"Mystic Moon"
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon or Escaflowne characters in this fanfic do not belong to me. I am just going to barrow them to make this fanfic.
Last chapter: the Sailor Scouts find themselves in Austoria where they meet Allan Schezar, a swordsman. He and Lita hit it off well while Dilandau finds out who the Sailor Scouts are. His first attempt to kill Mina didn't go well as plan. Alan's city is then attacked by the Dragon Slayers while the Sailor Scouts flee to Austoria's capitol. There, the king makes a deal with Falken and promises Dilandau the girl named Mina Aino.
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Chapter 3: Abduction
Millerna stared at the Sailor Scouts and at Darien. "I can not believe this. You guys are from the Mystic Moon?"
The Sailor Scouts had just finished explaining to her the long story of their life on earth and of their super powers.
"It's true Princess. And these girls helped me fight the Zaibach army when it attacked Fanella. Even thought we didn't win we sure did cause the Dragon Slayers a lot of damage." Van said.
They were in Millerna's meeting chamber, sitting near the long wooden table.
"Incredible" Millerna breathed.
"I have always thought there were people who lived on the Mystic Moon but I never thought they had powers." She said.
"Oh not all of the people on earth have powers like us. It's only us actually." Amy stated.
"Our job is to protect the plant from evil forces who try to conquer it. I'm very surprised that you guys have never had any problems with that." Mina said.
Millerna stared at her for a moment. "And so you're the leader of this magnificent army?" she asked Mina.
"Hum, hum" Mina nodded.
"And you all are princesses of your own planet?" Millerna asked as she looked at everyone.
"Yup" they all said.
"Wow" the princess gasped. "It must be wonderful to own your own planet." She quickly added.
"Well sort of, sometimes its way too much work." Serena said as she popped a biscuit in her mouth.
"What are you talking about? You hardly did anything so how would you know?" Raye asked scornfully. She was really in a very mad mood after the long ride from Allan's city.
"How would you know how I acted huh?" Serena snapped back.
"I always had to keep an eye on you stupid." Raye shot back.
"That's enough you guys" Mina butted in.
"Yeah, you're going to give us dreadful headaches." Darien said as he held his forehead as if he already had one.
Millerna laughed at the two as a maid came in.
"Princess; your father is ready to see your guest" she said as she bowed.
"Ah yes. Great. Shall we go?" Millerna asked as she stood up.
"Lets" Allan said as he and the others stood up.
They fallowed Millerna out of the room and into the thrown room.
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"So this is the great king of Fanella" the Austrian king asked as he looked at Van.
"And what do we have here? Allan Schezar, the best swordsmen in Austoria?" The king looked at Allan as he addressed him.
"Hum. I have never met you six before" he said as he looked at the Sailor Scouts and Darien.
"Your Majesty, my name is Mina Aino and these are my friends, Raye, Serena, Amy, Lita and Darien." Mina introduced as she bowed at the king.
'Aw, so this is the girl Dilandau wants.' He thought as he looked her over.
He then looked at her friends.
"Welcome to Austoria my friends" he said as he stood up from his thrown and greeted them with open arms. "I hope you enjoy your stay here" he finished as they bowed once more and walked away with Millerna.
When the company was out of site, the king called one of his messengers. "You; go tell Zaibach that they have arrived" he commanded as he pointed to one of the men.
"Yes sir" he said as he bowed and slipped away into the darkness.
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Dilandau looked outside his open window from the floating fortress. He still held Venus's transformation pen in his hand as he stared at it. He pictured Mina lifting it up and saying her words.
Dilandau then imagined Mina in her fuku, her eyes holding the same kind as when he stared at her from the Crusade. A grin formed on his face.
'I know that girl wants me. This will be easier then I thought' he thought silently.
A knock was heard on the door.
"What do you want?" he asked; annoyed from being interrupted from his thoughts.
Falken walked in.
"Dilandau, I came to tell you not to cause trouble to this city. We already made an agreement with the king so I do not expect you burning this kingdom to smithereens." He said as he looked at the boy.
"I know, I know. God Falken, how many times do you have to tell me the same thing over and over?" Dilandau asked sneeringly.
"Just making sure Dilandau" Falken said in his oh so familiar calm voice.
A messenger then appeared at the door.
"What is it Gatty?" Dilandau asked when he noticed his men.
"Lord Dilandau, the king of Austoria said that the Escaflowne and the group have arrived" he said.
"Good, I want you and Miguel to go to Austoria and stay there until the king gives you the signal to capture that girl. Do you understand?"
