Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 7: Chapter 20 'Kidnapping'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
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When Chibi-Usa was taken, Mamoru had been considering the past few events that had led to this rescue. It had all started because of his newfound sister - Kaylyn. He hadn't heard from her since Usagi had talked to him about her dream. His entire world was turning upside-down. And Morpheus was at the center of all this. [No, that's not right.] He thought. [Sage is the one in control.] When Kaylyn's pleas for help rang in his ears, he hadn't known what to do. And now, he was just as confused. Although Kaylyn hadn't asked him for help since she talked to Usagi, he still felt obligated to aid his half-sister. But he was at a loss for how. Most of the victories had been won with the help of her. In a way, they were the ones in need of help.
"Everything is too quiet. I have a bad feeling about all this." Diana spoke. She glanced at surroundings and then at her parents.
"I'm sure everything is fine, dear." Luna assured her grown-up kitten.
"I don't know…"
"Diana's right, Luna. It's too eerie…" Artemis shook his head slightly.
"SAILOR MOON! TUXEDO MASK! HELP ME!!!"
"Chibi-Usa?!" Mamoru leaped up from his position, where he had been lazily leaning against the outer side-wall of the school.
"Oh, no!" Artemis gasped.
"Small Lady!!!" Diana wailed and jumped toward the school's entrance.
"Chibi-Usa!" yelled Luna. "They took her!"
"Then we're going to get her back." Mamoru growled angrily. How dare they take his future child.
"I'm coming too!" Diana insisted. "She is my princess. I was to stay by her side! And I will!"
"Be careful…" Luna pleaded as the two ran into the Hikawa Academy.
* * *
Usagi froze in horror when she heard Chibi-Usa's cry.
"Chibi-Usa?!" She panicked.
"What's wrong?" asked Shingo.
"Chibi-Usa… they… they took Chibi-Usa!" Usagi fell to her knees in anguish and collapsed onto her hands. A small puddle of tears slowly grew on the floor. "No… Chibi-Usa!"
"The kidnapped Chibi-Moon?!" Shingo was shocked.
"NO!!! CHIBI-USA!!! COME BACK!!!" Usagi shrieked to the sky.
* * *
Kisaki and Haven approached the school cautiously. Haven glanced left to right then sniffed the air. "I think we're safe to enter."
"Okay. Let's go." Kisaki hopped off and ran into the building with Haven not far behind. Haven did have a little trouble getting through the door, although he tried.
"Umm… I can't fit." Haven said slightly embarrassed.
"Uh, oh." Kisaki considered her options. "Maybe you should stay here and greet those other Senshi. Is that okay with you?"
"Certainly." The wolf agreed and pulled himself back outside to guard the door.
Kisaki raced through the school and suddenly stopped. A scream pierced the air and vibrated through the school.
"SAILOR MOON! TUXEDO MASK! HELP ME!!!"
"CHIBI-USA!!!" Kisaki recognized the voice and ran to where the sound came from.
* * *
"Are these yours?" Chibi-Usa asked Kisaki as she looked at the many drawings on the walls of Kisaki's bedroom. Most related to a fairy tale, like the horned Pegasus, the large white wolf, or the black tiger with white stripes - just like her stuffed toy.
"Yes. Are they a problem?" She asked earnestly.
Chibi-Usa glanced at the pictures and shook her head. "I love them!"
"Chibi-Usa… you really want to be my friend, don't you?" Kisaki asked bewildered.
"Sure! Why not?" She asked confused.
"You mean you don't see a reason not to?!" The thought of someone like Chibi-Usa never occurred to her.
"I guess so." She thought about Kisaki's question. "What do you mean?"
"Never mind." Kisaki said then smiled. "I'm just glad I have a friend like you."
"Yeah, me too." The two giggled.
"Chibi-Usa…" Kisaki hesitated then continued. "I want you to have this." She walked over to on of the drawers and pulled out a small velvet box. "It was Mother's. She said that this amulet, it would give a pure-hearted wearer luck and protect them." She held it out to her friend. "I don't have a very pure heart. But you do! I think it will help you. Those men are determined to hurt you, aren't they? I believe this will protect you somehow. I want you to have it."
"Kisa-chan… I… I couldn't take something so valuable to you from you!"
Kisaki smiled again. "It does nothing for me. Please, I would really like you to have it."
