Goxard stared at her evilly. He reached his hand up and clasped her little
face. "Leaving the party so soon? The fun hasn't even begun yet… heh heh."
Saruka screamed, but her wail was drowned out from the hand over her mouth. She tried to bite it, tried to flail and kick to get him off of her, but nothing was working.
Goxard grinned again, then took a step back. He snapped his fingers, and from behind a bush off to the side a man appeared carrying Aydel. Aydel's eyes widened at the sight of Saruka. Her eyes were swollen, red, and they glittered with tears. Aydel hung her head sadly, as she effortlessly let the man carry her closer. She didn't attempt to get away. It seemed as if she had given up.
Saruka hadn't. She screamed and yelled and kicked and squirmed; though her attempts were useless. Saruka coughed and fell to the ground as a knee hit her stomach and the man let go of her. She rolled on her side, desperately trying to get up and get away, but her stomach hurt so much. A foot found her head, and a fist her face. Four men beat her silly. The men backed up when Goxard told them to, and he crouched low to Saruka.
Saruka's face was stained with tears, her pretty concert clothes dirty and torn, and her bones broken and bruised. But they hadn't destroyed her spirit yet like they had Aydel. Saruka fought with all her might to get to her feet, and when she did, Goxard just tapped her shoulder lightly and she collapsed back down.
"Why don't you just give up, kid?" Goxard mocked, "Give up like your friend here."
Saruka looked at him in anger. The scouts had been right to be suspicious, Aydel had been right to be suspicious. Saruka suddenly felt angry at her parents and the planets rulers for being so stupid as to trust these people. Goxard was waiting for an answer. Saruka looked into his evil eyes, then spat at him.
Goxard's face suddenly changed from brute mock to indescribable hate. He took a hand full of Saruka's hair and pulled her face up to his. "You know, I don't understand why it's you Lord Alzamont wants. What makes you so special anyway?" By her hair he took her to her feet, "I may not be able to promise your death," He whispered insanely, "But I can promise the death of your family and friends."
He threw Saruka to the ground roughly then turned to his minions. "Spread out. Lord Alzamont himself will be here soon, and he's expecting a fireworks show. Then again, so is everyone else. Too bad they won't live to see the end of their planet, but we will. This planet and it's people are history!"
The men all saluted Goxard and ran off. Only one stayed, and that one was detaining Aydel. Goxard turned back to Saruka. Saruka was desperately trying to crawl away from him, but was making hardly any progress with her brittle bones. Goxard laughed at her and kicked her in the gut. "Stupid girl." He muttered.
Saruka couldn't see him because her eyes had suddenly gone out of focus from pain, but she figured he had turned back to Aydel.
"There's a good girl," Goxard said, drowning out a small whine of Aydel's. "You're of great use to the empire. You just don't know it yet." Aydel whined again. "Shut up!" Goxard yelled. Saruka heard the sound of skin hitting skin, and Aydel's yell.
Saruka searched the ground with her hands for a weapon, something she could use against Goxard. She weakly gripped a stick she found then, using whatever strength she had left, pushed herself strongly to her feet and spun around to Goxard. The stick broke as it hit his head hard. Goxard called out something bad, but Saruka couldn't make it out. She had already fallen back to the ground, her eyes barely open.
She thought he would hit her. Kept expecting his foot on her face again, or his fist beating her body, but she didn't feel anything. Saruka's dimly thought she had gone numb all over and that he was really beating he to a pulp, but she knew she was wrong when two soft hands touched her face. They shook on her for a moment before finding each of her wounds. Saruka felt a bubbly warm sensation all throughout her body as a blue light blinded her vision.
Saruka took in a gasp of air and sprung up into sitting position as the warm sensation and blue light both faded. Saruka coughed and choked for a moment feeling as if she had just drowned in a pool. Saruka's eyes darted around, looking for Aydel, looking for Goxard, but all she found was Princess Serena transformed into Sailor Moon, and the other four scouts behind her.
Saruka burst into tears and threw her arms around Sailor Moon, who hugged her back. Saruka pushed away when she remembered Aydel. "Aydel, where is she? Where's Aydel?" Saruka rambled.
Sailor Moon's eyes turned emotionless. "I'm sorry, Saruka, they took her. They were gone before we had a chance to fight."
