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`The Machine`
Summary: Sailor Mars and Mercury are sucked into the DBZ world, changing fate, and bringing back one of the deadliest enemies to conquer the Z fighters.
Takes place:
SM: A few days after the defeat of Dark Moon Circus
DBZ: A month and a half after Goku defeats Majin Buu.
Important: This is an Alternate Universe fic. Lets say Goku did beat Majin Buu, but he died because a strange power was blocking out Dragon Shenlon's power, rendering the Dragon Balls useless. The last wish made, however, was to erase everyone's memory of Buu.
AN: Before I begin with the chapter I've dreaded since I started this fic, I want you all to bare with me. This will be my first ever battle seen with a POV on it, and I apologize in advance if it sucks. I don't mind if you tell me so, just review and make it a sensible flame. Well, that's it, till later, JA NE!
Chapter 3:
An Endless Void; Onto a New Dimension?!
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*Usagi -- Sailor Moon*
"Rainbow . . . Moon . . . Heart . . . Ache!" I yelled, performing my attack. The crystal in my Spiral Moon Heart Rod charges up, I start to spin extremely fast, ending in my pose with the rod in the air. A giant stream of pink hearts shoot out and head straight for Beryl.
Beryl just laughed and raised her arm, a giant shield of crackling, black lightning-like energy shoots from it and my heart ache smashes into it. 'Come on! I can do this!' My mind tries to convince. But deep down, I know that Beryl has indeed gotten stronger.
There's an explosion and I shield my eyes with my arm. When me and my senshi look up, we see Beryl standing there with her arm still slightly raised, and the black energy crackling around her like she was a machine ready to explode.
"I already told you Sailor Moon," She shouts with venom. "It is impossible to beat me!"
I don't take a step back, I don't cower. Beryl is not going to intimidate me any more. We've been battling for hours to the least, but it felt like days. All of us were tired and stiff, especially Sailor Mars. She still wasn't recovered when she transformed, and that took it's tool on her. Here we were, battling to the very end. History had repeated itself, but this time I didn't plan on letting anyone die.
The plan had been to go to Tokyo Tower, and we did, getting a ride from Mamoru, or Tuxedo Kamen. Just slightly I cast worried glance at his mangled body. He was unmoving except for the occasional rise and fall of his chest, but even that too was growing more and more distant.
But the plan had backfired, and now we were on a five story building, on the roof. Beryl stood on an adjacent one, right in front of us. There was a railing that connected the two buildings, made of steal and glass.
None of us dared to set foot on it, not with Beryl and her sneaky tricks around.
"Why are you doing this again Beryl?!" I shouted. "We've defeated you, don't you know that we'll only do it again?!"
And surprisingly, she laughed like it was nothing. "You five? Beat me?" She paused. The once laughing face replaced with a look of repulsion. "Maybe Princess of Fire over there might stand a chance, but not the Sailor Senshi! I've surpassed you long ago, children, long ago!"
"Then why haven't you attacked us a long time ago?" Sailor Jupiter demanded.
"That's simple." She said amused. "I've been going from dimension to dimension trying to gain strength in order to beat you five twits, and don't think I don't know about the Outer Senshi. They're being taken care of now."
"W-what do you mean?" Sailor Venus asked worriedly.
Beryl laughed. "Ever since you brats beat me, I've spent some of my time in Hell. It's amazing all the people you meet. One person though, spent a lot of time talking about getting his revenge on someone, and I spent my time talking about getting my revenge on you. So, we made a deal and escaped Hell exactly four days after my arrival. And you know what? Apparently Cooler knew a lot of interesting things, especially he knew of a machine that takes it's keeper into different dimensions and into pasts or futures. He gave it to me as a parting gift, and I used it wisely."
"Evidently," Sailor Mercury said coldly. "Or you wouldn't be here."
"And I'm glad I am here. Because I have a surprise for you brats." Beryl laughed again, her cold and heartless sneering making me want to gag.
"Not if I can help it!" I shout, determination all over my face. "Girls, lets show her what she's missed!"
"Yeah!" Sailor Jupiter shouted. "And who better than to start it off but me?" She paused for only a second. She stood tall and concentrated her energy, beginning to spin. "Jupiter Oak Evolution!" She shouted, sending a series of energy leaves toward Beryl.
