~~~Messages Then Massacres~~~
~~Part 2~~

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Here's part 2 of 'Messages Then Massacres' for your either annoyance or pleasure, I'm not sure which ~.^
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"What happened to Pikachu?" Ash sat up in the center of Sendatsu's living room floor staring out the window.

"I'm sure Pikachu's fine, Ash," Misty was getting worried, though she didn't show it, "But you've got to get some sleep."

"You expect me to sleep when Pikachu's out there possessed or something? You're real nice, Misty, real nice," he stood up and walked to the other side of the room, taking everything of his with him, "Good night," he stated nastily and flatly.

"Geez, sorry," Misty looked over to Togepi, "I was only trying to help."


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Sendatsu shot up quicker than ever before with a paralyzing pain in her left arm. She couldn't move it even the slightest bit and knew this feeling well. She stood up quickly and walked to her transformation brooch. Of course, that didn't even faze Luther the camel, who stayed sound asleep even though she wasn't there, snoring like a freight train. She shook her head but set about more important matters. She grabbed her brooch and opened the top. She was right, those black/purple snakes were there, eating away at the Asteroid Core.

"I knew they'd do it. I just didn't know they'd get it done so soon," she wasn't exactly quiet but not exactly loud either, "Luther. Get up."

"No," he mumbled into the pillow, "It's 2 o'clock in the morning. Come back to bed."

"Would you rather I die? Now get your lazy self out of that bed!"

"Die?" he sprang up, "What? Why?"

"The Core. They've already gotten a hold of it. It's almost black and it's already taking a toll on me. If I transform, I'll be Nemesis but if I don't I'll be paralyzed. I have only two choices and both involve my defeat."

"What can we do to stop it?"

"You have to purify the Crystal after I'm transformed. Which means you'll have to fight Nemesis again. I need you to watch over everyone. The Senshi, the Guardians, the Pokemon, everyone. I'm leaving. It's not safe for anyone for me to be here."

"Luka!" Luther turned and screamed down the hall, "Get everyone up! Now! I mean everyone!"

"Why do I have to be the alarm clock?" Luka moaned as he got up, "Everybody, up!" he walked around the house and took the liberty of cracking the Pokemon people in the heads to wake them.

"Dearest gem of purity," Luther turned back to see Sendatsu holding the brooch and speaking to it, "Help me now as you've always helped me."

The others came tromping in to see her standing with her brooch, "What's happening to her?" Lukanna flipped.

"Get away! Every last one of you, get away!" Sendatsu was shaking from trying to fight the blackness, but she wouldn't give in, "I'm falling. I'm turning around again," after one last growl of pain, that feared cry came again, "Dark Gem of Nemesis, Makeup!"

"No!" Kaiteki and Akarui held Mizu away while the black fire and red lightning took their friend over again, "Let me help her! She's going to get stuck that way! Let me go!"

An evil shrieking laugh rang around the room, "Ah, how lovely. To be out and around again and to have the chance to destroy you one more."

"Hello, Nemesis," Luka smirked, "Just as lovely and twice as cruel as always."

"Can it, white energy idiot!" Nemesis backed away a step, "Hope you enjoyed having your Princess-pardon-Empress as long as you did, because I plan on staying here for a long time. As for your precious Pikachu, forget about it, kid. Shouten will never let it go."

"You give Pikachu back right now! You hear me!" Misty and Brock caught Ash before he got too close, "I want my Pikachu!" he stretched out towards her as far as he could go without Brock choking him from holding his shirt, "I want my friend!"

Nemesis laughed a bit and stepped forward, "Another fool dealing with friendship and love," she made a noise that could only be called pish, "What moronic, mindless zombies."

"You take that comment back!"

"No," she shook her head, "I think not. Thank you for your Pikachu, though. I'll adore seeing Shouten again. Kikensei too."

"Don't do this, Senday!" Mizu pried herself away, "Fight it!"

"She can't hear you. There's no point in even trying. Too dah loo, suckers!" she fizzed away as Ash dropped to the floor.

"I'm not going to let her get Pikachu!" he stood up and ran down the stairs, "Pikachu's my friend! I don't care who she thinks she is!"

