Episode 5: Pandora's Challenge, the showdown for the souls.

The wind blew harshly threw Tokyo. The seas roared. On the top of the Tokyo Tower Pandora stood surveying the city. She had her box clutched tightly with her hands her hand shivered as it brushed past the clasp the look in her eyes told you she was out for blood. "Now I will be rid of those Sailor brats! I will please the Master and Triton. I will make my love proud." she took a deep breath before speaking again. This time her voice was powerful and it boomed through out the city. "Sailor Scouts...."

There was a loud rapping at the door and Usagi sprang up from her seat in front of the TV and she rushed to the entryway. She opened the door to find a very troubled looking Haruka and Michiru.

"Konichi wa!" Usagi greeted, "please come in!" She stood aside so that the two older girls could enter, but neither moved an inch.

"No," Came Haruka's terse reply.

"No? demo...."

"Call a Sailor Senshi meeting," Michiru's voice was commanding, yet anxious, "this is important."

Usagi could have fainted. Haruka and Michiru rarely even attended the meetings. Now they were saying it was urgent that one was held. However Usagi's surprise turned to fear when she realized that if they wanted to call a scout meeting, this new enemy must be extremely dangerous. "All right, when?"

"Three o'clock, the shrine." Haruka's voice was cold as ice.

The two turned to leave, but then a feminine voice rumbled through the city. "Sailor Scouts,"

Haruka winced, //I HATE it when they call us that//

"You have foiled my plans for the last time," The voice continued, "Meet me at Juuban Shizenkouen

Park, you have twenty minutes. Have a nice day!"

"Or perhaps now would be better," Haruka practically growled the words.

Usagi nodded. Just then all three girls' communicators went off.

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"Well she sure seemed pressed for time," Nichirin commented as she strolled onto the balcony where her sister was standing deep in thought. Zorya and Raa followed at her heels.

"It's a trap." Ittenshikai said with an eerie calm.

"Well duh," Raa replied.

"So do we go and watch over them?" Nichirin asked.

"Yes you should, but she'll probably be expecting the two of you also." Zorya responded.

"We're going to have to reveal ourselves to the others this time," Ittenshikai stated and with that she marched off the balcony.

The remaining three looked at each other and nodded. Ittenshikai was always right about these things. Then they took off after her.

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The nine planetary scouts gathered bye the angel fountain in the center of the park. Mercury scanned the area using her VR Visor, while the others searched for the mysterious owner of the voice they had heard.

Suddenly they heard a cackle and Mercury's computer sent out a series of beeps. The sailors winced at the sheer awfulness of the noise. Ten pairs of eyes landed on Pandora who was hovering above the fountain. "Konichiwa," they girl's were startled by the sugary sweetness of the voice. They were also surprised that despite some of her unusual characteristics, Pandora was actually quite beautiful. "Now, wherever that Tuxedo Kamen is, he better come out now, then the games can begin." Tuxedo Kamen reluctantly emerged from behind a tree.

"What do you want," Tuxedo's firm voice questioned.

Pandora just stared at him with a self-satisfied smile on her face, "why your deaths." She said it as non-chalantly as someone would say 'How's the weather', in that same disturbingly sweet voice. Suddenly her eyes narrowed. "Where are the other's!" she demanded.

Uranus and Neptune glanced at each other. EternalSailormoon stepper forward, "what others!"

"Those other two, the one's who have been causing al that trouble for me. Where are they!"

"Oh, you mean us?" one voice called.

"Well we're right over here!" said another.

SuperSailoruniverse and SuperSailorsun jumped down from the tree they had been hiding in. There were collective gasps followed by four "Oh my God's" which came from Luna, Artemis, Pluto, and Saturn. Zorya and Raa hopped down landing by their mistress'.

Zorya and Raa approached Luna and Artemis. "It's been a long time." Zorya's cheery voice broke the awkward silence.

"What's the matter? You to look like you've seen a ghost!" Raa joked. Luna and Artemis just gaped back at the felines.

"Sorry to interrupt, but now ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin." Her hand drifted to the clasp of the box and she undid it.