"My turn!" Sailor Venus shouted. She brought her hand up to her mouth and blew a kiss, turning it into an ring of yellow hearts. "Venus love and beauty shock!" The chain of hearts flew towards Beryl.
"I think I'll take it from here," Sailor Mercury said. Mercury formed a giant harp made out of water and began to play it. "Mercury aqua rhapsody!" A series of water streams shoot out, heading towards Beryl.
"I'll finish it up Sailor Moon!" Sailor Mars said, preparing for her new attack. Her arms went to her sides, one in the air, the other pointing toward the ground. She brought them slowly and rhythmically toward the center of her chest, right in front of her crystal. A screech was heard and the fire hawk shot out from her soul, through the circle she formed, leaving a small ring of fire. "Mars fire-hawk ring!" The circle of fire shot out, the hawk screeching and following it, both fire based attacks heading for Beryl.
She nodded towards me and I replied by taking out my Spiral Moon Heart Rod. It charges up, I start to spin extremely fast, ending in my pose with the rod in the air. "Rainbow Moon Heart Ache!" A giant stream of pink hearts shoot out and head straight for Beryl.
The attacks reach their target and all around Beryl explodes, she has to be dead! My heart flutters and I use this opportunity to run to Tuxedo Kamen. "Mamoru," I whisper as I put his head on my lap.
The explosions clear right before my attack takes full affect and another series of screams occur. But as I look up, my eyes widen unnaturally eclectic, as I see what happened.
Sailor Mars, Sailor Mercury, Sailor Venus, and Sailor Jupiter also look upon with horror. Beryl has barely a scratch on her and she is laughing. It wasn't screams we were hearing, it was insane laughter coming from the witch!
My fists ball up. There's only one way to settle this. "Usagi . . ." Mamoru moves underneath me just barely. "Don't do it . . ."
He knows me all too well. "I have to, my love. It's the only way, but I'll try to come back to you." I kiss him awkwardly on the forehead and rise up. He struggles to get up to help me, to stop me, something, but Mamoru just falls back down. "I'll find a way back to you if I don't make it," I whisper as I remove the crystal from my broach.
I close my eyes. "Mamoru, please believe in me, I can't do it without you."
I can just tell he doesn't want me to do it by the strain in his voice when he tells me to be careful. 'I'm sorry Mamoru, there's no other choice.'
I walk slowly up to the front of my Senshi, and my princess dress materializes from my Sailor Fuku. "No, Sailor Moon, don't!" Venus yells.
I silence her plea with a smile of determination. I have to do this, there is no other way and everyone knows this. Beryl laughs in the background. My crescent moon glows as I continue to walk forward, the crystal outstretched.
Reluctantly, the Senshi behind me line up and hold hands, Sailor Venus and Sailor Mars in the middle. "If you want to do this Serenity, then we're with you all the way." Sailor Mercury says.
"But we can't guaranty we'll like it." Sailor Jupiter stated.
"You're our Princess, Usagi." Sailor Venus whispers. "And our friend. We believe in you, and in what you can do. Just don't die on us okay?"
"We don't want to loose our Princess to that witch," Sailor Mars concludes. "Nor do we want to loose our friend at all. I pledged my life to you Serenity, and I plan on keeping my roll. So we'll help you as well."
I say nothing, fresh tears in my eyes. The truth is, I don't know if I'll be able to do this. My senshi behind me in a straight line, kneeling and holding hands. We were allies, we were friends, and God I didn't want to leave them.
But our future depended on this, and so did theirs. My life was worthless if I compared it to theirs. They needed to live where I did not. They were to survive if I didn't. But God, I wasn't going to die unless I took Beryl to Hell with me!
A soft hand touched my shoulder and Prince Endymind was there. My prince, protecting me to the end, just like my friends. "I told you not to get up." I mutter.
"And I told you not to do this," Was his reply.
"I don't have a choice."
"Then neither do I, love."
My worries wash away with his smile and confidence in me. If I were to die, I would hope he would find someone else. They'd be the luckiest in the world. "Then let's do this!" I shouted to my friends and my lover.
He nodded. They nodded. "Mercury Star Power!"
"Venus Star Power!"
"Mars Star Power!"
"Jupiter Star Power!"
