. Waiting long enough, he cleared his throat to speak again. "You worms are pathetic," he growled. "You have done nothing but stall the entire fight. I'm growing wearing of waiting. Fight me!"
Sailor Moon turned to face Ragor. "We haven't stalled!" she retaliated.
Ragor snorted. "Then you wouldn't mind another Crimson Beam, then?" he said, motioning towards the jewel imbedded in his palm.
"Bring it on, Nega-slease!" Sailor Moon screamed.
Mercury gasped. "Sailor Moon, what are you doing?" she frantically asked.
"Do you want to get us killed?" added Mars.
"Just wait," Sailor Moon whispered back to her friends. "I know what I'm doing."
A smile appeared on Ragor's face. "Very well," he said. "It's your funeral!"
With that said, Ragor thrust his palm forward once again, and again, the gem turned a bright red color. "Crimson…"
"Grab him!"
Within an instant, Ragor's attack was interrupted. The four Guardians saw both Sailor Jupiter and Tuxedo Mask hooking an arm each of the red ogre. Ragor tried to free himself of their grasp, but he was locked in his place.
"We got him, Serena!" Jupiter shouted.
"Do it now, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask yelled.
"You rotten freaks!" Ragor said through his teeth, still struggling. "Let me go!"
As Ragor fought and cursed, Sailor Moon took the Moon Lunar Staff and raised it to the sky. Pointing the crescent moon upwards, it began to glow with an incredibly bright light. And with this light, the words came to her mind. "GUARDIAN MOON STROBE STRIFE!" she cried.
Sailor Moon immediately pointed the staff forward. Multiple beams of light poured out of the staff, heading for Ragor fast…
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Ragor had managed to gain the upper hand against his captors. He had managed to throw off Tuxedo Mask, and then used his free arm to push off Sailor Jupiter. He thought he was victorious, because the two heroes just scurried away afterwards. However, it was only seconds before the beams of light came into his vision.
The last thought that passed through Ragor's head was "I'm sorry, my brothers. I have failed you…"
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Sailor Jupiter and Tuxedo Mask managed to get away from Ragor at the nick of time. They knew they had to move right when Sailor Moon fired the Strobe Strife attack. Luckily, their timing was perfect as they rejoined the rest of the Guardians.
The impact created a huge explosion, consuming Ragor within it. When the smoke cleared, all that was left of him was charred ashes within a small crater.
Sailor Moon had dropped to one knee and clutched her chest, catching her breath. She had never experienced that much power before. Her new attack had taken a lot out of her. "Woah," said an amazed Sailor Jupiter. "Now that's what I call Moon Dusted!"
"Ragor was just obliterated! Added Sailor Venus.
Sailor Mercury pulled out her computer again and scanned the coordinates of the impact. "I can't pick up any traces of Ragor, or, what's left of him."
"You mean he's just…gone?" asked Tuxedo Mask.
"If there is anything there," Sailor Mercury added, "his body had gone under a chemical change, rearranging his chemical composition. I don't see any other solution."
"Does that mean we won?" asked Sailor Mars. "We defeated all of the Seven Generals."
"We're not through here," Sailor Moon said suddenly. "There's still one sleazy witch we need to take care of."
The rest of the group immediately knew what Sailor Moon was saying. "Lilithite…" they muttered.
"Dang right," said Sailor Moon. She slowly rose to her feet, placing the Moon Lunar Staff in the ground, point first. "Lilithite!" she screamed to the sky. "It's all your fault that our powers were taken away! It's all your fault we nearly broke our necks fighting this onslaught. It's all your fault! Come on out here! In the name of the Moon, there will be nothing left when I'm through with you!!!"
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NEXT TIME...
Lilithite is called out, and now a one-on-one battle to the end has been set? Who will be the winner? And when will Jedite appear? The battle reaches it's climax in the chapters ahead!
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 25
"Sailor Mars," said Sailor Moon, "I'll take the one with the boomerang. You take the one with the staff."
Sailor Mars looked concerned. "By yourself?" she asked.
"Well, yeah, that's what I thought," Sailor Moon responded.
"Hey, you don't think that we'll just stand by, do ya?" Sailor Jupiter interjected.