Saruka met Sailor Jupiter's eyes in the distance. They were wet with tears of sadness. "They're coming back, Goxard's coming back! He told me he was going to destroy the Moon, that he was going to kill us all, that Lord Alzamont was coming too!"
Sailor Moon nodded, "We know. We're ready. Our parents won't believe us till it happens and, sadly, Sailor Mars has predicted they will come back tonight… soon."
"No!" Saruka screamed, "No!" She repeated angrily as she pulled from Sailor Moon and beat the ground.
"Saruka, please listen to us. If we are going to save this planet, we will need your help. We wished we wouldn't have to result to this, but we must to save this planet, to save everyone. Will you help us?"
Saruka stopped beating the ground and looked tiredly up to Sailor Moon. She glanced back at her sister, Sailor Venus, and whispered, "What do I have to do?"
Sailor Moon motioned for the rest of them to leave and whispered back at them, "Spread out to the four corners of the kingdom you guys and keep a look out. After I inform Saruka of what she must do, I will tell my mother of the attack. If I fail to convince her, I will warn the other planet rulers and tell them to prepare. We have to be ready at all costs."
The scouts all nodded in agreement and were off. Sailor Venus hugged Saruka and told her how much she loved her before she, too, left. Saruka wiped the tears from her eyes before she looked back to Sailor Moon.
"Saruka," Sailor Moon began, "listen carefully. I want you to continue on your way to the castle. Once inside, go down the third hall on the right. After going down that hall, you should come to two more halls, one leading right, one leading left. Don't go down either. Instead, there is a framed painting that should be in front of you. It is of Hogosha Shigo, Lord of the Underworld. I want you to flip the painting up and push hard on the brick three down from the painting hinges, are you following me?"
Saruka nodded, "Yes." She said. She was making a little map in her mind of the castle, and she knew the painting Sailor Moon spoke of well.
"Ok, the third brick down is a hologram, and will disappear when you touch it. There is a button underneath. I want you to push it. After you push it, go back towards the entrance hall and go through the middle hall, fourth from the right and left. Go straight up that hall towards the training room. Enter the training room and go through the sixth door on your right. Once inside, I want you to go to the back of the room. There is a trap door in the far right corner. I want you to go into it, and stay there. Don't leave, you understand me? That small room is protected by a strong shield of magic and you will be safe. No one will be able to get to you."
Sailor Moon stood up and looked around. She bent for a quick second to give Saruka a meaningful hug and whispered, "Please, Saruka. Do this for me and the other scouts. We will see you again, I promise. Don't try to be a hero by leaving and getting yourself killed. Promise me!"
Saruka frowned. She couldn't promise that. What if they got hurt and needed her help? She wasn't just some little kid. Saruka knew she could help. Cupping her hands behind her back, Saruka crossed her fingers and very regretfully said, "I promise."
"Good, now go! And hurry Saruka!" Sailor Moon yelled.
Saruka turned to the castle and sprinted off. She didn't want to look back to the concert hall or hear the music again, not right now. She had to concentrate and not forget. Saruka entered the castle and bolted down the third hall to the right. She ran until she saw the painting Sailor Moon told her to go to. Saruka quickly lifted the painting and counted down three block from the hinges. She pushed the brick hard and it dissinigrated into a button. She pressed the button.
Just as she did, Saruka was throwing her hands to her ears. It was an alarm. Sailor Moon had told her to press a button that sent off an alarm. This was more than serious. This battle would be deadly. But they could win! Saruka knew they could. The alarm went on for minutes as a high pitched wail. Saruka had to stay concentrated, so she took her hands off her head and turned back down the hall.
Saruka turned up the middle hall towards the training room when she reached the entrance hall. She ran through the doors to the training room and turned to her right. Saruka had been in the training room before to watch Mina train as a sailor scout, but had never been in one of the rooms in it. She opened the door and ran in. Saruka stopped dead in her tracks when she saw someone was already in it.
The person turned around and Saruka backed up in shock. It was one of the men who had beaten her nearly to death. He had something in his hands. It was ticking. Saruka gasped and ran back out the door when she finally got it through her mind that it was a bomb. The man called at her, but when she ran from the room he ran out after her.
