A.N: Hello! I thought I better get a chapter out for this story, since
it's been a few days. Sorry!! *Gets down on both knees and holds hands out
in front of her in begging motion* Forgive me, Please!! Guess what? My
gueni-pigs birthday was today! It's been exactly a year since I've had him.
He's such a cutie, all tiny and black with a white crescent looking patch
on the left side of his neck that reaches all the way under his chin!
(that's why I bought him) His name's Shady! Anyway, enough about my
pet…Thank you soo much for the reviews, they were super awesome!! Hope this
chapter is worth the delay…
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Sailor Moon slowly walked to the front of the group, taking a deep breath as she tried to sense exactly what was wrong. Turning around slowly, she studied every part of the park in view, but nothing seemed to be out of place besides the lack of people. Nervously, she dug the toe of her silver boots into the dirt, biting her lip as the tension grew. She jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder, whipping around and almost attacking Sailor Mercury, who had snuck up behind her unintentionally.
"I'm sorry Sailor Moon, I just thought you should know I can't pick up any readings of Negative energy. Maybe I was wrong?" She looked unsure, but it was possible her whole theory was off.
Sailor Moon didn't say anything, in fact, she wasn't even paying attention. She was looking over Mercury's shoulder, staring at the foot of a nearby tree.
"Sailor Moon?" Mercury reached to touch her shoulder, but she jerked back out of reach, shocking the Scout's and Tuxedo Mask. Mercury lowered her hand slowly, hurt at the reaction and the thought that her best friend didn't even want her to touch her. Sailor Moon seemed to snap out of it when she saw her friends expression, stepping closer and drawing her into a hug.
"I'm sorry Amy. I…I don't know why I did that. It didn't mean anything, honest!" She whispered, on the verge of tears. *What the hell is wrong with me? Why am I acting so messed up?* She closed her eyes tightly, burying her face in Sailor Mercury's shoulder.
Sailor Mercury stood, not knowing what to do, just returning the hug. "It's okay." Sailor Moon released her and stepped back, nodding at nothing in particular. All four Scout's shared a glance, wondering what was going on to make their princess act so weird.
They never got the chance to ask however, because dark purple mist began to form slightly above them, solidifying into a youma that looked half human half tiger. Immediately, each Scout readied themselves to call on their attack, including Tuxedo Mask, who had moved up behind Sailor Moon.
The youma looked down at them and laughed, swishing her tail behind her and pushing her long, thick hair over her shoulder. "Oh, sorry. I have no corny speech, so let's just get to yours so I can kill you." She smiled, lowering to the ground about two yards in front of the group.
Sailor Mars stepped forward, her fists clenched at her sides. "Who are you?" She growled through clenched teeth, forcing herself to restrain from attacking before finding out exactly what she was up against. The youma laughed again, standing with her weight on one foot and her hand on her hip.
"I'm Beryl's newest general." She purred proudly, smirking as if she knew some great secret. "Eliar." She bowed mockingly.
"Enough of this, let's get it over with!" Jupiter stepped forward, crossing her arms and raising them, focusing her power in her tiara to charge her main attack. "Jupiter Thunder Crash!" Lightning shot out towards Eliar, but she simply laughed and disappeared, reappearing a few feet to the groups left.
"What's wrong, don't feel like having a friendly chat first?" She taunted, obviously enjoying herself.
Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus both charged their main attacks, deciding to try a combination.
"Venus Love Chain…"
"Mars Fire…"
"Encircle!"
"Ignite!"
A golden chain of linked hearts surrounded by flames shot towards their target, but once again, Eliar laughed and disappeared, but this time Sailor Mercury was ready for her. As soon as she spotted the dark mist forming, she readied her attack.
"Shabon Spray!" Freezing water shot forth from her hands and caught the youma off guard, slamming into her chest and knocking her back. Tuxedo Mask took this as his chance and formed a black rose in his hand, hurling it towards Eliar.
When it hit, it expanded into vines covered in black roses, which wrapped around the youma and trapped her arms to her side and bound her legs together, leaving her supposedly helpless. Eliar just laughed, extending long claws and slicing through the vines in mere seconds, flipping herself up onto her feet.
"This is much too easy." Raising her arms, she formed a ball of energy and hurtled it at the Scouts, forcing them to dodge. When they did so, she shouted something incomprehensible and before the Scouts knew what happened, chains shot out of the ground bellow and wrapped around them, pulling them under the earth, which seemed to swallow them. All of them that is, except for Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon cried out, digging frantically at the earth with her hands and ignoring the oncoming ball of energy headed towards her.
Luckily, Tuxedo Mask pushed her out of the way, taking the brunt of the hit between his shoulder blades, which unluckily knocked him into a tree unconscious. Sailor Moon just sat there, frozen in place with wide tearing eyes. Eliar laughed again, enjoying herself tremendously. Confidently, she walked over to the fallen soldier, who was on her hands and knees, and kicked her hard in the stomach, knocking her down without even the slightest effort.
