Chapter Two
"Can we just find Ami and go home?" whined Usagi who stood with Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mars. "You should go home. If you use your crystal, they'll find you," snapped Sailor Mars. "No way. I want to help save Ami. Otherwise, how can I manage to do my homework without her?" "You never do your homework," said Sailor Jupiter, laughing. "You're right. Who cares about their stupid machine? Eternal Make Up!" Quartzite watched as the radar lit up with the power of the silver crystal being activated. He switched on the vision and watched, as Usagi became Sailor Moon. "So," he said. "The princess is the warrior Sailor Moon. This should be interesting." "This should be it," said Minako cautiously. The four scouts entered and saw Ami, bound and gagged tied to a pole in the hallway. Usagi ran forward and untied the gag. As she did so, an alarm went off. "Get going," said Ami. "It's a trap for you Usagi. Get out of here, we can handle them." "I'm not going anywhere," said Usagi firmly. "Glad to hear it Princess," said Tyrolite, emerging from a concealed doorway. "Who are you?" she asked. "Tyrolite. Capture the princess," he commanded of the three other generals at his side. "Over my dead body," said Sailor Jupiter, sliding in front of Usagi. "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" she yelled. The first general absorbed the power and shot it back at her, sending her crashing into Ami and the pole that she was tied to. "Jupiter!" screamed Sailor Moon. "You're going to pay for that," she said, her eyes narrowing. "Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!" she yelled. As her attack shot at Tyrolite, a hole appeared in the floor sending Sailor Moon through the floor. Sailor Venus dove for Sailor Moon's hand and grabbed onto it, trying to pull the eighteen-year-old girl out of the hole. She too was flung against the wall as a ball of power hit her and Usagi fell, the hole in the floor closing above her. "Quartzite, Acanthite, Cornwallite, Luzonite, finish off the remaining two. They're of no use to me now that I have the Imperium Crystal. Your next assignment is to find Tuxedo Kamen, otherwise known as Prince Endymion," commanded Tyrolite. "Looking for me?" asked a voice from the shadows. Tuxedo Kamen stepped forward. "Where is Sailor Moon?" "That's for me to know and you to find out, Cape Boy," said Tyrolite. Tuxedo Kamen jumped down beside Sailor Mars who was busy undoing Ami's bonds. "Where's your henshin pen?" asked Tuxedo Kamen. "Tyrolite has it. He took it from me while I was unconscious." "That's just great, Ami. Tuxedo Kamen-sama and I will deal with these four. You find your henshin pen. Here's your computer. Minako had it." "Okay, thanks. I'll go after Usagi." "No you won't," said Quartzite stepping forward. "Our master has a special interest in her." "I'm sure he does," grinned Rei. "But to get to her, you have to deal with us." "That's right," said Sailor Jupiter, slowly standing up. "Mars Flame Sniper!" "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Both senshi unleashed their attacks against Quartzite. He cleverly jumped out of the way. Meanwhile, Ami snuck to one of the hidden staircases without being noticed. She pushed buttons as she walked, looking for the door that would take her to the room she was in before. Ah ha, she thought as she found the door. She stepped through the shadows to the table that Tyrolite had laid her pen on before. She saw it gleaming in the faint light. She grasped it and felt the familiar surge of power race through her. "Mercury Crystal Power!" she yelled and felt the wave of power wash over her. When she had finished transforming, she ran back the way she came, flipping her visor over her eyes as she went. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" she yelled, announcing her presence. "Sailor Mercury!" yelled the group. "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" yelled Sailor Venus, taking the opportunity to attack Quartzite. Her attack blasted him back to the wall and the other three generals ran after him. "Come on," said Sailor Venus, leading them away from the battle and down the hallway that Sailor Mercury had come from.
