In God's Hands: Darkness Rising
"Um... So..."
It had been three days since Destiny's induction and the coming of the new soldiers.
"What are your hobbies?"
They all shrugged.
Destiny was about to pull her hair out. Why wouldn't these girls speak to her?
"Well..." began Jacqueline. "I'm sure you already know my hobbies."
Destiny nodded quickly, not eager to make discussion with her rival.
Felicity sat quietly, carefully applying make up.
Destiny stared intently at this girl, getting annoyed by her constant obesession with her face.
Felicity looked up. "Something you want, Lady Destiny?"
"Ugh!" Destiny pulled down on her hair. "Why must you people refer to me as some sort of
queen!? Call me Destiny! Call me Des! Call me Dessy, Ummei, call me Chibi Umi for all I care, just
please don't call me..."
"Umi?" asked Callysta. "That sounds like Umino, my last name. Did you know that umi is a
word for water in Japan?"
"So your name means, of water?" asked Penelope.
"That's right," said Callysta, grinning. "So all of these years, Destiny, you've been being called,
water!" She giggled.
Destiny sighed, not liking her childhood nickname being made fun of.
"Calm down, please," said Felicity, trying to put on just the right ammount of hair spray. "They
don't mean to vex you."
*Vex?* asked Destiny in her thoughts. *Who uses words like that anymore?*
"So what's your name kid?" asked Callysta. "You seem to know a bit of Japanese."
"They told everyone my name!" exclaimed Penelope, bringing her lower lip forward in a pout.
"Well I forgot it."
"Her name is Penelope," remembered Destiny.
"Yep!" Penelope grinned. "When I was little, I was called Penny. But I think Penelope sounds
so much sophisticated."
"You sound just like my cousin Reenie," said Destiny, falling back into a chair. "Always wanting
to grow up."
"Reenie, as in, Princess Serenity?" asked Celina.
Destiny nodded.
"Ah, Sailor Moon and her band of asteroid senshi."
"They're inferior," said Katherine, with a smirk. "We have twelve senshi right here, plus our
leader's little sister. They only have five!"
Gabriella broke into fitfull shrieks of laughter. "That's funny!" she cried, almost falling out of her chair.
"Yes it is," Katherine agreed. "But it's sad also." She looked over at Destiny. "I'm afraid this
may cause some rivalry between you and your cousin."
"It will not!" shouted Destiny, apalled at the thought of being rivals with her favorite cousin.
"I will have to agree with Destiny," said Jacqueline. "Being her rival is my job."
Katherine grinned at Jacqueline. "Was your sister terribly upset over you being chosen for
senshi-ship over her?"
Jacqueline sighed sadly. "Unfortunately, yes. She refuses to speak to me."
"Well ya know Mary," said Destiny, looking out the window in the direction of Glossiah. "If she doesn't get her way, she'll raise holy hell."
"Excuse me!" shouted Felicity, dropping her hair spray. "Leader or not, that was quite an
inapproppiate thing to say!"
"What?"
"There is no such thing as holy hell! You may as well be taking the name of the Lord in vain if
you dare say such a thing!"
"Well, um, I didn't mean to offend God or you or anyone with that statement."
"Well make sure it doesn't happen again!"
"Oh come off it!" shouted Katherine in defense of Destiny. "Some people in here don't believe
in God, so keep your religious opinions to yourself. No one cares!"
"Are you meaning to say that I have a leader who doesn't believe in God?"
"I do!" cried Destiny, eyes wide with shock.
"Well I have no religion!" declared Katherine. "God's never done a thing for me, so I have no
reason to believe in him!"
Felicity narrowed her eyes. "You are quite wrong! He gave you the privelege to live, and also
gave you the privelege to be a sailor senshi!"
"Am I supposed to consider being a senshi a good thing?" spat Katherine. "I feel like a two cent
whore in those skimpy little outfits!"
"Um, people," interrupted Ember, throwing down her book. "There is a child present in the
room!"
"What child!?" demanded the arguing individuals in unison.
"That one!" Ember pointed at Penelope.
"I'm not a child!" Penelope glared at Ember.
"Well how old are you!?" Ember demanded.
"I'm... I'm fourteen! Just like the rest of you!"
Ember broke into laughter, giggling so hard she cried. "You? Fourteen!?"
Penelope hung her head.
"How old are you, really?" asked Callysta, ammused.
"Ten," she squeaked pathetically.
"Penelope Uono huh? Penelope of fish?"
Penelope nodded.
Ember started laughing again.
Callysta gave Ember a be-quiet-or-else look.
"I have water power, I think," said Penelope.
"That makes two of us then." Callysta leaned over to Penelope's ear. "And," she whispered,
"Ember has fire power. If she gives you any trouble, just put her out."
Penelope giggled.
"Okay," sighed Destiny. "Let's try and forget any religious or power or personality differences
and all be friends."
A low chuckle was heard from the back of the room.
"Huh?"
The sneerish giggle was found to come from Morganna.
"And just what is so funny?"
"You are." Morganna lifted her head. "You're such a softie... People fight you fool. Everyone
here will have someone they don't like, and there's nothing you can do to prevent that."
"Oh, and is your chosen abhorred one me?" asked Destiny.
"I didn't say that." Morganna twirled a lock of dark hair around her finger. "I just think you're
horribly weak, and not cut out to lead a group such as us."
"And just how do you know she's weak?" asked a voice.
Morganna looked to the doorway and laughed. "Ah, Princess Serenity. Welcome to our social
gathering Rabbit."
Reenie narrowed her eyes at Morganna. "I can't believe they chose you of all people to be Sailor
Scorpio."
Morganna rolled her eyes. "You're as pathetic as your cousin over there."
Reenie tossed her brooch up and down. "Wanna take it outside Morgan?"
Destiny looked confused. "You know each other?"
"Of course we do. I am from the wonderful planet of Eris. My planet has started many wars
throughout history," she stated proudly. "Don't confuse Eris with Arus."
"And Eris is"-
"The fabled goddess of discord," finished Katherine. "What do you come here for, Pink
Princess?"
"I'm here to call on my cousin," said Reenie flatly. "And I refuse to stay in the same room with
her!" She pointed to Morganna. "Come Destiny, let's leave your group here and go back to Earth for a
chat."
"I would," said Destiny, "but we're all trying to get to know each other."
"And haven't got off to a good start I see," whispered Reenie. "Oh well... I suppose I'll stay
here then." Reenie took a seat beside her cousin.
"So Reenie... Anymore attacks on Tokyo?" asked Jacqueline.
"Thankfully no. We have dismissed it as one of nature's phenomena, since we've seen nothing
more."
"There was an attack on Tokyo?" asked Julietta, finally speaking up.
"Didn't you hear?" asked Reenie. "Some monster came from out of nowhere and attacked."
"I'm afraid I don't get much news," said Julietta sadly. "My planet is kind of out of the way
and"-
"Pitiful weakling," they all heard Morganna mutter.
"Ya know Morgan," began Reenie, "I am beginning to wonder if you think everyone in this room
but yourself is a weakling."
Morganna smacked her darkly painted lips, but didn't respond.
"How is Selene coming along?" asked Destiny.
"I'm coming along just fine," said Celina with a smile, mistaking the Moon's name for her own.
"She said Selene, not Celina you fool!"
Destiny brought her first down hard on the arm of her chair. "I will have no more of this insulting
among us! If we are going to fight together, we must learn to get along!"
"Fuck that, I'm fighting solo," said Morganna with a smirk.
"But you can't!" cried out Gabriella. "We're a team, we need you!"
