Chapter 11
She watched Ami.
"This is it," she thought. "Tomorrow, I will have to get her alone. The princess will be revealed, one way or another. I cannot afford to wait any longer." She jumped down from the tree tops. "Ami has to be the moon princess. She is always being protected, and she repelled the beam. She will join the cause. There is no time left."
"Hold it, Kotanam," said a familiar voice. She heaved a sigh, and turned to face Sailor Mercury.
"You again?"
"I should say the same of you, Kotanam," the other Senshi replied. "Really, Sailor Kotanam, taking to spying on young girls? I would have expected that from your Guardian 'friends' but not from you."
"Get lost, Mercury. This isn't your fight. You've made that quite clear."
"You are on my turf now, Kotanam. You were at the mall when there was an attack. These guys are following you, and you are endangering my friends." Mercury crossed her arms. "I don't want to hurt you, Kotanam. But if you keep bringing ill luck on my friends. . . ."
"There is no such thing as luck," Kotanam shot back. "You make your own."
"Then you admit this is all your fault?"
"Yes!" she exclaimed angrily. "But you know what, it is not just your friends in danger. My friends, my people, they are all in danger too. Don't you understand that?"
"All I have is your word. I trust you about as far as I can throw you."
"The Guardians have attacked you too!"
Sailor Mercury frowned.
"How do I know that they aren't attacking by your order? Show me proof, and I will believe you. Otherwise, get out of my city, get off my world!" Kotanam sighed heavily.
"I can't do that, Mercury."
"Hey, Princess," called a familiar voice. Kotanam froze. Out of the shadows stepped a Senshi in an all black uniform. Only the jew of her tiara was coloured. It was blood red.
"Sister, no, not you," Kotanam whispered. "Sailor of Anger, please, fight!"
"I have accepted the power, Princess. You should too. There is much of it."
"Power is more of a curse, especially the power you wield." She raised her staff to protect herself. "I don't know how Hibroy keeps sending you after me, but it ends. Surrender, or I am afraid I will have to kill you." Her voice broke.
"Ha," replied the Senshi of Anger, her older sister, Kali. "You can't kill me. You would never lay a hand on your own sister."
"I have no such qualms," Mercury said. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" The Senshi of Anger leapt out of the way.
Kotanam raised her staff. She could not risk Kotanam gate. Hibroy's troops could escape, some how. She had to do something.
"Freeze!" came a new voice. "In the name of the moon, I command you to stop."
"Who are you?" demanded Kali with a laugh. "Another of this planet's sad lesser senshi?"
"I am Sailor Moon, champion of the moon. I will right wrongs and triumph over evil. And that means you." Kali burst out laughing. Kotanam tensed. Sailor Moon was real then, and not just one of Serena's tales. Then she had to be the Moon Princess! Kotanam looked up at the window. Amy was gone!
Sailor Moon stepped out of the darkness. Her long golden hair was up in round, meatball shaped buns with pigtails coming down. Kotanam didn't know what to think of it. They reminded her of something, of someone, but she couldn't quite place it.
"Sailor Moon!" shouted Sailor Mercury, "do it!"
"Got it, Mercury. Moon healing ACTIVATION!"
Bright light blinded Kotanam. The light surrounded Kali. Kali cried out, and slumped to the ground. Kotanam rushed to her side. Her sister's eyes opened. She whispered her name.
"Hush, I'm here," she whispered. "I'm here now." Kotanam stood, and looked for Sailor Moon. But both Senshi were gone. Kotanam smiled.
"Thank you, Sailor Moon," she whispered to the wind. "You have given me a great gift."
