Sailor Moon
Ghosts of the past
A fanfiction by Jonathan Schmidt
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon so don't sue me. There I said it J
This series is based almost entirely on the dub which, despite its shortcomings, I prefer to the original. Judge the story by how well made you think it is not by whether I include those questionable aspects of the original. Try to regard it as a different reality and dimension. It takes place a few months after the end of the Stars season. Any question/comments? Email me at ashmidt@flash.net enjoy.
Text in italics are thoughts.
Text in Triangular Brackets is psychic or telepathic communication.
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Episode two: Old Wounds! The Last of the Witches 5
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The soldiers shielded their eyes from the light and stared in amazement as the Pseudo Beryl was destroyed by Uranus and Neptune's combined assault.
"Well they're as powerful as ever," Jupiter admitted crossing her arms.
"Yeah," Venus agreed, "it took what twenty seconds for them to destroy that thing?
"And they didn't even break a sweat," Mars commented.
"Hey we weakened it for them!" Jupiter yelled now defensive.
"Hey why fight about it?" Moon interrupted, "the important thing is that things gone and they were awesome. Jedite can't touch us as long as we're all together." The others looked uncertain.
"Well I say that Saturn here could of beaten sleaze queen all by herself," Jupiter complimented the silent girl, "isn't that right Hotaru?" the shy warrior only blushed at the praise.
"Do you think they'll be okay," Tuxedo asked as he and Mercury examined an unconscious Molly and Melvin.
"Well they may be tired for a few days but yes they should be fine. That creature didn't steal as much energy as it could have, if something like it attacks again we need to be sure and get there as fast as we did this time or the damage could be a lot worse."
"I doubt Jedite will make that easy…" Tuxedo sighed.
Uranus cracked her knuckles; "well I certainly hope the next gift Jedite sends us is tougher." Without another word both proceeded to detransform in a flurry of light and ribbons, the others following suit.
"Amara, Michelle! I've missed you so much!" Serena cried as she ran and enveloped Amara in a backbreaking hug. Amara began to turn blue.
"Uh Serena, Amara needs to breathe," Michelle mentioned calmly. Serena let go as Amara bent over breathing a mile a minute and proceeded to hug Michelle albeit more gently this time. "I'm sorry! Its just I'm so happy you two are back!" The other girls and Darien looked on saddened, as Serena seemed to not notice that neither Amara nor Michelle made even the slightest effort to return her display of affection.
As soon as Serena let go the two started to walk away, "if the enemy shows up again and you need us contact us," Amara stated over her shoulder and continued to walk apparently intending that to be the end of their meeting.
"We'll be around," Michelle added.
"Wait a second!" Serena called after them, they stopped for a moment looking a bit annoyed, which made Serena a bit nervous. "I was hoping we could uh… hang out for awhile, you know catch up… you could come over to my house, my mum loves visitors and she makes the best cookies!" she finished quite giddy but was met with cold stares from the two Outers. Amara let out an aggravated sigh as though she had expected this offer.
"Are you saying we can discuss scout business in your home around your parents?" Amara asked sarcastically. Lita was now remembering more then ever why she had stopped looking up to Amara as a role-model a long time ago as she watched Serena fumble with her words.
"No its just…" she said timidly.
"It's just that you think we're going to become like your four little girlfriends here? Don't count on it," Amara stated coldly. "You can rely on us in battle and to protect you but please don't expect anything else… your highness." Both bowed slightly and with that walked off and were soon gone.
Serena collapsed on her knee's near tears. She had thought for sure they had changed by now although even back when Galaxia had been a threat they hadn't been around much. "Your highness?" she whispered and tried to hold back the tears, "is that all I am to them?…" The others put their hands on her in comfort and looked off in the direction the two had walked.
Hotaru sighed, "why?"
As they walked side-by-side Michelle looked to her close friend, "did we really have to be so blunt with them?" she asked now feeling quite guilty over the harsh words they had used with the scouts.
"Its better this way," the boyish girl replied assertively, "we couldn't let them have any delusions about how our relationship was going to be."
"Why do they have to be delusions?" her partner whispered under her breath sounding more and more unconvinced that what they had just done was right.
"What'd you say?" Amara asked curious. Normally the two were so close they could literally read each other's thoughts but lately Michelle had seemed distant, Amara assumed she just had a lot on her mind.