"Finally! Someone says it!" Morganna jumped up. "You do need me! We will all be horribly
weakened if you don't have me!"
"You're being irrational Morgan, sit down!" ordered Julietta.
"I am definitely one of the most powerful among us!"
"That maybe so," said Destiny. "But what you said is right. We would be weakened without
you. We would be weakened if we lost any of us. I doubt anyone here wants us to be weak, so I
suggest we all try and get along. Sit down Morganna."
"Call me Morgan, oh fearless leader," said Morganna coyly.
"Fine, Morgan."
Reenie's eyes suddenly widened, and a small cry escaped her lips.
"Reenie?" asked Destiny. "You okay?"
Reenie shook her head. "No. Something's wrong. Something's terribly wrong."
"Tell us," said Julietta. "Do you know what it is?"
Reenie shut her eyes. "It's dark, whatever it is. Very dark... I've never felt anything like this..."
Destiny stood up. "I'll be back." She ran from the room.
"I'll go with her," said Penelope.
"No," said Callysta sternly. "You'll stay here."
Penelope sighed and sat down.
Callysta nodded.
Penelope then smirked and burst from the room, beyond the reach of any of the others.
"Penelope, get back here!" shouted Callysta.
"No use," said Morganna. "She's far gone."
Callysta sighed and sunk into her chair.
***
"Destiny, what are you doing?" asked Chi Chi, who had joined her sister in running through the
palace.
"I'm going to the throne room," answered Destiny simply.
"Well then I'll come with you!"
"No, you stay."
"Destiny!"
Destiny stopped and looked behind her and sighed. "Penelope, what are you doing?"
"It wouldn't be very good of me to let you go alone."
"Penelope"-
"No! I'm going with you and her!" Penelope pointed to Chi Chi.
"Fine..." Destiny gave up, not wanting to waste anymore time. "Come on."
The trio reached the large golden doors.
"I request to see my mother and father," said Destiny to the two armed guards.
They nodded, bowed, and opened the doors.
Destiny and her two comrades enetered, only to find it empty.
"This isn't right," said Chi Chi. "They should be in here.
"Maybe they had a meeting," said Destiny.
"No, not today," said Chi Chi.
Destiny ran up to the casing that held the precious stone.
"Is it glowing?"
Destiny shook her head. "No..."
"Reenie must have been mistaken then," said Penelope.
"No. She wasn't."
"Huh?" Chi Chi looked around them. "Who's there?"
A low, masculine chuckle was heard.
Penelope was growing frantic. "Destiny, what's wrong, who is that?"
"I don't know," answered the princess, as she slowly inched her hand toward the Diamond.
A blast of energy flew at her hand from out of nowhere, and stopped her from reaching the gem.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
Destiny looked around cautiously, trying to find the invisible villain.
Penelope's fear had reached its peak. "That's it!" She held her transformation orb into the air.
"Pisces Star Power, Make Up!"
Penelope was now Sailor Pisces. Her skirt was a cerulean blue, and her bow was black.
:) "Yes, I know I said both her colors were a light blue, but that was a mistake. Pisces colors are blue and black."
Her shoes took the appearance of satin ballerina slippers, blue, and lace up. A black band was
around her neck. Her long blue hair was in a ponytail, and hung to the base of her back. It was held
back by a bow the same hue as her skirt. She held a staff in her hands, a black one, with a cloud-like
object on the top, and a golden star topping that. Four ribbons hung down from the back of her
uniform, two on each side, two being blue and two being black.
"Pisces Waterfall!" screamed the little girl.
The aquatic assault had no affect on the unseen one.
"Ah, young Penelope, so you are one of the chosen ones." It laughed. "I'm afraid you can't
protect your dear princess from me!"
Pisces grew angry, feeling helpless. "Where are you!?"
"Here."
Something grabbed ahold of Destiny, and held her from around the waist.
Destiny screamed, kicking and flailing in the arms of whatever held her.
"Go get help!" yelled Pisces. "Get the others!"
Chi Chi nodded and rushed out of the room.
"They won't get here in time. Farewell, littleling, we shall meet again."
Destiny, and the creature holding her, disappeared into thin air.
"Destiny!" shrieked Pisces.
"What happened?!"
The others came bounding in.
Pisces had collapsed to the ground crying. "There was a voice in here, and it took Destiny
away!"
"What do you mean a voice took her away?" asked Julietta. "That's not logical."
"But it did! It was here, and it grabbed her and took her away!"
"Well if it grabbed her, then certainly you must have seen what it looked like," said Felicity.
Merrianne grinned. "Maybe it was a ghost," she said jokingly.
"It was, it was!" wailed Pisces. "It was a ghost, it had to be, a very bad ghost!"
"Pisces, you sit here and tell them exactly what happened. I'll go call my soldiers and the
others." Reenie left the room.
***
Destiny awoke outside somewhere, among the flowers of her own courtyard. "A dream," she
murmured as she struggled to sit up. "It must have been a dream."
"No princess, I'm afraid it wasn't."
An icy hand clasped the back of her head, and pushed it upwards.
"Dallas?" she whimpered, staring at the familiar face.
Long black hair swept across her neck.
"No Ummei, I am not Dallas. I am rather, a relative of his."
"A relative... Hell Keeper?"
"I am his son, dear princess. And yes, I am a Hell Keeper, one of the last."
Her eyes widened in shock.
"Do not fear me darling, I have no intention of harming you in any way."
"Darling?" She made a face. "What kind of sick man are you?"
"The sick man, that will take you as his wife."
"Excuse me!?"
"Oh yes Destiny, you will be my bride. My queen."
Destiny laughed. "Ah, I see! Like father, like son! Dallas didn't succeed in forcing my mother to
marry him, and so you will carry on the tradition, eh?"
"Quiet!" snapped the man. "I am nothing like my father! He was a pitiful fool, who couldn't even
keep a hold on a mere woman! But no, I am not like him... I am much more powerful my beloved
princess, and I will make you love me, one way or another."
"Who are you anyway!?"
"I was just getting to that." He laid her down and stood up, and looked down at her. "My real
name is Ezekiel. But I would much prefer if you called me Zonic. I am son of Dallas and Nightshade,
and prince of the Hell Keepers."
"You're Dallas's son?"
"Yes, of course! His only child, and his soul heir."
Destiny eyed him closely. "You look very young."
"Not much older then you my dear. I am fifteen years old."
"Fifteen!?" She was shocked. "You're just a child!"
"That would mean you're a child too. You're a whole year younger then me."
"I wouldn't expect someone so young to be attempting such a... Dangerous plot as you are right
now."
"I'm as good as any adult you'd find out there. A child I may be, but haven't you ever heard the
saying big things come in small packages?"
"I guess... But just what are you planning to do with me?"
"I told you woman! I will make you my queen, and we will rule the Hell Keepers together, as well
as Crystillia!"
"Couldn't you kidnap me again in two years? I can't become queen until I am crowned star
princess."
"We'll speed things up then."
"What?"
"We'll have you coronated early. Then wedding preparations will begin!"
"Married at the tender ages of fifteen and fourteen? That's really no better then having an eight
and seven year old"-
"Shut up you." He smirked at her. "We'll have to inform your mother and father of our
engagement."
"Engagement!? Excuse me, but we are not engaged."
"But we will be."
"I can't believe you're his son..."
"Well I am. And soon, you'll be his daughter." He jerked her up by the arm. "Now..." He pulled
a syringe out of his pocket and loaded it with some sort of drug. "Usually, I'd use my dart gun
for things like this... But I want to make this quick." He pushed the needle into her skin.