"Yes Lord Dilandau"
Gatty quickly bowed and dashed off, in search for Miguel. Falken turned back to Dilandau.
"May I ask why you want this girl so badly?" Falken asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"I want to teach this girl a lesson. Nobody damages my guymelef and gets away with it. She even slapped my beautiful face on top of that!!" Dilandau slammed his fist on the small table.
"I see. Well I suggest you get rid of her quickly before your heart starts doing the thinking."
Falken left the room after those few words; leaving Dilandau to ponder on what he said.
"Damn you Falken!!" the silver haired boy cursed as he slammed his fist again.
He was sure his hands would sour in the morning.
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The night was approaching and the sun was going down. Princess Millerna gave each scout a room except Serena and Darien, who shared rooms. Dinner was set and the scouts were ready to eat.
"WOW!!! Are all royal food this good?!!!" Serena asked as she stuffed her face with potatoes.
"I guess our food is a bit different from your kind of food huh?" Millerna asked giggling.
"Umm... not really. In fact we actually have food like this back home." Darien said as he picked up his chicken leg and took a bite.
The soft music could be heard playing. The king was having a ball for the safe arrival of the Fanellan king. Some people were dancing while others were eating and talking.
"Oh Darien, let's go and dance" Serena said as she heard a really romantic music being played.
She grabbed Darien's hand as she led him to the dance floor before Darien could say a word. Allan stood up from his place at the table; next to Lita.
He bowed graciously saying "Princess Lita, would you care to dance?"
A blush crept Lita's face as she smiled and accepted. They headed to the dance floor along with Serena and Darien.
"I'm surprised that Serena hasn't fallen yet" Amy said as they watched Serena trying to dance decently.
"I know right" Mina agreed as she laughed.
A servant came up to her and deposited a wine glass filled with Vino.
"What's this?" Mina asked as she looked at the red liquid.
"This, my dear, is our best wine in the palace" the king said as he picked his up and sipped a bit.
"Wine?" Merle asked as she stared at Mina's glass.
"Yeah, try it Mina" Millerna said as she also picked hers up.
Mina watched Millerna take a sip from her glass and decided to take a chance. She took the cup and; without stopping to think; drank it in one gulp. A gasped escaped everyone's mouth when they saw the empty cup.
"Oh my, I've never seen anybody drink their wine that fast before" Millerna said wide eyed.
Mina covered her mouth as she hiccupped. "Hey, this hiccup is good" Mina said as she started to feel a bit dizzy.
Raye shook her head as she watched her friend's action. She then turned to Van who was eating quietly. His face was solemn as he stared at his food.
"Van, would you like to dance with me?" she asked, wanting to cheer up her secret crush.
Van looked up at her to see if she was joking. Seeing a serious face he smiled and accepted. They were the next to disappear from the table. Merle saw them dancing and jealousy overwhelmed her.
"Why that good for nothing" Merle said as she was about to charge at the two.
Amy, sitting next to Merle, quickly garbed hold of the cat girl as she struggled to get lose. But Merle slipped away from the grip as Amy ran after her; leaving Mina behind with the royal family at the table.
Mina looked around for a servant. She was in luck because one was just passing by. "Excuse me, can I have another wine glass please" she asked.
She had already finished her second.
"You better slow down on that Mina. You're going to get an enormous headache later on" Millerna warned when the servant placed another glass of Vino in front of the princess of love.
Mina quickly drank it all as a hiccupped escaped her lips.
"Don't worry hiccupped I'll be just hiccupped fine..."
To tell the truth Mina was feeling very woozy and the royal family could see it.
"I think hiccup I'll go get some fresh air hiccup"
Mina slowly got out of her chair as she unsteadily headed towards the hall.
'This would be the perfect time to capture her' the king thought in his mind.
He quickly called a servant and whispered into his ear. "Go tell Dilandau's men that the girl is alone" he ordered.
The servant bowed saying "Yes your majesty" and ran out the door. Millerna eyed her father suspiciously.
'Hummm' Millerna thought.
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Miguel and Gatty waited in the horse stable.
"Who's this girl we have to capture again?" Miguel asked as he petted his horse.
"Lord Dilandau wants that sailor girl, Sailor Venus. I don't know why but I'm thinking to get revenge for slapping him and for ruining his guymelef. You do realize she was the first person to do those things right?" Gatty confirmed as he sharpened his sword.
Miguel thought for a while. "She's that girl with blond hair held in a red ribbon right?"
Gatty nodded at Miguel's question.
Miguel thought again and a smile emerged on his face. "Hey, she's that cute one."
