~*~*~ Gundam 07: Cosmic Darkness ~*~*~
By: Rogue Angel Barton
Hiyo! I don't own Gundam Wing or Sailor Moon.
This chapter is where the fun really starts. I'm being very serious this time! Very very very serious! Well, hope you guys like it!
This one is dedicated to Oniistar, the great author. Since she pain-stakingly, I made sure of it, worked on two chapters despite having to do a history project and with the flu, I thought hey, I might be nice too. So this is a small gift to her, nothing much, just a chapter. I hope you like it Onii-san.
*A minute in Rogue's hectic life*
Rogue: So Wufei, did you enjoy that last night? *Smirk*
Wufei: Damn onna, you're a killer in the sack. *Grin*
*Duo walks in yawning and hears the conversation*
Duo: Awww man, were you two at it again?! No wonder it sounded like an Olympic-bouncing contest next door. *Yawn*
Wufei: *Snorting* Not my fault the onna insisted upon a chase before I can take her.
Rogue: Oh Wufei, you know your little soldier loves that... *smiles seductively*
Wufei: *Blushing* Well um... you turn me on?
Rogue: Smart choice. Hm... I wanna have some fun tonight... *mentions for Wufei to follow into her room*
Wufei: *Blush* Awwwwww... come on, before anyone notices. *Grabs Rogue and runs into a room.*
Duo: *Sweatdrop* Not again, the second night in a row!
Rogue: *Screaming inside the room* OH WUFEI! YOU TURN ME ON!
*** You guys probably didn't need to know that. Oh well, I still love Trowa! Now on to the story!***
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"HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOTARU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hotaru jerked back in surprise as the whole ballroom lit up with a gold light. She gasped in shock. Standing below her in the ballroom were perhaps two hundred people, all dressed in formal wear and smiling up at her.
Hotaru felt tears rolling down her cheeks as her lips quivered with joy. God how can they be wonderful!? How can they be so...
"Happy B-day Hotaru!"
Hotaru was enveloped into a hug bear hug before she could even blink. She laughed as Duo swung her in the air around and around.
"Thanks Duo!" Hotaru shouted, her voice light with laughter.
"Happy birthday onna." Growled a voice behind her.
Duo put Hotaru down as she turned around. Wufei's forehead was scrunched but a light smile touched his lips. Hotaru smiled at him and hugged the stubborn Chinese man. He stiffened, but soon Hotaru found that his arms wrapped around her and squeezed slightly.
"Happy birthday on- Hotaru." Wufei said with a sigh.
Hotaru, knowing how hard that was for him, gave him a peck on the cheek. Wufei blushed a deep scarlet as Duo let out a complaint behind her. She felt five other presences behind her and turned around.
"Happy birthday Hotaru!"
Hotaru turned around in time to be hugged by the polite blond boy. Quatre grinned from ear to ear as he kissed her on the cheek. Hotaru smiled at Quatre and thanked him. Her smile widened once she realized how handsome he looked. He was like a little brother her, even though he was older. He was wearing a pink (I'm KIDDING! BLAME SATURNACTINGCHICK!) a dark navy suit, with a crisp white dress shirt, topped off with a black silk tie.
Next Trowa came up to her and embraced her. Trowa said nothing, but Hotaru knew that he wished her a happy birthday in his heart. As Hotaru pulled away, she realized that his eyes were shining, and then she knew or sure. She smiled and him and nodded. Then he faded away into the darkness once more. Hotaru closed her eyes and imagined him in his outfit once more. Trowa wore a black tuxedo, and he looked really good in it. The usual black jacket, black pants, and a black and gray vest, white dress shirt and a black bow tie.
"Hello Hotaru." Said a deep voice next to her.
Hotaru turned to see Milliardo smiling at her. He was wearing a dark gray suit that suited him well, with a stone gray vest and a stone gray tie that matched the vest. He smiled at her and pulled her into a loose hug.
"Happy birthday little one." Milliardo said with a grin.
"So I have a new baby-sitter huh?" Hotaru said, teasing him.