Destiny yelped in pain, and tried to struggle, but he held her good.
Suddenly, her entire body began to feel numb. All she could do was breathe, and move her eyes.
"Yes my little one, I paralyzed you. This is the same drug used in paralysis guns. You won't be
able to move for awhile... So taking you away from here will be no problem for me at all."
Destiny's mind trembled with fear, knowing he spoke the truth.
"Of course it would be easier to take you away without anyone noticing. But that isn't any fun."
He threw Destiny over his shoulder. "Come princess, let us go greet your family."
She longed to be able to shout her henshin phrase, to destroy this awful monster, and return to
her room.
But she was unable to, as she was paralyzed.
She could only watch where he had last had her growing smaller and smaller, as he carried her
off.
She could feel his nails tear into the cloth of her dress and into her skin. She tried to scream, but
no sound came out.
She couldn't even close her eyes, to block out this horrible nightmare.
He suddenly dropped her down onto the ground.
Warm blood ran down her thigh.
"Oh my..." He smirked. "Did I hurt you Umi-chan?"
She couldn't answer him.
"Didn't think so." He sat down on the ground next to her still body. "We should be expecting
them here any minute."
*They'll find me here,* Destiny thought. *I come here a lot, they're bound to look for me here.*
Destiny could clearly see where they were.
Sundance Field.
She remembered Dallas's tale about how he had met her mother.
"And there... In a golden meadow... I saw your mother."
Destiny sighed in her mind.
Hours went by, and no one came.
Zonic himself was growing impatient.
"I don't have forever to sit here and wait Ummei. Where can your family be?"
*Please guys... Hurry...*
Zonic's ears suddenly perked up. "Heh... I think I hear something."
Destiny found Zonic's statement to be true. She too heard approaching footsteps, and voices.
Was that Dallas she heard?
Then, she heard her mother scream.
Her mind cried out in horror, and she fought against the paralysis with all her strength.
"Destiny! Oh my God, Destiny!"
She heard someone draw a sword.
"Who the fuck are you?"
Zonic stood up, and looked over at Lance, Trinity, and Dallas. He smiled, and brushed himself
off. "I am Ezekiel, prince of the Hell Keepers... Fiancee of your daughter."
"Excuse me?" Trinity took a step forward. Then her eyes widened in realization. "Oh no.... No,
not again, I won't let this happen again!"
Zonic looked over at Dallas. "I know what you're thinking. The answer, is yes. I am your son."
He winked. "Shouldn't have gotten drunk that night, huh Dad?"
"Dallas, what's he talking about?" asked Lance.
Dallas hung his head in shame. "One night... I was drunk... Nightshade... I slept with her..."
"Nightshade?" asked Lance. "The general of Nerachnia's forces?"
Zonic nodded. "Of course. She told me the story many times... She was about to kill off the
Arusian babies, and two other small children, when the infamous sailor senshi arrived... They
forgot to kill her, it seems. It would have been an easy task back then, but now she is strong,
stronger then Nerachnia ever was! We are the last remaining of the Hell Keepers father, you,
Nightshade, and I. Just imagine... You can return with us, and we can be a family!"
Dallas shook his head. "I am no Hell Keeper." He brushed his hair away from his forehead.
"The mark... It's gone? You allowed yourself to be healed, you fool!? No wonder you look so
young... Why... You're barely older then I!"
"Let Destiny go... Ezekiel."
"For one... You will not ever call me Ezekiel, or Ezra, or anything related to that name! My name is Zonic! And I will never let the princess go, she belongs to me now!"
"For the love of God... Let her go. Don't put her through the nightmare I forced the queen
through."
"You could still have the queen father!"
"I have no more love for the queen. My concerns lie with the princess now. Release her Zonic!"
"Father, calm yourself. I have no wish to harm her... I wish to make her happy. She cannot be
happy here, in this faerie land prison."
Destiny could not protest, nor agree with anything anyone was saying.
Dallas placed his hand behind his back and started to gather some energy.
"Is he mad?" Trinity whispered to Zonic.
"He reminds me of myself... But I can have no pity now. Your daughter is in danger. And it is I
who created this monster, and it is I who take responsibility to right what he has done." Dallas
whipped his hand out from behind his back and threw the ball of power at Zonic.
Zonic hadn't expected this. He was blown back to the ground.
"Good job Dallas," said Lance. "Now let's go get Des and get"-
"Shush, Lance. He's not finished." Dallas got into a fighting stance. "I'll lead him away from
Destiny. You get her, somehow... Don't worry about me..." He disappeared, reappearing on the
edge of the field.
Zonic rose, growled, and charged at Dallas.
"Let's go get her, now!" Trinity hissed.
"Wait Trin, wait..." He smiled upwards, and pointed.
A maroon skirted senshi was crouched down on a stone wall, still as a statue. Her bow was dark green, and four ribbons hung down from the back, two maroon, two green. Her shoes were lace up, like Pisces's, except they were of a golden metal. Most of her dark brown hair was braided and piled on top of her head. The rest hung down in a ponytail. She held some sort of staff in her hand. This was Sailor Virgo.
She waited until Zonic was completely focused on Dallas, and no longer paying attention to
Destiny. She jumped down, and flawlessly landed on her feet, keeping in the shadows. She
slowly crept over toward Destiny.
"Lady Destiny, I've come to save you. Just stand still."
Destiny rolled her eyes. Like she had a choice.
Virgo turned her staff downward so the head of it was touching Destiny's forehead.
"Virgo Restoration!"
Destiny began to feel the paralysis leave her, moving downward through her body, and finally
leaving her completely. She also noticed the wound on her side was now just a tear in her dress.
"Over here Lady Destiny, and transform."
Destiny followed Virgo into the shadows of the stone wall. She held up her transformation
brooch. She looked as if she were about to say something, but then her arm dropped, and she
hung her head."
"My lady, whatever is the matter?!"
"I don't know what to say to transform..."
Virgo slapped her forehead. "Just... Relax your mind. It'll come to you. Summon the Diamond's energy."
Destiny sighed and nodded. She closed her eyes. Was she supposed to say Star Star Power or
something, like the others would? No... That would sound stupid...
"Hurry up!"
*Summon Diamond's energy... What the hell is that supposed to mean?*
Virgo suddenly smiled. "Never mind Destiny... It looks like we can win this battle fine without
you."
Lined up on the battle field were the other ten Zodiacs, plus Sailor Moon.
"I'll go. You stay here!" Virgo rushed off to join the others.
Destiny watched as the others fought, suddenly jealous that they could easily transform into
sailor senshi, and she couldn't. What was wrong with her?
"Momma!" she cried out.
Trinity looked over toward the wall, and saw Destiny laying in the grass.
"Come here!"
Trinity rushed to her daughter's side, and knelt down by her.
"Mom, I can't transform! I don't know what to say! What's my henshin phrase?"
Trinity was startled. "I... I don't know Destiny."
"What do you mean you don't know!?"
"Destiny, calm down... There has to be a solution to this. Hold on... Come over here."
Trinity hurried Destiny behind the wall. "I can't let Zonic see this." She cupped her hands and
closed her eyes.
Slowly, the Diamond formed there in her hands, the light almost blinding.
It was clear to Destiny her mother had activated the Diamond's power.
"Take it Destiny."
"Mom, I can't handle"-
"Take it!" She forced the Diamond into Destiny's trembling hands.
The power almost knocked her down. It filled her completely. She felt as if the power would
consume her at any moment.
