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Part 11 - From the Begining - Round Two
The Return of Friends
By: Bethany
Rated: PG (language)
Editor: Meara
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Rei concentrated all her energy on her focus point. A red flare
started dancing on the floor below her.
Ikuko and Kenji dared not speak. Almost afraid that the room
would blow up in flames. But the senshi of Mars controlled it, sitting
before it and bringing her hands together in prayer.
"It's upon us... I can feel it... something evil... no...
AKURYO TAISAN**!!" A single flame burst out of the mass and disappeared
in the air.
Haruka's headache eased off. "What was THAT?" she asked aloud.
No one moved. They dared not breathe until Rei spoke. "We have to
protect Kazeno, we have to... their gone... they took the children...we
have to--" her limp body hit the floor softly and formed a large pile of
black silken hair.
"Rei-chan!" Minako looked up from her fallen friend. "Ami-chan
stay here with Rei, everyone else come with me." She left no room for
argument.
Seiya watched the hallway while everyone transformed.
Merely seconds later, but what felt like eternity, all the senshi
stood in an abandoned room.
They raced down the halls, the inners, save the still uncoincense
Rei and Ami, going into the now-empty room where Chibi-Usa and Sorano
should be. The outers cleared the entire floor of any one except the
senshi and the essential doctors. The Lights went into the room where
Kazeno was sleeping in a large metal crib, a light blue blanket covering
his shivering form.
"They are indeed gone," Uranus said from the doorway of the small
room.
Everyone looked up in great sadness, then at the young, sleeping
Prince. "Usagi and Mamoru?" Venus asked, knowing the answer.
"Also gone, through some sort of a portal. Another one took the
children," Pluto answered, staring deeply into her timestaff.
*****
Usagi bit back tears and left Mamoru's side. Slowly she made her
way to the form bowing before her. "You may stand."
Kunzite stood up to his full 6'3, towering over the small Princess.
Shaking her head slightly, Usagi circled around him. Coming back face-to-
face, she brushed her hand in front of his face.
Kunzite stood completely still while she studied him. Finally,
after what seemed to forever, she smiled slightly. "Kunzite... shinji
nai..."
He allowed a smile to cross his features. "It's good to see you
again Princess... my Prince." He bowed slightly toward Mamoru's still
gaping figure.
"That's... that's... that's... that's..." Mamoru studdered.
Usagi went over and stomped her foot. "Chiba Mamoru, get a hold
of yourself! You've seen stranger things!"
Snapping out of his thoughts, Mamoru smiled briefly at Usagi, then
turned to Kunzite. "Is it really you?"
"Yes my Lord."
At last coming to his senses, Mamoru stepped forward and slapped
him on the shoulder. "How?" he croaked.
Forgetting for a moment why they were here, Kunzite started
explaining everything he could remember.
"The stones never actually held anything except our memories. We
were always with you my Lord, we helped you through the time when the
black rose bloomed in your chest - we were always there. When Metallia
reclaimed her dark kingdom, everything within was restored, including
Beryl, and our bodies. When we, in our spirit forms, found our bodies,
we simply reclaimed them. Which is how I am here now."
Silence.
The door opened slightly, allowing a tall figure to come in,
closing the door behind him. Bright green, evil eyes stared at the
occupants of the room.
"They are here," he said simply.
"Arigato Korntz, I speak for the Prince and Princess as well,"
Kunzite said, his voice leaving a clear hint. Korntz caught it, and
dropped to one knee.
"Gomen Your Highness."
Usagi waved him off shortly, "Don't, I can't stand it." Just
because she was Royalty, Usagi never liked people to think they had to
bow to her, or show extra respect.
Kortz stood back up silently, watching the Princess with a new
respect. She's not as bad as Beryl puts her off to be.
Come my Prince, your children await."
Mamoru looked to Usagi, noting her frantic expression. "Where
are we?" he questioned as Kunzite lead them down dark hallways, and
past many closed doors.
Slowing down to keep in step with Mamoru, Kunzite started
explaining everything that's been happening since the first attack on
Sailor Moon.
