Jupiter's Secret
Part Four
"I am Sailor Moon, the Champion of Justice!"
"I am Sailor Mars, the scout of Fire!"
"I am Sailor Mercury, the scout of Water!"
"And I am Sailor Venus, the scout of Love!"
"And in the name of Sailor Jupiter, we shall punish you!" the four remaining Senshi cried as one.
"Ha, ha." Celeste wasn't impressed.
"Hey, you're not allowed to laugh, this is serious!" Sailor Moon whined irritably.
Celeste only smirked. She did enough smirking to cover all of Tokyo. "I suppose you've come for your little Sailor pal?"
"That's right! Venus Love Chain.ENCIRCLE!" Venus cried.
"Shine Aqua.ILLUSION!"
When the fog cleared, the two heroines gasped. There wasn't a scratch on her!
"Ha, you think you can take me on little girls?" Celeste challenged. "Go ahead and try."
"Fine!" Mars hollered. "Mars Celestial Fire.SURROUND!"
"Still nothing!" Venus gasped.
"That's right," Celeste grinned. "Now it's my turn." With that, she struck out with a bolt of lime-green power. The scouts yelped and ducked out of the way. They all made it, but just barely.
***
Ken was witnessing all of this. Surprisingly enough, neither the scouts nor the cats had noticed his presence the entire way. He snuck around the battle, and ran down a hall. He only wanted to find Lita.
***
Meanwhile, the scouts were still battling off Celeste.
"Come on, scouts, pool your powers!" Luna shouted.
"Alright! Moon Tiara."
"Shine Aqua."
"Celestial Fire."
"Love Chain."
"MAGIC!"
"ILLUSION!"
"SURROUND!"
"ENCIRCLE!"
For once, they didn't get interrupted by the bad guy in the middle of this. All four powers surged together at Celeste, who wasn't harmed very much, but was beginning to weaken at holding up this shield.
The scouts were much more tired though. They couldn't hang on much longer, and if they wanted to win, it would have to be soon.
***
Ken dashed from door to door, knocking on each one. "Lita?" he called over and over.
Finally, he heard a weak response. "Ken?"
"Lita!" he cried. "Where are you?"
"Right here," she replied, stepping out of a room a few feet away.
"Lita!" Ken dashed up to her and she jumped into his arms. He noticed she was bloody and bruised, but didn't say anything. They had to find a way out. Which reminded him.
"How did you get out?" he asked in confusion.
Lita smiled tiredly, her dazzling emerald eyes shining up at him. "I had to dig my way out."
"Really?"
She laughed. "Yes, really. But how did you get here?"
He blushed. "I followed your friends." He paused and cleared his throat. "The.uh.Sailor Scouts."
"The scouts?" Lita asked. "Are they alright? Where are they?"
Ken winced. "Maybe you shouldn't fight with them."
"They're fighting?" Lita said in shock. "Against Celeste? Let's go."
Ken started to lead her down the hall, back where he'd come from.
***
The scouts were getting toasted. Every time they fought back, Celeste got a little more tired and they became almost drained. They were all sweating and gasping for breath, even Luna and Artemis, who'd had to step in a few times. Then, just as Celeste was about to attack again, a voice came.
"Hold it right there, NegaTrash!"
"Who's there?" Celeste demanded. There aren't any more scouts, are there? Unless.
A tall figure stepped into light, for all to see. She was clothed in green fuku, with a long brown ponytail swinging behind her.
"Sailor Jupiter!" the scouts cried gleefully.
"That's right, and I've come to punish you in the name of Jupiter!" Her face, legs and arms were still a bit bloody, but she had a renewed strength to her.
"Jupiter Thunder Clap Sound!"
This swift attack managed to catch Celeste off guard, frying her. That one attack did more to Celeste than ten attacks against her with a shield.
"Now you're dead meat," Celeste spat, hissing like an alley cat. Several shocks of lime-green spewed out from Celeste, heading straight for Jupiter. There was a frozen instant when she thought she was in hell and already dead, because what she saw was straight from her nightmares. Ken had thrown himself in front of her.