It hurt her.
"Let the Diamond tell you what to say, Destiny."
The Diamond brought her to her knees.
So there she stood, on her knees, holding the Diamond high above her head for any watching
spectator to see, her eyes closed.
"Star... Diamond Power... Make Up!"
In a matter of seconds, Sailor Star kneeled where Destiny had, holding her staff in her hands, her
eyes still closed.
Trinity helped her up. "Now go fight your battle."
Sailor Star nodded and smiled and ran onto the meadow.
In all her glory, there stood the leader of the Zodiac senshi. She wore a violet skirt. Her pumps
went from her elbow, to her wrist, leaving her hands free. The bow on the front of her uniform
was silver. Traditionally, her transformation brooch was in the middle. She wore a silver metal
belt, with a golden star on the front. Her footwear was the same as the others, except that they
were silver, and instead of fastening with a simple gold star at the top, hers boasted some type of
unknown jewel, that never really was given a name. Instead of a bow in the back, there was a pair
of faerie wings.
Risin' up, back on the street.
Did my time, took my chances.
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet.
Just a girl, and her will to survive.
Sailor Star, nor anyone, even had to make any speeches, for Zonic backed away from them all,
seeing how outnumbered he was.
"I give up on the battle," Zonic said shamefully. "But I will not surrender! I'll be more prepared
next time!"
Too many times, it happens too fast.
You trade your passion for glory.
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past.
You have to fight just to keep them alive.
"Pisces Waterfall!"
An incredible heavy shower of water and mist tumbled down on Zonic, beating him down to the
ground.
"Strike him!"
Scorpio smirked and leaped on top of Zonic, ramming the heel of her shoes hard into his leg.
She heard something snap. She fell to one knee and placed her mouth beside Zonic's ear. "Looks
like you won't be walking for awhile. Burning Shadow!"
A dark shadow engulfed Zonic, and suddenly, he felt as if he were on fire. He cried out in agony.
It's the, eye of the tiger,
It's the thrill of the fight.
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival.
And the last known survivor,
Stalks his prey in the night.
And he's watchin' us all with the eye,
Of the tiger.
"Aries Inferno!"
Zonic jumped out of the way, and landed a sharp blow to Aries's arm.
Aries and Zonic began hand to hand combat.
"Shit..." Sailor Gemini glared enviously at Aries. "She's having all the fun... This isn't fair!" She
charged at Zonic and tackled him to the ground.
"Yo, Des, any day now!" Libra motioned toward her staff.
Sailor Star nodded. "Screaming Star Wind!"
Zonic then found himself paralyzed.
Star swung the head of her staff at Zonic's head.
"I meant kill him you idiot!"
"Oh..." Star noticed a long blade at the end of her staff.
"By the way Des..." Capricorn pointed to Gemini and Aries. "Watch where you aim your
attacks."
"Oops..."
Virgo jumped over to the two paralyzed senshi. "Virgo Restoration!"
Face to face,
Out in the heat.
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry.
They stack the odds 'til we take to the street.
For the kill, with the skill, to survive.
Zonic was panicking by this time. He was certain these amateur sailors would kill him.
"Use your special attack Star!"
"In the name of the stars, I call upon the flames that burn so brightly in the far reaches of the
cosmos... Starlight Flame!'
It's the, eye of the tiger,
It's the thrill of the fight.
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival.
And the last known survivor,
Stalks his prey in the night.
And he's watchin' us all with the eye,
Of the tiger.
White fire surrounded Zonic.
His painful screams were heard all around the field.
The fire finally vanished, and there lay Zonic, still on the ground.
Humiliated, and miserable defeated, he disappeared, leaving his mark there where he had lay.
Risin' up, straight to the top.
Got the guts, got the glory.
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop.
Just a girl, and her will to survive.
Sailor Gemini detransformed and kicked at the mark, until it had disappeared. "Men... The lowest
scum of the universe!"
Lance was a bit offended, but he said nothing. "Don't be so happy over this one victory... I think
that guy was serious when he said he'd be back. And from now on... Destiny, you are to have an
escort, everywhere you go."
Destiny rolled her eyes. "Dad, I can take care of myself. I know how to transform now"-
"Your Uncle Keith would agree with me."
"Uncle Keith agrees with everything you say if it has to do with me being as safe and secure as a
queen bee! This is disgusting!"
Lance sighed, remembering a similar incident with Trinity, when she was Delilah back on Arus.
Trinity smiled, knowing what he was thinking about. "And the whole escort idea ended up with
you wandering off with some girl. I don't think we'd have to worry about her senshi wandering
off, but the point is, it almost ended in disaster."
"It did not!" Lance argued. "In the end, Keith and Ally were getting romantic in the middle of the
ballroom and"-
"Forget that part"-
"And then I got to dance with you! And then we all got you to sing along with the music box that
Keith got for Ally and"-
Trinity fell over, seeing that Lance wasn't listening to her at all.
"And furthermore, escorts are a good idea!"
"Whatever Lance." Reenie stuck her tongue out at him. "Let's say we all head over to Jupiter and
celebrate with some of Mako-chan's cooking."
"Who's Mako-chan?" asked Julietta.
"Queen Makoto of the planet Jupiter. She's the best cook in the universe." Reenie grinned. "Now
what's your name again?"
"My name's Julietta... But call me Julie, please. I can't stand my full name."
"Okay Julie! You can sit by me on Jupiter"-
The two girls continued chatting.
"So Des, what's it feel like to finally be a sailor senshi?"
"Well... It makes me think about a lot of things."
"Like what?" asked Gabrielle.
"Well... Serenity found love right after she became a senshi. Will I too? And she died once or
twice too..."
"Well none of us are going to die, and as for love..." Lance whipped out his laser pistol. "Any guy
who comes near you is going to have this up his ass. Hear me, Des?"
"Uh... Yeah..."
"That especially includes anyone who dresses like your Uncle Mamoru!"
"Huh? You don't like Mamoru?"
"No... I promised him I wouldn't let anyone violate his copyright things, or whatever he called them."
"Well guys... This was our first battle. But definitely not our last. Zonic'll be back." Trinity
clenched her fist. "And it seems that he's after Destiny."
Dallas sighed. "And remembering myself... He won't give up until he's forced to... Like I was. But
Zonic isn't our real enemy..."
"Who is then?" asked Celina.
"Nightshade. Demon scum... My mother did to her, what she did to you, Trinity."
"Huh?"
"Took an innocent soul and poisoned it, turning her into something she's not. I myself don't know
who Nightshade was before Nerachnia destroyed her. But this means she's not totally evil. She's
very capeable of love and good... It's her own choice. But for her, making the choice of good is
much harder then it is for most people. Though Nerachnia is dead... She still controlls Nightshade,
and Nightshade controls Zonic. It is Nightshade we must defeat... But it will be hard, if what Zonic
says about her power is true. "
They looked down at the patch of grass where Zonic fell. The area was blackened. And in the dirt,
you could plainly see, the remains of the mark of Inferno that Zonic had left behind.
The Third Hellion War had begun.
The eye of the tiger,
The eye of the tiger,
The eye of the tiger,
The eye of the tiger.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Voltron, or TLU. I do own the Zodiac senshi and all characters created in here that
have not been created by professional anime companies. And I don't own Eye of the Tiger, by Survivor. If you are
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Remember Lance's laser pistol? Hey to Selenity-chan, and Gem (loveya), and Sailor G and reenie, and Danielle, and
Asura, and everyone else! Byez.
"Um... So..."
