Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Victory
Chapter 3: Bonds of Sisterhood
By: Jennifer Cleary
"So, that's a combo 3, with a cola, number 8 with orange soda, two chef salads and two large diet colas, right?" the drive-thru menu speaker said. "Yeah," Jen replied, leaning out her car window, practically crushing Shouni to order the food. Jen leaned back, "You guys want anything?" she asked, joking around. Rachel scowled and Mei sat in silence. Shouni was gasping for air and Jen sat back in the driver's seat. "Please pull up to the first window, your total is 1200 yen." The drive- thru girl said through the speaker. "HOLY COW!" Rachel cried, "How can you afford that?" "It's only worth about twelve bucks.calm down." Jen said and sped toward the pick up window. "I don't know how much that is in whatever Germany's currency is.for all I know, we're eating cheap on the way to my place." Jen paid the girl and received two brown bags and a drink holder with 4 cups in it. "Thanks a lot! Have a nice day!" the drive-thru girl called from the window when Jen screeched out. "Whaaa!" Cresta screeched, trying her best to hold on in her cage. Mei stared in astonishment. "Did that owl just speak?" Mei asked. "Yes," Fumito answered, "This is Cresta, she's my guardian." Mei blinked, and then tried to dig into the bag of fast food.
"Lachesis," Omega called, making Lachesis appear in a flurry of bubbles. "Did you fulfill your mission?" Lachesis began to twiddle her fingers a little and began to shake. "Well, you see, Omega-sama, before I could." "YOU DIDN'T ELIMINATE HER?!" Omega yelled. "I tried to-" "But what? She got away while a mortal distracted you? I ought to kill you on site for not killing Clothos.she could leak information to the Sailor Senshi! I order you to find her and kill her the moment you spot her! Understood?!" Omega screamed. "Understood." Lachesis said and vanished. "Why did we three do this to ourselves? If we fail.we die, Omega-sama.why? Why did she choose us? Because we can control a person's destiny? I just don't understand, when we were free, we did what we wished. I'm sorry Clothos.dear sister, you don't know what is going to happen to you do you?" Lachesis thought on the way to the Earth's dimension.
Jen screeched her car to a halt in front of her home. Waiting in front was Clothos. "Aw, jeez! NOT YOU AGAIN! For crying out loud! Leave us be!" Jen yelled at Clothos, honking her horn. She pulled out her henshin locket, but Clothos stopped her. "Wait.I'm no longer part of the enemy, please." Clothos sank her head when she said this. "You think she's telling the truth?" Shouni asked, leaning over to Jen. "I don't like the sound of this." Cresta warned. "Neither do I.but what choice do we have?" Fumito said, pulling out her henshin locket as well. "If you've decided to leave your allies, then prove it. Summon one of your golems and send it after one of us." Jen ordered, making Clothos jump in surprise. "What? You don't believe me?" Clothos asked. "I traded my power as a fate to live a mortal's life here on Earth. Isn't that enough?" "You guys.please.isn't her heart in agony just to be separated from the ones she trusted the most?" Rachel asked. "I won't be ordered around like this." Clothos said bravely. "I will not hurt any more mortals than I already have." "AH-HA!" Jen yelled. "Nani?!" Shouni asked. "She referred to us as mortals! She is still one of them!" Jen climbed out of her car and stood in front of Clothos. "What I meant was that I don't wish to harm any more living things! After what my sisters and I did to all the people on Earth, I'm ready to pay for my crimes." "Where does that leave your 'sisters'?" Jen interrogated. "They still obey Omega-sama. And they are after my head, you must help me!" Clothos said emphasizing her dilemma. "Help an enemy?" Shouni asked. "Why not?" Rachel said. "She said she wants to pay for her crimes against humanity." Fumito chimed in. "This is your call Jen, you are the leader after all." Cresta advised. "I know that." Jen said, peering into the eyes of Clothos. Jen took a deep breath and reached out her hand to Clothos. "We will help you Clothos." Clothos looked at Jen in surprise. She smiled and took Jen's hand. "Friends?" "Friends. NOW LET'S GO IN AND EAT!" Jen exclaimed and went up to the front gate. "What about Mei and Liz?" Shouni asked, almost bounding to the front door. "Well, Usagi and Mamoru know where this is. Shouni, why don't you Rachel, and Fumito stay here while I pick them up? There are some snacks in the fridge. Just don't eat me out of house and home while I'm gone, okay?" Jen asked and jingled the key to her car. "What about me?" Clothos asked. "Hop in, you can come along." Jen opened the gate and let her friends in the house. She then returned to her car and Clothos was already in the front passenger seat. Jen started her car again and screeched away from the curb again toward Mamoru and Usagi's apartment. "You are a terrible driver, you know that?" Clothos said, clinging for dear life on the dashboard. "You want to drive?" Jen snapped, almost ripping out the steering wheel and handing it to Clothos. "No, I'll leave that to you." Clothos said. "You're used to this mortal realm aren't you?" "Well it isn't a picnic, that's for sure," Jen observed, she stopped her car at a stoplight. "You know, it's gonna be weird calling you Clothos all the time. "What do you mean?" Clothos asked. "It sounds like it came from Greek Mythology er something, we'll need to call you something other than Clothos." "I still don't understand. Please tell me. I feel like such an outsider here." Clothos hung her head. Jen did a face fault and then began to laugh. "Well you and me both sister! You really want me to explain this realm to you? Come on, I was always taught that asking questions is the best way to learn things; and there is no such thing as a stupid question. What I meant is that we should come up with some kind of name that we can call you other than Clothos. Like me, my name's Jen Kearnes. I have friends here named Mei Shikari and Shouni Kamiya. Maybe I should shut up now." Clothos smiled, "You are like the muse of comedy, always looking on the brighter