"We are in the Dark Kingdom. I'm not sure exactly what the
problem is, Beryl has had the opportunity to kill you many times, but
has not. Either that or I have stopped her short."
"What do you mean by that?" Usagi asked.
"The poison in the first attack, I sent one of the youmas to
counter it's effects. I told him it was Beryl's order. Without the
injection, Princess, you would no longer be here. It was I who has
been paired up with Korntz and through him, you were released from your
cell when she captured you. There has been other things that I have done
to mess up Beryl's plans in one sort or another. The funny thing is,
she doesn't know we are alive." He chuckled lightly and stopped at two
large double doors. A dim light came from the crack under the door, and
soft cries could be heard from within.
"We?" Mamoru questioned.
Kunzite opened the door and stepped back. Inside on a large
fluffy bed, was Chibi-Usa sleeping quietly, Zosite watching over her.
In another part of the room was Nephrite, a hologram of stars over his
head. Walking back and forth with a crying Sorano, was Jedite.
As soon as Sorano's eyes found her mother's familiar face, she
instantly stopped crying . Jedite, noticing that she had stopped, turned
to see why. His eyes grew in shock and pleasure at the sight of the
gaping Prince and Princess.
After recovering somewhat (but not all the way) from the shock
of the the people in the room, Usagi ran straight for Sorano, Mamoru on
her heels.
The child stopped her fussy behavior and instantly calmed at the
moment of her mother's touch.
The four Generals stood side-by-side, watching the family in front
of them. After the emotions had died down, Jedite turned to more
pressing matters.
"Korntz didn't give the counter drug in time to Chibi-Usa, she
looks bad," he said in a hush to his comrades. "Sorano had it in time,
and I think she's just hungry. And... Beryl's dead."
"WHAT?!" was the three startled replies.
Mamoru and Usagi turned to see the cause for the outburst.
"Metallia killed her, and took over her body. I heard this
from wing south's youmas."
*****
"WAAA!"
Venus covered her ears and shot a glance toward Pluto who was
trying as hard as possible to get Kazeno to calm down. It wasn't
working.
Moments later blood covered both Pluto and Kazeno as his stomach
erupted again. Pluto sighed and cleaned up the child.
After handing him off to Haruka, she de-transformed then repeated
the process. She re-appeared in a clean fuku. "How many does that
make?"
"Four in the last hour," Mercury answered, scanning the blood
sample and entering the data into her computer. The screen showed how
much of each nutrition and amount of blood he lost every time he vomited.
Mercury wasn't encouraged by the results.
"He needs blood, he's losing too much. And food, but that isn't
going to happen with the way his stomach is refusing everything."
Looking around the room, Mercury quickly determined that none of
the senshi were O blood, leaving no one to give it to Kazeno.
"We need to find Usagi, he can't last much longer," she announced
sadly, still in disbelief of all that had happened.
Pluto shook her head sadly and rocked Kazeno back and forth.
Outside the room, doctors were gathering, trying to find the source of
the child's illness.
"They won't find anything," Neptune said offhandedly. "Not that
their technology can detect. We need more advanced equipment."
"From where?" Fighter asked.
No one had an answer. What were they to do? Their leader - and
Kazeno's mother - was gone. Chibi-Usa and Sorano gone also. The senshi
could do nothing - but wait.
Ironically enough, that wait wasn't as long as they would have
liked.
*****
Beryl/Metallia sat quietly in the mists of the throne room,
studying the crystal in her hands. "Not bad... not bad at all. I
don't even have to go capture them."
Korntz rushed into the room where the generals, the Prince,
Princess and their children were. Never taking his eyes off the exit, he
came to stand before Kunzite.
"Sir, they... they know... we must..." a faint sound of pain
left his throat as he collapsed in a heap to the floor.
Usagi let out a stifled scream as she spotted the blade of a
sword impaled in Korntz's back, blood pouring in every available
direction. "Oh... Kami-sama!"
Jedite and Nephrite immediately went to his side, carrying his
corpse to a far corner of the room to lay. Kunzite barricaded the door
by shoving a metal bar between the handles and turned worried eyes toward
the royal family. Chibi-Usa laid still on the bed, her body still not
reacting to the treatment.