It had been three days since Destiny's induction and the coming of the new soldiers.
"What are your hobbies?"
They all shrugged.
Destiny was about to pull her hair out. Why wouldn't these girls speak to her?
"Well..." began Jacqueline. "I'm sure you already know my hobbies."
Destiny nodded quickly, not eager to make discussion with her rival.
Felicity sat quietly, carefully applying make up.
Destiny stared intently at this girl, getting annoyed by her constant obesession with her face.
Felicity looked up. "Something you want, Lady Destiny?"
"Ugh!" Destiny pulled down on her hair. "Why must you people refer to me as some sort of
queen!? Call me Destiny! Call me Des! Call me Dessy, Ummei, call me Chibi Umi for all I care, just
please don't call me..."
"Umi?" asked Callysta. "That sounds like Umino, my last name. Did you know that umi is a
word for water in Japan?"
"So your name means, of water?" asked Penelope.
"That's right," said Callysta, grinning. "So all of these years, Destiny, you've been being called,
water!" She giggled.
Destiny sighed, not liking her childhood nickname being made fun of.
"Calm down, please," said Felicity, trying to put on just the right ammount of hair spray. "They
don't mean to vex you."
*Vex?* asked Destiny in her thoughts. *Who uses words like that anymore?*
"So what's your name kid?" asked Callysta. "You seem to know a bit of Japanese."
"They told everyone my name!" exclaimed Penelope, bringing her lower lip forward in a pout.
"Well I forgot it."
"Her name is Penelope," remembered Destiny.
"Yep!" Penelope grinned. "When I was little, I was called Penny. But I think Penelope sounds
so much sophisticated."
"You sound just like my cousin Reenie," said Destiny, falling back into a chair. "Always wanting
to grow up."
"Reenie, as in, Princess Serenity?" asked Celina.
Destiny nodded.
"Ah, Sailor Moon and her band of asteroid senshi."
"They're inferior," said Katherine, with a smirk. "We have twelve senshi right here, plus our
leader's little sister. They only have five!"
Gabriella broke into fitfull shrieks of laughter. "That's funny!" she cried, almost falling out of her chair.
"Yes it is," Katherine agreed. "But it's sad also." She looked over at Destiny. "I'm afraid this
may cause some rivalry between you and your cousin."
"It will not!" shouted Destiny, apalled at the thought of being rivals with her favorite cousin.
"I will have to agree with Destiny," said Jacqueline. "Being her rival is my job."
Katherine grinned at Jacqueline. "Was your sister terribly upset over you being chosen for
senshi-ship over her?"
Jacqueline sighed sadly. "Unfortunately, yes. She refuses to speak to me."
"Well ya know Mary," said Destiny, looking out the window in the direction of Glossiah. "If she doesn't get her way, she'll raise holy hell."
"Excuse me!" shouted Felicity, dropping her hair spray. "Leader or not, that was quite an
inapproppiate thing to say!"
"What?"
"There is no such thing as holy hell! You may as well be taking the name of the Lord in vain if
you dare say such a thing!"
"Well, um, I didn't mean to offend God or you or anyone with that statement."
"Well make sure it doesn't happen again!"
"Oh come off it!" shouted Katherine in defense of Destiny. "Some people in here don't believe
in God, so keep your religious opinions to yourself. No one cares!"
"Are you meaning to say that I have a leader who doesn't believe in God?"
"I do!" cried Destiny, eyes wide with shock.
"Well I have no religion!" declared Katherine. "God's never done a thing for me, so I have no
reason to believe in him!"
Felicity narrowed her eyes. "You are quite wrong! He gave you the privelege to live, and also
gave you the privelege to be a sailor senshi!"
"Am I supposed to consider being a senshi a good thing?" spat Katherine. "I feel like a two cent
whore in those skimpy little outfits!"
"Um, people," interrupted Ember, throwing down her book. "There is a child present in the
room!"
"What child!?" demanded the arguing individuals in unison.
"That one!" Ember pointed at Penelope.
"I'm not a child!" Penelope glared at Ember.
"Well how old are you!?" Ember demanded.
"I'm... I'm fourteen! Just like the rest of you!"
Ember broke into laughter, giggling so hard she cried. "You? Fourteen!?"
Penelope hung her head.
"How old are you, really?" asked Callysta, ammused.
"Ten," she squeaked pathetically.
"Penelope Uono huh? Penelope of fish?"
Penelope nodded.
Ember started laughing again.
Callysta gave Ember a be-quiet-or-else look.
"I have water power, I think," said Penelope.
"That makes two of us then." Callysta leaned over to Penelope's ear. "And," she whispered,
"Ember has fire power. If she gives you any trouble, just put her out."
Penelope giggled.
"Okay," sighed Destiny. "Let's try and forget any religious or power or personality differences
and all be friends."
A low chuckle was heard from the back of the room.
"Huh?"
The sneerish giggle was found to come from Morganna.
"And just what is so funny?"
"You are." Morganna lifted her head. "You're such a softie... People fight you fool. Everyone
here will have someone they don't like, and there's nothing you can do to prevent that."
"Oh, and is your chosen abhorred one me?" asked Destiny.
"I didn't say that." Morganna twirled a lock of dark hair around her finger. "I just think you're
horribly weak, and not cut out to lead a group such as us."
"And just how do you know she's weak?" asked a voice.
Morganna looked to the doorway and laughed. "Ah, Princess Serenity. Welcome to our social
gathering Rabbit."
Reenie narrowed her eyes at Morganna. "I can't believe they chose you of all people to be Sailor
Scorpio."
Morganna rolled her eyes. "You're as pathetic as your cousin over there."
Reenie tossed her brooch up and down. "Wanna take it outside Morgan?"
Destiny looked confused. "You know each other?"
"Of course we do. I am from the wonderful planet of Eris. My planet has started many wars
throughout history," she stated proudly. "Don't confuse Eris with Arus."
"And Eris is"-
"The fabled goddess of discord," finished Katherine. "What do you come here for, Pink
Princess?"
"I'm here to call on my cousin," said Reenie flatly. "And I refuse to stay in the same room with
her!" She pointed to Morganna. "Come Destiny, let's leave your group here and go back to Earth for a
chat."
"I would," said Destiny, "but we're all trying to get to know each other."
"And haven't got off to a good start I see," whispered Reenie. "Oh well... I suppose I'll stay
here then." Reenie took a seat beside her cousin.
"So Reenie... Anymore attacks on Tokyo?" asked Jacqueline.
"Thankfully no. We have dismissed it as one of nature's phenomena, since we've seen nothing
more."
"There was an attack on Tokyo?" asked Julietta, finally speaking up.
"Didn't you hear?" asked Reenie. "Some monster came from out of nowhere and attacked."
"I'm afraid I don't get much news," said Julietta sadly. "My planet is kind of out of the way
and"-
"Pitiful weakling," they all heard Morganna mutter.
"Ya know Morgan," began Reenie, "I am beginning to wonder if you think everyone in this room
but yourself is a weakling."
Morganna smacked her darkly painted lips, but didn't respond.
"How is Selene coming along?" asked Destiny.
"I'm coming along just fine," said Celina with a smile, mistaking the Moon's name for her own.
"She said Selene, not Celina you fool!"
Destiny brought her first down hard on the arm of her chair. "I will have no more of this insulting
among us! If we are going to fight together, we must learn to get along!"
"Fuck that, I'm fighting solo," said Morganna with a smirk.
"But you can't!" cried out Gabriella. "We're a team, we need you!"
