Ja ne!
~Haruka
Usagi, Rei, Makoto, Ami, and Minako all walked down to the Crown. They were going to visit their friend who worked there and of course, to eat some ice cream. The four outers decided to go for some tea and had already been sitting down for a few minutes.
"Ahh…here they come now." Aya smiled. As Usagi and the gang walked up, a nice woman greeted them at the door.
"Konnichiwa! How may I help you? Would you like a booth inside or out? How about a special booth?" The woman said. But before anyone could say anything, Usagi blurted out, "We'll take the special booth!"
"I'm glad you chose that, follow me." The woman led the girls up some stairs. Haruka saw them and knew something was up. She got up and followed while the others looked at her in confusion.
"Finally, I've seen you in your civilian forms! Now I've got you!" The woman said throwing off her disguise. The girls gasped, it was Aya.
"Wait right there! You want us, not them!" Haruka yelled as Michiru, Setsuna, and Hotaru stood behind her.
"URANUS PLANET POWER!"
"NEPTUNE PLANET POWER!"
"PLUTO PLANET POWER!"
"SATURN PLANET POWER!"
"MAKE UP!"
Aya gasped. Carriage had only found out the inner's identities, but now she knew them all. This was great! Now she could kill them easily. While Aya was thinking, Saturn made a move.
"DEATH RIBBON EVOLUTION!" The attack hit Aya with great force. She was losing her ground already.
"You'll pay for that!" Aya growled.
"Not this time." Neptune said. Arrows of light started flying towards the outers.
"I'll get you, if it's the last thing I do!" Aya screamed as she shot more arrows at the senshi. A bright light flashed in the sky. The light blinded everyone, including Aya.
"Aya, report to my office! A.S.A.P!"
"General? Hai!" Aya said. She turned to the outers and glared, "I'll be back to finish you!" Aya said as she disappeared into the portal. Usagi ran up to the outers.
"Do mo arigatou. You saved us again." Usagi said thankfully.
"Like we said before, it's our duty." Neptune said turning around and detransforming with Haruka, Setsuna, and Hotaru in tow.
"You needed to see me General?" Aya reported right on schedule.
"That is correct." Carla said.
"Aya, you have failed numerous times." An ominous voice came out of nowhere.
"M-Mistress Kiwikiwa?" Aya said, startled.
"Minumo Aya. Descendent from warrior blood. You have not lived up to your name." Kiwikiwa replied coldly.
"What are you saying?"
"We have no use for failures…and traitors at that!"
"Failure…traitor." Aya's voice was barely above a whisper.
"You have not completed your mission."
"I know mistress, I-"
"You did not dispose of the sailor senshi as you vowed!"
"Mistress I-"
"The death of Carriage was no accident! It was murder!"
Aya gasped in disbelief. Had they found out what she had done? She made sure no one knew. So how did they find out? How? Aya gritted her teeth in anticipation for her punishment. "And you committed this murder...did you not?" The General butted in.
"I-"
"Yes or no?!"
Quietly, "Hai."
"What was that?" Kiwikiwa asked.
"I said Hai! I murdered Carriage!"
Aya gasped at her words, but most of all her tone. She had never raised her voice to the Mistress before. To General Carla and Nevlin, certainly. But never the Mistress.
"You went against orders. My orders...the General's orders! And this was not the only time. Aya, a good warrior is obedient, patient, does as they are told. You were never a warrior...and never will be...I won't give you the chance!"
"Mistress please! I didn't-"
"Didn't what? Didn't mean to kill her? Didn't want to? Of course you did?! She was getting in the way. The way of your glory. Ruining your plans. You wanted her out of the way. You never liked her and never treated her like you did. Evil can only go so far. If she were to die it would be by the enemy, not a companion! Disobedience will not be tolerated here! Do you understand?!"
"Hai Mistress."
"And your punishment will be the same... death...a planned murder."
They were going to kill her. Aya started panicking inside but stayed calm on the outside. They couldn't do this to her. She wouldn't let them.
"Sayonara."
Kiwikiwa raised her hands to the sky. Dark clouds swirled above her. Dark thunder clapped loudly as lightning struck the ground around her. Then the lightning collected into to her out stretched hands, to form her staff. Kiwikiwa lowered her arms, staff in hand, then charged at Aya. In a panic Aya used her defensive attack.
"Solar Flare!"
A flash of white light blinded Kiwikiwa monetarily, giving Aya enough time to call upon her weapon. She reached out in front of herself, hands slightly curled, griping the air. Her left hand facing up, her right facing down.
"White Flash Lance!"
A brilliant flash of white light protruded from her palms and formed a glowing line. The light soon materialized into the lance. The legendary White Flash Lance. Used by her ancestors long before her. Sealed in the depths of her soul, only to be called upon when things got bad. Kiwikiwa had now regained her sight, and was beginning to attack again. She let out a scream and charged at Aya once more. She raised her staff over her head and brought it down at Aya, only to have Aya block the attack with her lance.
"I know your strength. Hand to hand combat. One mere quality a warrior contains. The only one you do."
"Then why do you bring out my strength if you want me dead?!"
"I anticipated this."
Just then Aya felt two strong arms wrap around her from behind. Holding her tight. She tried to free her self, but to no avail. The grip was too strong. Then she felt cold steel against her skin, then a sharp pain in her gut. A hand pulled away, with a blade in it. Then the hand struck again, this time pointing the blade to her chest. She screamed as she felt the cold metal stab through her skin once more. The hand pulled the blade away and released her from its grip. She fell to her knees gripping her wounds in pain. She lifted her right hand from her chest. It was covered in blood. She looked down at her once pure white uniform, now stained with newly exposed blood. But those hands...she knew those hands.
"Nevlin-kun?" She said weakly as she looked up in her killer's direction. It was Nevlin.
"Gommen Nasai...Aya." Was all he could say.
"Now you know what it's like to be murdered by a companion. This is your punishment...your fate." Kiwikiwa said coldly.
"We will leave you." Carla said as she and Kiwikiwa disappeared into the warp.
Aya looked up at Nevlin once more. He stared at her with cold eyes. Unforgiving eyes. Sad eyes. Was he sad...for her? No one had ever been sad for her before. She never shared that sort of closeness with anyone. Aya was fading. She collapsed onto the ground...or least was about to. Nevlin caught before she made contact with the cold pavement.
"Nevlin?"
"Aya...I didn't want to...they forced me..."
"Obedient bastard...you always did follow orders..." She choked on the words. Death was coming she could feel it.
"Always have to make fun..."
"I'm sorry Nevlin...I never meant it..."
"..."
"I never hated you...I'm sor-" With that her eyes closed, and she breathed no more.
Nevlin laid her on the ground. He started her body as it disintegrated into dust, only leaving behind a bloody uniform. He sat in silence for a moment. Staring at the pile of clothing.
"Come Nevlin. We have work to do..."The Generals voice said as a warp appeared behind him.
He turned around to face the warp, "Coming." Then her turned his head to the pile of bloody rags once more and whispered, "Good bye...my love."