"Gomen nasai Princess, Prince. It is my fault," Kunzite admitted,
burying his face in his hands.
"What is?" Mamoru asked.
"Chibi-Usa... she wouldn't be like this... but I had to prevent
the dark power from hurting her. And in failing in that task, I may have
killed her."
Usagi took in a deep breath, shaking her head back and forth.
"No...no... no..."
In her distress, the crystal that rested on her chest, rose up to
glow brightly in the room. It's power level rising until a energy surge
shot out and was absorbed into Chibi-Usa's still body. In the same
sweeping motion, Usagi fell to the ground, Nephrite barely catching
Sorano before she hit the ground with her mother.
"USAKO!"
"PRINCESS!"
Sounds of distress were heard all over the room, followed faintly
by youmas pounding on the door. Mamoru looked up at the double doors,
almost willing them to stay closed. "We have to get out of here!" he
yelled to his guardians above the clatter the doors were making.
Kunzite nodded briefly, picking Chibi-Usa up off the bed to rest
gently in his arms. Mamoru picked Usagi up much in the same fashion.
Jedite held Sorano close as Nephrite used his power from the stars to
open a portal to take them back to Earth's surface.
*****
Mercury looked up from where she was treating Rei, a loud noise
from outside the room redirecting her attention from the priestess.
"What is that?!"
Ikuko carefully made her way towards the hallway, but not before
a large black portal opened, revealing a navy blue and green youma, hands
flying in all directions - searching for a victum.
Ikuko let out a scream as the youma attacked her, drained her
energy and left her for dead.
"*NO*!" Kenji screamed, watching his wife-the mother of his
children-die before his very eyes. And him helpless to stop it.
Mercury reacted in much the same manor, screaming "NO!"
"Chabon Spray!" A thick fog covered the room, allowing Mercury
the precious time she needed to grab Ikuko and move to safety.
Before she could deposit the body of Usagi's mother in a safe
place, a hand grabbed her from behind, it's icky gelatin-like skin oozing
onto her shoulder.
"BURNING MANDALA!" came from just right of the youma, who still
couldn't see for the thick fog.
A loud piercing scream vibrated off the walls; the sounds of a
dying youma, burning to death. The stink of burning ooze settled
among the occupants.
"Yuck!" Venus yelled, coming into the room. The scene left no
room for jokes about youmas, however. In a far corner, hovered over
Usagi's mother, was Kenji, tears falling down his face.
Silence penetrated the room, until a single gasp brought everyone
back to the here and now.
"Mom?" a male voice squeaked from the door way, disbelief clouding
his vision. Shingo stumbled toward the far end of the waiting room,
falling over the dead corpse of the youma, various chairs and magazines.
Slowly, as if in auto pilot, Mercury brought out her computer,
tears threatening to take over and engulf her in hot, breath taking
sobs. After numerous attempts, she found the program she was after and
scanned Tsukino Ikuko's body for life.
Beep.... click.... click....
A soft sigh was heard from the far end of the room.
beep...... beep....... beep.....
"She's....she's..." Mercury pushed the small earring on her left ear.
*****
Usagi opened her eyes and looked around the room. A small
hospital bed was situated in the center, surrounded by a chair, end
table, and various shelves of medical equipment.
"Mamo-chan?"
"Hai Usako, over here," came his rich smooth voice from the far
corner of the room. Usagi turned and seen his face hovering over the
body of her *youngest* child on the bed.
"Kunzite, what happened? Tell me everything," Usagi demanded.
"We... we had to infect her and the twins with a small amount of
dark power. In order to save them from the attack that is soon to
come. Korntz was suppose to give the counter drug within twenty-four
hours of exposure so that all it did was give an immunity, not actually
hurt them. But Chibi-Usa didn't get the drug in time. I... I don't
know if we can help her now."
A small trail of tears coursed down Usagi's face. Sorano started
crying in reaction. "What... what about Kaze and Sora? Did... did they
get... it in time?"
"Kaze?" Kunzite looked to the other three generals in the room,
all three shook their heads no.
