Silver and Rubies
By: Princess Ashley
*sitting in front of computer with a very, very, VERY, big chocolate bar that my chorus teacher so 'graciously' gave me. * Sheesh, ya'll are still reading? Wow, I must be doing some job on this story, hmm? *takes another bite of the chocolate bar. * Well, I do believe you've waited long enough. I think someone said that they wanted longer chapters? *looks pointedly at Xelena. * Well, here goes. And I hope your happy! I might as well forget to do my homework after this! Oh!!! *Ashley's annoying little brother stole her chocolate bar! * Get back here you Hershey bar stealing brat!!
Lady Love: Well, thanks for reading. Glad you liked it. Oh boy, I'm going to have to do something about the whole Makoto and Ami evil thoughts going around. I think I'll have a vote for it. Not a moment..*scroll down*
Lily: Well, if you like Rei so much, ur gonna like this chapter!!
Authoress*Crest: You really think I'll make the papers? Hope So! (wishful thoughts) I dunno, I think I'm gonna have a vote on either Makoto or Minako will go to the baddies, I'll post it in the footer.
Jean-Hime: Sorry, but a story wouldn't be a story with a cliff-hanger or two. ^_^ A pleasant? Way off gal!
Kage-Shadow-of-Darkness: Well, I realize it would be a bit hard to have some father/mother/daughter references with Rini being the same age as them. *sweatdrop* Yeah, that would get nasty.
Zpan Sven: Oh yeah! Great idea! Rubius-kun will kill Mamo-baka!!! Excellent! I'll put up another chapter just for that! Thankx 4 the idea!
Moon: course they do, wouldn't be interesting if they didn't. And the white cat's name is Artemis. ^_^
StArRy-EyEz07: kool name! Evil/good couplings rule!!!! Logically, the red and silver making pink does put some sense into the fic, doesn't it?
AMYANGEL: Yeah, hehehe, I love the evil Rubius and Usagi, don't you? *smiles evilly*
Usagi Serenity Yui Cosmos: Yaten/Usa would rock! But sadly, I haven't seen one yet. Tell me if ya see one so I can read, k?
Chapter 8: Palmist
The wind blew Usagi's pigtails away from her face, and ruffled her white leather flares. She stood paces away from the fiery priestess, who was looking at her with shocked eyes. She took a step forward.
"Where is Rini? Is she okay?" She asked, trying to be as calm as possible, but Usagi still saw the settle worry behind the façade. She smirked.
"She's fine. She just got her first dose from the dark crystal. Rubius is training her up a bit. But I don't know how she is as of now. She might be walloping in pain for all I know or care. She's not my responsibility as of now."
Rei looked shocked. Here was the same woman who had told her that she would bring Rini back after they asked her some 'questions' in which she was afraid that one of them Rini might have given the wrong answer to. She had said that Rini would be 'okay,' now here she was, saying she could care less. *Traitor. * Her mind screamed.
"How could you? You told me you would look after her. Just a few questions, you said!" Rei yelled at the blonde, obviously mad enough to out-do her temper.
"I think you already know the outcome of that." Usagi watched as Rei took on a look of utter confusion. "C'mon, priestess, I know you're not as dumb as you look!" She howled at her.
Rei smirked. "Then I guess I'm going to have to fight to get Rini back." Though secretly she was just pondering how she could possibly win, even with the other scouts they were still beaten. What chance did she have against the Evil Moon Princess?
"Yes, I suppose. But we already know the outcome of that. But if you want to fight to keep your honor as a warrior of the light, go ahead, make my day. I haven't had a decent fight in a long while." Usagi smirked at the determined princess of Mars.
She growled and took out her henshin, and transformed herself into Sailor Mars, and struck her usual pose.
Usagi stepped forward. "We don't believe in petty poses, we just go for pure strength. Plus, I would be ashamed to show up in an outfit like that. What is that, the hookers club?" She smirked as Mars blushed a bit, knowing Usagi was referring to the short skirts. "If you're so desperate to get a guy, you might want to go into the city some night and pick one up off the street. I hear the employment rate for that kind of thing is very high these days."
"MARS CELESTUAL FIRE SURROUND!!!!!"
Usagi dodged it easily. "Well, if that's all you got then you might as well just give up the hope of ever seeing Small Lady again. Unless it's at your last battle, in which she will be fighting in. But of course, you will fight anyways, wouldn't you?"
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!"
Usagi barely got a burn on her arm. "Now you're out of turn. Now I get to go twice!"
"MORBID FATE!!!"
The black energy hit Mars, and she was thrown into a nearby tree, blood remaining as she sank helplessly to the ground. Usagi felt a brief sort of compassion towards the fiery sailor, but it disappeared as soon as it came.
The soldier of fire was sinking fast, her face was flushed, but she stood.
Usagi gasped.
Mars gently lifted her head, and she took a steady stance, but she was still a bit unsure of her body, and shivered every now and then. Usagi's eyes were teary, and she looked at the soldier, still willing to fight for the little girl.
