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Sailor Moon: Silver
Chapter 9
Meeting of the Four Sisters
Aurora only waits for a few minutes. The door opens and a girl with light blue
hair appears and eyes looks out.
"Yes?"
Aurora lifts Sapphire up and the girl gasps.
"Come in!"
The girl opens the door wider and Aurora flies in. She lands on the floor in
the living room.
"Let me get Prisma."
Aurora nods and the girl walks off. Aurora covers her mouth to stifle a yawn.
She drags Sapphire over to a couch and lays him down on it. She sits down and
ends up falling asleep before she gets a chance to see Prisma. After three
hours of fitful sleeping, Aurora finally wakes up. She sits up and finds a
bandage around her left arm and a girl with blue hair smiling at her.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Catzi. What's your name?"
Aurora smiles.
"My name is Aurora. Is the girl who opened the door your sister?"
Catzi nods.
"Yes, her name is Berdie."
Catzi notices Aurora starts fiddling with the bandage around her arm.
"We found you were injured when we brought you in here."
"But how...?"
Aurora's thoughts go to Emerald and she unconsciously moves her hand to her
cheek.
"How's Sapphire?"
Catzi doesn't answer. Instead she gestures for Aurora to follow her. Aurora
does and they walk down the hallway. Aurora sees two other girls, the one with
light blue hair, and another with brown hair, in the hallway outside of a door.
"Avery, Berdie, meet Aurora. Aurora, meet my sisters, Avery and
Berdie."
All three nod to each other in greeting and Aurora slowly goes into the room.
She closes the door behind her and another girl, this one with green hair and
eyes, looks up at her.
"Who are you?"
"Prisma. Were you the one who brought Sapphire here?"
Aurora nods and Prisma smiles softly.
"Is he alright?"
"He will be. How's your arm?"
"Aurora looks down at her arm, then back up at Prisma.
"Fine. I didn't even know it was injured till Catzi told me."
Prisma smiles again.
"You can rest here for a while, then return home if you want."
"I'll stay until Sapphire heals."
Prisma nods. Two hours later, Sapphire finally woke up. He insisted on going
back to the Dark Moon. Prisma and her sisters didn't want him to go. Aurora
insisted on going with him. After much persuasion, all five finally agreed, but
only if she stayed Sailor Crystal. It proved to help somewhat later on.
Chapter 10
First Meeting with Wicked Lady
As Sapphire and Crystal run down the street, Crystal's uneasiness grew. A watch
on her wrist beeped and she looks at it.
"Hello?"
"Aurora?" It was Serena.
"Serena!"
Crystal felt really weird, calling her mother by her real name.
"Aurora, where have you been? We've been so worried about you."
Crystal looks up at Sapphire, who nods. They both stop running and Crystal
answers.
"I got into a little trouble. Where are Rini and Athena?"
"Rini's gone. Athena is right beside me, listening."
Crystal's sadness grew. She had to help Rini. She hears somebody neigh and
smiles.
"Hi Athena. Serena, I have to go."
"Wait, Aurora!"
Crystal shuts the communicator off and keeps walking. Her staffs tip glows
golden and she leaps in front of Sapphire.
"Crystal Barrier!"
The staff glows brightly and a barrier gets put up. The attack bounces off and
a growl is heard as the barrier drops. Crystal moves her staff to the side of
her body and looks up. She covers her mouth and gasps. Seeing Wicked Lady as a
hologram was nothing compared to seeing her in real life. She looked more evil
and the coldness of her eyes was worse. Now, transformed, Crystal looked almost
exactly like her, the only thing that sets her apart is the silver in most of
her appearance.
"Stand back, Crystal."
Crystal turns back towards Sapphire.
"No, I can't let you die."
Wicked Lady floats down and lands. Recognition flashes in her eyes as she saw
Crystal. Crystal, on the other hand, stands in front of Sapphire with her staff
in both hands.
"Rini, it's me, Aurora."
Wicked Lady smirks.
"Hello, Aurora. Like the new look?"
"Rini, why did you submit to this?"
"Nobody loves me. Nobody cares what happens the me."
"That's not true! I care for you."
"Then why did you leave me to suffer? Why didn't you help me?"
Crystal looks down.
"I know how much you suffered. I couldn't because what would happen to me?
To you? I stole a crystal and for doing that, the sentence was death. That's
why I ran."
Wicked Lady holds her hand out and shoots a dark beam out of it. Sapphire,
noticing Crystal is offgaurd, pushes her out of the way. Crystal's staff clangs
on the ground as she drops it.
"Sapphire! No!"
Crystal turns her head as Sapphire falls to the ground. She runs over and helps
him sit up.
"Sapphire? Are you alright?"
Sapphire shakes his head.
"Tell Prisma…I love her."
Sapphire falls limps in her arms and Crystal lets out a scream of anguish.
Wicked Lady smirks and disappears. Sapphire's body disappears and it leaves
Crystal still on the street, in shock. She closes her eyes and falls back. She
doesn't even notice when somebody picks her up and carries her off, now when
her transformation reverses.
Chapter 11
Reunion with the Outer Guard
A day later, Aurora finally comes around. She looks around and finds she's in a
darkened room, lighted by many small lamps, giving the room a purplish glow.
Aurora sits up and groans softly. Her head is pounding and her vision is
blurred. She turns her head as it opens. A girl walks in and comes over. Aurora
can't make out her features until the girl bends down next to the bed. Aurora
blinks and the girl leans forward, hand under her chin.
"Michelle?"
Her vision clears and she sees the aqua haired girl looking at her.
"Michelle! It's really you!"
Aurora hugs Michelle and the girl smiles. Though Michelle didn't know Aurora,
personally, yet. Serena, Amy, and Athena had told her of Aurora. Aurora lets go
and looks at Michelle.
"I'm so glad to see you."
"Well, I'm not the only one here,"
Aurora's eyes brighten up.
"Is Amara and Hotaru here?"
Michelle nods.
"As are Serena, Amy, and Athena."
Michelle takes Aurora into the living room and Aurora eyes brighten up
immediately. Her three best friends, mother, and two more friends of hers were
together, happy. Not dead, like in Crystal Tokyo. She goes over and hugs
Hotaru, who hugs her back, smiling. She, then, does the same to Athena, Amara,
Serena, and Amy. She sits down next to Hotaru and the two start talking. As
they talk, Aurora remembers when she met Future Saturn. She seemed quiet and
the only one's who could get her to lighten up where Rini, herself, the other
Outer Scouts, and the queen. Now, Hotaru was a young girl and loved talking.
Aurora was the exact same way and the two talked for hours. The others let
them, knowing with Rini evil, Hotaru was the only one around Aurora's age. As
night fell, Serena and Amy left, leaving Athena with Aurora. Amara and Michelle
join the conversation. Athena lies down, drapes her wings over her body, and
falls asleep. Pretty soon, Amara says she's going to go to sleep also. Michelle
joins her soon after. Hotaru says she's going also. After Hotaru leaves, Aurora
looks at the time.
"12:00. Wow." She mumbles before going to sleep.