"Oh, Kisa-chan! Thank you so much!" Chibi-Usa gingerly took the gift and opened the top. It was a beautiful silvery crystal in the shape of a heart. A crimson teardrop-like gem had been embedded in it with a gold chain attached. "Wow… It's lovely…"
"I'm glad you like it." She grinned. "And I hope it give you more protection then it ever gave me."
"Kisaki, I… I don't have anything to give you…"
"You needn't give me anything more, you have given me the stuffed toy and the ring. Those are gifts I will never forget. And I never will forget us being friends either. I promise."
"Yeah!" Chibi-Usa agreed readily. "Friends forever!"
"Friends forever… "
"Friends forever… "
"Friends forever… "
"Ugh…" Chibi-Usa groaned and sat up to a strange environment. It was a room covered in darkness. It looked like a throne room to her. Indeed, there were three chairs in the center back area of the room only five steps lead upward to them. Among them, the largest was the center throne, the second largest – the one on the right, and the smallest was the one to the left. As she was in the center of the room, she had a good perspective of the entire area. In the corner near the thrones, hung a large mirror that reflected not the viewer, she found as she walked over to it, but an occurrence happening somewhere else. Chibi-Usa placed her hands on the mirror as she watched Mamoru and Diana run into the school. "Mamoru… Diana…"
"It seems you're awake."
Chibi-Usa whirled to see someone quite familiar. "Castor! Pollux!"
"Well, hello." Castor smiled slightly.
"You tried to hurt Makoto. And took Mars!" she accused.
"Too true, Sailor Chibi-Moon." Pollux agreed laughingly. "And now we have you."
"Castor! Pollux! I think you should treat our guest a little nicer, don't you think?" Suggested Morpheus, who had just arrived.
"Yes, sir." They chorused. Bowing politely, each took their leave.
"Who are you?! Where am I?! What do you want with me?! Why are you attacking innocent people?! What do you want with people's Pure Heart Crystals?!" Chibi-Usa blurted but stopped when he started laughing - not and evil laugh but one of pure amusement. "Huh?!"
"You remind me of someone I knew a long time ago." He chuckled. "Always asking a thousand questions without giving the victim a chance to answer." He walked over to her and knelt to face her.
Chibi-Usa took a step back but really have nowhere to go for the mirror blocked her escape.
"I am the leader of this establishment - this area and the people who live on it." He put a hand to his chest. "It is my Negafleet. You are at the dome-ship, Somnus. This ship is the last of what remains of the planet I once ruled. My name is Morpheus."
Chibi-Usa didn't know what to say. Normally enemies weren't this nice. And they didn't care about one's well being either. There was something different about him… Not only that but… what was she supposed to say? Does he know about her being Sailor Chibi-Moon? Or just that she was trespassing? "Morpheus? That's an… odd name…"
"To a human I would suppose so." He agreed.
"Why have you brought me here? Where are my friends?"
He waved his hand behind her. She turned to see the mirror had rippled. Galaxia and Saturn were talking to the panicked Usagi and Shingo.
"I'm so sorry Usagi!" Saturn looked extremely upset. "I couldn't get to her in time! They just came from behind and grabbed her!"
"Sailor Saturn! Usagi-chan!" Chibi-Usa called, but they couldn't hear her.
"I… I should have stayed with her… I… I'm calling the others!" She blurted suddenly. She pulled out her communicator device that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Just as she opened the top and figure charged toward them. "Tsukino!"
"Wha…?" The four turned to face the unknown assailant.
Kisaki charged at then and stopped, breathless, in front of them. "I… stopped… Sailor Luna… from coming…"
"Thank you, but what are you doing here? It's dangerous!" Galaxia scolded.
"To help Chibi-Usa." Kisaki spoke firmly. It was obvious she wouldn't be dissuaded.
"Chibi-Usa…" Usagi whispered and moaned.
"Usagi?!" The other looked worried at her.
"Where is Chibi-Usa?!" Kisaki asked, suddenly concerned for her friend.
"Taken." Shingo growled.
"They took her." Mamoru said from behind them.
"Mamoru!" Chibi-Usa called again.
"And we're going after her!" Diana added determinedly.
"Mamo-chan?!" Usagi gasped then wailed. "I want Chibi-Usa back!"
He put a comforting arm around her. "We'll get her back. I promise."
"Lets get the others!" Saturn yelled as she put away her forgotten communicator. "We'll get those monsters! They'll pay!"