"Nothing…" Michelle replied not wanting to upset her but beginning to realize she may eventually have to.
*Scene is Jedite's headquarters as it floats in a vast expanse of nothingness*
"Well Jedite what will you do now?" the Negaforce hissed as Jedite watched the scouts through Beryl's crystal ball (he's moving his hands over it like she used to.)
"Wait," Jedite replied simply, "we may be able to take advantage of this rift between the scouts."
"Keep in mind Jedite that our main goal right now is to gather energy. What you just collected last time was paltry compared to what I require."
"And with all do respect my master you should keep in mind that I can only do so much right now. It takes a lot of energy to create a Youma, energy I don't have," Jedite said somewhat angrily. "And I know you don't want to risk me in the battlefield yet, at my current power level the scouts could destroy me and then you would be left without your only method of gathering energy."
"Perhaps if we had another ally gathering energy would be easier," the evil voice suggested.
Jedite looked up in surprise, "what! Who?"
"The only enemy of the scouts remaining on this planet," the unearthly being replied from its chamber. An image formed in front of Jedite, whose look of surprise quickly turned to disgust.
"No not her! How could that ditz possibly be of any use to us?" he yelled adamantly.
"It is true that she could be unreliable and unmotivated but she could also be quite cruel and ruthless. Her powers could be very useful to us as well as any knowledge she may have about creating Daimons."
"Our powers are very different from hers," Jedite said trying to give another excuse, "they may not be compatible.
"Darkness is darkness Jedite, any differences can be easily overcome."
"It would require a great deal of energy to find and free her, we would lose what we have already gathered and then some," Jedite growled not liking the idea one bit.
"What we will get in return will more then compensate for that. Do not forget who is your master Jedite, I now need you less then you need me, I order you to convince her to join us!" the Negaforce reprimanded, its eyes glowing bright red from its chamber. "Now receive your first infusion of my energy, it will allow you to do this and more."
A raging current of darkness shot from the chamber and flowed into Jedite as he dropped to his knees and held his head in pain. After several seconds it stopped and he opened his eyes, looking at his hands he clenched them as dark energy coursed through them, he smiled evilly. "What incredible power…"
"It is only a taste of what I can give you, now go."
"Yes my master," Jedite bowed and turned around opening a strange gateway in front of him. It glowed in multiple colors and thousands of letters and numbers raced around in it every second. "Even a deleted computer file can be recovered. If you know where to look…" he transformed into energy and flowed through the portal.
Amara and Michelle sat in a restaurant, their food untouched. They had decided to have a late supper but soon found they had no appetite and so simply sat, staring off into space or stirring their straw in each of their drinks absentmindedly.
Michelle finally decided to speak up. The aqua haired woman could easily see that no matter how hard she tried to hide it Amara was just as depressed over their meeting with the scouts as she was. "What's wrong?" taking her cousins hand she stroked it gently, Amara couldn't help but smile at her comforting feel and voice. They had been together ever since their families were killed in a large car accident while on vacation. They alone had survived because their powers though not yet awakened had still protected them. Closer then sisters the two were all they had in the world. Amara especially was very hesitant to trust or rely on anyone except herself and Michelle. To do so would make her more vulnerable to being hurt.
Amara stopped smiling, looked away and sighed, "I don't like hurting them especially Serena and its not just because she's our queen in the future."
"You always have been more fond of her then you try to show," Michelle stated sagely.
Amara didn't answer the comment directly, "its not like it matters. We're Outers, our duties mean we must limit our emotional bonds with the others."
Michelle sipped some of her drink, "I think Hotaru would disagree on that point."
"Hotaru's young," Amara said sipping her own drink, "she doesn't understand how different we are from the other scouts. It's foolish for her to think she can remain so close to them. She holds the world's destruction in her hands whenever she battles, and that responsibility, her destiny, will eventually drive her away from the other scouts. Its unavoidable."
Michelle narrowed her eyes; she had to say this. "Or maybe she understands what we don't, that that doesn't have to happen. That whatever our individual destinies we are still all sailor soldiers and we belong together. By sharing each other's burdens all our duties become bearable, we are strongest that way. If we stay apart it will eventually destroy us. We have to stay close, one in spirit with them and not just on the battlefield. We need to at least try Amara."