side of life. Well, if you insist, I will choose a name for others to call me." "Like traitorous sister of mine?" Lachesis's voice echoed in the car. "Lachesis! You're here to kill me aren't you?" "I suppose you could put it that way." Lachesis said, materializing in the back seat. "What do you want witch?" Jen demanded, making a fist at Lachesis. "Stay out of this. Clothos, prepare to meet your fate, dear sister. Isn't that ironic, a Fate meeting her own fate?" Lachesis laughed. "Get out of here Jen," Clothos urged and Jen shook her head. "No, friends don't leave each other in the face of danger. We fight to the end." Jen said. "Fight? But I have no power!" Clothos said. "All the easier to kill you with dear SISTER!" Lachesis summoned a stone golem outside of the car and began to beat in the roof. "AHHH MY CAR! THAT'S IT! YOU AND ME OUTSIDE! RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!" Jen yelled and dashed into the middle of the street. "Fine, my golem will do the work." Lachesis said and appeared on the street. Lachesis put her hand on her hip and summoned a second golem. "What are you doing?" Clothos asked, climbing away from the first golem. "Making the odds a little more even." Lachesis said and sent her golem to attack Jen. "Gurahhhh!" the second golem shouted while charging Jen. Jen looked for an escape. "The manhole!" She lifted the lid and stood behind the hole, in the golem's path. The golem fell in the hole. "OOOO! THAT TEARS IT!" Lachesis screamed in fury and then cast a spell on herself to make her stronger. "Go ahead and try to get me, I have the strength of ten men!" "Really?" Jen asked, faking astonishment, "Well, I guess that's the end of me." She shrugged and stood, staring at Lachesis. "You poor weakling, you should feel honored to be torn limb to limb by me." Lachesis sauntered up to Jen with a smug look on her face. She stared into Jen's face. Jen squinted at her adversary. "Why should I be honored? Getting killed for my cause is a noble and righteous thing. Standing up for my beliefs is the only way I'd be able to defeat you." Jen trailed off in mid-sentence, making Lachesis blink in confusion. "PLUS THIS! Violet Mist!" Jen thrust her arms in the air and smoke billowed from beneath her feet. Lachesis coughed and her golem disappeared. When the smoke cleared, Jen disappeared. Her car remained, but on top was Sailor Nebula. "Going after a sibling you've known for all your life is betrayal. Families share bonds much stronger than friendship through the power of love and blood. In honor of families across this great Earth, and my family, I the sailor-suited power of justice, shall punish you!" Sailor Nebula cried on top of the dented car. "Moving speech." Lachesis clapped softly, "she may be my sister, but I am under the order of a higher power, more powerful than bonds of a family." Lachesis made her staff into a sword and attacked Sailor Nebula, who dodged the attack quickly and quickly counter-attacked with Magnus Blade. The two locked swords and were at a stalemate. "You're good, but not good enough!" Lachesis shouted and kicked Sailor Nebula in the stomach, which made her bend over and pant. "Now we end this." Lachesis said, standing in front of the downed senshi. She raised her sword to deliver the final blow when Clothos stepped in between the two fighters. "STOP! Your fight is with me, sister. Don't you see what Omega-sama has done to you? You used to be such a compassionate person, you were merciful and kind, and not the ruthless killer I see before me. Leave this girl alone; your selfishness has caused all of us grief. I saw the light before you or Atropos did. Believe me, life here is better than the abuse of Omega- sama." Clothos stopped and took a breath. She put her hand on Lachesis's shoulder and smiled at her. "Do you really want to kill her for the sake of your pride, so you may advance yourself into the power that Omega-sama offered us all those years ago? She was lying to us, all she wants is the Oracle Stones and control of destiny." "What is going on here sisters?" a female voice asked. "Atropos! You came to help me didn't you?" Lachesis asked her sister appearing in a waft of blue smoke. "No, I came to take you back to Omega-sama, you've made her furious for taking so long to kill her." Atropos said referring to Clothos. "Atropos! I feel so relieved that you've arrived!" Clothos exclaimed happily. "Quiet!" Atropos snapped, "Why did you betray Omega-sama? Did you not want eternal life?" "No, I wanted to live happily where others didn't abuse those who failed, but acknowledged their attempts. I wanted to live here on Earth like a normal human being, not a soul trapped in a dimension where there was nothing exciting and enjoyable. I will not let you kill me, I have powerful allies on my side." Clothos said with vigor. "When you see Omega-sama, tell her this, she will be defeated at the end of this, we don't' know how or when, but she will be defeated soon." Atropos slapped Clothos across the face. "Don't talk such nonsense! Omega- sama will be triumphant and you will be killed the day she rules this dimension!" "Remember this, traitor, we will return." Lachesis said and disappeared. "Watch your back, dear sister, your mortality is at stake with us two handling the fates of mortals." Atropos said and disappeared. Clothos stared at the wake left by her sisters and muttered. "If only you would understand sisters." She looked to Sailor Nebula sprawled on the ground, completely awed by the power of Clothos's heart. "Are you hurt?" Clothos asked. "Just my pride, that's all." Sailor Nebula said and stood up. She looked around; she saw that there were some spectators watching her and Clothos. "Wait for me here." She said and leaped onto a nearby roof out of the sight of all who was watching. Shortly after, Jen came waltzing out of the building, looking completely stupid. "Hey, what happened here?" Jen asked a gawking bystander. "This girl was attacked by a monster and a Sailor Senshi came and saved her!" a man said. "Aw! I missed it?" Jen asked, faking disappointment, she was smiling inside though; Clothos was standing up for herself in the harsh world that is Earth.