"Well it comes with Setsuna." Milliardo responded jokingly and receiving a giggle from Hotaru.
"Hey you two! I heard that!" Whined Setsuna in a very unladylike voice.
Hotaru laughed again as Setsuna walked over to them with a glare. Hotaru laughed as she hugged her guardian, the one always there for her. As Hotaru pulled back, she realized how beautiful Setsuna looked. Setsuna was wearing an elegant looking stone gray dress that matched Milliardo's vest and tie. It was strapless and flat in the front. It was long in the back and trailed to the floor.
"Setsuna you look great!" Hotaru squealed and hugged the older woman even tighter.
"You look better!" Yelled Setsuna in a very unSetsuna kind of way.
Milliardo and Trowa watched the two usually very classy and elegant women while sweatdropping. Trowa turned to Milliardo with a mocking smirk. Milliardo mock glared at him, since he knew whatever Trowa was going to say was not good.
"Well Milliardo, at least we can depend on them to act classy in an elegant party. Nice girlfriend." Trowa said in a light joking voice.
"Shut up Barton." Milliardo growled back.
Trowa chuckled lightly but stopped once he realized that one of his companions were missing. Hotaru was happily talking to the others... but a certain dark haired blue eyed man was missing. Trowa's wise emerald eyes swept through the whole ballroom. Where was he? Shouldn't he be here kissing her by now?
"I'll come out in time." A voice behind him suddenly sent shivers down Trowa's spine.
"Why aren't you with her now?" Trowa whispered in desperation.
"I have my reasons." Said the dark and menacing voice before disappearing into the shadows once more.
Trowa sighed and returned to the guys. Quatre steered Hotaru to meet some important guests who wished to meet the birthday girl. Hotaru put on a forced smile as she curtsied to every CEO she met. After about an hour, she finally got to relax with her friends.
"Quatre, I am NEVER EVER EVER coming to a formal party AGAIN!" Yelled Hotaru as she drank some punch.
"I am really sorry really sorry Hotaru! It was supposed to be a private kinda party, but then the media somehow realized that I was throwing a party. And then all the CEO's realized it and invited themselves. I' SOOOOOOOOOO SORRY!" Quatre cried while pulling his puppy eyes on her.
"I hate it when you do that." Sighed Hotaru in defeat.
Hotaru waved her friends off as each of them received invitations to dance. She smiled sadly as she stepped out of the grand ballroom, away from the lights, joy and festivity. She dropped her fake smile and let the pain and sadness show in her glass violet eyes.
A small sigh escaped from her carefully guarded facade. This party was all for her... everything... every part of it designed to make her happy. She was grateful for it. She truly was, from the bottom of her heart. She was so lucky to have friends like them... blessed by the gods and goddesses.
She looked up at the midnight sky, so dark and secretive, like her lover. The stars shined down upon her, ever present, forever beautiful. The moon was full today, something not unexpected on her birthday. Hotaru ran her hand along the white marble railing covered with beautiful white roses. The nightly dew covered the beautiful flowers and made them shine in the moonlight. Fireflies were everywhere that night, on the flowers, on the trees, in the air...
But where was her prince? Shouldn't he be there? Shouldn't he be sweeping her off her feet and showering her with presents? No, she doesn't mind the presents part, she doesn't need presents to make her happy. His presence would be enough. Just having him there, next to her made him feel so safe. It made her feel loved... treasured. It made her feel important. Hotaru sighed with defeat and exasperation.
"So where are you Knight in Shining White Armor?"
"I don't know where your knight is, but I know I'm right behind you."
The voice pierced the dark tension in the air and suddenly a pair of strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist and a strong chest pressed into her back. Hotaru felt her worries and pain simply drain out of her and a warm and comfortable feeling crept into her.
"Where were you?"
"I was always there... you just never noticed."
Hotaru shuddered slightly at the husky quality of his voice. Only he can make her feel like this... only him...
"Then why didn't you come out?"
"I didn't know if you wanted me to be there..."
"Of course I wanted you to be there! How can you even think such a thing?" Hotaru asked, her heart beating faster and faster.
