Dragon Ball Z/ Sailor Moon/ Ranma ½ fanfic.
"Past, Present and Uncertainty."
By Julian Soullard (e-mail: jnsoullard@hotmail.com)
Warning: All characters from this fanfic are copyright from Akira
Toriyama (Dragon Ball Z), Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon) and Rumiko Takahashi
(Ranma ½) so don't sue me. By the way, also worth mentioning, this story is
a sequel to my other fanfic "Boy meets girls". In other words, there will be
a lot of things you won't understand in this story if you haven't read "Boy
meets girls" (and its side stories) first. If that's the case... then what
the Hell are you doing here still reading this? Go to
http://lavender.fortunecity.com/flamingos/122 instead, and start at the real
beginning of the story like you're suppose to!
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AND NOW ON WITH....
Chapter 6: The time for introductions is NOT in order.
"STARLIGHT HONEYMOON THERAPY KISS!!"
If Arlakk was a more expressive person, he certainly would've blown
up his cover by shouting in amazement the moment Eternal Sailor Moon took
the three Assault Raiders with a single blast.
No wonder Eron wasn't able to identify the girls power. This was
pure magic, just like he suspected from the very beginning. But not just
*any* magic. This was by far one of the most impressive magical energies,
if not *the* most impressive one, he had felt over his years as a sorcerer.
He had sensed the girl's energy the moment she appeared to face Eron's
little toys, but that was nothing compared to what he recorded the moment
she did that last attack. The remaining four Senshi weren't even close to
that kind of power. How foolish of Eron to underestimate the defenders'
leader.
The brooch. That was the source of her power. You couldn't conceal
such a powerful artifact from his experienced eyes. He could practically see
how all the energy Sailor Moon wield came out of her brooch.
Arlakk's fascination grew even more when he realized the
possibilities of that artifact. His powers would increase a thousand times
if he had it. He could cast spells faster, making them at least ten times
more powerful and last even longer than they normally should, turning him
into the most powerful sorcerer who ever existed.
In spite of being a rather inexpressive individual, Arlakk couldn't
help but grin at this new discovery. This planet had definitively more to
offer than he first thought. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on
your point of view), he was so focused on the new magical artifact, that he
didn't noticed a couple looking at the fight from the top of a building. If
it wasn't for the concealment spell Arlakk had cast upon himself, the two
figures would've seen him, but the current situation made things pretty even
for both parties by being unaware of the other's presence.
From his viewing point, Trunks let out a big sigh of relief as he
saw the remaining Raiders fall to the ground. The promise he made of not
interfering until due time was getting harder for him to keep. If it wasn't
for Pluto reminding him of their deal, he certainly would've fought this
battle. It was fortunate that, in spite of the harsh fight, none of the
Senshi had sustain any damage.
"Until the enemy shows his face, you must not interfere." Pluto
suddenly said, practically reading Trunks' mind.
"For how long?" he asked. "Why isn't the enemy showing up?"
"It's all a matter of time. We must be patient."
Unfortunately, patience was not one of the things Trunks had
inherited from his mother. His father's genes were more dominant in that
particular area.
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"What time is it?"
"Haruka... you asked me the same question five minutes ago." Michiru
answered.
"I'm sorry." she apologized, "I must sound quite annoying."
"Don't worry." she told her. "I understand that you're troubled, but
I'm sure that the enemy won't take too long in showing up. Pluto said so
herself."
"But why here?" Haruka inquired. "All of those monsters have only
attacked factories so far. What would they be doing in a park?"
"You can always ask the enemy when we face him."
"Somehow, I doubt that those cat monsters are very talkative."
It seemed that Setsuna's premonition powers (if you want to call
them that way), although hampered since the enemy re-opened the dimension
hole, were not gone. A couple of days ago, she appeared at their apartment
with news. The enemy was going to show himself again. The only difference
was that the time fluxes indicated an important event, an event which needed
the Outer Senshi present. Pluto didn't say more about the matter and Haruka
could somehow sense that the Time Senshi was rather scarce on information as
well, which couldn't be good in any way. If Pluto was starting to have
doubts on this planet's future, it certainly couldn't be good.
"Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, can I have an ice cream?" Hotaru
suddenly asked.
"Yeah, sure. Why not." Haruka declared as she got up, "It's better
than sitting on a bench, waiting for something to happen. But let's try to
stay near the park, okay?"
"'kay!"
Hotaru went on hopping joyfully towards the ice cream parlor while
Haruka and Michiru tagged along not far behind.
"Look at her," Michiru began, as her sight softly touched the little
girl, "she looks so carefree in spite of all the tension."
"Quite a little treasure." the blonde added. "Sometimes I have
problems placing her and Sailor Saturn together. She can be so different
when fighting against an enemy."
"Do you think she'll fight today?"
"I don't know." Haruka responded. "It all depends on what will
happen. In any case, I told her to wait till the enemy shows up. First we
have to wait for the Inner Senshi to appear. Once they do, we'll both show
up to help. If things are still too hectic, We'll need Hotaru."
In a matter of time, Hotaru picked her flavor and the trio began to
walk back towards their bench. The purple haired girl kept most of her
attention on eating her tidbit without dropping any of it while she held
Haruka with her other hand.
"Looks like someone took our seat while we were gone." Michiru
commented, as she came to a halt.
Hotaru took her eyes away from her ice cream and directed them
towards the bench to confirm that statement. Yep, someone was definitively
sitting there while reading a book. Some guy with long black hair. Oh well,
they'd just have to find another bench. Wait a minute... guy with long black
hair? Hotaru took a second look. She knew that man.
"Akira-san!" she suddenly said, as she let go of Haruka's hand and
went towards him.
"Hey, Hotaru! What are you..." Michiru spoke.
Trunks attention was pulled out of the book he was reading the
moment someone called his name, or to be more specific, his alter-ego's name.
He recognized the voice's owner once she saw her. Behind her, two other
persons, a young couple, were approaching as well.
"Hi, there." Trunks said, as he closed his book. "What a coincidence
of seeing you here."
"Akira-san, HI! Howa you doin'?"
"Hotaru-chan," Michiru declared, "don't disturb the nice man."
"Michiru-mama, Haruka-papa, this is the man from the museum I was
telling you about." Hotaru explained.
"Hi, I'm Takeuchi Akira." Trunks said simply while getting up.
"Pleased to meet you."
"Hi." Michiru responded. "I'm Kaiou Michiru."
"And I'm Tenou Haruka," the blonde added. "I see you've already met
Hotaru."
"Yes, we bumped into each other a couple of days ago in a museum.
Your daughter had lost her school group."
"Well, she's not really our daughter," Haruka corrected, "We're
just her legal guardians, although we've taken affection on the little
'monster' really fast. Thank you for helping her out though."
Haruka rubbed her hand against the top of Hotaru's head, causing
her to giggle.
This revelation also helped Trunks to set more clearly the
relationship these three had. After all, the little girl didn't resembled
either one of the couple. Especially in order to consider her Haruka and
Michiru's daughter.
"I hope she wasn't too much of a handful." Michiru stated.
"Not at all. Although I must say that she didn't trust me to help
her till I showed her some hard proof evidence that I worked at the museum."
the Saiyajin hybrid brought out. "You must be proud of her. Most girls her
age don't ask for such a complete report before accepting a stranger's help."
"Well, we try to raise her the best we can." Haruka said.
