Sailormoon Eclipse 6
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By: Jackie Miller
Death of a Warrior
Setsuna and Hotaru sat together on the couch, reading books, bored to tears. "Setsuna-mama, I wish we had gone with the others." Hotaru sighed, setting her book down. "I know, it is boring here, but we have to keep a eye on the town." Setsuna said responsibly, taking her glasses off, 'I wish we had gone too' she thought to herself. Hotaru groaned, "It's so boring without Hotaru-papa and Michiru-mama here. Can we go to the park or something?" "Hai, that's a good idea." Setsuna said smiling at Hotaru. They got up and Hotaru changed as Setsuna got Hotaru's hat and shoes from the closet, "Here you go." Hotaru smiled up at her and put them on, "Come on!" she said cheerfully, holding her hat down as she ran across the yard, laughing as she chased a butterfly. Setsuna smiled and took Hotaru's hand as they walked to the park. They quickly reached the park, which was very peaceful and quiet, the green grass sparkled underneath the shining sun, and the trees rustled softly. Setsuna sat in the cool shade under a tree, reading a book, while Hotaru picked flowers nearby. Suddenly it became deathly still, the wind stopped and there was no noise at all, a shadow seemed to pass over the sun, bathing the park in grey. Hotaru looked up from the flowers and Setsuna looked up from her book. "Where did everyone go?" Hotaru asked, looking over at Setsuna. Setsuna stood up and looked up at the sky. "Hotaru.." she began, when suddenly a figure appeared in the sky, "Power of the element matter, aid me!" he yelled, raising his hands. Setsuna and Hotaru both reached for their henshin sticks. The man laughed and stretched out a hand and the pens flew up into his hands. They both gasped and Setsuna ran in front of Hotaru. "What do you want?" she demanded, raising a fist. The man shook his brown hair out and tucked the pens into his jacket. "Why nothing, except for you. Don't fight, it will make it so much easier." he said mockingly, glaring down at her. "Run Hotaru!" Setsuna yelled, Hotaru opened her mouth to protest, but Setsuna half-turned, "Go." She whispered intently. Hotaru nodded, she turned and started to run. The man shook his head, sighing and waved a hand, a wall of earth seemed to melt and lifted. The man made a circle with his hand and the earth curled in itself, making a dome of dirt around Hotaru. "I am Controllermatter, you cannot win, don't fight me." he grinned, winking at Setsuna. He lifted a hand and Setsuna gasped as her body lifted. Matter snapped his fingers and she was instantly unconscious. She flew up to his hands, just as the wall of dirt exploded with a purple flash. Hotaru stood there, her sign glowing, her eyes cold. She stared frigidly at him, but her eyes widened when she saw Setsuna, floating unconsciously by him. "You'll drop her if you know what's good for you." Hotaru said ominously. Matter laughed, a sword of brown metal instantly appeared in his hands, and he held it to her throat, "I already went through this with your other friends, I will kill her without a second thought. Be smart, little girl, come with me. I promise, we're not going to hurt you." he said sweetly. Hotaru glared, a violet aura glowed around her, and she raised a hand, the Silence Glaive appeared with a purple flash. "Unlike my friends, I can fight you without transforming." she smiled grimly, twirling the Glaive in front of her. "This is getting tiring little girl." Matter sighed. He lifted a finger and the Glaive instantly left her hands and floated up towards him, where it hovered in the air next to him. Hotaru gasped and looked frightened for the first time. He snapped his fingers and she instantly fainted, before she hit the ground they all disappeared, a shadow enfolding them. The park immediately lightened and returned to normal.
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*A pale girl on a pure white horse stretched out a pale hand. The dreamer stretched out a hand as well. Their fingers touched and then grasped each other, "Onegai, help me. You need me, I need you." the girl sighed sadly, a tear sliding down her cheek.. "Hai." the dreamed nodded. "You must hurry! Before it's to late!" the girl cried. Suddenly a storm started, lightning cracked across the sky. A wind started to tear them apart, "Iie." she cried, they held onto each other's hands desperately. Their fingers broke, and they reached for each other, "Hayaku!" was the last thing the dreamer heard before the storm overtook her...*
Sailormars woke up with a start, sweat drenching her forehead. She sat up quickly looking around the ruined pool, "Nani?" she said, trying to stand up, her body shaking. "Oh Rei-chan! You're okay!" Usagi cried with relief. Tear tracks ran down her face, and her eyes were red. Mars looked around in confusion. Sailorneptune, pale and bleeding, was lying unconscious next to her and Haruka was next to her, bending worriedly over her, although she herself was very pale. "What happened to me?" mars said shocked. She stood up and de-henshined. "Right after Controllermatter and water left with Luna, you passed out. We didn't know what was wrong with you!" Usagi cried, wiping the tears from her face. "Neptune is hurt very badly and Haruka is weak from her eternal attack. Luna is gone, what should I do?" she sobbed, Rei took her in and let her cry on her shoulder, and hugged her gently, "Usagi-chan, don't worry, everything will work out." Rei said gently. Usagi's sobs slowed, "Arigatou Rei-chan." she said, wiping her eyes. "But what should we do? Luna is gone! And she still thinks that I hate her." Usagi said tears filling her eyes again. "Artemis is beside himself!" Rei looked over and could see Artemis slumped in a chair, his face in his hands, the 3 Inners surrounding him. A frown came to her face, "I know this may seem odd, but I just finished a recurring dream. I don't know what it means." She motioned for the others to come over. They all stood around her, Mamoru put his arm around Usagi's trembling shoulders, and Ami and Minako held Artemis. Makoto helped Uranus stand up. Rei described her dream to them. "It's odd, it's so real!" she exclaimed when she finished. Mamoru frowned, "Do you think it has anything to do with that Sailorvictory we came to check out?" Artemis looked up, his eyes were red and he looked as if he had been crying, "It must be, it's too much of a coincidence." he said quietly, looking down. "I think you may be right. I just feel like something important is about ready to happen." Rei said seriously.