Crossings.Her Crystal Shines Again

After all the introductions were made the small group took Shane back to Ami's house. The other Scouts were waiting for them and embraced Ami as she cried a little. Usagi began crying when she saw Mamoru and it looked like a big family reunion where all the long lost friends were meeting. After a few minutes Mamoru moved Shane back into the room he was in originally, and returned to the living room. Everyone told his or her story until Crystal's turn came up. "So.what exactly happened?" Mako asked.
Crystal shook her head, "I have no idea. One minute I'm getting my beauty sleep. The next thing some shitheads are trying to rape me! I find Shane laying beside me deader than shit.and then.I end up with Ami in the mall where I guess Yang, Sabin, Rei, and Mamoru were SOMEHOW revived."
Usagi spoke up, "You Americans sure do swear a lot!"
Crystal interjected back, "You think I'm bad.listen to Shane! The guy's just horrid! He say's he hates to swear but acts like it's no big deal."
Sabin got up and went into the room where Shane lay. Ami was in the room still caring for him and still a bit teary eyed. "Hey," he said scaring Ami a bit, "How's he doing?"
Ami looked up at Sabin with a pale face full of sorrow and emptiness, "No better. He mumbles sometimes but he fades in and out a lot."
"What does he talk about?"
Sabin got the answer to his question when Shane began to talk in a singsong voice whispering, "Dreamy black clouds.wash away my tears.in here you'll find the gate to my fears!"
Ami just nodded and sighed as Shane slipped back out, "That's all.he's just been mumbling the same thing."

"That is odd speaking.even for him. Wait a minute." Sabin thought, "what if he's not mumbling.and speaking in a riddle!"
"How though.and what would it mean?"
"Something to do with his fears I guess.my guess is as good as yours what it means."
Ami stood up and looked Sabin in the eye, "I know one thing he's afraid of.telling me how much he likes me.if he could I mean."
"Don't feel bad.I have a feeling that even though he steers clear of socializing.other than the Internet and with his closest buds.he can tell you how he feels.it's just going to be harder for him.because he's a follower.and not a leader. The other problem," Sabin continued, "is that he's in love with some other girl. He just considered you kinda the one that he could never have really."
Ami smiled weakly in a cute manner despite a tear escaping from her dreary eyes, "I understand.I somehow can feel his love for me.but I don't understand how.he can't show anything.mental or physical!"
"We've got more trouble people!" Usagi said barging into the door.
Ami and Sabin were startled but Sabin spoke up, "Were coming.let's go Ami!"
Ami closed her eyes and looked away, "I'm not coming.I'm staying to care for Shane."
"Ami," Mamoru said entering the room, "Crystal and I can take care of him.the others need you. Don't worry, I won't let ANYTHING happen to him."
"Come on Ami.we have to go now!" Usagi hurried.
Ami looked over at Shane and back at Usagi. She sighed and replied, "OK.let's go, but he will be OK!?"
Mamoru nodded, "Yes.go now.before it's too late."
Ami blew Shane a kiss and left the room with Usagi and passed Crystal who was entering the room. "Here's some cold water.how's he doing?"
Mamoru looked up to Crystal and said, "He stable.for now."
"Moon Eternal, Make-Up!!"
"Mercury Star Power, Make-Up!!"
"Mars Star Power, Make-Up!!"
"Jupiter Star Power, Make-Up!!"
"Venus Star Power, Make-Up!!"
"Zerto-Suit, ENGAGE!"
"Ninjitzu, Extreme!" All the Scouts, Sabin, and Yang changed into their battle suits.
"This is fun!" Granodo said pulling another human toward herself.
"Yeah.with as much energy as we've gathered Jedite should have no problem doing what he needs to do," Magna complied.
"If Jedite needs that energy.then he can get it from a healthy breakfast!" a voice called from above.
"Huh?" Magna looked up to a building.
"Cause we're gonna put you back where you belong.the scrap-heap!"
"Who are you!" Magna questioned.
"I am Sailor Moon!" Sailor Moon said in a full voice of confidence.
"Correct me if I'm wrong.but I believe the last time you fought one of us you didn't have the firepower to beat us," Magna said with a keen smile.
"Yeah.and since it isn't enough.I'm Zerto.and this is Yang!" Zerto quipped landing around the two reploids.
Magna turned to Granodo and asked, "Do you think we should test it on them?"

Granodo looked at the odds and replied, "That's what it was made for wasn't it?" Magna nodded and the two reploids pushed buttons on their armour chests. A full armament of weapons appeared on their bodies and Granodo gave a laugh, "Let's beat these little specks of grease even farther into the ground!" The reploids began firing the powered up weapons at Zerto and Yang, which made the two heroes dodge quickly out of the way. They got into a defensive position and began to return fire.
"All right Scouts! Lets go!" Sailor Moon said jumping off of the second floor of the mall. This battle continued for a while with neither side gaining anything of an advantage.