He grabbed his hat, pack and coat and slammed out the door with Luther flopping down the stairs behind him, "Stop! Hey, kid! Stop! You're going to get squashed!"

"I'm not 'kid'. My name is Ash Ketchum and I'll be fine, thank you."

"You have no clue what you're dealing with here," Luther caught up to him and spun him around, "She could tear you and every last one of your Pokemon to shreds. Is that really what you're after?"

"No," he choked at the ground, "All I want is Pikachu."

"Then hang tight," he pulled out a little rainbow gem, "We'll get him back and kill three birds with a whole bunch of Senshi stones. Are we ready, girls?"

"Let's do it!" they called in unison, grabbing at various objects.

"Spica Transcendental Luminescence, Makeup!"

"Castor Thunderclap, Makeup!"

"Neressa Nautical Power, Makeup!"

"Leda Love Sphere, Makeup!"

"Nereid Foam Snare, Makeup!"

"Lynsithia Global Fracture, Makeup!"

"Arial Circulation, Makeup!"

"Ever-White, Makeup!"

"Ever-Dark, Transform!"

"Kaleidoscopic Gem, Transform!"

"We are the Pretty Sailor Soldiers," all the girls cracked, "And we stand for love and justice! We fight against evil in the name of truth. For our world, we'll punish you!"

"I guard my world and this one too," Luka was now freaking Brock out in his black clothes, "And in the name of positive energy, I'll destroy all negative."

"I am the Shintei of White and Positive energy," Lukanna snapped, "I fight only for truth in the name of justice. For my friends and world, I'll punish this evil."

"I rule the Asteroid Belt," Misty's eyes were locked on Luther, "For stealing my Empress, I'll do more than punish you."

"Listen," Leda interrupted the cute speeches, "I hear something. Something's in that tree."

A rip of fire came flying from the top of the tree. The Senshi jumped to avoid, with those close enough snatching the arms of those who weren't able to jump, meaning those of the Pokemon dimension. Two yellow rabbit things and one tall shadow slipped from the tree. Luka hissed and Luther let out his usual annoyed growl of utter displeasure.

"Look at my poor kings," Nemesis fake whined, "All short and yellow and cute. Yick. So what is it that you've come after me, little boy? Going to send your weeds out after me?"

"If I have to!" Ash spat.

"Go ahead. Then you'll have a pile of ash to match your name," she stood and snapped her fingers for a burst of fire and a crack of lightning, "Or, we could play the nifty new game I created."

"What kind of game?" Luther asked as he slowly reached to pull Ash back.

"Poke'Ball Peril. I made it myself. I simply, snap my fingers," she stopped and did as her word said she would, "Now, whatever could this red and white thing in my hand be? Why, it's a Poke'Ball! Straight from your dimension to mine. Nifty, huh? The miracles of the Time ability never seize to amaze me. So what'd you say? Would you like a go or are you a chicken?"

"Don't do it," Luka warned him, "Who knows what she's powered them up with."

"I'll take you on!" Ash jumped forward.

"Hold on," Neressa stopped him, "If she can do it, Luther can too."

"No way!" Nemesis started to sweat, "I want a three on three with him, not Luther!"

"Afraid now, huh?" Luther took a couple steps up, "He can coach, but I'll be commanding. What'd you say, Ash?"

"Uh," Ash looked around.

"Do it twerp!" Jessie hissed, "I want to go home."

"You're on!" Ash was ready to give Luther instructions, though he knew Brock would do most of the work.

"Nemesis," Kikensei/Pikachu warned, "Don't screw this up."

"Shut up, fur ball!" she kicked him out of the way and Shouten backed away without harm before she could turn on him, "Let's get this done then. I want," she though hard about the game and show for a Pokemon that would be useful, "Donphan!" she snapped her fingers and threw the Poke'Ball.

"Donphan. The RollOut Pokemon. Uses strong physical techniques to trample opponents. Proceed with caution! Electric attacks will have no effect," Ash's Poke'Dex was quite helpful with the Donphan.

"Think of a..." Ash looked to Brock who shrugged but Misty was another story.

"Seadra!" she shouted.

"OK. Seadra," his Poke'Ball went out along with the Seadra, "This is interesting."

