Chapter 4: New Allies

Schuldich swore for the twentieth time as he heard the screams of the woman he had brought home. He was feeling almost guilty…almost. Crawford had Farfarello literally give her hell if she refused to say anything. He could tell as he read the mind of his comrade that he was enjoying the screams of the woman in front of him. Schuldich frowned as he closed his eyes. "That sick bastard." He spoke with disgust.

He's thought changed to the woman who had surprisingly caught his attention for more than a minute. In his eyes the woman was beautiful. The way she had been dancing was very…what was the word? Alluring. The way she smiled at the person she danced with…he was envious of him. He wanted…Schuldich quickly stood up forcibly as he cursed at himself. "What the hell is the matter with me?"

"I wonder that myself." A voice spoke.

Schuldich swore. He didn't really wanted to talk to him right now. Walking towards a glass shelf, the red head took a bottle of brandy and a small glass. "What the hell do you want?"

Crawford sighed as he sat on the couch the red head had just been sitting on. He watched as the man in front of him swallowed the alcohol like water. Crawford raised an eyebrow questionably at his comrade but said nothing as he looked away. "The girl isn't speaking. I'm surprised she's lasting this long." He paused and looked at Schuldich. "Did you get anything?"

Knowing what he meant by 'get' Schuldich snorted. "Like hell no. She's blocking me out." He spoke as he turned to face his leader. "You know Bradly, why don't you stop torturing and just ask her?" he asked as he looked at the man in front of him sitting down, not all to seriously. "Maybe, just maybe, she would give you what you damn need." He added.

Crawford frowned and stood up. "You should stop drinking." He said as he took the bottle from the red head. "You'll make a fool of yourself." He whispered before turning away from the glare the red head was throwing him. "And when you're sober, go and see if you can get anything from that woman."

"And what the hell are you going to be doing?" Schuldich spoke as he looked at the back of the man. "Lay on your ass while we do everything?"

Crawford stopped walking and looked over his shoulder, frowning. "Maybe I should but I got work to do." He said before walking away.

~*~

In the central park of Juuban district, a black cat sat under a tree as she looked up at the sky worriedly. The feeling she was sensing in her, gave her no peace of mind and as she looked up at the darken sky she could barely see Jupiter's planet. Before she could see it with no trouble but now she could hardly make out the planet.

Something was happening with the princess of Jupiter. It had always been said that if a planet's light slowly diminished, the princess was in trouble or even dying. Luna sighed as she bowed her head down. She knew the enemy had her, but she never thought it would be Jupiter. She was the strongest of the group. She would have thought Serena or Amy would have gotten taken but not Lita.

'What a fine mess we're in. Someone had taken our strongest warrior and we are so close into battle. Malik and Stormist will attack at any moment. This is not good. We need every…' Luna was thrown out of her thoughts when she felt someone coming towards her. Quickly she looked up and smiled in relief when she saw her partner from Mau. His white fur seems to glow under the moon. "Artemis." She whispered.

The male cat looked at her with such a grave look, her smile vanished from her face. "Luna we are in trouble." He whispered as he looked at his companion and lover. "I checked the control center and what it said chilled me."

Luna frowned worriedly. "Do I want to hear it?" She asked to herself more than to him.

"No," Artemis shook his head, "but you should." The white cat turned to the moon. "Stormist and Malik don't have Jupiter." He whispered. "But the Schwartz do." He turned to face the shocked cat. "Lita is in danger Luna, we have to tell the others everything."

Luna shook her head. "No, we promised Lita we wouldn't."

Artemis frowned. "Luna, Lita is in deep trouble. We have to. WE have to find Persia and Manx. They can help us."

The black cat slowly nodded. At her pace, she walked paced Artemis and as she did her body took a glow. Slowly, with every step, her body grew to the size of a human. Shivering from the sudden gust of wind, she wrapped her arms around her. 'Mau help us. We're about to face the most dangerous enemy.' She thought with slight despair.

She sighed when she felt arms around her, pulling her closer to another body. "Artemis." She whispered.

The pair stood like that in each other's embrace for a long time before they headed out of the park.