"Believe me, Omega-sama, if the sailor senshi hadn't interfered, I would have killed Clothos on the spot!" Lachesis explained. "Not to mention that annoying girl with that weird power you always manage to run into every time you get on earth." Atropos chimed in, trying to make Lachesis look bad. "I see." Omega said, tapping her fingers on a table, "So, you STILL didn't kill her?" "No, Omega-sama, the senshi were defending her." Lachesis said. "We could take care of that pesky girl with the simple snip of the thread." Atropos hinted. "I like the sound of this.do continue." Omega requested, intrigued by the idea. "Well, now that Clothos has spun together that girl's life, Lachesis and I could determine every aspect of it." Atropos explained. "And what of the senshi?" Omega asked, sipping on some wine. "We can take care of that, Omega-sama. We'll get Clothos to squeal on them and then we eliminate all of them. Its all really a simple threat." Lachesis described. "Well then, what are you waiting for? Get to work you worthless slugs!" Omega slapped the table and the two remaining fates disappeared to execute their plan to eliminate the senshi.
"You know, this is very complicated.I go to my house and you go to your apartment with the remnants of my team, we should work out a compromise, I get the kids on weekdays and you can have them on the weekends." Jen teased, leaning on her wrecked car, which was damaged severely. "Yeah.what's she doing here though?" Mei asked, pointing at Clothos. "I abandoned, Omega-sama to escape her abuse.you don't find that offensive do you?" Clothos replied, crossing her arms in the front seat of the Beetle. "No." Mei answered, "Not at all." She climbed in on the driver's side, following Liz. "I don't believe this." Liz thought, "I have a complete nitwit as a leader.spare me and I shall be thy advocate, God." "Sorry, I thought that we were meeting at our place." Usagi said, scratching the back of her head. "Usagi no baka." Luna muttered. "What was that, Luna?" Usagi asked. "Nothing." Luna played innocent. "One of the enemy's youma attacked you on your way here, why?" Mamoru asked, examining the large dents on the sides and roof. "Not only a youma, one of the enemies herself, that kid's sister too." Jen explained. "What?" Mamoru jumped back. "This isn't a joke. Long ago, my sisters and I were connived into working for Omega-sama; she's the one after the Oracle Stones." Clothos said, still crossing her arms and looking down at the floor. "You mean that this Omega-sama is the enemy?" Mamoru asked. "Yep, and she's after the Oracle Stones to change her destiny. Now she wants to kill me for making her life a living hell." "You know, Jen, already she's becoming like you." Luna commented. Jen rolled her eyes and sighed. "I'm gonna try and see if I can get some information from her about this Omega chick. Aurora's been anxious to get some info on them so she can analyze our enemy before we can get down to business." Jen climbed in her car. "My poor car! And I just got it too! Now I have to go to the body shop, fork out a wad of cash just so I can have a sweet-ass car again! My life officially sucks!" Jen whined in her head. "Jen, your life doesn't suck. We can get this thing looking like new again in no time!" Mei reassured. "H-how?" Jen stuttered, turning the key in the ignition. "I don't know, you said something to me, didn't you?" "No.not a thing, was I thinking aloud again?" "I didn't hear one word from your lips," Liz said, cracking open a book. "Neither did I." Clothos said. "Uh-huh. Hmmm, Mei, has this ever happened before we met?" "No," Mei shook her head, her braid flopping back and forth behind her. "Weird.OH WELL LET'S EAT!" Jen turned on her wreckage and they zoomed away. "That Jen girl sure is a handful." Usagi said. "You would know." Luna muttered aloud. "AND WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?" Usagi demanded. "You were a handful when you were her age. I can see the similarities between you two." "As in?" "Gluttonous, apathetic and lazy." Luna answered. "I was not like that!" Usagi argued. "Care to argue about it?" Luna challenged. "Mamo-chan was I like that?" Usagi asked, clinging to Mamoru's arm. "Yes, Usako." Mamoru said walking in the apartment. "Grrrr!" Usagi flailed around for a minute and then zoomed inside after Mamoru.
Clothos began to shake in the car. "Oh no." she said quaking. "What is it?" Mei asked, "Is it a premonition?" "No, it's happening now. Lachesis." Clothos twisted around to the backseat, where Lachesis was beginning to appear. "WHAT?" Jen screeched the car to a halt. She climbed out as quickly as possible and was followed by Mei and Liz. Clothos barely managed to get out as Lachesis burst through the car roof, surging with power. "Lachesis! What are you doing?" Clothos cried from the street. "Finishing the job, traitor!" Lachesis yelled. Atropos appeared from behind Clothos and grabbed her sister and held her tight. "You seem to have a knack for avoiding you sisters, don't you?" Atropos asked, Clothos tried to scream and bite Atropos's hand, but failed to do so. "Well, baby sister, its time, your life cycle shall now end. Goodbye, say hello to all the mortals that we killed in the afterlife for us won't you?" Lachesis said and made her staff a sword again. "Star Precision Lance!" a lance cut across Atropos's hand, making her cringe and withdraw her hand from the pain and free Clothos. "What in the world?" Lachesis gasped, stopping her spell. "You two make us sick." Declared one shadow. "Sisters out to kill each other." A second shouted. "Despicable beings, do you know the joys of family?" a third asked loudly. "We are the Sailor Soldiers! For the love of a family, we will punish you!" the three shadows cried in unison. "Ha! Three pathetic senshi against us? Don't make me laugh!" Lachesis cackled. "Magnus Blade!" Sailor Nebula cried and attacked Lachesis, who formed a stone sword from the air. "Do you really think that this is fair? Three against two? I say we even the odds a little!" Atropos cried and summoned two extra golems from the ground. "Comet Spin!" Sailor Comet screamed and sent a red comet towards one of the golems, which broke into two. "Ha hah!" Atropos cackled, and attacked Clothos while the senshi were distracted. "Now, it's time for you to die!" Atropos then split herself in two to hold and attack Clothos. "Star Precision Lance!" Sailor Star Destroyer sliced one of the golem's heads off, which killed it immediately. "Sailor