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"Who is that chick?" Said Haruka who even for her was slightly out of breath,

"I… don't know… but I don't… like her." Gasped Hotaru, desperate for oxygen.

"You know maybe we should stop running from her and fight back?" Said Michiru finally regaining some control over her breathing.

"Please do that, I would love to see you try." Said a female, blue in colour and her eyes looked like arctic tundra, her voice was soft and smooth and monotone. The three girls stood up in defiance.

"Very well if you want a fight, we'll give you one." The three girls held their henshin sticks in there hands ready for the fight.

"Saturn Planet…" but before Hotaru could finish Nuclear Winter flew in front of her and said "Antarctic Orb." With this Hotaru was trapped within a sphere of semi transparent ice. "Now that will make my job slightly easier." She chuckled to herself her face still as expressionless as ever and turned to Haruka and Michiru who had used this distraction to transform into Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune.

"World Shaking."

"Deep Submerge."

Nuclear Winter just shook her head disappointed as the two coloured globes flew towards her.

"Frozen Wind." Was all she said and the two globes were blown away with the greatest of ease.

"Antarctic Orb." She called again and threw a ball of ice straight at Neptune at frightening speeds, Uranus just managed to get Neptune out of the way in time, but unfortunately not quick enough for her, the ball of "Pure" ice hit Uranus in the side of the head knocking her out cold.

"Haruka," Neptune called at the motionless body that had fallen in her lap, and then she heard a familiar chuckle and looked up to see Nuclear Winter walking towards her slowly, a vague hint of a smile on her face, Hotaru watched helplessly as Neptune was advanced upon, Neptune was all alone now. At least that's what everyone thought; Neptune was prepared for the worst when, she heard a familiar voice in the distance.

"Dead Scream." Was heard followed by a purple coloured globe that hit Nuclear Winter in the side and sent her flying, Hotaru and Neptune looked to see the welcome figure of Sailor Pluto,

"Pluto!" Neptune cried, (Hotaru also said it but her voice was muffled by the thick layer of ice that surrounded her.) silently Sailor Pluto looked at the trapped figure of Hotaru she pointed her staff at the ball of ice and said "Chronos Typhoon." Purple energy spiralled from the Garnet Orb and wrapped itself around Hotaru's spherical prison; the cell of cold shattered and Hotaru was free.

"Saturn Planet Power, Make Up."



Neptune was ignorant of all that was going on around her since Pluto arrived as she was weeping at the still body of Uranus, Blood trickling from her head onto Neptune's arm, she didn't even notice Pluto kneel beside her,

"She'll be ok," said Pluto "we just need to get her out of here." She continued, Neptune nodded and pulling herself together she picked up Uranus and as the three started to leave they heard "her" voice again.

"You're not going anywhere… Frozen Wind."

"Silence Wall." Called Saturn holding her Glaive in front of her to stop the wind from getting them.

"Antarctic Orb." She called as well firing multiple and continuous balls of ice at the invisible wall, this was visibly taking its toll on Saturn, so Pluto stepped beside her and held her hand in front of her, the Garnet Orb started to glow and flew from its place on the Time Staff to float just above her hand.

"Garnet Ball." She said and they were surrounded by a purple dome, then Nuclear Winter visibly angered, she was furious that only two of the Sailor Senshi could so easily stop her, even if there was only one senshi stronger then the two she was against, she was fuming with rage and decided to launch her most destructive attack on them.

"Silver Tundra." She screamed as a wave of icicle knives wended there way towards the senshi, with the sheer force of the impact Saturn was thrown back, the purple dome shattered and Pluto landed somewhere near Neptune, they could both hardly move, and Neptune was on her own again.

"Now I'm really ticked off." Said Nuclear Winter looking at the only senshi left that could fight, Neptune stood up ready to fight to her last breath, Nuclear Winter wasn't the only one who was ticked off Neptune was seething with fury, the sky started to darken, then the darkness spread and the area around them went completely black all that could be seen was Neptune and Nuclear Winter, the ice maiden looked around her and realised how much trouble she was in, "this is… Ominous" then she looked at Sailor Neptune, the sign of Neptune was glowing behind her it then morphed into the shape of a star. "Uh oh." Was all she could say before Neptune attacked.

"Neptune Deep Sea Star." The star behind her shattered and all the shattered pieces flew towards the ice maiden, as they flew towards her they started to form a trail of water, these snakes of liquid spiralled and twisted around each other before one by one and in quick succession pummelling the icy lady, after the darkness of Neptune's new found ability had gone, Nuclear Winter cried "This isn't over." And an icicle formed around her, when it shattered she was nowhere to be seen.

Neptune looked at her hands and said. "What was that?"