Gatty rolled his eyes. "She's our enemy Miguel; we don't like our enemies." Gatty said; a bit irritated with his companion's behavior.
"I know, but that was before we had hot girls in mini skirts combating us." Miguel pointed out.
Gatty just sighed as he continued to sharpen his sword. Miguel knew how Gatty really felt and decided to annoy his friend even more.
"Oh come on Gat, I know you want her. Nothing to be ashamed about. I mean the other Dragon Slayers think she's the cutes out of the rest" Miguel said as he playful slapped Gatty's back.
"Miguel" Gatty breathed in garnishing teeth. But he couldn't help the blush that appeared on his cheeks.
Miguel snickered at his friends face. "See what I mean" he said laughing and pointing at Gatty's exterior.
Gatty was off the edge now and had enough. "Shut up!" he said as he raised his sword, threatening to use it at his hysterical friend.
But before he could make another move, a servant walked in.Gatty turned around to face him.
"Yeah?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"The king said that the girl is alone in the garden and wants you to do what your commander planned" the servant said bowing.
"Ok, thanks"
The servant left after the soldier's appreciation. Gatty turned around to face his still laughing friend, who was now rolling on the floor, holding his stomach. A sweat drop fell from Gatty's forehead as he raised an eyebrow.
"Pull yourself together Miguel. The princess is alone. Let's go"
He grabbed his sword as he dashed out of the stable. Miguel, still chuckling, grabbed his sword as well and went after his cohort.
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Mina was heading out into the garden. The night air was cool and there was a full moon.
"Man, Millerna wasn't kidding about the headache part" Mina said out loud and she held her head.
She headed towards a bench and sat down. Resting her head back she saw stars seizing the sky. Closing her eyes she thought of her planet Venus, of her people, and her beautiful palace.
But then her mind wondered off into a silver heard boy in a red and black armor. Dilandau...
For some reason she could stop thinking about him. She really did like him but he was too cruel and thirsted for blood way to much. She couldn't fall in love with someone like that, especially if he hurt her friend.
She then remembered how his crimson eyes stared at her from the day they fled Allan's city. How the wind blew at his silver hair, making him look even cuter.
Sighing, she thought about her friends. Serena had Darien, Lita had Allan and Raye had Van. my wasn't into guys so she didn't really care about her love life.
'Why couldn't I fall for someone like them? Why do I have to get stuck with a guy who I can never have?' Mina sadly thought as she slowly opened her eyes.
Her head was still in pain but she still got off the bench and walked up to the near by fountain. Looking at her reflection she could see the moon and the earth in the sky. She was too busy watching herself in the water to notice two boys creeping up to her.
Gatty and Miguel slowly and quietly came closer and closer to Mina. To their dismay, Gatty stepped on a twig, making the snap conquer the silent air. Mina quickly swirled around to face the two Dragon Slayers.
"Shit, grab her!" Gatty ordered as he and Miguel lunged at the blond scout.
"Hey" Mina shirked as she felt their gloved hands taking control of her.
But that was the only word that could escape her mouth before Miguel quickly covered it.
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The music slowly ended as Serena and Darien went back to their table. Raye, Lita, Van and Allan fallowed.
"Hey, where's Amy, Mina and Merle?" Serena asked when she noticed a couple of missing faces.
"I'm right here"
They turned around to see Amy, holding a fuming red cat girl, Merle. Merle snatched out of Amy's grip and ran to Van's arm. She stuck her tong out at Amy and then at Raye, who was on the other side.
"Now where did Mina go?" Serena asked.
"Mina said she wanted to get some fresh air. She's probably in the garden" Millerna answered.
"Oh" Serena said after hearing the reason and took her seat.
"Although she's been gone for a while" Millerna pointed out.
"Maybe we should go look for her" Lita suggested.
"Oh don't worry young ones. She is probably caught up with the beauty of our garden. She will be back soon" the king said calmly, knowing that if they went out they would surly find out Mina was missing.
The king's youngest daughter eyed her father. "Well I'm still going to check on her to make sure" she said as she stood up and headed for the door.
"I'll come with you" Amy said.
"We'll all come" Allan added as they all headed towards the hall.
The king took a sip from his wine glass. He knew the Dragon Slayers already accomplished their mission so he didn't worry too much.
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"Mina! Minaaa!!"
The scouts were getting worried now. It had been a while since they've seen her. They looked around the garden and in the palace.
"Where can she be?" Raye asked when the search party met up in the garden.
"We looked everywhere and still no sign of her." Serena was getting worried.
They separated a bit to look once more around the garden. Allan went near the fountain were their lost friend had been an hour ago.