~*~

Crawford stepped into a room as he grinned a slight cocky yet evil grin while he looked at two women in front of him. They were both waiting for his arrival while they whispered to each other warily as they both looked at the place they were in.

Adjusting his tie, Crawford stepped forward. "I'm glad you two could make it." He whispered. Quickly gaining their attention.

Stormist frowned. "We are here, what exactly do you have that we want?"

"Information on your enemy." As Crawford spoke, Nagi stepped out of the shadow of the room.

Malik snarled. "We already know everything about those damn girls. Unless, you have their identities you are wasting our time."

"Look, we have a girl that can lead us to what we both want." The tall man spoke as Nagi, his comrade, stood next to him. "But she is refusing to talk."

"What do you need us for then?" Stormist asked suspiciously.

"We need you to distract the WeiB until we have what we need, then…."

"We are not doing your deeds Schwartz." Malik cut in. "We will find the senshi's ourselves." She spoke before she redirected her attention to her partner. "I told you they were a waste of our time." She hissed before disappearing.

Stormist narrowed her eyes before she left, following her partner. "Stay out of our way Schwartz." Her voice rang in the air.

Crawford frowned deeply annoyed at the two women. "Idiots." He whispered.

~*~

An hour later after Farfarello was finished with his enjoyment, Schuldich stepping into the room were the woman was kept. The room was dark but it held enough light to see where one is going. It was bare. All the room had, was a bed and a chair.

Schuldich looked around for the girl, who had captured his attention, before his eyes landed on a corner. Where the woman kept herself. He couldn't see all the damage Farfarello had placed on the woman but he knew she was hurting. Walking slowly, Schuldich headed towards the woman. As he reached her, he looked down at her unconscious form. He sighed in guilt as he closed his eyes. Why was this girl affecting him so? Why? He would usually have done all this and more without hesitation or guilt or any kind of emotion but joy. He stared down at her with slight anger. "Because of you I don't know what I'm doing anymore. Who the hell are you? You are not just Lita Kino, I can feel it." He spoke to her as if he was going to get a reply from her.

Sighing, he concentrated on looking into her mind. Maybe with his luck he would be able to break through her barriers, now that she is physically and mentally weak. He started to relax when he saw and image. A small girl stood listening to something on the phone. Her eyes widen in horror and fright before she screamed. A young boy, older than her came running towards her. Suddenly, there was a white light before darkness. Schuldich frowned as he tried to get through the wall she had put up. "Come on let me in." He whispered with annoyance.

After a while he knew he wouldn't be able to penetrate this woman's mind. He opened his eyes and stared down at her. Slowly, Schuldich knelt on his knees and picked up the woman in his arms. "Who are you Lita?" He asked her. "You would rather die than tell us who you are?" He asked the sleeping brunette.

"Don't get attached Schul." Nagi's voice was heard as the younger boy came out of the shadow.

Schuldich continued to stare at Lita, ignoring Nagi.

"Did you hear…?"

"I heard you Nagi." Schuldich spoke as he grinned with amusement. "You don't have to worry about me, you know that." He said as he looked over his shoulder and winked, before looking back at the woman in his arms. " If I want to get anything from her I'll have to make it seem like on her side."

"I see." The brunette whispered before he made his way out. "Don't get _to_ carried away Schul." When Nagi had stepped out of the room he narrowed his eyes. "Who does he think he's fooling?"

~*~

Serena walked across the hall of her house. The words Sammy had said to her before worried her. She didn't think Sammy would take it that seriously. She knew they always argued and all but she never thought that he would say of think something like that. When she had reached his room she stood in front of the door.

What was she going to say to him? Yea, like she could go up to him and say, 'hey Sammy, the reason why I'm always gone and stuff is because I'm Sailor moon and my friends are the sailor senshi and we fight the evil on this planet. He would think I'm crazy.' She frowned as she thought of different ways in telling him that she was sorry and loved him. 'Sammy, I'm sorry please forgive me? No that won't do.' She shook her head. 'Sammy get over it? No, that's too harsh.' She sighed, not knowing what to do. She hated this. This was the one part she hated in being a warrior. She envied Lita for that. She didn't need to make up lies to tell her family, when she had to leave to fight or when coming back.