Comet, aim for the neck! That's their weak point!" "Got it! Comet Whip!" a red whip flew for one of the golem's neck, killing it as well. "Two down, four to go!" she cried searching for the last golem. "I'll get Atropos!" Star Destroyer declared and tackled Atropos from behind before she launched her attack on Clothos. "You really think you can beat me with that pathetic sword of yours?" Lachesis taunted. "As a matter of fact, I CAN!" Sailor Nebula slashed Lachesis across the face, leaving a trail of blood from the mark. "Bitch! You'll die for that!" Lachesis yelled, swiping her sword at Sailor Nebula's abdomen. Right in the middle of the attack, a breeze, full of cherry blossom petals swept through the area. "Huh, see what happens when we leave for too long, Neptune?" Sailor Uranus asked. "Yes, a trio of new senshi trying to defeat our new enemy. We'll show you how this is done, so do step aside and we'll show you how to win." Neptune said. Seeing her chance, Atropos decided to grab Clothos and produce a dagger to hold to Clothos's throat. "One move and she dies, senshi scum!" Everyone stopped, including Lachesis. "Atropos, please, don't you see? I know you really don't want to kill me, do you?" Clothos tried to negotiate. "This is for your betrayal of Omega-sama!" Atropos let her sister go and then threw the dagger at Clothos's heart. "You really don't want to harm me, but why do you act like you desire my demise?" Clothos held up her hand to put up a shield of energy to stop the dagger. "Don't you remember? Long ago, the goddesses treated all three of us like family? Omega-sama only wants her destiny changed so she can have immense power, enough to kill the goddesses." "That's not true!" Lachesis yelled and went to Atropo's side. "You're a traitor and a liar! I'll kill you for Omega-sama!" Atropos screeched and created a blue globe of energy to throw at Clothos. "Then I die for my cause." Clothos said and waited for the attack with open arms. "WAIT!" Star Destroyer screamed. She ran up to Clothos and stood next to her. "If you kill her, you'll have to get through me." "What?! You'll defend this little wench?" Lachesis gasped. "She may be young, but she has a lot of heart," Sailor Comet said and stood in front of Clothos, "Before you kill my friends, you kill me first." "What is this?" Atropos demanded, the globe disappearing. "Friendship. Something you wouldn't remember because you've been under the influence of dark energy for a long time. I know what a true friendship is. We may have all known each other for only a short time, but we are still friends. You three are sisters, maybe you should work on being friends first." Sailor Nebula said standing next to Sailor Comet. "You three.you make me sick." Atropos said and disappeared. "Atropos.wait!" Lachesis cried and reached for her sister. When Atropos disappeared, she hung her head. "I'm beginning to understand you senshi. You value your friends over your lives. I want to be like that." Lachesis looked up at the senshi. "Will you show me how?" "Won't you be afraid of Atropos trying to kill us both now?" Clothos asked, nudging Sailor Comet aside. "Of course not. We have the senshi to defend us don't we?" Lachesis said. "Well." Sailor Nebula let her guard down for a bit. "You really want to be mortal? Like Clothos? No power to summon golems and create swords from thin air?" Lachesis dropped her stone sword. "I think so. I want to live with my sister, become friends with her again, and feel what mortals feel, like what we did long ago." The Senshi and Clothos smiled. "I want this, for myself and my sisters. I just want all of us to be happy. Like you, sister." "Lachesis." Clothos had tears welling up in her eyes. "I'll get Sailor Moon, she can help." Sailor Comet said, returning to normal and running to Usagi and Mamoru's apartment. "She.she's a senshi?" Clothos asked and Sailor Nebula nodded. "Don't worry, she won't do anything to you now." Sailor Nebula said. Soon, Usagi came running as fast as she could down the street as Sailor Moon. Sailor Comet was trailing behind her, easily keeping pace with her. "Odango. I see you're still around." Sailor Uranus said. "Take care of these two, they'll need it." Sailor Neptune said and then left with Uranus. "Neptune! Uranus! Wait!" Sailor Moon cried behind them, but they were already gone. "Sailor Moon?" Lachesis asked. "You're here to heal my soul aren't you?" Sailor Moon smiled. "Yes, Lachesis, I am. Moon Healing Escalation!" A golden light surrounded Lachesis as the evil energy was purged from her body, mind and soul. The golden light stopped and Lachesis stood in front of the girls. "How do you feel, sister?" Clothos asked, peering into Lachesis's eyes. "For the first time since the goddesses know when, happy and sad at the same time." Lachesis replied. "Why are you sad?" Sailor Nebula asked. "I want Atropos to feel like I do now. I feel saddened that she isn't here." "You.you're my sister again!" Clothos hugged Lachesis and they embraced like sisters reunited. "I think I'm gonna cry!" Sailor Moon squealed and clung to Sailor Comet's shoulder. "Now if Atropos was only here." Sailor Star Destroyer said.
"WHAT? What do you mean Lachesis stayed behind?" Omega yelled, her anger echoing throughout the dimension. "The senshi tricked her.now she is a mortal." Atropos said calmly and bowed down to Omega. "Don't worry, Omega-sama, I can kill them both easily." "See that you do, and don't fall to the word of kindness and emotion, that is what Lachesis and Clothos did. Watch where you step Atropos, you are the last of the fates with the opportunity of eternal youth." "Will do, Omega-sama." Atropos departed to her quarters where a woman with turquoise and magenta hair was waiting. "What do you want Marina?" Atropos asked. "You failed to get Clothos again, eh? And now Lachesis went to the mortal world as well. You may as well go too, you don't want to be the only fate left, do you?" Marina asked, teasing and tormenting Atropos into a mental breakdown. "Just leave me alone." Atropos said and disappeared into a secret part of her quarters. "Well I don't doubt that you'll be next on the People-that-Omega-sama-wants- dead list, like she said, watch your step! Hee hee hee!" Marina giggled and disappeared. "She's right." Atropos thought, "I'll be next, I know it. But I'm not giving up that easily, just watch. I'll show those senshi, and you too Marina.just watch me, I won't go down at the drop of a hat.no, I won't."
