Chapter Five: Renewal
Chibi-Usa woke with a start. She had a minor headache, and was still in the dungeon, but that was nothing compared to what she saw when she became fully awake. "Mako-chan! Michiru-san! Haruka-san! What happened?" she cried as she ran over to her friends. "That damn Kuki woman got us," Haruka muttered as she pulled herself up to a sitting position. "And that Fukumi girl is in her clutches. She really seemed to want her for some reason." "Oh, Mako-chan, Haruka, Michiru, what are you doing here?" All of the Sailor Senshi chorused as they too regained consciousness. Michiru explained. "Somehow, Mako and Fukumi found us in our little hideaway. We were just sitting down to talk and plan when Ryuu Kuki appeared and attacked. We just weren't strong enough," she finished regretfully. "All that matters is that you are all safe!" Chibi-Usa exclaimed happily. "Yes, but what about Fukumi? Kuki still has her." Mamoru asked. "Yeah, we still need to worry about her." Usagi said (for once acting like a responsible leader). "For all we know, she might be hurt!"
Sailor Nebula was currently chained to a pedestal in the middle of a room not very unlike the one that the other Sailor Senshi were in. She had one thing on her mind, and that was getting out. She had remained conscious while she was inside the metal holding cell, but it wasn't very comfortable. When she could move again, the metal had melted off of her and she was in this position. "Whoever you are, show yourself!" she cried, not having anything better to do, since she couldn't move an inch. "Why not?" Kuki appeared hovering over her. "My master wishes to see you, and it has been such a long time, you know," she said, evilly. With that, she floated down to the floor and what looked like a ghost took her place, leering down at the prisoner. "Sssso, I finally meeeet you, Ssssailor Nebulaaaa." The ghost kept shifting shapes, so it was hard to identify just one of them as his "normal" view. "You arre going to bee the one who revivesss my true sself!" "Who in hoolies are you? All I know, is that I hope we aren't related. That would just be wrong." She finished angrily as she squirmed, trying to get as far away from him as she could. She suddenly found that she could free her arms, but decided to wait until a more convenient time came. But it looked like she was running out of time. "How muccch longerrr untillll the fullll moon, Kukiii?" "Less than four minutes, master." She purred happily. "Brinnnng in the executttionnn tool, now." Fukumi twisted her head until she could see the doorway appear out of nowhere, and the huge dog-like creature that lumbered through it. It had shaggy black fur, which stood on end. The werewolf (because Sailor Nebula couldn't think of a better term) had blood red bonds around its neck. It strained against them, drooling. "Master, should I move to the viewing room?" "Yesss, I think I ssshall accompany you. Farewell, Sailor Nebula." Sailor Nebula decided it was now or never as the two evil people disappeared and the bonds on the werewolf grew steadily weaker. She quickly moved her arms out of the bonds and summoned her dagger and staff. She sliced through her shackles and jumped to her feet as the last of the red ropes died away from the monster. It leapt forward with a howl of rage. Sailor Nebula and the monster circled each other warily. If I die, I will all of my possessions to Mako-chan. Sailor Nebula found herself thinking wildly. She pushed these thoughts away just in time to see the werewolf leap for her throat. She jabbed her dagger in what she hoped was a vulnerable part as she fell to the ground with the monster on top of her. It howled, a long, horrible sounding howl as it reached for her neck. But Sailor Nebula had one last trick up her sleeve. She summoned her staff this time, and shoved the dog-thing away with it, standing up as she did so. The thing gave a yelp as it hit the far wall with a thud, but got back up shakily. The two opponents went back to circling and testing the limits. Sailor Nebula decided to try one of her moves while this semi-truce existed. She cried, "Nebula Pronged Hate!" and sent the ball of molten energy towards her opponent. It hit the monster, sizzling its fur and burning it to a crisp within seconds. Nebula stood for a few more seconds, catching her breath. She listened, just in case there was another attack headed her way. There was. Another one of the werewolves appeared, this time it was about twice the size and probably the strength. "Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" Chibi-Usa cried as the tiny little hearts began to slap the monster, sending it flying into the nearest wall. "World Shaking!" The huge planet shaped mass of power shot towards the werewolf, destroying it completely. "Sailor Scouts! How did you guys find me?" Sailor Nebula asked, stunned. "We used Sailor Teleport," Sailor Mars explained, coming over to support the now shaking Sailor Nebula. "Man, that thing really did a good job on you, huh?" "No, its former brother did." she replied, waving towards the lump of ashes. "We have to get out of here. Whats-her-face'll be her any second now to make sure that I'm dead." "Right!" And with that, all of the Sailor Senshi (and Mamoru) disappeared into nothingness.