"Why.how..how are you still standing? That was a killing attack, last time you dodged it, you didn't die then, but now, it hit you head on, how are you still alive?!" She cried in frustration.
"Sailor Scouts will always fight, as long as there is good in the world, we will always stand.." She shook violently, trying to keep herself up. " up for love and justice, just as you will one day, Princess Serenity." She completely collapsed, but she found herself to have fallen close enough to the evil princess to fall onto her, and Usagi now tried to hold her up as she tried to finish her slow and shacking sentence.
"You're a fool. Soon this world will belong to Prince Diamond of the Black Moon Kingdom, I'm merely a servant of his highness. He will rule and we, the generals, will always be there to keep him if by chance his empire would sway. We serve him, and I am not a princess!" She threw the weak girl to the ground, hearing her grunt in the pain from the arm she fell on. " This world was nothing but cruel to all who saw their views differently. That's why we were sent to Nemesis. Because you couldn't handle to have people who thought differently from you. I welcome the darkness." Usagi said. "I am the child of Darkness. I'm the daughter of the Doom Phantom. My father will destroy all who stands in his way." Her head went limp. "He wants what is best. I know he does. He has my mother in his heart, he is good, and he will not let anyone intrude on the plans he has."
"You're lost and confused, princess. Join us; we'll let you see things clearly. Please." Mars whispered to the girl, sad to see her princess in pain. She wanted to comfort her, her princess needed her, and she was there to feel the pain as well.
Usagi smirked. "Whatever. You hear that?" In the distance they could hear the footsteps of clanking boots, and heels, making their way towards them. "Kind of like a palmist telling me what I am going to become. The Sailor scouts finally find me in a weak point, just the right time to bring me down, make me die a fitful death, right here, while I wallow in self pity."
Mars heard the scouts calls. "I can hear her! We'll get her this time." "Why do we need to get the brat back anyways? It's not like she's worth anything." "She's the key to future, weather we like her or not." "Don't worry, we'll get that Usagi back for ruining my beloved's beautiful face." "You're so sweet, Tuxedo Mask!"
*Bunch of cheep sailors. They don't care about this world, Minako just wants to be Queen, this empire will fall easily if she becomes Queen, she didn't even pass kidnergarden, it was just her mom who had to argue a thousand cases to get her air headed daughter to pass. Maybe Usagi's right, maybe I should just give up on them. They don't care about anything but themselves anyway. * She looked at Usagi, who wasn't even trying to make a move to get away; she was too confused to know whom she was supposed to be fighting. She grasped her head tightly, Usagi cried out. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!" Her blast of anger left many trees handing off by the stumps, and there was a clean path, showing the scouts coming after them.
Mars had made up her mind. She didn't know anything else except that she was destined to protect the princess. Her princess was not Minako, of this she was sure. Luna and Artemis, who had been quiet the whole time, just taking everything in, finally understood, and then took their places in front of Usagi, who was on the ground now, grasping her head painfully hard. Mars stood in the middle, in front of Usagi, ready to fight to keep her safe. She felt full of energy now, ever after the attack she had on her, she was ready to take anything.
"What are you doing!?" Venus's high-pitched scream came again.
"Will you stop screaming? I can hear, you know." Mars said, frowning at her once proud leader.
(AN: *cough* *cough*)
Usagi looked up, and saw the sailor scouts coming towards her. *What does that foolish priestess think she's doing. She can't go against them, that's suicide! * She quickly stood, and back up a bit, without Mars or Luna nor Artemis noticing. She quickly touched her earring, and a bolt of dark energy coursed through her, her eyes became darker still, and her uniform changed, she wore a pair of black ankle boots, shorts, and a hot pink tank top, and devil wings popped out of her back. The Goddess of Death. She picked herself up form the ground with the new energy she found from the dark crystal. She positioned herself, now the sailor scouts could see her, and she stood with pride, right behind her supposed protectors.
"Thanks, Mars, I think I can take care of myself." They turned and saw the beautiful and evil goddess behind them. "BLACK MOON SANDSTORM!!!"
The black and purple sand surrounded the sailor scouts, excluding Mars, Luna, and Artemis; and when the tornado of sand died down, the Sailor scouts were trying to unclog their throats with the sand they had accidentally swallowed.
Usagi smirked and smiled down on the three figures looking up at her. "Instead of joining them, how about you join me, you've proven to be very strong, considering you're a sailor scout. I do believe that you would want to see the Small Lady again? Well, here's your chance. Yes or no. Either one will do."
Mars smiled, she didn't have to think about her answer, "Yes!" She cried, and Luna and Artemis consented as well.
"Very well, then." She took their hands and Luna climbed onto Usagi's shoulder, as Artemis took to her head. Mars took one last glance at the chocking sailor scouts. "See you soon!"
Usagi smirked. "Very, soon."
