Ok, first thing I want to say, is thank you to Storm Bringer and SDM for
actually takig the time to review my story. Come on, people! Review!
Don't make me start threatening you!
Disclaimers: I did not create any of the Sailor Moon characters. A very
talented person named Naoko Takeuchi did. And for that we are all
eternally grateful. All other characters are mine. If you want to use
them, please ask first. ^_^
Thoughts-
A Dreamer's Dream
By Tegasus
Chapter 2-Changing Appearances
[One week later]
"Has anyone else noticed how everyone has been acting really weird
the past few days?" Lita asked. Amy and Mina nodded. "And these monsters.
They've been so hard to beat. Sometimes they seem to be almost
indestructible."
* Flashback *
"We have got to get rid of this thing!" Uranus shouted. She was
limping and still bleeding from the chain saw she hadn't been able to
dodge earlier. The monster had been juggling them.
"How?" Mars demanded. "Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask, Pluto, and
Mercury are still unconscious from that exploding balloon. And Jupiter,
Neptune, and Venus can barely move let alone fight."
Today's monster had taken the form of a killer clown. It seemed
to be able to anticipate their every move. "I so hate clowns. Take this
paint head. Mars Flame Sniper!" Before the attack reached the monster,
it pulled out a spritzer bottle. A strange liquid shot out of the tip
and collided with the flame arrow. The liquid then ignited and roared
towards Mars.
"Silence Wall!" Saturn knocked Mars out of the way and deflected
the burning liquid with her invisible shield. But holding the attack
at bay proved too much for the dark haired girl and she slumped to the
ground in exhaustion.
Mars looked up in horror from where Saturn had
pushed her. The monster was readying another attack. "Saturn! Look out!"
Mars saw Uranus' terror filled eyes. They both knew that neither of them
would be able to reach Saturn in time. "NO!"
"Dream Bubbles... Encase!" Suddenly a slivery blue bubble formed
around Saturn and deflected the attack. For the first time since the
battle had begun, the killer clown looked surprised. It thought it had
taken care of all the senshi. "The nose, Uranus, attack the nose. That's
its weak point."
"Right." Ignoring her wounded leg, Uranus jumped up and pulled out
her talisman. "Space Sword Blaster!" A blade of light leapt from the
sword and sliced the puffy, red nose off of the killer clown's twisted
face. The monster exploded in a shower of light and dust. "Dusted!"
Mars got up and stumbled over to check on Saturn. Seeing that she
was all right, if a little tired, Mars looked around to try to find
their benefactor. She noticed a slight movement out of the corner of
her eye. Turning, Mars saw a blond girl in a blue and silver senshi
fuku disappearing into the shadows. Was she the one who helped us?
I wonder who she is? Mars sighed and turned back to help the others.
I really wish I could read the fire right now.
* End Flashback *
They paused for a moment before continuing on. "There's nothing we
can do about that now." Amy told them. "But I'm really starting to get
worried about Serena. She's been acting really strange. Luna told me
that she actually heard Serena saying that she didn't want to go to the
movies with Darian. Luna says that their not having a fight, but... It's
like Serena's spirit of fun has disappeared."
"That IS weird, Amy. She's not sick, is she?" Mina asked.
"No, at least, I don't think so."
"Where IS Serena anyway?" Lita asked Amy. "She disappeared right
after school."
"Oh, Darian came and picked her up. He said he wanted to take her
somewhere special. I think he's worried about her too." The girls had
walked in silence for a little while, when Lita noticed the new girl,
Ariana, walking towards them.
"Hey. Wasn't Ariana absent today? Wonder where she's going?"
"I don't know," Mina answered. "Let's follow her and find out."
The girls ducked out of sight as Ariana walked past. The blond girl
didn't seem to have noticed them, but they didn't want to take any
chances. The three waited until Ariana was well ahead of them before
they split up and started following her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Of all the places she could have gone, Lita never expected her to
go to the Crown Video Game Parlor. She was even more surprised when
Andrew greeted the girl like an old friend. "Hey Ari, how are you?"
"Fine."
"Well, you don't sound fine, what's wrong?"
The girl was silent for a moment before answering. "You were wrong
Andrew."
