Chapter Nineteen

            Gloria dodged again as Lady Phobia gave her a blow that knocked the wind from her. She got to her feet painfully.

            "I..won't let you hurt family anymore."

            She put her hands to her chest. A bright flash illuminated her. She lifted her hands over her head and a shimmering produced a senshi crystal of gold and silver, blazing with yellow light. Lady phobia grinned,

            "The senshi of Loyalty reveals herself."

            Instead of using the crystal to power up as Lady Phobia had expected, Gloria spoke simply,

            "Minna…power up!"

* * *

Crystal Tokyo

            Eternal Cosmic Moon lifted her rod and a bright pink light sprayed forward, destroying every youma hit with it, shattered them like glass. The senshi, both original and Chibi stared at the Princess.

            Her fuku had received three skirts, the bottom black, the second white and the top pink. She had puffed sleeves, pink and pink boots. Her tiara was gone, replaced with a crescent moon. But what was most enchanting were her wings. Spreading from her back were beautiful pink butterfly wings, not angel wings like her mother's had been.

            Rini's hair trailed behind her, blowing in a nonexistent wind. She held her rod in front of her, protectively.

            And for good reason, as slowly the youma were regenerating.

            But before they could strike a bright flash filled the room.

            Annika yelped and cried, "Gloria!"

            The said senshi was not there as they only heard her voice and saw a transparent her. Her power…power that the senshi never dreamed she possessed. She held her senshi crystal out and called out,

            "Power up, Minna!"

            That said, seven spheres flew from her fingertips and encased each Chibi scout. When the adults could see again they were stunned.

            Each inner Chibi scout now had an outfit similar to Super Sailor Moon's, except that the two strips at the bottom of their skirts. Annika's shoes had turned into high heels, although with a very low heel. Ballet slippers replaced Ariel's boots. Their tiaras had vanished and in their stead were their respective symbols.

            The outer Chibi scouts had a similar outfit except that they had a tiara still and their symbols had instead replaced their broaches. They had doubled layered skirts. Faith touched her right ear, where a single golden hoop was lodged.

            The youma lunged.

* * *

            Gloria put her senshi crystal atop her broach. A bright flash blinded Lady Phobia temporarily. Then the sorceress sneered,

            "Hello Neo-Princess Ali."

            Gloria had transformed into her princess form and lifted her henshin wand out in front of her. To lie down her wand would be the same as surrendering her life. If…Gloria shook that thought form her mind.

            "I won't allow you to have my loved ones! Venus Planet Power!"

            A sphere of golden light left the end of the wand and hit the sorceress in the chest but Lady Phobia's shield kept it at bay. Gloria closed her eyes and the mark of Venus appeared bright and glowing strong. Softly she whispered,

            "Venus, my guardian deity, supply to power to me, Senshi of Love and Beauty. Help me destroy this demon!"

            Venus grew bright as a star and the same glow surrounded Gloria. She held her wand firmly.

            The prayer tower on Venus began to grow as Gloria prayed desperately:

            "Defeat this monster. Free my family from her shadow! Take what you must!"

            Her wand began to grow in light, until it was solid gold.

            Gloria's dark blue eyes narrowed,

            "I won't be defeated!"

* * *

            The Chibi senshi called upon the new attacks that billowed up inside them.

"Jupiter Lethal Tempest!"

            "Mercury Absolute Zero!"

            "Mars FireWall!"

            "Pluto Time Strands Activate!"

            "Uranus Earth Divide!"

            "Neptune Ocean Emerge!"

            "Saturn Ribbon Revolt!"

            The attacks combined and destroyed every youma they touched. The older senshi didn't have to do anything.

            The girls turned to Rini. Rini was stunned,

            "Super Sailor Chibi Scouts?"

            Before anyone said so much as a word, Annika screamed and clutched her head.

            "Annika!"

            Raye raced to her side. Tears fell down the girl's face,

            "GLORIA!"

* * *

            Lady Phobia gasped; the golden sphere had grown and was surely but assuredly starting to over whelm her.

            "No!"

            Gloria stared at her henshin wand. It shimmered as if asking if she wished what she did. Gloria nodded.

            It shattered.

            The force of her power over whelmed lady phobia. The woman let out a shattering scream. Light began to spill from her eyes and mouth.

            The sign of Venus tore her body apart, her scream echoing.

            Gloria heard none of it.

            When her wand shattered, she fell to the ground, limp as the life left her eyes and then they slowly slid shut.