"Donphan, Take Down!"

"Have Seadra use a Smokescreen!" Misty was commanding this one.

"Seadra, Smokescreen attack!"

"Donphan, blast through it with a Roll Out!"

"Seadra, spin to the side and come back with a Water Gun!"

"How'd you know that?" James looked overly puzzled.

"I play Pokemon with Chibiusa sometimes. Seadra, Leer!"

"Donphan, Stomp it!"

"Seadra, Hydro Pump on the ground! Get into the air and retaliate with a Bubble Beam!"

"Ah! Nemesis! You lost! How could you lose?" Kikensei grabbed his own ears and yanked them down on the sides of his head.

"Shut up," Nemesis pouted, "Donphan, return. I've still got two chances. I want Rapidash!"

"Take the Seadra back and get a Croconaw!" Ash shoved Misty aside, "My turn."

"Return, Seadra. Croconaw, go!"

"Rapidash, Fire Spin!"

"Croconaw, Water Gun! Turn it to steam!"

"Rapidash, come back at it Stomp attack!"

"Croconaw, Dig!"

The fire horse stepped down into the hole and toppled over head first, "Ah!" Shouten keeled over on his head, "We're losing!"

"Croconaw, Hydro Pump!" the water flew into Rapidash's side, jamming it into the air.

"This really sucks. Rapidash, return!"

"Ready to quit?" Luka boasted.

"One more try," Nemesis readied a different Poke'Ball.

"He beat you, best two of three!" Jessie shrieked, "I wanna go home!"

"Ne! I want one more!"

"Nemesis," Kikensei whispered, "You're getting addicted."

"Didn't I tell you to shut up?" she kicked him back again, "Here's a good battler I'm sure you'll love. If I knew what love was, I'm sure I would too, but here's the big leagues!"

"What's that thing?" Luther stepped away as the thing flapped his wings and cried out.

"Dragonite. The Mystical Dragon Pokemon. This Pokemon is used by the Elite for its strong attacks and tremendous defense. Advancing will be almost impossible."

"Oh great," Meowth slouched, "Just great."

"If Pikachu were here, he'd be able to help," Ash started pouting again.

"I can do this one on my own," Luther stepped forward, "I want the same thing!"

"You're gonna match Dragonite against Dragonite?" Brock flipped, "They could blow everything up!"

"So could we if we went at it with each other," Luther smirked, "Well, let's go."

"Dragonite, go! Agility!"

"Dragonite attacks. Number one-Agility. Number two-Dragon Rage. Number three-Hyper Beam. Number four-Slam."

"Dragonite," Luther had a little bit of an idea, "Agility it back, now!"

He knew Nemesis, being a power crazy, headstrong, pyromaniac lunatic, would go for the strongest attack possible. Sendatsu would too, but Nemesis wanted nothing more than annihilation for anything and everything within a twenty billion mile radius.

Nemesis attacked, "Dragonite! Dragon Rage!"

"Dragonite, Dragon Rage it right back!"

"Are you insane?" James shouted as he jumped up and ran back, "That could blow something up! Maybe even the whole block! Or even poor me!"

The two attacks connected, swirling and spiraling, opening the Space Blend with their power. They twirled, dragging the Dragonites back into the Space Blend and sending them back home. Nemesis backed away and turned to run. She grabbed Shouten and Kikensei by the ears, pulling them out of the way. As she went to teleport, she was pulled in. Ash wasn't getting held back this time. Not on your life. He ran and jumped right in, not looking back at Brock, Misty, or anyone else. Luther ran in after him, shortly followed by Luka and Lukanna. No one else dared to go in except Mizu, but Kaiteki and Akarui held her away.

"Where are we?" Ash peered around, "This isn't like how we got here."

"No. Because we're in the center of the Space Blend," Luther walked up on the nothingness behind him.

"The very source of all Time," Luka wasn't too thrilled with this.

"I'm scared," Lukanna again cut off the blood flow to Luka's arm, "This is too freaky for me."

"Luther!" the scream rang around the pitch-blackness and three figures appeared, "Luther! Get them off me!"