"Moon Crystal Power!" I shouted. The crystal glowed as I fed it my very life force. Beryl's cocky laughed died down, she remembered what happened last time, I was sure of it. She was scared, and though I couldn't admit it, so was I. I was deathly afraid.
I didn't want to die. I didn't want to leave my friends. I didn't want to leave Mamoru. Was it really worth it? Losing all this, just to try to beat Beryl? Maybe there was another way to beat her, but we just overlooked it. No. There was nothing. This was the only way.
And it was worth it to the very end. To the very end.
*Beryl*
The brat and her friends! Did she think she was strong enough to beat me? Me? Beryl, Queen Beryl of the Universe! Of course she was going to loose! She may have won last time, but that was before!
I'm not as naive as then. I had a plan. A very good plan. Or in this case, bad. I laughed in spite of myself. This was going to be too easy.
*Usagi -- Sailor Moon*
She was so powerful! We had underestimated her beyond belief. I was loosing all my strength and she was barely half drained yet. Maybe I shouldn't have done this. If I died and she didn't come with me, what were the rest of the senshi to do?
They wouldn't be able to overcome Beryl by themselves! But then . . .
"World Shaking!"
"Deep Submerge!"
"Deadly Scream!"
The three attacks hurtled themselves at Beryl and she fell to the floor on her knee. She had lost as much power as I! She was just holding her own, trying not to look weak. I almost smiled, but stopped myself. My concentration was on the battle, not the newcomers.
But I saw Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Pluto form a second line behind the Inner Senshi. Sailor Pluto was in the middle and Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune on either side of her. "Uranus Star Power!"
"Pluto Star Power!"
"Neptune Star Power!"
The three had gotten out of the mess Beryl had promised them and I couldn't help but be a little glad. My energy was draining quicker than I imagined it would. But that also meant Beryl's was just as low.
"Your rain of evil ends here Beryl! I promise you that much, even if I have to take you to Hell myself!" I mumbled and placed more effort in wining. There would be time to see how the Outers had done later, when we were all home and safe.
If I was there, that is. If I wasn't, how was I to know what was going on?
Beryl handed me such a massive surge of strength that I would've fallen if my Prince was not there with me. My hand swayed to the right but with enough energy I mustered, I sent the dark wave and my own energy back to Beryl. She screamed as the pure white energy burned at her flesh.
It was working. "I will not die yet pitiful Princess!" Beryl shouted.
I wobbled to my knees and looked back at my court. "A . . . little more boost . . ." I barely managed to stutter.
Without a reply, but worry in their eyes, the shouted; "Mercury Star Power!" "Venus Star Power!" "Mars Star Power!" "Jupiter Star Power!" "Uranus Star Power!" "Pluto Star Power!" "Neptune Star Power!"
"Senshi Planet Power!" They shouted in conclusion.
Prince Endymind squeezed my shoulder lightly. "Moon crystal power!" I shouted. A surge of bright light erupted from the crystal and energy from each Senshi added a surge as well.
The energy went to Beryl and she screamed as the pure energy started to disintegrate wherever it touched. "Not this time pitiful princess!" She yelled.
And before I knew it, a giant black arm encircled itself around my waist and pulled me from my prince's grasp and to my death . . .
*Rei -- Sailor Mars*
"No!" I shouted. "Princess!"
My legs worked before my wings and I ran, aware each Senshi and the Prince himself were behind me.
The vision was a fake! Probably from Beryl herself, sent to get me off her case. I ran faster still, getting to the glass and metal connecter between the two buildings. My mind refused to believe this was happening! She couldn't die! She couldn't die! She couldn't die!
She couldn't die!
My wings seemed to work then because I flew, faster than the burning arm could and grabbed onto the Princess' arm. I pulled her from the arm's grasp and Mercury was next to arrive.
"Where's the Ginzuishou?" The Princess asked.
Sailor Mercury and I looked at each other. "Take care of the Princess," We told Sailor Uranus who came next. Sprinting, Sailor Mercury and I ran, "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" She shouted and the flames that stood in our way were extinguished almost immediately.
The arm -- it was there! With me up in the air, I saw it. "Sailor Mercury, a few feet in front of you!" I shouted.
