Chapter 3

Hello again! Thank you so much for the reviews! I was so excited when I opened my mailbox and saw all the reviews! You're awesome!

Alright, to sum up the story so far. Garlic Jr. was brought into the Sailor dimension by, some mystery hooded guy. He spread his new and improved blackwater mist (I'll get into why it's improved later). Sailor Moons friends attack her and kill Mamo-chan. The outers save her before she dies and Pluto sends her to the DBZ dimension and gives her to Kami to be protected. Once they give her the senzu bean and tell her what's going on, she talks them into training her. Vegeta has heard of the Lunarians and believes that Serena is a threat. He goes into her room to kill her but when he touches her he feels her power of goodness, which stirs up feelings deep inside him, and even though it scares him, he decides that he doesn't have to kill her.


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"Master Garlic," said the tall hooded figure, firmly as he bowed in front of the pipe-sized imp, Garlic Jr.

"Ah yes, Talc. You've brought me good news, I hope?" Garlic Jr. asked in his raspy voice. "Have you found the one I need to posses to take over this world?"

"No sire, it appears she isn't here," Talc said without fear.

"She isn't here?" demanded Garlic, "I gave direct orders to all my slaves that I wanted them to get her and bring her to me!" His little raspy voice grew louder and angrier as he continued.

"Yes my lord, those affected by the mist can't disobey you. There are others besides the one you seek whom were not affected by the mist. According to your slaves I have talked to, these others helped her escape when we retrieved the other one."

Garlic Jr.'s eyes flashed with anger, "Who defies my power?"

"The Sailor Scouts of the outer solar system. They are said to be the most powerful warriors of this dimension and they are completely loyal to their princess," Talc paused, his grin was visible through the shadows of his hood, "I believe I know the location of three of them, Master."

"Well then, Talc. I believe you know what you need to do," Garlic Jr. said with a huge smile showing his yellow fangs.

"Aye my lord," Talc said most pleased with his task at hand. With another small bow Talc blasted off to were he last had readings of the outers' power.

Garlic Jr. watched him go, rather pleased in himself. He had been lucky to find Talc. He thought back to the depths of the Dead Zone where he had met the young demon. As soon as he had seen him he'd known that this young demon was going to be the one to free him and realize his dream of world domination and revenge on the Z fighters.

Talc had been the head gatekeeper for the Dead Zone. King Yama assigned him there for being a troublemaker while guarding other realms under King Yama's supervision.

Garlic Jr. had seen the restlessness in the young, and very strong, demon's eyes and had known he had to take advantage of his youth. Talc helped in Garlic Jr.'s plan for revenge; he had arranged for Garlic to take over the current dimension he was in so that they'd be strong enough to take over the planet Kami and the Z fighters guarded. All Garlic Jr. needed to do was sit back and relax, he trusted Talc that much.

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Talc flew over the wasteland that used to be Tokyo. He had to admit, Garlic Jr. did have style when it came to taking over worlds. The inhabitants of Tokyo, now zombies and Garlic Jr.'s slaves, prowled the dark city searching for any destruction and mayhem they could cause.

He remembered the first time he had ever met Garlic Jr. King Yama had destroyed the old Gatekeeper to the Dead Zone because he mistakenly allowed Garlic Jr. to escape with his four minions and wreak havoc over earth the first time. Talc had been assigned the new Gatekeeper because he frequently got into fights with the other guards of King Yama's world, and also because he was caught sleeping on the job one two many times. The Dead Zone was considered the place they sent the troublemaker demon guards when they made King Yama angry and he never wanted to see them anymore. If the Dead Zone didn't drive the keepers crazy, they were stuck guarding it for eternity. The only thing worse than guarding the Dead Zone for eternity, was being stuck in it.

Seeing as how he and Garlic Jr. were both immortal they were around each other a lot. After centuries (time goes differently in the Dead Zone) of Garlic nagging and annoying Talc, Talc had given up and talked to him (Gatekeepers weren't allowed to talk to the inhabitants)

Talc saw with Garlic Jr's help how easy it would be to use his powers to get into the real world and then bring Garlic Jr. in. Together, they could rule all the worlds, if they just got enough of an army behind them.

Talc was brought out of his thoughts as he flew over the large apartment building. He noticed with a smile that it was almost the only one still standing without huge damages to it. 'Looks like I found the right place,' he thought to himself. 'Now's time for the fun to begin.'

