--PLEASE READ THIS--
This story is a SERIES. That means there
are more chapters that come before this one.
You can start with these chapters, but I will
promise you will be confused.
The series in order goes as follows;
Don't Let Me Go: Broken Promises
Don't Let Me Go: Insanity
Don't Let Me Go: Roses
Don't Let Me Go: Apparition
Don't Let Me Go: Debauchery
Don't Let Me Go: Analogous
Don't Let Me Go: Barrage
Next set of chapters are;
Don't Let Me Go: Crystallization
^_^
I hope this doesn't make everyone
go screaming and not read my fic ::sniff::
I promise the first couple of Main titles
are not that long ^^

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I've listened for years to tales Galaxia would
tell me about Sailor Moon, the Senshi and their
glorious battles against the forces of evil. It
all sounded so very grand. A beautiful Princess,
her dashing Prince and their stalwart companions -
it was every fairy tale ever told and more. I
couldn't wait until I was old enough to get there
and do swashbuckling of my own.

Now I am old enough and I am sickened by it all.
The tales never tell about the friends who bleed
and the hearts shattered by sights no one should
ever have to see. No told me that people would
die.

War isn't a game and battle is never glorious.

-Mika.

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Don't Let Me Go: Barrage
Chapter: 3
By: Bethany and Patch
Editor: Meara
Rated: R for graphic content
Comments? Suggestions? Eh..
cheese cubes? ;) send them to
the authors at TLUsak0@aol.com
and Patchkhan1@hotmail.com
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Quietly Sailor Saturn walked up behind Sailor
Pluto and laying her hand on the older woman's shoulder,
squeezed gently. Setsuna turned around and hugged Hotaru
for a brief moment before straightening up.

In all of Hotaru's years, she had never seen such
pure, undaunted hate on Setsuna's face as the Senshi of
Pluto turned to face the man who had helped bring about
her existence in the world.

Her voice was raspy, and filled with loathing when
she spoke. "Kisama*... Damn you!"

The large white flames that filled the ceiling slowly
became slowly diminished until it was no more than a small
blaze surrounding Chronos' form. He let out a howling laugh
that echoed down the endless corridors of the castle.

Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask, Sailor Mars and Sailor
Mercury were just coming around the bend when the insane
shriek of laughter sounded.

Instantly Mika covered her ears and screamed over to
Venus. "That sounds like the laugh of an anime evil villain!"

At the same moment, Venus pinched her nose. "His breath
smells like dead fish!"


Mars skidded to a halt and surveyed the scene quickly.
"No time like the present, ne?" she whispered to Mercury and
jumped up. "Rin--"

"MATTE!" Mercury screamed. "It won't work!" Quickly
she began typing on her palm top device; her fingers beginning
to look like white blurs to anyone watching. "Remember your
Newtonian theory, Rei! For every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction. If you get close enough to him to pin him
with the charm, the fire surrounding him is going to blow you
backwards."

"So how do we attack him?" Mars questioned, glaring at
the man that had brought them all so much pain.

"According to my calculations, we have to hit him at 45
degree angles with exactly sixty seconds between each attack -
or our attacks will defuse each other and be essentially useless.
And we can not come within four feet of him because the fire
surrounding him is --"

"AHHH!" Chronos screamed, sending a stream of energy
towards the Senshi standing in front of him. Skillfully;
Venus, Cosmos, Uranus and Neptune dodged the attack and
watched as it blasted the wall behind them into a cloud
of dust.

"-- is acting as a force field to reflect or absorb
any energy in it's direct path," Mercury continued.

"Okay.. okay," Jupiter breathed while cracking her
knuckles. "So in Japanese, that means what?"

Sighing, Mercury closed her palm top and slid her
visor across her eyes. "Just attack every 60 seconds."

"Gotcha!" Immediately, with a look of fierce glee
on her face, Jupiter jumped in the air, her electrical
rod extending from her tiara. "SUPREME THUNDER!!"

Lightening crashed across the room and hit Chronos
dead in the chest. He faltered only for a second before
regaining his balance. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!" The white
flames burst into the air, engulfing the ceiling once
more. The vile energy resolved into the shape of a large
hand and came towards Jupiter.

"... 51, 52, 53..." Mercury glanced at her computer
once more. "... 54 ..." Jupiter ran past her and towards
the other Senshi, causing them all to scatter like mice.

