Ryoko: Here's the next chapter for everyone who couldn't
wait till we updated.
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A/N: Many things are going to be altered. Just like the battle between Crystal
and Wiseman. Hope you enjoy the changes.
Sailor Moon: Silver
Chapter 30:
Gateway To Queen Nelephina
Aurora tilts her head to the side as she looks at the silver light. Pluto gets
in front of the queen and the princess and holds up the time staff in front of
her.
"I mean no harm. I've only come to meet the princess." A voice says
softly.
"You leave her alone!" Pluto yells.
A hand reaches out of the light and grabs Aurora's arm. She looks down at it in
surprise. Electricity courses through her body and she cries out in pain.
"Aurora!" Pluto and Serenity cry in unison.
After being revived, Aurora was still a little weak, so she couldn't fight
back. She passes out after only a few minutes. When she wakes up, she sees
PallaPalla looking at her.
"PallaPalla?" Aurora asks, quietly.
"PallaPalla glad to see you're awake." The young girl says.
Aurora sits up and looks around.
"Where am I?" She asks.
"Your in the Dead Moon Circus Tent." A new voice says.
"CereCere!" PallaPalla cries.
CereCere walks forward and Aurora looks around. This time she notices she's in
a cage. She stands up and puts her hands around the bars nearest PallaPalla and
CereCere.
"Let me out. Please. I don't belong here." Aurora begs.
"Sorry, Aurora. You have to stay here." CereCere says.
"But why?" Aurora asks.
"The Queen wants to see you." PallaPalla says.
Before Aurora can ask anything else, both girls disappear. The cage around
Aurora disappears and the young girl lifts her head up to see a pathway to a
stairway. And at the top of this stairway, Aurora sees Athena sleeping at the
bottom of a cage and Helios tied up in what looks like spider webs. As Aurora
looks at the two siblings, Athena stirs and her horn glows. Aurora's crescent
moon flashes and she transforms. Her pink dress melts away and the jumpsuit to
her uniform appears. Silver ribbons wrap around her arms and legs, forming her
gloves and boots. Her ruby encrusted dagger appears in her boot as her skirt
and bows form. Her crescent moon, earnings, choker, the white barrettes, and
jewels appear in her hair. She flares out her silver streaked pink wings as her
transformation ends.
"So, it's the last Sailor Scout I'm looking for." A voice says.
"What do you mean?" Crystal asks.
She gasps as Rini appears, tied up in the same spider webbing as Helios.
"Rini!" Crystal yells.
Chapter 31:
The Silver Dream Mirror Appears
Athena, still asleep in her cage, stirs again. This time she wakes up as her
horn glows. She lifts her head up to see Crystal, standing at the bottom of the
stairway, looking up. Athena looks up, and holds back a gasp.
"Now she has both of them." She whispers.
Crystal flutters her wings and growls.
"Who are you?" Crystal demands.
"That's none of your concern."
"Aurora, run!" Athena yells.
Crystal looks shocked, then turns and runs.
"You know I'll get her." The voice tells Athena.
Athena's horn stops glowing.
"As if it matters. Let her and Rini go. The dream mirror mean nothing to
you."
"On the contrary, Priestess Athena, they mean everything to me."
Screams of pain echo through the whole tent. As Crystal runs, she falters and
falls. She slowly picks herself up to a sitting position.
"I wonder who that voice belonged too."
Crystal thinks about the history she learned in school. But something else
comes to mind. Crystal groans and puts her head in her hand.
"Oh man. Where is everyone else? Oh no! Uranus! Neptune!"
Crystal's senses flash as the area around her turns black, like somebody turned
off the switch.
"What the?"
"Aurora."
"Pluto!"
Crystal stands up as Pluto appears. She runs forward and hugs the older scout.
Pluto returns it and Crystal looks up at her.
"Is Momma worried about me?" She asks.
Pluto smiles and puts her hand on Crystal's head.
"She knows you'll be fine."
"Are Uranus and Neptune alright?"
Pluto nods and Crystal sighs with relief.
"They're resting at home. Now you have to get back Athena and
Helios."
Crystal hugs Pluto again as she starts disappearing. Pluto smiles once, then disappears,
leaving Crystal back in the circus tent.
"Now I'm alone. Just like I was before." Crystal murmurs as she
stands up.
"Which makes it all the better for me!"
Crystal turns to see she's back at the stairway. The cage around Athena is
gone, but she's in no condition to do anything. Crystal gasps softly as she
does a double take. Athena looks completely beat up and her horn is glowing a
dull gray.
"Leave Athena alone! I'm the one you want!" Crystal yells.
"Very noble of you."
Something strikes Crystal's back and she cries out. Athena opens her pale purple
eyes and lifts her head up a little to see Crystal's crescent moon glow softly.
At Athena watches, Crystal is in deep agony as she feels like something is
being ripped from her body. A mirror appears in front of her and she collapses
to her knees. The border is silver and the bow is gold.
"That's it." The voice whispers.