"About what?"
"The people here aren't nice at all. All they do is watch me, like
they're waiting for me to turn into a three headed monster. Maybe I
should just go back home." Lita heard the girl sigh sadly.
"Come on Ari, you don't mean that. Just give them a little more
time. The people here really are nice, once you get to know them." Andrew
reached over and squeezed her shoulder. "Just give them a chance."
The girl glanced up at Andrew before looking down again. "OK. I
guess it wouldn't kill me to stay a little longer."
"That's the spirit." They both looked up as Amy walked in. What
does she think she's doing?!? "Hey Amy. How's it going?"
"Just fine Andrew, thanks." Amy turned to the other girl. "Hi
Ariana."
"Hi."
Amy stared at the floor for a moment, "I wanted to apologize to
you."
"For what?"
"For being so rude. You're new here, and I haven't even come up
and talked to you after that first day."
Ari blushed and stared at the floor. "It's OK. I've sort of gotten
used to it."
Now it was Amy's turn to blush and look down. "Let me make it up
to you. I was going to meet some friends here, and then we were going
to go to the park and have a picnic. Why don't you join us."
"Oh, I couldn't. Besides, your friends probably wouldn't want me
tagging along anyway."
"They won't mind. They know what it's like to be left out too.
Please come."
"Are you sure that they won't mind?"
"Of course not." Lita watched as Mina walked in the door. "Hey
Mina, you don't mind if Ariana joins us, do you?" You too, Mina?
"Course not. In fact, I was just about to ask her that myself."
Sure you were. Mina turned to Amy. "I wonder what's keeping Lita?
She should have been here by now. If we're too late, Raye'll kill us!"
Oh well, might as well go in. I guess we HAVE been sort of mean
to her... "Hi guys, ready to go?"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Boy, those guys are going to get it, Raye thought.
They're late! Serena, I can understand, but the others... Oh, here
they come now. Who's that with them? It can't be Serena, the hair's
wrong. Hmm. "It's about time you guys got here. Any longer, and the
food might have spoiled." Amy, Mina, and Lita laughed at that. "So,
who's your friend?"
Amy made the introductions. "Raye, this is Ariana. Ari, Raye."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Raye."
"Likewise." So this is the new girl that the others were talking
about. Raye turned to look at the other girls. "Hey, Amy, Mina, could
you guys start unpacking lunch? There's something I have to talk to Lita
about." She turned back to Ari with a slight smile. "Would you excuse
us a moment, there's something I have to talk to Lita about real quick."
"Sure."
"Thanks, we'll just be a moment." Raye grabbed hold of Lita's arm
and dragged her among some trees, out of ear shot.
"What is it, Raye? Is about us bringing Ari?"
"Sort of. She's the new girl you guys were talking about the other
day?"
"Ya. Why? Do you sense something from her?" The sailors had learned
long ago, to trust Raye's feelings.
"I don't know. I don't sense anything evil about her, but I do
sense something. I think she's hiding something. What, I can't be sure.
Damn it! I really wish I could do fire readings right now."
Lita put her hand on Raye's shoulder. "Don't worry about it too
much Raye. There's nothing we can do about it right now, so let's just
enjoy the day." She looked over at Raye and grinned. "Besides, I didn't
get up early and help you cook all this food, just to let it go to waste.
So, let's go eat." Raye laughed and they both started walking back to
the others. Suddenly, the two warriors heard a high pitched, terror
filled scream. Without a moment's pause, both girls took off running,
reaching for their transformation pens. The scream had come from the
picnic site.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Ari hadn't really believed it when Amy had come up and invited
her to the picnic. She was positive that the senshi thought that she
was the enemy. I would have in their position. Well, I've been wrong
before... No. They were watching me like they would an enemy. I wonder
what changed their minds?
Ari glanced up as Mina called to her. "Hey Ari, you going to help
us or what? This stuff isn't going to get set out by itself." The girl
smiled at that, and went over to help the others.
"This looks delicious," Ari said after most of the food had been
placed on the blanket. "Who made it?"
"Lita and Raye," Amy answered. "Lita's one of the best cooks around."
"Ya. I just hope that those two get back soon, I'm starved!"
