Episode #19 - Farewell to Sanity
Lita rushed down the halls, the thin soles of her shoes clacking on the hard flooring of the palace. She had to find the others and tell them what had happened. "Lita!" She skittered to a halt and turned around. It was Raye. "Oh, Raye! I'm so glad I found you!" "Come on, quick! There's been another murder!" "What?! When?"
"Not five minuets ago. Amy and I were in the pantry preparing for lunch, when we heard the cook scream for a second, then went silent. We rushed out, and all we saw was a blur of something going out the door and the cook with his neck slit from ear to ear!" "What-the. Did you get a good look at what killed him?" "Nope, thing move way to fast, we couldn't even scan it with Amy's computer" "Well, we had better tell the Queen" "I was on my way to do that, you go take care of Amy, she's pretty broken up right now" "Okay" said Lita, rushing off to help Amy. Lita went into the kitchen, Amy was standing stock still, and she was very pale. "Amy?" Lita said softly. Amy looked up at her, her eyes full of tears.
"Oh, Lita!" Amy cried as she flung her arms around her, crying deeply. Lita didn't know what to do, so she just let Amy cry as she awaited the Queen's arrival. Raye returned a few moments later, with the Royal Doctor and the Queen. Lita helped Amy out of the kitchen and brought her back to their sleeping quarters. After she had laid Amy down, she walked over to the others. "Did anyone see what happened?" "Nope, Raye and Amy were in the pantry when it happened, they wouldn't've known until they walked out if they didn't hear the cook's scream" said Michiru. They nodded. All of them had liked the cook, he was a pleasant man that would usually have something 'up his sleeve' for them at the end of the day. Serena looked at Lita. "You were with Geoff when this happened, right?" "Well, not really, but he and I were on the other side of the palace when it happened, and even he can't move that fast." "Yeah, well. that's one thing were certain of. one of the few things" They nodded slowly. They knew that they couldn't leave until they had figured out who did these atrocious murders. And they were hoping Setsuna was okay. "Well, now there's a real problem." said Lita. "What now?" "It's Geoff. he's beginning to change. into our Geoff" "What" Serena said quietly. "Yeah. he spoke to me in that same tone he uses back in our time. and his eyes even flickered gold a few times. I think he's really to blame." She said. "But. how?" Raye wondered out loud. "He. he went back to his room. and started crying. Then he said his wife's name and then something just snapped inside him, and he turned around and looked at me the same way he looks at all of us in the future. that same contemptible glare, I think that we have to get rid of him. now, before he becomes even more of a threat" "I agree" said Serena. The others concurred. "But how, Mina's. not here and we can't just expect the Princess of Venus to help us. she doesn't even know us" "Well. I guess. but, maybe we can get the real princesses to get rid of him" "How's that?" asked Haruka. "We could talk to them, but we couldn't talk to our other selves, so we'll do this." Serena outlined her plan. "Okay, meet back here in an hour" said Haruka. She had volunteered to speak to the princess of Venus. She walked down the halls to the princess' room. She arrived soon after, and knocked softly on the door. "Come in" said the princess. "Thank you, M'lady" Haruka looked at the Princess, it was odd looking at her, she was an exact duplicate of Mina, but her personality was very different. Where Mina was spacey and was prone to giggling continually, the Princess was reserved and wise. "What is it that you wish to speak to me about?" "Well, M'lady, it's about the Chief Advisor" "What about him?" "I believe that he is responsible for these murders" "Why do you think that?" "I've been working in the infirmary as of late, and he has been mumbling something about his wife and how he's sorry. And today. the cook was murdered." The Princess blanched slightly. "And why do you believe it was Geoff that killed the cook?" "Well. this is where it gets a little weird. I didn't actually see him do it, but I did see a blur of gray go flying out of the kitchen, and the cloak that Geoff walked out of the infirmary with was also gray, same shade and everything. I haven't checked the cloak yet, but I'm almost positive that there will be blood on it." "I see. and why did you tell me?" "Well, you see, I was thinking that maybe. you would speak to the Queen, M'Lady" "I understand why you came here, but why tell me?" "Because I know you, you have a way with people. to make them listen" "I guess, but you still didn't answer my question" "I came to you because I think you can get the Queen to listen