She repeated her attack and the fire left, Beryl's long arm trying to escape our coils. I dove down and made a reach for it, only to be slashed down by something. I looked to my left. My right. Behind me. Under me. Nothing.
Something hit me in my back and I fell to the glass floor with a giant thud. "Sorry Rei," The male voice that had been above me said. "Or should I say Sailor Mars?"
I looked up. He was half man, half lizard, silver. A machine? "Who are you?" I only asked after I made sure Sailor Mercury had gotten the Ginzuishou.
"My name is Cooler. Beryl has told you about me, yes?"
I choked on something metallic in my throat. Spitting it out, I realized the red substance was blood. 'Crap.'
"What is it that you want?" I asked through gritted teeth, trying to ignore the difficulty its taking me to breathe.
"Apparently Beryl is dying because of the crystal's immense energy. And so is your friend because she is putting to much strain, feeding her soul in order to protect the lot of you."
"If you came here to tell me that, then you've just wasted your time."
"No, but I haven't." Cooler corrected. His tail took a small box from his hands and threw it to me. I just caught it unsure of what to do. But I could sense the immense dark energy radiating from the box.
"What is this?"
"Open it, Rei."
"Why should I?"
"Curious to what it holds?"
"No."
"I believe you are."
I shook my head, something wasn't right. Was my mind arguing with itself? I was missing one of the world's deadliest battles over something relating to the legend of Pandora's Box!
*Ami -- Sailor Mercury*
Gently I set the Ginzuishou down next to our Princess. She was alive, but so was Beryl. "Serenity, leave the rest to us. Beryl's already dying, we can take it from here." I said.
"No," Said the princess. "Ami, you know that only the power of the moon can defeat her."
"But if we try a combined attack--" Venus tried to reason, but Serenity cut her off.
"It won't work." She said.
"You're weak, Princess!" Sailor Uranus snapped.
"Do you truly want to die like this?" Neptune added.
"I don't wish to die at all." Serenity's voice was surprisingly calm. "But to beat Beryl once and for all, if I have to sacrifice my life to keep all of you safe, I'll do it."
"We can take care of ourselves," Sailor Jupiter argued.
"But it won't be enough, will it, Serenity?" I asked quietly, knowing the answer but dreading it at the same time.
She nodded and Prince Endymind helped her stand. "Serenity . . ." He whispered, bending lower to her, only inches away from her lips.
Behind them I saw Pluto smile, and I turned, hiding a blush. But as my eyes set upon the site before me, my eyes went wide and I went stiff.
*Rei -- Sailor Mars*
'Open the box,' He taunted. 'Set them free.'
No! I wanted to shout, but my voice didn't work, it had betrayed me. Just like I would betray my Princess if I opened the box.
'Open it,' Cooler said again, his voice growing raspy and impatient.
Trembling, my hand went for the handle, and my fingers brushed against the tip. I stopped and looked up. Cooler was there, not in my head. But then--
I didn't get to finish my thought when suddenly a hard figure slammed into me and we both went flying. I caught a quick glimpse before my head hit the glass and I heard a giant crack. The box went flying and landed at the edge of the glass and metal crossing.
"Sailor Mercury," I whispered gratefully and we both stood. "Thanks."
She nodded and looked up. "Serenity's going to kill Beryl." She said without taking her eyes off of Cooler.
I shook my head in disapproval. "She'll die."
"She knows."
"Well I'm not letting her do it, her being Princess or not. I'm also a princess damn it, and I have a Ginzuishou also!" I shouted.
She looked at me with worry. "You don't know how to control it!"
"I'll learn." I said slowly and grabbed my crystal from my chest. The top of the star locket disappeared and I was in the same dress, shoes, and hairstyle as before I transformed. But I wasn't complete yet, there was something missing.
I held the crystal up over my head and a screech was heard. My dress became longer and my hair was rid of the feathers.
'Maybe the vision was real.'
The red dress blew in the wind and the sign of Mars appeared on my forehead.
'Maybe I was supposed to figure this out, jump to conclusions and beat Beryl.'
My high-healed shoes disappeared, leaving me barefoot, the class cold before my feet. My hair was intertwined in a braid -- not all of it, just the left side, hanging it in front of my shoulders, leaning onto my chest and onto my red dress.
'And maybe, all this was supposed to happen, a warning of the future, not yet complete unless I made the wrong decisions.'
