Crossings.Allies Grow

"Yeah.that's what happened to him," Zerto said after a few tense moments. "Zerto-Suit, DISENGAGE!"
"Huh.I would never have imagined he was able to cross the thresh-hold of dimensions.but it seems that he has," Yang replied, "but what I can't believe is why he would become evil!"
Usagi shook her head and said, "I don't think the choice is hard to make. Be evil and rule the universe.it happens all the time."
Sabin said in opposition to this, "I don't know.this is way outta his league. I don't think he even could turn against his friends if he wanted to. I mean hell.the kid never got into fights at school.and was B average student. Shane could never fight back.he's a pussy cat!"
"Looked more like a fucking tiger to me!" Yang gulped.
"Yeah.he didn't seem like a pussy cat just now!" Makoto complied.
Usagi looked over at them, "Well.I don't think he has done any of this by his own accord.he seemed hesitant.if for but a second."
The seven stared and looked at the resilient blue sky, "I may never know." Ami thought as a tear escaped from her eye.

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"General.the time has come for you to teach me just how you bring these reploids to life!" General's superior commanded.
General was still staring into the pool of energy and finally looked over to his superior, "Hmmm? Oh.yes.Jedite.come I will show you."
General transported the two to an abandoned area of town. Jedite grew impatient, "Well? When do we start?"
"Concentrate.clear your mind.and I'll give you the knowledge you seek."
Jedite smirked but complied and closed his eyes. A beginning of an aura appeared around Jedite and a dark and sinister feeling entered the room. General took a few minutes to relax his body before moving over to Jedite. Placing his hand on him and relaxing deeper Jedite began to smile and laugh. "Yes.YES! I can feel the knowledge...it screams to be released and used.just asking for the ability to spread it's terror. Jedite's laughing grew deeper and deeper with each few seconds the laugh went down a scale of notes. "Now! I have the necessary power to complete my plans!" Jedite looked over at General.a deep and abusive hate filled his eyes and it seemed as though a noose was tightening around the room being held on by Jedite. "Since.I have now have the power to combat those Sailor Brats.I have no use for you anymore."
General looked stunned and began to feel a hatred filling his body, "Wha.what!"
"Here.have a true taste of power!" and with these words Jedite began to suck the very life force out of General.
"Nooo.*groan* feel.so.*drops down from loss of energy*."
"The power! This boy contained so much untapped power! Not even Wiseman could fathom this much energy! But now.on to more important things.I have the power to kill those stupid Scouts!" Jedite grabbed a small device from behind General's right ear and said, "You are not longer my General. You are just a boy once more." Jedite laughed heartily, evilly and disappeared.
After several hours of quiet Shane lifted his head slowly. "M.must.warn.friends.*grope*" Shane collapsed back to the ground unconscious, but a beam began to draw energy until it encased Shane. Then.the beam filled the room and flashed revealing nothingness.the unconscious figure of Shane was gone and the room looked the same as it had some time before.

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"This should increase the power." Yang said shutting the X-Buster energy compartment door. "Now.if you combine this new Plasma burst cannon with Sailor Moon's tier power.it should easily defeat any reploid that General can send."
Sabin nodded, "Thanks Yang."
"Well.here's all our transformation wands.of course all the girls were weary about just letting you work on them," Ami said reluctantly, "but I know that this will help us with whatever these things are that seem to be coming from General."
Yang nodded but was suddenly distracted by the sound of something falling and making a thumping sound in the alley. "Huh?" He peaked around a corner and saw a young man. His clothes torn and disheveled.his body badly hurt and oozing blood. "Jesus! What the hell happened to this guy?"
Sabin came over and looked closer, "HOLY SHIT! IT'S SHANE!!"
"What?" Ami walked closer to the bleeding body and checked the body for a pulse. "He's alive.but just BARELY. It looks as thought he was drained of his energy and left to die."
"What kind of being could just suck the life out of Shane? I mean.with all the power he has.how could someone just suck the energy out of him?" Yang said in a stunned tone.
"Scouts," Ami said to her wrist communicator, "We've found Shane, but I think that we may have more trouble on our hands than before. Someone, other than Shane, might now have the power to send those machines after us!"
"Uh.guys.I think we should take care of this kid.I mean he could be the only thing that knows exactly what we're up against," Sabin pointed out.
Yang nodded, "Yeah.can we set him in your room Usagi?"
Usagi looked and nodded, "Yeah.just make sure you tell my mom.I think that we can handle it.but I don't want to alarm her about this and have her call the ambulance."
Sabin picked up Shane and carefully followed Usagi into her house. "God.I hope he's OK!" Yang thought to himself.
"So.I guess you're the next one to get the draining.Yang!" a voice said from behind startling Yang.
"HUH?"
A being appeared and put his hand on Yang. Yang fell asleep within seconds and landed on the ground with a slight thud, and released his hold on the transformers for the Scouts. "Well.maybe I could toy with him for a while.this one seems to have less power than the last one." The being laughed and then disappeared taking Yang with him in a cloud of smoke.
Makoto turned the corner and appeared into view of Usagi's house. "Huh? What's this?" she wondered looking onto the ground near where Yang disappeared, "My goodness! The wands! What are they doing sitting in the open?"
"Mako-chan!" Usagi said returning outside to the site of a stunned Makoto, "Hey.where's Yang?"
"I thought you could answer that question!" Makoto said pointing to the wands on the ground.
Sabin appeared out of the entrance and looked down at the wands. "SHIT!" he screamed.