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Usagi groaned as she awoke in a bare white room with only a bed in it. "Oh great," she muttered. "Not again." She sat up and looked around. "Okay, where is he? He should be in to threaten me soon." "Ah, you're awake. With the way that you hit your head, I expected you to be out for days," said Tyrolite, emerging from the shadows. "You wish," she snapped. "You and I both know what I want from you. Now give it to me." Usagi's eyes widened. "You're that guy that Mamo-chan and I saw when we were out on our date!" she exclaimed. "So glad you finally noticed. Now hand it over, Princess!" "Over my dead body," she snapped back. "Fine. We'll do this the hard way." A mark appeared on his forehead that resembled Demando's third eye and Usagi squeezed her eyes shut. This guy is way too much like Demando. He's Demando, only worse, she thought. She made the mistake of opening her eyes for a second after she thought it was over, and fell into a trance, her eyes turning a solid dark blue. "Give me the Imperium Silver Crystal." "No," came her voice, shaky, but confident. He picked her up and carried her into another room, where he strapped her arms and legs to a table and pressed a button. Waves washed over her, brainwashing her into thinking that she was someone else. "Who are you?" he finally asked. "I am Princess Serenity, of the Moon Kingdom." He continued to ask her until she finally responded with "Usagi." He then turned off the machine and watched as she sat up. "Who am I?" she asked. "You are Tsukino Usagi, a famous scientist and a member of the Infinity College Science Club. "I thought Infinity College was destroyed." "It was, by the lousy Sailor Senshi. We managed to continue working in secret." "Oh." Usagi shook her head and looked around. Where am I, she thought? Why am I dressed like a scientist and who's he? "Who are you?" she asked. "I am Tyrolite, commander of our mission." "What is the mission?" "To locate the Imperium Silver Crystal of the past and future and unite them. Then we have to find the princess who can use them," he said. "You are that princess." Oh no, thought Usagi. If he finds Chibiusa's crystal, we're dead. I wonder where the senshi are? She looked up and responded, "I am?" still playing dumb. "Yes. I am going to give you back enough of your memory to activate the crystal," he said, pressing another button on his machine. Usagi squeezed her eyes tight and felt a wave of power wash over her. What happened? She thought. "Activate the Imperium Silver Crystal," he commanded, handing it to her. "What's this?" she asked, fingering the crystal. The wooden door behind them went flying and in it stood Tuxedo Kamen and the Sailor Senshi. "Damn you, annoying Sailor Senshi," cursed Tyrolite. He fired a blast of power at them and they dodged it. Usagi looked at them and felt her memory go blank. "Who are you?" she asked, looking at them. "Usako, wake up! You've been brainwashed," said Tuxedo Kamen, coming forward and shaking her. "Usako? Who's that?" she asked. "Tuxedo Kamen, it's no use," said Sailor Mars, coming forward. "Whatever he did to her was awful. There's no reasoning with her." "Usagi!" commanded Tyrolite. "Activate the Silver Crystal. Unleash its energy on them." "How?" she asked. "Like this?" she asked, raising the crystal in front of her. It glowed a pure white, then turned black and sent a large blast of black energy at the senshi. The blast sent them flying back into the wall. Tyrolite came forward and put a hand on Usagi's shoulder. "You defeated the enemy, darling Usagi," he said, cupping her chin in his hand. He raised her face to his and bent to kiss her. As their lips met, Usagi's eyes turned back to their normal blue and opened wide. What am I doing? She thought. She pushed away from Tyrolite. "Don't ever touch me again!" she shrieked. She looked over at the fallen senshi and Tuxedo Kamen. "Mamo-chan!" she yelled, running to him. "What did you do to him?" she commanded. "I didn't do anything," smirked Tyrolite. "You did it. You and your Imperium Silver Crystal." Usagi looked down at the lump of glass in her hand and saw how the center of the crystal was slowly turning from black to a clear white again. "What did I do?" she asked herself. "I don't remember." Something's wrong with the brainwashing, thought Tyrolite. She reacts sometimes to it, but doesn't react all the time. "Mamo-chan," sobbed Usagi. "Wake up!" Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars slowly pulled themselves to their feet. They shakily faced Usagi. "Usagi, why?" asked Sailor Mercury. "I don't know what I did," sobbed Usagi. "You don't remember that you attacked us?" asked Sailor Mars. "No." Usagi's eyes flashed a dark blue again and she stood up, wiping away her tears. "Silly human, thinking he could beat me," she said. "The Sailor Senshi can die too," she said, and fired another blast at the Sailor Senshi, the crystal turning black again. Sailor Venus stood up behind Usagi and looked at her as she raised the crystal into the air and stood over her fallen friend's bodies, laughing. "She can't keep the crystal if she's going to use it negatively. I have to get it back, otherwise, she'll kill us without even knowing she's doing it," she said to herself. "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" yelled Sailor Venus, attacking Usagi from behind. She flipped forward and gracefully caught the Imperium Crystal in her hand. "Minako-chan, how could you attack Usagi?" asked Sailor Mercury. "Ami-chan, she's no longer on our side. She can no longer control what side she's on. Come on," she said, helping Sailor Jupiter and Tuxedo Kamen up. "Let's go. He can have her."
