Hotaru looked up to the tall tower. She had only seen castles twice, once
on the Silver Millennium, and the other on fairy tale books, where the hero
would go inside the dark castle to save the damsel in distress. Again
glancing up she shivered.
"No prince would come out alive from this castle." She whispered to no one in particular. However Vegeta heard her. Snorting, he walked to the castle stopping only in front of the moat. Jumping into the air he headed to the window on the tower, although a hand stopped him before he could get away.
"What do you want kid?" Vegeta snapped annoyed to the pale youth.
"Umm.I'm sorry, but I-I can't fly." Hotaru said shyly bowing her head.
Vegeta rolled his eyes before scooping her into his arms and flying both of them to their target. Hotaru felt herself being lifted thru the air, with a 'yelp' she clung herself to Vegeta's neck trying not to see the ground fifty feet under her.
Landing softly on the stone floor Vegeta let Hotaru hop down finally getting rid of the death grip in which she had gripped his neck. Inspecting the room Vegeta walked to a corner that contained an old bookcase, finding nothing interesting he tried to find any kind of traps. No traps, no security systems, nothing. There was nothing suspicious, nothing looked like they were preparing for their coming. 'Good, get in, get out, and be done with it.' Vegeta thought.
Hotaru looked around the room, nothing looked dangerous, or threatening to her. She actually couldn't feel if anything on the room was filled with dark energy, crap! the entire castle was swimming with the stuff! Walking to the door she tried the knob. Closed. Trying a second time she gave it a little pull. Nothing again. With an annoyed grunt Vegeta shoved Hotaru to the side. Hotaru saw with interest how Vegeta's hand began glowing a light blue color, realizing what Vegeta was trying to do Hotaru's eyes widened.
"Shit! Silence Wall!" A purple wall surrounded them and the door when Vegeta's Ki blast hit it, blasting it to splinters, muffling the sound that the explosion made.
"See? It was easy." Vegeta smirked walking over the pieces of what it used to be the door.
"Easy? EASY?!?! Are you fucking crazy?!?! You almost gave our fricking positions away!!!" Hotaru fumed trying to get her temper on check before she blasted him to pieces.
"My, my, I didn't know you had such a colorful vocabulary." Vegeta said mockingly smirking when she blushed.
"I, Umm.whatever, just lets go. We have to get to the throne room in fifteen minutes before the fireworks start." Hotaru walked in front of Vegeta not trying to see the arrogant prince anymore that she actually had to.
Walking out the room Vegeta and Hotaru stared at the only two obvious ways of going down. A case of stairs laid behind one door and an elevator on the opposite one.
"Well, should we go down on door number 1, or should we take what's behind door number 2?" Hotaru whispered.
"Hmph, the elevator would take us fast to the ground, not to mention a twenty floor drop with no way out." Vegeta looked at the elevator. "Obviously a trap."
"Well, since you nicely put it, the stairs it is." Hotaru said walking to the door. Putting her hand on the doorknob she twisted it. Nothing. "Goddamnit! Not another one!" Hotaru cursed.
Vegeta snorted and walked past Hotaru murmuring something about baka onnas, and weak onnas under his breath. Hotaru quickly called her Silent Wall to muffle the noise. Then.nothing.
"WHAT?!?!" Vegeta stared incredulously as the door stood without a scratch. "There is no way that the door could be standing after my blast!" Vegeta roared while Hotaru inspected the door.
"This door is sealed with magic. It seems that we'll have to take the elevator after all." She said, when the elevator doors opened by themselves to let them in. Vegeta raised an eyebrow, shrugging he went inside. Hotaru followed Vegeta inside. The doors closed automatically after her. Vegeta crossed his arms over his chest and waited while the elevator descended. Hotaru could do nothing but to wait watching the floors go by. Twenty, Nineteen, Eighteen, Seventeen, Sixteen, Fifteen, Fifteen, Fifteen, Fifteen.