The real Asteroid was kicking and screaming at the Kings, now human, holding each arm. She kept trying to kick them, but the fact she was so weak from Nemesis made that horribly difficult. Over in the distance lay two distinct piles of yellow fur. Ash started to run to Pikachu, but a bolt of lightning across his path halted that idea.

"Don't do it, kid," Kikensei spat, "Or we'll snap the girl in two."

"You leave her and Pikachu alone, right now!" Ash growled.

"And what are you going to do about it?" Shouten cocked his head and laughed, "You have no special powers. How will you attack? If you let out those stupid Poke-pipsqueaks of yours we'll just melt them."

"Let me go!" Sendatsu flailed and pulled harder.

"How are the two of you jokers human again? And how is she not Nemesis?" Luka wasn't being as polite as he may have seemed because behind him brewed a sword of black lightning just raring to cut someone in half.

"The Space Blend is especially strong here. When we were pulled in, it gave us our human forms and purified the pretty one," Kikensei boasted.

"I'll chop your head off, Kikensei, I swear," Luther growled.

"Would you really do that?"

"You better believe it!"

"What if there were two in danger?"

Lukanna let out one long wail as red lightning shot up through her, "Help me!" she went right back to screaming as she was zapped from behind Luka to Shouten's side, falling lifelessly to the nonexistent floor.

"You rotten little nezumi!" Luka reached behind him and took the hilt.

"Don't do it, boy! We saw your trick coming! How about some fire for the ice lightning shape shifter?" Shouten laughed bitterly while calling the fire up around Luka.

Luka jumped away from the ring of flames around him, "Ah, sh...sugar," he whined, trying to keep away from the heat, "I'm gonna melt!"

"Hey!" Ash broke in, "Did you forget about me?"

"No. We've got something for you too," more lightning shot from the floor while Kikensei laughed and put his arm around Sendatsu's neck, "You could be having this much fun too if you'll just let the gem change."

"Go blow off, steam boat," Sendatsu choked under the pressure, "I wouldn't go with you for the world."

"What about for him?" Shouten pointed to Luther, "What if I do this?" he grabbed Sendatsu's hand, "Water!"

"No! Luther, run! Run away!" Sendatsu pulled and kicked, but she was too late.

Her Water energy channeled through her arm and did Shouten's bidding perfectly. Luther didn't have time to move and was slammed dead on with a huge gust of water. His body reacted as usual, steaming from his blood and zapping in defense.

"There then," Kikensei held tighter as Luther flew back into an invisible wall, "Leaves no one for you but us."

"Nah," Shouten shook his head, "I like this one," he pulled Lukanna up by the arm, "She's cute."

"Don't you dare!" Luka called from behind the still burning fire, "She's mine!"

"Don't tell me you're going to make us kill him," Kikensei laughed, "Call him off before he's a melted puddle of ice lightning."

Sendatsu was angrier than ever and spit behind her, right in Kikensei's face, "Bite me!" she hissed, "Or rather, bite you!" she chomped down as hard as she could on Kikensei's arm.

"You little witch!" he let her go and held his arm, "She bit me! I don't believe she bit me! Did you see that? She actually bit me!"

Sendatsu ran and pulled Luther up, "We can't let them win," she held him steady.

"What do we do?" he moaned, "I can't attack. I'm too weak."

"We did it once before. We can do it again. You're not weak. Just...under powered. We've got to get that boy to that Pokemon. Power of Flight! Give me the wings of a dove and the guidance of angels from above! Give me sight beyond what others see and make me what others will never be!"

"What's that?" Lynsithia stepped back a feather flew from the funnel, "A feather? From what?"

"Since when did you get wings?" Kikensei watched the dove wings form from her sides, "You never did that with us."

"That's because Nemesis doesn't know the incantation," Luther walked up, "but I do. Power of Flight! Try two sets of wings on for size!"

"So what?" Shouten held Lukanna up by one wrist, "You can't kill us because I've still got her."

"Please!" Luka was still avoiding the fire, "Help her!"

"Get the boy to the Pokemon," Lukanna mumbled, "Get him to the Pikachu."

"What's she mean?" Ash looked around.

"She means it's time for you to be a roasty toasty twerp!" Shouten's lightning ripped forward.