"At least let us help you," Sailor Mercury added.
"Okay, okay! I get the point!" said Sailor Moon. "Venus, you go help Mars. Jupiter and Mercury, you're with me."
"Gotcha," said Sailor Venus. "You can count on us!"
"All right, Sailor Guardians!" Sailor Moon began. "Let's show them what our Guardian Planets are made of!" The Guardians then split up once again to attack.
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Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus launched themselves into the air, preparing to perform a duel dropkick. Reacting quickly, Fareth threw his boomerang towards the Guardians. With dead-eye accuracy, the boomerang collided with the two girls, sending them crashing to the ground. Both Guardians were lain out on the ground, seemingly not moving.
Fareth grinned as the boomerang returned to his hand. "This is way too easy!" Fareth shouted. "I thought you'd put up a challenge!"
Sailor Mars was the first to regain consciousness. The boomerang that Fareth had thrown at her had really got her good. Her head was spinning as she tried to stand, only she managed to raise herself to one knee. Looking to her left, she noticed that Sailor Venus was still lain out on the ground, face down. Mars was scared. She didn't know if Venus was still alive or…..she couldn't think of that possibility.
Mars immediately grabbed Venus' shoulders, trying to stir her awake. "Sailor Venus!" she shouted toward her friend, trying to wake her. "Venus! Wake up! Venus!"
Venus managed to roll he head to her right, facing Sailor Mars. "Mars…" she muttered.
"Venus!" Mars said, a sigh of happiness escaping her lips.. "Are you okay?"
Sailor Venus managed to creak a half-smile. "Can you…get the number…of that truck…that hit me?" she said jokingly.
Sailor Mars smiled. "She's going to be all right," she thought to herself. "If she was injured on account of me, I'd never forgive myself!"
Fareth nearly gagged at the display of affection he was seeing. "Enough of these games!" he shouted. "I'm tired of waiting. It's time you go down for good!"
Fareth prepared to fire his boomerang once again. Sailor Mars wasn't going to let the boomerang strike her again. With almost blinding speed, a scroll appeared in her hand. She then began to bless it. "I call upon the power of Mars! Evil Spirits…BE GONE!" she chanted aloud.
With those words said, the blessed scroll was sent to it's target: Fareth. As Fareth was about to release the boomerang, the charm managed to come to rest upon his forehead. This left Fareth completely paralyzed.
"That'll buy us some time," Sailor Mars remarked. She then resumed helping Sailor Venus. After a few minutes, Mars had managed to return Venus to her feet. Venus was still being supported by Mars, via letting her rest on Mars' shoulder. "Can you stand on your own?" Mars asked.
"I think I can," Venus responded, still shaken up from Fareth's attack. Mars removed her support from Venus' body, seeing if Venus could stand. Still shaking a bit, Venus had managed to keep her balance.
"Thanks," Sailor Venus said. "It pays to have friends like you."
"Anytime," Sailor Mars replied. Her fists started to glow a deep red soon after. "But now, it's time for that blue piece of garbage to pay!"
Venus knew what was coming next, so once again, she took a few steps back. Mars began to levitate as the other Guardians before her. She ceased to rise when she reached about ten feet off the ground. Mars then closed her eyes, and began to look deep within herself. She felt her energy growing throughout her body, an energy that she never felt before. Unconsciously, she produced another scroll within her hand. Within moments, a new command formed in her mind. She opened her eyes, and shouted "GUARDIAN MARS NOVA STRIKE!"
She released the scroll from her hand to let it rise above her head. Raising her hands to meet the scroll, fire started to collect around it. Much like the battle in the test she took, the fire around the scroll grew to enormous proportions. The fireball was as large as Raye's body. Within seconds, she would be ready to fire it.
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As Raye charged up her attack, Fareth was trying his best to fight off the paralysis that had overcame him. Using all of his strength, he slowly began to move his arm toward his head, where that charm was located. There was an incredible amount of fight within him, for no one had ever escaped from the blessed scrolls of Sailor Mars before. Using all the power within him, he managed to grab the charm, and tear it off his forehead.