and actually do something about it" "I see. I will speak to her" "Thank you, M'lady" "Your welcome miss" Haruka curtsied to the Princess and exited. She met with the others back in their quarters. "So, what's the deal?" asked Serena. "Well, the Princess of Venus has agreed to tell the Queen." "So has the Princess of Mars" said Michiru. "Same with Jupiter" said Raye "And, well, You, Serena" Said Amy "Good, The Princess of Mercury has agreed as well" "Then we don't need to be here any more, do we?" "I want to be sure he's banished" said Serena. "Okay, fine. we'll wait here, you go and check" "Fine, I will" she said as she walked back to the banister with a bucket and a rag, her cover incase she was caught. She was going to be "polishing" the rail that was directly above the Throne Room. Serena walked to the banister and looked down, the five princesses were talking to the Queen, most likely about Geoff. Serena watched the conversation as it went by, idly rubbing at the railing as she did. She nearly blanched when Geoff walked in, he carried himself like he did in her time, that same arrogant walk, the look of contempt in his eyes. He stood, waiting for the princesses to move, and when they did not, he cleared his throat and they looked at him, blanching white as they did. He walked forward, but was stopped cold by an icy stare from Queen Serenity. He talked with her for a moment, and she spoke with him coldly, the tone of her voice letting him know exactly what she was saying. Serena looked at him, he looked sort of shocked. but not really. More of amazed than anything. Geoff raised his voice and Serena could hear him. "Do you think that I care anymore, M'Queen?" He said, that was the Geoff Serena knew. Queen Serenity looked at him, her eyes were burning with raw fury. "After what I have told you, you have the audacity to ask me that!! Guards! Get this Murderer out of my sight!" "Oh please" said Geoff, waving his hand. The two guards that were coming towards him were flung against the wall, and fell into a crumpled heap. "Pathetic" said Geoff, his voice a sneer. The five princesses looked at him, each of them transforming into Sailor Senshi. They attacked him, but a gray circle of energy surrounded him and deflected the attacks. "Blithering fools" said Geoff, clenching his fist, then drawing it back, and then he shot it forward, palm open. "GRAVAMETRIC ICE PULSE!!" He screamed, and a massive spire of ice was flung from his hand, energy rings surrounding the spire. It nearly collided with Princess Serenity, but she narrowly avoided the lethal blast by ducking at the last moment. The ice beam slammed into a column, encasing it in ice, and then the energy rings hit it, shattering the ice. The five princesses attacked him again, using their strongest powers, this time hurting him. Serena whispered a tiny "Yes!" when she saw the attack hit. Geoff looked at the five warriors, wiped the blood from his eyes, and then he smiled at them. A cold, "ha-ha, I got you" smile. His body began to glow with black light, and his eyes began to glow with gold energy. He instantly shot up a foot and a half, and Serena knew that he was their Geoff now. The black light exploded away from Geoff, and he was dressed in the same garb that he was dressed in when he first appeared. The black facemask, the flowing armless trenchcoat, the large gold belt buckle. Serena knew that she couldn't do anything but watch the battle, but she wanted to jump in there, she wanted to destroy Geoff utterly. Serena watched as the battle ensued, one side gaining the advantage, then the other. Geoff had been dealt a crippling blow when of Jupiter's lightning blasts had fried his left arm, but in return Geoff had dropkicked the Princess of Mercury into a wall. Queen Serenity stood up, the shock of Geoff's treachery finally wearing off, and she looked at him coldly. "You. you bastard. YOU DARE ATTACK MY FAMILY!!" She cried as she stood. She made a motion like she was pulling a sword from it's scabbard, and one appeared in her hands. It was a long, thin crystal sword, and it shone with a soft white light. Queen Serenity charged at Geoff, her dress becoming a silver battle-suit. Geoff smiled and unleashed his combat claws, and began to fight with Queen Serenity. They battled for a long while, until Queen Serenity feinted an attack, then struck Geoff down, stabbing him through the heart. "Despicable WENCH!" He cried as he slumped to the floor. "You can't kill me that easily!" Geoff began to glow with strange gray light, and his body began to contort. His flesh crawled, and his eyes rolled back in his head. Now Serena would know what had happened to Geoff. The ring that he wore on his finger flashed, and standing before them was Dymczak. "Dymczak! What is the meaning of this debauchery!!?"