Amy laughed. "Mina, you're almost as bad as Serena, always thinking
of your stomach."
"I can't help it," Mina complained. "Lita's food tastes so good!"
The two girls joked back and froth while they waited for Lita and Raye
to return.
Ari smiled watching them. She felt warm and happy inside. So,
this is what it feels like to have friends. How strange that this feels
so familiar. You'd almost think that I'd had this feeling before. But...
that's impossible. I've never had any real friends before. Andrew only
felt sorry for me. Hmm... I wonder... Suddenly, Ari felt a strange
prickling sensation run down her back. That was all the warning she had
before the monster attacked.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Several squid-like tentacles shot out of the ground and wrapped
themselves around the girl, lifting her several feet into the air. Ari
screamed and Mina and Amy leapt out of the way as more tentacles shot out
of the ground where they had been.
"Amy," Mina hissed, "Transform and get help. I'll try to distract it."
"Right. Be careful." Amy ducked behind some trees and opened her
communicator. "Everyone, come in. This is Amy. We're being attacked in
the park. We need help." She paused for a moment. "It's got Ariana."
Amy closed her communicator and pulled out her transformation pen.
"Mercury Crystal Power... MAKE-UP!" With a swirl of ice and water,
Sailor Mercury took off towards the battle.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"It's got Ariana." Serena went cold with dread at those words. She
and Darian had been trying to have a normal date at the movies, but
everything seemed to be going wrong. First, the movie they had wanted
to see had been sold out. Then, their favorite restaurant was closed for
the day because all the employees were sick. To top it all off, Darian's
car got a flat tire. At that point, Darian, looking a little exasperated,
offered to take Serena to the lake for a boat ride. Serena agreed and they
had just reached the entrance to the park when they had received Amy's
call.
Serena glanced at Darian and saw him nod. "Silver Moon Crystal
Power... MAKE-UP!" Darian closed his eyes and silently transformed. They
both took off running. They arrived just in time to see Sailor Mercury
being thrown against a tree. Sailors Mars, Venus, and Jupiter were all
trapped by the tentacles. Ari looked to be unconscious.
Sailor Moon glanced across the clearing and saw the outer senshi.
They looked to be sizing up the situation too. She saw Uranus and Neptune
exchange looks. Neptune brought out her mirror. "Submarine Reflection!"
A bright beam of light shot out of the mirror and illuminated the bases
of the arms. Those were it's weak spots.
"Space Turbulence!"
"Death Reborn Revolution!"
"Chronos Typhoon!"
"Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber!"
Each attack hit it's target, and the girls were released. Tuxedo
Mask jumped in and caught Ari before she hit the ground. He leapt out of
the way as another tentacle shot out of the ground. "Now, Sailor Moon."
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Therapy Kiss!" The attack destroyed the
remaining tentacles. "Dusted," Sailor Moon stated. Suddenly, four more
tentacles shot up from underneath her, trapping her a few feet in the
air.
"Sailor Moon!"
Uranus turned to Jupiter. "Get that girl out of here. We'll help
Sailor Moon." She nodded and Tuxedo Mask handed Ari to the tall soldier.
She disappeared among the trees.
"Mars Flame Sniper!" An arrow of flame shot out and severed the
tentacles that held Sailor Moon.
Tuxedo Mask leapt in and got her out of the way, just as more
tentacles appeared. "Mercury, how do we kill this thing?"
"Scanning. The main body is underground. We can't do anything until
it comes up. It's generating some kind of strange energy field. I can't
even get an accurate reading on it's size."
Mars jumped out of the way of another shooting arm. "So, we don't
even know how big this thing is? Just great."
Jupiter appeared and tackled Saturn out of the way of another
attack. "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" The attack of silver oak leaves severed
several tentacles, but still more appeared.
Mercury leapt out of the way of another attack. "I've got an idea.
Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, to me. Everyone else, keep it distracted." The
four Sailors huddled together long enough to hear the plan, before
spreading out to their positions.
"Venus Love Me Chain!" The heart chain flashed out and encircled
several of the tentacles. "Now Jupiter! Uranus! Pull! Everyone help!"