Mamoru ran out of the room, heading straight for the room holding
his first born son.
"No... Kami no... this is not happening... please..." he chanted
under his breath, the entire way to the pediatrics hall. Room 102 was
empty, crib stripped of clothing and toys gone. Mamoru shook his head
in denial and took off towards the waiting room.
Eternal Mercury looked up from her computer as the panting Mamoru
made his way in the room, holding one hand to his chest and eyes wildly
covering the area for signs of a dark haired one year old. "Kaze...where
is he?!"
Pluto stood up, carrying the child to his father. "Here Prince,
he is still sick." Mamoru nodded and started out the door when his eyes
fell on Ikuko. She lay motionless on the floor, her husband and son
hovering over her. "Iie... we... we shouldn't have told you... Kami-sama,
I'll... I'll get Usako..." his voice was barely a whisper as he turned
from the room and fled down the hall, Kazeno held tightly to his chest.
*****
Beryl/Metallia watched with glee as her youmas attacked every
building, every pedestrian in Tokyo. "We will succeed, I will
rule!!"
Screams were heard from every direction, crying children, parents
covering their offspring from certain death. A dark mist covered the
city, blocking all moonlight and starlight. Deathly dark, dark energy
claiming lives one after the other.
From out of the death mist came a new voice.
A tall woman in a short red fuku and red high heels stepped out
of the fog, hands on her hips and face a mask of disgust.
"I am Sailor Mars, and in the name of Mars..."
"In the name of Venus..."
"In the name of Jupiter..."
"In the name of Uranus..."
"In the name of Neptune..."
"In the name of Pluto..."
"In the name of Saturn..."
"YOU ARE PUNISHED!!"
Beryl/Metallia let out a soft evil chuckle and glared at the sailor
senshi. "You will NOT defeat me sailor wimps, you have no idea what your
up against. ATTACK!"
They came from everywhere. They were coming from buildings, rooftops,
sewers, and sky. Youmas of every shape size and texture made their way
toward the senshi in the middle of the city, determined that before the
night was up, the dark kingdom would rule.
*****
Kunzite paced back and forth, waiting for a change, a movement,
SOMETHING to tell them Chibi-Usa's condition. Still she slept.
Usagi sat in the corner of the room, her face still, her wide eyes
staring at nothing. Blue eyes went clouded as she absentmindedly
rocked Sorano back and forth... back and forth... back and forth...
Zoisite pushed his long fingers through his hair and stared out
the window. Below lights flashed as a battle for all humanity was being
fought, and lost. Screams barely reached the window were he stood, eyes
transfixed on the lights of energy leaving seven senshi who were giving
it their all. Every ounce of life in them for the people of Earth.
Nephrite summoned the stars, the visage above him to comfort his
inability to help the senshi in their hour of need.
Jedite waited. Long moments until finally footfalls... soft soled
sneakers hitting the concrete outside the room.
Mamoru burst in the room, a bundle of blue gathered in his arms,
eyes wide and wild as he searched for Usagi. "Usako... the senshi...
Kazeno... your mother..."
"WHAT?!" she screamed, falling out of her dream would with a loud
crash, looking around the room in hopes that maybe this wasn't real,
maybe she was having another horrible nightmare.... maybe... maybe....
"Usako, they're fighting... and your mother is weak, you need to help
her. A youma got to her and her energy is drained."
Silently she stood, handed Sorano to a dumbfounded Zoisite and
left the room. Determination burned through her soul. That evil Being
had ruined her life for the last time. Now was the end... the end of it
all.
She pushed her way through crowds of people, bodies laying on the
street went unnoticed as she walked.
There was blood in pools everywhere. It splashed under her feet,
still she walked.
Beryl/Metallia looked down at the senshi, their faces hard and
forbidding. A new face stood out among them.
"So Moon Rabbit, you've come to play?"
Usagi's broach opened to reveal the ginzuishou. A bright light
flashed out. When it died down, Princess Serenity stood in it's place.
"It stops here."
--End Chapter 11.