"You're speaking foolishness Michelle," Amara stated slightly stressed.
"Oh am I?" Michelle cocked an eyebrow. "I think we're the ones who have been the fools all this time. I'm surprised the Serena still wants us to join the team after how cruel we were to her so many times."
"It wouldn't work," Amara said stubbornly, "they aren't like us. They aren't willing to sacrifice anything for peace, that will never change and neither will we."
"Maybe, but I'm going to at least try, and I suggest you do too" Michelle said as though she had just decided something.
"What are you talking about? We're too different, I'd only end up hurting her more!" Amara roared back, startling some of the nearby customers.
Michelle was unfazed. She waited until everyone in the restaurant had lost interest and spoke. "So… that's it, this isn't about duty or because you don't think she's worthy anymore, you're afraid. Afraid of letting your heart be vulnerable to someone besides me. Well I'm sorry Amara, I love you more then I can say but I can't deny what my heart tells me any more."
"Michelle what are you saying?" Amara was now a bit fearful of what she was implying; "we're a team."
"Wrong," Michelle stated trying to stay firm, she hated it when they argued. "We thought we were a team but as long as we keep working independently of the other scouts we're just two vagrants who aren't doing the good we could be." She stood up and started to walk away, "I hope with all my heart you realize this soon."
Amara could only sit speechless and watch her leave.
Transparent, with numbers, symbols and letters racing past and through him Jedite, now data flew through various information highways. The place was vast but he felt he was slowly getting closer. It was only a matter of time…
The scouts and cats were back at Raye's shrine, Hotaru and Darien having gone home.
"I'll make them pay if they ever talk to you like that again!" Lita slammed a fist into her palm not able to stand to see Serena being hurt. *Flashback to Jupiter and Uranus's brief fight during S* She narrowed her eyes. "And this time I won't lose."
"Lita I don't want that," Serena replied assertively.
"But Serena its not like they don't deserve it," Lita said not wanting to look into her hurt friends eyes.
"Yeah they're so arrogant and self-righteous and selfish and- and arrogant!" Mina fumed.
"Girls calm down," Artemis asked not liking the way things were right now at all.
"The ironic part is that we'd all be dead by now if they weren't around," Raye sighed, "remember when the Heart-Snatcher first came? We were totally unprepared to handle their power. Like it or not we can't say we don't owe them."
"They also left us to fight on our own more then once…" Lita grumbled as she remembered Neptune coldly telling them to leave them alone and Uranus to mind their own business on several occasions.
"And believe it or not they've helped us in other ways too," Amy admitted, "Michelle helped me to believe in myself when I felt like all I was good at or for was studying."
"Still they shouldn't talk to you like that like that. You're their future queen they should show you proper respect. They should consider themselves lucky that you want them to be your friends," Luna stated adamantly.
"It's all right Luna," Serena whispered choking back her tears, "they've promised to help us fight, I can't and won't force them to do anything more. If they don't want to be my friends the way you guys are well… I'll just have to accept it…"
Luna looked at her emotionally. "Serena…" it continued to surprise her how much and fast the girl continued to mature, she hardly ever cried for no good reason anymore and was even getting better grades in school.
"Serena…" a haunting and beautiful voice whispered from behind her. Turning she saw Michelle standing in the entrance of the room, looking quite sorrowful.
"Michelle?" Serena asked in surprise.
"What are you doing here?" Lita, still angry and suspicious, asked from her place on the floor.
"And where's Amara?" Amy asked in curiosity.
"She's not here…" she said so sadly that it was apparent she didn't want to talk about it.
Raye took her hand, "hey listen if you two are having problems you're welcome to stay at the shrine for awhile. We have plenty of extra rooms and I promise my grandpa will behave himself."
Michelle forced a smile, "thanks, and if you don't mind I will but that's not why I'm here." She looked to Serena, "you're one of the most important people in the world to me Serena and its only in the last few months that I started to realize its not just because you're the Moon Princess. I've been selfish and I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of. I'm sorry that I ever tried to keep you and the others away from my life and if you'll still have me I want to officially join your team."
Serena stood up and as the others looked on in surprise at the turn of events she took Michelle's hands, "now and always you're welcome with us." Michelle genuinely smiled; the warmth radiating from Serena so powerful and calming that her guilt automatically washed away. The two then enjoyed a long, tender hug and then separated both their eyes moist.