"Hey, what's this?" he asked as he bent down near a low branch.
There, lay a piece of golden material. By the looks of it someone must have ripped it off their dress. He quickly took it and ran back to the others.
"Look at this" he said as he reached them. Lita took the rag and examined it.
"It must have ripped off someone's dress." She observed.
Millerna looked at it closely. "Hey, that's a part of my dress" she said when she recognized it. "Wait, Mina was wearing this" she added when she took the fabric from Lita.
"That means someone kidnapped Mina!!!" Serena screeched.
"But who.?"
Van looked at everyone. He then faced Raye.
"Wait, Raye, you can use your fire reading to find out who kidnapped Mina" he exclaimed as the scouts stared at the raven haired girl.
A smile appeared on her face. "Let's do it then."
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Mina could feel metal underneath her body. She guessed that she was lying on a metal bed. Slowly opening her eyes, the she noticed the room was pitch black. After her eyes adjusted she gradually got up. Her head was still hurting but not as bad as before.
"So you're awake" a voice rang into the silence.
Mina's eyes shot wide as she recognized the voice. Dilandau lit the candle on the table, lightening the room just enough for Mina to see his face. Dilandau's was holding his well known grin, his eyes baring a hole into hers.
"Dilandau" Mina gasped as her heart stared to race.
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The room was lightened with the fire. Raye sat in front of the fireplace while Van and the other sat next to her and behind her. Raye joined her hands together as if praying; closing her eyes as she concentrated.
'Come on Raye, you can do it' Van encouraged in his head.
They've been sitting there for half an hour and still Raye couldn't summon her powers.
'What's the matter with you Raye? Mina's life is in your hands. Concentrate!' Raye ordered herself as she concentrated even harder.
"God of fire; please show me what happened to our friend, Mina; the goddess of love" she spoke as the fire stared to change.
Then her magic started to work. The fire showed a figure, a boy with crimsons eyes and silver hair.
"Dilandau" Allan breathed.
But her reading wasn't over. It showed other figures. It showed the king of Austoria and Falken in the thrown room with the Dragon Slayers. It showed them talking and agreeing about their plan. And then when Dilandau requested Mina's capture and the king accepting. Millerna's eyes went wide with horror as a gasped escaped everyone's lips.
"Father?" Millerna whispered as she covered her mouth in disbelief.
The reading went on with Mina being incarcerated by the two Dragon Slayers and soon ended with Mina falling unconscious. The fire turned back to normal as Raye fell back; exhausted from the reading.
"Raye, are you ok?" Van asked as he caught her.
"I'm ok, But Mina..."
Raye didn't have to finish her sentence. She knew everyone saw what happened to their leader and knew what was to be done.
"We've got to save her" Darien said as he stood up.
"Who knows what those bastards want with her" Lita spoke.
Millerna was still dumfounded. She couldn't believe that her father was betraying his own country.
"Millerna"
Millerna looked up at Amy. "We have to talk to your father. He's the only one who would know where Zaibach took Mina."
Millerna nodded as she understood.
"Let's go then" she said as she stood up and headed towards the door.
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"Father, I can't believe you would do something like this" Millerna said as a tear fell from her face. She and the others where in the thrown room with the king.
Millerna's father sighed. "You do not understand. I only agreed with the plan with Zaibach to keep our country safe. If we didn't agree with them then we were surly to have war and I didn't want that." He explained.
"Oh yeah? Then why did you accept that scum's request to kidnap Mina?" Serena bowled at the king. She was worried sick for her friend and couldn't stand the king any longer.
"Because that scum was Lord Dilandau, the leader of the best army in Zaibach. If I didn't consent with him he would defiantly have war on us." The king said.
"Well then tell us where the Zaibach fortress is headed." Van shot out, filled with anger like the others.
The king took a deep breath. "They are probably long gone from here by now" he started.
But the scout of fire threw him off. "Just tell us were they're headed" Raye screamed; pure annoyance in her face.
"They are headed to Freid" he announced, a bit shock by the girls rage.
The Sailor Scouts stared at each other after hearing the information.
"We've got to go before it's too late!!" Lita said as she and her fellow scouts started to ran out the thrown room.
Van, Allan, and Merle fallowed behind. Millerna looked at her father with disappointment. She then turned and headed after her friends.
To Be Continued...
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Yeah I know this was pretty short for a chapter but I wanted to stop at a particular place where it would leave you wanting more (like my other two chapters I hope.) So what do you think will happen in the next chapter huh? Will the sailor scouts be able to save their captured leader? And does Dilandau really want Mina for revenge or is it for something else? Stay tune guys ^_^
Disclaimer: Sailor Moon or Escaflowne characters in this fanfic do not belong to me. I am just going to barrow them to make this fanfic.