"Ash-chan!" Sendatsu jumped, launching into the air.

She arced up, coming back at him from the opposite direction. She whipped down and caught him just as the lightning exploded into the floor. One huge heave of her wings sent them farther into the air. She held him tighter in one arm and protected him.

"Shield! Form a barrier!" one arm made the block while the other struggled to hold Ash, "Don't let go! Luther, get the rat thing!" at Ash's growl she explained why she referred to Pikachu in such a way, "Luther doesn't know what a Pikachu is. He'd be lost."

"You mean Luka?" Luther wisecracked as he jumped for the Pikachu, "I've got you, little one. Just don't shock me."

"Pikachu!" Ash called as he tried to get away from Sendatsu, "Let me at him!"

"You'll get there," Sendatsu wrapped her wings around and formed a glow of red power at the two tips, "Burning Blaze! Rainbow Ambition!"

Kikensei jumped from the fire, "Watch it! Just because you're strong doesn't mean we can't kill you!"

"Ah, but you forget," Sendatsu boasted, "All Senshi are immortal. We'll just come back."

"Not if I fizzle your soul too!" Kikensei shot a blast of fire.

"Water! Create a wall! Luther! Where's that Pikachu?"

"Get over here and get it," Luther snorted, "It keeps trying to bite me!"

He swung his arm as Pikachu chomped down on his wrist. Had his vision not been blurred from slamming into a wall, Pikachu probably wouldn't have been biting an ally.

Sendatsu slapped her legs against the not-so-there wall and launched off, propelling forward, "Hold on, Ash! We're going for a ride!"

She went into a spiral at the sign of the kings charging with more fire and lightning. She twisted back and slammed Shouten head on, sending him backwards. In all the excitement, she dropped Ash who fell to the floor. He jumped up and ran towards Luther and Pikachu. Sendatsu landed in front of Shouten. Lukanna was given just enough time from Sendatsu's distraction to run. She cleared the fire from Luka with a split barrier. He fell lifelessly into her arms, causing her to scream like a banchee. This caught Kikensei's attention.

"Lukanna, look out!" Ash shouted, "They're gonna attack you!"

Lukanna spun from the warning, pulling Luka with her. The fire whipped past, slamming into the wall. It blasted right through, sending a shower of rock down on everyone below. Sendatsu distracted Shouten as Ash continued toward Luther. Kikensei spotted him and with nothing better on his mind, he attacked with a blast of fire.

"Luther! Protect the boy!" Sendatsu screamed as she grabbed Shouten's wrists and flipped him to the ground.

"If I must," Luther moaned and spread his wings, "Get over here! Run!"

Ash jumped behind one of the huge feathered barriers in time to be protected from the fire. He panted and stood up, snatching Pikachu from Luther's arms after prying his teeth off, which were now imbedded in his sleeve. Sendatsu kicked Kikensei in the stomach, slamming him back for the moment. She ran to the group and watched the poor beaten Pikachu start to glow as his Master hugged him.

"Pure power," Sendatsu whispered, "Pure power from the heart of a pure soul."

Luther stood up and scowled at Kikensei who was again after Luka and Lukanna, "Luka, wake up!"

"Wake up, idiot!" Sendatsu shouted across the room.

"Luka," Lukanna shook him as hard as she could, "You're not dead! You're just lazy! Wake up!"

"Where am I? What happened?" Luka shook his head to straighten himself out, "I'm in the Space Blend. And Kikensei and Shouten are to die. I'm right aren't I?"

"Yes," Lukanna shook her head, "Stay away from any candles. We'll never see you again."

"What's happening?" Ash looked around at white stars forming on the walls and then back to Pikachu's glowing form still in his arms, "What's going on?"

"The pure power of your pure heart's breaking through. Take the rodent and get out of here!" Luther jammed the other Pikachu in Ash's hands and took his, "We'll take care of this one! Just go!"

"No! I want to save Pikachu!" Ash tried to run back but Sendatsu grabbed him and ran to the rip in the spiral.

"Look out below!" she flung Ash out the rip.

"Nereid Foam Snare, Blaster!" Sailor Nereid caught him and lowered him down, "Are you alright?"

"Pikachu's still in there!" Ash dropped the other Pikachu and jumped to go back in.