"Finally! Someone says it!" Morganna jumped up. "You do need me! We will all be horribly
weakened if you don't have me!"
"You're being irrational Morgan, sit down!" ordered Julietta.
"I am definitely one of the most powerful among us!"
"That maybe so," said Destiny. "But what you said is right. We would be weakened without
you. We would be weakened if we lost any of us. I doubt anyone here wants us to be weak, so I
suggest we all try and get along. Sit down Morganna."
"Call me Morgan, oh fearless leader," said Morganna coyly.
"Fine, Morgan."
Reenie's eyes suddenly widened, and a small cry escaped her lips.
"Reenie?" asked Destiny. "You okay?"
Reenie shook her head. "No. Something's wrong. Something's terribly wrong."
"Tell us," said Julietta. "Do you know what it is?"
Reenie shut her eyes. "It's dark, whatever it is. Very dark... I've never felt anything like this..."
Destiny stood up. "I'll be back." She ran from the room.
"I'll go with her," said Penelope.
"No," said Callysta sternly. "You'll stay here."
Penelope sighed and sat down.
Callysta nodded.
Penelope then smirked and burst from the room, beyond the reach of any of the others.
"Penelope, get back here!" shouted Callysta.
"No use," said Morganna. "She's far gone."
Callysta sighed and sunk into her chair.
***
"Destiny, what are you doing?" asked Chi Chi, who had joined her sister in running through the
palace.
"I'm going to the throne room," answered Destiny simply.
"Well then I'll come with you!"
"No, you stay."
"Destiny!"
Destiny stopped and looked behind her and sighed. "Penelope, what are you doing?"
"It wouldn't be very good of me to let you go alone."
"Penelope"-
"No! I'm going with you and her!" Penelope pointed to Chi Chi.
"Fine..." Destiny gave up, not wanting to waste anymore time. "Come on."
The trio reached the large golden doors.
"I request to see my mother and father," said Destiny to the two armed guards.
They nodded, bowed, and opened the doors.
Destiny and her two comrades enetered, only to find it empty.
"This isn't right," said Chi Chi. "They should be in here.
"Maybe they had a meeting," said Destiny.
"No, not today," said Chi Chi.
Destiny ran up to the casing that held the precious stone.
"Is it glowing?"
Destiny shook her head. "No..."
"Reenie must have been mistaken then," said Penelope.
"No. She wasn't."
"Huh?" Chi Chi looked around them. "Who's there?"
A low, masculine chuckle was heard.
Penelope was growing frantic. "Destiny, what's wrong, who is that?"
"I don't know," answered the princess, as she slowly inched her hand toward the Diamond.
A blast of energy flew at her hand from out of nowhere, and stopped her from reaching the gem.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you."
Destiny looked around cautiously, trying to find the invisible villain.
Penelope's fear had reached its peak. "That's it!" She held her transformation orb into the air.
"Pisces Star Power, Make Up!"
Penelope was now Sailor Pisces. Her skirt was a cerulean blue, and her bow was black.
:) "Yes, I know I said both her colors were a light blue, but that was a mistake. Pisces colors are blue and black."
Her shoes took the appearance of satin ballerina slippers, blue, and lace up. A black band was
around her neck. Her long blue hair was in a ponytail, and hung to the base of her back. It was held
back by a bow the same hue as her skirt. She held a staff in her hands, a black one, with a cloud-like
object on the top, and a golden star topping that. Four ribbons hung down from the back of her
uniform, two on each side, two being blue and two being black.
"Pisces Waterfall!" screamed the little girl.
The aquatic assault had no affect on the unseen one.
"Ah, young Penelope, so you are one of the chosen ones." It laughed. "I'm afraid you can't
protect your dear princess from me!"
Pisces grew angry, feeling helpless. "Where are you!?"
"Here."
Something grabbed ahold of Destiny, and held her from around the waist.
Destiny screamed, kicking and flailing in the arms of whatever held her.
"Go get help!" yelled Pisces. "Get the others!"
Chi Chi nodded and rushed out of the room.
"They won't get here in time. Farewell, littleling, we shall meet again."
Destiny, and the creature holding her, disappeared into thin air.
"Destiny!" shrieked Pisces.
"What happened?!"
The others came bounding in.
Pisces had collapsed to the ground crying. "There was a voice in here, and it took Destiny
away!"
"What do you mean a voice took her away?" asked Julietta. "That's not logical."
"But it did! It was here, and it grabbed her and took her away!"
"Well if it grabbed her, then certainly you must have seen what it looked like," said Felicity.
Merrianne grinned. "Maybe it was a ghost," she said jokingly.
"It was, it was!" wailed Pisces. "It was a ghost, it had to be, a very bad ghost!"
"Pisces, you sit here and tell them exactly what happened. I'll go call my soldiers and the
others." Reenie left the room.
***
Destiny awoke outside somewhere, among the flowers of her own courtyard. "A dream," she
murmured as she struggled to sit up. "It must have been a dream."
"No princess, I'm afraid it wasn't."
An icy hand clasped the back of her head, and pushed it upwards.
"Dallas?" she whimpered, staring at the familiar face.
Long black hair swept across her neck.
"No Ummei, I am not Dallas. I am rather, a relative of his."
"A relative... Hell Keeper?"
"I am his son, dear princess. And yes, I am a Hell Keeper, one of the last."
Her eyes widened in shock.
"Do not fear me darling, I have no intention of harming you in any way."
"Darling?" She made a face. "What kind of sick man are you?"
"The sick man, that will take you as his wife."
"Excuse me!?"
"Oh yes Destiny, you will be my bride. My queen."
Destiny laughed. "Ah, I see! Like father, like son! Dallas didn't succeed in forcing my mother to
marry him, and so you will carry on the tradition, eh?"
"Quiet!" snapped the man. "I am nothing like my father! He was a pitiful fool, who couldn't even
keep a hold on a mere woman! But no, I am not like him... I am much more powerful my beloved
princess, and I will make you love me, one way or another."
"Who are you anyway!?"
"I was just getting to that." He laid her down and stood up, and looked down at her. "My real
name is Ezekiel. But I would much prefer if you called me Zonic. I am son of Dallas and Nightshade,
and prince of the Hell Keepers."
"You're Dallas's son?"
"Yes, of course! His only child, and his soul heir."
Destiny eyed him closely. "You look very young."
"Not much older then you my dear. I am fifteen years old."
"Fifteen!?" She was shocked. "You're just a child!"
"That would mean you're a child too. You're a whole year younger then me."
"I wouldn't expect someone so young to be attempting such a... Dangerous plot as you are right
now."
"I'm as good as any adult you'd find out there. A child I may be, but haven't you ever heard the
saying big things come in small packages?"
"I guess... But just what are you planning to do with me?"
"I told you woman! I will make you my queen, and we will rule the Hell Keepers together, as well
as Crystillia!"
"Couldn't you kidnap me again in two years? I can't become queen until I am crowned star
princess."
"We'll speed things up then."
"What?"
"We'll have you coronated early. Then wedding preparations will begin!"
"Married at the tender ages of fifteen and fourteen? That's really no better then having an eight
and seven year old"-
"Shut up you." He smirked at her. "We'll have to inform your mother and father of our
engagement."
"Engagement!? Excuse me, but we are not engaged."
"But we will be."
"I can't believe you're his son..."
"Well I am. And soon, you'll be his daughter." He jerked her up by the arm. "Now..." He pulled
a syringe out of his pocket and loaded it with some sort of drug. "Usually, I'd use my dart gun
for things like this... But I want to make this quick." He pushed the needle into her skin.
