Chapter 9 – Stronger
"Why did you tell them you were Sailor Demon Scout? You know, that sounds really good, because now you don't own the galaxy so you can't be Galaxia anymore. You really should stay as Sailor Demon Scout," said Sailor Star Fighter not even knowing if she was joking or talking seriously.
"Shutup! I wasn't named Galaxia for owning the galaxy! I was named Galaxia for being the strongest scout," hissed Galaxia.
"No, but, you aren't the strongest anymore!"
"No I am not!"
"Then stay Sailor Demon Scout! You have no idea how cool it sounds and I am being absolutely serious right now!"
Galaxia growled angrily and turned back to look at the three magicians who were eating some food. A small bonfire was lit close to them.
"At this time, I wish Rei was here. She could give us a huge fire!" exclaimed Sailor Star Maker.
Galaxia screamed in frustration and stormed up to the fire.
"Stand back, all of you!" she shouted.
The magicians grabbed the food and squiddidled away from the fire.
Galaxia pointed her hand at the small fire and shot out a beam of energy at the fire. Suddenly there was a huge explosion and the bonfire rose to about 3 metres high. Galaxia smirked at the star scouts and walked back to her seats.
The magicians blinked and went back to sitting around the fire, though not to close in fear it would explode again.
"Alright, that does it! Let's leave NOW!" said Galaxia in frustration.
The magicians nodded and grabbed their brooms.
"No, not like that! Each one of you are going to grab onto a star scout and they will speed off at the speed of light. I will fly and mind you Fighter, with these wings I fly faster than you," said Galaxia.
Fighter laughed in amusement and let Harry hold onto her legs.
"Fine then, I demand a race!"
"Very well, but I will win! After all, you have to find Usagi too! I will win! I am faster and smarter. In fact, I will take Harry with me and I will still win," said Galaxia taking Harry's hand.
"I don't believe you will win. Harry will be bothering you."
"You just wait! I will give you a head start!"
"Fine, if I win, you are my slave for the week!"
"And if I win, you're MY slave for the week!"
"Deal!"
The two scouts glared at eachother angrily. The others blinked and Harry gulped. He was going to be a passenger of a very speedy race.
Fighter smiled and jumped into the air speeding off at immense speed. All the lights split up. Galaxia sat down on a rock. Harry looked at her suspiciously.
"Ok, Harry. Have you ever ridden a dragon?" asked Sailor Demon Scout.
"Yes," answered Harry looking nervous.
"Good."
Suddenly Galaxia jumped into the air and her figure changed into a dragon. Harry screamed and jumped back.
"Don't worry! If you've seen Helios's transformation then there she be no problem. Plus, you know a little secret of mine. Come on! We have a race!" said Galaxia.
Harry nervously approached the dragon. Galaxia grabbed him with her tail and threw him on her back. He grabbed onto some huge spiked sticking out of her back and she raced off.
Harry's eyes felt weird as he looked around. Everything around him was white. Was this what it was like riding faster than light? Suddenly the dragon stopped and shot down. Harry's vision blurred as trees and plants came into view again. The dragon landed and Harry jumped off the dragon quickly. She quickly transformed back into Sailor Demon Scout and looked around to check if Fighter was there.
"Ha! I won!" said Demon Scout to Harry. She peered through the trees to find a huge cave. She could sense Usagi and Endymion were in there. She wondered if she should go and find them. No she couldn't. She had to wait for the loser of the race.
Star Fighter shot across the sky. She stopped peering down. She could sense Usagi and Endymion were close to her. She shot off again and suddenly stopped and looked down again. Galaxia was sitting on a log looking very bored.
"Shit!" cursed Fighter as she shot down to Galaxia.
Galaxia smiled at the shocked look on Fighter's face. She looked at her watch and yamned teasingly.
"What took you! Slave! Come on!" said Galaxia.
Star Fighter sighed helplessly. She felt like crying! Galaxia's slave wasn't exactly something good. It made her remember old times.
"Whatever! As long as you don't slip those bracelet things on me," exclaimed Fighter.
Galaxia smirked and let out her hand. A pair of bracelets appeared on her hand making Fighter scream and jump back in fright.
"We had a deal," she said evilly.
Fighter stumbled back trpping over a log. She fell flat on her face. Harry wondered why Fighter was so scared of the bracelets. The bracelets suddenly vanished and Sailor Demon Scout let out a burst of laughter.