"I'm sorry to bring this up now but we really need to start talking about how we're going to handle Jedite. He's not fighting like our other enemies, the fact that he knows all your identities makes him twice as dangerous," Artemis stated in a worried tone.
"Yeah but with two geniuses like Amy and Michelle on our side we don't have anything to worry about!" Serena cried now happier then ever.
"You getting all this Hotaru?" Raye asked the girl through her wrist communicator as she nodded through the screen and smiled.
"Well if you ask me we should all stay in close contact and wait until we can figure out a pattern to Jedite's attacks, if there is one that is," Michelle suggested.
Amy nodded, "yes and I'll keep trying new scanning methods. If we can get an accurate reading we may be able to find a way to Jedite's base just like we did with Beryl. For now though its getting late and I think the best thing we can do is get a good nights sleep."
The girls stood to go home when Mina gasped, "guys I just thought of something. Since Jedite knows who we are he may attack our families and friends to get to us. We have to be ready for that too."
"If he lays one finger on my grandpa I'll make him wish he had stayed asleep!" Raye clenched her fist in determination. Lita stayed quiet, it was times like this she was almost glad she didn't have any family left.
"What about Amara?" Serena asked sounding a bit worried, "she's pretty vulnerable if Jedite attacks her alone."
"Don't worry Serena, Amara can take care of herself, believe me I know or at least… I hope," Michelle whispered the last part sadly.
Serena took her hands again, "Michelle I swear I'll protect her in every way I know how." Michelle smiled at her sincerity.
"Yeah we're sailor soldiers and we protect our own even if she doesn't want us to!" Mina yelled in resolve.
The six soldiers put their hands one on top of the other and raised them in a cheer. The guardian cats smiled at each other as Luna spoke, "we may make a team of them yet."
As the scouts slept Jedite continued his search through the vast amount of digital information. After several more hours of this he at last found what he was looking for. "Finally," moving off the main stream he entered a dark area while occasional random numbers and letters still floated around him. In the center of it floated a woman wearing a strange outfit and holding a long rod, which twisted about at the end to hold a black star charm. Her eyes shut she seemed to be in a state of suspended animation. Jedite examined her for awhile and frowned as he raised his hands, "you had better be worth it." Two streams of energy flowed from his hands and into her body until it resonated with a dark aura. "Awaken and serve your new master!"
Slowly the woman opened her eyes which then became hearts as she looked Jedite over, "wow what a cutie," she thought but then recalled the last seconds she could remember from before waking up and looked about in panic, "what, where am I?! Who are you?" Her face suddenly turned angry, "where's that witch Tellulu?"
"Dead," Jedite replied flatly, "along with the other Witches 5 and your master Pharaoh 90."
"What? You're crazy, what happened?" Mimet cried in disbelief.
"The Sailor Soldiers happened. Because of them your organization was laid waste. I am Jedite, sole survivor of the once mighty Dark Kingdom. I can free you from here but only if you pledge your loyalty to the Negaforce. With your assistance we can take revenge on the Sailor Soldiers and claim this galaxy as our own." Jedite extended his hand and waited.
Mimet smiled and extended her hand to his, "if it gets me out of this data dump you've got a deal."
"I have my doubts as to whether you can be as ruthless as I desire but we shall see," Jedite said as energy lit up around their hands and they both vanished only to reappear back at his base.
Mimet walked about for a while examining the area then spoke up, "hmm, nice place but it could use a bit more decorating. What kind of manga do you have here?"
"Enough with the airhead comments, I won't tolerate them," Jedite shot at her dangerously, "its time you met your new master," he indicated to the high pillar in the center of the floating mass of rock and ice.
Mimet walked over and stood in front of it as the Negaforce spoke. "Greetings Mimet, I am pleased that you have decided to join us. I assure you that you will be well rewarded."
Mimet only looked a bit disgusted and confused, "what are you? I don't understand any of this!"
"Perhaps I can enlighten you," the voice hissed back and shot a stream of dark power into her mind.
*Images of the sailors battles and various other important events in their lives as well as information about the Dark Kingdom flash through her mind as she takes the vast amount of information in* Mimet narrowed her eyes in anger, "those… those sailor stooges! I'll make them pay! I'll find them and avenge the Witches 5!" With that she teleported away.