Pandora began to open the box and Universe's eyes widened, "Everyone get down...ima!" she cried. For some reason unbeknownst to them the other senshi obeyed and threw themselves on the ground just as a yellow ring of light pulsated from the box, going jus over their heads.

Pandora glared at Universe, but then a sinister grin swept across her face, "Oh no you've gone and ruined my surprise."

The Sailor's shifted themselves so that they were now all sitting upright. "What happened!" Mars questioned with a hint of panic in her voice.

"I don't know, but I'm going to find out." Sun replied before she flew straight u p into the air.

"She can fly! Without wings!" Jupiter exclaimed. Saturn and Pluto exchanged looks, they didn't know she could do that either. But then again, she was now super.

Sun flew until she was above the trees. There she hovered and then she saw it. She gasped. A whole city's worth of souls was floating in the air. The souls were drifting towards the park. Her eyes narrowed, "that box," she muttered to herself. She could hear the others calling to her.

"What is it?" Universe called.

Sun sank down, her feet setting lightly one the ground. The rest of the senshi were now standing and looking expectantly at her. "The whole city's souls have been stolen..."

"And that box is the key," Universe finished. Sun nodded. Universe turned to look at the other senshi, who were all looking rather dazed and confused, "SuperSailormercury," Mercury's head snapped up, "I want you to analyze that box...quickly, before she uses it again!" then she spoke to the others, "the rest of you, we must not allow her to use that again, but be careful."

Pandora was watching this scene with mild amusement. "Whatcha going to do Sailor Brats!" she ridiculed.

"This!" Jupiter cried as she powered up her sparkling wide pressure attack. She hurled the disk at Pandora, but it disappeared into the box. "What the!" Then the box opened and sent the same attack hurtling back at her. The blast hit Jupiter straight on and she was sent flying into a tree. Pandora laughed mockingly.

"That box is able to absorb her attack," Mercury interrupted, now finished analyzing the box, "We must get the box from her and THEN destroy it. However be careful not to touch the clasp or open the lid."

"Got it," Sun smiled mischievously with a determined gleam in her eyes. She held her hands in front of her and they began to glow blue. Then the box began to glow blue. Pandora's eyes widened. "Zero G!" Sun cried and the box flew out of Pandora's hands and went skyward. Sun then flew off after it, but not before throwing Pandora a cocky grin.

Pandora's aye twitched and her features screamed rage, "BRAT!" she screamed, the sweetness in her voice non-existent. Then she chased after the box.

Sun's hands stopped glowing blue, and so did the box as it came crashing back down. Sun easily caught it, being extra careful not to touch the clasp or jar it open. She turned to see a VERY angry Pandora rushing straight at her, "Uh oh." Sun flew to the side and Pandora flew right by her, "Catch," she cried throwing the box down to Earth just before Pandora grabbbed her arms behind her back.

Universe caught the box and noticed Pandora was proceeding to ram Sun's head into the ground at a very high speed. "Hey! Pandora!" she called. Pandora looked up and saw Universe throw the box into the air. Pandora completely forgot about Sailor Sun and let her go as she flew towards Universe. Universe smirked and called, "Falling Star Shoot!" A tiny star left Universe's fingertips and went straight through the largest jewel on the box. The entire box exploded and all the souls that had been captured were released and floated away to reunite with their owners

"Bitch!" Pandora's voice was filled with rage and anguish. She stopped in her tracks and back flipped back to her original position hovering above the fountain. She looked behind herself and seethed when she saw Sun's smug smile. Her eyes went wide with rage and she sent vines at Sun. The vines began to drain the sailor's energy and she cried out in pain. Pandora cackled hysterically. The other Sailor's attacked her but she was to focused on killing Sailor Sun to notice the pain. Finally Moon couldn't take it anymore.

"Moon gorgeous meditation!" Pandora hissed in pain as Sailor Moon's attack destroyed her.

With her last breathe Pandora whispered, "I love you Triton, I'm sorry."

SuperSailorsun gasped for air before composing herself and joining her sister. Then the group watched as a merman like creature appeared, hovering in the air. His eyes were filled with sorrow as he floated down and scooped up the lifeless body of Pandora, "My love," he whispered. Then he glared at Universe and Sun, with a look of pure hate. "Sailoruniverse, Sailorsun, so the rumors are true. You two are alive. Well by the time I'm through with you, you will wish you were still dead." With those words he vanished, along with Pandora's body.