WOOHOO! Almost done so I can start the sequel :)
3 Bethany
Bethany212@aol.com
03-19-01
Part 11 - From the Begining - Round Two
The Return of Friends
By: Bethany
Rated: PG (language)
Editor: Meara
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Rei concentrated all her energy on her focus point. A red flare
started dancing on the floor below her.
Ikuko and Kenji dared not speak. Almost afraid that the room
would blow up in flames. But the senshi of Mars controlled it, sitting
before it and bringing her hands together in prayer.
"It's upon us... I can feel it... something evil... no...
AKURYO TAISAN**!!" A single flame burst out of the mass and disappeared
in the air.
Haruka's headache eased off. "What was THAT?" she asked aloud.
No one moved. They dared not breathe until Rei spoke. "We have to
protect Kazeno, we have to... their gone... they took the children...we
have to--" her limp body hit the floor softly and formed a large pile of
black silken hair.
"Rei-chan!" Minako looked up from her fallen friend. "Ami-chan
stay here with Rei, everyone else come with me." She left no room for
argument.
Seiya watched the hallway while everyone transformed.
Merely seconds later, but what felt like eternity, all the senshi
stood in an abandoned room.
They raced down the halls, the inners, save the still uncoincense
Rei and Ami, going into the now-empty room where Chibi-Usa and Sorano
should be. The outers cleared the entire floor of any one except the
senshi and the essential doctors. The Lights went into the room where
Kazeno was sleeping in a large metal crib, a light blue blanket covering
his shivering form.
"They are indeed gone," Uranus said from the doorway of the small
room.
Everyone looked up in great sadness, then at the young, sleeping
Prince. "Usagi and Mamoru?" Venus asked, knowing the answer.
"Also gone, through some sort of a portal. Another one took the
children," Pluto answered, staring deeply into her timestaff.
*****
Usagi bit back tears and left Mamoru's side. Slowly she made her
way to the form bowing before her. "You may stand."
Kunzite stood up to his full 6'3, towering over the small Princess.
Shaking her head slightly, Usagi circled around him. Coming back face-to-
face, she brushed her hand in front of his face.
Kunzite stood completely still while she studied him. Finally,
after what seemed to forever, she smiled slightly. "Kunzite... shinji
nai..."
He allowed a smile to cross his features. "It's good to see you
again Princess... my Prince." He bowed slightly toward Mamoru's still
gaping figure.
"That's... that's... that's... that's..." Mamoru studdered.
Usagi went over and stomped her foot. "Chiba Mamoru, get a hold
of yourself! You've seen stranger things!"
Snapping out of his thoughts, Mamoru smiled briefly at Usagi, then
turned to Kunzite. "Is it really you?"
"Yes my Lord."
At last coming to his senses, Mamoru stepped forward and slapped
him on the shoulder. "How?" he croaked.
Forgetting for a moment why they were here, Kunzite started
explaining everything he could remember.
"The stones never actually held anything except our memories. We
were always with you my Lord, we helped you through the time when the
black rose bloomed in your chest - we were always there. When Metallia
reclaimed her dark kingdom, everything within was restored, including
Beryl, and our bodies. When we, in our spirit forms, found our bodies,
we simply reclaimed them. Which is how I am here now."
Silence.
The door opened slightly, allowing a tall figure to come in,
closing the door behind him. Bright green, evil eyes stared at the
occupants of the room.
"They are here," he said simply.
"Arigato Korntz, I speak for the Prince and Princess as well,"
Kunzite said, his voice leaving a clear hint. Korntz caught it, and
dropped to one knee.
"Gomen Your Highness."
Usagi waved him off shortly, "Don't, I can't stand it." Just
because she was Royalty, Usagi never liked people to think they had to
bow to her, or show extra respect.
Kortz stood back up silently, watching the Princess with a new
respect. She's not as bad as Beryl puts her off to be.
Come my Prince, your children await."
Mamoru looked to Usagi, noting her frantic expression. "Where
are we?" he questioned as Kunzite lead them down dark hallways, and
past many closed doors.
Slowing down to keep in step with Mamoru, Kunzite started
explaining everything that's been happening since the first attack on
Sailor Moon.
