Shinigami's Protector

by Chibi Hoku

Duo is really who he says he is but doesn't even know it. He holds the entire balance of all that lives in the entire universe. A great evil is coming after him and he's only hope is his protecter. The soldier of death and rebrith.

9. Part 9

Title: Shinigami's Protector
Part: Nine
Made By: Chibi Hoku
Author Note: I don't own gundam wing or sailor moon. So don't hurt me ok? ^-^

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Moraga smiled as she thought her plan through one more time. Everything well be perfect. She'll finally get out of this hellhole that Saturn had put her in. The only way out is to get Saturn to free her. To do so she'll awaken the dark side of Saturn, the side that everyone fears so much.

"Merle." Moraga shouted.

A small woman with dark colored hair and eyes stepped up out of the shadows. She bowed to her queen.

"Yes, my lady?" Merle asked.

"Do you have a plan to awaken the Mistress?" Moraga demanded. Merle nodded.

"Yes my lady. Do you wish for me to go through with the plans now?" Merle asked.

"Yes and remember, don't injure the soldier of Saturn or Shinigami. That is an order you hear?" Moraga said with a tone in her voice promising death if these orders weren't followed. Merle bowed again and nodded.

"Yes my lady." Merle said with a slight quiver in her voice. Then she disappeared.

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Hotaru sighed as she walked down the streets. It had only been a couple of days since Duo has gained his memories and the spirit of Shinigami still hasn't fully awakened. She was beginning to wonder if it'd ever full awaken.

"Hey Hotaru!"

Hotaru stopped walking as she heard her name called. She look and saw it was Duo running to catch up with her. She smiled.

"Hello Duo." Hotaru said as Duo caught up with her.

"Hey, so where are you going?" Duo asked.

"To work as should you." Hotaru said. Duo made a face clearly showing he didn't want to go to work. Hotaru giggled.

"Aw.. do I have to?" Duo whined in a sarcastic ton. Hotaru smiled playing along with the little game.

"No, why don't we go out and have ice cream." Hotaru said. Duo whopped with joy making Hotaru laugh.

"Come on you." Hotaru said grabbing Duo's arm dragging him towards work. Duo groaned asking about the ice cream.

"So do you think Deathscythe is ok with Pluto?" Duo asked.

After Duo has gotten his old memories his faithful stallion appeared. Hotaru and Duo tired to find a barn to keep the black stallion but couldn't find any who wanted the wild horse. So they both decided that it'd be best if Deathscythe stayed with Pluto at the gates of time. Plus it'll keep the lonely guarding company.

"I'm sure he's fine." Hotaru said.

:Man today is going to be so boring! We haven't even gotten to the headquarters yet and I'm already bored! There even no one around on the streets! Are you sure today isn't Sunday?" Duo cried.

Hotaru frowned seeing that Duo was right. All the streets where empty. It looked as if everything was deserted. Hotaru stopped walking, something wasn't right.

"Hotaru, what's wrong?" Duo asked noticing the raven-haired girl stopped walking.

"Trouble." Hotaru whispered.

Then all of a sudden the ground started to rumble like an earthquake. Hotaru looked up trying to find the source of what was making all the trouble.

"What the hell is going on?" Duo cried.

Hotaru didn't answer him. She was looking at something down the street and by the looks of it that something was heading towards there way .It was traveling from underground as the road was being uprooted by the thing traveling towards there way.

"Saturn Crystal Power, make up!" Hotaru shouted. Then she quickly transformed into the soldier of Saturn.

"Silent Wall!" Saturn shouted holding out her glaive.

Just then something jumped out of the ground jumping at them. It bounced off the invisible wall. Saturn looked up and saw a girl rising from the ground not far from where she and Duo stood.

"Now I see why it's so hard to get to Shinigami. His guarding is a quick thinker. They call me Merle. I'm my lady's right hand maiden." Merle said bowing with a smug look on her face.

Saturn stood in front of Duo holding her glaive out. She glared at Merle waiting for her to attack. But she merely floated to the ground with that smirk still on her face.

"I'd watch where I'd step if I where you." Merle said and then disappeared below the ground.

"Where did she go?" Duo asked.

"I don't know." Saturn whispered.

