Chapter Sixteen
Gloria stared at the massive structures that loomed over her. Seti leapt off and she followed. He walked around and pointed at some bits of earth that were arranged in odd figures. He said that was not normal. Gloria started there. But she had no idea what to do then. She knelt and closed her eyes.
"Annika," she begged silently, "You're psychic. Call to me. Lead me to you."
She felt a tingle like a pushing on her mind. Immediately she ran to the side of the pyramid and pushed. She couldn't budge it.
"No!" she cursed in a language she didn't realize she knew, the Venusian language. Seti stared at her, shrugged and pulled her away.
"Seti! My friend's in there!"
"Well you want get anywhere pushing on a stone wall." He informed her.
Gloria blushed for a moment. Then she looked at Seti.
"Do you know a way in?"
He nodded and led her around back, towards the other side. She followed, heart pounding. He pressed a carving on the wall and a small door opened at the base of the pyramid. Gloria grabbed Seti in a hug and before she realized it gave him a huge kiss.
Seti turned bright red.
Gloria realized what she was doing and drew back, blushing herself.
"Sorry." Then she fell to her knees and started to wiggle in through the narrow opening. It was dusty and damp but she ignored that. A hand caught her foot. It was Seti.
"Gloria?"
"Yeah?" she asked, barely able to turned her head.
"Be careful. Maybe I'll come and see you in Crystal Tokyo some time."
Gloria smiled, "That'd be cool."
"And Gloria?"
"Uh huh?"
"Good luck."
Gloria winked and then vanished from his sight into the dark pits of the pyramid. Seti touched his lips where she'd kissed him and whispered,
"Please be careful."
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"So the senshi of loyalty approaches." Lady Phobia said with a grin. She stood up and grabbed a battered Annika from the ground by her hair. The girl let out a small whimper of protest.
Whispering, she said, "Mama…"
"Shut up!" Lady Phobia slapped her once and then raised her hand to hit her again, intent on knocking two or three teeth out in the process.
A chain whipped out of the darkness and stopped her hand before it could dart down.
Annika looked up, "Aunt Mina?"
"No," came the answer. "Super Sailor Chibi Venus."
Gloria stepped into the light. Her blue eyes were blazing with anger.
"Gloria?" Annika demanded, stunned. Gloria nodded at her friend.
"Lady Phobia, release my best friend!"
The woman laughed, "Now why would I want to do that?"
"Because if you don't you're going to get your ass kicked in a minute."
"Ooo, such language."
Gloria lifted her hands and they began to glow a brilliant golden. She began to spin and stars, hearts and crescent moons emerged from her palms and shimmered around her before merging back onto her hands. She narrowed her eyes and her tiara's gem lit up for a moment. Thrusting her palms outward,
"Venus Crescent Split Shower!"
A spray of golden light washed over them. Then form within it sprang razors sharp crescents that only attacked Lady Phobia, they avoided Annika entirely.
When the attack was ceased, Lady Phobia stood.
"You are rather annoying, Chibi Scout."
"Trust me, it gets worse!"
Lady Phobia smiled evilly,
"Does it?"
She began to fade, taking Annika with her. Gloria ran forward and barreled straight into the sorceress.
In a flash of light, all three vanished.