Destiny yelped in pain, and tried to struggle, but he held her good.
Suddenly, her entire body began to feel numb. All she could do was breathe, and move her eyes.
"Yes my little one, I paralyzed you. This is the same drug used in paralysis guns. You won't be
able to move for awhile... So taking you away from here will be no problem for me at all."
Destiny's mind trembled with fear, knowing he spoke the truth.
"Of course it would be easier to take you away without anyone noticing. But that isn't any fun."
He threw Destiny over his shoulder. "Come princess, let us go greet your family."
She longed to be able to shout her henshin phrase, to destroy this awful monster, and return to
her room.
But she was unable to, as she was paralyzed.
She could only watch where he had last had her growing smaller and smaller, as he carried her
off.
She could feel his nails tear into the cloth of her dress and into her skin. She tried to scream, but
no sound came out.
She couldn't even close her eyes, to block out this horrible nightmare.
He suddenly dropped her down onto the ground.
Warm blood ran down her thigh.
"Oh my..." He smirked. "Did I hurt you Umi-chan?"
She couldn't answer him.
"Didn't think so." He sat down on the ground next to her still body. "We should be expecting
them here any minute."
*They'll find me here,* Destiny thought. *I come here a lot, they're bound to look for me here.*
Destiny could clearly see where they were.
Sundance Field.
She remembered Dallas's tale about how he had met her mother.
"And there... In a golden meadow... I saw your mother."
Destiny sighed in her mind.
Hours went by, and no one came.
Zonic himself was growing impatient.
"I don't have forever to sit here and wait Ummei. Where can your family be?"
*Please guys... Hurry...*
Zonic's ears suddenly perked up. "Heh... I think I hear something."
Destiny found Zonic's statement to be true. She too heard approaching footsteps, and voices.
Was that Dallas she heard?
Then, she heard her mother scream.
Her mind cried out in horror, and she fought against the paralysis with all her strength.
"Destiny! Oh my God, Destiny!"
She heard someone draw a sword.
"Who the fuck are you?"
Zonic stood up, and looked over at Lance, Trinity, and Dallas. He smiled, and brushed himself
off. "I am Ezekiel, prince of the Hell Keepers... Fiancee of your daughter."
"Excuse me?" Trinity took a step forward. Then her eyes widened in realization. "Oh no.... No,
not again, I won't let this happen again!"
Zonic looked over at Dallas. "I know what you're thinking. The answer, is yes. I am your son."
He winked. "Shouldn't have gotten drunk that night, huh Dad?"
"Dallas, what's he talking about?" asked Lance.
Dallas hung his head in shame. "One night... I was drunk... Nightshade... I slept with her..."
"Nightshade?" asked Lance. "The general of Nerachnia's forces?"
Zonic nodded. "Of course. She told me the story many times... She was about to kill off the
Arusian babies, and two other small children, when the infamous sailor senshi arrived... They
forgot to kill her, it seems. It would have been an easy task back then, but now she is strong,
stronger then Nerachnia ever was! We are the last remaining of the Hell Keepers father, you,
Nightshade, and I. Just imagine... You can return with us, and we can be a family!"
Dallas shook his head. "I am no Hell Keeper." He brushed his hair away from his forehead.
"The mark... It's gone? You allowed yourself to be healed, you fool!? No wonder you look so
young... Why... You're barely older then I!"
"Let Destiny go... Ezekiel."
"For one... You will not ever call me Ezekiel, or Ezra, or anything related to that name! My name is Zonic! And I will never let the princess go, she belongs to me now!"
"For the love of God... Let her go. Don't put her through the nightmare I forced the queen
through."
"You could still have the queen father!"
"I have no more love for the queen. My concerns lie with the princess now. Release her Zonic!"
"Father, calm yourself. I have no wish to harm her... I wish to make her happy. She cannot be
happy here, in this faerie land prison."
Destiny could not protest, nor agree with anything anyone was saying.
Dallas placed his hand behind his back and started to gather some energy.
"Is he mad?" Trinity whispered to Zonic.
"He reminds me of myself... But I can have no pity now. Your daughter is in danger. And it is I
who created this monster, and it is I who take responsibility to right what he has done." Dallas
whipped his hand out from behind his back and threw the ball of power at Zonic.
Zonic hadn't expected this. He was blown back to the ground.
"Good job Dallas," said Lance. "Now let's go get Des and get"-
"Shush, Lance. He's not finished." Dallas got into a fighting stance. "I'll lead him away from
Destiny. You get her, somehow... Don't worry about me..." He disappeared, reappearing on the
edge of the field.
Zonic rose, growled, and charged at Dallas.
"Let's go get her, now!" Trinity hissed.
"Wait Trin, wait..." He smiled upwards, and pointed.
A maroon skirted senshi was crouched down on a stone wall, still as a statue. Her bow was dark green, and four ribbons hung down from the back, two maroon, two green. Her shoes were lace up, like Pisces's, except they were of a golden metal. Most of her dark brown hair was braided and piled on top of her head. The rest hung down in a ponytail. She held some sort of staff in her hand. This was Sailor Virgo.
She waited until Zonic was completely focused on Dallas, and no longer paying attention to
Destiny. She jumped down, and flawlessly landed on her feet, keeping in the shadows. She
slowly crept over toward Destiny.
"Lady Destiny, I've come to save you. Just stand still."
Destiny rolled her eyes. Like she had a choice.
Virgo turned her staff downward so the head of it was touching Destiny's forehead.
"Virgo Restoration!"
Destiny began to feel the paralysis leave her, moving downward through her body, and finally
leaving her completely. She also noticed the wound on her side was now just a tear in her dress.
"Over here Lady Destiny, and transform."
Destiny followed Virgo into the shadows of the stone wall. She held up her transformation
brooch. She looked as if she were about to say something, but then her arm dropped, and she
hung her head."
"My lady, whatever is the matter?!"
"I don't know what to say to transform..."
Virgo slapped her forehead. "Just... Relax your mind. It'll come to you. Summon the Diamond's energy."
Destiny sighed and nodded. She closed her eyes. Was she supposed to say Star Star Power or
something, like the others would? No... That would sound stupid...
"Hurry up!"
*Summon Diamond's energy... What the hell is that supposed to mean?*
Virgo suddenly smiled. "Never mind Destiny... It looks like we can win this battle fine without
you."
Lined up on the battle field were the other ten Zodiacs, plus Sailor Moon.
"I'll go. You stay here!" Virgo rushed off to join the others.
Destiny watched as the others fought, suddenly jealous that they could easily transform into
sailor senshi, and she couldn't. What was wrong with her?
"Momma!" she cried out.
Trinity looked over toward the wall, and saw Destiny laying in the grass.
"Come here!"
Trinity rushed to her daughter's side, and knelt down by her.
"Mom, I can't transform! I don't know what to say! What's my henshin phrase?"
Trinity was startled. "I... I don't know Destiny."
"What do you mean you don't know!?"
"Destiny, calm down... There has to be a solution to this. Hold on... Come over here."
Trinity hurried Destiny behind the wall. "I can't let Zonic see this." She cupped her hands and
closed her eyes.
Slowly, the Diamond formed there in her hands, the light almost blinding.
It was clear to Destiny her mother had activated the Diamond's power.
"Take it Destiny."
"Mom, I can't handle"-
"Take it!" She forced the Diamond into Destiny's trembling hands.
The power almost knocked her down. It filled her completely. She felt as if the power would
consume her at any moment.
It hurt her.