"I thought it only fitting that I come back and claim what was mine" He said, stretching his massive frame. "What! There is nothing here that is yours!" "Of course there is, this lovely pawn, I believe you call him Geoff." Serena looked at Dymczak, Raye was right! Geoff was possessed. Queen Serenity looked at Dymczak, realization flashing across her eyes. "You never wanted a treaty with us, you just wanted Geoff" "Ah, my Queen, as perceptive as ever, of course I didn't want a treaty with your puny galaxy, we could've simply taken it, but all we wanted was this man, so I came here and took him" "But why do you want him!" "That is none of your concern, My Queen" said Dymczak, who disappeared in a puff of silver smoke. Queen Serenity looked around, all that was left was a scorch-mark on the floor and Geoff's staff. Queen Serenity looked at the five princesses, each of them was shocked still. Serena walked away, leaving her mother to attend her daughter and her friends. Serena walked back to the servant's quarters and walked inside, still carrying the bucket and rag. She set them down, went back to her bed and then sat down. She was quite shaken after what happened, and she just had to sit down for a moment. "Serena?" asked Michiru. "Raye was right" she said softly. "What?" "I said that Raye was right about Geoff" she raised her voice a little higher. "I was right?" "Dymczak possessed Geoff, they wanted him for some reason, and now they have him" "You mean." "It was never his fault. Dymczak has possessed him. and after such a long time. they've become one" said Serena. "Where is he now, maybe I can exorci-" "He's gone, teleported out of here once he had Geoff, we need to return home, now" The others looked at Serena, then to each other, and nodded. They were soon in a circle, and Serena sent a mental message to Setsuna. The Time Portal opened, and they were sucked inside.
. and then it looked as if they were simply set down again. Rini walked back out of the temple, and looked at Serena. She was very sad. "Mom?" she asked. "Hello Rini. sorry we took so long." "It's okay, we didn't even notice" Robert said with a smile. "Oh. yeah. that's right. the whole time stop thingy. okay." The others looked around, nothing had changed, but now they knew the truth. "We need to talk" was all that Serena said to Darien and Rini. Hotaru, Robert and Setsuna followed them inside, they wanted to find out what had happened as well. "Rini, remember how you said that I told you that all the killing and all the death in the future wasn't Geoff's fault?" "Yeah" "You. err, that is to say, I, well. maybe not I.. we were right. it isn't his fault" "Whadda you mean? And try making sense this time!" said Rini. She had never seen Serena like this, completely and totally wigged out over something. "Geoff is being possessed by Dymczak, a demon. He's the one making Geoff do all these horrible things" said Serena. Setsuna looked at her. "You're kidding, right? Geoff is actually possessed?" said Robert. "Nope. he's been taken over. we can't actually kill him either. but there has to be a way to stop him" "We could strand him in a Time Pocket." Setsuna said quietly. "What?" asked Serena. "We could strand him in a Time Pocket. but we would have to time it perfectly, they are rare and aren't very big, maybe three or four feet in diameter" "So, we would need someone to act as bait. to lure him near the pocket, then another shove him in." Serena said quietly, her mind racing. She was thinking, how could they do it? "Can you tell if there's a Time Pocket anywhere around here?" "The last one I saw was over three hundred years ago" said Setsuna. "WHAT! THEN WHY DID YOU TELL ME!!!"
"I was only trying to help!" "Well.. Thankyou anyways. but that's another plan in the scrap heap" Serena said sullenly. Robert and Hotaru walked out of the Temple, they had seen enough to know when to leave. "So. Geoff is actually possessed. it does make sense." "He's not possessed, if he was taken over in the Silver Millennium, then that would mean that he and this Dymczak thingy have merged into one being. we can't save him. only put him out of his misery." "But how? You said that if we kill him, that he'd come back stronger than ever!" "Yes, but what if we don't kill him, just. lock him up somehow" "That would work, but what type of cage would hold him?" "Good question. and I haven't got a clue as to how to beat him, but I'll do my best Hotaru. I'll do my best" Robert put an arm around Hotaru, looking out across the city. Hotaru followed his gaze, placing her hand in his.