Suddenly, the creature burst out of the ground. Other tentacles grabbed
hold of the chain and threw Venus, Uranus, and Jupiter into Pluto and
Neptune. Then, the senshi got their first look at this new monster. It
was about six feet tall and was wrapped in ivy vines. Tentacles took the
place of arms.
It laughed evilly. "The children of Silver Millennium must die! As
my master has decreed, so shall it be. Die, children of the Light!" The
monster's green tentacles went rigid and beams of dark energy shot at
the senshi. They sprang out of the way.
"My turn, creature of Darkness. I am Sailor Moon, champion of
justice, and if you think you can ruin this beautiful day, think again. In the
name of the Moon, I will punish you!" Sailor Moon raised her scepter.
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Therapy Kiss!"
The monster easily deflected the attack. "Is that the best you can
do? No wonder Silver Millennium died. It was weak, just like you. Game
time is over. It's time to die." A beam of dark energy shot at Sailor
Moon. "Good-bye, Princess!"
"Dream Bubbles... Encase!" A silvery blue bubble appeared around
Sailor Moon, protecting her from the attack. "That's as far as you go,
Dark One. The Light of Dreams has returned once more and I will not let
you ruin it." All eyes were drawn to a figure standing in the shadows.
"You think to stop me, Dreamer? Even if you destroy me, others
will come. The reign of the Kingdom of Light is at an end. The Darkness
will rule. And not even YOU can stop it."
"We'll see about that." The girl raised her staff. "Dream Scepter
Starlight Wave!" A wave of silver light pulsed from her weapon towards
the monster. It screamed and vanished in a shower of light and dust. The
senshi looked at each other in shock. Who ever this girl was, she was
strong.
She was turning to go when Neptune stopped her. "Wait! Who are you?
Why did you help us?"
The strange soldier was partially hidden in the shadows with her
back turned the senshi. "I helped you because it is my ancient duty,
given to me before the birth of Silver Millennium. As to your other
question..." The girl turned and stepped into the light. "I am the
Guardian of Dreams... Sailor Dream Maker."
Well? What did you think? Please R/R! I do actually listen to constrictive critism.
Tegasus
actually takig the time to review my story. Come on, people! Review!
Don't make me start threatening you!
Disclaimers: I did not create any of the Sailor Moon characters. A very
talented person named Naoko Takeuchi did. And for that we are all
eternally grateful. All other characters are mine. If you want to use
them, please ask first. ^_^
Thoughts-
A Dreamer's Dream
By Tegasus
Chapter 2-Changing Appearances
[One week later]
"Has anyone else noticed how everyone has been acting really weird
the past few days?" Lita asked. Amy and Mina nodded. "And these monsters.
They've been so hard to beat. Sometimes they seem to be almost
indestructible."
* Flashback *
"We have got to get rid of this thing!" Uranus shouted. She was
limping and still bleeding from the chain saw she hadn't been able to
dodge earlier. The monster had been juggling them.
"How?" Mars demanded. "Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask, Pluto, and
Mercury are still unconscious from that exploding balloon. And Jupiter,
Neptune, and Venus can barely move let alone fight."
Today's monster had taken the form of a killer clown. It seemed
to be able to anticipate their every move. "I so hate clowns. Take this
paint head. Mars Flame Sniper!" Before the attack reached the monster,
it pulled out a spritzer bottle. A strange liquid shot out of the tip
and collided with the flame arrow. The liquid then ignited and roared
towards Mars.
"Silence Wall!" Saturn knocked Mars out of the way and deflected
the burning liquid with her invisible shield. But holding the attack
at bay proved too much for the dark haired girl and she slumped to the
ground in exhaustion.
Mars looked up in horror from where Saturn had
pushed her. The monster was readying another attack. "Saturn! Look out!"
Mars saw Uranus' terror filled eyes. They both knew that neither of them
would be able to reach Saturn in time. "NO!"
"Dream Bubbles... Encase!" Suddenly a slivery blue bubble formed
around Saturn and deflected the attack. For the first time since the
battle had begun, the killer clown looked surprised. It thought it had
taken care of all the senshi. "The nose, Uranus, attack the nose. That's
its weak point."