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So, this is the famous Sailorsaturn. You know your power is know throughout the galaxy." planet said, smiling down at Hotaru. Hotaru was chained and on her knees in front of Planet's throne. Hotaru looked up at her defiantly, "What do you want?" "Oh, nothing really. Just your life, you are the most powerful, if I get rid of you, practically no one stands in my way." planet said calmly, taking a sip from her crystal wine glass, her eyes misted between green and blue. "You are wrong, my friends, and Sailormoon. They will stop you. You can't win, it's not your destiny. We know the future, and you are not in it." Hotaru said ominously, she struggled up to her feet. "Ha, little girl, didn't you know that we shape our own future. I have always made my own." Planet said, smiling slightly, her eyes starting to get darker. "You will not win." Hotaru said, her eyes blazing. "Whatever you say." Planet said, "I have a friend of yours, would you like to meet her?" Hotaru looked confused for a moment, Planet smiled benignly and clapped her hands. There was a slight pause, when suddenly there was a rustle of silk. Hotaru turned and gaped. Luna appeared in front of her, her hands on her hips, smiling voluptuously, "Yes, my queen?" she said cheerfully, brushing past the stunned Hotaru, knocking her back to her knees. She stopped in front of Planet and bowed slightly, before walking up next to her throne. "I have someone I want you to meet." planet said gesturing towards Hotaru, who was struggling to stand back up. Luna turned and a wide smile formed on her blood red lips when she saw Hotaru, "Ahh, little Hotaru-chan, how are you? Have you come to join me?" she asked pleasantly, a evil smile on her face. Hotaru stood and lost her cold front momentarily, and she looked shocked, "Luna-san?" she started. Luna quickly lost her smile, she pointed her gold fan at her. "I am no longer the pathetic weak Luna you once knew, I am now Mistress Luna, servant of Controllerplanet-sama." she said coldly. "You will either join us or die." she finished, crossing her arms. "Luna-san, why?" Hotaru said, becoming afraid, she raised her chained hands in front of her. "I said don't call me that!" Luna screamed. She flew up into the air, her black hair blew around her. She waved her fan and powerful beams of light came out and struck Hotaru, the blast hit her unexpected, and she flew backwards, screaming. She hit a wall with a thud and labored to stand up. Luna glared evilly and spun around and twirled her fan and beams came out again, but this time, a purple aura surrounded Hotaru and protected her, the beams bouncing off. Planet laughed and clapped, "Wonderful Mistress Luna! I'm glad you are catching on so quickly." planet laughed again. Hotaru groaned and weakly stood up. Luna smirked and lowered back down to Planet's throne. Planet suddenly stopped laughing and a aura shone around her. "You cannot kill me, I will be back." Hotaru said defiantly, if weakly. Planet laughed and so did Mistress Luna. Planet stood up and walked down until she was standing in front of Hotaru, who was coughing weakly, blood dripping from her mouth. Planet smiled and lifted Hotaru's face with a long black nail, "I'm truly sorry to do this." She half-smiled. "In you I sense the same spirit as I, but you understand." She stood back and bowed slightly, "I honor the house of Saturn." Her eyes turned pure black, and she raised her arms. A iridescent aura shone brighter, and brighter, until Mistress Luna flicked her fan open to cover her eyes. There was a moment of complete silence and the world seemed to move in slow motion. Suddenly a huge beam of pure white energy shot out and hit Hotaru full in the chest, a large explosion sounding. Hotaru screamed heart breakingly, when a there was a flash of bright light, intermixed with purple, the entire palace seemed to shake on its foundations. When the light faded, there was a crater where Hotaru had been standing. Planet laughed uproariously and sauntered back to her throne. Luna started to laugh, but she stopped when a strange feeling struck her heart..... Setsuna, in a golden cage beneath the palace, felt a cold knife twist in her heart, "Hotaru!" she screamed. She threw herself to the floor and wept bitterly, when suddenly a warm purple light filled the room. "Setsuna-mama, please don't cry." a gentle voice said. Setsuna gasped and looked up, the ghost of Sailorsaturn, floated above her. "I'm not dead, don't worry, I'll be back." the ghost said softly. Setsuna weakly stood up and stretched out a hand. The ghost did too, their hands touched, sparks flying between the real hand and the spiritual one. A bright mauve light filled Setsuna and she lifted off the ground, her sign of Pluto shone and a fuku seemed to flash briefly over her body. "Setsuna-mama, I have granted you your new power, I go now to grant the others their gifts." she whispered, fading. "Iie! Don't leave me!" Setsuna cried, reaching after her. "Don't worry I'll be back." the ghost said, disappearing completely~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The 4 generals sat at a table together. Matter stood up, "I have made bracelets for each us, they will increase our power, and, most importantly, they will protect our weak spots." He handed a pair of red bracelets to Fire, white ones to Wind, blue bracelets to Water, and brown ones for himself. "Just snap them on, and you will immediately feel the difference." he snapped his own on, and a faint mahogany aura shone around him briefly. The others followed suit, and they glowed with their own respective auras. "Arigatou Matter-san." Fire said feelingly, touching his hand. Matter smiled lovingly at her. "Now let's discuss how Water was beaten so we can be sure not to make the same mistake." Matter said, "Hologram, Battle scene." a hologram appeared in front of them. Water hung his head in shame, Wind patted him gently on the back, "It's all right Water-san, we will get them back for what they did." she said determinedly. Water looked at her gratefully. "Hologram, play!" the hologram then played out the whole scene, while matter pointed out weakness in the team......To Be Continued