Lita rushed down the halls, the thin soles of her shoes clacking on the hard flooring of the palace. She had to find the others and tell them what had happened. "Lita!" She skittered to a halt and turned around. It was Raye. "Oh, Raye! I'm so glad I found you!" "Come on, quick! There's been another murder!" "What?! When?"
"Not five minuets ago. Amy and I were in the pantry preparing for lunch, when we heard the cook scream for a second, then went silent. We rushed out, and all we saw was a blur of something going out the door and the cook with his neck slit from ear to ear!" "What-the. Did you get a good look at what killed him?" "Nope, thing move way to fast, we couldn't even scan it with Amy's computer" "Well, we had better tell the Queen" "I was on my way to do that, you go take care of Amy, she's pretty broken up right now" "Okay" said Lita, rushing off to help Amy. Lita went into the kitchen, Amy was standing stock still, and she was very pale. "Amy?" Lita said softly. Amy looked up at her, her eyes full of tears.
"Oh, Lita!" Amy cried as she flung her arms around her, crying deeply. Lita didn't know what to do, so she just let Amy cry as she awaited the Queen's arrival. Raye returned a few moments later, with the Royal Doctor and the Queen. Lita helped Amy out of the kitchen and brought her back to their sleeping quarters. After she had laid Amy down, she walked over to the others. "Did anyone see what happened?" "Nope, Raye and Amy were in the pantry when it happened, they wouldn't've known until they walked out if they didn't hear the cook's scream" said Michiru. They nodded. All of them had liked the cook, he was a pleasant man that would usually have something 'up his sleeve' for them at the end of the day. Serena looked at Lita. "You were with Geoff when this happened, right?" "Well, not really, but he and I were on the other side of the palace when it happened, and even he can't move that fast." "Yeah, well. that's one thing were certain of. one of the few things" They nodded slowly. They knew that they couldn't leave until they had figured out who did these atrocious murders. And they were hoping Setsuna was okay. "Well, now there's a real problem." said Lita. "What now?" "It's Geoff. he's beginning to change. into our Geoff" "What" Serena said quietly. "Yeah. he spoke to me in that same tone he uses back in our time. and his eyes even flickered gold a few times. I think he's really to blame." She said. "But. how?" Raye wondered out loud. "He. he went back to his room. and started crying. Then he said his wife's name and then something just snapped inside him, and he turned around and looked at me the same way he looks at all of us in the future. that same contemptible glare, I think that we have to get rid of him. now, before he becomes even more of a threat" "I agree" said Serena. The others concurred. "But how, Mina's. not here and we can't just expect the Princess of Venus to help us. she doesn't even know us" "Well. I guess. but, maybe we can get the real princesses to get rid of him" "How's that?" asked Haruka. "We could talk to them, but we couldn't talk to our other selves, so we'll do this." Serena outlined her plan. "Okay, meet back here in an hour" said Haruka. She had volunteered to speak to the princess of Venus. She walked down the halls to the princess' room. She arrived soon after, and knocked softly on the door. "Come in" said the princess. "Thank you, M'lady" Haruka looked at the Princess, it was odd looking at her, she was an exact duplicate of Mina, but her personality was very different. Where Mina was spacey and was prone to giggling continually, the Princess was reserved and wise. "What is it that you wish to speak to me about?" "Well, M'lady, it's about the Chief Advisor" "What about him?" "I believe that he is responsible for these murders" "Why do you think that?" "I've been working in the infirmary as of late, and he has been mumbling something about his wife and how he's sorry. And today. the cook was murdered." The Princess blanched slightly. "And why do you believe it was Geoff that killed the cook?" "Well. this is where it gets a little weird. I didn't actually see him do it, but I did see a blur of gray go flying out of the kitchen, and the cloak that Geoff walked out of the infirmary with was also gray, same shade and everything. I haven't checked the cloak yet, but I'm almost positive that there will be blood on it." "I see. and why did you tell me?" "Well, you see, I was thinking that maybe. you would speak to the Queen, M'Lady" "I understand why you came here, but why tell me?" "Because I know you, you have a way with people. to make them listen" "I guess, but you still didn't answer my question" "I came to you because I think you can get the Queen to listen and actually