"What are you doing here, Akira-san?" Hotaru asked. "You're not
searching for another stranded girl looking for her class, are you?"
"Not really." he chuckled, "I'm actually waiting for someone."
"You're waiting for your girlfriend, right?" she bluntly declared.
"Hotaru-chan, don't be so nosy." Michiru lectured, although there
wasn't any real threat in her words.
"Don't worry, it's all right." Trunks reassured her with a smile,
then he looked back at Hotaru. "No, she's not my girlfriend. She's just a
friend."
"Well, we don't want to take more of your time." Haruka cut in, "We
should be going ourselves. We have business to attend, right, Hotaru-chan?"
"Oh! Right!" she stated. "Bye, Akira-san, we'll be seeing you!!"
"Good-bye. It was nice to see you again."
Trunks sat down once the three unexpected acquaintances left. He
checked the time on his wrist watch, and after checking to his right and
left, opened his book again. He wasn't actually reading, like most people
who passed by thought. Not that he didn't like reading for that matter, but
he was just too tense to concentrate on the book. Actually, he didn't bring
the book so he could read it in the first place. It just gave him an excuse
to do something (or giving the impression of doing something) instead of
waiting dumbly for the enemy to appear. Instead of focusing his attention
on his reading, all of Trunks' senses were pointed towards his setting. If
Pluto was right about the enemy invading this park, he wanted to be the
first one to know it when it happened.
After several moments which felt like an eternity for the last
descendant of the Saiyajin royal bloodline, an unusual, yet familiar, source
of disturbance arose. He wasn't close enough to see it, but he was able to
sense it all right. It was those cat monsters. The previous combats he had
witnessed had been enough for Trunks to determine what their ki felt like.
One... two... three... four... five... The number of creatures kept growing
along with the screams of innocent bystanders who were unfortunate enough to
be at the wrong place and at the wrong time.
Trunks quickly closed his book and ran to the source of the trouble,
his task of locating it becoming even easier as the number of panicked
citizens running towards the opposite direction clearly showed where had the
enemy appeared.
Before he got too close, he hid behind a bush in order to study the
scenery without attracting some unwanted attention from the invaders.
Just like he had felt it. An imposing number of cat monsters were
gathered at the exact center of the park. All of them standing in an ordered
line, apparently waiting for instructions. Behind the creatures, stood what
looked like a swirling void of purple light to which Trunks assumed was the
portal the enemy used to send its minions into this world. His hypothesis
was proven right as more cat monsters came out of the portal and joined the
ones already in the park.
Was this what Pluto meant by an important even? A massive attack? It
could be. This was, after all, the first time so many cat-monsters were used
in a single fight. Even if Trunks could sense that their weren't as strong
as the silver furred ones, the sheer number would put the Senshi in a big
disadvantage.
Someone walked out of the portal before it closed. Not a creature,
but a human. At least he looked very human. A man. Tall, strongly built with
short brown hair. His deep blue eyes gave him a certain predator look which
complemented the grin on his face very well. He was dressed entirely in
black at the exception of an unbuttoned white medical robe.
[The enemy... it's him.] Trunks thought. [He finally showed up.]
Eron took a look around the place once he adjusted the collar of his
robe. All of his Raiders were waiting silently before him like obedient foot
soldiers. Not far away, he could still hear the terrified screams of the ones
who witnessed their arrival.
The scientist contemplated the possibility of sending some of his
creatures after them in order to get themselves noticed faster. He didn't
really felt like waiting all day for the defenders to show up, plus the Lord
wouldn't mind much if he killed one human or two in order to get their
attention. After all, you always have to break a few eggs in order to make
an omelet.
"All right, boys!" he said to his troops, "Let's have some fun!"
Without wasting any time the Raiders scattered all over the park,
destroying everything that stood in their way. Trunks considered facing the
monsters in order to keep the Juuban citizens safe, but fortunately,
everyone who could possibly get hurt had already taken the wise decision of
leaving. The monsters had decided that major property damage would have to
do instead of mass slaughtering. It wasn't their favorite option, but it was
better than nothing.
As if on cue, Trunks began to feel five familiar kis. The Senshi
apparently were near the area before the attack had begun. Not surprisingly,
since the park was somewhat close to "Crown's video arcades" a place the
girls usually attended. It was also the place Trunks kept away from the most,
along with Juuban High School, in order to avoid any possible and accidental
contact with the five heroines. Or at least four of them, since Rei already
knew he was here. He wouldn't be surprised if the raven haired girl had felt
his presence as well the moment they entered the park.
Sailor Moon came to a sudden stop along with the rest of the Senshi
and Tuxedo Kamen once the enemy was in sight range. Without any previous
announcement, everyone began to do some major cat shooting. Sailor Moon
would've done one of her speeches, but it felt like a waste of time talking
to some monsters who only had the word 'break' inserted in their minds.
The creatures fell like flies with each attack, but more always
seemed to come. As the fight moved on, the enemy began to regroup, forcing
the Senshi to follow them at the center of the park.
Trunks followed every movement the Senshi and the Raiders were doing
and began to track the fight as well, moving cautiously so the heroines nor
the monsters knew of his presence. Little did he knew that he wasn't the
only one doing that. Not far away, at the exact opposite side of the park,
Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru were watching how everything unfolded as well.
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!!"
Another group of cat monsters was disposed of as hundreds of
leaf-shaped bolts covered the battlefield. If there was something Makoto was
grateful of her attack, it certainly was the area it coated. When fighting
against numerous enemies, it helped a great deal in fixing the odds to their
advantage.
"Was that the last of them?" Venus asked, as her eyes moved from
right to left in search of other possible threats.
Mars immediately focused her senses and began to scan the area for
more 'evil presences' like she used to call them. Next to her, Mercury did
the same with her computer visor. There was still one left in the proximity.
The sound of two hands clapping broke the silence.
The one that was left was behind a tree.
"Bravo." said a not-so-enthusiastic male voice. "Very well done,
Sailor Senshi. I didn't expect you to finish with so many Raiders in such
short time."
The figure Trunks had noticed earlier came to the heroines and the
tux dressed hero's view. With a grin still pasted on his face, Eron gave an
arrogant look to his opponents.
"So that's how you call those things." Tuxedo Kamen stated.
Both parties took the time to examine each other for the passing few
seconds. The Senshi and Tuxedo Mask kept their guard up while Eron simply
had his hands buried in his robe's pockets.
"Well?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Well... what?" Eron responded.
"Aren't you going to tell us who you are?"
"Would you like me to also give you my phone number while you're at
it?" he remarked cynically.
"Hun?"
"Oh my, I'm sorry." he went on with the same sarcastic tone. "I
mustn't be following the villain-introduction-protocol. I guess you were
expecting me to tell you who am I and for who do I work for."
"Well... we wouldn't have minded if you did." Moon said sincerely.
"Just because I'm good looking doesn't mean I'm stupid."
"Gee, aren't we modest." Mars said as she rolled her eyes.
"I was just being sincere."
"Don't push it, pretty boy." Jupiter brought out. "Maybe you're cute,
but I've seen better."
"Well, in that case, you must have a horrible taste in men."
"Why you!!"
"Er... excuse me." Tuxedo Kamen cut in, "I think we're getting a
little off topic here."
"I guess you're right." Jupiter confirmed, then turned towards Eron.
"So, since you're not going to tell us who you are, I guess will have to
beat you up and find out later."
"Wrong again." Eron declared calmly. "I'm not the one you'll be
fighting today."