Hotaru frowned. "Umm. is it me or-" before she could say anything more, the elevator started to fill with water on an alarming rate. "Great, just great! They're going to drown us, and then let us drop! We're gonna end up like soaking pancakes!" Hotaru panicked trying to find a way out before the water reached her head. The water quickly filled the entire elevator leaving just a little air gap. Vegeta calmly looked for an escape holding his breath meditating underwater, not phased by Hotaru's desperate attempts to break free. Heck, he didn't even care if the girl drowned or not. But.shit! Serena would get mad at him if he let Hotaru die. Cursing himself for caring if Serena got upset with him or not he snapped his eyes open just to see Hotaru take a last breath the air pocket disappeared underneath the water.
*Ok.door, shut. Air vent.sealed. Water.still coming in. Hotaru.lets see.Hotaru, almost unconscious for lack of air. Fuck! Can't this girl hold her breath for more than five minutes? * Swimming to her Vegeta grabbed her arms. Hotaru seemed to stare at his eyes before hers rolled back. Shaking her not so gently Vegeta got a hold of her head, again Hotaru placed her unfocused eyes on him. Shaking his head Vegeta brought his mouth to connect with hers. Hotaru's eyes widened. Trying to get free from his hold Hotaru tried to scream when she felt Vegeta holding her tighter. Vegeta blew air into Hotaru's mouth. Finally understanding his intentions Hotaru let him administrate air to her aching lungs. Now able to sustain another few minutes by herself Hotaru separated from him looking again for a way out. Just then a torrent of electricity shook the elevator electrocuting the two occupants who fell unconscious, floating freely on the water. The elevator doors immediately opened letting the flood of water out the elevator pulling out the two unconscious figures.
"See, I told you that this would work." A figure walked from behind the wall.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, all of your plans work." Another appeared from behind the first one.
Moving to Vegeta and Hotaru one of them placed her foot on Vegeta's side. "You see they are completely out cold." The figure smirked.
"Of course Jupiter, I knew that before you told me." Jupiter only sticked out her tongue.
"Well, if it wasn't for my thunder they wouldn't be Mercury." Jupiter boasted.
"If you would have give them a little more time they would have anyways." Mercury said crossing her arms.
~~$@
Vegeta groaned, opening his eyes he could see two figures above him. He tried to stand up, but found it to be more difficult that he thought it would be. After a few tries he stood unsteadily on his feet, the two girls, he could see them now, were too engrossed on their little argument to notice him waking up.
"Well, well, well, it seems like our little sleeping beauty woke up after all." Jupiter said eyeing how Vegeta was trying to stay on his feet. "You must be tougher than I thought, you've only been unconscious for a few minutes, and you're already up. I'm actually impressed." Jupiter smirked at Vegeta who glared at her.
"Hmph, I'll show you something to be impressed about." Vegeta said powering up.
"It seems that our little toy has some fight still in him." Mercury smirked preparing her attack.
"Big Bang Attack!!!" Vegeta's attack blasted half the wall that was behind Mercury and Jupiter sending boulders shutting in every direction. Positioning himself in front of Hotaru's still form, he waited for the two senshis to reappear.
"How can this be?!?! How can he still be this powerful after that electric shock!?" Mercury yelled holding her left arm that had been hit by one of the stray boulders glaring at Jupiter.
"How the hell should I know? I did it all as it was supposed to be! You and your goddamned foolproof plans! You screwed us now Mercury!" Jupiter yelled back.
Vegeta smirked at the two. "Well now, who's the toy now little girl?" He smiled, however the blast had taken more than he had expected.
"We aren't done yet!" Jupiter narrowed her eyes. A small antenna appeared from her tiara "Jupiter Thunder Zap!!!"
The blast went directly at him, there was nothing he could do to avoid being hit without letting the attack hit Hotaru. Bracing himself he waited for the shock when "Saturn Silent Wall!!!" A black dome surrounded him making Jupiter's attack bounce back to her.
"About time you joined the party." Vegeta said to Hotaru who was holding her glaive to support herself.
"Pleasure to help the one in need." Hotaru smiled weakly.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the little firefly of death. It's a shame you know, that you went with that weakling. Imagine what you could do if you came to our side Hotaru, you could wipe out whole civilizations with one word. But nooo, you had to go and gang up with the little Moon Princess didn't ya?" Makoto taunted "You still have time you know, you can still join us and serve you King."