"Can we just find Ami and go home?" whined Usagi who stood with Sailor Jupiter and Sailor Mars. "You should go home. If you use your crystal, they'll find you," snapped Sailor Mars. "No way. I want to help save Ami. Otherwise, how can I manage to do my homework without her?" "You never do your homework," said Sailor Jupiter, laughing. "You're right. Who cares about their stupid machine? Eternal Make Up!" Quartzite watched as the radar lit up with the power of the silver crystal being activated. He switched on the vision and watched, as Usagi became Sailor Moon. "So," he said. "The princess is the warrior Sailor Moon. This should be interesting." "This should be it," said Minako cautiously. The four scouts entered and saw Ami, bound and gagged tied to a pole in the hallway. Usagi ran forward and untied the gag. As she did so, an alarm went off. "Get going," said Ami. "It's a trap for you Usagi. Get out of here, we can handle them." "I'm not going anywhere," said Usagi firmly. "Glad to hear it Princess," said Tyrolite, emerging from a concealed doorway. "Who are you?" she asked. "Tyrolite. Capture the princess," he commanded of the three other generals at his side. "Over my dead body," said Sailor Jupiter, sliding in front of Usagi. "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" she yelled. The first general absorbed the power and shot it back at her, sending her crashing into Ami and the pole that she was tied to. "Jupiter!" screamed Sailor Moon. "You're going to pay for that," she said, her eyes narrowing. "Starlight Honeymoon Therapy Kiss!" she yelled. As her attack shot at Tyrolite, a hole appeared in the floor sending Sailor Moon through the floor. Sailor Venus dove for Sailor Moon's hand and grabbed onto it, trying to pull the eighteen-year-old girl out of the hole. She too was flung against the wall as a ball of power hit her and Usagi fell, the hole in the floor closing above her. "Quartzite, Acanthite, Cornwallite, Luzonite, finish off the remaining two. They're of no use to me now that I have the Imperium Crystal. Your next assignment is to find Tuxedo Kamen, otherwise known as Prince Endymion," commanded Tyrolite. "Looking for me?" asked a voice from the shadows. Tuxedo Kamen stepped forward. "Where is Sailor Moon?" "That's for me to know and you to find out, Cape Boy," said Tyrolite. Tuxedo Kamen jumped down beside Sailor Mars who was busy undoing Ami's bonds. "Where's your henshin pen?" asked Tuxedo Kamen. "Tyrolite has it. He took it from me while I was unconscious." "That's just great, Ami. Tuxedo Kamen-sama and I will deal with these four. You find your henshin pen. Here's your computer. Minako had it." "Okay, thanks. I'll go after Usagi." "No you won't," said Quartzite stepping forward. "Our master has a special interest in her." "I'm sure he does," grinned Rei. "But to get to her, you have to deal with us." "That's right," said Sailor Jupiter, slowly standing up. "Mars Flame Sniper!" "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Both senshi unleashed their attacks against Quartzite. He cleverly jumped out of the way. Meanwhile, Ami snuck to one of the hidden staircases without being noticed. She pushed buttons as she walked, looking for the door that would take her to the room she was in before. Ah ha, she thought as she found the door. She stepped through the shadows to the table that Tyrolite had laid her pen on before. She saw it gleaming in the faint light. She grasped it and felt the familiar surge of power race through her. "Mercury Crystal Power!" she yelled and felt the wave of power wash over her. When she had finished transforming, she ran back the way she came, flipping her visor over her eyes as she went. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" she yelled, announcing her presence. "Sailor Mercury!" yelled the group. "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" yelled Sailor Venus, taking the opportunity to attack Quartzite. Her attack blasted him back to the wall and the other three generals ran after him. "Come on," said Sailor Venus, leading them away from the battle and down the hallway that Sailor Mercury had come from.