"Because of this morning... I saw you..."
Heero paused at this point and stiffened. Hotaru sighed with realization. He had seen her throw the necklace into the drawer. She didn't mean to. IT was just... something about it made her remember her past...
"I-I'm sorry Heero. I didn't mean anything by it, I really didn't. It just... it reminds me of the past..."
"Oh...maybe I should take it back..."
"NO!"
Hotaru suddenly screamed and turned to see him. His Prussian eyes were dim with disappointment and a kind of pain. Hotaru sighed and ran a hand through his stubborn mane. She smiled as he closed his eyes and sighed at the soothing movement.
"We should try to tame that mane of yours one day..." Hotaru said jokingly.
"You know it'll never work..."
Heero opened his eyes and found himself drowning in her violet eyes again. Damn those eyes, damn that mesmerizing deep pools of light amethyst and damn how they sparkled in the light making the clearest diamonds seem muddy....
"Why do you make me feel this way?"
Hotaru looked at Heero puzzled. Why does she make him feel what way? What did he mean? Does he mean the feeling in her heart every time she saw him? Or was it the lightheaded feeling every time his skin came in contact with hers? Or is it the warm and safe feeling she got whenever he held her to him... the feeling of belonging with him...
"Why do you do the things you do to me?" Hotaru asked breathlessly.
"I think we both know why..." Heero said, his eyes dark.
"We both know we feel something for each other. And I know, you haven't told me everything there is to you. But you know what, I don't care. I really don't."
Hotaru felt her eyes cloud up, god, how can he be so perfect?
"We've have a lot of differences between us, and we have our own little quirks and differences. But I don't mind. And I don't care. It doesn't matter. That's not the important thing. I know we at times misunderstand each other, but I know you would never hurt me intentionally, and I would never, ever hurt you."
Hotaru rested her head in the croak of his shoulder, her eyes closing and listening to his soothing and deep voice.
"I know that I act as if I don't care sometimes, and I know that I can be cold or impassive. But I know that I care for you, more than anything else in the world."
Heero pulled back a little and forced her to look into his eyes.
"You're my savior, my other half.......................................... my tenshi..."
Hotaru let a single tear escape from her eyes. God how much she loved him.
Heero leaned toward, closing his eyes slowly and letting a crystal drop shine in the darkness. Hotaru leaned forwards towards him, closing her eyes as well, in hopes to seal this perfect night. Then slowly, their lips met in a sweet kiss. Slowly and gently, Hotaru showed him what she could never tell him. But actions, spoke much louder than words, especially now, under the twinkling stars, and the smiling silver moon.
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"YES! YES!!! YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Quatre looked over to the jumping Duo and smiled at his friend's enthusiasm. But he must admit, Heero gave him quite a scare there for a minute. But the night had gone perfectly, just as he hoped. And now his friends, the ones that truly deserved happiness, were in each other's arms, and very in love.
"Tonight was a success."
Quatre turned to Milliardo, who was currently being kissed by Setsuna for his comment, and smiled at the sight. Yes, love was in the air tonight. He heard Wufei mumbling about something on love making Heero weak. Quatre shook his head. No, love did not make Heero weak, but quite the opposite, it was making his friend so much stronger.
"You're wrong Wufei."
Trowa walked out of the shadows and scowled at the Chinese man. He was wrong, they were so much stronger now. Duo walked up to Trowa and smiled at his taller friend.
"Ay Trowa, don't let Wu-man bother you. He's just jealous of lover-boy out there."
Trowa chuckled slightly while Wufei cursed. He turned his attention to the couple outside once more.
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The two pulled away, breathless from the kiss. Hotaru smiled at Heero and kissed his cheek affectionately. Heero simply stroked her chin.
"You look beautiful tonight."
Heero realized just how beautiful. Hotaru was wearing a dark red velvet dress that hugged her every curve. It had spaghetti straps and a very low V neckline. It was formfitting and appeared to be painted on her. When it reached the knees, the front ended and the back and sides belled out. He would have to thank Setsuna later.