After he removed the scroll, normal movement was restored to him once again. He crumpled the scroll into a small wad of paper and cast it aside. A new found rage within him, he grabbed hold of his boomerang once again, and threw it towards the floating Guardian.
"Venus Love Chain…ENCIRCLE!"
Fareth was shocked at what he saw next. After he had threw the boomerang, the second Sailor Guardian had managed to knock it out of the air. An orange flash of light managed to blind his eyes. After which, he saw his boomerang lie on the ground with an orange chain wrapped around it. Fareth growled. "Rotten Sailor Simpletons!" he shouted in his rage. Ignoring the Guardian, he ran to retrieve his prized boomerang. This proved to be costly, for it was then that Sailor Mars released her fireball.
The huge ball of flame streaked toward the helpless General. Fareth only saw it streaking towards him when it was too late. The fireball collided with the ground, exploding it in a huge pyrotechnic display. Sailor Venus could only stare at the blaze that her friend had created. After it had died down, the only thing left of the Apocalypse General was a charred corpse.
Sailor Venus literally applauded as Sailor Mars returned to the ground. "Woah, Mars!" she shouted, still in awe of the attack. "That's the most amazing display I've seen today!"
Sailor Mars smiled. "Thanks," she replied. "I honestly didn't know I had it in me!"
"Now we can help Sailor Moon and the others," Venus suggested.
"You are not leaving his place alive!" came a voice from behind them.
The two Guardians turned around to see yet another General behind them. He had let his comrades fight the losing battle, thinking they had it well in hand. He was wrong. His color was crimson red. His eyes had a look that many across the galaxy had feared. He was Ragor, leader of the Seven Generals of Apocalypse.
"How dare you kill my comrades!" he screamed at the Guardians. "How dare you destroy my friends…my family…." Ragor drew a sword from a sheath on his belt, ready to strike at a moment's notice. Sailor Mars and Venus responded by going into their fighting stances. "You shall pay the ultimate price…" Ragor sneered, revenge within his grasp at last.
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Sailor Moon stared eye to eye with her enemy. Sailor Mercury was on her left, Jupiter on her right. Porthos only stood in his place, ready to anticipate any attack thrown at him. Nobody made a move on either side. The stand off seemed to last forever.
"How do we take him out?" Sailor Moon whispered to her friends.
"We need to form a good strategy against him," Sailor Jupiter added.
Sailor Mercury was suddenly washed over with a wave on inspiration. "I think I have an idea," she whispered.
"So what do we do?" Jupiter asked.
"That General may be powerful," Mercury began, "but he's not too bright. We have to distract him, then we attack him. Then we distract him again, and repeat the process. We keep doing this until he goes down."
Sailor Moon smiled. "Yet another wicked strategy from a totally wicked mind!" she said, complimenting Amy. She then turned her gaze towards her adversary. "Let's book it!" she shouted.
The three Guardians then began their assault. All three charged at Porthos, who had shifted into an attack position. The girls soon split away to surround the General. While Mercury went to the left, and Jupiter to the right, Sailor Moon continued straight towards Porthos.
Porthos stood by, and awaited the Guardians attack. But he didn't pay attention to the other two girls. Sailor Mercury attacked him first with a foot to the face. As Porthos turned to face her, Sailor Jupiter struck with a roundhouse kick. Furious, Porthos turned to face the green-costumed heroine. It was Sailor Moon's turn to strike, punching the General in the back of the head.
This barrage off attacks continued for a while. One of the Guardians would attack, Porthos would shift his attention, and the next Guardian would strike. This barrage soon came to an end when Sailor Moon smashed his jaw with an uppercut. This sent him staggering a few feet back before crumpling into a heap on the grass.
The three Sailors took a moment to catch their breath. The full frontal assault had taken a lot out of them. "That seemed almost too easy," remarked Sailor Mercury.
Sailor Jupiter wiped the sweat from her forehead. "I know," she remarked. "But we did deliver a lot of punishment."
"We totally cremated him!" said Sailor Moon, fixing her hair, for her right "meatball" had come undone. "These new powers are sure something."
"Maybe you can put yours to use now, Sailor Moon," Amy commented.
"Yeah," Jupiter added. "You know what the rest of us can do, so how about you?"