The edge of the finger was flying after Jupiter and
opened to pick her up when from the side Mercury put her
computer away. "No you don't," she whispered. "SHINE AQUA
ILLUSION!"

Chronos screamed in pain, and grabbed his own arm as
the water doused the flaming hand; nothing but smoke
remaining.

"My turn!" Uranus screamed, raising her hand to
the air. "WORLD SHAKING!"

Usagi pulled Mika over to where Mercury was standing
and glanced at her now open computer. "If we attack only
every 60 seconds, at this rate he will never die!" Mika
screamed above the howls of pain Chronos bit out when hit
by Uranus's attack.

"Can't we *all* attack every 60 seconds?" Usagi
asked, peering at Mercury while also watching the battle.

The Princess of Mercury bit her lip in concentration
as she took what Usagi said into consideration. "If.. well,
it's worth a try, right?"

"Un!" Mika and Usagi agreed.

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Artemis surveyed the scene with a careful eye.
"Tsukino-san!! Luna!! Lynn!! Minna?!" He walked with a
slight limp over the ashes and broken glass that had
once been the Tsukino home. Here and there red blotted
his white fur, spreading across the area of the wound.
A piece of glass stuck in the bottom of his paw; but he
wasn't concerned with it at the moment. Upper most in
his mind was finding the others.

The Youma that had destroyed every house on the
block now continued on in the direction of down town Tokyo.
With tears glistening in his eyes, Artemis continued to
push through the rubble.

Exhausted, the feline sat down and painfully removed
the glass from his paw. "Usagi-chan... Gomen nasai." He let
one tear fall when a movement caught his eye. Trying to
avoid the sense of relief washing through him - after all,
it could only be falling rubble - he moved towards area.

Ignoring the pain in his paw, Artemis pushed aside
the pieces of brick, searching for a survivor. What he
found shocked him.

There, laying on his back, a large shard of glass
sticking from his back; was Usagi's father. Artemis stifled
a gasp and stepped backwards, only to run into something
warm. He turned quickly, getting in what was supposed to
be a fighting stance, back arched and teeth bared.

"Luna?!"

The black cat was drenched in liquid, making her
fur matt together here and there. Blood dripped from
various wounds and the bright yellow crescent moon on
her forehead no long glowed with brilliance. "Artemis..."
she cried, moving forward and nuzzling into his fur.
"You're bleeding."

"As are you. Are you okay? Is anything broken?"

Luna took a few steps forward and shook her head.
"I don't believe anything is broken - but I do have many
sore places." Her eyes looked around, not believing what
she seen. Fires burned everywhere, and the once sun
filled sky was black and forbidden. "Oh Kami... Artemis,
this is horrible."

"Hai," Artemis whispered. "Look."

Luna stepped up beside Artemis and almost screamed
as she moved back. "That's.. that is.. Usagi's father!
Is he.. is he??"

Artemis nodded and comforted Luna by nuzzling her
fur and licking her face. "Come, we must find the others."

The black cat wept silently as they moved back and
searched the area for the rest of the Tsukino family and
Lynn.

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Chronos smirked as his enemy surrounded him. "Pathetic
fools, you can't beat me," he mumbled, the red in his eyes
reflecting the white flames that surrounded him.

"So many have said the same, yet they are not here
today to tell you about it," Mamoru retorted.

Chronos shot out a beam of energy and the Senshi
dodged it. Again and again beams of deadly energy lanced
from his hands, one after the other. "Stay still! Damn you!"

The Senshi skillfully avoided contact with the beam;
flipping, running and jumping from it's path. A stray ball
of energy came dangerously close to Saturn before she
raised her glaive and knocked it back - making a direct
hit on Chronos.

"NOW!" Tuxedo Kamen screamed, preparing to launch his own
attack energy attack.

Every Senshi stopped where they were and gathered
their power.

"VENUS! Love and Beauty... SHOCK!"

"Mercury.. Aqua Rhapsody!"

"Mars.. Flame Sniper!"

"JUPITER! Oak.. Evolution!"

"WORLD SHAKING!"

"DEEP SUBMERGE!"

"Dead Scream."

"SILENCE GLAIVE SURPRISE!"

"Tuxedo La Smoking BOMBER!"

"STAR BUST!"**


As the attacks flew forth and combined, a large
white light pierced the room as the impact with Chronos
came. The sound that came from the mad "god" of time was
one of utter surprise - as if the possibility of failure
had never truly occurred to him. As he screamed and died
the walls of the castle shook in sympathy with their
Master's pain. All the Senshi ducked down, protecting
their head with their hands as debris few past them.