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Two groups of people stood staring at each other. On one side were SuperSailoruniverse, SuperSailorsun, Zorya and Raa. On the other was the other Sailor Senshi, Tuxedo Kamen, Luna, and Artemis. For a long time there was silence. Finally it was Saturn who broke the silence, "Sun!" she exclaimed. Saturn ran up and gave Sun a hug. Sun smiled warmly down on Saturn and returned the hug.

Pluto was the next to step forward. With a joyful smile on her face, "It's good to see that you are all alive and well."

"Same to you," Universe replied.

"Yeah, but one question," Sun pointed at Eternal Sailor Moon, "WHO the hell is she?!"

"I already told you I know that," Universe responded annoyed.

"Well would you mind filling me in?" Sun retorted.

"She is Princess Serenity," Universe stated matter of factly. Everyone gasped, confused as to how she knew this.

Sun stared at her for a while, then she burst out laughing, "You are too much! Now come on, seriously here, who is she?" Then she glanced at her sister and noticed the serious expression, "Oh my kami you're serious!" then she fainted.

"Well I think she took that well," Raa commented.

"Yeah," Zorya agreed sarcastically.

Moon frowned, it was obvious that was an insult. She was also very confused at where these four came from. Saturn and Pluto obviously knew who they were and she had a feeling that Luna and Artemis did too. There were so many questions going through her head that she couldn't get one out. Luckily, Mercury did for her, "So who are you, and why don't we know you."

Artemis spoke up, "these two sailors were the finest soldiers known back in the days of the silver millennium. SuperSailoruniverse," he motioned to Universe, "was the commander of the moon kingdom army and Sailor Sun," he motioned to SuperSailorsun, "was second in command. About one year before Queen Beryl attacked, they disappeared with ought a trace. They were presumed dead."

"Hold on, Queen Beryl?" The whole group jumped back when Sun sat up, "is she the one who destroyed the Moon Kingdom? But we saw the wreck! How did you guys survive?! Where is everyone else?!"

"Time to leave Sun," came Universe's curt reply.

Sun looked at her sister with curiosity. She noticed her sisters far off look and nodded. "Right." Sun pulled herself to her feet and followed Universe who was already walking away. Zorya and Raa solemnly followed their mistress.

"Chotto! Where have you two been all these years?!" Luna called after them. No response.

"We need to talk, you're here to fight the enemy with us, right?!" EternalSailormoon cried.

The four stopped in their tracks and Sun looked over her shoulder, "We're here to protect you, not to fight with you. This isn't our battle, to the rest of the Universe we're dead. We've been fighting all of our lives. It's our turn to live, so don't bother trying to contact us, understand?" Moon was taken back by the harshness of Sun's voice.

As the foursome disappeared from the senshi's view SuperSailorpluto placed a reassuring hand on EternalSailormoon's shoulder, "leave them be".

Moon nodded, but there were tears in her eyes, and she didn't even know why. "They remind me of how Neptune and Uranus were."

Uranus and Neptune weren't very surprised by the comparison , however they didn't think it was very accurate. "Iie, they're different. They seem to not want any part in this, they just feel they have the need to protect us." Uranus replied coldly. Pluto gazed in the direction that Sun and Universe had disappeared with a far off look.

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Triton sat on his throne before two figures that loomed in the shadows. The two figures bowed before him. One was a female form, the other was male. "Now you know what you must do, I trust that you will not fail me?" The two figures nodded. "Good, and remember I will send you back to hell if I need to." Light reflected off two gold beaded bracelets, one on each of the figures. "Those sailor senshi will pay dearly for the pain they have caused me. Pandora my love, your death WILL be avenged."

Some Notes:

Okay now before anyone goes into the Moon/Galaxia/Saturn is the strongest Sailor Senshi debate, wait until the rest of the story comes out, please?

Also this was the introduction Arc, the action will start to pick up and the story will become more complicated after this point

Thank you for reading my story! Please review if you have the time!^_^