"Oh? Do you have another kitty for us to play with?" Mars asked.
"Yes and no." the scientist answered. "The Raiders you fought
earlier were nothing more than a diversion in order to get your attention.
Your opponent... will be him."
After saying those words, Eron pressed the pin on his robe's lapel,
causing the purple light void to appear to his right.
The sound of heavy footsteps could be heard coming out of the portal.
Soon after that, the defenders of Juuban could make out an humanoid outline
approaching. The light unable them to identify Eron's 'little surprise', but
they could tell that it was big and strong. It carried something in its
right hand too.
Once the creature crossed and the portal closed, everyone could now
get a good look at the mysterious opponent. It was a Raider, that was quite
obvious, but very different from the ones the Senshi had fought so far. For
one thing, it was fully erect and its eyes had an unusual spark of
intelligence, which wouldn't place it as just some trained pet like it's
predecessors. Its fur was dark and ears were shorter than the average Raider,
but what caught the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen's eye was probably the big
assault rifle it carried.
Mamoru wasn't really an avid reader of "Guns magazine", but he could
easily tell that the 'thing' the Raider held couldn't be found in a catalog.
He just hoped that it looked more dangerous than it really was.
The Elite Raider just raised the weapon, resting the canon against
his shoulder and pulled a grin.
"Are these enemy?" it asked with a deep voice which could easily be
mistaken for a growl.
"Yes they are, my friend." Eron answered to his creation. "Remember
not to kill them, I need them alive in order to take their Essence Spheres."
"Yes, Master."
Eron just took a few steps back and gestured the Elite Raider to
begin. The monster nodded in response and then glared at the six opponents
in front f him.
A big white blast came blazing out of the rifle's canon, forcing the
Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen to split in order to dodge the attack. The ground
where they had been standing moments ago was now burned to a crisp.
"That just a warning shot." the monster declared, "From now on, no
more going easy."
Jupiter could see that this wasn't good. The last Raiders were
already fast enough to cause them troubles. But this guy was obviously
faster. If that blast would have been directed against a normal human,
avoiding it would've been an impossibility. It was fortunate that the Sailor
Senshi's speed was magically enhanced as well. Makoto just hoped it would be
enough to defeat this monster.
"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!!"
The cat-creature took his weapon with both hands and swung it like a
baseball bat towards the incoming attack, deflecting the heart shaped bolt
somewhere else. Venus could only stare back as she saw how easily the enemy
had neutralized her best technique.
She didn't got time to do much more as the Elite Raider quickly
moved in front of her and slammed the rear end of his rifle against her
stomach and therefore sent her down to her knees with her arms clutching the
recently bashed area.
The monster would've gladly hit her over the head now that she was
vulnerable, but Sailor Jupiter attacking from his left side forced his
attention away from the blonde. He raised his arms and blocked the kick that
was about to hit him. Immediately after, he used his left leg to make the
girl in green trip to the floor.
Jupiter rolled to her left soon after falling. If she hadn't done so,
the monster would have impaled her to the ground permanently as his rifle's
canon came down crushing where she stood seconds ago.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!"
The arrow didn't hit him, but at least it distracted the monster
long enough to give the two fallen Senshi the chance to move out of the way.
It also gave Eternal Sailor Moon the chance to begin her attack.
"STARLIGHT..."
Those words immediately caught the Elite Raider's attention.
"HONEYMOON..."
With a swift movement, the monster pointed his rifle towards the
Senshi leader and shot a blast of his own without hesitation.
"Look out!!" Tuxedo Kamen managed to shout as he moved in front of
his loved one as fast as his feet could impulse him.
He wasn't fast enough to push her away, but he managed to intercept
the blast by using his own body. The strength of the attack though, sent him
flying against the one he tried to protect, causing the two of them to fly
back and make impact against a tree.
Eron watched the whole show with a big grin. It was a pity that he
didn't had any popcorn to enjoy as well. It looked like Arlakk's information
had been accurate after all. The stronger the spell, the higher the casting
time. If his Elite Raider could keep the defender's leader from performing
her attack (which he was doing quite well), then it was all just a matter of
time before he could snatch their Essence Spheres and head back home.
The guy with the fashion sense was now down, but still alive. He
wouldn't be able to move for an hour though, thanks to Sorine's stunt rifle.
"That... hurt a lot..." Tuxedo Kamen managed to say before passing out.
Sailor Moon had forgotten all about the enemy and was now entirely
focused on her boyfriend's state. She dropped her scepter and held her
savior's head with both hands, begging him not to die on her.
[Dumb girl.] Eron thought. [By worrying for that man you left
yourself wide open for another attack. This will end sooner than I thought.]
The Elite Raider also noticed the opportunity and prepared another
charge. This time aiming at the defender's leader.
"SPACE SWORD BLASTER!!"
The monster barely moved out of the way as an unsuspected attack cut
right through his weapon before he could shoot.
[What's this?] Eron asked intrigued, as he looked towards the attack's
origin.
"We won't let you harm the princess!" said a female voice.
Standing on top of a tree, two unknown Senshi were posing, back
against back with their arms folded. One of them, a blonde, had a dark blue
outfit, while her companion had a turquoise fuku which matched her hair
color.
"Invited by a new age, I'm the magnificent Sailor Ura..."
"NYOI BO!! NOBASU!!"
The shout and the incoming red pole, which went strait at the Elite
Raider, cut off Sailor Uranus' presentation. The monster was fast enough to
dodge the attack, but it was surprised none the less. How many defenders
were there anyway?
Now it was the two Outer Senshi's turn to feel confused. On top of
a tree, at the exact opposite side of the park, stood an unknown figure. He
(obviously a he) wore an entire blue Ninja costume. It's sleeves were torn
off, reveling his arms. His face remained hidden by the well known default
Ninja hood which only allowed to see his eyes. The weapon he used was a long
red Bo staff which had previously grown by magical means in order to reach
the Raider.
"I won't let you hurt anyone else!" said the shrouded figure.
Trunks summoned his weapon back to its original size.
[Who the heck is he?] Uranus and Neptune asked.
[Who the heck are they?] Trunks inquired as he spotted the two Outer
Senshi.
[More defenders?] Eron thought, [I wonder why they didn't show up
earlier. Oh well, it doesn't matter really. Let's see how they can handle my
Elite Raider.]
All the commotion was enough to pull Eternal Sailor Moon back to
reality. Mamoru was all right. Fortunately, she could still see him
breathing. When she took her eyes away from him and back into the
battlefield she saw Uranus and Neptune present for support. What she didn't
expected though, was the mysterious warrior with the red Bo staff. Her
friends seemed as surprised as she did.
"Listen, I don't know who you are," Uranus told the newcomer, "but
this is our fight, so don't butt in!"
"Butt in?" Trunks said somewhat surprised of the girls reaction,
"I'm sorry, but I can't stand by and just watch any longer."
Tired of being ignored, the Raider decided to start the aggressions
again by attacking the two new Senshi responsible for the loss of his weapon.
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!!"
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!!"
Oh yeah... maybe he shouldn't forget about the other Senshi as well.
The monster performed a handspring backflip in order to avoid the
two blasts which were directed to him. What awaited him was yet another
attack.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!"
Much to Rei's joy, her fire arrow connected successfully on her
designated target while creating an explosion. Much to her grief, the arrow
did no damage at all. The monster simply used one of his paws to dust off
the burned fur from his body. He then glared at the girl.