Last chapter: the Sailor Scouts find themselves in Austoria where they meet Allan Schezar, a swordsman. He and Lita hit it off well while Dilandau finds out who the Sailor Scouts are. His first attempt to kill Mina didn't go well as plan. Alan's city is then attacked by the Dragon Slayers while the Sailor Scouts flee to Austoria's capitol. There, the king makes a deal with Falken and promises Dilandau the girl named Mina Aino.
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Chapter 3: Abduction
Millerna stared at the Sailor Scouts and at Darien. "I can not believe this. You guys are from the Mystic Moon?"
The Sailor Scouts had just finished explaining to her the long story of their life on earth and of their super powers.
"It's true Princess. And these girls helped me fight the Zaibach army when it attacked Fanella. Even thought we didn't win we sure did cause the Dragon Slayers a lot of damage." Van said.
They were in Millerna's meeting chamber, sitting near the long wooden table.
"Incredible" Millerna breathed.
"I have always thought there were people who lived on the Mystic Moon but I never thought they had powers." She said.
"Oh not all of the people on earth have powers like us. It's only us actually." Amy stated.
"Our job is to protect the plant from evil forces who try to conquer it. I'm very surprised that you guys have never had any problems with that." Mina said.
Millerna stared at her for a moment. "And so you're the leader of this magnificent army?" she asked Mina.
"Hum, hum" Mina nodded.
"And you all are princesses of your own planet?" Millerna asked as she looked at everyone.
"Yup" they all said.
"Wow" the princess gasped. "It must be wonderful to own your own planet." She quickly added.
"Well sort of, sometimes its way too much work." Serena said as she popped a biscuit in her mouth.
"What are you talking about? You hardly did anything so how would you know?" Raye asked scornfully. She was really in a very mad mood after the long ride from Allan's city.
"How would you know how I acted huh?" Serena snapped back.
"I always had to keep an eye on you stupid." Raye shot back.
"That's enough you guys" Mina butted in.
"Yeah, you're going to give us dreadful headaches." Darien said as he held his forehead as if he already had one.
Millerna laughed at the two as a maid came in.
"Princess; your father is ready to see your guest" she said as she bowed.
"Ah yes. Great. Shall we go?" Millerna asked as she stood up.
"Lets" Allan said as he and the others stood up.
They fallowed Millerna out of the room and into the thrown room.
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"So this is the great king of Fanella" the Austrian king asked as he looked at Van.
"And what do we have here? Allan Schezar, the best swordsmen in Austoria?" The king looked at Allan as he addressed him.
"Hum. I have never met you six before" he said as he looked at the Sailor Scouts and Darien.
"Your Majesty, my name is Mina Aino and these are my friends, Raye, Serena, Amy, Lita and Darien." Mina introduced as she bowed at the king.
'Aw, so this is the girl Dilandau wants.' He thought as he looked her over.
He then looked at her friends.
"Welcome to Austoria my friends" he said as he stood up from his thrown and greeted them with open arms. "I hope you enjoy your stay here" he finished as they bowed once more and walked away with Millerna.
When the company was out of site, the king called one of his messengers. "You; go tell Zaibach that they have arrived" he commanded as he pointed to one of the men.
"Yes sir" he said as he bowed and slipped away into the darkness.
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Dilandau looked outside his open window from the floating fortress. He still held Venus's transformation pen in his hand as he stared at it. He pictured Mina lifting it up and saying her words.
Dilandau then imagined Mina in her fuku, her eyes holding the same kind as when he stared at her from the Crusade. A grin formed on his face.
'I know that girl wants me. This will be easier then I thought' he thought silently.
A knock was heard on the door.
"What do you want?" he asked; annoyed from being interrupted from his thoughts.
Falken walked in.
"Dilandau, I came to tell you not to cause trouble to this city. We already made an agreement with the king so I do not expect you burning this kingdom to smithereens." He said as he looked at the boy.
"I know, I know. God Falken, how many times do you have to tell me the same thing over and over?" Dilandau asked sneeringly.
"Just making sure Dilandau" Falken said in his oh so familiar calm voice.
A messenger then appeared at the door.
"What is it Gatty?" Dilandau asked when he noticed his men.
"Lord Dilandau, the king of Austoria said that the Escaflowne and the group have arrived" he said.
"Good, I want you and Miguel to go to Austoria and stay there until the king gives you the signal to capture that girl. Do you understand?"