'A bomb!' Saruka told herself, 'A real live bomb!' Saruka thanked Hogosha Shigo that everyone was in the Concert hall tonight. Saruka ran to the entrance hall. She hurried and opened the door, but shut it again when she saw outside. The battle had already begun. Swords and shields clanged together. Sailor attacks met Evil attempts to destroy. Magic against magic, steel against steel. Saruka was helpless. She had promised to stay safe. Sailor Moon was counting on her to uphold that.
Saruka ran through halls and doors without thinking. She didn't know where she was going, she just ran away from that man, and away from the outside world. She'd be safe indoors, she had to be! Saruka dodge through openings and around plants and people. All she wanted to do was run, run away from her problems and from the pain of the death she knew was to come.
Saruka huffed and puffed as' she closed a door behind her, locked it, and fell to the ground. She sat shaking, frightened of what might happen that night, frightened of the possibilities. Saruka screamed when a voice came from the room. Her hands frantically reached for the door knob as she starred into the darkness, searching for what was there.
"Saruka, calm down. Don't be afraid."
Saruka recognized the voice. "Mother?" She asked into the dark room.
A little lamp was flicked on and the dark room filled with light. Saruka starred at the familiar face. "No, it's me."
"Duchess Melody." Saruka sighed. She was disappointed it was not her mother, but satisfied it was someone she knew. Saruka's mind suddenly filled with thoughts. "Melody! Goxard, he got Aydel, he has her!" She ran up to Duchess Melody who was now sitting on the edge of her bed. "I'm sorry! I tried my best, I did! But he's coming, they're coming! They're going to destroy the Moon Kingdom and if we could only…"
Duchess Melody held a single finger to Saruka's mouth to hush her. "Yes, I know. I wept for my beloved child when I felt her presence pass. But, do not worry, they will not harm her physically, though she may be emotionally damaged for life."
Duchess Melody's eyes filled with sadness. She took Saruka's hands in pleading sadness. "Please, Saruka. I can help you, I can help you fight this battle and destroy those people, but you have to promise me something. Please, no matter what, I don't want you to hate my daughter, never hate her. No matter what happens or how. Please! Forgive her for what she might do. She does it without intention, without knowledge of her actions. You can't hold that against her!"
It wasn't a question, it was a request. From Aydel's mother to Saruka. Saruka looked sadly into the woman's eyes. She had already made a promise to Sailor Moon that she could no longer keep, how could she make another? What was going to happen that might make Saruka hate Aydel, her best friend? Saruka nodded, finally making up her mind, "Yes, of course. I could never hate Aydel. I promise."
Duchess Melody seemed convinced. She stood elegantly and importantly and strode across the room. She lifted the lid of a jewelry case and pulled out a small purple gem on the end of a golden chain. Saruka gasped when she saw it. The gem had swirls of blue and red within it that made it look so magical. It was a DragonLily, like the one that hung on her mothers neck.
Duchess Melody walked back to Saruka and placed the chain and gem into her hand. "Your mother asked me to hold onto it for you until your 9th birthday. She said she knew how you weren't supposed to receive one until your 10th, but she told me you were special and that you deserved it. Tjis gem contains a special power that you can use tonight to help the scouts fight. It won't make you a real scout, but will give you the powers and uniform of one." Duchess Melody stood back a ways, "Now, hold it in the air and say Venus Gem Transformation."
Saruka was estatic with the gift and without any hesitation threw her hand with the stone into the air and called, "Venus… Gem… Transformation!!!"
It was a magical feeling! A swirl of orange and yellow light wrapped itself around Saruka like a blanket and spun out in a tornado of stars. The light was warm and comforting, and removed Saruka's clothing to replace it with the Sailor uniform. Saruka spun around with glee as the light did one last spin of her body and disappeared into ublivian.
Saruka stood, feeling not at all dizzy, and looked down at her now transformed body. She wore a white body suit with a orange skirt, orange bow, yellow collar, and orange boots. Her choker was orange with a golden star, her gloves white with orange little bobs, and her back bow was a light blue. Her outfit looked identical to her sisters. Saruka couldn't imagine feeling any happier.
Duchess Melody looked her up and down and smiled, "Remember Saruka, this is just a one time thing. You must use it to help fight tonight. Protect the scouts and this kingdom. Oh, and your attack is Venus Detsuno Destroyer! Because you have had no training to learn to use your attack, be careful when you use it and watch where you're aiming." Duchess Melody bowed before saying, "Good luck, little princess."