Neptune immediately began to prepare a Deep Submerge the moment the
monster charged at the Fire Senshi. Rei tried to move out of the way, but
she accidentally tripped and fell on her butt, making her a sitting duck (or
Senshi in this case). The monster was now standing in front of her, one arm
raised, ready to strike.
"DEEP..."
The Ninja suddenly appeared between the two of them, catching the
Raider's arm with his hand as it came down on Sailor Mars.
"Get out of the way!" shouted Uranus.
Neither the monster, Trunks nor Mars seemed to have listen to that
warning. On one side, the Raider was stunned that a mere human was able to
match his strength. He tried to press harder in order to crush down the
Ninja, but it was all useless. On the other side, Trunks was pretty much
holding the creature's arm without great effort while Mars' heart was
beating like drum after such a close call.
"Sorry I'm late." Trunks whispered to his friend.
"Traffic?" she asked.
"Not quite."
Without saying more, Trunks clenched his free hand into a fist and
sent it right against the cat creature's stomach.
Eron could've sworn that he saw a big lump forming on the Elite
Raider's back the moment he got struck. What followed was a moan from the
creature. A very dry and quick moan, as if all the air had left his lungs in
a mere second. The scientist's eyes went wide with amazement as he witnessed
how his invention fell to his knees, the rest of the body not taking long in
falling as well.
"Im... Impossible!" he spat.
A punch couldn't have done that. The Elite Raider's body was
resistant enough to bear a truck crushing against him at full speed. And
that was what it took only to bruise him. Seeing the creature down on the
floor after someone punched him was just impossible. Like Sorine would say:
Illogical.
The Ninja kicked the beast's body, sending it crushing near Eron's
feet. The Raider was dead all right. The scientist couldn't see any signs of
life left in the creature, his eyes had rolled back into their sockets and
no breathing movements in his chest could be detected.
"There's your little toy." said the Ninja.
Eron glared at the man. The Elite Raider was a creation he felt
proud of, and this guy had the nerve to talk about it as if it were a mere
punching bag. This insult to his job, his genius, HIM, could not be forgiven.
No... he couldn't just walk away defeated after seeing how he killed his
creation. He couldn't accept it. He would NOT accept it! He was one of the
three Masters of Tomorrow!! He wasn't going to let this clown dressed in
blue get away with this insult! Not today, not never!!
"Congratulations..." he said, "you just made the stupidest thing
anyone could do. You just forced me to fight you."
Everyone took a defensive stance, expecting the first move.
Trunks tried to feel the opponent's ki and grinned. This guy was all
talk and no show. Maybe he was stronger than an average human, but that
didn't made him a worthy adversary. The Elite Raider he recently punched was
even stronger than him.
From the back of his eyes, he could see that Mars had a small smile
on her face. She probably sensed that the enemy was nothing more than a
fraud as well. Never the less, the best thing would be to capture this guy
an force him to tell them everything about the enemy, just in case he had
some allies they needed to know of.
Eron pulled a small flask out of his utility belt. That Ninja was
going to be sorry he had been born. He would make him suffer by braking all
of his bones one by one, making him realized his own stupidity.
The scientist was about to insert the flask in his Hi-tech bracelet when
something happened.
"Eron, stop!" said a voice.
Everyone turned to meet the new character. Floating above the park,
a man looked down at them, wrapped in a black high collared cape as well as
wearing a big hat of the same color. Gray locks of hair cascaded over his
shoulders like waterfalls. His face was rather difficult to make out since
the high collar from his cape reached his ears and the shadow that his hat
created over his face only left his nose and mouth to be seen. To Venus, he
looked very much like some Anime Vampire Hunter she saw several years back
on T.V(*), except that instead of carrying a sword, the man held a strange
four foot long scepter adorned with a spider at the top.
"Arlakk, you idiot!!" Eron growled, "Don't tell them my name!"
"Please... as if somebody cared what your name is." he responded
calmly, "In any case, I'm here to bring you back. The Lord thinks this
encounter has been enough for today."
"This isn't over yet!" the scientist yelled at the sorcerer. "I
still have to make them pay!"
"Very well," Arlakk stated, still calm, "I'll just tell our Lord
that you refused to follow his orders. Just don't be surprised if he's a
little upset when you come back."
[Stupid third rate sorcerer!] Eron cursed.
Still, Eron was not an idiot as to disobey a direct order from his
Lord. Vengeance will have to wait it seemed. Reluctantly, he put the small
flask containing the mysterious substance back in his utility belt.
"Excuse me," Uranus interrupted, "But what makes you think we're
going to let you get away?"
"The question is:" the scientist responded quickly, "What makes
*you* think you can prevent us from doing so?"
"This does!" the blonde exclaimed. "WORLD SHAKING!!"
"NYOI BO!! NOBASU!!" shouted Trunks, as he sent his weapon against
the man who was floating in mid air.
The two attacks went towards their respective targets. The two
enemies though, only stood(flew) there without moving a muscle. Seconds
before they got hit...
"Victory..." Eron began.
"... to our cause." Arlakk concluded.
With a flash of light, both individuals disapeared in thin air,
causing Trunks' Bo to hit nothing more than empty space and Uranus' World
Shaking to crush against a tree which was behind Eron.
Trunks cursed silently. He was hoping to capture the enemy in this
fight in order to make him talk for all he knew. Now he had only worsen
things by making the enemy aware that more warriors were whiling to oppose
their plans.
Either way, there was nothing more to do now but leave. Maybe he
should try to find Sailor Pluto and talk more deeply about this matter.
"Hey, hold on!" said Sailor Venus. "Who are you?"
He smiled under his mask. This was the exact same thing that
happened eight years ago when he first fought in his 'Super Saiya-man'
outfit. Only now, unlike last time, he had a name to use when fighting in
this form.
"I'm nothing more than a simple warrior who fights for the future
of this planet." he told her, he then turned towards the sky, "Kintoen!!"
Out of the clouds, a yellow form came flying towards the group. At
first everyone took a defensive stance in case it was a new enemy, but
Trunks gestured them not to worry. As the form came closer, it also slowed
down. It was... a cloud?
The Ninja boarded it as if was the most natural thing to do. Most to
the surprise of the Senshi, he actually stood on top of it as if it were
made of a solid substance.
"My name is Son Goku." he concluded, as the cloud began to move
upwards.
"Son Goku?" Mercury inquired. "*The* Son Goku? The Monkey God?(**)"
"Er... yes..." he answered, although he really didn't knew what the
girl was talking about. [Monkey God??]
In a blink of any eye, the cloud and its 'Monkey God' rider blasted
off into the sky, leaving the park to the Sailor dressed ones.
End of chapter 6.
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Author's notes:
(*) The Anime Minako was referring to was "Vampire Hunter D". Like stated
in this chapter, Arlakk dresses similar to D with the only difference that
Arlakk is dressed in black while D has an all blue outfit.
(**) According to Japanese mythology, Son Goku is the name of the could
riding Monkey God who uses a magical Bo staff which can grow several times
its normal size. Coincidence? I really doubt it. I'll try to do a little
more research on that particular deity in order to spice more the content of
this fanfic. Any information on Son Goku (the God, not the character from DB)
will be more than appreciated.
Well, it's December 1999, so this would make this the last chapter of the
year and Millennium. I personally don't think that this chapter came out
very well, but since everyone was pressuring me in writing something before
the end of the year, there! If you didn't liked it, too bad =P
See you in chapter 7...