"No!" Misty and Brock caught his shirt, "Let them handle it!"

"We've got to get out of here!" Shouten shrieked, "We'll be swallowed in white energy when this thing dissipates!"

"Too bad for ya', huh?" Sendatsu laughed.

"How are you not dead?" Kikensei backed away.

"Pure power. Pure Pika-power!" Luther chuckled at them, "That kid's heart is strong, revitalizing any positive beings near it. Too bad it wreaks destruction on those and that of negative power. As long as this little guy's in here, the dimension will keep turning solid and pure white energy," he lifted Pikachu up a bit to show them the glowing yellow fur.

"Hey! Luka!" Lukanna cracked him across the face, "Why didn't you remind me about us?"

"Us? Us what?" Luka leaned away.

"You stupid, lovable moron!" she kissed him, "We've got power too! I call to the Ever-White world. I summon positive power and white energy fighting in the name of truth!"

"Stupid?" Luka questioned, "I call to the Ever-Dark world. I summon negative power and black energy fighting in the name of truth!"

"Is that possible?" Sendatsu cocked her head and held Pikachu who Luther had given to her a few moments before due to the teeth marks in his arm, "To have negative power fighting for good?"

"Must be," Luther shrugged, "Let's go!"

"Big Bang Theory?" Sendatsu asked as she readied her Staff in the air.

"Big Bang Theory!" Luther answered as they both slammed their Staffs into the floor.

"Not that again!" Shouten backed away.

"Anything but that!" Kikensei turned and ran.

"Blessed Passage!" the white gown and white hooded cloak on Lukanna blew wildly.

"Abyss Ingression!" Luka's darker than black clothes whipped back.

"Oh no! Not them too!" the twister started to slow and shrink.

Kikensei and Shouten weren't quite fast enough. Lukanna's white archway slammed in front of them, forming a locked white door. To their backs was Luka's black gate, also locked and sealed tight. The two doors stayed locked, keeping the Kings in place for a huge blast of rainbow power as it slammed into them, melting them away for good.

"We've got to get out of here! We'll be pulled into the Space Blend and trapped there!" Luther flipped.

The spinning pulled Pikachu out of Sendatsu's arm. She was so weak, she couldn't hold on to him. She started to run, but both Luka and Luther stopped her.

"It's not worth it!" Luka shouted, "He can get another!"

"There's no point in dying for it!" Luther called, "You'll get eaten alive!"

"Let me go!" she pulled her arms from them, "That Pokemon is a source of pure power! Who knows what kind of damage it could cause in the Space Blend! Go! I'll be fine!"

Lukanna drug Luka, kicking and screaming, to the break in what was left of the twister she pushed him out and followed with Nereid and the newly appeared Sailor Venus catching them. Sendatsu looked dead into Luther's eyes.

"I'm telling you to go, Luther. Guardian, be gone!" she pointed to the rip with a hissing command.

"Guardian?" he questioned, "But...but..."

"Go!" she shoved him, sending him toppling over the edge.

She suddenly felt either very stupid or very dead, either way she was going to find that Pikachu. She ran past the bolts of lightning and rips of fire. Stood against the water and earth. She was going to find that Pikachu.

"Pika-cha pika pika!" the Pikachu shrieked as he tried to keep from being pulled through another rip in the blend.

The wind wasn't too strong for her, but for the little electric mouse Pokemon it was unbearable, "Come on, Pikachu! I'm not leaving you in here!" she grabbed him by the paw and pulled him over, "We've got to get out, but I won't leave you behind!"

"Pika-chu?"

"Why? Because you're Ash's life! His source of pure power! You two are meant to live!"

"Pika-pika-pika!" Pikachu pointed over her shoulder.

Sendatsu turned just in time to see the water and wind flying towards her, but not in time to move. She fell face first onto the ground and out like a light with Pikachu acting likewise in her arms.


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"Whoa," Sendatsu blinked and opened her eyes, "What a rush. Pikachu? Where are we?"

"Pika-pika-chauu," Pikachu shook his head.

"You don't know either, huh?" Sendatsu looked around, "Looks like a cross between the Space Blend and empty universe."