Then the ground started to shake again but more violently. Saturn could see the ground started to roll up and down.

"Jump!" Saturn shouted pushing Duo and quickly jumping. The spot they were standing in collapsed leaving a deep whole in the ground.

Then when Saturn landed a deep crevice formed right next to where she stood. Saturn fell into the whole and the silence glaive slipped out of her hands. She blindly reached for her glaive. No sooner did she grab it the ground beneath her rose up forming into a giant jaw. Then all of a sudden the giant rock jaw snapped closed around her. The last thing she heard was Duo calling her name.

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"Hotaru!" Duo cried as he saw her disappeared. Then the ground around him started to crack. He quickly ran trying to avoid from falling in fell into an unsuspecting whole. Then the next thing he knew he was falling and all of a sudden he wasn't. Duo looked and found himself on the back of Deathscythe. The black stallion jumped from rack to rock until it reached the normal ground level.

"Thanks buddy." Duo said patting the horse's neck. Deathscythe snorted stamping its foot on the ground. Then Duo looked and saw a crack heading straight towards them.

"Run!" Duo shouted kicking the horse's sides. Deathscythe quickly bolted trying to avoid from falling in.

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Saturn tried to move but she somehow couldn't. It was like she was frozen in mid air unable to move or talk at all. She looked and saw something reaching towards her. A pair of shadowy hands slowly pried her mouth opened and reached down her throat. Saturn tried to shake her head or do something to stop it but couldn't.

"Aw, so this is Saturn's greatest fear." A voice whispered.

For a brief moment Saturn saw what the voice was talking about. The dark evil amethyst eyes, the dark long black hair and the dark star on her forehead.

No, don't please! You can't awaken her! She'll end all the lives. Saturn cried in her mind trying to yell out the words.

Then she felt it. A searing pain whiten every fiber of her body. She could feel that old feeling she hasn't felt in centuries but can still remember it. Like something was reaching out tearing her soul away from her body. She didn't have any control over her own body, someone else was.

No!

She heard that same laughter she feared so much growing louder and louder. Then she saw the dark eyes with the black star in the middle of her forehead. Mistress 9 is awakening.

"No!" Saturn cried finally finding the strength to move again. The lifeless grip on her glaive suddenly came to life as she clenched it. Then all of a sudden something was taking over her.

"No, stop it." Saturn cried as she tried to take over her body before she could.

"I need energy!" A voice all to familiar yelled in her mind.

"No! I wont let you!" Saturn cried but it was to late.

Her eyes glowed a deep purple as her tiara disappeared. The glowing sign of Saturn flickered trying to shin but was soon replaced by a dark star.

"Silent glaive surprise!" Saturn shouted slamming her glaive down.

No! Saturn cried realizing what she has done. The voice laughed in her mind tauntingly.

"You wont win this battle. You know you can't destroy me or should I say us." The voice of Mistress 9 laughed. Then it soon grew dark.

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"Hotaru!" Duo yelled as he saw a large explosion came from the jagged rock form. Then Hotaru appeared falling towards the ground unconscious still holding her glaive. Duo made Deatscythe gallop towards Hotaru and quickly caught her before she fell to the ground.

"Hotaru?" Duo asked.

He looked at her making sure she was all right. She didn't look hurt but there was something on her forehead. It was glowing but it was really faded so he couldn't see what it was in the shape of. Then all of a sudden she was retransformed from Sailor Saturn to Hotaru Tomoe. Then she slowly opened her eyes.

"Hey Hotaru. You ok?" Duo asked.

Hotaru groaned and tried to sit up but couldn't. One reason was because Duo was holding her and second was she was too tired to move at all.

"We better get out of here." Hotaru whispered.

"Ok." Duo said sliding off Deathscythe. He thanked the horse and then it left to join Pluto. Duo looked around at the upturned street to find it back to normal again. Duo looked down at the sleeping girl in his arms and could only think of one place to take her. That was to Sally.

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Hey all! I took long enough to get this part done huh? Tee,hee. Well I finished it yesterday but I didn't want to post it up since it was my birthday yesterday. So I'm officially 15 now! Wahoo! Tee,hee. ^_~ Feedback are always welcomed!