"Past, Present and Uncertainty."
By Julian Soullard (e-mail: jnsoullard@hotmail.com)
Warning: All characters from this fanfic are copyright from Akira
Toriyama (Dragon Ball Z), Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon) and Rumiko Takahashi
(Ranma ½) so don't sue me. By the way, also worth mentioning, this story is
a sequel to my other fanfic "Boy meets girls". In other words, there will be
a lot of things you won't understand in this story if you haven't read "Boy
meets girls" (and its side stories) first. If that's the case... then what
the Hell are you doing here still reading this? Go to
http://lavender.fortunecity.com/flamingos/122 instead, and start at the real
beginning of the story like you're suppose to!
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AND NOW ON WITH....
Chapter 6: The time for introductions is NOT in order.
"STARLIGHT HONEYMOON THERAPY KISS!!"
If Arlakk was a more expressive person, he certainly would've blown
up his cover by shouting in amazement the moment Eternal Sailor Moon took
the three Assault Raiders with a single blast.
No wonder Eron wasn't able to identify the girls power. This was
pure magic, just like he suspected from the very beginning. But not just
*any* magic. This was by far one of the most impressive magical energies,
if not *the* most impressive one, he had felt over his years as a sorcerer.
He had sensed the girl's energy the moment she appeared to face Eron's
little toys, but that was nothing compared to what he recorded the moment
she did that last attack. The remaining four Senshi weren't even close to
that kind of power. How foolish of Eron to underestimate the defenders'
leader.
The brooch. That was the source of her power. You couldn't conceal
such a powerful artifact from his experienced eyes. He could practically see
how all the energy Sailor Moon wield came out of her brooch.
Arlakk's fascination grew even more when he realized the
possibilities of that artifact. His powers would increase a thousand times
if he had it. He could cast spells faster, making them at least ten times
more powerful and last even longer than they normally should, turning him
into the most powerful sorcerer who ever existed.
In spite of being a rather inexpressive individual, Arlakk couldn't
help but grin at this new discovery. This planet had definitively more to
offer than he first thought. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on
your point of view), he was so focused on the new magical artifact, that he
didn't noticed a couple looking at the fight from the top of a building. If
it wasn't for the concealment spell Arlakk had cast upon himself, the two
figures would've seen him, but the current situation made things pretty even
for both parties by being unaware of the other's presence.
From his viewing point, Trunks let out a big sigh of relief as he
saw the remaining Raiders fall to the ground. The promise he made of not
interfering until due time was getting harder for him to keep. If it wasn't
for Pluto reminding him of their deal, he certainly would've fought this
battle. It was fortunate that, in spite of the harsh fight, none of the
Senshi had sustain any damage.
"Until the enemy shows his face, you must not interfere." Pluto
suddenly said, practically reading Trunks' mind.
"For how long?" he asked. "Why isn't the enemy showing up?"
"It's all a matter of time. We must be patient."
Unfortunately, patience was not one of the things Trunks had
inherited from his mother. His father's genes were more dominant in that
particular area.
**********
"What time is it?"
"Haruka... you asked me the same question five minutes ago." Michiru
answered.
"I'm sorry." she apologized, "I must sound quite annoying."
"Don't worry." she told her. "I understand that you're troubled, but
I'm sure that the enemy won't take too long in showing up. Pluto said so
herself."
"But why here?" Haruka inquired. "All of those monsters have only
attacked factories so far. What would they be doing in a park?"
"You can always ask the enemy when we face him."
"Somehow, I doubt that those cat monsters are very talkative."
It seemed that Setsuna's premonition powers (if you want to call
them that way), although hampered since the enemy re-opened the dimension
hole, were not gone. A couple of days ago, she appeared at their apartment
with news. The enemy was going to show himself again. The only difference
was that the time fluxes indicated an important event, an event which needed
the Outer Senshi present. Pluto didn't say more about the matter and Haruka
could somehow sense that the Time Senshi was rather scarce on information as
well, which couldn't be good in any way. If Pluto was starting to have
doubts on this planet's future, it certainly couldn't be good.
"Haruka-papa, Michiru-mama, can I have an ice cream?" Hotaru
suddenly asked.
"Yeah, sure. Why not." Haruka declared as she got up, "It's better
than sitting on a bench, waiting for something to happen. But let's try to
stay near the park, okay?"
"'kay!"
Hotaru went on hopping joyfully towards the ice cream parlor while
Haruka and Michiru tagged along not far behind.
"Look at her," Michiru began, as her sight softly touched the little
girl, "she looks so carefree in spite of all the tension."
"Quite a little treasure." the blonde added. "Sometimes I have
problems placing her and Sailor Saturn together. She can be so different
when fighting against an enemy."
"Do you think she'll fight today?"
"I don't know." Haruka responded. "It all depends on what will
happen. In any case, I told her to wait till the enemy shows up. First we
have to wait for the Inner Senshi to appear. Once they do, we'll both show
up to help. If things are still too hectic, We'll need Hotaru."
In a matter of time, Hotaru picked her flavor and the trio began to
walk back towards their bench. The purple haired girl kept most of her
attention on eating her tidbit without dropping any of it while she held
Haruka with her other hand.
"Looks like someone took our seat while we were gone." Michiru
commented, as she came to a halt.
Hotaru took her eyes away from her ice cream and directed them
towards the bench to confirm that statement. Yep, someone was definitively
sitting there while reading a book. Some guy with long black hair. Oh well,
they'd just have to find another bench. Wait a minute... guy with long black
hair? Hotaru took a second look. She knew that man.
"Akira-san!" she suddenly said, as she let go of Haruka's hand and
went towards him.
"Hey, Hotaru! What are you..." Michiru spoke.
Trunks attention was pulled out of the book he was reading the
moment someone called his name, or to be more specific, his alter-ego's name.
He recognized the voice's owner once she saw her. Behind her, two other
persons, a young couple, were approaching as well.
"Hi, there." Trunks said, as he closed his book. "What a coincidence
of seeing you here."
"Akira-san, HI! Howa you doin'?"
"Hotaru-chan," Michiru declared, "don't disturb the nice man."
"Michiru-mama, Haruka-papa, this is the man from the museum I was
telling you about." Hotaru explained.
"Hi, I'm Takeuchi Akira." Trunks said simply while getting up.
"Pleased to meet you."
"Hi." Michiru responded. "I'm Kaiou Michiru."
"And I'm Tenou Haruka," the blonde added. "I see you've already met
Hotaru."
"Yes, we bumped into each other a couple of days ago in a museum.
Your daughter had lost her school group."
"Well, she's not really our daughter," Haruka corrected, "We're
just her legal guardians, although we've taken affection on the little
'monster' really fast. Thank you for helping her out though."
Haruka rubbed her hand against the top of Hotaru's head, causing
her to giggle.
This revelation also helped Trunks to set more clearly the
relationship these three had. After all, the little girl didn't resembled
either one of the couple. Especially in order to consider her Haruka and
Michiru's daughter.
"I hope she wasn't too much of a handful." Michiru stated.
"Not at all. Although I must say that she didn't trust me to help
her till I showed her some hard proof evidence that I worked at the museum."
the Saiyajin hybrid brought out. "You must be proud of her. Most girls her
age don't ask for such a complete report before accepting a stranger's help."
"Well, we try to raise her the best we can." Haruka said.
"What are you doing here, Akira-san?" Hotaru asked. "You're not
searching for another stranded girl looking for her class, are you?"