"We are in the Dark Kingdom. I'm not sure exactly what the
problem is, Beryl has had the opportunity to kill you many times, but
has not. Either that or I have stopped her short."
"What do you mean by that?" Usagi asked.
"The poison in the first attack, I sent one of the youmas to
counter it's effects. I told him it was Beryl's order. Without the
injection, Princess, you would no longer be here. It was I who has
been paired up with Korntz and through him, you were released from your
cell when she captured you. There has been other things that I have done
to mess up Beryl's plans in one sort or another. The funny thing is,
she doesn't know we are alive." He chuckled lightly and stopped at two
large double doors. A dim light came from the crack under the door, and
soft cries could be heard from within.
"We?" Mamoru questioned.
Kunzite opened the door and stepped back. Inside on a large
fluffy bed, was Chibi-Usa sleeping quietly, Zosite watching over her.
In another part of the room was Nephrite, a hologram of stars over his
head. Walking back and forth with a crying Sorano, was Jedite.
As soon as Sorano's eyes found her mother's familiar face, she
instantly stopped crying . Jedite, noticing that she had stopped, turned
to see why. His eyes grew in shock and pleasure at the sight of the
gaping Prince and Princess.
After recovering somewhat (but not all the way) from the shock
of the the people in the room, Usagi ran straight for Sorano, Mamoru on
her heels.
The child stopped her fussy behavior and instantly calmed at the
moment of her mother's touch.
The four Generals stood side-by-side, watching the family in front
of them. After the emotions had died down, Jedite turned to more
pressing matters.
"Korntz didn't give the counter drug in time to Chibi-Usa, she
looks bad," he said in a hush to his comrades. "Sorano had it in time,
and I think she's just hungry. And... Beryl's dead."
"WHAT?!" was the three startled replies.
Mamoru and Usagi turned to see the cause for the outburst.
"Metallia killed her, and took over her body. I heard this
from wing south's youmas."
*****
"WAAA!"
Venus covered her ears and shot a glance toward Pluto who was
trying as hard as possible to get Kazeno to calm down. It wasn't
working.
Moments later blood covered both Pluto and Kazeno as his stomach
erupted again. Pluto sighed and cleaned up the child.
After handing him off to Haruka, she de-transformed then repeated
the process. She re-appeared in a clean fuku. "How many does that
make?"
"Four in the last hour," Mercury answered, scanning the blood
sample and entering the data into her computer. The screen showed how
much of each nutrition and amount of blood he lost every time he vomited.
Mercury wasn't encouraged by the results.
"He needs blood, he's losing too much. And food, but that isn't
going to happen with the way his stomach is refusing everything."
Looking around the room, Mercury quickly determined that none of
the senshi were O blood, leaving no one to give it to Kazeno.
"We need to find Usagi, he can't last much longer," she announced
sadly, still in disbelief of all that had happened.
Pluto shook her head sadly and rocked Kazeno back and forth.
Outside the room, doctors were gathering, trying to find the source of
the child's illness.
"They won't find anything," Neptune said offhandedly. "Not that
their technology can detect. We need more advanced equipment."
"From where?" Fighter asked.
No one had an answer. What were they to do? Their leader - and
Kazeno's mother - was gone. Chibi-Usa and Sorano gone also. The senshi
could do nothing - but wait.
Ironically enough, that wait wasn't as long as they would have
liked.
*****
Beryl/Metallia sat quietly in the mists of the throne room,
studying the crystal in her hands. "Not bad... not bad at all. I
don't even have to go capture them."
Korntz rushed into the room where the generals, the Prince,
Princess and their children were. Never taking his eyes off the exit, he
came to stand before Kunzite.
"Sir, they... they know... we must..." a faint sound of pain
left his throat as he collapsed in a heap to the floor.
Usagi let out a stifled scream as she spotted the blade of a
sword impaled in Korntz's back, blood pouring in every available
direction. "Oh... Kami-sama!"
Jedite and Nephrite immediately went to his side, carrying his
corpse to a far corner of the room to lay. Kunzite barricaded the door
by shoving a metal bar between the handles and turned worried eyes toward
the royal family. Chibi-Usa laid still on the bed, her body still not
reacting to the treatment.