***
Mars fell to her knees in front of the cold-hearted prince, after his ice- cold glare she hardly had the strength to stand, so she fell. Usagi made no move to catch her as she had done before, not in front of the prince. He would sense weakness. She knew he favored her, maybe even in love with her, but she didn't like being exposed weaknesses in front of him, even if Mars had almost saved her life, if she hadn't been able to regenerate herself so quickly.
Diamond looked from Mars to Usagi, then back again. "So, this is the senshi of Mars? What makes you think that this weakling who grovels under a glare will be able to go against her so-called friends, Usa?"
Usagi took notice that he had found her a nickname. She smiled a bit, but she still wasn't comfortable being called a nickname by someone like him, only from Wise Man, Rubius, and Rini had she been called a nickname. It didn't feel right.
"Well, Diamond. She showed a good amount of energy towards getting rid of me due to my mock of the Small Lady." Diamond's eyes flashed. " But she was able to take the death attack, although not the most powerful, she was able to withstand it, maybe a few power boosts from the dark crystal, we could have a strong warrior on our hands." She threw a hand across her chest, and bowed towards the prince.
He took a look of passion towards Usagi, but then his gaze soured as he turned back to the fallen girl on the ground, a bloody mess after the battle against Usagi. *She threw her well. * He thought. Then he took a look of sympathizing after Usagi had told him the story of how the sailor scouts were preparing to attack their comrade, and how Mars had been so content on protecting Usagi. *She may be of some use after all. * He had thought about it, and it seemed to him that if she joined them, the empire could only grow. Nothing was to loose. Why not?
"Very well, warrior of Mars. Do you hereby renounce your title as a sailor scout?"
He asked her, the ice was still in his voice, all of his hate was directed towards the sailor scouts, the only ones who stood, if only for a few seconds, between him and achieving his goal to conquer earth. However, if she accepted, the hate would have eventually been withdrawn and he could actually count on her to protect his so-called 'future queen.' He thought this as he looked longingly at Usagi, who was looking at Mars, expectantly.
Mars had no problem consenting to the suggestion. "Yes, your highness." She took her eyes away from him and looked towards the ground, suddenly favoring a lot more than she did looking straight on in his icy blue eyes, hoping now to offend him in doing so.
"In the future you will kindly remember that if you cower before the prince, it will be taken as a weakness, and therefore, your training will only become more intricate. Understood?"
He tried to sound as warmly inviting but he only managed to sound superior to the rest of the people present in the room, who was Rubius, Emerald, Sapphire, and Wise Man. They all gazed at the prone figure on the floor, with mixed emotions, and none in which Usagi was in much haste to read.
"Yes, your majesty." She tried desperately to look him in the eyes, without faltering. She succeeded for only a few minutes, till she looked down again, blushing that she had failed her first task. Not a very good way to start out her new position as a general for the dark prince. How was she supposed to face her enemies if she couldn't even look at the person she was working for?
***
Usagi whispered to her. "Don't worry, it's a lot easier once you've seen his compassionate side. He can be really charming sometimes. But that's only me; my father believes that I'm destined to be the bride of the prince. But then again, my father has been a bit off his rocker for the last few days. He's actually beginning to think that Rubius has developed a crush on me. Now you can talk." She realized she had ignored Mars' attempts to talk to her, but she kept on talking, blocking the girl out.
"That guy has a compassionate side? You never would have guessed with that glare he was giving me. It's hard to believe he would have a soft side. He looks so cold and unsentimental. Wonder who put a stick up his a."
Usagi silenced her. "I wouldn't talk about him that way while in the palace. There are ears all around, especially Emerald. She'll squeal in a minute. Call her a sadist. She loves to see people in pain, and she *really * likes causing it. The four sisters *and * Rubius have already felt his wrath at least once or twice, but you'd be surprised at how forgiving he is. Caught Sapphire a few times as well, but Diamond wouldn't harm his own brother, just a short lecture. Never really heard what he talks to him about, but I have a feeling he was just making Sapphire feel the mental pain."
Mars gulped. "I'm not sure about this."
"Don't be a chicken. Ah, here we are." Usagi took Mars to her room. It looked just like her room back at the temple!
Mars completely froze, and then turned back into Rei. She looked around, it was right down to the very last detail, except the bathroom was connected her room, and she didn't have to light the fire to heat it!
"We tried to get it as close to a replica as we could, but we couldn't possibly make the fire lit bath. But, how is it? Sapphire made it, he would just 'love' to hear what you have to say." Usagi smirked, emphasizing on the last part of her sentence.
"It's positively perfect! I couldn't ask for better accommodations!"
Rei looked around the room, there were even pictures of her grampa and Chad back at the temple. It was great. *sigh.* She wished her grampa was here though. She thought of something, if they took over the world, would they kill everyone? What about Grampa!
She turned to Usagi, who was examining with interest the aspects of the room.
"Ummm.Usagi?" She started.
Usagi looked over to her, in question. She saw the sad look in her eyes, and then decided that something was wrong. Was it the room?