do something about it" "I see. I will speak to her" "Thank you, M'lady" "Your welcome miss" Haruka curtsied to the Princess and exited. She met with the others back in their quarters. "So, what's the deal?" asked Serena. "Well, the Princess of Venus has agreed to tell the Queen." "So has the Princess of Mars" said Michiru. "Same with Jupiter" said Raye "And, well, You, Serena" Said Amy "Good, The Princess of Mercury has agreed as well" "Then we don't need to be here any more, do we?" "I want to be sure he's banished" said Serena. "Okay, fine. we'll wait here, you go and check" "Fine, I will" she said as she walked back to the banister with a bucket and a rag, her cover incase she was caught. She was going to be "polishing" the rail that was directly above the Throne Room. Serena walked to the banister and looked down, the five princesses were talking to the Queen, most likely about Geoff. Serena watched the conversation as it went by, idly rubbing at the railing as she did. She nearly blanched when Geoff walked in, he carried himself like he did in her time, that same arrogant walk, the look of contempt in his eyes. He stood, waiting for the princesses to move, and when they did not, he cleared his throat and they looked at him, blanching white as they did. He walked forward, but was stopped cold by an icy stare from Queen Serenity. He talked with her for a moment, and she spoke with him coldly, the tone of her voice letting him know exactly what she was saying. Serena looked at him, he looked sort of shocked. but not really. More of amazed than anything. Geoff raised his voice and Serena could hear him. "Do you think that I care anymore, M'Queen?" He said, that was the Geoff Serena knew. Queen Serenity looked at him, her eyes were burning with raw fury. "After what I have told you, you have the audacity to ask me that!! Guards! Get this Murderer out of my sight!" "Oh please" said Geoff, waving his hand. The two guards that were coming towards him were flung against the wall, and fell into a crumpled heap. "Pathetic" said Geoff, his voice a sneer. The five princesses looked at him, each of them transforming into Sailor Senshi. They attacked him, but a gray circle of energy surrounded him and deflected the attacks. "Blithering fools" said Geoff, clenching his fist, then drawing it back, and then he shot it forward, palm open. "GRAVAMETRIC ICE PULSE!!" He screamed, and a massive spire of ice was flung from his hand, energy rings surrounding the spire. It nearly collided with Princess Serenity, but she narrowly avoided the lethal blast by ducking at the last moment. The ice beam slammed into a column, encasing it in ice, and then the energy rings hit it, shattering the ice. The five princesses attacked him again, using their strongest powers, this time hurting him. Serena whispered a tiny "Yes!" when she saw the attack hit. Geoff looked at the five warriors, wiped the blood from his eyes, and then he smiled at them. A cold, "ha-ha, I got you" smile. His body began to glow with black light, and his eyes began to glow with gold energy. He instantly shot up a foot and a half, and Serena knew that he was their Geoff now. The black light exploded away from Geoff, and he was dressed in the same garb that he was dressed in when he first appeared. The black facemask, the flowing armless trenchcoat, the large gold belt buckle. Serena knew that she couldn't do anything but watch the battle, but she wanted to jump in there, she wanted to destroy Geoff utterly. Serena watched as the battle ensued, one side gaining the advantage, then the other. Geoff had been dealt a crippling blow when of Jupiter's lightning blasts had fried his left arm, but in return Geoff had dropkicked the Princess of Mercury into a wall. Queen Serenity stood up, the shock of Geoff's treachery finally wearing off, and she looked at him coldly. "You. you bastard. YOU DARE ATTACK MY FAMILY!!" She cried as she stood. She made a motion like she was pulling a sword from it's scabbard, and one appeared in her hands. It was a long, thin crystal sword, and it shone with a soft white light. Queen Serenity charged at Geoff, her dress becoming a silver battle-suit. Geoff smiled and unleashed his combat claws, and began to fight with Queen Serenity. They battled for a long while, until Queen Serenity feinted an attack, then struck Geoff down, stabbing him through the heart. "Despicable WENCH!" He cried as he slumped to the floor. "You can't kill me that easily!" Geoff began to glow with strange gray light, and his body began to contort. His flesh crawled, and his eyes rolled back in his head. Now Serena would know what had happened to Geoff. The ring that he wore on his finger flashed, and standing before them was Dymczak. "Dymczak! What is the meaning of this debauchery!!?"