"Not really." he chuckled, "I'm actually waiting for someone."
"You're waiting for your girlfriend, right?" she bluntly declared.
"Hotaru-chan, don't be so nosy." Michiru lectured, although there
wasn't any real threat in her words.
"Don't worry, it's all right." Trunks reassured her with a smile,
then he looked back at Hotaru. "No, she's not my girlfriend. She's just a
friend."
"Well, we don't want to take more of your time." Haruka cut in, "We
should be going ourselves. We have business to attend, right, Hotaru-chan?"
"Oh! Right!" she stated. "Bye, Akira-san, we'll be seeing you!!"
"Good-bye. It was nice to see you again."
Trunks sat down once the three unexpected acquaintances left. He
checked the time on his wrist watch, and after checking to his right and
left, opened his book again. He wasn't actually reading, like most people
who passed by thought. Not that he didn't like reading for that matter, but
he was just too tense to concentrate on the book. Actually, he didn't bring
the book so he could read it in the first place. It just gave him an excuse
to do something (or giving the impression of doing something) instead of
waiting dumbly for the enemy to appear. Instead of focusing his attention
on his reading, all of Trunks' senses were pointed towards his setting. If
Pluto was right about the enemy invading this park, he wanted to be the
first one to know it when it happened.
After several moments which felt like an eternity for the last
descendant of the Saiyajin royal bloodline, an unusual, yet familiar, source
of disturbance arose. He wasn't close enough to see it, but he was able to
sense it all right. It was those cat monsters. The previous combats he had
witnessed had been enough for Trunks to determine what their ki felt like.
One... two... three... four... five... The number of creatures kept growing
along with the screams of innocent bystanders who were unfortunate enough to
be at the wrong place and at the wrong time.
Trunks quickly closed his book and ran to the source of the trouble,
his task of locating it becoming even easier as the number of panicked
citizens running towards the opposite direction clearly showed where had the
enemy appeared.
Before he got too close, he hid behind a bush in order to study the
scenery without attracting some unwanted attention from the invaders.
Just like he had felt it. An imposing number of cat monsters were
gathered at the exact center of the park. All of them standing in an ordered
line, apparently waiting for instructions. Behind the creatures, stood what
looked like a swirling void of purple light to which Trunks assumed was the
portal the enemy used to send its minions into this world. His hypothesis
was proven right as more cat monsters came out of the portal and joined the
ones already in the park.
Was this what Pluto meant by an important even? A massive attack? It
could be. This was, after all, the first time so many cat-monsters were used
in a single fight. Even if Trunks could sense that their weren't as strong
as the silver furred ones, the sheer number would put the Senshi in a big
disadvantage.
Someone walked out of the portal before it closed. Not a creature,
but a human. At least he looked very human. A man. Tall, strongly built with
short brown hair. His deep blue eyes gave him a certain predator look which
complemented the grin on his face very well. He was dressed entirely in
black at the exception of an unbuttoned white medical robe.
[The enemy... it's him.] Trunks thought. [He finally showed up.]
Eron took a look around the place once he adjusted the collar of his
robe. All of his Raiders were waiting silently before him like obedient foot
soldiers. Not far away, he could still hear the terrified screams of the ones
who witnessed their arrival.
The scientist contemplated the possibility of sending some of his
creatures after them in order to get themselves noticed faster. He didn't
really felt like waiting all day for the defenders to show up, plus the Lord
wouldn't mind much if he killed one human or two in order to get their
attention. After all, you always have to break a few eggs in order to make
an omelet.
"All right, boys!" he said to his troops, "Let's have some fun!"
Without wasting any time the Raiders scattered all over the park,
destroying everything that stood in their way. Trunks considered facing the
monsters in order to keep the Juuban citizens safe, but fortunately,
everyone who could possibly get hurt had already taken the wise decision of
leaving. The monsters had decided that major property damage would have to
do instead of mass slaughtering. It wasn't their favorite option, but it was
better than nothing.
As if on cue, Trunks began to feel five familiar kis. The Senshi
apparently were near the area before the attack had begun. Not surprisingly,
since the park was somewhat close to "Crown's video arcades" a place the
girls usually attended. It was also the place Trunks kept away from the most,
along with Juuban High School, in order to avoid any possible and accidental
contact with the five heroines. Or at least four of them, since Rei already
knew he was here. He wouldn't be surprised if the raven haired girl had felt
his presence as well the moment they entered the park.
Sailor Moon came to a sudden stop along with the rest of the Senshi
and Tuxedo Kamen once the enemy was in sight range. Without any previous
announcement, everyone began to do some major cat shooting. Sailor Moon
would've done one of her speeches, but it felt like a waste of time talking
to some monsters who only had the word 'break' inserted in their minds.
The creatures fell like flies with each attack, but more always
seemed to come. As the fight moved on, the enemy began to regroup, forcing
the Senshi to follow them at the center of the park.
Trunks followed every movement the Senshi and the Raiders were doing
and began to track the fight as well, moving cautiously so the heroines nor
the monsters knew of his presence. Little did he knew that he wasn't the
only one doing that. Not far away, at the exact opposite side of the park,
Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru were watching how everything unfolded as well.
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!!"
Another group of cat monsters was disposed of as hundreds of
leaf-shaped bolts covered the battlefield. If there was something Makoto was
grateful of her attack, it certainly was the area it coated. When fighting
against numerous enemies, it helped a great deal in fixing the odds to their
advantage.
"Was that the last of them?" Venus asked, as her eyes moved from
right to left in search of other possible threats.
Mars immediately focused her senses and began to scan the area for
more 'evil presences' like she used to call them. Next to her, Mercury did
the same with her computer visor. There was still one left in the proximity.
The sound of two hands clapping broke the silence.
The one that was left was behind a tree.
"Bravo." said a not-so-enthusiastic male voice. "Very well done,
Sailor Senshi. I didn't expect you to finish with so many Raiders in such
short time."
The figure Trunks had noticed earlier came to the heroines and the
tux dressed hero's view. With a grin still pasted on his face, Eron gave an
arrogant look to his opponents.
"So that's how you call those things." Tuxedo Kamen stated.
Both parties took the time to examine each other for the passing few
seconds. The Senshi and Tuxedo Mask kept their guard up while Eron simply
had his hands buried in his robe's pockets.
"Well?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Well... what?" Eron responded.
"Aren't you going to tell us who you are?"
"Would you like me to also give you my phone number while you're at
it?" he remarked cynically.
"Hun?"
"Oh my, I'm sorry." he went on with the same sarcastic tone. "I
mustn't be following the villain-introduction-protocol. I guess you were
expecting me to tell you who am I and for who do I work for."
"Well... we wouldn't have minded if you did." Moon said sincerely.
"Just because I'm good looking doesn't mean I'm stupid."
"Gee, aren't we modest." Mars said as she rolled her eyes.
"I was just being sincere."
"Don't push it, pretty boy." Jupiter brought out. "Maybe you're cute,
but I've seen better."
"Well, in that case, you must have a horrible taste in men."
"Why you!!"
"Er... excuse me." Tuxedo Kamen cut in, "I think we're getting a
little off topic here."
"I guess you're right." Jupiter confirmed, then turned towards Eron.
"So, since you're not going to tell us who you are, I guess will have to
beat you up and find out later."
"Wrong again." Eron declared calmly. "I'm not the one you'll be
fighting today."