The rest looked at her in surprise. "Saturn?"
"Right!" Usagi agreed. "Let's go get Mars and Chibi-Usa!"
* * *
Makoto kept turning in circles. "I have a really bad feeling…"
Minako nodded. "Me too… Something's wrong with the others…"
A giggle echoed through the football field.
"Who's there?!" Makoto turned around again.
There was another, closer, giggle. "You're so jumpy."
The two twisted to find a woman peering down at them from the fence. "I am Thalia – a Reflector and one of the soldiers of Lord Morpheus. I am to deal with any unwanted intruders – like you."
"I don't think so." Minako nodded to Makoto who activated their lockets.
"JUPITER ETERNAL…"
"VENUS ETERNAL…"
"MAKE UP!!!"
"The guardian of the planet Jupiter, with the powers of Thunder, the Soldier of Protection – Sailor Jupiter!"
"The guardian of the planet Venus, with the powers of Beauty, the Soldier of Love – Sailor Venus!"
* * *
KABOOM! Uranus and Neptune crashed through another school wall as Calliope fired another round of energy. The two jumped out of the way and tried to attack again.
"SPACE TURBULENCE!!!"
"TIDAL WAVE!!!"
Calliope leaped into the air, dodging the blast, and attacked them from behind.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!" They yelled as the force of the impact drove them through another two walls.
"You're so weak!" She laughed.
Uranus groaned as she force her tattered body back into a standing position again. "I won't give up… not to you!" She grabbed her Space Sword and rushed at the woman. "SPACE SWORD…!!!" She lifted the sword high above her head and flung it downward at Calliope. "BLASTER!!!"
Calliope snatched the sword and tossed her into the ground, hitting her with a stronger attack then before. "AAAAAHHHHH!!!"
"Uranus!" Neptune ran to aid her companion. She pulled her hands together and summoned as much strength as she could. "TIDAL WAVE!!!" The woman was hurtled across the room by the unexpected force of energy.
Neptune knelt beside her partner and helped her up. "Haruka?! Are you going to be alright?!"
Uranus nodded. "Yeah, I think so, but she's much stronger that the two of us. How are we going to beat her?"
"We need a plan." Neptune suggested quickly.
"I think I understand." Uranus stood on her own. "Michiru…" She put a hand on Neptune's cheek. "Be careful."
"I will."
* * *
Kisaki ran down the deserted hallways calling for her friend. "This is getting me nowhere." She remarked.
"Miss?!" The gray cat stopped in front of her.
"Are you… Diana?" Kisaki asked. "Chibi-Usa-chan told me she has a gray cat called Diana. Is that you?"
"Yes… please! If you're looking for her, let me come!"
"Alright…"
* * *
Meanwhile Castor had return to see Morpheus. "Sir?"
Morpheus got up. "This had better be important."
"Umm… yes, sir. The Senshi – they're appearing everywhere."
"Oh?"
"We've found them in three out of five sections. Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Pluto, Neptune and Uranus are all here." Chibi-Usa looked wide-eyed at him. And suddenly, he grinned at her. "You're friends will be destroyed."
[There's no point in hiding it now…] she thought annoyed. "They won't be beaten that easily!"
"What makes you so certain, child?" Morpheus stared curiously at her.
"Because…" She paused. Suddenly a new picture appeared behind her. The voice caught her attention.
"Chibi-Usa!" Kisaki yelled again.
"Small Lady!" Diana called.
"Diana-san, we'll never find her like this. We must find their base!"
"You're right." Diana sat. "But I don't know where to begin!"
"Me neither. This is one time I wish…" Kisaki stopped.
"Wish…?" Diana persisted.
"That she had a location device on her… Or at least some thing to tell us where she is."
"Yeah… she left her Luna-P at home – I saw it before I came here. There's no way to find her! This is so miserable!"
Chibi-Usa gasped. "Kisaki! Diana!"
"I'm not going to loose Chibi-Usa!" Kisaki spoke determinedly but with a touch of hidden pain.
"Huh?"
"Chibi-Usa's the only real friend I've had since Mother. And Mother died when I was really little! All the other people are afraid of me! I don't care about any stupid ROCK! I want Chibi-Usa back! I'm not going to loose Chibi-Usa, too!"
"Right! Those guys aren't going to get away with taking her!" Diana stood up.
"Usagi and the others will be safer where they are. Let's leave them there."