"You don't look half bad yourself."
Heero blushed lightly at the teasing tone in her voice. Hotaru looked at her prince... or dark prince in tonight's case. He wore a black suit, black dress shirt, and a dark blue silk tie that matched the deep coloring of his eyes. It brought out the more mysterious and dangerous side of him.
"I have a present for you."
Hotaru looked up at him with a smile. He was so perfect! Then she watched as he removed a flat box from his suit jacket. It was a perfect square, and the top was deep purple silk. She was about to open it when he suddenly stopped her.
"No, open it later."
"Now you're just teasing me!" Hotaru whined and smacked Heero playfully on the arm.
Hotaru was met by sweet and low laughter. His eyes lit up with a passionate glow as he chuckled. Hotaru loved that sound and kissed his on the cheek as she stood on her tiptoes.
"Come on tenshi."
Heero suddenly said as he controlled his laughter. Hotaru smiled as she rested her right hand on his outstretched left arm. She looked deeply into his beautiful blue eyes as they started to walk back to the entrance of the garden. Slowly the tall white doors opened for them, revealing Duo and Wufei grinning behind the door. Duo winked at the two as they walked past him.
Out of the corner of his eyes, Heero saw the braided one and that stupid grin on his face. He didn't care, because he was still caught up in Hotaru's mesmerizing eyes.
The lights around them slowly blacked out. Then, a spotlight shown down on the couple as they walked to the middle, still staring deeply into each other's eyes. Everyone smiled at this beautiful sight.
Then as they reached the middle of the dance floor, Heero slid Hotaru's hand from his forearm and smoothly into his left hand. Heero grabbed Hotaru's left hand and held it tightly in his. Hotaru made a move to place her right hand on Heero's shoulder, but Heero suddenly grabbed it and smiled mysteriously at Hotaru's confused expression.
"Foolish girl, this is your party, your rules..." Heero whispered huskily.
Hotaru was still confused, but Heero slowly moved her hands, so that they rested on his neck. His strong arms wrapped around her waist, where they belonged. Then sweet music reached their ears as they began to sway gently...
Hotaru smiled and rested her head on Heero's chest. Heero sighed with contentment and rested his chin on top of Hotaru's head. The two smiled, in their own little worlds, and danced to their soul's content.
"You know what Ru?"
Hotaru looked up and Heero and saw that his Prussian eyes were shining with a playful gleam.
"What?"
"You can open up your present now."
Hotaru sighed and rested her head on his chest again.
"Maybe later."
"That is if you get a later Saturn!"
Hotaru snapped away from Heero and looked around for that confident and arrogant voice that she recognized. Her eyes widened, no it can't be! How could they of found her? How could they get through the dimensional portal!?
"Yes Hotaru, I do agree, how do you know that you will have a later?"
Hotaru shivered, she knew that voice as well. Low, soft spoken with a slight accent to it. Who else could be so gentle seeming and yet spiteful at the same time? She remembered a time when that voice used to study with her, always the one above her studies. She was probably the one that located her; none of the others had enough brain to do that task.
"Nice boyfriend you have there. However, he's too good for the likes of you, I can say that. Love is a fickled thing after all."
That snobby, bitchy and all around 'I'm better that you in you face' voice was definitely one she knew. Love was a fickled thing... she should know... she is both love, and a very fickled thing. She never liked Hotaru, and now it was pay back time for her.
"What's wrong? The lil firefly afraid of her old comrades?"
Hotaru felt her posture change from one of shock to one of the soldier within. That was right, former comrades, meaning in the past. They hadn't come to apologize like she had wished, no, they were here to finish the business. And that voice... just another one of the traitors to her. That kind but tough voice full of scorn and sarcasm.
"What's wrong coward? Couldn't take us so you decided to run? Apparently I hadn't taught you anything have I?"
No... not her... god not her... Hotaru felt the fear clawing at her again. No, she didn't want to see her. She didn't want to hear her. That low, deep, masculine voice once held so much love for her. IT used to read her bedtime stories, and throw temper tantrums when she didn't get her way...