"Right." Ignoring her wounded leg, Uranus jumped up and pulled out
her talisman. "Space Sword Blaster!" A blade of light leapt from the
sword and sliced the puffy, red nose off of the killer clown's twisted
face. The monster exploded in a shower of light and dust. "Dusted!"
Mars got up and stumbled over to check on Saturn. Seeing that she
was all right, if a little tired, Mars looked around to try to find
their benefactor. She noticed a slight movement out of the corner of
her eye. Turning, Mars saw a blond girl in a blue and silver senshi
fuku disappearing into the shadows. Was she the one who helped us?
I wonder who she is? Mars sighed and turned back to help the others.
I really wish I could read the fire right now.
* End Flashback *
They paused for a moment before continuing on. "There's nothing we
can do about that now." Amy told them. "But I'm really starting to get
worried about Serena. She's been acting really strange. Luna told me
that she actually heard Serena saying that she didn't want to go to the
movies with Darian. Luna says that their not having a fight, but... It's
like Serena's spirit of fun has disappeared."
"That IS weird, Amy. She's not sick, is she?" Mina asked.
"No, at least, I don't think so."
"Where IS Serena anyway?" Lita asked Amy. "She disappeared right
after school."
"Oh, Darian came and picked her up. He said he wanted to take her
somewhere special. I think he's worried about her too." The girls had
walked in silence for a little while, when Lita noticed the new girl,
Ariana, walking towards them.
"Hey. Wasn't Ariana absent today? Wonder where she's going?"
"I don't know," Mina answered. "Let's follow her and find out."
The girls ducked out of sight as Ariana walked past. The blond girl
didn't seem to have noticed them, but they didn't want to take any
chances. The three waited until Ariana was well ahead of them before
they split up and started following her.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Of all the places she could have gone, Lita never expected her to
go to the Crown Video Game Parlor. She was even more surprised when
Andrew greeted the girl like an old friend. "Hey Ari, how are you?"
"Fine."
"Well, you don't sound fine, what's wrong?"
The girl was silent for a moment before answering. "You were wrong
Andrew."
"About what?"
"The people here aren't nice at all. All they do is watch me, like
they're waiting for me to turn into a three headed monster. Maybe I
should just go back home." Lita heard the girl sigh sadly.
"Come on Ari, you don't mean that. Just give them a little more
time. The people here really are nice, once you get to know them." Andrew
reached over and squeezed her shoulder. "Just give them a chance."
The girl glanced up at Andrew before looking down again. "OK. I
guess it wouldn't kill me to stay a little longer."
"That's the spirit." They both looked up as Amy walked in. What
does she think she's doing?!? "Hey Amy. How's it going?"
"Just fine Andrew, thanks." Amy turned to the other girl. "Hi
Ariana."
"Hi."
Amy stared at the floor for a moment, "I wanted to apologize to
you."
"For what?"
"For being so rude. You're new here, and I haven't even come up
and talked to you after that first day."
Ari blushed and stared at the floor. "It's OK. I've sort of gotten
used to it."
Now it was Amy's turn to blush and look down. "Let me make it up
to you. I was going to meet some friends here, and then we were going
to go to the park and have a picnic. Why don't you join us."
"Oh, I couldn't. Besides, your friends probably wouldn't want me
tagging along anyway."
"They won't mind. They know what it's like to be left out too.
Please come."
"Are you sure that they won't mind?"
"Of course not." Lita watched as Mina walked in the door. "Hey
Mina, you don't mind if Ariana joins us, do you?" You too, Mina?
"Course not. In fact, I was just about to ask her that myself."
Sure you were. Mina turned to Amy. "I wonder what's keeping Lita?
She should have been here by now. If we're too late, Raye'll kill us!"
Oh well, might as well go in. I guess we HAVE been sort of mean
to her... "Hi guys, ready to go?"
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Boy, those guys are going to get it, Raye thought.
They're late! Serena, I can understand, but the others... Oh, here
they come now. Who's that with them? It can't be Serena, the hair's
wrong. Hmm. "It's about time you guys got here. Any longer, and the
food might have spoiled." Amy, Mina, and Lita laughed at that. "So,
who's your friend?"
Amy made the introductions. "Raye, this is Ariana. Ari, Raye."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Raye."