"How are we going to find Chibi-Usa?"
"… We aren't."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm going to call someone who can." Kisaki knelt to the cat and looked at her. "Please, Diana-san, I need you to tell me about an enemy you've fought."
"An enemy? Who? Why?"
"Any enemy will do. I need an image of something that can be feared."
"I get it!" Diana exclaimed then considered her list of options. "Beryl. The first and most enemy that comes to mind is Queen Beryl. I never saw her, but the Queen told me she was the one responsible for the destruction of the Silver Millennium. She killed everyone… the Princess, the Prince, and all the Senshi… it was a massacre, so I'd heard. Queen Serenity was so upset, she use the full power of the Ginzuishou to revive her loved ones and send them to this time."
"The Ginzuishou?"
"The crystal with the power to destroy or heal an entire planet! Possibly more… The Princess has it now. But the Senshi's history could repeat itself, so they won't let her use it."
"The Princess?"
"Sailor Moon!"
"What! Sailor Moon…" Kisaki shook her head. "Another mystery…" She cleared her throat. "I think you've given me enough."
"Oh no! You can't mean to revive her?! She would kill every living thing on this planet!"
* * *
Sage paced back and forth, impatiently. "This is taking too long." She grumbled.
"What's the matter?" Kaylyn mocked. "Is your strategy not going as planed?"
"Shut up!" Sage tossed a blast of energy at her.
"AAAAGGGGHHHHH!" Kaylyn yelled as the explosion hit her.
"Humph!" Sage turned back to her magic mirror and changed the view.
Kisaki had knelt to Diana. "Diana-san. We have no choice. It's the only possible way."
"But she'll kill all the Senshi if she's freed! She'll even destroy the Negafleet, too, if she knows they'll get in her way! Even Chibi-Usa!"
"I know that kid somewhere…" Sage frowned, trying to remember, but the image of the child was fuzzy. She couldn't see the girl clearly.
"I know what I'm doing." Kisaki assured.
"But…!" Although Diana protested, it was too late. Kisaki had already begun to create the person who would repeat the past tragedies, Queen Beryl.
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 7: Chapter 20 'Kidnapping'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
Book 7: Chapter 20 'Kidnapping'
e-mail [kisaki@tds.net]
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When Chibi-Usa was taken, Mamoru had been considering the past few events that had led to this rescue. It had all started because of his newfound sister - Kaylyn. He hadn't heard from her since Usagi had talked to him about her dream. His entire world was turning upside-down. And Morpheus was at the center of all this. [No, that's not right.] He thought. [Sage is the one in control.] When Kaylyn's pleas for help rang in his ears, he hadn't known what to do. And now, he was just as confused. Although Kaylyn hadn't asked him for help since she talked to Usagi, he still felt obligated to aid his half-sister. But he was at a loss for how. Most of the victories had been won with the help of her. In a way, they were the ones in need of help.
"Everything is too quiet. I have a bad feeling about all this." Diana spoke. She glanced at surroundings and then at her parents.
"I'm sure everything is fine, dear." Luna assured her grown-up kitten.
"I don't know…"
"Diana's right, Luna. It's too eerie…" Artemis shook his head slightly.
"SAILOR MOON! TUXEDO MASK! HELP ME!!!"
"Chibi-Usa?!" Mamoru leaped up from his position, where he had been lazily leaning against the outer side-wall of the school.
"Oh, no!" Artemis gasped.
"Small Lady!!!" Diana wailed and jumped toward the school's entrance.
"Chibi-Usa!" yelled Luna. "They took her!"
"Then we're going to get her back." Mamoru growled angrily. How dare they take his future child.
"I'm coming too!" Diana insisted. "She is my princess. I was to stay by her side! And I will!"
"Be careful…" Luna pleaded as the two ran into the Hikawa Academy.
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Usagi froze in horror when she heard Chibi-Usa's cry.
"Chibi-Usa?!" She panicked.
"What's wrong?" asked Shingo.
"Chibi-Usa… they… they took Chibi-Usa!" Usagi fell to her knees in anguish and collapsed onto her hands. A small puddle of tears slowly grew on the floor. "No… Chibi-Usa!"
"The kidnapped Chibi-Moon?!" Shingo was shocked.
"NO!!! CHIBI-USA!!! COME BACK!!!" Usagi shrieked to the sky.