Continued in Chapter 4
"So, that's a combo 3, with a cola, number 8 with orange soda, two chef salads and two large diet colas, right?" the drive-thru menu speaker said. "Yeah," Jen replied, leaning out her car window, practically crushing Shouni to order the food. Jen leaned back, "You guys want anything?" she asked, joking around. Rachel scowled and Mei sat in silence. Shouni was gasping for air and Jen sat back in the driver's seat. "Please pull up to the first window, your total is 1200 yen." The drive- thru girl said through the speaker. "HOLY COW!" Rachel cried, "How can you afford that?" "It's only worth about twelve bucks.calm down." Jen said and sped toward the pick up window. "I don't know how much that is in whatever Germany's currency is.for all I know, we're eating cheap on the way to my place." Jen paid the girl and received two brown bags and a drink holder with 4 cups in it. "Thanks a lot! Have a nice day!" the drive-thru girl called from the window when Jen screeched out. "Whaaa!" Cresta screeched, trying her best to hold on in her cage. Mei stared in astonishment. "Did that owl just speak?" Mei asked. "Yes," Fumito answered, "This is Cresta, she's my guardian." Mei blinked, and then tried to dig into the bag of fast food.
"Lachesis," Omega called, making Lachesis appear in a flurry of bubbles. "Did you fulfill your mission?" Lachesis began to twiddle her fingers a little and began to shake. "Well, you see, Omega-sama, before I could." "YOU DIDN'T ELIMINATE HER?!" Omega yelled. "I tried to-" "But what? She got away while a mortal distracted you? I ought to kill you on site for not killing Clothos.she could leak information to the Sailor Senshi! I order you to find her and kill her the moment you spot her! Understood?!" Omega screamed. "Understood." Lachesis said and vanished. "Why did we three do this to ourselves? If we fail.we die, Omega-sama.why? Why did she choose us? Because we can control a person's destiny? I just don't understand, when we were free, we did what we wished. I'm sorry Clothos.dear sister, you don't know what is going to happen to you do you?" Lachesis thought on the way to the Earth's dimension.
Jen screeched her car to a halt in front of her home. Waiting in front was Clothos. "Aw, jeez! NOT YOU AGAIN! For crying out loud! Leave us be!" Jen yelled at Clothos, honking her horn. She pulled out her henshin locket, but Clothos stopped her. "Wait.I'm no longer part of the enemy, please." Clothos sank her head when she said this. "You think she's telling the truth?" Shouni asked, leaning over to Jen. "I don't like the sound of this." Cresta warned. "Neither do I.but what choice do we have?" Fumito said, pulling out her henshin locket as well. "If you've decided to leave your allies, then prove it. Summon one of your golems and send it after one of us." Jen ordered, making Clothos jump in surprise. "What? You don't believe me?" Clothos asked. "I traded my power as a fate to live a mortal's life here on Earth. Isn't that enough?" "You guys.please.isn't her heart in agony just to be separated from the ones she trusted the most?" Rachel asked. "I won't be ordered around like this." Clothos said bravely. "I will not hurt any more mortals than I already have." "AH-HA!" Jen yelled. "Nani?!" Shouni asked. "She referred to us as mortals! She is still one of them!" Jen climbed out of her car and stood in front of Clothos. "What I meant was that I don't wish to harm any more living things! After what my sisters and I did to all the people on Earth, I'm ready to pay for my crimes." "Where does that leave your 'sisters'?" Jen interrogated. "They still obey Omega-sama. And they are after my head, you must help me!" Clothos said emphasizing her dilemma. "Help an enemy?" Shouni asked. "Why not?" Rachel said. "She said she wants to pay for her crimes against humanity." Fumito chimed in. "This is your call Jen, you are the leader after all." Cresta advised. "I know that." Jen said, peering into the eyes of Clothos. Jen took a deep breath and reached out her hand to Clothos. "We will help you Clothos." Clothos looked at Jen in surprise. She smiled and took Jen's hand. "Friends?" "Friends. NOW LET'S GO IN AND EAT!" Jen exclaimed and went up to the front gate. "What about Mei and Liz?" Shouni asked, almost bounding to the front door. "Well, Usagi and Mamoru know where this is. Shouni, why don't you Rachel, and Fumito stay here while I pick them up? There are some snacks in the fridge. Just don't eat me out of house and home while I'm gone, okay?" Jen asked and jingled the key to her car. "What about me?" Clothos asked. "Hop in, you can come along." Jen opened the gate and let her friends in the house. She then returned to her car and Clothos was already in the front passenger seat. Jen started her car again and screeched away from the curb again toward Mamoru and Usagi's apartment. "You are a terrible driver, you know that?" Clothos said, clinging for dear life on the dashboard. "You want to drive?" Jen snapped, almost ripping out the steering wheel and handing it to Clothos. "No, I'll leave that to you." Clothos said. "You're used to this mortal realm aren't you?" "Well it isn't a picnic, that's for sure," Jen observed, she stopped her car at a stoplight. "You know, it's gonna be weird calling you Clothos all the time. "What do you mean?" Clothos asked. "It sounds like it came from Greek Mythology er something, we'll need to call you something other than Clothos." "I still don't understand. Please tell me. I feel like such an outsider here." Clothos hung her head. Jen did a face fault and then began to laugh. "Well you and me both sister! You really want me to explain this realm to you? Come on, I was always taught that asking questions is the best way to learn things; and there is no such thing as a stupid question. What I meant is that we should come up with some kind of name that we can call you other than Clothos. Like me, my name's Jen Kearnes. I have friends here named Mei Shikari and Shouni Kamiya. Maybe I should shut up now." Clothos smiled, "You are like the muse of comedy, always looking on the brighter side of life. Well, if you insist, I will