The Pharaoh's Return
A Sailor Moon Fan-Fiction by: Helina
Date: May 2003
Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon.
Author's Notes: Thanks to those who reviewed my first chapter. Hope you stick around 'til the end. ^_^

II. Black Poison Mist


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Mistress 9 has somehow been revived and has entered the body of Hotaru Tomoe once again. What evil plan has she cooked up and why aren't the Sailor Scouts out to stop her?

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Serena roared with laughter as she turned the next page of a comic book. She had been reading Raye's comic books at the temple for most of the afternoon. "Serena!" Raye exclaimed from outside. "Keep it down in there! You're scaring away the visitors!"
"Oh, sorry Raye, but I can't help it, these comics are just way to funny!" Serena continued to laugh hysterically. Some girls who were praying looked at Raye and left.
"Sorry about her!" Raye called out after them. "She's not usually here all the time." Raye's voice trailed. Who am I kidding? Raye thought, clenching her fist. The only time she leaves is when she's finished reading every issue for the hundredth time! A delivery boy came up the front stairs carry a package.
"Delivery for Miss Raye Hino!" he called out. He handed Raye the package. Raye thanked him and walked in the temple. Serena was on Raye's bed and stopped laughing when she saw the package.
"Is that another package from Chad?" Serena asked. Raye nodded and knelt down on the comic-book-covered floor. Serena got off the bed and joined her. Raye opened up the package and picked up a note that lay on top of a teddy bear and a box of chocolate. Raye read the not out loud.
"Dear Raye, how's it going? Here's a bunch of stuff from my last performance.  I'm heading off to perform at a kid's birthday party some where in another continent, so don't expect another package from me anytime soon. Chad."
"Aww, you're so lucky having a rock star boyfriend." Serena said, opening the box of chocolate.
"Chad's not a rock star. His manager only signed him up because Chad was able to sing 'Three Blind Mice' backwards perfectly," Raye turned away from Serena with her nose in the air. "And he is not my boyfriend!" 
"Yeah but you looooove him, don't you Raye?" Serena began to laugh.
"No I don't, and quit hogging the chocolate!" Raye blushed as she tried to grab the box of chocolate from Serena. Serena just laughed and shoved the chocolate into her mouth.

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Hotaru lied on her bed staring at the ceiling. Her head was aching earlier so she decided to rest. She got up and sat on the chair at her vanity. She picked up a brushed and gently brushed her hair. She smiled at her reflection. Her reflection reflected Hotaru's emotion but suddenly dripped into blackness. The image of the long black haired woman appeared. Hotaru jumped out of the chair, making it fall backwards.
"Hotaru Tomoe." The woman said, grinning. "I can't believe a weakling like you survived the ordeal of my existence, especially when my existence was inside of you."
"What are you talking about?" Hotaru had not learned about the evil that had once taken over her. The woman briefly explained.
"You see, I am Mistress 9, I am nothing more than pure darkness. I came to this pitiful place in search of the pure heart crystals. They would have allowed me to release Pharaoh 90 and bring total destruction to the universe. I used your body to travel around and got my minions to gather the energy needed. But sadly, the grimy Sailor Scouts and that despicable Sailor Moon foiled my plans. With their power I was banished and was thought to be gone forever." She gave out a laugh. "Those fools, they will never learn that darkness will prevail!" She continued to laugh. "Now, the time has come to begin the first step in bringing the end." Hotaru screamed as darkness surrounded her. The darkness made Hotaru transform in Mistress 9. The renewed evil gazed at her reflection. Her evil grin broke the mirror. "Let's start with a little nap, shall we?" She raised her arms out in front of her with her palms facing up. "Black Poison Mist!" A dark mist appeared from her hands and began to grow. She laughed as the mist filled the room. It seeped through the crack of the door and filled the hallway quickly. Dr. Tomoe went to check on Hotaru but encountered the poison. He screamed as the mist entered his airways and knocked him unconscious. The mist made it outside and was growing rapidly. People all around began to fall into unconsciousness. The mist had taken up a third of the city and continued to grow.

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"Hey, anybody home?" Lita called outside the temple. Raye poked her head out.
"Oh, Lita, how's it going?" Raye stepped outside, dragging a hysterical Serena behind her.
"I see Serena's been reading your comic books again." Said Amy, who appeared behind Lita. Raye sighed.
"At least she isn't stuffing her face with sweets." Said Lita.
"Actually…" Raye held out an empty box that used to be filled with chocolate. Amy and Lita sighed.
"Hey everyone!" said Mina, coming towards them. "What are you all doing out this late?"
"Late?" Amy said and looked at her watch. "But it's only 5:30, the sun doesn't set for another hour." Everyone looked at the sky. It was almost pitch-black.
"Hmm, maybe it's an eclipse." Lita suggested.
"No, an eclipse wouldn't make the sky this black." Amy explained.
"Hey what's happening to all those people down there? Raye exclaimed. People were falling down as the Black Poison Mist made way into their system. The girls watched as the mist reached closer towards them. Serena stopped laughing to see what was going on.
"What is that?"
"I don't know, but I've got a bad feeling about it." The girls screamed as the black mist knocked them out.

By now, the whole city had been engulfed in this Black Poison Mist. Everyone living organism was knocked out into a deep sleep.

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Rini was at home taking a nap when the Black Poison Mist was released. She was pleasantly having another dream about ice cream when the poison hit.

In her dream, darkness filled all around and Rini became scared. She didn't know what was going on and could not wake up. She called out for help and ran in the darkness, but no one was there to help her. She was alone.
"Mommy, daddy! Serena! Help me!" She began to cry. The long, pink haired lady appeared in front of her.
"Small lady." She said. "What's the matter? You need help? Oh that's too bad, 'cause no one will help you! Not ever!"
"Stop it!" Rini screamed. "What do want from me?" The woman bent down to Rini's height.
"I'm Wicked Lady, your true identity." Rini's eyes widened. Wicked Lady laughed a little. "I need you to get me outside of your little mind so I can destroy every living being on the face of the planet!" Wicked Lady had remained inside Rini for many years. She never really disappeared. She had been locked up inside Rini until she could build her true powers and break free. These powers Wise Man never discovered. "Now Small Lady, it's your turn to feel how it's like to be locked up inside a person's mind!" Wicked Lady grabbed Rini by the collar and released a strong powerful energy that surrounded the two. Rini screamed and woke up from Mistress 9's Black Poison Mist. She sat up in her bed. Her eyes were heavy and still closed. She lifted her head up and opened her eyes slowly. Her eyes were dark and solid. Rini closed them and opened again slowly. Wicked Lady was sitting on Rini's bed; Rini was gone.

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