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Crystal had fallen asleep and Mamoru was still caring for Shane. "I bet you can't hear me." Mamoru continued, "but I forgive you for what you did. I know you hadn't much of a choice, but I forgive you."
"It's.OK." Shane replied after a few minutes of silence.
"Huh?" Mamoru looked about the room confused, "who said that?"
"The.Scouts.help.them."
Mamoru looked at Shane and saw his eyes barely open, "But what about you?"
"I'll.be.fine."
"Then who will take care of you should something happen to you?"
"Crystal.can." Mamoru looked at the look in Shane's helpless eyes and got up slowly. He began to leave the room, but for some reason turned back around and noticed a disk in Shane's hand. "Give.it.to Ami." He went back and stuck it in his pocket. Then he left the room making it totally silent.except for Shane mumbling ever few seconds.

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For the moment both sides were keeping the other at bay. "I saw we get this over with now!" Granodo said frustrated.
"And how do we do that?" Magna continued, "we've kept them at bay, but we can't do anything to them either."

"Push your button again and just hope this new transformation works."
Magna hesitated and finally did it.as did Granodo. "What the!" Zerto said a little stunned. Everyone threw everything at the two reploids but it just bounced off. After a minute or two Magna and Granodo began to change. Their bodies began to combine and they grew to mammoth proportions. "I think we're in deep shit now boys and girls!"
"Sailor Moon!" a voice called.
"Huh? Tuxedo Kamen-sama!" Sailor Moon said with glee in her voice.
Tuxedo Kamen landed beside the super 7 and turned to Ami. "Use this disk to defeat this monster.Shane said it would help."
Ami nodded and took the disk from Tux's hand. She opened up her mini- computer and let it scan the disk. "I'll see what we have.just give me a few minutes of cover!"
"Then as for the rest of us, we need to keep this thing at bay.or at least try!"

All the others nodded in agreement, "I'm with you too." a voice called in from behind the group. It was Crystal.
"Crystal? What are you doing here? Who's taking care of Shane?" Yang questioned.
"He said that he would be fine.and that you guys will need help. He also gave me this strange wand. Wonder what it does."
Usagi gasped and all the others looked stunned at the turn of events that had just unfolded. "That's.a Sailor Scout wand!"
Crystal looked back at the wand.and then returned her attention to the others. "He told me say.for the love of me I can't.oh.now I do.but Shane said that it would change me from this form to how you Scouts are."
"He's got that right!" Mako said surprised.
Yang looked at the abomination forming behind them, "Crystal.if you're gonna change now would be a good time! I think it's almost done changing!"
Crystal looked at the monster and gulped, then hesitated, and finally agreed. She raised the wand in the air and took a deep breath. With a little hesitation she yelled, "Centari Crystal Power, Make-Up!!" A burst of light appeared and a black hole formed. It moved quickly over Crystal moving up and down over her again until she had on her new suit. The black hole dissipated and she opened her eyes.
The others were looking at her and Rei finally spoke up, "How you feeling?"
Crystal looked at her suit. A powerful skirt covered a skintight jumpsuit at the waist and a bow made of black laced her lower back. A darkened tiara went around her forehead making her look like any other Scout. "I feel.cool.this actually fits."
The monster behind them laughed and attempted to put its foot on the band. It missed but the crushing power of the foot was so intense that the floor under them began to give way. "Brace yourselves!" Rei yelled as the floor split under her. She jumped out of the way before it fell.
Almost as if it was instinctually given to her at birth and left for a rainy day, Crystal suddenly yelled, "Preserve, Gravity Well!" The floor around them stopped crumbling and instead began to fuse back together as Sailor Centari continued to use her power.
Zerto looked around him a little wide-eyed, "Whoa.that was wicked!"
"Hey guys." Mercury said, "I need just another minute or two and I'll have the last codes cracked."
"He put codes on it? What kind of idiot is he!?" Centari said.
"You heard her Scouts!" Sailor Moon said, "Hit this thing with everything you've got!"
"Venus.Love and Beauty Shock!!"
"Jupiter.Oak Evolution!!"
"Burning Mandala!!"
"Zerto Plasma Pulsator!!"
"Shining Fire Strike!!"
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!"
"Pressure Gravity Well!"
The force of the seven attackers rocked the monster.but it retaliated with a beam. After a few seconds the heroic group began to lose their grip and the beam from the combined might of Granodo and Magna slowly pushed them back. "Come on people!" Sailor Moon fought, "We can't give up! Just keep it up! Just.a.little.more!"
"Scouts!" Mercury sounded in a worried tone, "I'm can't break the last code!"
"Hold on Mercury! I think I know it!" Centari suddenly blurted out, "I'm coming!"
Centari ran over to Mercury who was still fiddling with the last code. She shook her head and gave the mini-computer to Centari, "Here.you try! I'll help the others! Shine Aqua Illusion!" Centari thought for a second before entering the code in. The screen blipped and flashed a little. Finally it began to show schematics of the reploids and the information that Centari smiled at. "Well?" Mercury yelled trying to force more energy into the resistance.
"Preserve, Gravity Well!" Waves of gravimetric energy spewed forth and ripped into the reploid.
"What?" Magna screeched as another surge him them, "That's impossible!" Another burst and Magna began to blow. "NOOOOOOOOO!!" Magna and Granodo screamed as they burst into a huge pile of dust.
Everyone began to congratulate each other until they all looked at Centari. She was still looking up at the area where the reploid was and she looked scared and bewildered at what just happened. "Centari!" Jupiter called to her, "that was awesome!" Centari was stoned and kept looking at the spot. "Centari.Centari!" Still no response. "Hey! Centari! What wrong?!" Centari still looked as stoned as she had when she was first congratulated. The others walked over to her and Mercury shook her.
"Centari! Centari! Hey! What's wrong?"
Centari looked around and suddenly screamed. She stopped and shook her head, "Wha.what happened? Huh.Oh GOD! I'm sorry! I've.I've never handled that much power before.oh." Centari fainted a little and shook her head again.
"It's OK." Sailor Moon said crouching and looking into the shocked eyes of Centari, "I had the same feeling the first time I used that much power!" The rest of the Scouts nodded in agreement all of them replying the same.
Mercury finally spoke up and asked, "Centari.what was the last code?"
Sailor Centari looked around at the eyes of everyone all awaiting the same reply. She licked her lips in disgust and sighed. "Well?" Yang said impatiently.
"26416666, that's what the code was."
The others looked confused at the code especially Sailor Mercury. "It said the code was a name.it didn't say that it was a number!" Mercury said in confusion.
"It was a name.to a telephone."
Mercury thought about it for a second and shook her head, "I still don't know." It suddenly came to her in a thought as she blushed. She whispered in Sailor Centari's ear and asked her a question.
Centari nodded and Mercury blushed even more. "That's right Sailor Mercury.that's exactly right."
Tuxedo Kamen suddenly spoke up, "I think it's time for you guys to get home and into bed.you girls have school tomorrow.and you really need your sleep."
Sailor Moon nodded, "OK.but what about Shane.and Crystal.and Yang? Where can they stay?"
Jupiter input, "Yang and Centari can stay with me.it gets lonely without anyone sometimes."
Tux nodded, "That's a good idea."