* * *
Kisaki and Haven approached the school cautiously. Haven glanced left to right then sniffed the air. "I think we're safe to enter."
"Okay. Let's go." Kisaki hopped off and ran into the building with Haven not far behind. Haven did have a little trouble getting through the door, although he tried.
"Umm… I can't fit." Haven said slightly embarrassed.
"Uh, oh." Kisaki considered her options. "Maybe you should stay here and greet those other Senshi. Is that okay with you?"
"Certainly." The wolf agreed and pulled himself back outside to guard the door.
Kisaki raced through the school and suddenly stopped. A scream pierced the air and vibrated through the school.
"SAILOR MOON! TUXEDO MASK! HELP ME!!!"
"CHIBI-USA!!!" Kisaki recognized the voice and ran to where the sound came from.
* * *
"Are these yours?" Chibi-Usa asked Kisaki as she looked at the many drawings on the walls of Kisaki's bedroom. Most related to a fairy tale, like the horned Pegasus, the large white wolf, or the black tiger with white stripes - just like her stuffed toy.
"Yes. Are they a problem?" She asked earnestly.
Chibi-Usa glanced at the pictures and shook her head. "I love them!"
"Chibi-Usa… you really want to be my friend, don't you?" Kisaki asked bewildered.
"Sure! Why not?" She asked confused.
"You mean you don't see a reason not to?!" The thought of someone like Chibi-Usa never occurred to her.
"I guess so." She thought about Kisaki's question. "What do you mean?"
"Never mind." Kisaki said then smiled. "I'm just glad I have a friend like you."
"Yeah, me too." The two giggled.
"Chibi-Usa…" Kisaki hesitated then continued. "I want you to have this." She walked over to on of the drawers and pulled out a small velvet box. "It was Mother's. She said that this amulet, it would give a pure-hearted wearer luck and protect them." She held it out to her friend. "I don't have a very pure heart. But you do! I think it will help you. Those men are determined to hurt you, aren't they? I believe this will protect you somehow. I want you to have it."
"Kisa-chan… I… I couldn't take something so valuable to you from you!"
Kisaki smiled again. "It does nothing for me. Please, I would really like you to have it."
"Oh, Kisa-chan! Thank you so much!" Chibi-Usa gingerly took the gift and opened the top. It was a beautiful silvery crystal in the shape of a heart. A crimson teardrop-like gem had been embedded in it with a gold chain attached. "Wow… It's lovely…"
"I'm glad you like it." She grinned. "And I hope it give you more protection then it ever gave me."
"Kisaki, I… I don't have anything to give you…"
"You needn't give me anything more, you have given me the stuffed toy and the ring. Those are gifts I will never forget. And I never will forget us being friends either. I promise."
"Yeah!" Chibi-Usa agreed readily. "Friends forever!"
"Friends forever… "
"Friends forever… "
"Friends forever… "
"Ugh…" Chibi-Usa groaned and sat up to a strange environment. It was a room covered in darkness. It looked like a throne room to her. Indeed, there were three chairs in the center back area of the room only five steps lead upward to them. Among them, the largest was the center throne, the second largest – the one on the right, and the smallest was the one to the left. As she was in the center of the room, she had a good perspective of the entire area. In the corner near the thrones, hung a large mirror that reflected not the viewer, she found as she walked over to it, but an occurrence happening somewhere else. Chibi-Usa placed her hands on the mirror as she watched Mamoru and Diana run into the school. "Mamoru… Diana…"
"It seems you're awake."
Chibi-Usa whirled to see someone quite familiar. "Castor! Pollux!"
"Well, hello." Castor smiled slightly.
"You tried to hurt Makoto. And took Mars!" she accused.
"Too true, Sailor Chibi-Moon." Pollux agreed laughingly. "And now we have you."
"Castor! Pollux! I think you should treat our guest a little nicer, don't you think?" Suggested Morpheus, who had just arrived.
"Yes, sir." They chorused. Bowing politely, each took their leave.
"Who are you?! Where am I?! What do you want with me?! Why are you attacking innocent people?! What do you want with people's Pure Heart Crystals?!" Chibi-Usa blurted but stopped when he started laughing - not and evil laugh but one of pure amusement. "Huh?!"
"You remind me of someone I knew a long time ago." He chuckled. "Always asking a thousand questions without giving the victim a chance to answer." He walked over to her and knelt to face her.