"Oh, right," Sailor Moon said, letting her hair fall to her side. Not caring about the style of her hair anymore, she undid the second bun as well. She used the clips and circles from before to lock her hair behind her in a ponytail. "I gotta take care of the guy. I nearly forgot." The other members of her party just sighed as Sailor Moon tried to laugh it off.
Raising her hands in the air, she cried "Moon Lunar Staff!" Within seconds, Sailor Moon's new weapon materialized within her hands. She took a moment to study the weapon. The actual staff was colored pink, with several white and yellow dots placed upon it in a slight pattern. The bottom of the staff ended in a point with a diamond tip. A ball was placed upon the top, which looked to be a perfect scale model of the moon itself. It rested upon a yellow base, which represented a crescent moon. Sailor Moon just marveled in the beauty of the object, crafted perfectly from 30th Century, Crystal Tokyo.
Handling it with ease, she pointed the head of the staff towards the fallen General. "Your time is up, Negatrash!" she cried.
"Au contraire…" muttered Porthos, barely audible from his position, "it is your time."
At that moment, two energy beams shot from the crumpled heap. The beams whipped by Sailor Moon entirely, aiming for her friends. Each beam managed to encircle the necks of both Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter, choking them.
Without any time to react, the Guardians were at the mercy of Porthos' energy. Sailor Moon ran towards her friends, trying her best to help. The beams then lifted the two Sailors, by their necks, high above Sailor Moon's head. Laughter filled the air as Porthos managed to get to his feet. Sailor Moon saw that the beams of energy were emanating from the enemy's staff. She then aimed her own staff at Porthos once again, ready to fire.
"Uh, uh, Sailor Moon," Porthos said cockily, "I wouldn't do that." Porthos brought the energy beams, Guardians included, over his head. "You see, if this staff breaks, your friends will tumble from the skies and land in some 'uncompromising' positions, if you catch my drift."
Sailor Moon looked at the limp bodies of her friends, just hanging by their necks. She knew that he was right. He held all the cards now. Reluctantly, Sailor Moon lowered the staff.
Porthos laughed once again, swinging the staff violently to his left. This caused the energy beams to let go, sending Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter sailing into the air. They landed a few yards away, in crumpled heaps on the ground.
As Sailor Moon saw her friends fall, a rage built up inside her. She had seen her friends helpless before, and she couldn't stand letting the enemy have it's way with them. With new-found determination in her eyes, she began to run toward Porthos, staff raised high above her. She then found a new command forming in her mind, a command for the staff. "GUARDIAN MOON…."
"Oh, no you don't!" cried Porthos. Using his staff once again, he sent two energy snakes towards Sailor Moon. The first snake wrapped around her staff, yanking it free of her hands and sending it clattering to the ground. The second snake started to wrap around her neck. However, Sailor Moon managed to place her fingers inside the beam, keeping it from fully strangling her.
"How does it feel?" Porthos cackled at the helpless Guardian. "How does it feel to totally helpless? To be so close to defeat, and having it linger and linger until you can't stand it any…ahh!"
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Porthos had stopped abruptly in mid-sentence, but Sailor Moon couldn't figure out why. Thanks to the energy snake, her vision was blurred somewhat. However, she could hear the monster just fine. "A rose?" he said. "A rose? That is the weakest weapon I've ever come across! Just like your comrades, you shall…AAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
It was at this time that he energy snake dissipated, freeing Sailor Moon's neck. Taking a few breaths of fresh air, and resting her eyes for a minute or two, she made her way to where Porthos was now laying. His staff was split into two, and his head appeared to be resting on something. Upon closer inspection, she say that a long sword was protruding from Porthos' skull, from ear to ear.
"Are you all right?" asked a familiar voice.
Sailor Moon looked up, seeing the eyes of the masked man she adored. "Tuxedo Mask!" she shouted, giving him a huge hug. "I knew you'd come!"
"What happened to the meatballs?" he asked, referring to the ponytail.
"Oh, uh, they came undone, I guess," she explained. "But anyway, yes, I'm fine."
"What about the other Sailor Guardians?" Tuxedo Mask asked. "Do you know if they are injured?"