"Likewise." So this is the new girl that the others were talking
about. Raye turned to look at the other girls. "Hey, Amy, Mina, could
you guys start unpacking lunch? There's something I have to talk to Lita
about." She turned back to Ari with a slight smile. "Would you excuse
us a moment, there's something I have to talk to Lita about real quick."
"Sure."
"Thanks, we'll just be a moment." Raye grabbed hold of Lita's arm
and dragged her among some trees, out of ear shot.
"What is it, Raye? Is about us bringing Ari?"
"Sort of. She's the new girl you guys were talking about the other
day?"
"Ya. Why? Do you sense something from her?" The sailors had learned
long ago, to trust Raye's feelings.
"I don't know. I don't sense anything evil about her, but I do
sense something. I think she's hiding something. What, I can't be sure.
Damn it! I really wish I could do fire readings right now."
Lita put her hand on Raye's shoulder. "Don't worry about it too
much Raye. There's nothing we can do about it right now, so let's just
enjoy the day." She looked over at Raye and grinned. "Besides, I didn't
get up early and help you cook all this food, just to let it go to waste.
So, let's go eat." Raye laughed and they both started walking back to
the others. Suddenly, the two warriors heard a high pitched, terror
filled scream. Without a moment's pause, both girls took off running,
reaching for their transformation pens. The scream had come from the
picnic site.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Ari hadn't really believed it when Amy had come up and invited
her to the picnic. She was positive that the senshi thought that she
was the enemy. I would have in their position. Well, I've been wrong
before... No. They were watching me like they would an enemy. I wonder
what changed their minds?
Ari glanced up as Mina called to her. "Hey Ari, you going to help
us or what? This stuff isn't going to get set out by itself." The girl
smiled at that, and went over to help the others.
"This looks delicious," Ari said after most of the food had been
placed on the blanket. "Who made it?"
"Lita and Raye," Amy answered. "Lita's one of the best cooks around."
"Ya. I just hope that those two get back soon, I'm starved!"
Amy laughed. "Mina, you're almost as bad as Serena, always thinking
of your stomach."
"I can't help it," Mina complained. "Lita's food tastes so good!"
The two girls joked back and froth while they waited for Lita and Raye
to return.
Ari smiled watching them. She felt warm and happy inside. So,
this is what it feels like to have friends. How strange that this feels
so familiar. You'd almost think that I'd had this feeling before. But...
that's impossible. I've never had any real friends before. Andrew only
felt sorry for me. Hmm... I wonder... Suddenly, Ari felt a strange
prickling sensation run down her back. That was all the warning she had
before the monster attacked.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Several squid-like tentacles shot out of the ground and wrapped
themselves around the girl, lifting her several feet into the air. Ari
screamed and Mina and Amy leapt out of the way as more tentacles shot out
of the ground where they had been.
"Amy," Mina hissed, "Transform and get help. I'll try to distract it."
"Right. Be careful." Amy ducked behind some trees and opened her
communicator. "Everyone, come in. This is Amy. We're being attacked in
the park. We need help." She paused for a moment. "It's got Ariana."
Amy closed her communicator and pulled out her transformation pen.
"Mercury Crystal Power... MAKE-UP!" With a swirl of ice and water,
Sailor Mercury took off towards the battle.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
"It's got Ariana." Serena went cold with dread at those words. She
and Darian had been trying to have a normal date at the movies, but
everything seemed to be going wrong. First, the movie they had wanted
to see had been sold out. Then, their favorite restaurant was closed for
the day because all the employees were sick. To top it all off, Darian's
car got a flat tire. At that point, Darian, looking a little exasperated,
offered to take Serena to the lake for a boat ride. Serena agreed and they
had just reached the entrance to the park when they had received Amy's
call.
Serena glanced at Darian and saw him nod. "Silver Moon Crystal
Power... MAKE-UP!" Darian closed his eyes and silently transformed. They
both took off running. They arrived just in time to see Sailor Mercury
being thrown against a tree. Sailors Mars, Venus, and Jupiter were all
trapped by the tentacles. Ari looked to be unconscious.
Sailor Moon glanced across the clearing and saw the outer senshi.
