Ch. 4
Somewhere some villain is scheming,
But his number is up.
3-2-1
-Darkwing Duck! (Where's there's trouble you call D.W.!)
Makoto stared at Shin as she watched him practice. Her arm still wasn't very good, so she couldn't. But she stared at him in awe. He's so strong!! she thought. And he's so cute.. She remembered what little Touma and Ami had chosen to tell about their kiss, but that little was of great interest. Makoto hadn't been kissed since..well, she didn't want to think about Freddy right now. All she wanted to think about was Shin.
She smiled at him and sighed dreamily. He glanced at her, and smiled back. He really liked her, and he knew she liked him. He looked up at her.
"Are ye sure ye wouldn't like to spar with me?" he asked, his British accent ringing clear in the morning air. Makoto smiled and shook her head.
"No thanks. My arm still hurts too much." Shin walked up to her, and put a hand gently on her arm. He looked into her eyes and smiled again.
"It's still giving ye trouble? Gee, that must've been deeper than I thought." Makoto blushed and shrugged. He leaned in closer to her face, and their lips were about to meet when
"HEY, MAKO-CHAN!!!" Shin jumped about three feet in the air and stood there, blushing. A young girl with pink hair put up like Usagi's was standing there. She had a floating toy with her. Makoto smiled, very red.
"Oh, hi Chibiusa. When you'd get here?" "
When you two were about to kiss. Who is he, anyway?" Makoto turned even redder.
"This is my friend, Shin."
"Your friend?" Chibiusa asked. "You sure you didn't mean to put the word boy in front of that?" Makoto balled up a fist.
"Don't go telling anyone else that, or you're dog food. You get what I'm saying Chibiusa?" Chibiusa shrugged.
"Sure, I get it. I guess I'd better go so you guys can complete your kiss." Chibiusa smiled and ran off. Makoto turned to Shin.
"Sorry about that. She can be that way sometimes." Shin smiled.
"Yes, so I see." After that, there followed an awkward silence as each wanted to but not daring for fear they would be seen.
Finally Shin said "The hell with being seen." and he pulled Makoto into a deep french kiss.
Chibiusa ran up the steps to the temple. She wouldn't tell. She had told Makoto she wouldn't. But, boy, the girls were going to burst when they heard about this!! Chibiusa looked around, and saw Chad sitting on the ledge.
"Oh, hi Chibiusa!" he called when he had spotted her.
"The girls are out by the lake with some friends of theirs." Chibiusa thanked him and ran off in the direction of the lake. She could tell when she was getting close by the braying of Usagi. Chibiusa poked her head out from behind a tree, and smiled. Luna saw her and immediately fell silent, prompting the Senshi and Troopers to look around. Usagi smiled.
"Oh, hi, Chibiusa. I didn't hear you come up."
"Yeah, I know. I've been doing that all day. I even sneaked up on Makoto today." Touma raised an eyebrow.
"Was she with Shin?" Chibiusa shrugged.
"I forgot his name. All I know is that he was wearing this light blue armor and he was about to..." at this Chibiusa clamped her mouth shut. Seiji narrowed his eyes.
"About to what, Chibiusa?" Chibiusa shook her head.
"Nothing!" Minako walked up to Chibiusa.
"Chibiusa, what were Shin and Makoto doing?"
"I promised not to tell." Chibiusa whimpered.
"You can tell us." Minako coaxed. "C'mon, whisper it in my ear." Chibiusa nodded and whispered it into Minako's ear. When Minako straightened back up, she was smiling from ear to ear.
"Thank you, Chibiusa." Chibiusa nodded and ran off.
"What were they about to do?" Seiji asked. Minako smiled wider.
"Kiss." she whispered. Seiji started to grin.
"Why is everyone taking my job from me?" Minako shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe you need to flirt more?" Seiji's grin grew wider as he snatched Minako by the waist.
"Okay. Will do."
Rajura watched Shin and Makoto as they kissed. He smiled with satisfaction as he noted that Makoto's arm was still bandaged. It was time to put their plan into action, and for that, they needed bait. He was thinking of using Makoto. She would serve their purposes beautifully. He watched as Makoto and Shin both finally came up for some air. It was then he attacked. Even though Shin was in his armor, Rajura proved to be too fast for him and he soon had him ensnared in a web, He took Makoto out of the web, and smiled evilly to Shin.
"If you don't mind, I need to borrow your girlfriend for a little while." He told him, and with that he left Shin entangled hanging about five feet off the ground.
Sh'ten grinned as Rajura appeared with a struggling Makoto.
"It seems you've done it after all." Sh'ten told him.
"Shut the hell up and help me tie her down!" Rajura barked at Sh'ten, who hastened to obey. Makoto was spewing curses.
"LET ME GO, YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!" she shouted, prompting Rajura to find a rag and thrust it into her mouth.
"Shut up." he told her. Makoto glared at him. Anubis appeared, shaking his head.
"Why'd you have to go and pick the shrew?" Rajura shrugged and smiled.
"Everyone in the group likes her, and I had a witness that couldn't do a thing about it." Anubis shook his head again.
"Thank goodness for gags." he said. Bertie appeared.
"Really. I could hear her in my room." Rajura smiled warily at her.
"Well, Bertie, we've got our bait. Is the hook ready?" Bertie smiled.