"Gomen nasai Princess, Prince. It is my fault," Kunzite admitted,
burying his face in his hands.
"What is?" Mamoru asked.
"Chibi-Usa... she wouldn't be like this... but I had to prevent
the dark power from hurting her. And in failing in that task, I may have
killed her."
Usagi took in a deep breath, shaking her head back and forth.
"No...no... no..."
In her distress, the crystal that rested on her chest, rose up to
glow brightly in the room. It's power level rising until a energy surge
shot out and was absorbed into Chibi-Usa's still body. In the same
sweeping motion, Usagi fell to the ground, Nephrite barely catching
Sorano before she hit the ground with her mother.
"USAKO!"
"PRINCESS!"
Sounds of distress were heard all over the room, followed faintly
by youmas pounding on the door. Mamoru looked up at the double doors,
almost willing them to stay closed. "We have to get out of here!" he
yelled to his guardians above the clatter the doors were making.
Kunzite nodded briefly, picking Chibi-Usa up off the bed to rest
gently in his arms. Mamoru picked Usagi up much in the same fashion.
Jedite held Sorano close as Nephrite used his power from the stars to
open a portal to take them back to Earth's surface.
*****
Mercury looked up from where she was treating Rei, a loud noise
from outside the room redirecting her attention from the priestess.
"What is that?!"
Ikuko carefully made her way towards the hallway, but not before
a large black portal opened, revealing a navy blue and green youma, hands
flying in all directions - searching for a victum.
Ikuko let out a scream as the youma attacked her, drained her
energy and left her for dead.
"*NO*!" Kenji screamed, watching his wife-the mother of his
children-die before his very eyes. And him helpless to stop it.
Mercury reacted in much the same manor, screaming "NO!"
"Chabon Spray!" A thick fog covered the room, allowing Mercury
the precious time she needed to grab Ikuko and move to safety.
Before she could deposit the body of Usagi's mother in a safe
place, a hand grabbed her from behind, it's icky gelatin-like skin oozing
onto her shoulder.
"BURNING MANDALA!" came from just right of the youma, who still
couldn't see for the thick fog.
A loud piercing scream vibrated off the walls; the sounds of a
dying youma, burning to death. The stink of burning ooze settled
among the occupants.
"Yuck!" Venus yelled, coming into the room. The scene left no
room for jokes about youmas, however. In a far corner, hovered over
Usagi's mother, was Kenji, tears falling down his face.
Silence penetrated the room, until a single gasp brought everyone
back to the here and now.
"Mom?" a male voice squeaked from the door way, disbelief clouding
his vision. Shingo stumbled toward the far end of the waiting room,
falling over the dead corpse of the youma, various chairs and magazines.
Slowly, as if in auto pilot, Mercury brought out her computer,
tears threatening to take over and engulf her in hot, breath taking
sobs. After numerous attempts, she found the program she was after and
scanned Tsukino Ikuko's body for life.
Beep.... click.... click....
A soft sigh was heard from the far end of the room.
beep...... beep....... beep.....
"She's....she's..." Mercury pushed the small earring on her left ear.
*****
Usagi opened her eyes and looked around the room. A small
hospital bed was situated in the center, surrounded by a chair, end
table, and various shelves of medical equipment.
"Mamo-chan?"
"Hai Usako, over here," came his rich smooth voice from the far
corner of the room. Usagi turned and seen his face hovering over the
body of her *youngest* child on the bed.
"Kunzite, what happened? Tell me everything," Usagi demanded.
"We... we had to infect her and the twins with a small amount of
dark power. In order to save them from the attack that is soon to
come. Korntz was suppose to give the counter drug within twenty-four
hours of exposure so that all it did was give an immunity, not actually
hurt them. But Chibi-Usa didn't get the drug in time. I... I don't
know if we can help her now."
A small trail of tears coursed down Usagi's face. Sorano started
crying in reaction. "What... what about Kaze and Sora? Did... did they
get... it in time?"
"Kaze?" Kunzite looked to the other three generals in the room,
all three shook their heads no.