They looked to be sizing up the situation too. She saw Uranus and Neptune
exchange looks. Neptune brought out her mirror. "Submarine Reflection!"
A bright beam of light shot out of the mirror and illuminated the bases
of the arms. Those were it's weak spots.
"Space Turbulence!"
"Death Reborn Revolution!"
"Chronos Typhoon!"
"Tuxedo La Smoking Bomber!"
Each attack hit it's target, and the girls were released. Tuxedo
Mask jumped in and caught Ari before she hit the ground. He leapt out of
the way as another tentacle shot out of the ground. "Now, Sailor Moon."
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Therapy Kiss!" The attack destroyed the
remaining tentacles. "Dusted," Sailor Moon stated. Suddenly, four more
tentacles shot up from underneath her, trapping her a few feet in the
air.
"Sailor Moon!"
Uranus turned to Jupiter. "Get that girl out of here. We'll help
Sailor Moon." She nodded and Tuxedo Mask handed Ari to the tall soldier.
She disappeared among the trees.
"Mars Flame Sniper!" An arrow of flame shot out and severed the
tentacles that held Sailor Moon.
Tuxedo Mask leapt in and got her out of the way, just as more
tentacles appeared. "Mercury, how do we kill this thing?"
"Scanning. The main body is underground. We can't do anything until
it comes up. It's generating some kind of strange energy field. I can't
even get an accurate reading on it's size."
Mars jumped out of the way of another shooting arm. "So, we don't
even know how big this thing is? Just great."
Jupiter appeared and tackled Saturn out of the way of another
attack. "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" The attack of silver oak leaves severed
several tentacles, but still more appeared.
Mercury leapt out of the way of another attack. "I've got an idea.
Venus, Jupiter, Uranus, to me. Everyone else, keep it distracted." The
four Sailors huddled together long enough to hear the plan, before
spreading out to their positions.
"Venus Love Me Chain!" The heart chain flashed out and encircled
several of the tentacles. "Now Jupiter! Uranus! Pull! Everyone help!"
Suddenly, the creature burst out of the ground. Other tentacles grabbed
hold of the chain and threw Venus, Uranus, and Jupiter into Pluto and
Neptune. Then, the senshi got their first look at this new monster. It
was about six feet tall and was wrapped in ivy vines. Tentacles took the
place of arms.
It laughed evilly. "The children of Silver Millennium must die! As
my master has decreed, so shall it be. Die, children of the Light!" The
monster's green tentacles went rigid and beams of dark energy shot at
the senshi. They sprang out of the way.
"My turn, creature of Darkness. I am Sailor Moon, champion of
justice, and if you think you can ruin this beautiful day, think again. In the
name of the Moon, I will punish you!" Sailor Moon raised her scepter.
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Therapy Kiss!"
The monster easily deflected the attack. "Is that the best you can
do? No wonder Silver Millennium died. It was weak, just like you. Game
time is over. It's time to die." A beam of dark energy shot at Sailor
Moon. "Good-bye, Princess!"
"Dream Bubbles... Encase!" A silvery blue bubble appeared around
Sailor Moon, protecting her from the attack. "That's as far as you go,
Dark One. The Light of Dreams has returned once more and I will not let
you ruin it." All eyes were drawn to a figure standing in the shadows.
"You think to stop me, Dreamer? Even if you destroy me, others
will come. The reign of the Kingdom of Light is at an end. The Darkness
will rule. And not even YOU can stop it."
"We'll see about that." The girl raised her staff. "Dream Scepter
Starlight Wave!" A wave of silver light pulsed from her weapon towards
the monster. It screamed and vanished in a shower of light and dust. The
senshi looked at each other in shock. Who ever this girl was, she was
strong.
She was turning to go when Neptune stopped her. "Wait! Who are you?
Why did you help us?"
The strange soldier was partially hidden in the shadows with her
back turned the senshi. "I helped you because it is my ancient duty,
given to me before the birth of Silver Millennium. As to your other
question..." The girl turned and stepped into the light. "I am the
Guardian of Dreams... Sailor Dream Maker."
Well? What did you think? Please R/R! I do actually listen to constrictive critism.
Tegasus
