Taiana reached the top of the stairs and was almost seen by Rhodonite and Amethyst. She crouched behind a sculpture of a monster just in time. They walked by, chatting as they went and descended the stairs towards the dungeon. Oh no! Taiana thought, they're gonna find Sean! She thought for a moment, then decided to continue on. I'll have to defeat Queen Chrysoberyl fast, for Sean's sake.
She kept going and finally arrived at the doorway to the Queen's throne room. She took a deep breath.
"Here goes," she whispered and slipped quietly inside. She stayed against the wall, hidden in the shadows and checking out her odds. The only person in the throne room was Queen Chrysoberyl herself, and she made no indication that she had heard Neo Sailor Venus enter. This is it, she thought and stepped out of the shadows.
Queen Chrysoberyl had sensed that someone was in the room, and had looked around. Seeing no one if the room, she had continued going over the progress on Venus. She caught a movement out of the corner of her eye and looked up to see Neo Sailor Venus standing in the middle of the room.
"What are you doing here?" Queen Chrysoberyl roared. She was dismayed that Neo Sailor Venus didn't even flinch.
"I'm here to destroy you and take back my planet!" she announced.
"Poor child," Queen Chrysoberyl chuckled, "do you honestly think you can defeat me?"
"Yes, you Nega-tramp!" Neo Sailor Venus yelled.
"No one calls me names and gets away with it!" Queen Chrysoberyl declared. She put one arm out, her palm towards Taiana and a gush of black energy headed straight for Neo Sailor Venus. She dodged just in time and it harmlessly hit the wall.
"Now it's my turn!" Taiana shouted, "Lightning Tornado Zap!" A small cyclone of lightning began to swirl in her upturned palms. She brought her arms back and threw the twirling lights at Queen Chrysoberyl. The tornado grew quickly and headed straight towards the Nega-queen. Just before it hit her, a dark force field surrounded the Queen, absorbing the Lightning Tornado.
"Too bad," Queen Chrysoberyl said with mock sympathy. "Dark Energy Annihilate!" Another beam headed for Neo Sailor Venus.
"Venus Crescent V Flash!" Taiana's bolt of light met Queen Chrysoberyl's half way. Taiana struggled to maintain her balance. The black energy was gradually taking over the light beam. Neo Sailor Venus strained against the pressure of the two beams. The dark energy was almost to her and she struggled to push it away. Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck the two beams where they met, stopping them both.
"I thought I already warned you Nega-losers about picking on my friend. I guess now I have to prove I was serious." Neo Sailor Venus and Queen Chrysoberyl looked at the doorway to find Night Warrior standing there. He strode quickly across the room and stood next to Taiana.
"How was my line this time?" he whispered.
"Better, but it still needs work," Taiana told him. "I thought your energy was gone." Sean started to reply but was interrupted.
"Enough talk," Queen Chrysoberyl stated. "Dark Energy Annihilate!"
"Rocks arise!" Night Warrior called. A huge rock rose out of the floor and absorbed the black bolt. Then the rock disappeared.
"That's enough," Queen Chrysoberyl said, "I'm tired of playing with you children. Dark Energy Dome!" Before Night Warrior or Neo Sailor Venus could do anything, a black dome covered them. Immediately, the dome began to suck their strength.
"Venus...Whirlwind...Blast!" Neo Sailor Venus managed. The whirlwind hit the dome and shattered it into a million pieces. Even though the dome was gone, their energy had already been zapped.
"Looks like I've got you," Queen Chrysoberyl snickered. "Dark Energy Annihilate!" The beam was headed straight for Neo Sailor Venus. I tried, Mina,she thought and closer her eyes, waiting for the shock.
"Moondust Cloud Envelop!"
"Crimson Dragon Flame!"
"Polar Icicle Launch!"
"Jupiter Rockslide Smash!"
Taiana raised her head and saw Queen Chrysoberyl recoil as she was hit by the attacks. The next thing she knew, she was being helped to her feet.
"Are you okay?" Neo Sailor Moon asked.
"I'm fine," Neo Sailor Venus answered, "What are you guys doing here?"
"We heard you were in trouble," Neo Sailor Jupiter informed, "so we came to help."
"I'm glad you guys are here," Neo Sailor Venus told them.
"We're glad you're okay," Neo Sailor Mercury said.
"Yeah, now let's kick some Nega-butt!" Neo Sailor Mars shouted.
"Yeah!" the five agreed in unison.
"Venus Kaleidoscope Confusion!" Neo Sailor Venus yelled. A bunch of bright lights began flashing around Queen Chrysoberyl.
"What's going on?" she shouted.
"Now Scouts!" Neo Sailor Venus called.
"Crescent Shock Beam!"
"Volcanic Lava Eruption!"
"Mercury Tidal Crash!"
"Jupiter Landmine Explosion!"
"Lightning Tornado Zap!"
All the attacks hit their target dead on. Queen Chrysoberyl slumped down in her throne.
"Good job, Sailors," Night Warrior complimented, "She's almost done, finish her!"
"I'm not as done as you thought," Queen Chrysoberyl smiled, "Dark Energy Dome!"
Just as before the dome surrounded them and began to zap their energy.
"Not again," Taiana groaned.
"How do we get out?" Echo asked weakly.
"We have to break it," Taiana answered.
"I'll do it," Blaize volunteered, "Mars Celestial Fire Surround!" The rings of fire began to bounce off the dome walls, but didn't go through.