"You really are entertaining! You know I would do something so horrible to my best friend," exclaimed Demon Scout helping a nervous looking Fighter up.
Harry jumped back in shock. These two were best friends? What a strange friendship. They looked more like death rivals than best friends.
"Come on! Let's go! I can't wait to meet her majesty in queen form," said Demon scout gesturing for the two to come.
"Your sentences make no sense. You talk in riddles too much!" exclaimed Fighter shrugging and following Galaxia.
"Something your brain can't handle!"
The three slowly crawled through the cave and appeared to be on a very high level. They peered past a rock to see Serenity, Helios(Pegasus form) and Endymion.
"Honey, do you want to have a rest now. You've been practising for so long," said Endymion looking very worried.
"I must get stronger! I was such an idiot when I was younger! I have to work up for that," said Serenity.
"Yes, but you are losing yourself."
"Don't tell me what to do! You can either watch quietly or go away."
Endymion fell silent and went back to watching his future wife as she tired herself out. She nodded to Helios who threw a huge beam of light at her. She struggled with it and finally threw it back at Helios who pushed it off with great ease.
"You are struggling too much. You must have tired yourself out. We will continue tomorrow," said Helios.
Serenity nodded angrily. Suddenly her eyes flashed towards where the three were hiding.
"I feel someone else is in this room," said Serenity throwing a beam of energy at the rock Galaxia was hiding behind.
She jumped up quickly.
"No, Usagichan!" screamed Galaxia dodging the beam.
Usagi plastered a smile on her face.
"Galaxia!" Usagi squeeled in delight.
Galaxia picked up Harry and they lowered to the ground. Usagi looked at Harry and then back at Galaxia as if asking what was going on. Fighter appeared from behind a rock too and jumped down to look at Serenity properly.
Endymion sighed in relief to see something else could occupy Serenity for a while.
"Galaxia? Is that your real name?" asked Harry with an extremely confused look on his face.
Galaxia nodded and went back to chatting with Serenity.
"Harry! You shouldn't have gone after me. You could have gotten hurt if it weren't for Galaxia," exclaimed Usagi.
"But, Usagi. The last time I saw you, I got so worried. You had changed so much! You seemed stricter and..."
Usagi cut him off. "That is none of your buisness. Helios, I wish to speak to you alone," said Usagi walking out the room suddenly. Helios turned back into a horse and trotted after Usagi. Endymion watched them walk away and turned back to Galaxia.
"I don't know what to do. Ever since she left Hogwarts and had a long talk with Helios, she just hasn't been the same. She just wants to get more powerful every day. She trains non stop and won't tell me anything. I just hope she has a good reason. Now I know how she felt when I didn't tell her of my concerns, a few years back, because of a stupid dream," said Endymion.
He looked back hesitantly and clenched his hands into fists, remembering the old times.
"Endymion! She is an angel. I don't think anything horrible will happen. Just see how things are going. Maybe we have an enemy she is very worried about. Try and talk to her. Tell her how you feel," answered Galaxia.
"I have tried and she ignores me. It's not like Usagi to do that," said Endymion.
Fighter nodded her head in agreement.
"Harry, you've seen what you needed to see. I think you should go back to Hogwarts," said Galaxia suddenly.
"No, I want to talk to Usagi. Plus, the others haven't arrived yet," said Harry stubbournly.
"We're here," said Sailor Star Maker appearing from the entrance.
Ron and Hermione rushed over to Harry who barely smiled at them.
"Well then, I hope you don't mind if we share your cave for the night," said Galaxia pointing to another entrance.
Endymion smiled welcomely and turned to walk to Usagi's place.
"Wow, what did you find out?" asked Ron as they walked to a different section of the cave.
"That appearance is nothing. Usagi's hiding something and I am going to find out. Tonight! I am going to use my invisibility cloak and try and see what the problem is," said Harry.
"But you said she could see you through the invisibility cloak," complained Ron.
"Yes, but others can't. Either way if she sees me, I am going to be in a lot of trouble, so its better if I use the cloak."
Ron nodded and walked away from Harry.
Harry thought over his plan. It seemed extremely stupid but he didn't have any other idea. This would have to do for now, and he would need to find out tonight, because they would be leaving in the morning.