Sailor Moon gasped. She had almost forgotten about them when Porthos had attacked her. "Oh, no!" she cried. "We have to check on them!"
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask rushed to the location where Sailor Mercury and Sailor Jupiter and fallen. Tuxedo Mask ran to Mercury, while Sailor Moon checked on Jupiter. Putting her ear to Jupiter's chest, she listened for signs of breathing. When she heard the breathing of Jupiter, even though it was slow, Sailor Moon breathed a sigh of relief. Sitting Jupiter up, she called Tuxedo Mask. "Sailor Jupiter's breathing!" she shouted. "I think she's gonna be fine!"
"Sailor Mercury's breathing, too!" Tuxedo Mask responded. "All we have to do is wake them up!"
It was at this point that Sailor Jupiter's eyes fluttered open. "Ugh," she muttered. "What…happened?"
"Sailor Jupiter!" Sailor Moon cried. "How do you feel?"
"I think…I can stand," Jupiter remarked, "As soon as…I get up, I'll feel…much better."
Sailor Moon nodded, helping Jupiter to her feet. Sailor Mercury had managed to stand as well, however, leaning on Tuxedo Mask's shoulder for support. "Sailor Moon," Mercury said.
Sailor Moon smiled. "Mercury! I'm so glad your not hurt too badly," she exclaimed.
"Just some bruises here and there," Mercury said. "Other than that, I'm fine."
It was then that the sounds of battle could be heard once more. The heroes turned to see Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus in the distance fighting yet another General of Apocalypse. "Is that the last General?" Sailor Moon asked.
"I think so," Sailor Jupiter replied.
"Think you two are still strong enough to fight?" Tuxedo Mask asked.
"Yes, I think so," answered Mercury.
Sailor Moon picked up the Moon Lunar Staff off the ground and raised it high above her. "Now it's MY turn to show what I can do!" With that, the Guardians and Tuxedo Mask rushed in for what hoped to be the final confrontation…
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CHAPTER 26
The rage that Ragor contained had been very effective against the two Guardians. Most of Sailor Mars' and Sailor Venus' fighting had been purely defense. During the fight, however, the duo tried to gain some ground.
Ragor charged ahead, sword drawn. Sailor Mars tried her Celestial Fire attack, but Ragor simply deflected the oncoming fireballs with his sword's blade. Sailor Venus was next with her Love Chain, shooting it to encircle her enemy's weapon. Ragor snorted, cutting through the chain like a hot knife through butter.
"If attacks like these are all you can muster," Ragor bellowed, "you might as well give up! My friends will not have died in vain!"
"We'll never give up!" Sailor Venus retaliated. "We're the Sailor Guardians!"
"Besides, your 'friends' are just more Nega-scum that we've had to clean up," added Sailor Mars. "Your group was nothing more than worthless trash!"
The last comment sent the fire burning in Ragor to a fever pitch. No one had ever insulted the Seven Generals in such a manner before. And for that, he knew the girls would pay. Raising his right arm into the air, he thrust his palm out for his enemies to see. A small red gem was imbedded into his skin. "Your words cannot save you from this!" he sneered through his teeth. "Crimson Beam!"
The jewel in his palm immediately glowed a bright red. Responding to Ragor's command, the gem shot a deep-red beam towards the two Guardians, leaving them no time to react. The beam slammed into Sailor Mars' chest, which in turn forced her against Sailor Venus. Both heroes crashed to the ground.
No smile or sign of satisfaction appeared on Ragor's face. It was obvious that he was not through with the girls yet. "That was the weakest power that my gem can produce," Ragor boomed. "You will feel the ultimate suffering of my powers if you dare insult me again!"
Sharp pain spread through Sailor Venus' body. Rolling over to her side, she saw Sailor Mars lying next to her, flat on her back. It didn't appear that she was moving. Worried, Venus put her ear to Mars' chest. When she heard the sounds of breathing from Mars, as shallow as it was, Venus was relieved.
Venus then felt a sudden rush overcome her. "This has got to stop!" she said to herself. "I've been battered, bruised, blasted, pounded, and punched, and I can't take it anymore!"