Chibi-Usa took a step back but really have nowhere to go for the mirror blocked her escape.
"I am the leader of this establishment - this area and the people who live on it." He put a hand to his chest. "It is my Negafleet. You are at the dome-ship, Somnus. This ship is the last of what remains of the planet I once ruled. My name is Morpheus."
Chibi-Usa didn't know what to say. Normally enemies weren't this nice. And they didn't care about one's well being either. There was something different about him… Not only that but… what was she supposed to say? Does he know about her being Sailor Chibi-Moon? Or just that she was trespassing? "Morpheus? That's an… odd name…"
"To a human I would suppose so." He agreed.
"Why have you brought me here? Where are my friends?"
He waved his hand behind her. She turned to see the mirror had rippled. Galaxia and Saturn were talking to the panicked Usagi and Shingo.
"I'm so sorry Usagi!" Saturn looked extremely upset. "I couldn't get to her in time! They just came from behind and grabbed her!"
"Sailor Saturn! Usagi-chan!" Chibi-Usa called, but they couldn't hear her.
"I… I should have stayed with her… I… I'm calling the others!" She blurted suddenly. She pulled out her communicator device that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Just as she opened the top and figure charged toward them. "Tsukino!"
"Wha…?" The four turned to face the unknown assailant.
Kisaki charged at then and stopped, breathless, in front of them. "I… stopped… Sailor Luna… from coming…"
"Thank you, but what are you doing here? It's dangerous!" Galaxia scolded.
"To help Chibi-Usa." Kisaki spoke firmly. It was obvious she wouldn't be dissuaded.
"Chibi-Usa…" Usagi whispered and moaned.
"Usagi?!" The other looked worried at her.
"Where is Chibi-Usa?!" Kisaki asked, suddenly concerned for her friend.
"Taken." Shingo growled.
"They took her." Mamoru said from behind them.
"Mamoru!" Chibi-Usa called again.
"And we're going after her!" Diana added determinedly.
"Mamo-chan?!" Usagi gasped then wailed. "I want Chibi-Usa back!"
He put a comforting arm around her. "We'll get her back. I promise."
"Lets get the others!" Saturn yelled as she put away her forgotten communicator. "We'll get those monsters! They'll pay!"
The rest looked at her in surprise. "Saturn?"
"Right!" Usagi agreed. "Let's go get Mars and Chibi-Usa!"
* * *
Makoto kept turning in circles. "I have a really bad feeling…"
Minako nodded. "Me too… Something's wrong with the others…"
A giggle echoed through the football field.
"Who's there?!" Makoto turned around again.
There was another, closer, giggle. "You're so jumpy."
The two twisted to find a woman peering down at them from the fence. "I am Thalia – a Reflector and one of the soldiers of Lord Morpheus. I am to deal with any unwanted intruders – like you."
"I don't think so." Minako nodded to Makoto who activated their lockets.
"JUPITER ETERNAL…"
"VENUS ETERNAL…"
"MAKE UP!!!"
"The guardian of the planet Jupiter, with the powers of Thunder, the Soldier of Protection – Sailor Jupiter!"
"The guardian of the planet Venus, with the powers of Beauty, the Soldier of Love – Sailor Venus!"
* * *
KABOOM! Uranus and Neptune crashed through another school wall as Calliope fired another round of energy. The two jumped out of the way and tried to attack again.
"SPACE TURBULENCE!!!"
"TIDAL WAVE!!!"
Calliope leaped into the air, dodging the blast, and attacked them from behind.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!" They yelled as the force of the impact drove them through another two walls.
"You're so weak!" She laughed.
Uranus groaned as she force her tattered body back into a standing position again. "I won't give up… not to you!" She grabbed her Space Sword and rushed at the woman. "SPACE SWORD…!!!" She lifted the sword high above her head and flung it downward at Calliope. "BLASTER!!!"
Calliope snatched the sword and tossed her into the ground, hitting her with a stronger attack then before. "AAAAAHHHHH!!!"
"Uranus!" Neptune ran to aid her companion. She pulled her hands together and summoned as much strength as she could. "TIDAL WAVE!!!" The woman was hurtled across the room by the unexpected force of energy.
Neptune knelt beside her partner and helped her up. "Haruka?! Are you going to be alright?!"
Uranus nodded. "Yeah, I think so, but she's much stronger that the two of us. How are we going to beat her?"
"We need a plan." Neptune suggested quickly.