"What's wrong? Is it the room? If there's something missing."
"No.no. It's not that. I was just thinking. What are you going to do with the people once you have taken over here?" She asked, almost nervous about the reply she would get.
Usagi frowned. "First of all, it 'what are 'we' going to do with the people once 'we' have taken over. Second, they will not be harmed if that's what you're worried about. Anyone in particular?" She raised her eyebrows as Rei started blush as she turned to look over at the pair of pictures containing two men. One was old, and one was young, with shaggy brown hair. She quickly scanned Rei's mind, and then figured it out. She was worried about her grampa and someone named Chad. Apparently she had strong feelings for the younger man, more like a love not like a brotherly one, or a daughterly one, like she had for her grampa. *Hmmm.. I think I can arrange something to fix this little mishap. *
"Would you like them here?" She asked, and Rei turned on her, startled.
Then she quickly rose her hands. "No, they wouldn't want to be with the evil side."
"I saw the old man flirting with Catzie more than once. And the young one seemed to have pissed her off for something about shopping bags. Hmmm. I don't see why they couldn't come if they wished." Usagi said, still uncertain about what the girl wanted. Did she want her family and love with her or not?
"No, I couldn't ask for that. I just want them to be happy."
"Are you saying they wouldn't be happy here?" Usagi asked, a bit offended.
"No, it's not that. They would want to stay at the temple, or, at least I think they would.." She trailed off yet again. Usagi was getting a bit unnerved by the sudden pouting and how complicated this girl seemed to be. Did you wanted them here or not? She seems to want them to be here, but why doesn't she just say so? Anything she wants could be easily remedied. But it seemed that the girl was thinking it to be more complicated than it really was.
"Well, you could always visit them, it's not like you can't see them whenever you want." Usagi said.
Rei then paused. "Oh my god." She cursed a thought that Usagi couldn't reprehend.
"What?" She asked uncertainly.
"The sailor scouts, they will have told him what happened, they'll tell him. I know them, they are that cruel. They would do something like that. They will totally berate me in front of him and Chad. What will I do!" She was suddenly frantic, grasping into Usagi's top, her eyes were turning redder by the moment.
"Well, let's hope that they are more forgiving then Diamond, or else you're in trouble. But I have a feeling if they really cared about you, they wouldn't turn on you. They would take the side of the one they trust. Who would your grampa trust, you, or the ones that betrayed you? Who sent you out? I saw that night. I saw your grampa listening in. He knew what happened. He will know the reason behind your decision." Usagi said reassuringly. True she had been there that night, and dear old grampa had been heartbroken that the sailor scouts had actually tried to kick her out. What more was there to think about besides the fact that her supposed friends didn't want her anymore?
Rei nodded, and then looked at Usagi, silently thanking her.
***
Rubius took Rini towards the weight generator on his ship. He set it for -113x, and decided to go to 113x from there.
Rini was ripped off the ground, and then slammed back down as the gravity change took effect. "Ouch." She hardly had time to whisper, before she felt herself being taken down the ground. She felt extremely heavy. Rubius left the switch on 140x, and waited till she felt comfortable enough to try and get up. In which then he would try to take her off the ground, and then get her to come back to earth and still be able to hold herself up.
"And what is this for?" She asked, trying to regain her composure, in which she had none at the moment.
Rubius smirked. "Just one of the most useful weapons of the Negaverse. Created by yours truly for your enjoyment." He teased.
"Gee, I feel so loved." Rini said, and tried to stand, but the force was still pulling her down.
"You're only feeling the fate of those sailor scouts who cared nothing for you, so you should be delighted to know that they will die in extreme pain. Now, aren't you relieved?" He put his chin on his knuckles and watched as Rini got lifted again and then thrown back to the ground. He sighed, "You're getting no where fast. Hopefully Usagi will have more luck. But really, I don't think you're cut out to be a warrior."
Rini looked hurt for a minute, then got a smug look on her face. "Nope, I was cut out to be a princess! Spoil me! I'm too cute for even you to resist!" She squealed in delight as Rubius' face started to get as red as his hair.
He exhaled. "Fine, but I'm going to relish your cries of pain when Usagi starts to train you, and believe me, she won't be a soft on you as I was." He smirked.
"You call this being soft?" She screeched as she was lifted and thrown again. "Ouch, that's worth a few broken bones." She stated, and for a moment, she could see an image of Rubius and Usagi together. She didn't know where it came from, but she was smiling. *Don't worry, soon I'll have enough time in the day to get you two together. * She smiled devilishly, but then it faded as she was plunged again into the ground. *If I get out of this alive. *
***
*Ashley is still running frantically after Ryan trying to get her chocolate bar back. * Geez, what use are little brothers anyway? *Inhales* Okay, well, I want to know something. Do you guys want Makoto and Ami or either one of them to join with the baddies please say 'I' because I need to know. The majority rules. Thank you!!