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Usagi groaned as she awoke in a bare white room with only a bed in it. "Oh great," she muttered. "Not again." She sat up and looked around. "Okay, where is he? He should be in to threaten me soon." "Ah, you're awake. With the way that you hit your head, I expected you to be out for days," said Tyrolite, emerging from the shadows. "You wish," she snapped. "You and I both know what I want from you. Now give it to me." Usagi's eyes widened. "You're that guy that Mamo-chan and I saw when we were out on our date!" she exclaimed. "So glad you finally noticed. Now hand it over, Princess!" "Over my dead body," she snapped back. "Fine. We'll do this the hard way." A mark appeared on his forehead that resembled Demando's third eye and Usagi squeezed her eyes shut. This guy is way too much like Demando. He's Demando, only worse, she thought. She made the mistake of opening her eyes for a second after she thought it was over, and fell into a trance, her eyes turning a solid dark blue. "Give me the Imperium Silver Crystal." "No," came her voice, shaky, but confident. He picked her up and carried her into another room, where he strapped her arms and legs to a table and pressed a button. Waves washed over her, brainwashing her into thinking that she was someone else. "Who are you?" he finally asked. "I am Princess Serenity, of the Moon Kingdom." He continued to ask her until she finally responded with "Usagi." He then turned off the machine and watched as she sat up. "Who am I?" she asked. "You are Tsukino Usagi, a famous scientist and a member of the Infinity College Science Club. "I thought Infinity College was destroyed." "It was, by the lousy Sailor Senshi. We managed to continue working in secret." "Oh." Usagi shook her head and looked around. Where am I, she thought? Why am I dressed like a scientist and who's he? "Who are you?" she asked. "I am Tyrolite, commander of our mission." "What is the mission?" "To locate the Imperium Silver Crystal of the past and future and unite them. Then we have to find the princess who can use them," he said. "You are that princess." Oh no, thought Usagi. If he finds Chibiusa's crystal, we're dead. I wonder where the senshi are? She looked up and responded, "I am?" still playing dumb. "Yes. I am going to give you back enough of your memory to activate the crystal," he said, pressing another button on his machine. Usagi squeezed her eyes tight and felt a wave of power wash over her. What happened? She thought. "Activate the Imperium Silver Crystal," he commanded, handing it to her. "What's this?" she asked, fingering the crystal. The wooden door behind them went flying and in it stood Tuxedo Kamen and the Sailor Senshi. "Damn you, annoying Sailor Senshi," cursed Tyrolite. He fired a blast of power at them and they dodged it. Usagi looked at them and felt her memory go blank. "Who are you?" she asked, looking at them. "Usako, wake up! You've been brainwashed," said Tuxedo Kamen, coming forward and shaking her. "Usako? Who's that?" she asked. "Tuxedo Kamen, it's no use," said Sailor Mars, coming forward. "Whatever he did to her was awful. There's no reasoning with her." "Usagi!" commanded Tyrolite. "Activate the Silver Crystal. Unleash its energy on them." "How?" she asked. "Like this?" she asked, raising the crystal in front of her. It glowed a pure white, then turned black and sent a large blast of black energy at the senshi. The blast sent them flying back into the wall. Tyrolite came forward and put a hand on Usagi's shoulder. "You defeated the enemy, darling Usagi," he said, cupping her chin in his hand. He raised her face to his and bent to kiss her. As their lips met, Usagi's eyes turned back to their normal blue and opened wide. What am I doing? She thought. She pushed away from Tyrolite. "Don't ever touch me again!" she shrieked. She looked over at the fallen senshi and Tuxedo Kamen. "Mamo-chan!" she yelled, running to him. "What did you do to him?" she commanded. "I didn't do anything," smirked Tyrolite. "You did it. You and your Imperium Silver Crystal." Usagi looked down at the lump of glass in her hand and saw how the center of the crystal was slowly turning from black to a clear white again. "What did I do?" she asked herself. "I don't remember." Something's wrong with the brainwashing, thought Tyrolite. She reacts sometimes to it, but doesn't react all the time. "Mamo-chan," sobbed Usagi. "Wake up!" Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars slowly pulled themselves to their feet. They shakily faced Usagi. "Usagi, why?" asked Sailor Mercury. "I don't know what I did," sobbed Usagi. "You don't remember that you attacked us?" asked Sailor Mars. "No." Usagi's eyes flashed a dark blue again and she stood up, wiping away her tears. "Silly human, thinking he could beat me," she said. "The Sailor Senshi can die too," she said, and fired another blast at the Sailor Senshi, the crystal turning black again. Sailor Venus stood up behind Usagi and looked at her as she raised the crystal into the air and stood over her fallen friend's bodies, laughing. "She can't keep the crystal if she's going to use it negatively. I have to get it back, otherwise, she'll kill us without even knowing she's doing it," she said to herself. "Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" yelled Sailor Venus, attacking Usagi from behind. She flipped forward and gracefully caught the Imperium Crystal in her hand. "Minako-chan, how could you attack Usagi?" asked Sailor Mercury. "Ami-chan, she's no longer on our side. She can no longer control what side she's on. Come on," she said, helping Sailor Jupiter and Tuxedo Kamen up. "Let's go. He can have her."