"Nooo!!!!" Jupiter shrieked. "Ken!!!!!!"
As he began to collapse, she caught him in her arms and slowly knelt with him to the ground. "Ken, no. You can't leave me," she whispered to his still body. "You promised you'd always be here." Tears began to wash over her face, leaving little trails in the bloodstains. "Ken, I do love you," she insisted. "Ken, I love you! I'm sorry! Come back to me!"
His body lay motionless still, and Celeste gave an evil laugh. "Now that lover-boy's gone, we can get down to business."
Sailor Jupiter lay Ken gently on the floor, and stood up, filled with rage that coursed through her veins thickly. Tears still streamed down, but they were red- hot now, not the refreshing cool they'd been before.
"Wisdom Stone," she prayed. "Give me the strength to defeat this evil being who killed Ken."
"What?" Celeste gasped. "How do you know about the Wisdom Stone?"
Jupiter ignored her, feeling the power of generations of Jupiter Royalty flow through her. It was her mother, she was certain. I won't be defeated, she vowed. Not this time.
"Shocking Thunder, vanquish this evil being. JUPITER SHOCKING THUNDER BIND!!!" Jupiter shouted with all her strength. A strange light glowed in her eyes. For a moment nothing happened. Then, Celeste started shaking and it looked like her skin was peeling from the inside. Suddenly, bolt of lightning burst from inside her and slashed her to ribbons. Just as quickly, she vanished and Jupiter collapsed.
The scouts stood in shock for a moment, then Venus ran to her friends side. "Jupiter! Jupiter, are you okay? Answer me!" she cried.
Mars was checking Ken's pulse. "I don't feel anything!"
Sailor Venus was getting hysterical. "I don't think she's breathing! We have to help them!" She broke off into low sobs.
Sailor Moon was crying too. "Luna, can't I use my healing wand?"
Luna shook her head despondently. "That only works when you're restoring someone's energy to them, not when they've been...killed.by the Negaverse."
"They can't be dead, they just can't be!" Sailor Moon's voice cracked when she said 'dead'. But they were.
Part Four
"I am Sailor Moon, the Champion of Justice!"
"I am Sailor Mars, the scout of Fire!"
"I am Sailor Mercury, the scout of Water!"
"And I am Sailor Venus, the scout of Love!"
"And in the name of Sailor Jupiter, we shall punish you!" the four remaining Senshi cried as one.
"Ha, ha." Celeste wasn't impressed.
"Hey, you're not allowed to laugh, this is serious!" Sailor Moon whined irritably.
Celeste only smirked. She did enough smirking to cover all of Tokyo. "I suppose you've come for your little Sailor pal?"
"That's right! Venus Love Chain.ENCIRCLE!" Venus cried.
"Shine Aqua.ILLUSION!"
When the fog cleared, the two heroines gasped. There wasn't a scratch on her!
"Ha, you think you can take me on little girls?" Celeste challenged. "Go ahead and try."
"Fine!" Mars hollered. "Mars Celestial Fire.SURROUND!"
"Still nothing!" Venus gasped.
"That's right," Celeste grinned. "Now it's my turn." With that, she struck out with a bolt of lime-green power. The scouts yelped and ducked out of the way. They all made it, but just barely.
***
Ken was witnessing all of this. Surprisingly enough, neither the scouts nor the cats had noticed his presence the entire way. He snuck around the battle, and ran down a hall. He only wanted to find Lita.
***
Meanwhile, the scouts were still battling off Celeste.
"Come on, scouts, pool your powers!" Luna shouted.
"Alright! Moon Tiara."
"Shine Aqua."
"Celestial Fire."
"Love Chain."
"MAGIC!"
"ILLUSION!"
"SURROUND!"
"ENCIRCLE!"
For once, they didn't get interrupted by the bad guy in the middle of this. All four powers surged together at Celeste, who wasn't harmed very much, but was beginning to weaken at holding up this shield.
The scouts were much more tired though. They couldn't hang on much longer, and if they wanted to win, it would have to be soon.
***
Ken dashed from door to door, knocking on each one. "Lita?" he called over and over.