~PA
*sitting in front of computer with a very, very, VERY, big chocolate bar that my chorus teacher so 'graciously' gave me. * Sheesh, ya'll are still reading? Wow, I must be doing some job on this story, hmm? *takes another bite of the chocolate bar. * Well, I do believe you've waited long enough. I think someone said that they wanted longer chapters? *looks pointedly at Xelena. * Well, here goes. And I hope your happy! I might as well forget to do my homework after this! Oh!!! *Ashley's annoying little brother stole her chocolate bar! * Get back here you Hershey bar stealing brat!!
Lady Love: Well, thanks for reading. Glad you liked it. Oh boy, I'm going to have to do something about the whole Makoto and Ami evil thoughts going around. I think I'll have a vote for it. Not a moment..*scroll down*
Lily: Well, if you like Rei so much, ur gonna like this chapter!!
Authoress*Crest: You really think I'll make the papers? Hope So! (wishful thoughts) I dunno, I think I'm gonna have a vote on either Makoto or Minako will go to the baddies, I'll post it in the footer.
Jean-Hime: Sorry, but a story wouldn't be a story with a cliff-hanger or two. ^_^ A pleasant? Way off gal!
Kage-Shadow-of-Darkness: Well, I realize it would be a bit hard to have some father/mother/daughter references with Rini being the same age as them. *sweatdrop* Yeah, that would get nasty.
Zpan Sven: Oh yeah! Great idea! Rubius-kun will kill Mamo-baka!!! Excellent! I'll put up another chapter just for that! Thankx 4 the idea!
Moon: course they do, wouldn't be interesting if they didn't. And the white cat's name is Artemis. ^_^
StArRy-EyEz07: kool name! Evil/good couplings rule!!!! Logically, the red and silver making pink does put some sense into the fic, doesn't it?
AMYANGEL: Yeah, hehehe, I love the evil Rubius and Usagi, don't you? *smiles evilly*
Usagi Serenity Yui Cosmos: Yaten/Usa would rock! But sadly, I haven't seen one yet. Tell me if ya see one so I can read, k?
Chapter 8: Palmist
The wind blew Usagi's pigtails away from her face, and ruffled her white leather flares. She stood paces away from the fiery priestess, who was looking at her with shocked eyes. She took a step forward.
"Where is Rini? Is she okay?" She asked, trying to be as calm as possible, but Usagi still saw the settle worry behind the façade. She smirked.
"She's fine. She just got her first dose from the dark crystal. Rubius is training her up a bit. But I don't know how she is as of now. She might be walloping in pain for all I know or care. She's not my responsibility as of now."
Rei looked shocked. Here was the same woman who had told her that she would bring Rini back after they asked her some 'questions' in which she was afraid that one of them Rini might have given the wrong answer to. She had said that Rini would be 'okay,' now here she was, saying she could care less. *Traitor. * Her mind screamed.
"How could you? You told me you would look after her. Just a few questions, you said!" Rei yelled at the blonde, obviously mad enough to out-do her temper.
"I think you already know the outcome of that." Usagi watched as Rei took on a look of utter confusion. "C'mon, priestess, I know you're not as dumb as you look!" She howled at her.
Rei smirked. "Then I guess I'm going to have to fight to get Rini back." Though secretly she was just pondering how she could possibly win, even with the other scouts they were still beaten. What chance did she have against the Evil Moon Princess?
"Yes, I suppose. But we already know the outcome of that. But if you want to fight to keep your honor as a warrior of the light, go ahead, make my day. I haven't had a decent fight in a long while." Usagi smirked at the determined princess of Mars.
She growled and took out her henshin, and transformed herself into Sailor Mars, and struck her usual pose.
Usagi stepped forward. "We don't believe in petty poses, we just go for pure strength. Plus, I would be ashamed to show up in an outfit like that. What is that, the hookers club?" She smirked as Mars blushed a bit, knowing Usagi was referring to the short skirts. "If you're so desperate to get a guy, you might want to go into the city some night and pick one up off the street. I hear the employment rate for that kind of thing is very high these days."
"MARS CELESTUAL FIRE SURROUND!!!!!"
Usagi dodged it easily. "Well, if that's all you got then you might as well just give up the hope of ever seeing Small Lady again. Unless it's at your last battle, in which she will be fighting in. But of course, you will fight anyways, wouldn't you?"
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!!"
Usagi barely got a burn on her arm. "Now you're out of turn. Now I get to go twice!"
"MORBID FATE!!!"
The black energy hit Mars, and she was thrown into a nearby tree, blood remaining as she sank helplessly to the ground. Usagi felt a brief sort of compassion towards the fiery sailor, but it disappeared as soon as it came.
The soldier of fire was sinking fast, her face was flushed, but she stood.
Usagi gasped.
Mars gently lifted her head, and she took a steady stance, but she was still a bit unsure of her body, and shivered every now and then. Usagi's eyes were teary, and she looked at the soldier, still willing to fight for the little girl.