A mass amount of adrenaline was pumped through her body, giving her enough strength to climb to her feet. Ragor could not believe the resiliency of this girl. "Incredible," Ragor muttered as Venus kept struggling. "You still try to win where there is no way out?"
Sailor Venus had managed to stand, although finding it difficult to keep her balance. "I…won't rest…until I defeat you,…or I…die trying!" she said boldly.
"Very well," said Ragor, thrusting his palm forward once more. "I'll hold the latter part true." The gem imbedded in his hand began to grow to twice it's normal size. "Now you will feel the most powerful spell that I can cast! Crimson Tide!"
The gem once again began to glow a bright red. Sailor Venus tried to focus enough energy for a counter-attack, but she felt her body go slack. Dropping to one knee, she knew she couldn't delay the inevitable…
"Moon Lunar Shield!" cried a familiar voice.
The next few moments for Venus seemed to proceed in slow motion. Ragor had fired his Crimson Tide attack. Venus had covered her face with her arms in a feeble attempt to protect herself. But the blast never came. A few feet in front of her, she saw an object blocking the crimson laser from her body. It had the shape of a crescent moon.
Looking behind her, she saw Sailor Moon, curiously without her meatballs, firing a small beam of energy from her staff. That was the object that created the shield, blocking the beam. To her right, Sailor Mercury was hovering over Sailor Mars, taking readings with her pocket computer. The back-up had finally arrived.
"Sailor Moon!" Venus cried out in both surprise and joy.
Ragor halted the beam soon after, for he knew the beam could not get through the infernal barrier. Seeing the two new Guardians on the battlefield, he became severely angered. "I still can't believe little ditzy girls like this managed to overcome my comrades," Ragor thought to himself. "I will honor my friends with the destruction of each and every one of these nuisances."
Sailor Moon helped Sailor Venus return to her feet. "You look terrible," Sailor Moon commented, in a somewhat joking way. "What did he do to you?"
Venus sighed. "Very funny," she responded, her voice becoming hoarse. "You should talk, Meatball-less Head," she managed to croak.
"Hey, they came undone!" Sailor Moon retaliated. "Anyway, really, how do you feel?"
"Not so good," said Venus. "I don't think I can fight anymore. I used all my strength against those other guys. Now Mars is out cold, I just don't know wha…I…uh " Her voice was totally gone after that, replaced by barely audible squeaks.
"Save your strength, Venus," said Sailor Moon. "Do you think you can stand?" Venus shook her head yes. "Okay," Sailor Moon started again, "I think I know what to do."
Sticking her staff into the ground point first, she reached to her the bow on her chest. She took her new broach and opened it. The Imperium Silver Rose Crystal was now visible.
Sailor Moon touched the crystal with the palm of her right hand. By doing this, she began to withdraw energy from it. Her hand began to glow a bright white. Closing the broach, she took her glowing hand and placed it on Sailor Venus' forehead. "LUNAR HEALING RESTORATION!" she cried.
Within seconds, Sailor Venus began to sense some strength returning to her body. Starting with her head, the feeling flowed throughout her body. After a minute or two, she felt stronger than before.
"Wow," Venus muttered, her voice getting better, "Thanks a lot. How'd you do that?"
Sailor Moon shrugged. "I really don't know," she replied. "All of the sudden, these words came to me and I knew what to do. It felt pretty weird!"
"Yeah, me too!" said Venus. "It was just like me and my new attack. I just levitated and bingo! I performed the Guardian Venus Romance Ray."
"Sailor Moon!" Mercury called. "Raye's down. We need some help over here!"
"I know," Sailor Moon called back. "I'll be right there.
Sailor Moon approached the unconscious body of Sailor Mars. Once again, she drew energy from the Silver Rose Crystal, and placed her hand upon Mars' forehead. "LUNAR HEALING RESTORATION!" she cried once more.
Within seconds, Mars' eyes fluttered open, as if she awoke from a dream. "Sailor…Moon…" she muttered, somewhat surprised. "What…happened to your hair?"
Sailor Moon growled. "Why does everyone have to ask me about my hair! I'm getting sick of it!"
"Well, it does seem a bit odd without the meatballs in your hair," added Mercury. She turned back towards Mars, still checking her vital signs on the blue computer. "How do you feel, now?" Mercury asked.