Tuxedo Kamen waited until pieces of wood and stone
had stopped hitting his cape to lower it. Sailor Moon
looked out from behind the protection of his cape, her
eyes scanning the room anxiously.

One by one, the Senshi stood, searching for the
dead body of Chronos.

That was not what they found.

"I.. told you.. you can't beat me!" A raspy voice
said in triumphant. Out of the ashes and soot, a man
walked forward. His face was burned, his cape on fire.
One of his eyes was gone and blood ran down his cheek
from the empty socket and dripped off his chin. His
toothless smile of pure evil was one Usagi was sure she
would see in her nightmares for many years to come. With
a slight limp he came within ten feet of Tuxedo Kamen,
Sailor Moon and Sailor Jupiter.

He raised his hand slowly to blow them away, and
all stood, frozen, in complete horror. Transfixed by the
idea of him living through their combined forces; not
moving to save themselves or the Princess and Prince.

Except one.

Wiping a small trickle of blood from her mouth,
Sailor Jupiter looked up through her lashes - her stare
shooting daggers at Chronos.

"You..."

"Are..."

...Through."

She snapped her head back and balled her fists at
her sides. "I am SO sick and tired of you!" Above the
castle the heavens opened and a large beam of electricity
shot down and connected with the rod on Jupiter's tiara.
"SUPREME THUNDER!!"

The electricity shot forth and knocked Chronos
back slightly. He fought it, and began walking forward
when Jupiter pushed a little more of herself into the
beam and he skidded...

....straight into a puddle of water from Mercury's
attack.

His entire body convulsed, jerking back and forth.
This lasted only for a few moments before a stench started
coming from him. Jupiter flew back as he jerked to the side
once more. Small patches of skin were burning from the inside
out - pockets of skin breaking and spewing blood forth. His
hair caught fire and his skin turned black until his skull
and bones were visible.

Sailor Moon stood, transfixed at the sight before her.
Chronos let out a painful howl and fell to his knees, still
holding on to the last thread of life. Though by this point
he was little more than bones. His remaining eye shot out and
exploded; the rest of his body following suit. The smell of
burning flesh and cloth filled the room. The Senshi covered
their face and watched as the
rest of him burned to ashes.

The small red flame danced in Usagi's eyes before she
let out a loud sob and buried her face in Mamoru's chest;
seeking comfort from the harsh world around her. He wrapped
his arms around her, holding to her tightly and rubbing her
back.

"The God of Time's time.. is up," Mika whispered and
covered her mouth as her last meal threatened to come up.

Michiru wrapped her arms around Hotaru and together
with the rest of the Senshi walked through the time portal
provided by Setsuna.

The Senshi of Pluto looked around the empty room once
more, to the place where her father - in her brother's body
- had burnt to dust and to the place where her mother had
spoken her last words; and let a tear fall down her face.

"It is time. Goodbye."


-End Chapter 3.
Well, what did you think? Did Chronos get his? ^^ you all
will not believe where we came up with the idea to eletrocute(sp?)
him at ^^;; Myself and Patch were talking on IM one night
and she said that it was storming and she hoped lightening
didn't get her and I got hit with a brain storm ;) I was like
"HEY! That is how we kill him!!" hehe - inspiration in the
weirdest forms, ne?
* - Kisama translates to "YOU!" in the bad sence.. like bastard,
bitch etc.
** - we had no idea what to do for Cosmos' attack - so thank
you Meara for your help and for the Mika quote at the beginning ^_^
A million thank yous to everyone who emails us **hugs** and
Celia - as always ^_^
HUGE thanks to our editor, Meara! **HUGS** bow down and kiss thy
feet! hehe ;) She rules!
Are you all wondering yet if this story will ever end? ^^;
I belive Meara said this best when she said that stories seem
to come to life sometimes. This is so true! This series was
suppose to top 4 main titles which came out to 16 chapters..
and chapter 28 will be out next week ^^;; But, not to worry -
the next main titles are called Don't Let Me Go: Crystalliztion
and after that is Don't Let Me Go: Eternity which will end
this series for myself and Patch, so keep with us! we have
8 chapters to go ^^
Email! Email is good! Email is our friend!! =)
Ja!
Peace, love, Sailor Moon and cheese cubes!
3 Bethany and Patch