Saruka smiled and said, "Thank you, Melody." With a long, emotional glance, Saruka ran out the door to help fight.
Saruka screamed, but her wail was drowned out from the hand over her mouth. She tried to bite it, tried to flail and kick to get him off of her, but nothing was working.
Goxard grinned again, then took a step back. He snapped his fingers, and from behind a bush off to the side a man appeared carrying Aydel. Aydel's eyes widened at the sight of Saruka. Her eyes were swollen, red, and they glittered with tears. Aydel hung her head sadly, as she effortlessly let the man carry her closer. She didn't attempt to get away. It seemed as if she had given up.
Saruka hadn't. She screamed and yelled and kicked and squirmed; though her attempts were useless. Saruka coughed and fell to the ground as a knee hit her stomach and the man let go of her. She rolled on her side, desperately trying to get up and get away, but her stomach hurt so much. A foot found her head, and a fist her face. Four men beat her silly. The men backed up when Goxard told them to, and he crouched low to Saruka.
Saruka's face was stained with tears, her pretty concert clothes dirty and torn, and her bones broken and bruised. But they hadn't destroyed her spirit yet like they had Aydel. Saruka fought with all her might to get to her feet, and when she did, Goxard just tapped her shoulder lightly and she collapsed back down.
"Why don't you just give up, kid?" Goxard mocked, "Give up like your friend here."
Saruka looked at him in anger. The scouts had been right to be suspicious, Aydel had been right to be suspicious. Saruka suddenly felt angry at her parents and the planets rulers for being so stupid as to trust these people. Goxard was waiting for an answer. Saruka looked into his evil eyes, then spat at him.
Goxard's face suddenly changed from brute mock to indescribable hate. He took a hand full of Saruka's hair and pulled her face up to his. "You know, I don't understand why it's you Lord Alzamont wants. What makes you so special anyway?" By her hair he took her to her feet, "I may not be able to promise your death," He whispered insanely, "But I can promise the death of your family and friends."
He threw Saruka to the ground roughly then turned to his minions. "Spread out. Lord Alzamont himself will be here soon, and he's expecting a fireworks show. Then again, so is everyone else. Too bad they won't live to see the end of their planet, but we will. This planet and it's people are history!"
The men all saluted Goxard and ran off. Only one stayed, and that one was detaining Aydel. Goxard turned back to Saruka. Saruka was desperately trying to crawl away from him, but was making hardly any progress with her brittle bones. Goxard laughed at her and kicked her in the gut. "Stupid girl." He muttered.
Saruka couldn't see him because her eyes had suddenly gone out of focus from pain, but she figured he had turned back to Aydel.
"There's a good girl," Goxard said, drowning out a small whine of Aydel's. "You're of great use to the empire. You just don't know it yet." Aydel whined again. "Shut up!" Goxard yelled. Saruka heard the sound of skin hitting skin, and Aydel's yell.
Saruka searched the ground with her hands for a weapon, something she could use against Goxard. She weakly gripped a stick she found then, using whatever strength she had left, pushed herself strongly to her feet and spun around to Goxard. The stick broke as it hit his head hard. Goxard called out something bad, but Saruka couldn't make it out. She had already fallen back to the ground, her eyes barely open.
She thought he would hit her. Kept expecting his foot on her face again, or his fist beating her body, but she didn't feel anything. Saruka's dimly thought she had gone numb all over and that he was really beating he to a pulp, but she knew she was wrong when two soft hands touched her face. They shook on her for a moment before finding each of her wounds. Saruka felt a bubbly warm sensation all throughout her body as a blue light blinded her vision.
Saruka took in a gasp of air and sprung up into sitting position as the warm sensation and blue light both faded. Saruka coughed and choked for a moment feeling as if she had just drowned in a pool. Saruka's eyes darted around, looking for Aydel, looking for Goxard, but all she found was Princess Serena transformed into Sailor Moon, and the other four scouts behind her.
Saruka burst into tears and threw her arms around Sailor Moon, who hugged her back. Saruka pushed away when she remembered Aydel. "Aydel, where is she? Where's Aydel?" Saruka rambled.
Sailor Moon's eyes turned emotionless. "I'm sorry, Saruka, they took her. They were gone before we had a chance to fight."
Saruka met Sailor Jupiter's eyes in the distance. They were wet with tears of sadness. "They're coming back, Goxard's coming back! He told me he was going to destroy the Moon, that he was going to kill us all, that Lord Alzamont was coming too!"