She was in her wings and Princess gown, floating, it appeared to be, in empty space. Pikachu was sitting in her lap, staring left and right.

"Close," someone said loudly, yet in a whisper, "You're actually dead."

"What?" Sendatsu flailed.

"Pika!" Pikachu flipped.

"You should know me, Sailor Asteroid. Think hard and you'll remember. You have but two choices."

"Is this two choice day or something?" Sendatsu moaned.

"You can either depart now and be reborn with a better life, or return to your world and go on living and fighting your enemies. Either way the choice is yours."

"Pika-pi. Pika-pika pika-cha..." Pikachu trailed off.

"Yes, I would be reborn, Pikachu," Sendatsu looked around, "With a whole new life. Without wars, battles, or loss of my family. But I'd lose all my friends. My Guardians, the Senshi, and Luther."

"Pika pika pikachu," Pikachu scolded her for being so depressed.

"If I do let myself be reborn, I won't remember any of my pains. I won't remember losing my parents or my Empire. I won't remember the years of my life I waisted in that palace. I won't remember the battles and wars I've been through. But I also won't remember meeting Mizu or the girls. I won't remember falling in love with Luther. I won't remember being named Empress. And I won't remember Luther's proposal. I can live without pain, or go back and face it all over again."

"Pika-cha. Pika pika pika cha. Pi-cha pika. Pika-chau pi Cha-pi chauu. Cha-pikachu. Pika-pi, Pikachu-pi, Pika-pika, Pika cha. Pika pika! Pikachu! Chauua!"

"You're right!"


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Luther came flying out of the rip in the twister, "Venus Love-Me Chain!" Sailor Venus suspended him and dropped him slowly to the ground.

"Where's Sendatsu-sama?" Sailor Moon flipped.

"And where's Pikachu?" Ash jumped forward.

Luther turned and saw the twister disappear and turned back to Usagi and Ash with nothing but a shake of his head. Lukanna buried her head in Luka's shirt and the Sailor Senshi dropped their heads.

"What do you mean no?" Ash didn't hide his crying, "You said Pikachu'd be alright!"

"You think I haven't lost something here?" Luther grabbed his collar, "My wife was in that thing!"

"Luther, put him down," Mizu pulled him off, "Calm yourself. She'll be reborn."

"I can't wait that long!" Luther reached out and just barely missed conking Ash in the head.

"And you won't have to," a soft but strong voice said from somewhere.

"Look up there!" Mercury pointed into the sky, "What is it?"

"It looks like a ball of feathers," Jessie stated.

"Maybe it's a bird," James commented.

"Mighty big bird," Meowth nodded.

It was a feather cocoon, circled in pink light. It landed with a slight slam in front of them as the glowing died down. The wings spread to show Prisma Sailor Asteroid holding Pikachu, fully transformed and regenerated. Sendatsu blinked and lifted her head and Pikachu sparked a little.

"Pi-pikachu," Pikachu looked around.

"Uh...Hi," Sendatsu smiled and tipped her head, "Pikachu. I think we were just reborn, into our present bodies."

"You're alive!" Mizu slammed into Sendatsu just as Pikachu made a break for it, "You survived that awful blast!"

"Yes, Mizu. I'm fine."

"Pikachu!" Ash caught his flying Pokemon, "You're OK! You made it!"

"Pika-pi! Pika-chau pika pika!" Pikachu sparked and zapped him, "Chaa!"

"How did you do that?" Lukanna sniffed and looked at her.

"A very, very old friend gave us both a jump start," Sendatsu brushed off.

"Really?" Luther eyed her, "Who?"

"You wouldn't know him. Sorry I shoved you out the window," Sendatsu put her hand on the back of her head, "It was kind of a split second decision."

"I noticed," he nodded, "But..." he turned to Ash and the others, "How do they get back?"

"You and I are going to take them back along with Setsuna."

"Excuse me?" Luther watched her pass with his eyes nearly falling from his head, "What's this you and I stuff? Why can't you and Pluto do it?"

"Because your staff is the one with the Time charm."

"Oh come on," he slouched.

"Ash-chan," Sendatsu sat down next to him, "You were great for a kid. You have no magical powers in your own time, but here, you shine like a star. Pure power is something even I don't have. Be proud."

