Isis no Mugen
Chap 5
By: BlackLadyCharon
(Author's notes: Usual disclaimers apply, 'cept to Kyle, Xyle, Solaris, and a new one, Karma. Myst Lady, I'm sorry but this is an AshxMisty, HotaruxGary fic. I'll write the next one as an AshxHotarue, I promise.)

"... And that is how it stands. Lilith is back, and her goals, as far as we can tell, are revenge and using Ashura as a tool in that revenge." Solaris concluded, his blank eyes fixed firmly on Misty's face, as if he could see the expression of shock and growing doubt.

It was Gary, however, who spoke up first. "Talking Pokemon, past lives, evil princesses determined to destroy us? I don't know who you think you are, but you're nuts!"

"Oh is he?" Everyone except Ash stared at Ket, who had just spoken in a irish voice. "Last time I checked I could talk, and I could do this too." She back flipped, and two daggers and a heshin wand clattered to the floor. One dagger was set with Amethysts, the other with Peridot gems. The heshin wand was cerulean blue, and had a silver Mercury symbol surrounded by a crescent moon on it. Pikachu snorted, and spoke in a deeper, more japanese voice. "You forgot Sabrina's, silly." Pikachu simply snapped it's fingers and a red and purple rose wand appeared. Sabrina took it and bowed slightly to Pikachu, while Misty, Brock, and Gary stared. "Time for a demonstration, I guess. Earth Power, MAKE UP!" Sabrina disappeared in a flash of light, to reappear as Sailor Earth in her burgundy and silver fuku. She wobbled a bit in the silver high heels, but quickly caught her balance and winked at Brock, who was drooling. "Pretty soldier in a Sailor Suit! Sailor Earth, at your service!"

Misty's eyes grew huge. "That's... that's.. that's..." She stuttered, trying to force out the rest of the sentence. Teenage girls did NOT say silly phrases and transform into warriors in skimpy outfits. And Pokemon didn't TALK!

"Impossible? As I've been telling Gary for a little bit, many things are possible." Ash smiled at Misty, amused that the feisty red head couldn't finish her sentence. "You've been recruited into a sacred battle, Misty. It's not a game, it's not something you can walk away from, short of death. Falkner found that out a few hours ago. The safety of the Universe depends on the people in this room, and the ones comming. Walking away is not an option."

Gary got up and took a definant pose. "And if I chose to try, Ash? I can kick your ass in a fight any day!"

Ash rolled his eyes. "Gary, in a formal challenge, if that's what you're suggesting, you'd lose. I've had time to practice what I can do, and to pratice control. You barely even know what you are, it's like a Magikarp taking on a Dragonite." Gary shook his head and charged at Ash, who picked up his knife and pointed it, while whispering, "Sonic Dragon!"

A burst of sonic shockwaves, outlined in black and purple to show it was dragon shaped, struck Gary in the chest, knocking him back into a wall. Ash pointed the knife at the ground, his eyes bleak. "I warned you."

Misty looked at the dent in the wall made by Gary's impact, then started at a soft, trilling laugh. "Hyperion, please spare the walls of my business. I just finished redecorating after the LAST time you goofed and blew my office walls out with that stunt." Misty turned to see the speaker.

She was tall and slim, wearing a grey business suit and high heels. Her hair was grey, and pulled back in two long pigtails that reached the floor. Her eyes were grey and dreamy, definetely the eyes of a person with many years of experiance. Her face however, was that of a woman in her late twenties, a rather beautiful woman. The stranger bowed gracefully. "Konnichiwa, Serra Senshi, atashi Karma, tooiu Serra Charon."[1]

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Falkner sensed the rising in Ash's spirit energy, knowing he was making an attack. When there were no follow ups or other reiki's rising, he assumed that it was either a challenge or a very weak monster. Salsa was taking them to the tea house as fast as he could, but even he couldn't stop the senshi from halting every five seconds for ice cream or text books or silk pillows or hyper potions or whatever else caught their eye. Falkner sighed. "By the time we get there, everything will have already been resolved..."

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Jessie and James sat on the rooftop of Michi's Tea House, trying to understand the conversation and it's follow up. It was Meowth that spoke up first.

"I din't get all they was talkin about, but it's seems that Ash is a lot stronger than we originally thought. That 'Sonic Dragon' knocked that other boy clean offa his feet and inta tha wall." Jessie nodded, her mind working furiously. Sabrina had changed into that strange girl, Sailor Earth, and the other woman had said she was also Sailor Charon. And Ash had talked about a sacred mission, a mission to protect the Universe Why? Jame's was thinking similar thoughts, then made his traditional frigthened noises as both Solaris and Karma looked up at the open skylight they were spying through. Solaris smiled. "Well, Jessie, James, Meowth, are you going to join us? Or sit up there pretending you didn't hear talking Pokemon and the baiscs of the senshi's mission?

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Cliff hanger ending, sorry bout that.
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[1]: Good Afternoon, Sailor Warriors. I am Karma, also called Sailor Charon.