Sailor Moon nodded, "We know. We're ready. Our parents won't believe us till it happens and, sadly, Sailor Mars has predicted they will come back tonight… soon."
"No!" Saruka screamed, "No!" She repeated angrily as she pulled from Sailor Moon and beat the ground.
"Saruka, please listen to us. If we are going to save this planet, we will need your help. We wished we wouldn't have to result to this, but we must to save this planet, to save everyone. Will you help us?"
Saruka stopped beating the ground and looked tiredly up to Sailor Moon. She glanced back at her sister, Sailor Venus, and whispered, "What do I have to do?"
Sailor Moon motioned for the rest of them to leave and whispered back at them, "Spread out to the four corners of the kingdom you guys and keep a look out. After I inform Saruka of what she must do, I will tell my mother of the attack. If I fail to convince her, I will warn the other planet rulers and tell them to prepare. We have to be ready at all costs."
The scouts all nodded in agreement and were off. Sailor Venus hugged Saruka and told her how much she loved her before she, too, left. Saruka wiped the tears from her eyes before she looked back to Sailor Moon.
"Saruka," Sailor Moon began, "listen carefully. I want you to continue on your way to the castle. Once inside, go down the third hall on the right. After going down that hall, you should come to two more halls, one leading right, one leading left. Don't go down either. Instead, there is a framed painting that should be in front of you. It is of Hogosha Shigo, Lord of the Underworld. I want you to flip the painting up and push hard on the brick three down from the painting hinges, are you following me?"
Saruka nodded, "Yes." She said. She was making a little map in her mind of the castle, and she knew the painting Sailor Moon spoke of well.
"Ok, the third brick down is a hologram, and will disappear when you touch it. There is a button underneath. I want you to push it. After you push it, go back towards the entrance hall and go through the middle hall, fourth from the right and left. Go straight up that hall towards the training room. Enter the training room and go through the sixth door on your right. Once inside, I want you to go to the back of the room. There is a trap door in the far right corner. I want you to go into it, and stay there. Don't leave, you understand me? That small room is protected by a strong shield of magic and you will be safe. No one will be able to get to you."
Sailor Moon stood up and looked around. She bent for a quick second to give Saruka a meaningful hug and whispered, "Please, Saruka. Do this for me and the other scouts. We will see you again, I promise. Don't try to be a hero by leaving and getting yourself killed. Promise me!"
Saruka frowned. She couldn't promise that. What if they got hurt and needed her help? She wasn't just some little kid. Saruka knew she could help. Cupping her hands behind her back, Saruka crossed her fingers and very regretfully said, "I promise."
"Good, now go! And hurry Saruka!" Sailor Moon yelled.
Saruka turned to the castle and sprinted off. She didn't want to look back to the concert hall or hear the music again, not right now. She had to concentrate and not forget. Saruka entered the castle and bolted down the third hall to the right. She ran until she saw the painting Sailor Moon told her to go to. Saruka quickly lifted the painting and counted down three block from the hinges. She pushed the brick hard and it dissinigrated into a button. She pressed the button.
Just as she did, Saruka was throwing her hands to her ears. It was an alarm. Sailor Moon had told her to press a button that sent off an alarm. This was more than serious. This battle would be deadly. But they could win! Saruka knew they could. The alarm went on for minutes as a high pitched wail. Saruka had to stay concentrated, so she took her hands off her head and turned back down the hall.
Saruka turned up the middle hall towards the training room when she reached the entrance hall. She ran through the doors to the training room and turned to her right. Saruka had been in the training room before to watch Mina train as a sailor scout, but had never been in one of the rooms in it. She opened the door and ran in. Saruka stopped dead in her tracks when she saw someone was already in it.
The person turned around and Saruka backed up in shock. It was one of the men who had beaten her nearly to death. He had something in his hands. It was ticking. Saruka gasped and ran back out the door when she finally got it through her mind that it was a bomb. The man called at her, but when she ran from the room he ran out after her.
'A bomb!' Saruka told herself, 'A real live bomb!' Saruka thanked Hogosha Shigo that everyone was in the Concert hall tonight. Saruka ran to the entrance hall. She hurried and opened the door, but shut it again when she saw outside. The battle had already begun. Swords and shields clanged together. Sailor attacks met Evil attempts to destroy. Magic against magic, steel against steel. Saruka was helpless. She had promised to stay safe. Sailor Moon was counting on her to uphold that.