"Be gone is more like it," Luther mumbled.

"Can we please go home?" Misty whined, "I want to get back to Johto!"

"Yes. Pluto please open the Time Gate."

"At your service," Pluto stood ready, "Dead Scream," the purple planet stopped and morphed into a tall door, "Come. We have to hurry."

"After you," Luther let everyone else in first.

Each let out a slight whimper as they were pulled in. The door closed behind them, leaving a glowing purple silhouette. Setsuna was simply swimming with the flowing of the Blend while Luther slightly flailed and Sendatsu just let herself go. Ash, Misty and Brock tumbled around, but were OK. Team Rocket flailed insanely, thinking they'd sink if they didn't try to stay afloat.

"You know," Sendatsu said as she turned and laid as if she was floating on her back in water, "you don't need to do that."

"We don't?" Meowth stopped and let himself float alone, "Hey! We don't!"

Sendatsu shook her head before Setsuna caught her attention, "Sailor Asteroid! A rip! Close it!"

"OK," Sendatsu stopped as best she could and held out her staff, "Rip in Time! Shut and Bind! Close the tear in Space! Seal the door to your Time and Place! Release!" the rip slowly shut, closing the gap between worlds, "Kikensei and Shouten really beat this thing up."

She heard Luther stop and turn around, "Tear in Space! Seal in place! Close to all who enter! Shut and keep your center! Release!" he shut another break, "There's another down."

Setsuna was also closing a gap, "Gap of Blend! Heal and mend! Sew your rip! Seal the tip! Release!" that cut closed as well, "It's overrun with breaks."

"You didn't close ours off did you?!" James freaked.

"No. We're watching. Quick, Luther! Get that one!" Sendatsu called.

"Shut and keep your center! Release!" nothing happened, "What? Release! As Shintei of this Staff I command you to release! Sendatsu it won't work!"

"It's too late for that one. I'll have to come back," Setsuna sighed, "Look! It's Johto!"

"Hurry!" Jessie shouted, "I want to go home!"

"Hold your horses, you old witch!" Misty snapped, "If you do one thing to mess this up and I'll whip you so hard!"

"Old witch! Who are you calling an old witch?!"

"Stop fighting!" Sendatsu hissed, "Here we go!"

The group was thrown from the gate with a huge thud. They each groaned and sat up, brushing off.

"We're home!" Jessie and James jumped for joy while Meowth kissed the ground.

Sendatsu, Luther and Setsuna shook their heads, "Well," Sendatsu turned to Ash, "You're home."

"It would have been a better visit had we not been battling Shouten and Kikensei," Setsuna stated.

Luther just shrugged and returned to the gate that was still twirling away, "Let's go, Asteroid."

"He's right. We have to get back through before it starts breaking down," Setsuna took Sendatsu's arm.

"Be sure and email me again and to let me know if you ever want to visit and actually get to see Tokyo," Sendatsu shouted back as Setsuna pulled her along.

"Bye, Sendatsu!" Ash called.

"Bye, Senday!" Misty shouted.

"See you again, Sendatsu!" Brock whined.

"Pika, Pika-chauu!" it was obvious who said that.

"Toge, Togeprii!" and that too.

"Why did you rush me out of there?" Sendatsu asked as the three of the continued along the tunnel.

"We need to get back to close the gate," Setsuna came out first.

"And we need to see about that break I couldn't seal," Luther was next and Sendatsu pouted along behind.


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"Who was it who saved you Senday-chan?" Mizu asked as she walked along beside Sendatsu.

"A very, very old friend from a very long time ago," Sendatsu had said almost the same thing every time she was asked that question.

"Doesn't he or she have a name?" Lukanna asked.

"Yes. Clow Reed."


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Well. That's the end. The ending could have been better, but I like this. A lead in to a CardCaptor Sakura/Sailor Moon crossover? Yes! I'll be writing that one up soon. That's going to take a bit. So what'd you think? Kind of weird, don't you agree (not that the last one wasn't, but you know...)? Sooner or later, I'll make one where the Pokemon crew comes back again, but that's a long way off. That's it from me for now!
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