"We've finally found you you little spore. Took us a while but hey, at least we didn't need the Time Guardian."
Hotaru closed her eyes at the spiteful voice. The person behind that... the one that used to teach her how to play the violin... the one that kissed her knee when she scraped it... the one that used to scold her lover whenever she said something bad...
"What are you guys doing here?! I made sure the time portal was closed to you traitors!"
Hotaru's eyes snapped open and watched as Setsuna stepped from the shadows, her red eyes burning with rage and disgust.
"Oh sweet Setsuna, decided to join the little traitor I see."
Hotaru gasped as the figure stepped out into the light. Short blond hair, a short blue and gold fuku, and light blue eyes that burned with cynicism and hate.
"I really had better expectations for someone like you."
Hotaru shook her head, refusing to watch the next one step out. But she couldn't, she watched as her Michi-mama walked out and leaned against Uranus. She looked the same, but her red ruby lips were turned up in a deadly and malicious sneer.
"Face it lil bitch, it's us."
Hotaru glared as the figure stepped out from shadows on the balcony. Her long blond hair was let free as usual, and her orange fuku even more revealing than before. Her pink lips were smirking at her with an air of superiority, and her clear blue eyes arrogant and unforgiving.
"That's right, you think you can escape from us... but we have come."
The soft voice mocked her as she stepped out from the shadows. Her pale blue hair was in the usual style and ever graceful. But her blue eyes were no longer kind and shy, but mocking her, telling her that they found her... and that they were better.
"This is the end for you little Saturn."
With her brown hair still up in her high ponytail and her green fuku and pink bow, Jupiter stepped out from the shadows. Her lips no longer the kind and generous smile that she always wore, but rather the sneer on Michiru and Minako's face. It mocked her, condemned her... it slowly destroyed her.
"We get to have some fun now... real fun..."
The last figure stepped out, her raven hair now had light purple highlights, and her violet eyes still the same. Her head held high and proud, she looked down at Hotaru from the balcony. Even with her face still shrouded in the shadows, Hotaru could see that her violet eyes held the usual scorn and arrogance and mocking, but now even stronger than before. Her lips still curved upwards in that arrogant sneer and knowing hatred.
Setsuna looked at Hotaru with hopelessness shining in her dark green eyes. Hotaru nodded and looked back at them again. They were all her friends at one point, they were at one point there for her, kind to her... supported her. She remembered how Ami used to tutor her so that she got a head start in the next grade or chapter. How Rei used to teach her meditation and how to calm yourself down... although the fiery priestess often failed when Usa-chan was in the picture. There was also Minako, whom she never really got along with, but was a good person to call if you wanted to go shopping. Then there was Makoto, the girl that used to teach her how to cook, and fight off those bullies that plagued her.
"Hotaru, remember, these aren't your old friends."
Hotaru stiffened as strong arms wrapped around her waist from behind. She could smell Heero's husky and strong scent. It was his, and no one else could have that scent. She sighed and knew that he was right... as usual. These weren't her friends...
And they weren't her parents. Hotaru looked at Uranus and Michiru standing side by side, smirking down at her. No... it wasn't the same Haruka-papa that read her bedtime stories, not the Haruka-papa that taught her how to ride motorcycles, not the Haruka-papa that always defended her, and not the Haruka-papa that loved her forever and to the end of the world.
And that woman, that has the wavy sea green hair and kind eyes, that wasn't her Michiru-mama. She was Neptune, the Outer Scout. She wasn't the one that kissed Hotaru good night before, she wasn't the one that made meals with love, and she wasn't the one that hugged Hotaru when Hotaru cried... no... she wasn't the same person.
"Follow your heart tenshi... just follow your heart..."
Hotaru snapped around and looked into the beautiful pools of Prussian blue of her lover. She watched as he smiled encouragingly at her, and she felt him lending his strength to her. She couldn't smile back; she knew what she was about to do.
"Be careful."
Hotaru couldn't respond before Heero pulled Hotaru tightly to him and kissed her with everything he felt for her. What he couldn't put into words he told it all to her through that one kiss. All the passion, all the lust he felt, all the joy she brought, all the pain when she was away, and all the love that he felt for her... all for her.