"Yes Lord Dilandau"
Gatty quickly bowed and dashed off, in search for Miguel. Falken turned back to Dilandau.
"May I ask why you want this girl so badly?" Falken asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"I want to teach this girl a lesson. Nobody damages my guymelef and gets away with it. She even slapped my beautiful face on top of that!!" Dilandau slammed his fist on the small table.
"I see. Well I suggest you get rid of her quickly before your heart starts doing the thinking."
Falken left the room after those few words; leaving Dilandau to ponder on what he said.
"Damn you Falken!!" the silver haired boy cursed as he slammed his fist again.
He was sure his hands would sour in the morning.
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The night was approaching and the sun was going down. Princess Millerna gave each scout a room except Serena and Darien, who shared rooms. Dinner was set and the scouts were ready to eat.
"WOW!!! Are all royal food this good?!!!" Serena asked as she stuffed her face with potatoes.
"I guess our food is a bit different from your kind of food huh?" Millerna asked giggling.
"Umm... not really. In fact we actually have food like this back home." Darien said as he picked up his chicken leg and took a bite.
The soft music could be heard playing. The king was having a ball for the safe arrival of the Fanellan king. Some people were dancing while others were eating and talking.
"Oh Darien, let's go and dance" Serena said as she heard a really romantic music being played.
She grabbed Darien's hand as she led him to the dance floor before Darien could say a word. Allan stood up from his place at the table; next to Lita.
He bowed graciously saying "Princess Lita, would you care to dance?"
A blush crept Lita's face as she smiled and accepted. They headed to the dance floor along with Serena and Darien.
"I'm surprised that Serena hasn't fallen yet" Amy said as they watched Serena trying to dance decently.
"I know right" Mina agreed as she laughed.
A servant came up to her and deposited a wine glass filled with Vino.
"What's this?" Mina asked as she looked at the red liquid.
"This, my dear, is our best wine in the palace" the king said as he picked his up and sipped a bit.
"Wine?" Merle asked as she stared at Mina's glass.
"Yeah, try it Mina" Millerna said as she also picked hers up.
Mina watched Millerna take a sip from her glass and decided to take a chance. She took the cup and; without stopping to think; drank it in one gulp. A gasped escaped everyone's mouth when they saw the empty cup.
"Oh my, I've never seen anybody drink their wine that fast before" Millerna said wide eyed.
Mina covered her mouth as she hiccupped. "Hey, this hiccup is good" Mina said as she started to feel a bit dizzy.
Raye shook her head as she watched her friend's action. She then turned to Van who was eating quietly. His face was solemn as he stared at his food.
"Van, would you like to dance with me?" she asked, wanting to cheer up her secret crush.
Van looked up at her to see if she was joking. Seeing a serious face he smiled and accepted. They were the next to disappear from the table. Merle saw them dancing and jealousy overwhelmed her.
"Why that good for nothing" Merle said as she was about to charge at the two.
Amy, sitting next to Merle, quickly garbed hold of the cat girl as she struggled to get lose. But Merle slipped away from the grip as Amy ran after her; leaving Mina behind with the royal family at the table.
Mina looked around for a servant. She was in luck because one was just passing by. "Excuse me, can I have another wine glass please" she asked.
She had already finished her second.
"You better slow down on that Mina. You're going to get an enormous headache later on" Millerna warned when the servant placed another glass of Vino in front of the princess of love.
Mina quickly drank it all as a hiccupped escaped her lips.
"Don't worry hiccupped I'll be just hiccupped fine..."
To tell the truth Mina was feeling very woozy and the royal family could see it.
"I think hiccup I'll go get some fresh air hiccup"
Mina slowly got out of her chair as she unsteadily headed towards the hall.
'This would be the perfect time to capture her' the king thought in his mind.
He quickly called a servant and whispered into his ear. "Go tell Dilandau's men that the girl is alone" he ordered.
The servant bowed saying "Yes your majesty" and ran out the door. Millerna eyed her father suspiciously.
'Hummm' Millerna thought.
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Miguel and Gatty waited in the horse stable.
"Who's this girl we have to capture again?" Miguel asked as he petted his horse.
"Lord Dilandau wants that sailor girl, Sailor Venus. I don't know why but I'm thinking to get revenge for slapping him and for ruining his guymelef. You do realize she was the first person to do those things right?" Gatty confirmed as he sharpened his sword.
Miguel thought for a while. "She's that girl with blond hair held in a red ribbon right?"
Gatty nodded at Miguel's question.
Miguel thought again and a smile emerged on his face. "Hey, she's that cute one."