"I thought it only fitting that I come back and claim what was mine" He said, stretching his massive frame. "What! There is nothing here that is yours!" "Of course there is, this lovely pawn, I believe you call him Geoff." Serena looked at Dymczak, Raye was right! Geoff was possessed. Queen Serenity looked at Dymczak, realization flashing across her eyes. "You never wanted a treaty with us, you just wanted Geoff" "Ah, my Queen, as perceptive as ever, of course I didn't want a treaty with your puny galaxy, we could've simply taken it, but all we wanted was this man, so I came here and took him" "But why do you want him!" "That is none of your concern, My Queen" said Dymczak, who disappeared in a puff of silver smoke. Queen Serenity looked around, all that was left was a scorch-mark on the floor and Geoff's staff. Queen Serenity looked at the five princesses, each of them was shocked still. Serena walked away, leaving her mother to attend her daughter and her friends. Serena walked back to the servant's quarters and walked inside, still carrying the bucket and rag. She set them down, went back to her bed and then sat down. She was quite shaken after what happened, and she just had to sit down for a moment. "Serena?" asked Michiru. "Raye was right" she said softly. "What?" "I said that Raye was right about Geoff" she raised her voice a little higher. "I was right?" "Dymczak possessed Geoff, they wanted him for some reason, and now they have him" "You mean." "It was never his fault. Dymczak has possessed him. and after such a long time. they've become one" said Serena. "Where is he now, maybe I can exorci-" "He's gone, teleported out of here once he had Geoff, we need to return home, now" The others looked at Serena, then to each other, and nodded. They were soon in a circle, and Serena sent a mental message to Setsuna. The Time Portal opened, and they were sucked inside.
. and then it looked as if they were simply set down again. Rini walked back out of the temple, and looked at Serena. She was very sad. "Mom?" she asked. "Hello Rini. sorry we took so long." "It's okay, we didn't even notice" Robert said with a smile. "Oh. yeah. that's right. the whole time stop thingy. okay." The others looked around, nothing had changed, but now they knew the truth. "We need to talk" was all that Serena said to Darien and Rini. Hotaru, Robert and Setsuna followed them inside, they wanted to find out what had happened as well. "Rini, remember how you said that I told you that all the killing and all the death in the future wasn't Geoff's fault?" "Yeah" "You. err, that is to say, I, well. maybe not I.. we were right. it isn't his fault" "Whadda you mean? And try making sense this time!" said Rini. She had never seen Serena like this, completely and totally wigged out over something. "Geoff is being possessed by Dymczak, a demon. He's the one making Geoff do all these horrible things" said Serena. Setsuna looked at her. "You're kidding, right? Geoff is actually possessed?" said Robert. "Nope. he's been taken over. we can't actually kill him either. but there has to be a way to stop him" "We could strand him in a Time Pocket." Setsuna said quietly. "What?" asked Serena. "We could strand him in a Time Pocket. but we would have to time it perfectly, they are rare and aren't very big, maybe three or four feet in diameter" "So, we would need someone to act as bait. to lure him near the pocket, then another shove him in." Serena said quietly, her mind racing. She was thinking, how could they do it? "Can you tell if there's a Time Pocket anywhere around here?" "The last one I saw was over three hundred years ago" said Setsuna. "WHAT! THEN WHY DID YOU TELL ME!!!"
"I was only trying to help!" "Well.. Thankyou anyways. but that's another plan in the scrap heap" Serena said sullenly. Robert and Hotaru walked out of the Temple, they had seen enough to know when to leave. "So. Geoff is actually possessed. it does make sense." "He's not possessed, if he was taken over in the Silver Millennium, then that would mean that he and this Dymczak thingy have merged into one being. we can't save him. only put him out of his misery." "But how? You said that if we kill him, that he'd come back stronger than ever!" "Yes, but what if we don't kill him, just. lock him up somehow" "That would work, but what type of cage would hold him?" "Good question. and I haven't got a clue as to how to beat him, but I'll do my best Hotaru. I'll do my best" Robert put an arm around Hotaru, looking out across the city. Hotaru followed his gaze, placing her hand in his.