Hotaru felt herself fall into his kiss. She could tell that he was trying to tell her everything he kissed her. The passion and lust he felt was transferred into his kiss as his lips pressed against hers with force and roughness. He told her all the joy he felt by stroking her back as he kissed her and slowed down. He told her all his pain of her departure by speeding up slightly, and holding her to him in an iron grip, as if never wanting to let go. And he told her his love for her by gently massaging her lips with his, slowly running his tongue over her lips.
She didn't care. She loved him so much... she felt all the things he felt. She couldn't tell him, or show him... but she knew his heart heard her.
Hotaru slowly pulled away and looked at him, her eyes shining with pain and love. Heero's eyes reflected the same as their lips met again in a sweet brief kiss.
Hotaru then turned around, her eyes bright with new determination and hope. She looked at the Scouts, her eyes cold, but they could see this was one battle she refused to lose.
"You guys want me? Well you got me."
Hotaru held up her henshin pen as she closed her eyes and savored the memory of Heero's lips on hers. She would win... for their future.
"SATURN CRYSTAL MAKEUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
A huge bright violet light engulfed the entire ballroom. Everyone in the room seemed to have felt a chill descend upon the ballroom, along with silence. The atmosphere changed from a light and festive one to one of darkness and destruction. When the light died down, SuperSailor Saturn stood where Hotaru once did. In her purple fuku, and her Silence Glaive in her hand, she looked upon the traitorous Scouts with dead and lifeless eyes.
"PLUTO CRYSTAL MAKEUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Another light swallowed the ballroom, this time an eerie dark green. Time itself seemed to have stop as people looked on in amazement. Once the light died, there stood SuperSailor Pluto, Time staff and all. She glared at the other Scouts before taking her place by her Princess' side.
"Now the real fun starts!" Mars suddenly yelled.
Then as if all hell broke loss, Mars, Jupiter and Venus leapt from their spots and charged at Saturn at full speed. Uranus and Neptune watched for a minute for jumping from the balcony and spiraling downwards at the prepared Pluto.
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
Hotaru leapt to the right as the attack from Mars came spiraling towards her.
"Jupiter. Oak. EVOLUTION!"
"VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"
The two attacks came at Saturn, one on the right and the other on the left. Hotaru jumped into the air, but was hit by Mars' sneak attack. She slid a few feet back before doing a back flip to avoid Jupiter and Venus' attack.
"We have to help her!" Screamed Quatre as he watched his two new friends fighting against unfair odds.
"Quatre' right! We have to help!" Yelled Duo as he pulled out his guns and started shooting at Uranus.
But Uranus simply snapped her hand out and the bullet went flying back at Duo, who ducked just in time. Mercury watched as the six guys tried in vain to help their friends.
"You guys are useless, I don't know why Saturn bothered having you on her team."
Trowa snapped his head and glared at the small girl. She seemed so innocent, and yet she wasn't. She was cold and mocking.
"We are her friends first, being on her team is just an addition."
Mercury watched as the tall man glared at her from the corner of his eyes. He turned to his friends who tried to tackle Neptune and ran to help them. She kept an eye on him. He was tall, silent, wise, and had the eyes of one that have seen much. Her brows furrowed as she unleashed an attack to shock the boys. If they were in different situations, there might have been something...
Setsuna knew that Neptune and Uranus would overpower her soon. They've grown so strong in the two months they've been away. How was it possible? Although they were the Scouts, there was no way that they could become that powerful. Something wasn't right here.
Pluto clenched her jaw shut as she was hit by an attack from Uranus. Unleashing her own attack, she watched as it hit Uranus in the stomach. But before she could do anything, an attack from Mars sent her flying to wall. Pluto let out a small groan before she leaned against her staff and struggled to get up.
"The end is now Pluto. You'll die with the little twit."
Setsuna watched as Mars spit out those words and approached her. Setsuna glared at her and knew she wasn't powerful enough to stop them. At least she tried to save her princess. Setsuna closed her eyes and waited for the inevitable.
