Kreskin ==} thanks for the review. I'm still working on this story; it's just that I didn't get around to updating in awhile. Hope you like the battle scene in this chapter. I'd been planning on using one of the attacks for awhile now. ~_^
Part 11: Plans.
Annamika brushed a loose strand of strawberry-blond hair out of her face as she hit the buttons on the arcade game. "This isn't fair!" she protested as her car went off the track.
"I win." Ardiana cheered as her car crossed the finish line. "Better luck next time Ann."
"Who wants to play me in Mortal Kombat?" Nariko asked the other two.
"I don't care for that violent game." Ardiana declined.
"No way." Annamika replied. "You always win that one, Nariko."
"I'll play." Noelani's statement caused the three younger girls to turn around. Noelani was dressed in jeans and a dark blue shirt, while Lirit had on a skirt with a sea green top.
"So have you three done anything besides video games today?" Lirit asked the girls.
"Nariko took us to her dojo and made us join." Annamika slightly whined. "The sensei wanted to test us to see which class for us to join, so we had to work out."
"At least you're in the same class as me." Ardiana replied. "Nariko already has her black belt so she's in a different class." She explained to the older girls.
"Where we going to play or not?" Noelani started walking back to the mortal kombat game, and Nariko hurried after her.
"Lani has a weakness for fighting games." Lirit told Annamika and Ardiana.
"So does Nariko." Annamika stated. "But I don't play against her anymore because she always wins."
"RPG games are my favorites." Ardiana added. "I like something with strategy. I really don't care for the pointless violent games."
The three of them walked to the other side of the arcade as they finished talking. They found Noelani and Nariko just as they had finished the game.
"I can't believe I lost!" Nariko exclaimed. "I want a re-match!"
"Maybe another time, Nariko." Annamika told her friend. "We have to get to the temple soon so the others can contact us."
"They were going to report soon weren't they?" Lirit asked.
"Yes, we set up a particular time so we could make sure we were in a private place when they called." Ardiana explained.
***
That afternoon Misu, Aiko, and Tacy were gathered in Toki's apartment. Toki walked into the living room with drinks for everyone then settled herself on the couch.
"It's evening in New Hope, and its just about time for our meeting." Toki told the small group. She waited a few moments before opening her communicator. ~Toki here, are you all ready? ~
~ Yes. Lirit here. Lani, Annamika, Ardiana, and Nariko are here with me. ~
~ What do you have to report? ~ Toki asked.
~ Nothing unusual here so far. ~ Lirit's voice could be herd as she replied.
~ What do you mean 'so far'? ~ Aiko asked over her communicator.
~ My mirror has been cloudy ~ Lirit's voice stated.
~ I've been having visions as well ~ Ardiana's voice could be heard.
~ Keep an eye out and be careful then. ~ Toki responded. ~ Let us know if there is any enemy movement in your area. ~
~ How are things on earth? ~ Noelani's voice could be heard again.
~ Someone named Devi showed up and Misu and I fought her yoma. She said she was just observing that day. ~ Aiko told them.
~ Be careful. ~ Lirit's voice could be heard again. ~We have to be going now; some of the girls are expected home soon. ~
~ Let me know when a good time to touch base again is. ~ Toki replied. ~ Until then be careful.~
~ Good bye ~ Toki turned off her communicator after Lirit finished speaking and Aiko followed suit.
"So what are the plans for the rest of the afternoon?" Aiko asked.
"We can rest for now; it will be time for dinner soon anyways." Toki replied.
"I can run some scans then." Misu said as she pulled out the Mercury computer and started up a few programs.
"What are you scanning?" Tacy asked.
"I'm checking some of the magical power levels in the area, especially around Tokyo tower." Misu replied while changing a few of the parameters. "I also have a program hacking into the police database to see if I can find anything unusual."
"Isn't that illegal?" Tacy asked.