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Inside the apartment, Haruka, Michiru, and Hotaru were all waiting for news from Setsuna. Haruka was pacing around the room impatiently; she was very angry and had a troubled look on her face. Michiru also had a troubled look oh her face because she was worried about Haruka. Hotaru was laying on the floor in the corner drawing.

"How can we just sit here and wait for her to come back?" Haruka asked angrily. "I don't think Setsuna knew what she was asking when she told us to just sit here and wait for her to spread the Water of Life. We should go attack him now!"

Michiru put her hand on Haruka's shoulder to try and calm her down. Michiru's touch caused her to calm, sit down from her mad pacing, and cover her arms over her head. Michiru sat down next to her and wrapped her arms around her.

"Thanks," Haruka mumbled in defeat, "I just can't get over her image in my mind," Haruka said sadly referring to when they had saved Serena.

"I know, neither can I," Michiru mumbled quietly, "there is always still hope, she is alive."

"Oh good, I'm glad to hear it," Talc said as he entered the room through the window.

Haruka and Michiru jumped, startled from their positions on the couch, into battle stances and prepared to fight. Yet just as they were about to transform, Talc lunged at them with lightening speed and hit them, knocking their transforming pens to the ground. They both hit the wall with a thud then fell down to the ground. They stumbled to get up with their eyes wide from the amount of power that was radiating from him.

"I'd stay where you are," Talc yelled as they attempted to get to their wands.

Haruka and Michiru glanced up at him, holding their sides in pain from where he ran into them. Through all the pain she felt, Haruka had to laugh at what she saw. Talc was standing with a very angry Hotaru under his right arm with his left palm pointed at them.

"If you try anything, the girl gets it."

As he said this Hotaru had reached into her pocket and taken out her transformation pen, wand thingy and yelled out, "Saturn Star Power!"

Talc dropped her as she started glowing and went through her transformation. While he was distracted, Haruka and Michiru lunged and grabbed their pens.

"Neptune Star Power!"

"Uranus Star Power!"

Just as Talc's eyes recovered from the bright lights of the transformation, he was hit by their attacks.

"World Shaking!"

"Neptune Deep Submerge!"

The attacks hit their targets right on. Sailor Uranus smirked with finality, certain that they were victorious.

Once the effects of their attacks faded, all three scouts stared with their mouths a gape with what they saw.

There standing in front of them was Talc, completely unharmed, with his arms folded in front of him. He was acting as if nothing had happened.

"Maybe we should start over," he said with amusement in his deep voice. "My name is Talc, and I'm here for your Princess."

"Over my dead body!" Uranus spat at him. Neptune and Saturn nodded in agreement.

"I had hoped it wouldn't have to be this way," Talc said, then he paused and smirked, "Wait, no I didn't this is exactly how I was hoping things would turn out."

Without another word he lunged, faster than the eye could see, at Uranus and started sending lightening fast punches and kicks into her.

She grunted with every impact and tried to defend herself, but it was hopeless he was too fast and too strong.

"Uranus!" Neptune screamed as she ran blindly to her lover and attempted to attack Talc. Then he started the attacks on her, he was taking them both on and they couldn't even hit him. It was obvious that they weren't going to last much longer and with a cry of rage, Saturn swung her silence glaive at Talc. She was stopped in midair and stared in amazement as he held the blade in his hand without it even making a scratch. He then flung her into the wall with no effort at all.

With that he stopped his attacks. Neptune and Uranus were on the floor in a lot of pain, and Saturn was unconscious in the corner.

"Ok, one more time," Talc said calmly, not even out of breath. "Where is the bloody Princess?"

Uranus let out a cocky little laugh that was full of pain. Talc leaned down closer to her to hear what she had to say. "You'll never find her," she rasped.

"She isn't here," Neptune added painfully.

"Ah, crap!" Talc cursed when he realized what they were implying. Just what he wanted to do, fight the Z warriors. He had hoped that he would have had a whole army of about ten million zombies behind him when he had to go up against Goku and all them. But what was he worrying about? He was a Gatekeeper from the other realm! He had power that the mortal world had never set eyes on!

With that on his mind he blasted off to tell Garlic Jr. the bad news.

"You ok?" Uranus asked her love.

"I feel like was hit by ten big rigs in a row," she said as she gathered up strength to reach over for Uranus's hand. "You?"

"More like twenty," she said with a little laugh.

"What do we do now?" Neptune asked worriedly, "He knows where the princess is now."