"NO! SETSUNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Setsuna felt a tear slip down her cheek once she heard Milliardo's petrified and anguished scream. She felt Jupiter's attack before she heard it. She felt her right side go numb as the smell of human flesh roasting reached her nose.
"Setsuna I love you."
Pluto heard Mars yell out her attack and then her right arm slowly go numb on her as well.
"I love you too Milliardo."
Pluto felt her Time Staff fall from her hand and crash to the floor.
"It might be the end one day..."
"NO SETSUNA-MAMA!!!!"
"NO SETSUNA! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Setsuna felt her power draining. Then as everyone watched in horror and time itself seemed to slow down... Setsuna collapsed on the floor...limp...
"I might not make it back alive one day..."
"I know Setsuna. But I still love you."
"I love you too."
"I'm sorry Milliardo..."
"NO SETSUNA!"
The boys watched helplessly as Setsuna collapsed to the floor. Milliardo fell to his knees as his shoulder shook violently as he cried. Heero watched the six women with hate burning in his eyes. They only stood there and smirked, as if proud of their achievement.
Heero then turned to Hotaru, who was on the floor, staring intently at the limb body of Setsuna, tear trailing down her face. Heero didn't know why she hadn't tried to stop them. What was he thinking? Of course she tried, but something was wrong.
"FEAR THE WRATH OF SATURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Everyone, even Milliardo, looked up once they heard Saturn's angry and pain-filled cry. The other Scouts visibly paled and they all gulped. Some fear escaped into their eyes as they watched angry girl slowly stand up with her head down. As she slowly raised their heads, the Scouts and the boys stepped back. Her eyes were a blank violet, so dark by the anger that it looked black. IT was cold, dull, lifeless...
"SILENCE!!!!!!!!!!! GLAIVE! SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Suddenly the Silence Glaive started to glow an eerie dark purple. Suddenly, like with Pluto Dead Scream, a dark purple ball of energy was produced at the tip of the Glaive. Then suddenly Saturn unleashed it toward, and the energy ball hit an invisible shield as sparks flew everywhere. The energy suddenly broke through the shield and the Scouts leapt aside to avoid the energy.
"Nice moves little Saturn." Uranus said while powering up her own attack.
Then at once, Neptune and Uranus powered their attacks and fired at Saturn.
"Saturn Silent wall!"
The attack was easily deflected as Saturn leapt at them. The Scouts dove to the side and surrounded Hotaru. Jupiter and Mercury leapt into the air and fired up their attack.
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Heero tried to run to Saturn, but he suddenly rammed into an invisible wall. Heero fell to the floor as he pounded the shield with all he had. After several agonizing minutes, Heero collapsed on the floor as he stared at Hotaru in vain.
"Well, Saturn found a little boy friend."
Heero snapped his head to the right when she heard the mocking and evil voice. A man in dark blue armor stepped into the light. His black eyes were shining with a dark and shameless power. With short black hair, he projected an aura of darkness, lust for power, and ruthlessness.
"And you are?" Heero managed to growl out in disgust.
"I'm Edymion, Prince of Earth, and Future King of Earth."
Heero glared at the man as he spoke with arrogance and pride. What was he thinking? No one would allow him to be king. That would be a disgrace.
"The people of Earth would never allow a fool like you to rule."
Edymion looked upon the insolent boy who dared speak to him in that manner. His roguish appearance and wild manner, no, he wasn't elegant and well bred like himself. This... street rat that Saturn had picked up obviously didn't know whom he was speaking to. Foolish boy.
"How dare you speak to me in such manner?! Have you no respect for the man that shall rule you one day? What? Do you think you can do better?"
Edymion smirked at the last part. This boy? Rule the world? Ha! Preposterous! He watched with amusement as the boy drew himself up from the floor. Then he glared at Edymion's direction. Edymion felt his blood run could and time itself freeze as he stared into those icy Prussian eyes. That hair, those eyes, that....... almost like...