"What if you got caught?" Aiko chimed in
"Don't worry Aiko." Misu looked up at the blonde. "The Mercury computer can tap into any database without leaving any sign of being there like any other computer would. It's a combination of magic and Mercury technology. And yes I'm sure it's illegal, but this is a good way to gather information without risking anything."
"Good idea Misu." Toki complimented her. "Now you can all keep yourselves entertained while I take a bath." She picked up her mug of green tea and headed into the bathroom.
***
"Why are we here again?" Nariko asked. She, Ardiana, and Annamika were standing near the area where they fought Morrisa.
"I had a vision the other night of something happening here." Ardiana replied. Suddenly she shuddered and pulled the others farther into the alley. "Transform" she hissed. "Mars Guardian power make up!"
"Moon Guardian power make up!" "Jupiter Guardian power make up!"
"So the little guardians have decided to come out and play." A voice could be heard. "DARK MISTS!"
A dark mist covered the area, even seeping into the alley. Mars stepped out into the edge of the area outside the alley. Moon and Jupiter followed closely behind her.
"MOON TWIGHLIGHT FLASH!" Guardian Moon aimed her attack into the center of the dark mist. The mist slowly faded revealing a dark figure. "Light always conquers the dark! I am Guardian Moon protector of the light.."
"DARK BOLTS!" the feminine figure shot her attack at all three of the guardians.
Mars saw the attack and threw herself at Moon, knocking them both out of the way. Jupiter walked out from behind a tree at readied herself for an attack. "JUPITER COCUNT CYCLONE!" The energy flew at the figure, but was absorbed by shields in front of her.
"That didn't work on Morrisa; do you really think that would work on me?" The figure chuckled as she watched Moon and Mars stand back up. With the rest of the mist gone her fitted black dress and dark skin could be seen. She flipped a lock of pitch black hair over her shoulder and glared at the guardians. "I Sauda will be the death of you warriors. I never got to surpass Morrisa while she was still alive, so killing you will have to suffice for now."
"MARS SNAKE FIRE!" Mars fired her attack only to have it absorbed by the shields.
"Good now I have all three of your energies, now die!" Sauda's hands started glowing white, then green and red. "ENERGY BLASTER!"
"TIARA STARDUST!" the sparkles that flew out of Moon's tiara met the oncoming energy and absorbed some of it, but the rest hit the guardians before they could get out of the way. Moon took the worst hit as she hadn't as much time as the other two.
Sauda had a feral grin on her face as she looked at the downed warrior. Mars and Jupiter pulled themselves up and made sure Moon was alright before turning to face the dark one.
"It's all over now." Sauda chuckled. "I doubt you can take much more, and this is a perfect time while your reinforcements are on Earth." She laughed as two weak attacks hit her shields. "You really don't know when to give up do you. Oh well, more fun for me…" Sauda screamed as she went flying and hit a brick wall. "What the hell!" She sat up as she spoke.
"You forgot about us." Uranus had just stood back up before talking. Neptune was standing beside her. The throw move had taken a bit more then she thought, but it still worked.
"VIOLIN TIDE!" Neptune watched as part of her attack hit Sauda before she could reinforce her shields which had become disrupted when she hit the wall.
Sauda pulled herself into a standing position and faced the five warriors. "I didn't know there were more then one of you that could do physical attacks. Oh well, I'll just have to be careful now."
Moon managed to sit up while Sauda had gotten off of the ground. Mars and Jupiter helped her stand.
"I might be able to take her shield down for a moment if you have a strong attack." Mars whispered to the group.
"Get ready, and when I say so do it then." Uranus softly replied. "Anyone else can attack after Neptune and me."
"Oh planning will do you no good." Sauda mocked the guardians. "My shields can withstand your most powerful attacks so there is nothing you can do."
"NEPTUNE!" Uranus shouted. She started to glow dark blue.
"URANUS!" Neptune followed suit, only her aura was aqua blue.
"Ooooh a glowing trick." Sauda laughed. "DARK…"
"FLOWER HURRICANE!" Jupiter attacked. The electrically charged flower petals blocked Sauda's view and allowed Uranus and Neptune to continue powering up.
