I cringe, waiting for someone to berate me about short chapters! I am amazed no one has yet... But thanks to all that have reviewed! I love you all!
Rei could feel the unmistakable presence of the mercury senshi. As she slowly became more conscious, she could feel something else, an undertone to the sense that dark, sinister. When she opened her eyes she saw nothing, but still she sat up, feeling around with her hands. The fact that she could feel Ami overrode any other thoughts, even the intense pain her body was under. Rei's highly trained mind reached out, but recoiled quickly, touching walls of such evil she was thrown out of her light trance.
"Shiit," she moaned out loud, holding her head against the pain she could clearly feel now. The sound of her voice was muted, sounding sick and eerie. She sat like that for awhile, conscious of nothing but pain.
It was much later when she pulled her head up. She was still in pain, but now it was manageable, and anything that was not incapacitating was enough to dismiss. She gingerly formed a flame in her palm, hoping that bit of magic wouldn't activate the nasty shields around the room. When it didn't, she looked around the room with the aid of her flame. What she saw would have given her nightmares for weeks.
Two bodies were also occupying the room. One, chained to the wall, was rotting, and little more then bones and cloth. The other, still looking like it was asleep, was a bleu haired senshi. The sleeping face was so familiar to the fire senshi, that she could almost delude herself to thinking that her friend was still alive.
But the evil undertones of the room did nothing to mask the smell and feel of death.
Rei screamed, and the last thing she heard was a low voice laughing at her. Then, there was nothing.
"Come on, Demando," Usagi muttered, intently watching the remaining senshis, plus Endimion, fight the newest wave of droids. This particular attack was a far stronger one then they had gotten used to, with over fifty of the Nemesis warriors that had appeared in, of all places, a park in downtown Seattle, near the ocean. She and the generals had sent covert attacks against Nemesis, destroying droids stations on the planet Nemesis, hoping to incite Demando's anger, enough so that he would show himself to the waiting fighters.
Unfortunately, that had not happened as of yet. All that had happened were increased droid attacks, and Usagi was convinced that the senshis were not going to last for much longer. She knew for a fact that the two remaining sailor suited warriors would not be able to finish the fight, but Endimion was a mystery to her. She had never really known what her past-future (AI: does that make any sense to you?) husband could do, and now she cursed that unknown. But she highly doubted that he would be able to defeat that many evil creatures.
As she was turning her options over in her mind, hopelessly lost on what to do, a shadowy figure stepped out of a newly formed portal, on the other side of the fight from the watching bunny. There was only one possible reason for this, and it fit so neatly in with the past two times it had happened. The unwary Sailorjupiter was busy watching her front, trying only to stay alive, and could not defend against an attack from behind.
Usagi immediately left her hiding spot, the crystal on its chain around her neck blasting a way through the droids. She ran as fast as she could, and her power shimmered from her as she ran, but the figure saw her coming, and quickly grabbed the Jupiter senshi. The two vanished through the portal, and Usagi lashed out with her power, and caught the portal before it closed.
Now that their following route was secured, Usagi silently teamed up with the exhausted Sailorvenus and Endimion. Together the three of them finished the droids, helped greatly by the silver Crystal.
When the last were dust, Usagi ignored the senshis, and called the generals out from where she knew they were hidden. They formed a protective ring around her, as she faced a now de-transformed Minako and Endimion. "No questions now," she stated immediately. "Yes, these four men are the re-incarnated Generals. I know that.
"I also know that our only hope to getting Mako-chan back is through that rapidly diminishing portal right over there. I know my way around Nemesis, where that portal leads to, but this way, we will all be able to go. Of course, if you do want to, stay here." She started to move towards the portal, not even bothering to wait for an answer. Truthfully, she didn't want to deal with Endimion right now, and her friend was in danger.
You know that we may not be able to save Jupiter-sama, right, Usa-chan? Zoicite tentative voice spoke in her mind.
I know that, but we will be one step closer to defeating Black Moon, and the wiseman. And it will get Minako and Endion on our side.
Minako ignored Endimion gasp of outrage, rage at being ignored, and frantically ran after her true leader. "Of course I am coming. There is no way I will let my friends die. I will follow you, Serenity."
Because she was behind Usagi, Minako didn't see the cringe on the bunny's face. "I hate that name," she muttered. She didn't turn around, though, and entered the portal.
Yes, yes, I am cruel. But I never said this was a happy fic. I think I even said it would be sad. Here ya go.
Remember, two more chappies!
In case you don't already know, Usagi means bunny in Japanese. So, therefore, Usagi will sometimes be
referred to as Bunny.
[tess-n34: a/u means alternate universe.
What does BSSMD mean?]