"I don't understand," Neo Sailor Venus said, barely able to talk, "it worked before."
"She's using our energy to strengthen the dome," Alayna informed, "I might be able to break it if I use the Lunar Apocalyptic Chaos."
"No Alayna," Althena whispered, "you're not strong enough."
"It's our only chance," Neo Sailor Moon said, "Lunar Apocalyptic Chaos!" The attack hit the dome and shattered it. Even though the dome was gone, the Neo Sailor Scouts and Night Warrior were too weak to get up.
Taiana was laying face down on the cold floor. In front of her face lay the stone of the necklace that the woman had given her. As she stared at it, the Venus symbol appeared in it and began to glow. Immediately, Taiana began to feel stronger. The brighter the symbol glowed, the stronger Taiana felt. She stood up.
"Asking for more?" Queen Chrysoberyl smirked, "here you go. Dark Energy..." She stopped suddenly. Her eyes were fixed upon the necklace. "The Crest of Venus," she whispered.
"Crest of Venus Eliminate!" Neo Sailor Venus shouted, not knowing where the words had come from. The necklace glowed brighter than ever. Queen Chrysoberyl's face twisted in horror. Suddenly, a white-hot beam shot out of the necklace, knocking Neo Sailor Venus back a couple of steps. The beam hit Queen Chrysoberyl and went right through her.
"Noooo!" she screamed, then the light engulfed her. Everyone covered their eyes because the light was so bright. All of a sudden, the light exploded and disappeared, taking Queen Chrysoberyl with it. Little pieces of light floated down onto the Neo Sailor Scouts and Night Warrior, restoring their energy. They all got up and ran to Taiana who was still standing in the same spot.
"You did it, Neo Sailor Venus!" the Scouts exclaimed.
"Yeah," she said dazed, then collapsed. Night Warrior caught her.
"Taiana, are you okay?" Sean asked worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she answered wearily, "just a little drained."
"You did it, Tai," Alayna exclaimed, "you beat Queen Chrysoberyl."
"Where did you get that necklace?" Althena asked.
"From the woman who had my Pen," Taiana told her.
"What is the 'Crest of Venus'?" Echo inquired.
"I don't know," she answered. She stood up. "I think we better get out of here and go back to Venus. There's still monster's down there and we don't know where Amethyst and Rhodonite went."
"Good idea," Neo Sailor Moon agreed, "Neo Sailor Teleport!" They all disappeared from the throne room and reappeared on Venus, right outside the prison. A monster was standing nearby.
"Ready guy?" Neo Sailor Moon asked.
"Ready!" the other Sailors answered.
"Moondust Cloud Envelope!"
"Polar Icicle Launch!"
"Jupiter Rockslide Smash!"
"Crimson Dragon Flame!"
"Venus Sky Light Burst!"
All the attacks joined the Light Burst and covered the whole planet, destroying any monsters left. After all monsters were gone, the sky turned blue again.
"Now, to release the prisoners," Neo Sailor Venus said.
"Not so fast." Suddenly Amethyst and Rhodonite appeared in front of them.
"You destroyed our Queen," Rhodonite said, "Now we must avenge her!"
"You will pay for what you've done," Amethyst warned. She raised her arms to the sky. "Power of the Nega-moon, destroy the Sailor brats!" Black streaks of light began to shoot down from the sky. The Neo Scouts dodged them.
"Mars Fire Ignite!" Neo Sailor Mars shot fire at the Nega-nerds. Rhodonite pointed at the fire and extinguished it with a stream of water, then knocked Neo Sailor Mars down with it.
"Blaize, are you okay?" Neo Sailor Moon asked, running to her side. Neo Sailor Jupiter and Mercury joined them. Neo Sailor Venus watched them go, then turned to Rhodonite and Amethyst.
"Venus Celestial Lightbeam!" Taiana yelled. A pillar of light surrounded Rhodonite and Amethyst. Within seconds they were nothing but dust.
The other four Scouts and Night Warrior ran to Neo Sailor Venus.
"That was wicked cool," Neo Sailor Mars complimented.
"Yeah, but now it's time to release the prisoners," Night Warrior told the girls, "Night Power diminish."
"Sean?!" Neo Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter said in shock, "What are you doing here?"
"It's a long story," Sean told them, "right now we have to help the prisoners."
"Right!" the Neo Sailor Scouts agreed in unison, "Sailor Power diminish." The five girls and Sean went into the prison.
Inside the prison, the people recoiled in fear as they saw the girls and Sean walk by, thinking they were part of the Negaverse.
"It's okay," Taiana comforted, "we're here to release you." She found a rack on the wall containing six or seven keys. They each took one and began unlocking the cells. Taiana hurried to the cell where Jessie, Laura and the other were being held.
Jessie saw Taiana first. She jumped up and ran to the bars. "Taiana!" she yelled. Taiana unlocked the cell door and Jessie jumped into her arms.
"Taiana," she said, "you came back!"
"Of course I did," Taiana smiled, "I told you I would." The other children came running out and hugged Taiana too. Laura came out last.
"I don't know how you did it," Laura told her, "but thank you."
"If I didn't, who would?" she asked laughing. Just then, Alayna, Blaize, Echo, Althena and Sean walked up.
"Who are they?" Jessie asked.
"These are my friends," Taiana informed, "I couldn't have saved you without them." Taiana smiled and they smiled back.
"I know!" Echo suddenly exclaimed, "Let's celebrate by going out for ice cream!" Everyone laughed as they left the prison.