Mamoru ran out of the room, heading straight for the room holding
his first born son.
"No... Kami no... this is not happening... please..." he chanted
under his breath, the entire way to the pediatrics hall. Room 102 was
empty, crib stripped of clothing and toys gone. Mamoru shook his head
in denial and took off towards the waiting room.
Eternal Mercury looked up from her computer as the panting Mamoru
made his way in the room, holding one hand to his chest and eyes wildly
covering the area for signs of a dark haired one year old. "Kaze...where
is he?!"
Pluto stood up, carrying the child to his father. "Here Prince,
he is still sick." Mamoru nodded and started out the door when his eyes
fell on Ikuko. She lay motionless on the floor, her husband and son
hovering over her. "Iie... we... we shouldn't have told you... Kami-sama,
I'll... I'll get Usako..." his voice was barely a whisper as he turned
from the room and fled down the hall, Kazeno held tightly to his chest.
*****
Beryl/Metallia watched with glee as her youmas attacked every
building, every pedestrian in Tokyo. "We will succeed, I will
rule!!"
Screams were heard from every direction, crying children, parents
covering their offspring from certain death. A dark mist covered the
city, blocking all moonlight and starlight. Deathly dark, dark energy
claiming lives one after the other.
From out of the death mist came a new voice.
A tall woman in a short red fuku and red high heels stepped out
of the fog, hands on her hips and face a mask of disgust.
"I am Sailor Mars, and in the name of Mars..."
"In the name of Venus..."
"In the name of Jupiter..."
"In the name of Uranus..."
"In the name of Neptune..."
"In the name of Pluto..."
"In the name of Saturn..."
"YOU ARE PUNISHED!!"
Beryl/Metallia let out a soft evil chuckle and glared at the sailor
senshi. "You will NOT defeat me sailor wimps, you have no idea what your
up against. ATTACK!"
They came from everywhere. They were coming from buildings, rooftops,
sewers, and sky. Youmas of every shape size and texture made their way
toward the senshi in the middle of the city, determined that before the
night was up, the dark kingdom would rule.
*****
Kunzite paced back and forth, waiting for a change, a movement,
SOMETHING to tell them Chibi-Usa's condition. Still she slept.
Usagi sat in the corner of the room, her face still, her wide eyes
staring at nothing. Blue eyes went clouded as she absentmindedly
rocked Sorano back and forth... back and forth... back and forth...
Zoisite pushed his long fingers through his hair and stared out
the window. Below lights flashed as a battle for all humanity was being
fought, and lost. Screams barely reached the window were he stood, eyes
transfixed on the lights of energy leaving seven senshi who were giving
it their all. Every ounce of life in them for the people of Earth.
Nephrite summoned the stars, the visage above him to comfort his
inability to help the senshi in their hour of need.
Jedite waited. Long moments until finally footfalls... soft soled
sneakers hitting the concrete outside the room.
Mamoru burst in the room, a bundle of blue gathered in his arms,
eyes wide and wild as he searched for Usagi. "Usako... the senshi...
Kazeno... your mother..."
"WHAT?!" she screamed, falling out of her dream would with a loud
crash, looking around the room in hopes that maybe this wasn't real,
maybe she was having another horrible nightmare.... maybe... maybe....
"Usako, they're fighting... and your mother is weak, you need to help
her. A youma got to her and her energy is drained."
Silently she stood, handed Sorano to a dumbfounded Zoisite and
left the room. Determination burned through her soul. That evil Being
had ruined her life for the last time. Now was the end... the end of it
all.
She pushed her way through crowds of people, bodies laying on the
street went unnoticed as she walked.
There was blood in pools everywhere. It splashed under her feet,
still she walked.
Beryl/Metallia looked down at the senshi, their faces hard and
forbidding. A new face stood out among them.
"So Moon Rabbit, you've come to play?"
Usagi's broach opened to reveal the ginzuishou. A bright light
flashed out. When it died down, Princess Serenity stood in it's place.
"It stops here."
--End Chapter 11.
WOOHOO! Almost done so I can start the sequel :)
3 Bethany
Bethany212@aol.com
03-19-01