"Sailor Moon. Where are you now? Without your friends…your Tuxedo Mask…You are absolutely nothing without those who would protect you. They would lay their lives down for your safety, and now they have. And look at you. Such a waste, but then again, it was amusing." Eliar crouched down to her, smirking as she watched silent tears fall one by one. "You're no champion. You're nothing." Dark energy formed in her hand, shifting into a sharp blade which she raised, ready to slice Sailor Moon's throat. "Goodbye moon princess." She hissed.
Sailor Moon rolled to move out of the way, not moving quick enough to avoid the blade from slicing a deep wound down her left arm. Struggling to her feet, she staggered back onto the path of the park, clutching her arm and ignoring the blood running over her fingers as she glared at her tormentor. Eliar just stood, watching as her victim began swaying, weakened from the deep wound.
"I could kill you now if I so chose, but I think I'd like to keep you alive for a while longer." She paused, smiling as she began to fade. "After all, there are worse things then death."
Sailor Moon tried to speak, but her vision began to turn black and she could feel herself falling, collapsing onto the ground. Second's later, her transformation could no longer hold and she was once again Serena Tsukino.
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Sailor Venus struggled to raise her head, taking in a sharp breath as she felt the stiffness of her body protest to her actions. She could tell without looking that she was chained to a wall or something, bound by her wrists above her head and her ankles. Groaning slightly, she opened her eyes and waited for her vision to focus.
Each Scout was bound to a huge slab of marble standing upright in a large circle, all chained in the same way and able to see their fellow fighter easily from their position. Sailor Jupiter was the only other one awake, and she was struggling against the chains as hard as she possibly could, ignoring the fact the cold metal was cutting into her flesh.
Both stilled instantly as the sound of footsteps came from somewhere behind them, steadily getting louder as they came closer. Venus caught Jupiter's attention and mouthed something to her, getting a short nod in reply. Both girls dropped their heads, pretending to still be unconscious as whoever had come into the room moved to the centre of the circle.
Queen Beryl leaned her staff on the ground as she studied her enemies, gazing longer at Venus and Jupiter then the other two. Shaking her head, she glared at the two and spoke in a low voice. "I know your awake. You really think you can fool me? Don't be stupid."
Jupiter growled and clenched her fists. "You're the one who's stupid if you think your gonna get away with this Beryl! We will defeat you, make no mistake of that!" Beryl swept her staff out towards Jupiter, striking her across the face and watching in satisfaction as blood splattered across the cavern floor.
"I don't make mistakes." She hissed, getting ready to strike again. She seriously needed to vent some anger, and these four would be the perfect target.
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A.N: Well? It's the weekend, so I'll get a new chapter out before Monday and it'll be longer. Anyway, REVIEW!
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Sailor Moon slowly walked to the front of the group, taking a deep breath as she tried to sense exactly what was wrong. Turning around slowly, she studied every part of the park in view, but nothing seemed to be out of place besides the lack of people. Nervously, she dug the toe of her silver boots into the dirt, biting her lip as the tension grew. She jumped when she felt a hand on her shoulder, whipping around and almost attacking Sailor Mercury, who had snuck up behind her unintentionally.
"I'm sorry Sailor Moon, I just thought you should know I can't pick up any readings of Negative energy. Maybe I was wrong?" She looked unsure, but it was possible her whole theory was off.
Sailor Moon didn't say anything, in fact, she wasn't even paying attention. She was looking over Mercury's shoulder, staring at the foot of a nearby tree.
"Sailor Moon?" Mercury reached to touch her shoulder, but she jerked back out of reach, shocking the Scout's and Tuxedo Mask. Mercury lowered her hand slowly, hurt at the reaction and the thought that her best friend didn't even want her to touch her. Sailor Moon seemed to snap out of it when she saw her friends expression, stepping closer and drawing her into a hug.
"I'm sorry Amy. I…I don't know why I did that. It didn't mean anything, honest!" She whispered, on the verge of tears. *What the hell is wrong with me? Why am I acting so messed up?* She closed her eyes tightly, burying her face in Sailor Mercury's shoulder.
Sailor Mercury stood, not knowing what to do, just returning the hug. "It's okay." Sailor Moon released her and stepped back, nodding at nothing in particular. All four Scout's shared a glance, wondering what was going on to make their princess act so weird.
They never got the chance to ask however, because dark purple mist began to form slightly above them, solidifying into a youma that looked half human half tiger. Immediately, each Scout readied themselves to call on their attack, including Tuxedo Mask, who had moved up behind Sailor Moon.
The youma looked down at them and laughed, swishing her tail behind her and pushing her long, thick hair over her shoulder. "Oh, sorry. I have no corny speech, so let's just get to yours so I can kill you." She smiled, lowering to the ground about two yards in front of the group.
Sailor Mars stepped forward, her fists clenched at her sides. "Who are you?" She growled through clenched teeth, forcing herself to restrain from attacking before finding out exactly what she was up against. The youma laughed again, standing with her weight on one foot and her hand on her hip.