"Why.how..how are you still standing? That was a killing attack, last time you dodged it, you didn't die then, but now, it hit you head on, how are you still alive?!" She cried in frustration.
"Sailor Scouts will always fight, as long as there is good in the world, we will always stand.." She shook violently, trying to keep herself up. " up for love and justice, just as you will one day, Princess Serenity." She completely collapsed, but she found herself to have fallen close enough to the evil princess to fall onto her, and Usagi now tried to hold her up as she tried to finish her slow and shacking sentence.
"You're a fool. Soon this world will belong to Prince Diamond of the Black Moon Kingdom, I'm merely a servant of his highness. He will rule and we, the generals, will always be there to keep him if by chance his empire would sway. We serve him, and I am not a princess!" She threw the weak girl to the ground, hearing her grunt in the pain from the arm she fell on. " This world was nothing but cruel to all who saw their views differently. That's why we were sent to Nemesis. Because you couldn't handle to have people who thought differently from you. I welcome the darkness." Usagi said. "I am the child of Darkness. I'm the daughter of the Doom Phantom. My father will destroy all who stands in his way." Her head went limp. "He wants what is best. I know he does. He has my mother in his heart, he is good, and he will not let anyone intrude on the plans he has."
"You're lost and confused, princess. Join us; we'll let you see things clearly. Please." Mars whispered to the girl, sad to see her princess in pain. She wanted to comfort her, her princess needed her, and she was there to feel the pain as well.
Usagi smirked. "Whatever. You hear that?" In the distance they could hear the footsteps of clanking boots, and heels, making their way towards them. "Kind of like a palmist telling me what I am going to become. The Sailor scouts finally find me in a weak point, just the right time to bring me down, make me die a fitful death, right here, while I wallow in self pity."
Mars heard the scouts calls. "I can hear her! We'll get her this time." "Why do we need to get the brat back anyways? It's not like she's worth anything." "She's the key to future, weather we like her or not." "Don't worry, we'll get that Usagi back for ruining my beloved's beautiful face." "You're so sweet, Tuxedo Mask!"
*Bunch of cheep sailors. They don't care about this world, Minako just wants to be Queen, this empire will fall easily if she becomes Queen, she didn't even pass kidnergarden, it was just her mom who had to argue a thousand cases to get her air headed daughter to pass. Maybe Usagi's right, maybe I should just give up on them. They don't care about anything but themselves anyway. * She looked at Usagi, who wasn't even trying to make a move to get away; she was too confused to know whom she was supposed to be fighting. She grasped her head tightly, Usagi cried out. "WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!!!!!!!!!!!" Her blast of anger left many trees handing off by the stumps, and there was a clean path, showing the scouts coming after them.
Mars had made up her mind. She didn't know anything else except that she was destined to protect the princess. Her princess was not Minako, of this she was sure. Luna and Artemis, who had been quiet the whole time, just taking everything in, finally understood, and then took their places in front of Usagi, who was on the ground now, grasping her head painfully hard. Mars stood in the middle, in front of Usagi, ready to fight to keep her safe. She felt full of energy now, ever after the attack she had on her, she was ready to take anything.
"What are you doing!?" Venus's high-pitched scream came again.
"Will you stop screaming? I can hear, you know." Mars said, frowning at her once proud leader.
(AN: *cough* *cough*)
Usagi looked up, and saw the sailor scouts coming towards her. *What does that foolish priestess think she's doing. She can't go against them, that's suicide! * She quickly stood, and back up a bit, without Mars or Luna nor Artemis noticing. She quickly touched her earring, and a bolt of dark energy coursed through her, her eyes became darker still, and her uniform changed, she wore a pair of black ankle boots, shorts, and a hot pink tank top, and devil wings popped out of her back. The Goddess of Death. She picked herself up form the ground with the new energy she found from the dark crystal. She positioned herself, now the sailor scouts could see her, and she stood with pride, right behind her supposed protectors.
"Thanks, Mars, I think I can take care of myself." They turned and saw the beautiful and evil goddess behind them. "BLACK MOON SANDSTORM!!!"
The black and purple sand surrounded the sailor scouts, excluding Mars, Luna, and Artemis; and when the tornado of sand died down, the Sailor scouts were trying to unclog their throats with the sand they had accidentally swallowed.
Usagi smirked and smiled down on the three figures looking up at her. "Instead of joining them, how about you join me, you've proven to be very strong, considering you're a sailor scout. I do believe that you would want to see the Small Lady again? Well, here's your chance. Yes or no. Either one will do."
Mars smiled, she didn't have to think about her answer, "Yes!" She cried, and Luna and Artemis consented as well.
"Very well, then." She took their hands and Luna climbed onto Usagi's shoulder, as Artemis took to her head. Mars took one last glance at the chocking sailor scouts. "See you soon!"
Usagi smirked. "Very, soon."