"No you fool come back here!" Jedite yelled after her but the Negaforce kept him from following.
"Let her go and learn her lesson the hard way Jedite, in the mean time use a small amount of energy to create several weak Youma capable of little more then gathering energy. While the scouts are distracted by Mimet they may gather a great deal of energy uninhibited."
Jedite smiled, "I have just the ones for the job." *Forms several of his "Mud Men" creatures we saw early in the series* "You know your orders, now go." The mud creatures vanished.
*We see Serena's family as they eat breakfast, Serena suddenly zips past grabbing some food on the way, Luna right behind her*
"Serena what on earth are you doing up so early on a Saturday?"
"Sorry mom! Can't talk! Promised to meet the girls at Raye's! Michelle is gonna be there, I can't be late!" Serena was gone almost as soon as the words left her mouth leaving her family a bit bewildered as usual.
Sammy sighed, "well its nice she takes something seriously."
To Raye and Michelle's amazed eyes Serena was the first to arrive as they waited in their usual meeting room. "Well I'm impressed," Raye noted, "looks like you can get to things on time although you do realize everyone is going to expect this from you from now on." Serena growled at her and Michelle giggled.
"Hey guys," Lita greeted a few minutes later as she jogged toward them with Hotaru, both stopped and looked at Serena for a moment to see make sure they weren't seeing things, Lita rubbing her eyes. "Uh I stopped on the way to pick up Hotaru, you won't believe how tough this girl is. I jogged my hardest the whole way and she kept up with me with no problem!" Hotaru blushed.
"Well I'm glad to see you're doing alright," Michelle said kindly as Hotaru rushed up and hugged her.
"I've missed you," she whispered.
"I missed you too," Michelle kissed her on the forehead. Serena got a bit teary at the reunion. It wasn't long before the other girls had arrived as well and just started to talk and relax like they had wanted to for some time. The only sadness they felt was that Amara wasn't there with them.
"So that's Chad?" Michelle asked pointing to the rugged longhaired teenager as he raked some leaves. Upon noticing her and the other girls he waved kindly at them.
"Yeah that's Chad," Raye answered her cheeks reddening slightly.
"He seems nice," Michelle noted with a knowing smile, Raye ignored her.
"Yeah he's not always that sharp but he's certainly someone you can depend on," Raye admitted.
"Hmmm a pretty important quality in a boyfriend," Michelle commented.
"Oh no not you too!" Raye yelled as Michelle giggled, "did Serena put you up to this?!"
Mina decided to change the subject, "so Serena do you think you're going to get a drivers license when you turn eighteen? All the rest of us are planning to."
Serena twiddled her fingers nervously; "well I've never really felt the need to. I can get everywhere I want to go by walking or having Darien or my parents drive me."
"Besides do you really think it's a good idea for Serena to get behind the wheel of a moving vehicle?" Raye said just asking for an argument.
"She might be right about that!" Artemis laughed and received a good bonk on the head from Mina.
"Now now if Serena is to be queen she should at least know how to drive. Imagine what people will say if you don't," Michelle advised.
"You're not going to be able to depend on your parents forever and you can't expect Darien to do everything for you," Amy said wisely.
Serena nodded, "yeah I guess you're right," then turned her head in surprise at spotting Raye's grandpa who had just sneaked up on them.
"Well how is my beautiful guest today?" the little old man asked cheerily.
"I'm fine," Michelle replied with a smile, "and I want to thank you for letting me stay here."
The old man got a sly gleam in his eyes, "ah there are many ways in which you may thank me."
Raye stood up and got a disciplining look on her face, "remember grandpa you promised to behave yourself."
He looked a bit offended and disappointed, "yes yes I know."
All of the sudden Raye seemed to sense something and looked up into a nearby tree, "hey! Who's up there?"
"Your executioner," a voice replied as a figured leaped from the branches "Charm Buster!" Mimet fired the attack in midair and the beam of stars headed straight for Raye.
"Raye no!" Her grandfather yelled as he leaped in front of her taking the attack himself and falling unconscious into her arms.
"Grandpa!"
"Raye!" Chad too had now noticed the commotion and came running forward only to be dropkicked by Mimet and knocked to the floor unconscious.