"Endymion is not my king anymore." Hotaru spat at Ami "My duty is with my hime, Serenity. You know very well that without Serenity-hime Endymion will never be king." Hotaru smirked. "Now for your treason you'll be punished, you'll suffer a slow and painful death. You see, I don't need to wipe whole civilizations; I'll have plenty of fun just killing you for deceiving your sworn to protect hime. Silence Glaive Surprise!!!" Hotaru let fly her most deadly attack with all the power that she had. Half the hallway blew away into a million pieces.
"And here I thought you didn't like big explosions or loud noises." Admired Vegeta looked down amused at the small girl who panted for exhaustion, but smiled back at him.
"Well, a senshi's gotta do, what a senshi's gotta do." She smiled one more time before looking around to see the damage. "Oh damned! There gone!" Hotaru cursed watching that the two senshi had escaped her blast.
"Don't worry, they'll be back. Now, we have an appointment at the Throne Room." Vegeta moved to the door with Hotaru behind him.
"No prince would come out alive from this castle." She whispered to no one in particular. However Vegeta heard her. Snorting, he walked to the castle stopping only in front of the moat. Jumping into the air he headed to the window on the tower, although a hand stopped him before he could get away.
"What do you want kid?" Vegeta snapped annoyed to the pale youth.
"Umm.I'm sorry, but I-I can't fly." Hotaru said shyly bowing her head.
Vegeta rolled his eyes before scooping her into his arms and flying both of them to their target. Hotaru felt herself being lifted thru the air, with a 'yelp' she clung herself to Vegeta's neck trying not to see the ground fifty feet under her.
Landing softly on the stone floor Vegeta let Hotaru hop down finally getting rid of the death grip in which she had gripped his neck. Inspecting the room Vegeta walked to a corner that contained an old bookcase, finding nothing interesting he tried to find any kind of traps. No traps, no security systems, nothing. There was nothing suspicious, nothing looked like they were preparing for their coming. 'Good, get in, get out, and be done with it.' Vegeta thought.
Hotaru looked around the room, nothing looked dangerous, or threatening to her. She actually couldn't feel if anything on the room was filled with dark energy, crap! the entire castle was swimming with the stuff! Walking to the door she tried the knob. Closed. Trying a second time she gave it a little pull. Nothing again. With an annoyed grunt Vegeta shoved Hotaru to the side. Hotaru saw with interest how Vegeta's hand began glowing a light blue color, realizing what Vegeta was trying to do Hotaru's eyes widened.
"Shit! Silence Wall!" A purple wall surrounded them and the door when Vegeta's Ki blast hit it, blasting it to splinters, muffling the sound that the explosion made.
"See? It was easy." Vegeta smirked walking over the pieces of what it used to be the door.
"Easy? EASY?!?! Are you fucking crazy?!?! You almost gave our fricking positions away!!!" Hotaru fumed trying to get her temper on check before she blasted him to pieces.
"My, my, I didn't know you had such a colorful vocabulary." Vegeta said mockingly smirking when she blushed.
"I, Umm.whatever, just lets go. We have to get to the throne room in fifteen minutes before the fireworks start." Hotaru walked in front of Vegeta not trying to see the arrogant prince anymore that she actually had to.
Walking out the room Vegeta and Hotaru stared at the only two obvious ways of going down. A case of stairs laid behind one door and an elevator on the opposite one.
"Well, should we go down on door number 1, or should we take what's behind door number 2?" Hotaru whispered.
"Hmph, the elevator would take us fast to the ground, not to mention a twenty floor drop with no way out." Vegeta looked at the elevator. "Obviously a trap."
"Well, since you nicely put it, the stairs it is." Hotaru said walking to the door. Putting her hand on the doorknob she twisted it. Nothing. "Goddamnit! Not another one!" Hotaru cursed.
Vegeta snorted and walked past Hotaru murmuring something about baka onnas, and weak onnas under his breath. Hotaru quickly called her Silent Wall to muffle the noise. Then.nothing.
"WHAT?!?!" Vegeta stared incredulously as the door stood without a scratch. "There is no way that the door could be standing after my blast!" Vegeta roared while Hotaru inspected the door.