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"So.my NEW General.how is the situation going there on Earth?"
General appeared on the pool of energy and replied to Jedite, "All is going as planned. Aaron is being the main attraction leaving the rest of the world ours for the picking!"
Jedite snickered and laughed harder, "Then commence the attack on wherever you choose!"
General nodded and replied, "Yes.Jedite.I have already placed my servant on the place I wish to attack."
"Hiyo Mahash Tishyo Kryt!" a beam of light appeared and out came a giant metallic centipede.
"Magna Centipede at your service mighty Jedite!"
"Go.hook up with General's agent in the other realm and gather the necessary energy. If those Scouts appear DESTROY them!!"
Magna moved his 3 arms around himself quickly and disappeared. Magna reappeared outside of a mall disguised as a regular male and was suddenly approached by a middle-aged woman. "Are you the agent?" Magna inquired.
"Yes.I am.my name is Gradono!"
Magna smiled, "Good, our first objective is to capture energy for whatever Jedite needs it for, but if we just attack then we won't have much of a chance to succeed gaining the energy. I say we infiltrate mall and get the energy we need once we've got the upper hand."
Gradono smiled evilly and replied, "That's a good plan. Let's just hope all goes well!"
Magna raised his arm and said, "Shall we enter.my dear?"
Gradono giggled a little and replied taking his arm, "Of course!" The two walked through the doors laughing heartily.

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"How's he doing?" Sabin asked Ami entering the dimly lit room.
Ami looked back to Sabin and returned her attention to Shane putting a cold washcloth on his head, "Bad.I mean.he just looks so.helpless.it's just that." Ami started to cry softly and exited the room swiftly.
Shane seemed to whisper, "Ami." but due to the condition his body was in it wasn't even possible that he could open his mouth.
Makoto passed Ami on the way in and looked a little surprised, "Hey.what's up with Ami?"
"I think.that reality is setting in," Sabin replied.
"Huh? I don't understand."
Sabin looked over and spotted a computer, "Come over to the computer.I'll show you what I mean."
Sabin turned the computer on and let it boot up. "So.what's up with Ami? I mean, I see nothing wrong."
Sabin connected to the Internet and let the connection boot up. Slowly he input the web address he promised he would never reveal again.to anyone.but finally finished it after a little grinding of tears that began to fall from his eyes. The screen flashed as it connected to the site and began to load the site. "Shane likes someone and I don't think that someone understood exactly how much he would like to make things right."
"Ohhhhhh.I see," Makoto said to Sabin, "I don't think I understand fully why Ami-chan ran out of the room."
A slight crash came from the room where Shane was. Sabin ran into the room and Makoto not far behind. "What?" Makoto looked over to the bed and saw that Aaron was gone, and the window was opened a little bit.
"This isn't good," Sabin continued, "if he was to be confronted at ALL by anyone.he could die. He doesn't have any energy and should by all means be lying as still as a TV turned off." Sabin turned and looked at Makoto.
"I'm on it!" Makoto said bursting out the door.
"Zerto-Suit, ENGAGE!" Sabin yelled becoming Zerto.
".And now he's just.gone!" Makoto finished as Zerto entered the room where all the other girls were sitting.except Ami. She was nowhere to be found.
"Has any of you seen Ami?" Zerto asked.
All the other girls shook their heads, "No.I saw her running out the door and leave the house," Usagi said.
Zerto immediately took charge, "Let's split up then.Usagi.you and the rest of the Scouts look for Ami.I'll find Shane.
Rei shook her head, "No.I'm coming with you Zerto.I want to help find your friend."
Zerto threw a look at the rest of the girls. Usagi, Makoto, and Minako nodded and said their good-byes to the other two as they rushed out the door.