"I don't know, Setsuna seemed pretty confident in the abilities of the people she's with," Uranus said a lot more confidently than she felt.

"He doesn't stand a chance against the princess," Saturn said standing above the other two sailors, and surprising them. "I know somehow she'll be much stronger than he when they fight."

Sailor Uranus and Neptune exchanged glances as they lay flat on their backs. "How does she do that?"

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Talc landed in front of the impatient Garlic Jr. and bowed low.

"Well, where is she?" Garlic Jr. demanded.

"She is in the other dimension," Talc said firmly, looking at the ground.

"What!?!" Garlic Jr. fumed. "Alright then, go get her."

"Yes, My Lord," Talc said rising to go.

"Wait, Talc," Garlic Jr. stopped him firmly, "Don't harm them, I want to have the pleasure of ripping them open myself. Do what ever you want to get her, just make sure she gets here alive. I can't have this world if I don't have her!"

"Of course, My Lord."

Talc turned to a strangely formed wall and chanted a few words. Almost immediately a swirling black and purple portal opened up and Talc jumped in. The portal closed behind him, leaving Garlic Jr. alone as if nothing had happened.

"Don't fail me Talc," Garlic Jr. said almost chewing the words. "I want to get my revenge all myself."

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(Ok now back to the DBZ dimension. Talc won't be appearing for a few months because I'm staring off right where I left off last time we were here. Remember the huge time difference. I just wanted you to be in suspense, knowing he was going to come for Serena. :))


The next morning Serena woke up to Bulma shaking her to get her up. At first she didn't remember where she was but when the sleep faded she remembered. She remembered everything.

Bulma sighed and looked at Serena amazed. "Boy! It sure is hard to wake you up!" Serena had to laugh at the way Bulma said that. Bulma continued, "It's time for you to go meet the others so you can be trained, lets go get some breakfast fast! You're going to be late.

"Some thing's never change," Serena mumbled as she quickly rolled out of bed and put on the clothes that Bulma had given her. She glanced in the mirror to make as she was leaving the room. She wore baby blue sparring pants with a tight little white tank top. Her hair was up in her ondangos, for some reason she was reminded of Mamo-chan when she saw her 'dumplings.'

"Hurry Serena," Bulma called again. Serena took one last glance and then blasted at what she felt was the speed of light, toward the front door where Bulma was waiting for her. As she almost neared it she almost fell flat on her face as Vegeta ran by her ten times faster than she was going. 'Wow,' she thought amazed by his power.

"Oh, Vegeta! I didn't know you were going," Bulma said causing him to scowl. "It would be ten times faster and more convenient if you just took her to meet the others.

Serena and Vegeta both became wide eyed and started complaining.

Bulma held her hands up in the air demanding silence. When the other two had shut up she said, "Vegeta, it's not like she's heavy or anything, and you're going there anyway. And, Serena, you have to get used to flying, that's probably the first thing they're going to teach you. Besides, I just started working on a new invention last night and I haven't had any sleep I've been so excited about it. So you two just go."

"Ok," Serena sighed in defeat.

"Great, well then, you two have fun," Bulma beamed at them.

"Alright..." Serena said still nervous, nothing in what she'd heard about today was her definition of fun.

"Oh, come on then!" Vegeta hissed impatiently. He grabbed her by the waist in one quick movement and then blasted into the air. Serena let out a little cry and then clung on his waist for her dear life.

'Here we go...' Serena thought.

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Tada! Please review and I'll have the next chapter next week! So Review.

I think I'm going on vacation tomorrow, fun stuff. So I'll have like a 12 hr. car ride to plan out more of the story. You think an 18 year old who's going to college in September, wouldn't have to go on vacation with my parents anymore. When I try to explain that to my Dad he thinks I don't want to spend time with them anymore. I say I want to spend time with them just not doing what he thinks is fun. I mean how fun is it going to the middle of the Arizona desert and hiking around all day looking for bugs? My dad collects butterflies. Anyway, my mom said I don't have to go but now I feel bad...that's why I said I think I'm going. I really don't want to miss the new episodes of Card Captors that comes out Saturday morning! Plus my friend's having a graduation party! I think those two things are more important right? I guess I could just rent the subtitled version of Card Captors Saruka...and I could have a party later and see all my friends before we go to college, but I can also do more with my parents later! Oh well so sorry about telling you all my problems!

Uh...*looks around nervously at everyone staring at her likes she's crazy* K! see you next time!!!! Review, por favor.