The red crystal was held in front of me, in between my palms, suspended my its glow and my attraction to it.
'And maybe, Usagi was to live and I was to die killing Beryl. After all, I've never tried this before. I don't know if the Takizuisho is the same as the Ginzuishou.'
"Mars . . . Crystal . . . Power!"
The red light shot forth and burned the glass floor, melting it slowly. I felt the spirit of Beryl dissipate as my soul was drained into the Takizuisho.
More and more life I let seep through my finger tips and more and more I tried to have as much energy stored in me as possible as I tried to let as much as possible leave me.
"Nothing is more important than the safety of my friends and the Princess!" I shouted as my Planet sign grew brighter. My head sunk back and my eyes burned, when I looked back up, and at Beryl's screaming and withering body, my eyes were a blood red.
"And you Beryl, are nothing compared to us! You've chosen this path, and I, Princess of Mars, the ruler of Fire, will make you pay!" I shouted.
My soul was slipping away faster and faster as I used the Takizuisho, but a gentle voice behind me joined me in my aid. "And I -- Princess Serenity, destined ruler of Crystal Tokyo, will show you the true meaning of death. Beryl, you've escaped your fate once before, but on behalf of the Moon, I will make sure it doesn't happen again!"
"Two friends, one mission. Two holders of crystals, each the same purpose. Two Princesses, destined to fight. We are the Sailor Senshi, and you will pay for what you have done!"
"On behalf of Mercury!"
"On behalf of Jupiter!"
"On behalf of Venus!"
"On behalf of Neptune!"
"On behalf of Uranus!"
"On behalf of Pluto!"
"We will punish you once and for all!" We all yelled.
"Mercury Planet Power!" "Jupiter Planet Power!" "Venus Planet Power!" "Neptune Planet Power!" "Uranus Planet Power!" "Pluto Planet Power!"
Our power joined as one shot forth and Beryl let out a final scream of agony and torture before I could feel her energy no more, and we all knew, that she was dead for ever. Not just banished to the ends of Hell.
She was dead, and not coming back.
I slowly stopped giving the crystal power, and fell to my knees. The last thing I saw before everything going black, was Cooler laughing and disappearing.
*Ami -- Sailor Mercury*
Princess Serenity and Princess Rei each collapsed in a heap to the floor. I ran to them both, instructing everyone to get off the unstable glass before it breaks. They all complied and I took Rei my the shoulders, carrying her partly.
It was then when we all heard the laughing. Half of the Senshi were on the sidelines, it was just me and Rei and Sailor Jupiter.
The three of us looked up and saw Cooler laughing. He was holding the same box he had tried to get Rei to open before I stopped her.
Sailor Jupiter stood protectively in front of me and Rei as we walked slowly to the buildings. "What do you want now?" I heard Sailor Uranus yell.
"Yeah, you and Beryl have caused enough damage!" Sailor Jupiter shouted.
Cooler continued to laugh. In seconds, like a teleportation trick or something similar, he was in front of us. He grabbed Sailor Jupiter by the neck and threw her over to the building.
She landed with a thud and he created a small barrier of pure energy around me and Rei. She was now in civilian form, and I couldn't help but worry for my friend's safety. "What do you want?!" I snapped, edging away just slightly.
He smiled and opened the box. "You of course."
Inside was a small computer, almost just like mine. "Wh-what is this?"
"A time and dimensional machine." He answered. "I've used this many times, and it only works when I use it, understand?" I knew what he was saying, but why was he telling me? I gulped and nodded. "Okay then. Until we meet again, you'll be away from home."
He said and pressed a small button. I screamed as blackness overcame my senses as if I was shutting down like some kind of machine.
"Soon, you will be in a different dimension, and your energy will be mine for the taking, as well as your friend's energy. But until then, you're welcome to enjoy the black void. Good luck, I won't be held responsible if you die." Said Cooler, and his voice disappeared completely.
The next thing I knew, I was unconscious.
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AN: So, how do you think? It isn't too boring or bad is it? I've NEVER done a battle scene in POV so sorry. Again, this chapter is extremely long for my standards, so I'm sorry it took so long. Thanks for the reviews so far, I'll update soon and even sooner if I get a lot of reviews!