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Shane stumbled upon the alley as he pushed his body to stay in control of standing. He failed falling to the ground exhausted and beat. Suddenly, a woman of maybe 16 or 17 appeared. She was wearing an American style blue jeans and shirt stating the symbol G.A.P. She looked around her confused and befuddled and said, "What the.where am I?"
A man appeared and replied in a gangster voice, "You're in Tokyo, Japan and my boys here need a woman for tonight. So.you're the catch of the day!"
The girl retreated back a step freezing in terror. "Help me! Somebody! Help me!" she thought to herself. The men in the alley advanced on her and surrounded her.
The one that seemed to be the leader finally said in a snobby voice, "Get her." He laughed a bit as the others closed in on her slowly.
The others laughed as they closed her in and a few began to make a few lewd comments. Before they made it to her however, a great beam of energy appeared from the sky and began to ensnare the men. The leader looked surprised as began to run. He suffered the same fate as the others appearing one minute inside the beam.then.gone. "Crystal.Meta.Sigma." the only other human that was there said in a weak tone.
"Huh?" the girl thought, "I know that commercial-voice! That sounds like.MetaSigma!"
"Crystal.help.m.eee." Shane went back unconscious and moaned for a second.
"MetaSigma! METASIGMA!! Where am I?" Crystal asked kneeling beside the fallen figure.
"You're in Tokyo, Japan." a voice called out from the beginning of the alley.
"Who.are you?" Crystal asked the person moving toward her.
"My name.is Ami." the teen said stepping into viewing light.
"Ami.heh.huh? It can't be.can it?
"What?"
Crystal thought for a moment, "Could it be.I'm actually in the realm of.Sailor Moon?" Crystal shook her head, "I can't be.but.I was just at home sleeping.and."
"Truths.told." Shane said slipping in and out again.
"MetaSigma!" Crystal said clasping him and harder, "what is going on?!" Shane just lay still looking dead.

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The pair of Zerto and Rei checked the West End of Tokyo and was on their last stop to check. The Southern Style Mall in uptown Western Tokyo. "Well.*huff-puff* he's either here.or he's somewhere out of Tokyo." Zerto said breathing heavily.
The two ran into the mall panting hard and literally pushing themselves. "This diamond is 20 karats of the finest diamonds we have." the clerk attendant said to Magna and Gradono.
Magna shook his head and replied, "I just don't think that it's right for her."
Gradono nudged at Magna and whispered, "Two of the brats are here.let's get them outta the way so our job will be easier."
Magna nodded and replied, "Yes.let's get them!" The bodies of the couple dissipated revealing two reploids.
"AHHHH!" people in the jewelry store screamed running out.
"What the?" Rei said as people began to evacuate from the mall.
"Hmmm.maybe that would answer our question!" Zerto said as 2 reploids entered view and began to take shots at Zerto and Rei.
"Mars, Crystal Power, Make up!" Rei transformed into Sailor Mars, "Burning Mandala!" Rings of fire emerged from her and they scattered about hitting both reploids for minimal damage.
"That puny attack does nothing to hinder us.here.have some of ours!" Magna said pulling out a mine. He jumped into the air and threw them in a big circle around Rei and Zerto.
"Rei.don't make to much movement.if we move to MUCH, the mines will explode!!"
"Yang.we have 2 of the brats caught," Magna communicated to his radio.
A vision of Yang appeared and said in an evil tone, "Excellent.now.kill them!"
"But Jedite instructed."

"I don't care what he says! DO IT!"
Magna nodded and swung his one of his arms at Rei. "AHH!" Rei screamed dodging it.
"REI!" Zerto lurched for her as the mines went off and threw both of them back. The two hit a wall and both died instantly.
"Good job! Here.I found another dead body we can pile with the other two!" A portal opened and out came Mamoru. His body was mangled and bleeding and the portal dropped him beside Rei.
"You traitor Yang!" a voice boomed.
"Jedite!"
"I told you NOT to kill them!"
"I had no choice.you're blind to see the truth!"
"I'm not blind.just following my orders!" Jedite caused a surge in Yang's visibility and he formed fully, "Magna.Granodo.kill him or.you will be destroyed."
The two reploids nodded and began to pummel him. After a few minutes they threw his dead body into the pile of other bodies. "*tsk tsk tsk!* this is turning into a blood bath!" Granodo tsked.
Granodo laughed and turned into a car. Magna hopped onto her and they sped off leaving the mall quiet. Suddenly Crystal, Ami, and Shane appeared. "What the." Ami looked stunned, "how did we get here all of a sudden?"
Crystal looked over to at Yang and the others.she choked at the site. Shane became conscious tried to get up, but failed. A golden beam flashed throughout the mall blinding Ami and Crystal. "Huh? What happened?" Mamoru said goggle-eyed.
Ami and Crystal were stunned at what had just happened and were looking down at Shane who had fallen back to unconsciousness. "That was.incredible!" Ami continued, "By all physical means he shouldn't even have been able to speak.let alone raise the dead!"
Yang shook his head, "MetaSigma?"
Crystal looked over at Yang, "Wait.how do you know that's his name?"
Yang replied, "He's know me for a while.the name's Yang."

"Yang? It can't be!"
"Huh? Who are you?"
"It's me.Crystal."
"What?!.How did." he wore a stunned expression on his face. He turned to Shane and said, "He."

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