Saruka ran through halls and doors without thinking. She didn't know where she was going, she just ran away from that man, and away from the outside world. She'd be safe indoors, she had to be! Saruka dodge through openings and around plants and people. All she wanted to do was run, run away from her problems and from the pain of the death she knew was to come.
Saruka huffed and puffed as' she closed a door behind her, locked it, and fell to the ground. She sat shaking, frightened of what might happen that night, frightened of the possibilities. Saruka screamed when a voice came from the room. Her hands frantically reached for the door knob as she starred into the darkness, searching for what was there.
"Saruka, calm down. Don't be afraid."
Saruka recognized the voice. "Mother?" She asked into the dark room.
A little lamp was flicked on and the dark room filled with light. Saruka starred at the familiar face. "No, it's me."
"Duchess Melody." Saruka sighed. She was disappointed it was not her mother, but satisfied it was someone she knew. Saruka's mind suddenly filled with thoughts. "Melody! Goxard, he got Aydel, he has her!" She ran up to Duchess Melody who was now sitting on the edge of her bed. "I'm sorry! I tried my best, I did! But he's coming, they're coming! They're going to destroy the Moon Kingdom and if we could only…"
Duchess Melody held a single finger to Saruka's mouth to hush her. "Yes, I know. I wept for my beloved child when I felt her presence pass. But, do not worry, they will not harm her physically, though she may be emotionally damaged for life."
Duchess Melody's eyes filled with sadness. She took Saruka's hands in pleading sadness. "Please, Saruka. I can help you, I can help you fight this battle and destroy those people, but you have to promise me something. Please, no matter what, I don't want you to hate my daughter, never hate her. No matter what happens or how. Please! Forgive her for what she might do. She does it without intention, without knowledge of her actions. You can't hold that against her!"
It wasn't a question, it was a request. From Aydel's mother to Saruka. Saruka looked sadly into the woman's eyes. She had already made a promise to Sailor Moon that she could no longer keep, how could she make another? What was going to happen that might make Saruka hate Aydel, her best friend? Saruka nodded, finally making up her mind, "Yes, of course. I could never hate Aydel. I promise."
Duchess Melody seemed convinced. She stood elegantly and importantly and strode across the room. She lifted the lid of a jewelry case and pulled out a small purple gem on the end of a golden chain. Saruka gasped when she saw it. The gem had swirls of blue and red within it that made it look so magical. It was a DragonLily, like the one that hung on her mothers neck.
Duchess Melody walked back to Saruka and placed the chain and gem into her hand. "Your mother asked me to hold onto it for you until your 9th birthday. She said she knew how you weren't supposed to receive one until your 10th, but she told me you were special and that you deserved it. Tjis gem contains a special power that you can use tonight to help the scouts fight. It won't make you a real scout, but will give you the powers and uniform of one." Duchess Melody stood back a ways, "Now, hold it in the air and say Venus Gem Transformation."
Saruka was estatic with the gift and without any hesitation threw her hand with the stone into the air and called, "Venus… Gem… Transformation!!!"
It was a magical feeling! A swirl of orange and yellow light wrapped itself around Saruka like a blanket and spun out in a tornado of stars. The light was warm and comforting, and removed Saruka's clothing to replace it with the Sailor uniform. Saruka spun around with glee as the light did one last spin of her body and disappeared into ublivian.
Saruka stood, feeling not at all dizzy, and looked down at her now transformed body. She wore a white body suit with a orange skirt, orange bow, yellow collar, and orange boots. Her choker was orange with a golden star, her gloves white with orange little bobs, and her back bow was a light blue. Her outfit looked identical to her sisters. Saruka couldn't imagine feeling any happier.
Duchess Melody looked her up and down and smiled, "Remember Saruka, this is just a one time thing. You must use it to help fight tonight. Protect the scouts and this kingdom. Oh, and your attack is Venus Detsuno Destroyer! Because you have had no training to learn to use your attack, be careful when you use it and watch where you're aiming." Duchess Melody bowed before saying, "Good luck, little princess."
Saruka smiled and said, "Thank you, Melody." With a long, emotional glance, Saruka ran out the door to help fight.