No it couldn't be. He was just letting his nerves get to him. OF course it couldn't be! That was... so long ago. Edymion regained his cool and turned to the Scouts having fun with the little Saturn.
Saturn groaned as she was slammed into the marble staircase. She was losing badly. They'd become so powerful. He left her left side go numb as a powerful attack from Venus. She felt her wrist breaking and the pain becoming unbearable. Saturn struggled to stand up and released an attack.
"DEAD.REBORN. EVOLUTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Everything went deadly silent before the whole ballroom literally disappeared. When the purple light died down, the ballroom was gone with only pieces of marble and stone left. The G-boys were safe in the shield, but they only stayed there motionless.
"Not bad."
Saturn's eyes widened as the Scouts appeared, mildly hurt.
"We've gotten much stronger as you've probably guessed." Mars stood idly and smiled at Saturn.
"NOW WE'LL FINISH YOU!!!!!!!!!!!" Yelled Mercury as she charged at Saturn.
Saturn screamed in pain as she felt all the Scouts attacked her at once. Then another shriek pierced the air as Uranus got close enough to Saturn. Uranus swiped at Saturn. Suddenly her Space Blaster Sword appeared. Saturn stepped back slightly, but couldn't avoid it.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Saturn screamed in pain and fell to the ground as she held her right hand up to her eyes. No... no... Blood started to seep through her white gloves. She felt the pain encase her... no... god please no. With her right hand still covering her eyes, she tried to open her eyes, but found that she couldn't. God no! She was blind! God this couldn't be...
"Well, Lil Saturn having problems seeing?" She recognized it as Uranus' voice.
"TAKE THIS!!!"
Saturn bit her bottom lips as she felt an attack hit her right lower leg. She heard the bones crack sickeningly before the whole leg went numb. Then Mars fired up her attack, and it burned her already damaged eyes and body. This was the end... for her...
"HOTARU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hotaru smiled faintly and turned to the direction of Heero's voice. What she wouldn't give to see him... before...
Hotaru loss control over her body as a powerful electrical shock from Jupiter sent her spazing. Suddenly she remembered something. She held her remaining good hand out and in it appeared Heero's present to her.
A suddenly shove from a Scout and Hotaru found herself on the floor. She didn't have enough strength to retaliate now. Slowly she lifted the top off. Then with her right hand, her fingers gently dipped inside. Her fingers came in contact with cold metal. Then slowly, she dragged her finger downward, to reveal that the object was rather long, a good five-six inches. Then her fingers drew back. Something had pricked her.
Her hand dipped in again. A sharp corner? She then counted eight corners. What the...?
Saturn didn't get a chance to finish that thought. Another attack hit her on the head. Soon all, not just her sight, became black. As her head fell limply to the ground, leaving ruins of destruction, blood everywhere, and deadly silence throughout the world.
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HOW WAS THAT HUH?! HUH!?
Was that a good enough thing to leave you guys on a cliff?
Better of been, worked hard on that part.
~*~*~ Note ~*~*~
I would like for those of you that read 'A Beautiful Site to See' by the brilliant LunaPrincess to know, that I did NOT COPY HER IDEA! I had this idea about this part long before I read her fic, I swear. I would never plagiarize another author's brilliant work in any way.
That is not the end! That is only the beginning! If you guys like this, please review. I've been feeling depressed about this fic lately. I really do actually. I'm having second thoughts. If you guys like it, give me a review!
And don't worry, like I said, there will be more on the next chapter. There will be a lot explained in the next chapters really.
Stick around!
Oh yeah, as usual thanks to my editors. I put this through a really quick spell check before I sent it to them. As usual they deserve every mention I give of them and so much more.
Also, I don't know the attacks very well. Forgive me!
PS Er... IceQueen oh mighty, talented, brilliant, perfect, and um... wise editor of mine? I was wondering if you still wanted to be my editor since you changed your email and all that?! And um... I don't know which profile is yours. *Gets hit on the head by her daughter Jade* Um... to many IceQueen's. Gomen! If you don't want to be my editor no more, please email me or something? N if you do... er... email me too?