Chibi-Usa woke with a start. She had a minor headache, and was still in the dungeon, but that was nothing compared to what she saw when she became fully awake. "Mako-chan! Michiru-san! Haruka-san! What happened?" she cried as she ran over to her friends. "That damn Kuki woman got us," Haruka muttered as she pulled herself up to a sitting position. "And that Fukumi girl is in her clutches. She really seemed to want her for some reason." "Oh, Mako-chan, Haruka, Michiru, what are you doing here?" All of the Sailor Senshi chorused as they too regained consciousness. Michiru explained. "Somehow, Mako and Fukumi found us in our little hideaway. We were just sitting down to talk and plan when Ryuu Kuki appeared and attacked. We just weren't strong enough," she finished regretfully. "All that matters is that you are all safe!" Chibi-Usa exclaimed happily. "Yes, but what about Fukumi? Kuki still has her." Mamoru asked. "Yeah, we still need to worry about her." Usagi said (for once acting like a responsible leader). "For all we know, she might be hurt!"
Sailor Nebula was currently chained to a pedestal in the middle of a room not very unlike the one that the other Sailor Senshi were in. She had one thing on her mind, and that was getting out. She had remained conscious while she was inside the metal holding cell, but it wasn't very comfortable. When she could move again, the metal had melted off of her and she was in this position. "Whoever you are, show yourself!" she cried, not having anything better to do, since she couldn't move an inch. "Why not?" Kuki appeared hovering over her. "My master wishes to see you, and it has been such a long time, you know," she said, evilly. With that, she floated down to the floor and what looked like a ghost took her place, leering down at the prisoner. "Sssso, I finally meeeet you, Ssssailor Nebulaaaa." The ghost kept shifting shapes, so it was hard to identify just one of them as his "normal" view. "You arre going to bee the one who revivesss my true sself!" "Who in hoolies are you? All I know, is that I hope we aren't related. That would just be wrong." She finished angrily as she squirmed, trying to get as far away from him as she could. She suddenly found that she could free her arms, but decided to wait until a more convenient time came. But it looked like she was running out of time. "How muccch longerrr untillll the fullll moon, Kukiii?" "Less than four minutes, master." She purred happily. "Brinnnng in the executttionnn tool, now." Fukumi twisted her head until she could see the doorway appear out of nowhere, and the huge dog-like creature that lumbered through it. It had shaggy black fur, which stood on end. The werewolf (because Sailor Nebula couldn't think of a better term) had blood red bonds around its neck. It strained against them, drooling. "Master, should I move to the viewing room?" "Yesss, I think I ssshall accompany you. Farewell, Sailor Nebula." Sailor Nebula decided it was now or never as the two evil people disappeared and the bonds on the werewolf grew steadily weaker. She quickly moved her arms out of the bonds and summoned her dagger and staff. She sliced through her shackles and jumped to her feet as the last of the red ropes died away from the monster. It leapt forward with a howl of rage. Sailor Nebula and the monster circled each other warily. If I die, I will all of my possessions to Mako-chan. Sailor Nebula found herself thinking wildly. She pushed these thoughts away just in time to see the werewolf leap for her throat. She jabbed her dagger in what she hoped was a vulnerable part as she fell to the ground with the monster on top of her. It howled, a long, horrible sounding howl as it reached for her neck. But Sailor Nebula had one last trick up her sleeve. She summoned her staff this time, and shoved the dog-thing away with it, standing up as she did so. The thing gave a yelp as it hit the far wall with a thud, but got back up shakily. The two opponents went back to circling and testing the limits. Sailor Nebula decided to try one of her moves while this semi-truce existed. She cried, "Nebula Pronged Hate!" and sent the ball of molten energy towards her opponent. It hit the monster, sizzling its fur and burning it to a crisp within seconds. Nebula stood for a few more seconds, catching her breath. She listened, just in case there was another attack headed her way. There was. Another one of the werewolves appeared, this time it was about twice the size and probably the strength. "Pink Sugar Heart Attack!" Chibi-Usa cried as the tiny little hearts began to slap the monster, sending it flying into the nearest wall. "World Shaking!" The huge planet shaped mass of power shot towards the werewolf, destroying it completely. "Sailor Scouts! How did you guys find me?" Sailor Nebula asked, stunned. "We used Sailor Teleport," Sailor Mars explained, coming over to support the now shaking Sailor Nebula. "Man, that thing really did a good job on you, huh?" "No, its former brother did." she replied, waving towards the lump of ashes. "We have to get out of here. Whats-her-face'll be her any second now to make sure that I'm dead." "Right!" And with that, all of the Sailor Senshi (and Mamoru) disappeared into nothingness.