Neptune

I stood in alarm as the huge monster descended on Neptune. I immediately recognized it as Cervelia. Pluto once told Uranus and I of his terrible deeds on all sides of the universe. I could not defeat him. He was far too powerful for me to battle. This much I knew. He must have fought Pluto to get here. What happened to her? Was she hurt? Captured? Or worse? I had to find out and tell Uranus. It was the universe's only hope that she and the other Senshi could defeat him. Cervelia set himself down on my planet. He saw me soon after. As usual, I asked myself, fight or flee? I would do both. I would hopefully injure him and run to notify Uranus of the goings on. Cervelia crept closer and spoke. "Oh, goody. Another little Sailor girl to destroy." He said with barely contained pleasure. "What have you done with Pluto?!" I screamed, trying to hold back my tears of rage and fear. "Oh, the other one? Let's just say she's detained for the time being." He revealed with a sly look and a chuckle. "Don't worry, you'll join her soon enough...in death!" He bellowed as he fired a dozen ashen energy spheres in my direction. "DEEP SUBMERGE!!!" I yelled. My attack couldn't possibly block them all. I jumped. The spheres passed harmlessly under me as my attack went wide. I landed in a crouch and saw Cervelia a few feet away; smiling and pointing behind me. Numbly, I turned just in time to see the balls of energy close in on my body. I scrambled to get up but it was too late. I screamed in agony as the spheres hit. The pain was so intense that I nearly fainted as I fell into the dust. I got to my feet slowly. All the while, Cervelia seemed to be enjoying my torture. Arduously, I looked to Cervelia's hands. Suspended there was my attack. He caught it. I knew what that meant. I ran.

I opened the link between Uranus and I. Cervelia was close behind now. I had to keep running until I could tell Uranus what was going on. She had to be safe. She could tell the others to prepare. Then, I could die. Uranus' voice suddenly popped into my head. "Neptune, what's wrong?" she asked quickly. She could sense the tension.

"Cervelia is here! He captured Pluto and is chasing me now. I'm weak, Uranus. He will catch me soon and probably kill me. Tell the other Senshi to prepare for him. Oh no!" I screamed through my mind as Cervelia fired my attack back to me. "Good-bye, Uranus. Nooooo!!!" I said breathlessly as I dove to avoid my doom. It was too late. I was blasted into a swirling blue as I heard Uranus' horrified screams echo in my mind. Moments later, darkness overtook me and I passed out.

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Uranus

"Neptune!!!" I screamed in horror. She was gone. Dead, most likely. How could she be gone? "She told me something was wrong. Why was I so STUPID! I should have listened to her. She's never been wrong so why don't I trust her?!" I screamed at myself. At this, I broke down and wept. I hadn't cried very much at all since the destruction of the Moon Kingdom. This was entirely my fault. I would avenge her death. I had to; even if it meant sacrificing my own life. "Cervelia will pay." I resolved through my tears. "He will pay dearly." I wept for a time but I could not forget what Neptune told me to do. I have to contact the others, I thought. They need to know what's going on. I pulled myself back together and, slowly, made my way towards my communicator console. Upon reaching it, I found the screen oddly blank. Usually it was scanning or tracking something. I pushed the startup keys but to no avail. I examined it and found that the back panel had been blown apart. "What?!" I yelped in surprise. "Cervelia must have fried the communication network! Now what am I going to do?" I cried in frustration. "I can't get in touch with the other Senshi, Neptune and Pluto are gone, and now Cervelia is coming for me!" I thought about that last part and concluded that, for his own safety, he had better stay away from my planet. If I even laid one eye on him, he would be toast. I would make sure of that.