Acting like nothing had happened Mimet turned and faced the scouts as Raye dragged Chad and her grandfather into the house where they'd be safer. "Keep an eye on them guys," she told Luna and Artemis.
"Don't worry just take care of that witch," Luna told her.
Mimet smiled "I finally found you and now I'm going to make you pay for what you did to our Sovereign of Silence!" she pointed to Hotaru who stepped back in fear, seeing Mimet brought her bad memories of a time she wished to forget.
"Its Mimet!" Mina said in shock.
"Jedite must have found her somehow," Michelle conjectured.
"Yeah he's quite the hotty isn't he?" Mimet said in her typical airhead way then narrowed her eyes evilly, "anyway I work for him now."
"You're going to regret that career decision," Serena cried as she prepared to transform, the others following suit. "Moon Eternal Power!"
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
"Neptune Crystal Power!"
"Saturn Crystal Power!"
The assembled scouts stood to face her. Moon smiled, "even I know it was pretty foolish for you to challenge us like this so in the name of the Moon I will punish you!" *does pose*
"We'll see about that," Mimet replied confidently, "Charm Buster!" The attack from her rod shot in all directions. Saturn easily blocked it by surrounding the sailors with her Silence Wall. Mercury and Neptune stepped forward.
"Sailor Moon is right, it was a big mistake for you to attack us when we're all together like this."
Neptune smiled contemptuously, "but then you never were that bright." Mimet ran at them enraged, both dodging easily as she tried to strike them with her rod and kick them. Jupiter kicked her in the stomach then kicked the rod out of her hands. Mercury and Neptune proceeded to attack.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!"
"Deep Submerge!"
Mercury's Aqua Illusion wrapped around Neptune's liquid orb and slammed into Mimet knocking her to the ground. Injured and spitting out water she tried to get up but failed miserably slipping and falling back into the puddle. The scouts couldn't help but laugh as she struggled.
Pitying her Venus stepped forward and offered her hand, "come on Mimet, I don't think you're cut out for this. Why don't you just throw in the towel? We're all willing to give you a second chance."
Mimet slapped her hand away, "never! I've always served the dark forces and I always will. I don't care if its through Pharaoh 90 or the Negaforce I'm loyal to Chaos! You'll pay for this humiliation…" With that she teleported away. Mina couldn't help but be a bit sad, in some ways she found Mimet to be a kindred spirit who had simply lost her way, although it had long ago become obvious she would never change she had to try one last time.
"Looks like things just got more complicated," Jupiter noted looking to where Mimet had just disappeared then asked sarcastically, "say are there any other past enemies we've overlooked?"
"I don't think so," Mercury answered as she examined her handheld computer, "but according to this data I just received we have some more work to do."
"Yeah I can feel it now," Mars said closing her eyes, "people are being attacked all over the city. We have to split up and get there fast."
"Right," Moon looked at the computer and saw there were four points where people were being attacked. "Mars, Neptune you take the east side, Mercury you join Tuxedo Mask here," she said pointing to the area closest to Darien's apartment, "I can feel he's already there. Saturn, Venus you take this point, Jupiter you're with me." The scouts looked at her in surprise then admiration as Moon turned to head off then noticed their reactions, "what? Don't you think its about time I started acting like a leader?" The soldiers smiled and nodded speeding off in various directions, running and leaping far faster and farther then any ordinary human could.
"Be careful!" Luna called after them then stopped herself from talking further as Chad and Grandpa started to wake up.
A young girl screamed as the mud man extended its arm and wrapped it tentacle-like arm around her neck. She soon collapsed, energy drained, and with a half dozen others the mud man moved on down the street leaving a trail of unconscious people behind them when a red rose suddenly struck the road in front of them. They looked up to see a man dressed in tuxedo and large cape standing on top of a light pole.
"That's far enough dirt bag! I'm not going to let you lay your grimy hands on one other innocent civilian and you can tell Jedite that he made a big mistake trying to attack my planet!" The mud creatures weren't impressed and extended their arms in an attempt to grab him. Tuxedo easily dodged and in a few quick movements surrounded two mud men with a ring of roses. The ring emitted a bright red light in a column shape, the mud men hardening then disintegrating. The others attacked quickly, Tuxedo impaling one with his extending cane. This did not effect the mud man of course and it extended its arms, grabbing tuxedo's neck and slamming him into a wall.