"Oh? Do you have another kitty for us to play with?" Mars asked.
"Yes and no." the scientist answered. "The Raiders you fought
earlier were nothing more than a diversion in order to get your attention.
Your opponent... will be him."
After saying those words, Eron pressed the pin on his robe's lapel,
causing the purple light void to appear to his right.
The sound of heavy footsteps could be heard coming out of the portal.
Soon after that, the defenders of Juuban could make out an humanoid outline
approaching. The light unable them to identify Eron's 'little surprise', but
they could tell that it was big and strong. It carried something in its
right hand too.
Once the creature crossed and the portal closed, everyone could now
get a good look at the mysterious opponent. It was a Raider, that was quite
obvious, but very different from the ones the Senshi had fought so far. For
one thing, it was fully erect and its eyes had an unusual spark of
intelligence, which wouldn't place it as just some trained pet like it's
predecessors. Its fur was dark and ears were shorter than the average Raider,
but what caught the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen's eye was probably the big
assault rifle it carried.
Mamoru wasn't really an avid reader of "Guns magazine", but he could
easily tell that the 'thing' the Raider held couldn't be found in a catalog.
He just hoped that it looked more dangerous than it really was.
The Elite Raider just raised the weapon, resting the canon against
his shoulder and pulled a grin.
"Are these enemy?" it asked with a deep voice which could easily be
mistaken for a growl.
"Yes they are, my friend." Eron answered to his creation. "Remember
not to kill them, I need them alive in order to take their Essence Spheres."
"Yes, Master."
Eron just took a few steps back and gestured the Elite Raider to
begin. The monster nodded in response and then glared at the six opponents
in front f him.
A big white blast came blazing out of the rifle's canon, forcing the
Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen to split in order to dodge the attack. The ground
where they had been standing moments ago was now burned to a crisp.
"That just a warning shot." the monster declared, "From now on, no
more going easy."
Jupiter could see that this wasn't good. The last Raiders were
already fast enough to cause them troubles. But this guy was obviously
faster. If that blast would have been directed against a normal human,
avoiding it would've been an impossibility. It was fortunate that the Sailor
Senshi's speed was magically enhanced as well. Makoto just hoped it would be
enough to defeat this monster.
"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!!"
The cat-creature took his weapon with both hands and swung it like a
baseball bat towards the incoming attack, deflecting the heart shaped bolt
somewhere else. Venus could only stare back as she saw how easily the enemy
had neutralized her best technique.
She didn't got time to do much more as the Elite Raider quickly
moved in front of her and slammed the rear end of his rifle against her
stomach and therefore sent her down to her knees with her arms clutching the
recently bashed area.
The monster would've gladly hit her over the head now that she was
vulnerable, but Sailor Jupiter attacking from his left side forced his
attention away from the blonde. He raised his arms and blocked the kick that
was about to hit him. Immediately after, he used his left leg to make the
girl in green trip to the floor.
Jupiter rolled to her left soon after falling. If she hadn't done so,
the monster would have impaled her to the ground permanently as his rifle's
canon came down crushing where she stood seconds ago.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!"
The arrow didn't hit him, but at least it distracted the monster
long enough to give the two fallen Senshi the chance to move out of the way.
It also gave Eternal Sailor Moon the chance to begin her attack.
"STARLIGHT..."
Those words immediately caught the Elite Raider's attention.
"HONEYMOON..."
With a swift movement, the monster pointed his rifle towards the
Senshi leader and shot a blast of his own without hesitation.
"Look out!!" Tuxedo Kamen managed to shout as he moved in front of
his loved one as fast as his feet could impulse him.
He wasn't fast enough to push her away, but he managed to intercept
the blast by using his own body. The strength of the attack though, sent him
flying against the one he tried to protect, causing the two of them to fly
back and make impact against a tree.
Eron watched the whole show with a big grin. It was a pity that he
didn't had any popcorn to enjoy as well. It looked like Arlakk's information
had been accurate after all. The stronger the spell, the higher the casting
time. If his Elite Raider could keep the defender's leader from performing
her attack (which he was doing quite well), then it was all just a matter of
time before he could snatch their Essence Spheres and head back home.
The guy with the fashion sense was now down, but still alive. He
wouldn't be able to move for an hour though, thanks to Sorine's stunt rifle.
"That... hurt a lot..." Tuxedo Kamen managed to say before passing out.
Sailor Moon had forgotten all about the enemy and was now entirely
focused on her boyfriend's state. She dropped her scepter and held her
savior's head with both hands, begging him not to die on her.
[Dumb girl.] Eron thought. [By worrying for that man you left
yourself wide open for another attack. This will end sooner than I thought.]
The Elite Raider also noticed the opportunity and prepared another
charge. This time aiming at the defender's leader.
"SPACE SWORD BLASTER!!"
The monster barely moved out of the way as an unsuspected attack cut
right through his weapon before he could shoot.
[What's this?] Eron asked intrigued, as he looked towards the attack's
origin.
"We won't let you harm the princess!" said a female voice.
Standing on top of a tree, two unknown Senshi were posing, back
against back with their arms folded. One of them, a blonde, had a dark blue
outfit, while her companion had a turquoise fuku which matched her hair
color.
"Invited by a new age, I'm the magnificent Sailor Ura..."
"NYOI BO!! NOBASU!!"
The shout and the incoming red pole, which went strait at the Elite
Raider, cut off Sailor Uranus' presentation. The monster was fast enough to
dodge the attack, but it was surprised none the less. How many defenders
were there anyway?
Now it was the two Outer Senshi's turn to feel confused. On top of
a tree, at the exact opposite side of the park, stood an unknown figure. He
(obviously a he) wore an entire blue Ninja costume. It's sleeves were torn
off, reveling his arms. His face remained hidden by the well known default
Ninja hood which only allowed to see his eyes. The weapon he used was a long
red Bo staff which had previously grown by magical means in order to reach
the Raider.
"I won't let you hurt anyone else!" said the shrouded figure.
Trunks summoned his weapon back to its original size.
[Who the heck is he?] Uranus and Neptune asked.
[Who the heck are they?] Trunks inquired as he spotted the two Outer
Senshi.
[More defenders?] Eron thought, [I wonder why they didn't show up
earlier. Oh well, it doesn't matter really. Let's see how they can handle my
Elite Raider.]
All the commotion was enough to pull Eternal Sailor Moon back to
reality. Mamoru was all right. Fortunately, she could still see him
breathing. When she took her eyes away from him and back into the
battlefield she saw Uranus and Neptune present for support. What she didn't
expected though, was the mysterious warrior with the red Bo staff. Her
friends seemed as surprised as she did.
"Listen, I don't know who you are," Uranus told the newcomer, "but
this is our fight, so don't butt in!"
"Butt in?" Trunks said somewhat surprised of the girls reaction,
"I'm sorry, but I can't stand by and just watch any longer."
Tired of being ignored, the Raider decided to start the aggressions
again by attacking the two new Senshi responsible for the loss of his weapon.
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!!"
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!!"
Oh yeah... maybe he shouldn't forget about the other Senshi as well.
The monster performed a handspring backflip in order to avoid the
two blasts which were directed to him. What awaited him was yet another
attack.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!"
Much to Rei's joy, her fire arrow connected successfully on her
designated target while creating an explosion. Much to her grief, the arrow
did no damage at all. The monster simply used one of his paws to dust off
the burned fur from his body. He then glared at the girl.