Mars started to power up also when Jupiter attacked. She saw Uranus's wink and released her energy into an ofuda. "Akuro Taisan!" She shouted at the glowing paper and threw it at Sauda.
Neptune and Uranus were now standing next to each other and glowing the same blue color. Neptune raised her Arms up while Uranus pushed hers forward. "SEA SKY BLAST!" The waves of energy flew towards Sauda and arrived just after the ofuda caused the shields to spark.
"MOON ROSE SURPISE!" Moon's energy flower blasted at Sauda and caught up with the other attack.
The dark warrior screamed as the attacks past where her shield's had been a moment before and hit her square in the chest. She continued to scream and yell as she fell to the ground and started to fade out.
"SAUDA!" A voice echoed from somewhere.
"Kali-sama!" Sauda gasped looking up at the mass of dark energy forming above her. She screamed yet again as the dark energy shot out from the mass and hit her. Slowly she started to float up until her semi-transparent body reached the mass. There was a slight popping sound as the two were merged into a larger dark mass then disappeared.
"What the hell was that?" Jupiter shouted,
"We better get out of here." Mars noticed that people were starting to investigate the noises they had herd. "Let's go." She jumped back into the Alley and the others followed her.
***
"Now Sauda you do it this way." Morrisa glared at the other woman. "It's not that hard, even weak magic users can use this spell."
"Gomen Morrisa-sempai." Sauda stared at the dark ground. 'Why me? Why Morrisa?' She thought bitterly.
"Pay attention." Morrisa demanded as she slapped Sauda across the face. "Someone of my status shouldn't have to waste my time training others."
"Having fun Morrisa." Devi chuckled as she walked up to the others.
"Shut it Devi." Morrisa growled at her. "You think this is fun don't you."
"Actually yes I do if you must know." Devi looked at Morrisa then at the red mark on Sauda's face. "If you would have listened to Kali-sama she wouldn't have punished you."
Sauda grinned at Morrisa's reaction. 'So that's why I'm stuck with her.'
"Well if you will excuse us Devi, I have to train this incompetent, if that's even possible." Morrisa stared at Devi as she shrugged and walked off. Seeing Devi leave Morrisa turned back to Sauda who stopped grinning before Morrisa could see. "Well let's continue with this waste of my time."
"Hai Morrisa-sempai." Sauda replied. 'Just wait Morrisa, some day I will be better then you."
Sauda groaned as the flood of memories assaulted her. Remembering her training with Morrisa was still painful. She started to become aware of her surroundings. The floor was smooth and cold and a very dim light penetrated her closed eye lids.
"Well you're awake." The voice caused Sauda to open her eyes and look up at who was speaking to her.
"Kali-sama." Sauda pulled herself up and bowed. "I'm sorry I failed you."
"You did not fail me child." Kali grinned as she saw Sauda shudder at being referred to in such a way. 'She still has anger in her; Sauda will still be of use to me.' Kali thought before she started speaking again. "While you didn't eliminate those warriors you did show their strengths and weaknesses."
"Thank you Kali-sama." Sauda replied as she straitened up.
"Now you must rest and get your strength back." Kali commanded. "Do not go out again until I give you orders, is that understood?"
"Hai, Kali-sama." Sauda bowed and walked out of Kali's chamber.
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Hope you liked that chapter, I know it took awhile. Too much school work and not enough time. Hopefully I'll be able to update more often this semester since I'm only taking 4 classes.
About the attack Neptune and Uranus did: Remember the part where Misu's biological mom told her and Aiko that the houses of Neptune and Uranus were joined but there were two children? Well Neptune and Uranus each have their own powers, but because each has a bit of the other blood line in them they can do that joint attack (I had been thinking about that one for awhile, just needed a good enough battle to use it in.) Moon had the rose attack because she is also descended from our dear tux mask (I was trying to figure out a way to change the 'tux smoking bomber attack' but the rose worked for now I guess)
And the name Sauda means dark beauty.