"Like a truck ran over me, what do you think?" Sailor Mars grumbled, massaging her temples. "Could someone help me up?" Sailor Mercury complied, helping Mars to her feet once more.
Ragor had grown impatient. The girls weren't providing any offense for him to dismantle, much less fight against. Waiting long enough, he cleared his throat to speak again. "You worms are pathetic," he growled. "You have done nothing but stall the entire fight. I'm growing wearing of waiting. Fight me!"
Sailor Moon turned to face Ragor. "We haven't stalled!" she retaliated.
Ragor snorted. "Then you wouldn't mind another Crimson Beam, then?" he said, motioning towards the jewel imbedded in his palm.
"Bring it on, Nega-slease!" Sailor Moon screamed.
Mercury gasped. "Sailor Moon, what are you doing?" she frantically asked.
"Do you want to get us killed?" added Mars.
"Just wait," Sailor Moon whispered back to her friends. "I know what I'm doing."
A smile appeared on Ragor's face. "Very well," he said. "It's your funeral!"
With that said, Ragor thrust his palm forward once again, and again, the gem turned a bright red color. "Crimson…"
"Grab him!"
Within an instant, Ragor's attack was interrupted. The four Guardians saw both Sailor Jupiter and Tuxedo Mask hooking an arm each of the red ogre. Ragor tried to free himself of their grasp, but he was locked in his place.
"We got him, Serena!" Jupiter shouted.
"Do it now, Sailor Moon!" Tuxedo Mask yelled.
"You rotten freaks!" Ragor said through his teeth, still struggling. "Let me go!"
As Ragor fought and cursed, Sailor Moon took the Moon Lunar Staff and raised it to the sky. Pointing the crescent moon upwards, it began to glow with an incredibly bright light. And with this light, the words came to her mind. "GUARDIAN MOON STROBE STRIFE!" she cried.
Sailor Moon immediately pointed the staff forward. Multiple beams of light poured out of the staff, heading for Ragor fast…
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Ragor had managed to gain the upper hand against his captors. He had managed to throw off Tuxedo Mask, and then used his free arm to push off Sailor Jupiter. He thought he was victorious, because the two heroes just scurried away afterwards. However, it was only seconds before the beams of light came into his vision.
The last thought that passed through Ragor's head was "I'm sorry, my brothers. I have failed you…"
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Sailor Jupiter and Tuxedo Mask managed to get away from Ragor at the nick of time. They knew they had to move right when Sailor Moon fired the Strobe Strife attack. Luckily, their timing was perfect as they rejoined the rest of the Guardians.
The impact created a huge explosion, consuming Ragor within it. When the smoke cleared, all that was left of him was charred ashes within a small crater.
Sailor Moon had dropped to one knee and clutched her chest, catching her breath. She had never experienced that much power before. Her new attack had taken a lot out of her. "Woah," said an amazed Sailor Jupiter. "Now that's what I call Moon Dusted!"
"Ragor was just obliterated! Added Sailor Venus.
Sailor Mercury pulled out her computer again and scanned the coordinates of the impact. "I can't pick up any traces of Ragor, or, what's left of him."
"You mean he's just…gone?" asked Tuxedo Mask.
"If there is anything there," Sailor Mercury added, "his body had gone under a chemical change, rearranging his chemical composition. I don't see any other solution."
"Does that mean we won?" asked Sailor Mars. "We defeated all of the Seven Generals."
"We're not through here," Sailor Moon said suddenly. "There's still one sleazy witch we need to take care of."
The rest of the group immediately knew what Sailor Moon was saying. "Lilithite…" they muttered.
"Dang right," said Sailor Moon. She slowly rose to her feet, placing the Moon Lunar Staff in the ground, point first. "Lilithite!" she screamed to the sky. "It's all your fault that our powers were taken away! It's all your fault we nearly broke our necks fighting this onslaught. It's all your fault! Come on out here! In the name of the Moon, there will be nothing left when I'm through with you!!!"
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NEXT TIME...
Lilithite is called out, and now a one-on-one battle to the end has been set? Who will be the winner? And when will Jedite appear? The battle reaches it's climax in the chapters ahead!