Neptune immediately began to prepare a Deep Submerge the moment the
monster charged at the Fire Senshi. Rei tried to move out of the way, but
she accidentally tripped and fell on her butt, making her a sitting duck (or
Senshi in this case). The monster was now standing in front of her, one arm
raised, ready to strike.
"DEEP..."
The Ninja suddenly appeared between the two of them, catching the
Raider's arm with his hand as it came down on Sailor Mars.
"Get out of the way!" shouted Uranus.
Neither the monster, Trunks nor Mars seemed to have listen to that
warning. On one side, the Raider was stunned that a mere human was able to
match his strength. He tried to press harder in order to crush down the
Ninja, but it was all useless. On the other side, Trunks was pretty much
holding the creature's arm without great effort while Mars' heart was
beating like drum after such a close call.
"Sorry I'm late." Trunks whispered to his friend.
"Traffic?" she asked.
"Not quite."
Without saying more, Trunks clenched his free hand into a fist and
sent it right against the cat creature's stomach.
Eron could've sworn that he saw a big lump forming on the Elite
Raider's back the moment he got struck. What followed was a moan from the
creature. A very dry and quick moan, as if all the air had left his lungs in
a mere second. The scientist's eyes went wide with amazement as he witnessed
how his invention fell to his knees, the rest of the body not taking long in
falling as well.
"Im... Impossible!" he spat.
A punch couldn't have done that. The Elite Raider's body was
resistant enough to bear a truck crushing against him at full speed. And
that was what it took only to bruise him. Seeing the creature down on the
floor after someone punched him was just impossible. Like Sorine would say:
Illogical.
The Ninja kicked the beast's body, sending it crushing near Eron's
feet. The Raider was dead all right. The scientist couldn't see any signs of
life left in the creature, his eyes had rolled back into their sockets and
no breathing movements in his chest could be detected.
"There's your little toy." said the Ninja.
Eron glared at the man. The Elite Raider was a creation he felt
proud of, and this guy had the nerve to talk about it as if it were a mere
punching bag. This insult to his job, his genius, HIM, could not be forgiven.
No... he couldn't just walk away defeated after seeing how he killed his
creation. He couldn't accept it. He would NOT accept it! He was one of the
three Masters of Tomorrow!! He wasn't going to let this clown dressed in
blue get away with this insult! Not today, not never!!
"Congratulations..." he said, "you just made the stupidest thing
anyone could do. You just forced me to fight you."
Everyone took a defensive stance, expecting the first move.
Trunks tried to feel the opponent's ki and grinned. This guy was all
talk and no show. Maybe he was stronger than an average human, but that
didn't made him a worthy adversary. The Elite Raider he recently punched was
even stronger than him.
From the back of his eyes, he could see that Mars had a small smile
on her face. She probably sensed that the enemy was nothing more than a
fraud as well. Never the less, the best thing would be to capture this guy
an force him to tell them everything about the enemy, just in case he had
some allies they needed to know of.
Eron pulled a small flask out of his utility belt. That Ninja was
going to be sorry he had been born. He would make him suffer by braking all
of his bones one by one, making him realized his own stupidity.
The scientist was about to insert the flask in his Hi-tech bracelet when
something happened.
"Eron, stop!" said a voice.
Everyone turned to meet the new character. Floating above the park,
a man looked down at them, wrapped in a black high collared cape as well as
wearing a big hat of the same color. Gray locks of hair cascaded over his
shoulders like waterfalls. His face was rather difficult to make out since
the high collar from his cape reached his ears and the shadow that his hat
created over his face only left his nose and mouth to be seen. To Venus, he
looked very much like some Anime Vampire Hunter she saw several years back
on T.V(*), except that instead of carrying a sword, the man held a strange
four foot long scepter adorned with a spider at the top.
"Arlakk, you idiot!!" Eron growled, "Don't tell them my name!"
"Please... as if somebody cared what your name is." he responded
calmly, "In any case, I'm here to bring you back. The Lord thinks this
encounter has been enough for today."
"This isn't over yet!" the scientist yelled at the sorcerer. "I
still have to make them pay!"
"Very well," Arlakk stated, still calm, "I'll just tell our Lord
that you refused to follow his orders. Just don't be surprised if he's a
little upset when you come back."
[Stupid third rate sorcerer!] Eron cursed.
Still, Eron was not an idiot as to disobey a direct order from his
Lord. Vengeance will have to wait it seemed. Reluctantly, he put the small
flask containing the mysterious substance back in his utility belt.
"Excuse me," Uranus interrupted, "But what makes you think we're
going to let you get away?"
"The question is:" the scientist responded quickly, "What makes
*you* think you can prevent us from doing so?"
"This does!" the blonde exclaimed. "WORLD SHAKING!!"
"NYOI BO!! NOBASU!!" shouted Trunks, as he sent his weapon against
the man who was floating in mid air.
The two attacks went towards their respective targets. The two
enemies though, only stood(flew) there without moving a muscle. Seconds
before they got hit...
"Victory..." Eron began.
"... to our cause." Arlakk concluded.
With a flash of light, both individuals disapeared in thin air,
causing Trunks' Bo to hit nothing more than empty space and Uranus' World
Shaking to crush against a tree which was behind Eron.
Trunks cursed silently. He was hoping to capture the enemy in this
fight in order to make him talk for all he knew. Now he had only worsen
things by making the enemy aware that more warriors were whiling to oppose
their plans.
Either way, there was nothing more to do now but leave. Maybe he
should try to find Sailor Pluto and talk more deeply about this matter.
"Hey, hold on!" said Sailor Venus. "Who are you?"
He smiled under his mask. This was the exact same thing that
happened eight years ago when he first fought in his 'Super Saiya-man'
outfit. Only now, unlike last time, he had a name to use when fighting in
this form.
"I'm nothing more than a simple warrior who fights for the future
of this planet." he told her, he then turned towards the sky, "Kintoen!!"
Out of the clouds, a yellow form came flying towards the group. At
first everyone took a defensive stance in case it was a new enemy, but
Trunks gestured them not to worry. As the form came closer, it also slowed
down. It was... a cloud?
The Ninja boarded it as if was the most natural thing to do. Most to
the surprise of the Senshi, he actually stood on top of it as if it were
made of a solid substance.
"My name is Son Goku." he concluded, as the cloud began to move
upwards.
"Son Goku?" Mercury inquired. "*The* Son Goku? The Monkey God?(**)"
"Er... yes..." he answered, although he really didn't knew what the
girl was talking about. [Monkey God??]
In a blink of any eye, the cloud and its 'Monkey God' rider blasted
off into the sky, leaving the park to the Sailor dressed ones.
End of chapter 6.
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Author's notes:
(*) The Anime Minako was referring to was "Vampire Hunter D". Like stated
in this chapter, Arlakk dresses similar to D with the only difference that
Arlakk is dressed in black while D has an all blue outfit.
(**) According to Japanese mythology, Son Goku is the name of the could
riding Monkey God who uses a magical Bo staff which can grow several times
its normal size. Coincidence? I really doubt it. I'll try to do a little
more research on that particular deity in order to spice more the content of
this fanfic. Any information on Son Goku (the God, not the character from DB)
will be more than appreciated.
Well, it's December 1999, so this would make this the last chapter of the
year and Millennium. I personally don't think that this chapter came out
very well, but since everyone was pressuring me in writing something before
the end of the year, there! If you didn't liked it, too bad =P
See you in chapter 7...