"Let the Diamond tell you what to say, Destiny."
The Diamond brought her to her knees.
So there she stood, on her knees, holding the Diamond high above her head for any watching
spectator to see, her eyes closed.
"Star... Diamond Power... Make Up!"
In a matter of seconds, Sailor Star kneeled where Destiny had, holding her staff in her hands, her
eyes still closed.
Trinity helped her up. "Now go fight your battle."
Sailor Star nodded and smiled and ran onto the meadow.
In all her glory, there stood the leader of the Zodiac senshi. She wore a violet skirt. Her pumps
went from her elbow, to her wrist, leaving her hands free. The bow on the front of her uniform
was silver. Traditionally, her transformation brooch was in the middle. She wore a silver metal
belt, with a golden star on the front. Her footwear was the same as the others, except that they
were silver, and instead of fastening with a simple gold star at the top, hers boasted some type of
unknown jewel, that never really was given a name. Instead of a bow in the back, there was a pair
of faerie wings.
Risin' up, back on the street.
Did my time, took my chances.
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet.
Just a girl, and her will to survive.
Sailor Star, nor anyone, even had to make any speeches, for Zonic backed away from them all,
seeing how outnumbered he was.
"I give up on the battle," Zonic said shamefully. "But I will not surrender! I'll be more prepared
next time!"
Too many times, it happens too fast.
You trade your passion for glory.
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past.
You have to fight just to keep them alive.
"Pisces Waterfall!"
An incredible heavy shower of water and mist tumbled down on Zonic, beating him down to the
ground.
"Strike him!"
Scorpio smirked and leaped on top of Zonic, ramming the heel of her shoes hard into his leg.
She heard something snap. She fell to one knee and placed her mouth beside Zonic's ear. "Looks
like you won't be walking for awhile. Burning Shadow!"
A dark shadow engulfed Zonic, and suddenly, he felt as if he were on fire. He cried out in agony.
It's the, eye of the tiger,
It's the thrill of the fight.
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival.
And the last known survivor,
Stalks his prey in the night.
And he's watchin' us all with the eye,
Of the tiger.
"Aries Inferno!"
Zonic jumped out of the way, and landed a sharp blow to Aries's arm.
Aries and Zonic began hand to hand combat.
"Shit..." Sailor Gemini glared enviously at Aries. "She's having all the fun... This isn't fair!" She
charged at Zonic and tackled him to the ground.
"Yo, Des, any day now!" Libra motioned toward her staff.
Sailor Star nodded. "Screaming Star Wind!"
Zonic then found himself paralyzed.
Star swung the head of her staff at Zonic's head.
"I meant kill him you idiot!"
"Oh..." Star noticed a long blade at the end of her staff.
"By the way Des..." Capricorn pointed to Gemini and Aries. "Watch where you aim your
attacks."
"Oops..."
Virgo jumped over to the two paralyzed senshi. "Virgo Restoration!"
Face to face,
Out in the heat.
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry.
They stack the odds 'til we take to the street.
For the kill, with the skill, to survive.
Zonic was panicking by this time. He was certain these amateur sailors would kill him.
"Use your special attack Star!"
"In the name of the stars, I call upon the flames that burn so brightly in the far reaches of the
cosmos... Starlight Flame!'
It's the, eye of the tiger,
It's the thrill of the fight.
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival.
And the last known survivor,
Stalks his prey in the night.
And he's watchin' us all with the eye,
Of the tiger.
White fire surrounded Zonic.
His painful screams were heard all around the field.
The fire finally vanished, and there lay Zonic, still on the ground.
Humiliated, and miserable defeated, he disappeared, leaving his mark there where he had lay.
Risin' up, straight to the top.
Got the guts, got the glory.
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop.
Just a girl, and her will to survive.
Sailor Gemini detransformed and kicked at the mark, until it had disappeared. "Men... The lowest
scum of the universe!"
Lance was a bit offended, but he said nothing. "Don't be so happy over this one victory... I think
that guy was serious when he said he'd be back. And from now on... Destiny, you are to have an
escort, everywhere you go."
Destiny rolled her eyes. "Dad, I can take care of myself. I know how to transform now"-
"Your Uncle Keith would agree with me."
"Uncle Keith agrees with everything you say if it has to do with me being as safe and secure as a
queen bee! This is disgusting!"
Lance sighed, remembering a similar incident with Trinity, when she was Delilah back on Arus.
Trinity smiled, knowing what he was thinking about. "And the whole escort idea ended up with
you wandering off with some girl. I don't think we'd have to worry about her senshi wandering
off, but the point is, it almost ended in disaster."
"It did not!" Lance argued. "In the end, Keith and Ally were getting romantic in the middle of the
ballroom and"-
"Forget that part"-
"And then I got to dance with you! And then we all got you to sing along with the music box that
Keith got for Ally and"-
Trinity fell over, seeing that Lance wasn't listening to her at all.
"And furthermore, escorts are a good idea!"
"Whatever Lance." Reenie stuck her tongue out at him. "Let's say we all head over to Jupiter and
celebrate with some of Mako-chan's cooking."
"Who's Mako-chan?" asked Julietta.
"Queen Makoto of the planet Jupiter. She's the best cook in the universe." Reenie grinned. "Now
what's your name again?"
"My name's Julietta... But call me Julie, please. I can't stand my full name."
"Okay Julie! You can sit by me on Jupiter"-
The two girls continued chatting.
"So Des, what's it feel like to finally be a sailor senshi?"
"Well... It makes me think about a lot of things."
"Like what?" asked Gabrielle.
"Well... Serenity found love right after she became a senshi. Will I too? And she died once or
twice too..."
"Well none of us are going to die, and as for love..." Lance whipped out his laser pistol. "Any guy
who comes near you is going to have this up his ass. Hear me, Des?"
"Uh... Yeah..."
"That especially includes anyone who dresses like your Uncle Mamoru!"
"Huh? You don't like Mamoru?"
"No... I promised him I wouldn't let anyone violate his copyright things, or whatever he called them."
"Well guys... This was our first battle. But definitely not our last. Zonic'll be back." Trinity
clenched her fist. "And it seems that he's after Destiny."
Dallas sighed. "And remembering myself... He won't give up until he's forced to... Like I was. But
Zonic isn't our real enemy..."
"Who is then?" asked Celina.
"Nightshade. Demon scum... My mother did to her, what she did to you, Trinity."
"Huh?"
"Took an innocent soul and poisoned it, turning her into something she's not. I myself don't know
who Nightshade was before Nerachnia destroyed her. But this means she's not totally evil. She's
very capeable of love and good... It's her own choice. But for her, making the choice of good is
much harder then it is for most people. Though Nerachnia is dead... She still controlls Nightshade,
and Nightshade controls Zonic. It is Nightshade we must defeat... But it will be hard, if what Zonic
says about her power is true. "
They looked down at the patch of grass where Zonic fell. The area was blackened. And in the dirt,
you could plainly see, the remains of the mark of Inferno that Zonic had left behind.
The Third Hellion War had begun.
The eye of the tiger,
The eye of the tiger,
The eye of the tiger,
The eye of the tiger.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Voltron, or TLU. I do own the Zodiac senshi and all characters created in here that
have not been created by professional anime companies. And I don't own Eye of the Tiger, by Survivor. If you are
confused about what is mine and what isn't, e-mail me. If I catch anyone using my characters without my permission...
Remember Lance's laser pistol? Hey to Selenity-chan, and Gem (loveya), and Sailor G and reenie, and Danielle, and
Asura, and everyone else! Byez.