***
Mars fell to her knees in front of the cold-hearted prince, after his ice- cold glare she hardly had the strength to stand, so she fell. Usagi made no move to catch her as she had done before, not in front of the prince. He would sense weakness. She knew he favored her, maybe even in love with her, but she didn't like being exposed weaknesses in front of him, even if Mars had almost saved her life, if she hadn't been able to regenerate herself so quickly.
Diamond looked from Mars to Usagi, then back again. "So, this is the senshi of Mars? What makes you think that this weakling who grovels under a glare will be able to go against her so-called friends, Usa?"
Usagi took notice that he had found her a nickname. She smiled a bit, but she still wasn't comfortable being called a nickname by someone like him, only from Wise Man, Rubius, and Rini had she been called a nickname. It didn't feel right.
"Well, Diamond. She showed a good amount of energy towards getting rid of me due to my mock of the Small Lady." Diamond's eyes flashed. " But she was able to take the death attack, although not the most powerful, she was able to withstand it, maybe a few power boosts from the dark crystal, we could have a strong warrior on our hands." She threw a hand across her chest, and bowed towards the prince.
He took a look of passion towards Usagi, but then his gaze soured as he turned back to the fallen girl on the ground, a bloody mess after the battle against Usagi. *She threw her well. * He thought. Then he took a look of sympathizing after Usagi had told him the story of how the sailor scouts were preparing to attack their comrade, and how Mars had been so content on protecting Usagi. *She may be of some use after all. * He had thought about it, and it seemed to him that if she joined them, the empire could only grow. Nothing was to loose. Why not?
"Very well, warrior of Mars. Do you hereby renounce your title as a sailor scout?"
He asked her, the ice was still in his voice, all of his hate was directed towards the sailor scouts, the only ones who stood, if only for a few seconds, between him and achieving his goal to conquer earth. However, if she accepted, the hate would have eventually been withdrawn and he could actually count on her to protect his so-called 'future queen.' He thought this as he looked longingly at Usagi, who was looking at Mars, expectantly.
Mars had no problem consenting to the suggestion. "Yes, your highness." She took her eyes away from him and looked towards the ground, suddenly favoring a lot more than she did looking straight on in his icy blue eyes, hoping now to offend him in doing so.
"In the future you will kindly remember that if you cower before the prince, it will be taken as a weakness, and therefore, your training will only become more intricate. Understood?"
He tried to sound as warmly inviting but he only managed to sound superior to the rest of the people present in the room, who was Rubius, Emerald, Sapphire, and Wise Man. They all gazed at the prone figure on the floor, with mixed emotions, and none in which Usagi was in much haste to read.
"Yes, your majesty." She tried desperately to look him in the eyes, without faltering. She succeeded for only a few minutes, till she looked down again, blushing that she had failed her first task. Not a very good way to start out her new position as a general for the dark prince. How was she supposed to face her enemies if she couldn't even look at the person she was working for?
***
Usagi whispered to her. "Don't worry, it's a lot easier once you've seen his compassionate side. He can be really charming sometimes. But that's only me; my father believes that I'm destined to be the bride of the prince. But then again, my father has been a bit off his rocker for the last few days. He's actually beginning to think that Rubius has developed a crush on me. Now you can talk." She realized she had ignored Mars' attempts to talk to her, but she kept on talking, blocking the girl out.
"That guy has a compassionate side? You never would have guessed with that glare he was giving me. It's hard to believe he would have a soft side. He looks so cold and unsentimental. Wonder who put a stick up his a."
Usagi silenced her. "I wouldn't talk about him that way while in the palace. There are ears all around, especially Emerald. She'll squeal in a minute. Call her a sadist. She loves to see people in pain, and she *really * likes causing it. The four sisters *and * Rubius have already felt his wrath at least once or twice, but you'd be surprised at how forgiving he is. Caught Sapphire a few times as well, but Diamond wouldn't harm his own brother, just a short lecture. Never really heard what he talks to him about, but I have a feeling he was just making Sapphire feel the mental pain."
Mars gulped. "I'm not sure about this."
"Don't be a chicken. Ah, here we are." Usagi took Mars to her room. It looked just like her room back at the temple!
Mars completely froze, and then turned back into Rei. She looked around, it was right down to the very last detail, except the bathroom was connected her room, and she didn't have to light the fire to heat it!
"We tried to get it as close to a replica as we could, but we couldn't possibly make the fire lit bath. But, how is it? Sapphire made it, he would just 'love' to hear what you have to say." Usagi smirked, emphasizing on the last part of her sentence.
"It's positively perfect! I couldn't ask for better accommodations!"
Rei looked around the room, there were even pictures of her grampa and Chad back at the temple. It was great. *sigh.* She wished her grampa was here though. She thought of something, if they took over the world, would they kill everyone? What about Grampa!
She turned to Usagi, who was examining with interest the aspects of the room.
"Ummm.Usagi?" She started.
Usagi looked over to her, in question. She saw the sad look in her eyes, and then decided that something was wrong. Was it the room?