Zerto spoke up then, "But what about Shane? Who's gonna take care of him while we're at school?"
Tux looked around and sighed, "I can keep him at my place.I owe him that much."
Sailor Moon looked stunned, "WHAT? AFTER WHAT HE DID WHEN HE WAS EVIL? YOU THINK YOU OWE."
Tux gave Sailor Moon a look that suddenly silenced her. "When he took me with him back to the other realm Jedite wanted me dead after they drained my energy. Shane intervened and prevented that from happening, although he was doing it for evil reasons.he saved my life long enough for my wounds to heal."
"But we saw you dead when we were at the mall!" Sailor Centari input.
Tux threw a look at Yang and Yang nodded back. "Shane was actually betrayed by Jedite. Then he took Yang and made him the new General. Yang's lust for power was too strong and all he wanted was destruction. After Yang killed me, I awoke alive and kicking in the mall with Mars, Zerto, Yang, Mercury, Centari, and Shane."
The Scouts looked at Yang but he said before any could talk, "I know what happened and I had no control over it. I'm sorry Tuxedo Kamen.I owe you an apology after what I did."
Tux nodded, "All's forgotten and over with.let's concentrate on the future and not the past events."
Yang nodded and yawned as the sun dipped below the horizon. "I think I could use some sleep.heh."

Zerto confirmed, "Yes.*yawn*.I agree. Let's head back to the temple Mars. I need to forget about this and get ready for testing." Zerto groaned a little remembering that school was out for him and walked away with Mars. They held hands walking off into the sunset after Rei had changed back into her regular clothes.
"Those two seemed to be like that since the first time they met," Jupiter said. The rest of the group changed back to their regular suits and relaxed taking in a slight breeze. Tuxedo Kamen was gone by now leaving to wherever he went after a battle. Makoto said goodbye and left with Yang and Crystal trailing behind.
"Ami-chan.you gonna be alright?" Usagi asked as she looked at Ami. Ami was still blushing a bit and her eyes seem a little watered.
"Ami turned and nodded, "Mmmm.yes.I can make it back to my house."
Usagi smiled and nodded back. "OK.you take care of yourself.and get some sleep! See you Ami-chan!" Usagi said following Minako back to their houses.
Ami looked a little flush and a tear finally escaped her eye after a few seconds. She wiped it away and proceeded back to her house slowly.

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