Before he could attempt to break free a barrage of bubbles surrounded the mud youma, freezing it solid. Tuxedo looked up to see Mercury on a roof, still in the position she used for Mercury Ice Bubbles Blast. "Thanks for the assist Mercury," Tuxedo thanked her as she leaped down and stood next to him.
"Don't mention it, now lets take care of this nega scum." The two proceeded to work in tandem, Mercury freezing the mud men then Tuxedo shattering them with swift kicks or strikes of his cane. Soon they had beaten all of them.
Mercury sighed in relief when Tuxedo's eyes suddenly widened and he raised a rose, aiming it at her, "Mercury get down!" she dove to the side as he threw the rose at one last mud man that had sneaked up behind her. The rose struck it in the chest and seemed to be simply absorbed into its muddy body as it staggered toward Tuxedo Mask. However as it approached him the mud man slowly stiffened until it was completely hardened. Tuxedo walked forward and tapped it. The creature disintegrated.
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!" The creature in front of her disintegrated in seconds. Venus and Saturn were making short work of the mud men; Venus attacking while Saturn blocked any attempted attacks with her Silence Wall.
With a menacing twirl of her scythe Saturn herded the remaining three together and Venus quickly dispatched them all with her Crescent Beam Shower.
"Mars Fire Ignite!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!" Standing back-to-back Mars and Neptune had destroyed the mud creatures in their area in mere moments. The two smiled at each other in mutual admiration of their abilities.
Six mud men looked up from the people they were draining upon spotting two figures standing in the street in front of them. As they walked forward the shorter one began one of her typical speeches.
Moon: "Hold it right there! You dare disturb this beautiful morning with your evil presence? I am Sailor Moon champion of justice and I won't allow it! In the name of the Moon"
Jupiter: "And in the name of Jupiter"
Both: "We will punish you!"
The mud youma attacked Sailor Moon who blocked the large globs of mud they threw at her with her staff then ran at one. A quick strike and spin of her staff later she had cut it cleanly in half through the midsection. Its upper body fell to the ground but just as quickly regrew its legs while its lower section sprouted a new torso and head. Sailor Moon sweatdropped, "ah! I forgot they could do that!"
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!" One of the creatures disintegrated as the orb of lightning struck it and Jupiter turned to moon, "come on Sailor Moon I know you can do a lot better then this." Moon nodded and concentrated as two of the creatures dove toward her.
"Twilight Flash!" The bright beams of light that shot from her staff disintegrated the mud man instantly as she turned quickly and destroyed another. Jupiter took out the rest by leaping high and showering them with Oak Evolution.
"Well that's that," Jupiter told the other scouts through her communicator then sighed. "It'd be nice if things stayed this easy but they never do."
"We must all be prepared for the worst," Saturn replied from the small screen.
"Yeah," Moon agreed putting a hand on Jupiter's shoulder, "but whatever happens we'll face it together. What do you say we go have a victory lunch?" The two smiled at their leaders comforting words.
In a nearby alley Sailor Uranus stood watching Moon and Jupiter laugh in the distance. Seeing they didn't need any help and not wanting to confront them now in the least she turned on her heel and silently walked away.
Back at his headquarters Jedite watched Mimet with amusement as she bandaged her wounds. "I hope that you've learned your lesson," he stated smugly, "from now on you don't attack the scouts without my permission."
Mimet glared daggers at him, "shut up!"
Jedite sneered, "careful Mimet, remember you answer to me," he then decided to wave the matter aside, "well at least the day wasn't a total loss. Thanks to your bumbling I collected a large amount of energy," he summoned a large orb of energy in his hand with vapors still flowing into the Negaforce's chamber.
Mimet narrowed her eyes in anger; this is far from over sailor scouts. Now that I'm back I'm going to show you how serious I can be. She smiled evilly, you're not the only ones that can get stronger…
Notes:
Mimet is the only other villain I could think of in Sailor Moon that might still be alive and a threat. I'm not too good with her personality so I'm going to make her more aggressive and deadly then she was in the anime. Hope no one minds and if you think about it a change in personality is warranted after everything she's been through. All the stuff about what happened to Amara and Michelle's families is made up of course but does explain why we never see them. I tried to show how close Amara and Michelle can be and the love they can have for each other as well without them being homosexual. The next episode is going to be very emotional (I hope.)