"Ready and waiting." Rubbeus appeared. He glanced at Makoto.
"I see you've done something right for a change." He said to Rajura. Rajura growled.
"You want a better bait, YOU go get it." Rubbeus shook his head.
"I'm far above that." Rajura branded one of his scythes.
"I'll show you who's above WHO here, you.." Bertie stepped in front of Rajura just before he attacked.
"HOLD IT, big fella. You just relax, 'kay?" Rajura put his scythe back and sat down, still bristling. Katzie appeared next to Rajura.
"We can't have you two fighting and risk hurting our friend here." At this, Katzie gestured to Makoto who looked like she had calmed somewhat. Anubis walked over to her.
"If we take the gag off, will you scream?" Makoto shook her head, and Anubis took the rag out of her mouth. Makoto took a deep breath, and sat there, staring at her captors. Then she shook her head.
"What do you want with me?" She asked. Sh'ten smiled.
"Oh, if we told you that, than we'd really have to kill you." Makoto paled and shut her mouth tightly. Rajura turned to Rubbeus.
"Do we need anyone else? It seems to me that Minako and Ami would also help our purpose." Rubbeus thought on it.
"Yes, we can get them as well, but it'll have to be more than just you since Shin has most certainly told the others by now." Rajura nodded, and turned to Bertie and Anubis.
"Would you two like to come along?" Both nodded and all three disappeared
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Shin held his head as Ami and Rei tried to console him.
"It wasn't your fault, Shin." Rei told him for the thousandth time, but Shin only shook his head.
"I was even in me armor!" he told them, his accent becoming ever stronger.
"I should have been able to stop him." Touma shook his head.
"You had no way of knowing, Shin. C'mon. The important thing now is to get her back." Shin nodded. He knew Touma was right, but he still felt very guilty. Ryo stood up.
"I guess we have to make a plan now, guys. What'll it be?" The rest of the guys shrugged.
"I dunno." Shou said. "How about we talk about it over lunch?" Usagi nodded.
"I'm with Shou." Luna sighed.
"Makoto is probably being tortured someplace, Usagi, and all you can think about is lunch?" Rei asked her in mounting anger. Usagi turned hotly on her.
"I'd like to see YOU mount a rescue without any food!!"
Usagi and Rei started arguing when a male voice called out "ENOUGH, YOU TWO!!" Usagi looked back and blushed.
"Oh, hi Mamoru.." she said. Mamoru looked around at everyone.
"I heard everything." he announced out loud, then he turned to Shin. "And Touma's right. You have no reason to feel guilty. None of us would have been able to stop him. The question is now, how do we get Makoto out of there?" Shou shrugged.
"We've never found a way into the Dynasty before." Ami appeared to be thinking.
"That may be, but we HAVE found a way into the Negaverse before. Twice, remember?" Rei perked up.
"That's right! The starlight tower, and the warphole!!" Mamoru nodded.
"Since it was Beryl who established that empire, things should still be the same way I remember them." Touma raised an eyebrow.
"Huh?" Mamoru appeared to look embarrassed.
"I was brainwashed into working for the Negaverse." Touma nodded.
"Well, it looks like that's the route we'll take." Suddenly, Seiji checked himself, and everyone turned to look at him. At the same time, Rei closed her eyes.
"I feel evil is near.." she whispered. Seiji nodded.
"It feels like...RAJURA!!!" at the exact time he said Rajura, Rajura actually appeared. Shin stood up so fast, he almost fell. Rajura snickered.
"Nice to see you again, Shin." Shin grit his teeth. Mamoru had slipped away, unnoticed. Usagi, Rei, Minako and Ami transformed. Rajura laughed.
"Your transformation makes no difference for what I've come for!!" Touma, having now transformed, strung his bow and aimed it at Rajura.
"Whatever you've come for, you aren't going to get. We want Makoto back." Rajura laughed aloud.
"One, you underestimate me and that's dangerous. Two, I ALWAYS get what I want." With that, Bertie appeared behind Sailormercury and grabbed her by the neck.
"You're coming with me, Scout!!" Sailormercury was about to reply when Bertie suddenly loosened her grip. Next, she heard a thwock! and she saw that a rose had cut Rajura's path short. Bertie looked up in anger.
"Tuxedo Kamen!! should have known YOU'D be near by." Tuxedo Kamen smiled and jumped down next to Sailormoon. Rajura appeared and somehow knocked Sailorvenus out so that now he was carrying her. Seiji turned in rage on him.
"LET HER GO!!!" he yelled. Rajura laughed.
"You really think I'm going to because you want me to?" Bertie latched on to Sailormercury again, and laughed.
"Let's go, Rajura!!" Rajura nodded, and called out
"ANUBIS!!! COVER US!!" Anubis appeared, and then he was swallowed up in complete darkness. When it lifted, there was a warphole open, evidently inviting them in. Everyone stared at it before anyone spoke.
"I guess we have to go in and get them." Touma said. Tuxedo Kamen nodded.
"That's exactly what they want us to do." He said. Sailormars and Sailormoon nodded. Luna looked into the warphole and shuddered.
"You guys sure you want to go in?"
"We HAVE to!!" Sailormoon told her. "We've just gotta get Jupiter and Venus and Mercury back!!" Everyone knew she was right. But none of them dared say that they were unsure of what would be waiting for them on the other side of the black void.