"I think I understand." Uranus stood on her own. "Michiru…" She put a hand on Neptune's cheek. "Be careful."
"I will."
* * *
Kisaki ran down the deserted hallways calling for her friend. "This is getting me nowhere." She remarked.
"Miss?!" The gray cat stopped in front of her.
"Are you… Diana?" Kisaki asked. "Chibi-Usa-chan told me she has a gray cat called Diana. Is that you?"
"Yes… please! If you're looking for her, let me come!"
"Alright…"
* * *
Meanwhile Castor had return to see Morpheus. "Sir?"
Morpheus got up. "This had better be important."
"Umm… yes, sir. The Senshi – they're appearing everywhere."
"Oh?"
"We've found them in three out of five sections. Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Pluto, Neptune and Uranus are all here." Chibi-Usa looked wide-eyed at him. And suddenly, he grinned at her. "You're friends will be destroyed."
[There's no point in hiding it now…] she thought annoyed. "They won't be beaten that easily!"
"What makes you so certain, child?" Morpheus stared curiously at her.
"Because…" She paused. Suddenly a new picture appeared behind her. The voice caught her attention.
"Chibi-Usa!" Kisaki yelled again.
"Small Lady!" Diana called.
"Diana-san, we'll never find her like this. We must find their base!"
"You're right." Diana sat. "But I don't know where to begin!"
"Me neither. This is one time I wish…" Kisaki stopped.
"Wish…?" Diana persisted.
"That she had a location device on her… Or at least some thing to tell us where she is."
"Yeah… she left her Luna-P at home – I saw it before I came here. There's no way to find her! This is so miserable!"
Chibi-Usa gasped. "Kisaki! Diana!"
"I'm not going to loose Chibi-Usa!" Kisaki spoke determinedly but with a touch of hidden pain.
"Huh?"
"Chibi-Usa's the only real friend I've had since Mother. And Mother died when I was really little! All the other people are afraid of me! I don't care about any stupid ROCK! I want Chibi-Usa back! I'm not going to loose Chibi-Usa, too!"
"Right! Those guys aren't going to get away with taking her!" Diana stood up.
"Usagi and the others will be safer where they are. Let's leave them there."
"How are we going to find Chibi-Usa?"
"… We aren't."
"What do you mean?"
"I'm going to call someone who can." Kisaki knelt to the cat and looked at her. "Please, Diana-san, I need you to tell me about an enemy you've fought."
"An enemy? Who? Why?"
"Any enemy will do. I need an image of something that can be feared."
"I get it!" Diana exclaimed then considered her list of options. "Beryl. The first and most enemy that comes to mind is Queen Beryl. I never saw her, but the Queen told me she was the one responsible for the destruction of the Silver Millennium. She killed everyone… the Princess, the Prince, and all the Senshi… it was a massacre, so I'd heard. Queen Serenity was so upset, she use the full power of the Ginzuishou to revive her loved ones and send them to this time."
"The Ginzuishou?"
"The crystal with the power to destroy or heal an entire planet! Possibly more… The Princess has it now. But the Senshi's history could repeat itself, so they won't let her use it."
"The Princess?"
"Sailor Moon!"
"What! Sailor Moon…" Kisaki shook her head. "Another mystery…" She cleared her throat. "I think you've given me enough."
"Oh no! You can't mean to revive her?! She would kill every living thing on this planet!"
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Sage paced back and forth, impatiently. "This is taking too long." She grumbled.
"What's the matter?" Kaylyn mocked. "Is your strategy not going as planed?"
"Shut up!" Sage tossed a blast of energy at her.
"AAAAGGGGHHHHH!" Kaylyn yelled as the explosion hit her.
"Humph!" Sage turned back to her magic mirror and changed the view.
Kisaki had knelt to Diana. "Diana-san. We have no choice. It's the only possible way."
"But she'll kill all the Senshi if she's freed! She'll even destroy the Negafleet, too, if she knows they'll get in her way! Even Chibi-Usa!"
"I know that kid somewhere…" Sage frowned, trying to remember, but the image of the child was fuzzy. She couldn't see the girl clearly.
"I know what I'm doing." Kisaki assured.
"But…!" Although Diana protested, it was too late. Kisaki had already begun to create the person who would repeat the past tragedies, Queen Beryl.
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Eternal
Book 7: Chapter 20 'Kidnapping'
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