choose a name for others to call me." "Like traitorous sister of mine?" Lachesis's voice echoed in the car. "Lachesis! You're here to kill me aren't you?" "I suppose you could put it that way." Lachesis said, materializing in the back seat. "What do you want witch?" Jen demanded, making a fist at Lachesis. "Stay out of this. Clothos, prepare to meet your fate, dear sister. Isn't that ironic, a Fate meeting her own fate?" Lachesis laughed. "Get out of here Jen," Clothos urged and Jen shook her head. "No, friends don't leave each other in the face of danger. We fight to the end." Jen said. "Fight? But I have no power!" Clothos said. "All the easier to kill you with dear SISTER!" Lachesis summoned a stone golem outside of the car and began to beat in the roof. "AHHH MY CAR! THAT'S IT! YOU AND ME OUTSIDE! RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!" Jen yelled and dashed into the middle of the street. "Fine, my golem will do the work." Lachesis said and appeared on the street. Lachesis put her hand on her hip and summoned a second golem. "What are you doing?" Clothos asked, climbing away from the first golem. "Making the odds a little more even." Lachesis said and sent her golem to attack Jen. "Gurahhhh!" the second golem shouted while charging Jen. Jen looked for an escape. "The manhole!" She lifted the lid and stood behind the hole, in the golem's path. The golem fell in the hole. "OOOO! THAT TEARS IT!" Lachesis screamed in fury and then cast a spell on herself to make her stronger. "Go ahead and try to get me, I have the strength of ten men!" "Really?" Jen asked, faking astonishment, "Well, I guess that's the end of me." She shrugged and stood, staring at Lachesis. "You poor weakling, you should feel honored to be torn limb to limb by me." Lachesis sauntered up to Jen with a smug look on her face. She stared into Jen's face. Jen squinted at her adversary. "Why should I be honored? Getting killed for my cause is a noble and righteous thing. Standing up for my beliefs is the only way I'd be able to defeat you." Jen trailed off in mid-sentence, making Lachesis blink in confusion. "PLUS THIS! Violet Mist!" Jen thrust her arms in the air and smoke billowed from beneath her feet. Lachesis coughed and her golem disappeared. When the smoke cleared, Jen disappeared. Her car remained, but on top was Sailor Nebula. "Going after a sibling you've known for all your life is betrayal. Families share bonds much stronger than friendship through the power of love and blood. In honor of families across this great Earth, and my family, I the sailor-suited power of justice, shall punish you!" Sailor Nebula cried on top of the dented car. "Moving speech." Lachesis clapped softly, "she may be my sister, but I am under the order of a higher power, more powerful than bonds of a family." Lachesis made her staff into a sword and attacked Sailor Nebula, who dodged the attack quickly and quickly counter-attacked with Magnus Blade. The two locked swords and were at a stalemate. "You're good, but not good enough!" Lachesis shouted and kicked Sailor Nebula in the stomach, which made her bend over and pant. "Now we end this." Lachesis said, standing in front of the downed senshi. She raised her sword to deliver the final blow when Clothos stepped in between the two fighters. "STOP! Your fight is with me, sister. Don't you see what Omega-sama has done to you? You used to be such a compassionate person, you were merciful and kind, and not the ruthless killer I see before me. Leave this girl alone; your selfishness has caused all of us grief. I saw the light before you or Atropos did. Believe me, life here is better than the abuse of Omega- sama." Clothos stopped and took a breath. She put her hand on Lachesis's shoulder and smiled at her. "Do you really want to kill her for the sake of your pride, so you may advance yourself into the power that Omega-sama offered us all those years ago? She was lying to us, all she wants is the Oracle Stones and control of destiny." "What is going on here sisters?" a female voice asked. "Atropos! You came to help me didn't you?" Lachesis asked her sister appearing in a waft of blue smoke. "No, I came to take you back to Omega-sama, you've made her furious for taking so long to kill her." Atropos said referring to Clothos. "Atropos! I feel so relieved that you've arrived!" Clothos exclaimed happily. "Quiet!" Atropos snapped, "Why did you betray Omega-sama? Did you not want eternal life?" "No, I wanted to live happily where others didn't abuse those who failed, but acknowledged their attempts. I wanted to live here on Earth like a normal human being, not a soul trapped in a dimension where there was nothing exciting and enjoyable. I will not let you kill me, I have powerful allies on my side." Clothos said with vigor. "When you see Omega-sama, tell her this, she will be defeated at the end of this, we don't' know how or when, but she will be defeated soon." Atropos slapped Clothos across the face. "Don't talk such nonsense! Omega- sama will be triumphant and you will be killed the day she rules this dimension!" "Remember this, traitor, we will return." Lachesis said and disappeared. "Watch your back, dear sister, your mortality is at stake with us two handling the fates of mortals." Atropos said and disappeared. Clothos stared at the wake left by her sisters and muttered. "If only you would understand sisters." She looked to Sailor Nebula sprawled on the ground, completely awed by the power of Clothos's heart. "Are you hurt?" Clothos asked. "Just my pride, that's all." Sailor Nebula said and stood up. She looked around; she saw that there were some spectators watching her and Clothos. "Wait for me here." She said and leaped onto a nearby roof out of the sight of all who was watching. Shortly after, Jen came waltzing out of the building, looking completely stupid. "Hey, what happened here?" Jen asked a gawking bystander. "This girl was attacked by a monster and a Sailor Senshi came and saved her!" a man said. "Aw! I missed it?" Jen asked, faking disappointment, she was smiling inside though; Clothos was standing up for herself in the harsh world that is Earth.