"I'm Beryl's newest general." She purred proudly, smirking as if she knew some great secret. "Eliar." She bowed mockingly.
"Enough of this, let's get it over with!" Jupiter stepped forward, crossing her arms and raising them, focusing her power in her tiara to charge her main attack. "Jupiter Thunder Crash!" Lightning shot out towards Eliar, but she simply laughed and disappeared, reappearing a few feet to the groups left.
"What's wrong, don't feel like having a friendly chat first?" She taunted, obviously enjoying herself.
Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus both charged their main attacks, deciding to try a combination.
"Venus Love Chain…"
"Mars Fire…"
"Encircle!"
"Ignite!"
A golden chain of linked hearts surrounded by flames shot towards their target, but once again, Eliar laughed and disappeared, but this time Sailor Mercury was ready for her. As soon as she spotted the dark mist forming, she readied her attack.
"Shabon Spray!" Freezing water shot forth from her hands and caught the youma off guard, slamming into her chest and knocking her back. Tuxedo Mask took this as his chance and formed a black rose in his hand, hurling it towards Eliar.
When it hit, it expanded into vines covered in black roses, which wrapped around the youma and trapped her arms to her side and bound her legs together, leaving her supposedly helpless. Eliar just laughed, extending long claws and slicing through the vines in mere seconds, flipping herself up onto her feet.
"This is much too easy." Raising her arms, she formed a ball of energy and hurtled it at the Scouts, forcing them to dodge. When they did so, she shouted something incomprehensible and before the Scouts knew what happened, chains shot out of the ground bellow and wrapped around them, pulling them under the earth, which seemed to swallow them. All of them that is, except for Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon cried out, digging frantically at the earth with her hands and ignoring the oncoming ball of energy headed towards her.
Luckily, Tuxedo Mask pushed her out of the way, taking the brunt of the hit between his shoulder blades, which unluckily knocked him into a tree unconscious. Sailor Moon just sat there, frozen in place with wide tearing eyes. Eliar laughed again, enjoying herself tremendously. Confidently, she walked over to the fallen soldier, who was on her hands and knees, and kicked her hard in the stomach, knocking her down without even the slightest effort.
"Sailor Moon. Where are you now? Without your friends…your Tuxedo Mask…You are absolutely nothing without those who would protect you. They would lay their lives down for your safety, and now they have. And look at you. Such a waste, but then again, it was amusing." Eliar crouched down to her, smirking as she watched silent tears fall one by one. "You're no champion. You're nothing." Dark energy formed in her hand, shifting into a sharp blade which she raised, ready to slice Sailor Moon's throat. "Goodbye moon princess." She hissed.
Sailor Moon rolled to move out of the way, not moving quick enough to avoid the blade from slicing a deep wound down her left arm. Struggling to her feet, she staggered back onto the path of the park, clutching her arm and ignoring the blood running over her fingers as she glared at her tormentor. Eliar just stood, watching as her victim began swaying, weakened from the deep wound.
"I could kill you now if I so chose, but I think I'd like to keep you alive for a while longer." She paused, smiling as she began to fade. "After all, there are worse things then death."
Sailor Moon tried to speak, but her vision began to turn black and she could feel herself falling, collapsing onto the ground. Second's later, her transformation could no longer hold and she was once again Serena Tsukino.
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Sailor Venus struggled to raise her head, taking in a sharp breath as she felt the stiffness of her body protest to her actions. She could tell without looking that she was chained to a wall or something, bound by her wrists above her head and her ankles. Groaning slightly, she opened her eyes and waited for her vision to focus.
Each Scout was bound to a huge slab of marble standing upright in a large circle, all chained in the same way and able to see their fellow fighter easily from their position. Sailor Jupiter was the only other one awake, and she was struggling against the chains as hard as she possibly could, ignoring the fact the cold metal was cutting into her flesh.
Both stilled instantly as the sound of footsteps came from somewhere behind them, steadily getting louder as they came closer. Venus caught Jupiter's attention and mouthed something to her, getting a short nod in reply. Both girls dropped their heads, pretending to still be unconscious as whoever had come into the room moved to the centre of the circle.
Queen Beryl leaned her staff on the ground as she studied her enemies, gazing longer at Venus and Jupiter then the other two. Shaking her head, she glared at the two and spoke in a low voice. "I know your awake. You really think you can fool me? Don't be stupid."
Jupiter growled and clenched her fists. "You're the one who's stupid if you think your gonna get away with this Beryl! We will defeat you, make no mistake of that!" Beryl swept her staff out towards Jupiter, striking her across the face and watching in satisfaction as blood splattered across the cavern floor.
"I don't make mistakes." She hissed, getting ready to strike again. She seriously needed to vent some anger, and these four would be the perfect target.
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A.N: Well? It's the weekend, so I'll get a new chapter out before Monday and it'll be longer. Anyway, REVIEW!