"Why did you tell them you were Sailor Demon Scout? You know, that sounds really good, because now you don't own the galaxy so you can't be Galaxia anymore. You really should stay as Sailor Demon Scout," said Sailor Star Fighter not even knowing if she was joking or talking seriously.
"Shutup! I wasn't named Galaxia for owning the galaxy! I was named Galaxia for being the strongest scout," hissed Galaxia.
"No, but, you aren't the strongest anymore!"
"No I am not!"
"Then stay Sailor Demon Scout! You have no idea how cool it sounds and I am being absolutely serious right now!"
Galaxia growled angrily and turned back to look at the three magicians who were eating some food. A small bonfire was lit close to them.
"At this time, I wish Rei was here. She could give us a huge fire!" exclaimed Sailor Star Maker.
Galaxia screamed in frustration and stormed up to the fire.
"Stand back, all of you!" she shouted.
The magicians grabbed the food and squiddidled away from the fire.
Galaxia pointed her hand at the small fire and shot out a beam of energy at the fire. Suddenly there was a huge explosion and the bonfire rose to about 3 metres high. Galaxia smirked at the star scouts and walked back to her seats.
The magicians blinked and went back to sitting around the fire, though not to close in fear it would explode again.
"Alright, that does it! Let's leave NOW!" said Galaxia in frustration.
The magicians nodded and grabbed their brooms.
"No, not like that! Each one of you are going to grab onto a star scout and they will speed off at the speed of light. I will fly and mind you Fighter, with these wings I fly faster than you," said Galaxia.
Fighter laughed in amusement and let Harry hold onto her legs.
"Fine then, I demand a race!"
"Very well, but I will win! After all, you have to find Usagi too! I will win! I am faster and smarter. In fact, I will take Harry with me and I will still win," said Galaxia taking Harry's hand.
"I don't believe you will win. Harry will be bothering you."
"You just wait! I will give you a head start!"
"Fine, if I win, you are my slave for the week!"
"And if I win, you're MY slave for the week!"
"Deal!"
The two scouts glared at eachother angrily. The others blinked and Harry gulped. He was going to be a passenger of a very speedy race.
Fighter smiled and jumped into the air speeding off at immense speed. All the lights split up. Galaxia sat down on a rock. Harry looked at her suspiciously.
"Ok, Harry. Have you ever ridden a dragon?" asked Sailor Demon Scout.
"Yes," answered Harry looking nervous.
"Good."
Suddenly Galaxia jumped into the air and her figure changed into a dragon. Harry screamed and jumped back.
"Don't worry! If you've seen Helios's transformation then there she be no problem. Plus, you know a little secret of mine. Come on! We have a race!" said Galaxia.
Harry nervously approached the dragon. Galaxia grabbed him with her tail and threw him on her back. He grabbed onto some huge spiked sticking out of her back and she raced off.
Harry's eyes felt weird as he looked around. Everything around him was white. Was this what it was like riding faster than light? Suddenly the dragon stopped and shot down. Harry's vision blurred as trees and plants came into view again. The dragon landed and Harry jumped off the dragon quickly. She quickly transformed back into Sailor Demon Scout and looked around to check if Fighter was there.
"Ha! I won!" said Demon Scout to Harry. She peered through the trees to find a huge cave. She could sense Usagi and Endymion were in there. She wondered if she should go and find them. No she couldn't. She had to wait for the loser of the race.
Star Fighter shot across the sky. She stopped peering down. She could sense Usagi and Endymion were close to her. She shot off again and suddenly stopped and looked down again. Galaxia was sitting on a log looking very bored.
"Shit!" cursed Fighter as she shot down to Galaxia.
Galaxia smiled at the shocked look on Fighter's face. She looked at her watch and yamned teasingly.
"What took you! Slave! Come on!" said Galaxia.
Star Fighter sighed helplessly. She felt like crying! Galaxia's slave wasn't exactly something good. It made her remember old times.
"Whatever! As long as you don't slip those bracelet things on me," exclaimed Fighter.
Galaxia smirked and let out her hand. A pair of bracelets appeared on her hand making Fighter scream and jump back in fright.
"We had a deal," she said evilly.
Fighter stumbled back trpping over a log. She fell flat on her face. Harry wondered why Fighter was so scared of the bracelets. The bracelets suddenly vanished and Sailor Demon Scout let out a burst of laughter.