Finally, he heard a weak response. "Ken?"
"Lita!" he cried. "Where are you?"
"Right here," she replied, stepping out of a room a few feet away.
"Lita!" Ken dashed up to her and she jumped into his arms. He noticed she was bloody and bruised, but didn't say anything. They had to find a way out. Which reminded him.
"How did you get out?" he asked in confusion.
Lita smiled tiredly, her dazzling emerald eyes shining up at him. "I had to dig my way out."
"Really?"
She laughed. "Yes, really. But how did you get here?"
He blushed. "I followed your friends." He paused and cleared his throat. "The.uh.Sailor Scouts."
"The scouts?" Lita asked. "Are they alright? Where are they?"
Ken winced. "Maybe you shouldn't fight with them."
"They're fighting?" Lita said in shock. "Against Celeste? Let's go."
Ken started to lead her down the hall, back where he'd come from.
***
The scouts were getting toasted. Every time they fought back, Celeste got a little more tired and they became almost drained. They were all sweating and gasping for breath, even Luna and Artemis, who'd had to step in a few times. Then, just as Celeste was about to attack again, a voice came.
"Hold it right there, NegaTrash!"
"Who's there?" Celeste demanded. There aren't any more scouts, are there? Unless.
A tall figure stepped into light, for all to see. She was clothed in green fuku, with a long brown ponytail swinging behind her.
"Sailor Jupiter!" the scouts cried gleefully.
"That's right, and I've come to punish you in the name of Jupiter!" Her face, legs and arms were still a bit bloody, but she had a renewed strength to her.
"Jupiter Thunder Clap Sound!"
This swift attack managed to catch Celeste off guard, frying her. That one attack did more to Celeste than ten attacks against her with a shield.
"Now you're dead meat," Celeste spat, hissing like an alley cat. Several shocks of lime-green spewed out from Celeste, heading straight for Jupiter. There was a frozen instant when she thought she was in hell and already dead, because what she saw was straight from her nightmares. Ken had thrown himself in front of her.
"Nooo!!!!" Jupiter shrieked. "Ken!!!!!!"
As he began to collapse, she caught him in her arms and slowly knelt with him to the ground. "Ken, no. You can't leave me," she whispered to his still body. "You promised you'd always be here." Tears began to wash over her face, leaving little trails in the bloodstains. "Ken, I do love you," she insisted. "Ken, I love you! I'm sorry! Come back to me!"
His body lay motionless still, and Celeste gave an evil laugh. "Now that lover-boy's gone, we can get down to business."
Sailor Jupiter lay Ken gently on the floor, and stood up, filled with rage that coursed through her veins thickly. Tears still streamed down, but they were red- hot now, not the refreshing cool they'd been before.
"Wisdom Stone," she prayed. "Give me the strength to defeat this evil being who killed Ken."
"What?" Celeste gasped. "How do you know about the Wisdom Stone?"
Jupiter ignored her, feeling the power of generations of Jupiter Royalty flow through her. It was her mother, she was certain. I won't be defeated, she vowed. Not this time.
"Shocking Thunder, vanquish this evil being. JUPITER SHOCKING THUNDER BIND!!!" Jupiter shouted with all her strength. A strange light glowed in her eyes. For a moment nothing happened. Then, Celeste started shaking and it looked like her skin was peeling from the inside. Suddenly, bolt of lightning burst from inside her and slashed her to ribbons. Just as quickly, she vanished and Jupiter collapsed.
The scouts stood in shock for a moment, then Venus ran to her friends side. "Jupiter! Jupiter, are you okay? Answer me!" she cried.
Mars was checking Ken's pulse. "I don't feel anything!"
Sailor Venus was getting hysterical. "I don't think she's breathing! We have to help them!" She broke off into low sobs.
Sailor Moon was crying too. "Luna, can't I use my healing wand?"
Luna shook her head despondently. "That only works when you're restoring someone's energy to them, not when they've been...killed.by the Negaverse."
"They can't be dead, they just can't be!" Sailor Moon's voice cracked when she said 'dead'. But they were.