Gatty rolled his eyes. "She's our enemy Miguel; we don't like our enemies." Gatty said; a bit irritated with his companion's behavior.
"I know, but that was before we had hot girls in mini skirts combating us." Miguel pointed out.
Gatty just sighed as he continued to sharpen his sword. Miguel knew how Gatty really felt and decided to annoy his friend even more.
"Oh come on Gat, I know you want her. Nothing to be ashamed about. I mean the other Dragon Slayers think she's the cutes out of the rest" Miguel said as he playful slapped Gatty's back.
"Miguel" Gatty breathed in garnishing teeth. But he couldn't help the blush that appeared on his cheeks.
Miguel snickered at his friends face. "See what I mean" he said laughing and pointing at Gatty's exterior.
Gatty was off the edge now and had enough. "Shut up!" he said as he raised his sword, threatening to use it at his hysterical friend.
But before he could make another move, a servant walked in.Gatty turned around to face him.
"Yeah?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"The king said that the girl is alone in the garden and wants you to do what your commander planned" the servant said bowing.
"Ok, thanks"
The servant left after the soldier's appreciation. Gatty turned around to face his still laughing friend, who was now rolling on the floor, holding his stomach. A sweat drop fell from Gatty's forehead as he raised an eyebrow.
"Pull yourself together Miguel. The princess is alone. Let's go"
He grabbed his sword as he dashed out of the stable. Miguel, still chuckling, grabbed his sword as well and went after his cohort.
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Mina was heading out into the garden. The night air was cool and there was a full moon.
"Man, Millerna wasn't kidding about the headache part" Mina said out loud and she held her head.
She headed towards a bench and sat down. Resting her head back she saw stars seizing the sky. Closing her eyes she thought of her planet Venus, of her people, and her beautiful palace.
But then her mind wondered off into a silver heard boy in a red and black armor. Dilandau...
For some reason she could stop thinking about him. She really did like him but he was too cruel and thirsted for blood way to much. She couldn't fall in love with someone like that, especially if he hurt her friend.
She then remembered how his crimson eyes stared at her from the day they fled Allan's city. How the wind blew at his silver hair, making him look even cuter.
Sighing, she thought about her friends. Serena had Darien, Lita had Allan and Raye had Van. my wasn't into guys so she didn't really care about her love life.
'Why couldn't I fall for someone like them? Why do I have to get stuck with a guy who I can never have?' Mina sadly thought as she slowly opened her eyes.
Her head was still in pain but she still got off the bench and walked up to the near by fountain. Looking at her reflection she could see the moon and the earth in the sky. She was too busy watching herself in the water to notice two boys creeping up to her.
Gatty and Miguel slowly and quietly came closer and closer to Mina. To their dismay, Gatty stepped on a twig, making the snap conquer the silent air. Mina quickly swirled around to face the two Dragon Slayers.
"Shit, grab her!" Gatty ordered as he and Miguel lunged at the blond scout.
"Hey" Mina shirked as she felt their gloved hands taking control of her.
But that was the only word that could escape her mouth before Miguel quickly covered it.
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The music slowly ended as Serena and Darien went back to their table. Raye, Lita, Van and Allan fallowed.
"Hey, where's Amy, Mina and Merle?" Serena asked when she noticed a couple of missing faces.
"I'm right here"
They turned around to see Amy, holding a fuming red cat girl, Merle. Merle snatched out of Amy's grip and ran to Van's arm. She stuck her tong out at Amy and then at Raye, who was on the other side.
"Now where did Mina go?" Serena asked.
"Mina said she wanted to get some fresh air. She's probably in the garden" Millerna answered.
"Oh" Serena said after hearing the reason and took her seat.
"Although she's been gone for a while" Millerna pointed out.
"Maybe we should go look for her" Lita suggested.
"Oh don't worry young ones. She is probably caught up with the beauty of our garden. She will be back soon" the king said calmly, knowing that if they went out they would surly find out Mina was missing.
The king's youngest daughter eyed her father. "Well I'm still going to check on her to make sure" she said as she stood up and headed for the door.
"I'll come with you" Amy said.
"We'll all come" Allan added as they all headed towards the hall.
The king took a sip from his wine glass. He knew the Dragon Slayers already accomplished their mission so he didn't worry too much.
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"Mina! Minaaa!!"
The scouts were getting worried now. It had been a while since they've seen her. They looked around the garden and in the palace.
"Where can she be?" Raye asked when the search party met up in the garden.
"We looked everywhere and still no sign of her." Serena was getting worried.
They separated a bit to look once more around the garden. Allan went near the fountain were their lost friend had been an hour ago.