"You really are entertaining! You know I would do something so horrible to my best friend," exclaimed Demon Scout helping a nervous looking Fighter up.
Harry jumped back in shock. These two were best friends? What a strange friendship. They looked more like death rivals than best friends.
"Come on! Let's go! I can't wait to meet her majesty in queen form," said Demon scout gesturing for the two to come.
"Your sentences make no sense. You talk in riddles too much!" exclaimed Fighter shrugging and following Galaxia.
"Something your brain can't handle!"
The three slowly crawled through the cave and appeared to be on a very high level. They peered past a rock to see Serenity, Helios(Pegasus form) and Endymion.
"Honey, do you want to have a rest now. You've been practising for so long," said Endymion looking very worried.
"I must get stronger! I was such an idiot when I was younger! I have to work up for that," said Serenity.
"Yes, but you are losing yourself."
"Don't tell me what to do! You can either watch quietly or go away."
Endymion fell silent and went back to watching his future wife as she tired herself out. She nodded to Helios who threw a huge beam of light at her. She struggled with it and finally threw it back at Helios who pushed it off with great ease.
"You are struggling too much. You must have tired yourself out. We will continue tomorrow," said Helios.
Serenity nodded angrily. Suddenly her eyes flashed towards where the three were hiding.
"I feel someone else is in this room," said Serenity throwing a beam of energy at the rock Galaxia was hiding behind.
She jumped up quickly.
"No, Usagichan!" screamed Galaxia dodging the beam.
Usagi plastered a smile on her face.
"Galaxia!" Usagi squeeled in delight.
Galaxia picked up Harry and they lowered to the ground. Usagi looked at Harry and then back at Galaxia as if asking what was going on. Fighter appeared from behind a rock too and jumped down to look at Serenity properly.
Endymion sighed in relief to see something else could occupy Serenity for a while.
"Galaxia? Is that your real name?" asked Harry with an extremely confused look on his face.
Galaxia nodded and went back to chatting with Serenity.
"Harry! You shouldn't have gone after me. You could have gotten hurt if it weren't for Galaxia," exclaimed Usagi.
"But, Usagi. The last time I saw you, I got so worried. You had changed so much! You seemed stricter and..."
Usagi cut him off. "That is none of your buisness. Helios, I wish to speak to you alone," said Usagi walking out the room suddenly. Helios turned back into a horse and trotted after Usagi. Endymion watched them walk away and turned back to Galaxia.
"I don't know what to do. Ever since she left Hogwarts and had a long talk with Helios, she just hasn't been the same. She just wants to get more powerful every day. She trains non stop and won't tell me anything. I just hope she has a good reason. Now I know how she felt when I didn't tell her of my concerns, a few years back, because of a stupid dream," said Endymion.
He looked back hesitantly and clenched his hands into fists, remembering the old times.
"Endymion! She is an angel. I don't think anything horrible will happen. Just see how things are going. Maybe we have an enemy she is very worried about. Try and talk to her. Tell her how you feel," answered Galaxia.
"I have tried and she ignores me. It's not like Usagi to do that," said Endymion.
Fighter nodded her head in agreement.
"Harry, you've seen what you needed to see. I think you should go back to Hogwarts," said Galaxia suddenly.
"No, I want to talk to Usagi. Plus, the others haven't arrived yet," said Harry stubbournly.
"We're here," said Sailor Star Maker appearing from the entrance.
Ron and Hermione rushed over to Harry who barely smiled at them.
"Well then, I hope you don't mind if we share your cave for the night," said Galaxia pointing to another entrance.
Endymion smiled welcomely and turned to walk to Usagi's place.
"Wow, what did you find out?" asked Ron as they walked to a different section of the cave.
"That appearance is nothing. Usagi's hiding something and I am going to find out. Tonight! I am going to use my invisibility cloak and try and see what the problem is," said Harry.
"But you said she could see you through the invisibility cloak," complained Ron.
"Yes, but others can't. Either way if she sees me, I am going to be in a lot of trouble, so its better if I use the cloak."
Ron nodded and walked away from Harry.
Harry thought over his plan. It seemed extremely stupid but he didn't have any other idea. This would have to do for now, and he would need to find out tonight, because they would be leaving in the morning.