Serena sighed. 'I should tell him the truth but I don't want him getting hurt.' She thought as she looked at the door. Serena a closed her eyes as she remembered his words. 'More important than taking care of me? You never did like me Serena and you never did care.' The way he had looked at her when he said that hurt her badly. Narrowing her eyes, she had made up her mind. She would tell him the truth. She just hoped he wouldn't be dragging too much.

She reached for the doorknob and pushed the door open. "Sammy…" She said as she looked inside of her brother's room and locked gaze with him. "I need to talk to you." She whispered before closing the door behind her.

~*~

Persia looked up when he heard his door open and gazed at Manx who came in with two people behind her. "They said they wanted to see you."

A tall man with long white, with a hint of silver, hair stepped up to him. "My name is Artemis, I know you have heard of us." He whispered as he looked down at the man, who had leaned back on his chair. "The guardians." The serious man spoke. "Yes I have."

Artemis smiled slightly as he nodded his head. "Good, 'cause we need your help."

Persia narrowed his eyes. "What exactly do you need my help for?" He asked suspiciously.

"One of our soldiers has been captured by the Schwartz. She is essential to us in ways you cannot imagine." Artemis looked down at him seriously. "We need her back. We know how the Schwartz works, that is why we came to you. Will you help us get her back before it's too late?"

Persia looked at both male and female in front of him. Not too many people know where to find him. The people who actually could where unique. He knew these two in front of him were one of those people, but he didn't want to get involved. He already had other problems on his hands; he didn't need to add more. "Artemis, you must know that I don't get involve with…"

"Her brother is one of your assassins Mr. Persia" Luna added as she frowned seriously. "They have already been through a lot. Loosing one another now, will destroy the both of them." She spoke with confidence as she looked down at him. "I don't think you would want an assassin that can't do his job because of a lost, do you?" She asked as she smirked slightly.

Manx looked at the two with surprise. 'Who would have a sister besides Ran?' She asked herself. She thought she knew all four of those assassins like the back of her hand.

Persia stood up and brought out his hand. "Alright."

Artemis smiled a small smile before he took Persia's hand. "Thank you."

~*~

Mina sighed as she looked at Raye. They were both at the temple. It was probably past one in the morning but she couldn't sleep. How could she? Lita had been taking away a day ago and there was nowhere they could find her. They both searched the city at least five times and they came out empty every time. She sighed again as she remembered the way one of the men looked after the kidnap.

Flashback

"Lita!" Raye and Mina screamed in panic and horror as they saw a man behind their friend. Before they could even reach her she was gone. There was no trace of her or the man. It was as if Lita had never been standing in that place.

Both girls turned to their right when they spotted something in the corner of their eyes. Three men stood there, looking at the place their friend use to be with shock, and sorrow. But one of them really captured Mina's attention. He was tall but not tall as the one on his right. Brown hair fell over his green eyes that held tears. To her his was handsome, but the tears that she saw in his eyes before Raye dragged her way, she would never forget them. The way he looked was as if someone had taken away something precious to him.

End of Flash back

Mina was shaken from her thoughts when Raye had slapped her gently on her cheek. Startled, the blonde looked into worried violet eyes and sighed. Raye hadn't spoken a lot since the incident. She could tell the priestess was furious but she hadn't spoken a word and that had Mina worried, because when Raye was angry and there were people around, they would definitely take notice.

"Come on Mina." Raye whispered. "We have to go to sleep. Tomorrow morning we'll call the others and tell them what's happening."

'What a mess we're in.' the princess of Venus thought as she sighed helplessly. 'We need help for this battle, but who can help us?'

As Raye stepped out of the Sacred Fire room she noticed the full moon and smiled. "Selene please watch over Lita."

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Author's note: Hey guys. I got this out early. It wasn't suppose to come until mid April but I felt bad leaving the last chapter in such a cliffhanger. So, I hope you enjoyed this one. It tried not to leave it the way I did last time ^_^;; Thank you for all who reviewed. I'm thankful I didn't lose any of you because of the wait. Again I'm sorry. Tell me what you think so far. Don't hesitate in telling me.