"Believe me, Omega-sama, if the sailor senshi hadn't interfered, I would have killed Clothos on the spot!" Lachesis explained. "Not to mention that annoying girl with that weird power you always manage to run into every time you get on earth." Atropos chimed in, trying to make Lachesis look bad. "I see." Omega said, tapping her fingers on a table, "So, you STILL didn't kill her?" "No, Omega-sama, the senshi were defending her." Lachesis said. "We could take care of that pesky girl with the simple snip of the thread." Atropos hinted. "I like the sound of this.do continue." Omega requested, intrigued by the idea. "Well, now that Clothos has spun together that girl's life, Lachesis and I could determine every aspect of it." Atropos explained. "And what of the senshi?" Omega asked, sipping on some wine. "We can take care of that, Omega-sama. We'll get Clothos to squeal on them and then we eliminate all of them. Its all really a simple threat." Lachesis described. "Well then, what are you waiting for? Get to work you worthless slugs!" Omega slapped the table and the two remaining fates disappeared to execute their plan to eliminate the senshi.
"You know, this is very complicated.I go to my house and you go to your apartment with the remnants of my team, we should work out a compromise, I get the kids on weekdays and you can have them on the weekends." Jen teased, leaning on her wrecked car, which was damaged severely. "Yeah.what's she doing here though?" Mei asked, pointing at Clothos. "I abandoned, Omega-sama to escape her abuse.you don't find that offensive do you?" Clothos replied, crossing her arms in the front seat of the Beetle. "No." Mei answered, "Not at all." She climbed in on the driver's side, following Liz. "I don't believe this." Liz thought, "I have a complete nitwit as a leader.spare me and I shall be thy advocate, God." "Sorry, I thought that we were meeting at our place." Usagi said, scratching the back of her head. "Usagi no baka." Luna muttered. "What was that, Luna?" Usagi asked. "Nothing." Luna played innocent. "One of the enemy's youma attacked you on your way here, why?" Mamoru asked, examining the large dents on the sides and roof. "Not only a youma, one of the enemies herself, that kid's sister too." Jen explained. "What?" Mamoru jumped back. "This isn't a joke. Long ago, my sisters and I were connived into working for Omega-sama; she's the one after the Oracle Stones." Clothos said, still crossing her arms and looking down at the floor. "You mean that this Omega-sama is the enemy?" Mamoru asked. "Yep, and she's after the Oracle Stones to change her destiny. Now she wants to kill me for making her life a living hell." "You know, Jen, already she's becoming like you." Luna commented. Jen rolled her eyes and sighed. "I'm gonna try and see if I can get some information from her about this Omega chick. Aurora's been anxious to get some info on them so she can analyze our enemy before we can get down to business." Jen climbed in her car. "My poor car! And I just got it too! Now I have to go to the body shop, fork out a wad of cash just so I can have a sweet-ass car again! My life officially sucks!" Jen whined in her head. "Jen, your life doesn't suck. We can get this thing looking like new again in no time!" Mei reassured. "H-how?" Jen stuttered, turning the key in the ignition. "I don't know, you said something to me, didn't you?" "No.not a thing, was I thinking aloud again?" "I didn't hear one word from your lips," Liz said, cracking open a book. "Neither did I." Clothos said. "Uh-huh. Hmmm, Mei, has this ever happened before we met?" "No," Mei shook her head, her braid flopping back and forth behind her. "Weird.OH WELL LET'S EAT!" Jen turned on her wreckage and they zoomed away. "That Jen girl sure is a handful." Usagi said. "You would know." Luna muttered aloud. "AND WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?" Usagi demanded. "You were a handful when you were her age. I can see the similarities between you two." "As in?" "Gluttonous, apathetic and lazy." Luna answered. "I was not like that!" Usagi argued. "Care to argue about it?" Luna challenged. "Mamo-chan was I like that?" Usagi asked, clinging to Mamoru's arm. "Yes, Usako." Mamoru said walking in the apartment. "Grrrr!" Usagi flailed around for a minute and then zoomed inside after Mamoru.
Clothos began to shake in the car. "Oh no." she said quaking. "What is it?" Mei asked, "Is it a premonition?" "No, it's happening now. Lachesis." Clothos twisted around to the backseat, where Lachesis was beginning to appear. "WHAT?" Jen screeched the car to a halt. She climbed out as quickly as possible and was followed by Mei and Liz. Clothos barely managed to get out as Lachesis burst through the car roof, surging with power. "Lachesis! What are you doing?" Clothos cried from the street. "Finishing the job, traitor!" Lachesis yelled. Atropos appeared from behind Clothos and grabbed her sister and held her tight. "You seem to have a knack for avoiding you sisters, don't you?" Atropos asked, Clothos tried to scream and bite Atropos's hand, but failed to do so. "Well, baby sister, its time, your life cycle shall now end. Goodbye, say hello to all the mortals that we killed in the afterlife for us won't you?" Lachesis said and made her staff a sword again. "Star Precision Lance!" a lance cut across Atropos's hand, making her cringe and withdraw her hand from the pain and free Clothos. "What in the world?" Lachesis gasped, stopping her spell. "You two make us sick." Declared one shadow. "Sisters out to kill each other." A second shouted. "Despicable beings, do you know the joys of family?" a third asked loudly. "We are the Sailor Soldiers! For the love of a family, we will punish you!" the three shadows cried in unison. "Ha! Three pathetic senshi against us? Don't make me laugh!" Lachesis cackled. "Magnus Blade!" Sailor Nebula cried and attacked Lachesis, who formed a stone sword from the air. "Do you really think that this is fair? Three against two? I say we even the odds a little!" Atropos cried and summoned two extra golems from the ground. "Comet Spin!" Sailor Comet screamed and sent a red comet towards one of the golems, which broke into two. "Ha hah!" Atropos cackled, and attacked Clothos while the senshi were distracted. "Now, it's time for you to die!" Atropos then split herself in two to hold and attack Clothos. "Star Precision Lance!" Sailor Star Destroyer sliced one of the golem's heads off, which killed it immediately. "Sailor