"Hey, what's this?" he asked as he bent down near a low branch.
There, lay a piece of golden material. By the looks of it someone must have ripped it off their dress. He quickly took it and ran back to the others.
"Look at this" he said as he reached them. Lita took the rag and examined it.
"It must have ripped off someone's dress." She observed.
Millerna looked at it closely. "Hey, that's a part of my dress" she said when she recognized it. "Wait, Mina was wearing this" she added when she took the fabric from Lita.
"That means someone kidnapped Mina!!!" Serena screeched.
"But who.?"
Van looked at everyone. He then faced Raye.
"Wait, Raye, you can use your fire reading to find out who kidnapped Mina" he exclaimed as the scouts stared at the raven haired girl.
A smile appeared on her face. "Let's do it then."
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Mina could feel metal underneath her body. She guessed that she was lying on a metal bed. Slowly opening her eyes, the she noticed the room was pitch black. After her eyes adjusted she gradually got up. Her head was still hurting but not as bad as before.
"So you're awake" a voice rang into the silence.
Mina's eyes shot wide as she recognized the voice. Dilandau lit the candle on the table, lightening the room just enough for Mina to see his face. Dilandau's was holding his well known grin, his eyes baring a hole into hers.
"Dilandau" Mina gasped as her heart stared to race.
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The room was lightened with the fire. Raye sat in front of the fireplace while Van and the other sat next to her and behind her. Raye joined her hands together as if praying; closing her eyes as she concentrated.
'Come on Raye, you can do it' Van encouraged in his head.
They've been sitting there for half an hour and still Raye couldn't summon her powers.
'What's the matter with you Raye? Mina's life is in your hands. Concentrate!' Raye ordered herself as she concentrated even harder.
"God of fire; please show me what happened to our friend, Mina; the goddess of love" she spoke as the fire stared to change.
Then her magic started to work. The fire showed a figure, a boy with crimsons eyes and silver hair.
"Dilandau" Allan breathed.
But her reading wasn't over. It showed other figures. It showed the king of Austoria and Falken in the thrown room with the Dragon Slayers. It showed them talking and agreeing about their plan. And then when Dilandau requested Mina's capture and the king accepting. Millerna's eyes went wide with horror as a gasped escaped everyone's lips.
"Father?" Millerna whispered as she covered her mouth in disbelief.
The reading went on with Mina being incarcerated by the two Dragon Slayers and soon ended with Mina falling unconscious. The fire turned back to normal as Raye fell back; exhausted from the reading.
"Raye, are you ok?" Van asked as he caught her.
"I'm ok, But Mina..."
Raye didn't have to finish her sentence. She knew everyone saw what happened to their leader and knew what was to be done.
"We've got to save her" Darien said as he stood up.
"Who knows what those bastards want with her" Lita spoke.
Millerna was still dumfounded. She couldn't believe that her father was betraying his own country.
"Millerna"
Millerna looked up at Amy. "We have to talk to your father. He's the only one who would know where Zaibach took Mina."
Millerna nodded as she understood.
"Let's go then" she said as she stood up and headed towards the door.
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"Father, I can't believe you would do something like this" Millerna said as a tear fell from her face. She and the others where in the thrown room with the king.
Millerna's father sighed. "You do not understand. I only agreed with the plan with Zaibach to keep our country safe. If we didn't agree with them then we were surly to have war and I didn't want that." He explained.
"Oh yeah? Then why did you accept that scum's request to kidnap Mina?" Serena bowled at the king. She was worried sick for her friend and couldn't stand the king any longer.
"Because that scum was Lord Dilandau, the leader of the best army in Zaibach. If I didn't consent with him he would defiantly have war on us." The king said.
"Well then tell us where the Zaibach fortress is headed." Van shot out, filled with anger like the others.
The king took a deep breath. "They are probably long gone from here by now" he started.
But the scout of fire threw him off. "Just tell us were they're headed" Raye screamed; pure annoyance in her face.
"They are headed to Freid" he announced, a bit shock by the girls rage.
The Sailor Scouts stared at each other after hearing the information.
"We've got to go before it's too late!!" Lita said as she and her fellow scouts started to ran out the thrown room.
Van, Allan, and Merle fallowed behind. Millerna looked at her father with disappointment. She then turned and headed after her friends.
To Be Continued...
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Yeah I know this was pretty short for a chapter but I wanted to stop at a particular place where it would leave you wanting more (like my other two chapters I hope.) So what do you think will happen in the next chapter huh? Will the sailor scouts be able to save their captured leader? And does Dilandau really want Mina for revenge or is it for something else? Stay tune guys ^_^