"No, I won't let you have it." Crystal says, standing up again.
Crystal lifts her head up as silver glowing brightens up the tent. She watches
in horror as Athena transforms back into her pegasus form. She rears and flies
towards the dream mirror. She disappears into it and Crystal tries desperately
to put the mirror back in her body. She finally decides otherwise and bends
down. She grabs her dagger out of her boot and throws it at Helios' prison.
"No!"
Helios falls and the dagger appears in Crystal's hand.
"Give your mirror to me."
"Never!"
A woman appears besides Helios and Crystal growls.
"Leave him alone!"
Chapter 32:
The Golden Dream Crystal Appears
Crystal, run.
"But what about Helios and Rini?"
Just run.
Crystal doesn't listen. She throws the dagger and it strikes the woman's hand.
She recoils back and glares at Crystal through silver cat eyes.
"Leave him alone." Crystal says calmly.
"You're in a vulnerable state, Crystal. One attack could destroy your
dream mirror and kill you."
Crystal freezes. The woman smirks and holds out her hand.
Aurora! RUN!
Crystal doesn't move as a dark lightning bolt is thrown at her. A girl appears
in front of her and takes the hit. The silver hair gives the girl away.
"Athena!"
Athena falls backward and lands in Crystal's arms. At this point, both Rini and
Helios stir. Crystal is holding Athena in her arms, trying to get her to wake
up. Rini opens her eyes first and sees the woman place her hand on Helios'
horn.
"Helios!" Rini cries.
Crystal looks up and folds her wings over her body and dream mirror. As she
unfolds them, she lays Athena down on the ground. Her dream mirror is back
inside her body and she can fight once again. She flies towards the woman and
rams into her side. She's successful in knocking the woman off balance. But she
quickly regains it and glares at Crystal as she stands over Helios.
"You will not harm the high priest of Elysion." Crystal says.
"You should leave while you still can." The woman says.
"And leave my two best friends and sister to you? Think again."
"Do you know who I am?"
"No, and I really don't care."
The woman growls and Crystal gets in a fighting stance, her dagger glittering
in one hand.
"I am Queen Nelephina. And the dream crystals will be mine."
"That's what you think, Nelephina. For I am Super Sailor Crystal, second
heir to the throne of Crystal Tokyo."
Nelephina glares, then she holds out her hand.
"Crystal, run." Helios says weakly.
"No, I won't." Crystal replies.
Nelephina shoots a dark lightning bolt at her and Crystal takes the full hit.
She flies back and hits the bottom of the stairway, beside Athena. She lies
still and Rini screams out her sister's name. Nelephina walks up to Helios and
places her hand on his horn. She smirks and starts pulling on the golden horn.
Rini screams out as he cries out. Athena stirs and opens her eyes. Her horn
glows and she places both hands on her forehead as she sits up.
"Helios!" Rini screams as he transforms to his pegasus form.
He falls to the ground and lies on his side. Athena stands up and walks over to
Crystal. She knew the young sailor scout wasn't dead yet, for she could still
feel her energy.
"Athena, look out!"
Nelephina knocks Athena to the ground. A dagger flashes by and strikes both of
Nelephina's hands.
"Leave her alone." Crystal says, getting up.
The dagger appears in her hand and she throws it again. This time it strikes
the webbing holding Rini. She falls and Crystal flies up the stairs to catch
her. She does and places Rini on the ground beside the unconscious Helios. Rini
helps Crystal get him to stand up and both girls stagger to try and get him
away.
"Let's get out of here." Crystal says.
Rini and Aurora attempt to run off to get Helios out of there and Athena starts
running after them. She transforms into her pegasus form and quickly catches up
to the two girls. Crystal looks around, trying to find the Quartet.
"Aurora! Over here."
Crystal looks over and sees the green haired JunJun waving her over. Crystal,
Rini, and Athena run over and all four run into another part of the circus
tent. Crystal and Rini sits down and gently lays Helios down as well. She looks
him over and notices that blood, from his forehead, is staining his white coat.
"Athena, will he survive?"
I'm not sure. This is the first time this has ever happened.
Crystal looks at Rini to see her crying, but looking weak. Crystal crawls over
and hugs her sister. Rini cries into her shoulder and eventually ends up
falling asleep.
She really cares for Helios.
"I can't blame her. I care for you too."
Crystal smiles as she sees a slight blush on the pink pegasus' face. JunJun is
watching quietly some distance away. Crystal looks over to her and she turns
her head away.
"JunJun, will you and the rest of the Quartet help us?"
JunJun looks at her and nods.
"Yes. We will help. But you really should leave." JunJun says.
Crystal shakes her head and wipes some blood off of Helios' head.
"Helios will die if we can't stop the bleeding. I can't let that happen.
Rini and Athena feel his pain because of it. And if Helios dies, Athena will be
the only priest left in Elysion."
Priestess. Athena corrects.
Both Crystal and JunJun smile.
"Let me get the other girls."