Comet, aim for the neck! That's their weak point!" "Got it! Comet Whip!" a red whip flew for one of the golem's neck, killing it as well. "Two down, four to go!" she cried searching for the last golem. "I'll get Atropos!" Star Destroyer declared and tackled Atropos from behind before she launched her attack on Clothos. "You really think you can beat me with that pathetic sword of yours?" Lachesis taunted. "As a matter of fact, I CAN!" Sailor Nebula slashed Lachesis across the face, leaving a trail of blood from the mark. "Bitch! You'll die for that!" Lachesis yelled, swiping her sword at Sailor Nebula's abdomen. Right in the middle of the attack, a breeze, full of cherry blossom petals swept through the area. "Huh, see what happens when we leave for too long, Neptune?" Sailor Uranus asked. "Yes, a trio of new senshi trying to defeat our new enemy. We'll show you how this is done, so do step aside and we'll show you how to win." Neptune said. Seeing her chance, Atropos decided to grab Clothos and produce a dagger to hold to Clothos's throat. "One move and she dies, senshi scum!" Everyone stopped, including Lachesis. "Atropos, please, don't you see? I know you really don't want to kill me, do you?" Clothos tried to negotiate. "This is for your betrayal of Omega-sama!" Atropos let her sister go and then threw the dagger at Clothos's heart. "You really don't want to harm me, but why do you act like you desire my demise?" Clothos held up her hand to put up a shield of energy to stop the dagger. "Don't you remember? Long ago, the goddesses treated all three of us like family? Omega-sama only wants her destiny changed so she can have immense power, enough to kill the goddesses." "That's not true!" Lachesis yelled and went to Atropo's side. "You're a traitor and a liar! I'll kill you for Omega-sama!" Atropos screeched and created a blue globe of energy to throw at Clothos. "Then I die for my cause." Clothos said and waited for the attack with open arms. "WAIT!" Star Destroyer screamed. She ran up to Clothos and stood next to her. "If you kill her, you'll have to get through me." "What?! You'll defend this little wench?" Lachesis gasped. "She may be young, but she has a lot of heart," Sailor Comet said and stood in front of Clothos, "Before you kill my friends, you kill me first." "What is this?" Atropos demanded, the globe disappearing. "Friendship. Something you wouldn't remember because you've been under the influence of dark energy for a long time. I know what a true friendship is. We may have all known each other for only a short time, but we are still friends. You three are sisters, maybe you should work on being friends first." Sailor Nebula said standing next to Sailor Comet. "You three.you make me sick." Atropos said and disappeared. "Atropos.wait!" Lachesis cried and reached for her sister. When Atropos disappeared, she hung her head. "I'm beginning to understand you senshi. You value your friends over your lives. I want to be like that." Lachesis looked up at the senshi. "Will you show me how?" "Won't you be afraid of Atropos trying to kill us both now?" Clothos asked, nudging Sailor Comet aside. "Of course not. We have the senshi to defend us don't we?" Lachesis said. "Well." Sailor Nebula let her guard down for a bit. "You really want to be mortal? Like Clothos? No power to summon golems and create swords from thin air?" Lachesis dropped her stone sword. "I think so. I want to live with my sister, become friends with her again, and feel what mortals feel, like what we did long ago." The Senshi and Clothos smiled. "I want this, for myself and my sisters. I just want all of us to be happy. Like you, sister." "Lachesis." Clothos had tears welling up in her eyes. "I'll get Sailor Moon, she can help." Sailor Comet said, returning to normal and running to Usagi and Mamoru's apartment. "She.she's a senshi?" Clothos asked and Sailor Nebula nodded. "Don't worry, she won't do anything to you now." Sailor Nebula said. Soon, Usagi came running as fast as she could down the street as Sailor Moon. Sailor Comet was trailing behind her, easily keeping pace with her. "Odango. I see you're still around." Sailor Uranus said. "Take care of these two, they'll need it." Sailor Neptune said and then left with Uranus. "Neptune! Uranus! Wait!" Sailor Moon cried behind them, but they were already gone. "Sailor Moon?" Lachesis asked. "You're here to heal my soul aren't you?" Sailor Moon smiled. "Yes, Lachesis, I am. Moon Healing Escalation!" A golden light surrounded Lachesis as the evil energy was purged from her body, mind and soul. The golden light stopped and Lachesis stood in front of the girls. "How do you feel, sister?" Clothos asked, peering into Lachesis's eyes. "For the first time since the goddesses know when, happy and sad at the same time." Lachesis replied. "Why are you sad?" Sailor Nebula asked. "I want Atropos to feel like I do now. I feel saddened that she isn't here." "You.you're my sister again!" Clothos hugged Lachesis and they embraced like sisters reunited. "I think I'm gonna cry!" Sailor Moon squealed and clung to Sailor Comet's shoulder. "Now if Atropos was only here." Sailor Star Destroyer said.
"WHAT? What do you mean Lachesis stayed behind?" Omega yelled, her anger echoing throughout the dimension. "The senshi tricked her.now she is a mortal." Atropos said calmly and bowed down to Omega. "Don't worry, Omega-sama, I can kill them both easily." "See that you do, and don't fall to the word of kindness and emotion, that is what Lachesis and Clothos did. Watch where you step Atropos, you are the last of the fates with the opportunity of eternal youth." "Will do, Omega-sama." Atropos departed to her quarters where a woman with turquoise and magenta hair was waiting. "What do you want Marina?" Atropos asked. "You failed to get Clothos again, eh? And now Lachesis went to the mortal world as well. You may as well go too, you don't want to be the only fate left, do you?" Marina asked, teasing and tormenting Atropos into a mental breakdown. "Just leave me alone." Atropos said and disappeared into a secret part of her quarters. "Well I don't doubt that you'll be next on the People-that-Omega-sama-wants- dead list, like she said, watch your step! Hee hee hee!" Marina giggled and disappeared. "She's right." Atropos thought, "I'll be next, I know it. But I'm not giving up that easily, just watch. I'll show those senshi, and you too Marina.just watch me, I won't go down at the drop of a hat.no, I won't."
Continued in Chapter 4