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Jupiter

We trained late into the night. The five of us, with Luna and Artemis, leapt from rooftop to rooftop and attacked and defended to prepare for what lay ahead. Surprisingly, Sailor Moon complained very little; although she did manage to nearly fall off of a building. It was a very funny thing to see. That seemed to ease the tension of our mission a bit. Mars didn't scowl at Sailor Moon even once. It was odd indeed. Anyway, Luna said that we had to work on our skills as a team. Plus, we had to learn to think on our feet. To do this, we used the center of the park. At this hour, nobody would be there. We practiced the Sailor Teleport a few times. The first time, we landed in the fountain instead of right next to it. That little incident was none too pleasing to any of us. Luna and Artemis finished reprimanding us for our mistakes and we proceeded to practice combining our attacks. "AQUA MIRAGE!!!" Mercury cried. At the same time, Mars fired her attack. "FLAME SNIPER!!!" Mars yelled. The attacks met and formed a steaming arrow of water. The arrow hit the tree limb and both water-logged and burned it. We had all practiced combining our attacks for over an hour when it was finally time to put them together. We were all tired but Sailor Moon was really drained. Luna had made sure that Sailor Moon trained away from Venus, Mars, Mercury, and I because of her unfortunate tendency to misfire her attacks. "I guess using the crystal so much is really getting to her." I thought aloud. At this, Mercury produced her mini-computer and tapped on her VR goggles. "Yes, my readings indicate that she is dehydrated and that she has an abnormally high level of sugar in her blood." Mercury informed as we looked upon Sailor Moon's droopy figure. "That's probably from the dozen donuts and eclairs she's eaten today." Mars said with a grin. We laughed but it was put to an end quickly when Artemis shooed us into the main courtyard of the park. "Now girls," Luna began. "We are going to try something that we have never done before. You are going to use your attacks at the same time and combine them with the crystal's power." Why are we doing that? The crystal demolished everything before? I thought and stepped forward. "Why do we need our attacks with the power of the crystal? Why can't we use our Sailor Planet Powers like before?" I tried. "Sailor Moon can't use the crystal for long periods of time; even with Sailor Planet Power. We might need it for a long time while battling Cervelia. By using your attacks, you will help Sailor Moon conserve her strength." Luna replied. "Let's do it!" Mars and Venus shouted simultaneously.

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Uranus

Cervelia was approaching. I could smell the stench of evil and destruction already. "He's going down," I said quietly. "He is going to pay for everything he has done." As he set himself down, I stood my ground. There really wasn't any hope for me now. I would just fight and die. It would be up to Saturn and the rest of the Senshi to fight him. Still, I had to make Cervelia pay. He killed my best friend and captured Pluto. Cervelia approached slowly. He knew I was here. He was just toying with me. That knowledge only fueled my anger. Revenge would be mine. Cervelia stopped around thirty feet from me and smiled maliciously. He spoke. "Why must you Sailor brats get in my way?" he said with mock frustration. I put on the best false bravado I could muster. "I don't know. Why do you have to barge into our universe and hurt people?!" I screeched. "Well, you're very saucy indeed. I like that. If you weren't against me, I might just spare your pitiful life." he said with a grotesque smile. "Well, too bad. Say bye-bye, Sailor brat! It's time you joined your little friends." I was taken aback by his comment but there was no time for that now. I had to fight. Meanwhile, Cervelia had produced tiny energy bolts from his slender fingers. The bolts wove themselves into a diamond and split apart with such force that I was thrown off my feet. As I began to get up, Cervelia fired again and I was pinned face down on the ground. "No. He has to pay!" I whispered harshly under my breath. I groaned from the effort of rising to face him. Judging by the puzzled expression on his face, he hadn't expected me to get up. "I will make you pay, Cervelia. You killed Neptune and captured my friend. You will not get away with that!" I said sternly. "Oh, no, you're only half right." Cervelia said with a maniacal twist of a smile. "What?" I thought. He continued with an air of pleasure and sarcasm. "Ms. Neptune is not dead. On the contrary, she is very much alive. She just went for a little swim, that's all." He finished. "You're a monster!" I screamed as I prepared to attack. "WORLD SHAKING!!!" The ground quaked as my attack blasted between us. He would probably catch my attack and send it back with a negative power tenfold. Knowing I was about to die, I produced my Space Sword and ran full force at him. As I predicted, Cervelia caught my attack. The cool sword hilt quickly became hot under my enraged fingers. I screamed in rage as I sprinted towards Cervelia with my sword arm extended. He flung my attack toward me as I lunged. I felt my sword penetrate Cervelia's putrid flesh. I had hit paydirt. My reverie was immediately put to an end as my transformed attack hit me in midair and sent me careening into a realm of darkness. As I began to lose consciousness, all I could do was whisper: "I failed, I failed, I failed....."

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