"What's wrong? Is it the room? If there's something missing."
"No.no. It's not that. I was just thinking. What are you going to do with the people once you have taken over here?" She asked, almost nervous about the reply she would get.
Usagi frowned. "First of all, it 'what are 'we' going to do with the people once 'we' have taken over. Second, they will not be harmed if that's what you're worried about. Anyone in particular?" She raised her eyebrows as Rei started blush as she turned to look over at the pair of pictures containing two men. One was old, and one was young, with shaggy brown hair. She quickly scanned Rei's mind, and then figured it out. She was worried about her grampa and someone named Chad. Apparently she had strong feelings for the younger man, more like a love not like a brotherly one, or a daughterly one, like she had for her grampa. *Hmmm.. I think I can arrange something to fix this little mishap. *
"Would you like them here?" She asked, and Rei turned on her, startled.
Then she quickly rose her hands. "No, they wouldn't want to be with the evil side."
"I saw the old man flirting with Catzie more than once. And the young one seemed to have pissed her off for something about shopping bags. Hmmm. I don't see why they couldn't come if they wished." Usagi said, still uncertain about what the girl wanted. Did she want her family and love with her or not?
"No, I couldn't ask for that. I just want them to be happy."
"Are you saying they wouldn't be happy here?" Usagi asked, a bit offended.
"No, it's not that. They would want to stay at the temple, or, at least I think they would.." She trailed off yet again. Usagi was getting a bit unnerved by the sudden pouting and how complicated this girl seemed to be. Did you wanted them here or not? She seems to want them to be here, but why doesn't she just say so? Anything she wants could be easily remedied. But it seemed that the girl was thinking it to be more complicated than it really was.
"Well, you could always visit them, it's not like you can't see them whenever you want." Usagi said.
Rei then paused. "Oh my god." She cursed a thought that Usagi couldn't reprehend.
"What?" She asked uncertainly.
"The sailor scouts, they will have told him what happened, they'll tell him. I know them, they are that cruel. They would do something like that. They will totally berate me in front of him and Chad. What will I do!" She was suddenly frantic, grasping into Usagi's top, her eyes were turning redder by the moment.
"Well, let's hope that they are more forgiving then Diamond, or else you're in trouble. But I have a feeling if they really cared about you, they wouldn't turn on you. They would take the side of the one they trust. Who would your grampa trust, you, or the ones that betrayed you? Who sent you out? I saw that night. I saw your grampa listening in. He knew what happened. He will know the reason behind your decision." Usagi said reassuringly. True she had been there that night, and dear old grampa had been heartbroken that the sailor scouts had actually tried to kick her out. What more was there to think about besides the fact that her supposed friends didn't want her anymore?
Rei nodded, and then looked at Usagi, silently thanking her.
***
Rubius took Rini towards the weight generator on his ship. He set it for -113x, and decided to go to 113x from there.
Rini was ripped off the ground, and then slammed back down as the gravity change took effect. "Ouch." She hardly had time to whisper, before she felt herself being taken down the ground. She felt extremely heavy. Rubius left the switch on 140x, and waited till she felt comfortable enough to try and get up. In which then he would try to take her off the ground, and then get her to come back to earth and still be able to hold herself up.
"And what is this for?" She asked, trying to regain her composure, in which she had none at the moment.
Rubius smirked. "Just one of the most useful weapons of the Negaverse. Created by yours truly for your enjoyment." He teased.
"Gee, I feel so loved." Rini said, and tried to stand, but the force was still pulling her down.
"You're only feeling the fate of those sailor scouts who cared nothing for you, so you should be delighted to know that they will die in extreme pain. Now, aren't you relieved?" He put his chin on his knuckles and watched as Rini got lifted again and then thrown back to the ground. He sighed, "You're getting no where fast. Hopefully Usagi will have more luck. But really, I don't think you're cut out to be a warrior."
Rini looked hurt for a minute, then got a smug look on her face. "Nope, I was cut out to be a princess! Spoil me! I'm too cute for even you to resist!" She squealed in delight as Rubius' face started to get as red as his hair.
He exhaled. "Fine, but I'm going to relish your cries of pain when Usagi starts to train you, and believe me, she won't be a soft on you as I was." He smirked.
"You call this being soft?" She screeched as she was lifted and thrown again. "Ouch, that's worth a few broken bones." She stated, and for a moment, she could see an image of Rubius and Usagi together. She didn't know where it came from, but she was smiling. *Don't worry, soon I'll have enough time in the day to get you two together. * She smiled devilishly, but then it faded as she was plunged again into the ground. *If I get out of this alive. *
***
*Ashley is still running frantically after Ryan trying to get her chocolate bar back. * Geez, what use are little brothers anyway? *Inhales* Okay, well, I want to know something. Do you guys want Makoto and Ami or either one of them to join with the baddies please say 'I' because I need to know. The majority rules. Thank you!!
~PA