"This door is sealed with magic. It seems that we'll have to take the elevator after all." She said, when the elevator doors opened by themselves to let them in. Vegeta raised an eyebrow, shrugging he went inside. Hotaru followed Vegeta inside. The doors closed automatically after her. Vegeta crossed his arms over his chest and waited while the elevator descended. Hotaru could do nothing but to wait watching the floors go by. Twenty, Nineteen, Eighteen, Seventeen, Sixteen, Fifteen, Fifteen, Fifteen, Fifteen.
Hotaru frowned. "Umm. is it me or-" before she could say anything more, the elevator started to fill with water on an alarming rate. "Great, just great! They're going to drown us, and then let us drop! We're gonna end up like soaking pancakes!" Hotaru panicked trying to find a way out before the water reached her head. The water quickly filled the entire elevator leaving just a little air gap. Vegeta calmly looked for an escape holding his breath meditating underwater, not phased by Hotaru's desperate attempts to break free. Heck, he didn't even care if the girl drowned or not. But.shit! Serena would get mad at him if he let Hotaru die. Cursing himself for caring if Serena got upset with him or not he snapped his eyes open just to see Hotaru take a last breath the air pocket disappeared underneath the water.
*Ok.door, shut. Air vent.sealed. Water.still coming in. Hotaru.lets see.Hotaru, almost unconscious for lack of air. Fuck! Can't this girl hold her breath for more than five minutes? * Swimming to her Vegeta grabbed her arms. Hotaru seemed to stare at his eyes before hers rolled back. Shaking her not so gently Vegeta got a hold of her head, again Hotaru placed her unfocused eyes on him. Shaking his head Vegeta brought his mouth to connect with hers. Hotaru's eyes widened. Trying to get free from his hold Hotaru tried to scream when she felt Vegeta holding her tighter. Vegeta blew air into Hotaru's mouth. Finally understanding his intentions Hotaru let him administrate air to her aching lungs. Now able to sustain another few minutes by herself Hotaru separated from him looking again for a way out. Just then a torrent of electricity shook the elevator electrocuting the two occupants who fell unconscious, floating freely on the water. The elevator doors immediately opened letting the flood of water out the elevator pulling out the two unconscious figures.
"See, I told you that this would work." A figure walked from behind the wall.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, all of your plans work." Another appeared from behind the first one.
Moving to Vegeta and Hotaru one of them placed her foot on Vegeta's side. "You see they are completely out cold." The figure smirked.
"Of course Jupiter, I knew that before you told me." Jupiter only sticked out her tongue.
"Well, if it wasn't for my thunder they wouldn't be Mercury." Jupiter boasted.
"If you would have give them a little more time they would have anyways." Mercury said crossing her arms.
~~$@
Vegeta groaned, opening his eyes he could see two figures above him. He tried to stand up, but found it to be more difficult that he thought it would be. After a few tries he stood unsteadily on his feet, the two girls, he could see them now, were too engrossed on their little argument to notice him waking up.
"Well, well, well, it seems like our little sleeping beauty woke up after all." Jupiter said eyeing how Vegeta was trying to stay on his feet. "You must be tougher than I thought, you've only been unconscious for a few minutes, and you're already up. I'm actually impressed." Jupiter smirked at Vegeta who glared at her.
"Hmph, I'll show you something to be impressed about." Vegeta said powering up.
"It seems that our little toy has some fight still in him." Mercury smirked preparing her attack.
"Big Bang Attack!!!" Vegeta's attack blasted half the wall that was behind Mercury and Jupiter sending boulders shutting in every direction. Positioning himself in front of Hotaru's still form, he waited for the two senshis to reappear.
"How can this be?!?! How can he still be this powerful after that electric shock!?" Mercury yelled holding her left arm that had been hit by one of the stray boulders glaring at Jupiter.
"How the hell should I know? I did it all as it was supposed to be! You and your goddamned foolproof plans! You screwed us now Mercury!" Jupiter yelled back.
Vegeta smirked at the two. "Well now, who's the toy now little girl?" He smiled, however the blast had taken more than he had expected.
"We aren't done yet!" Jupiter narrowed her eyes. A small antenna appeared from her tiara "Jupiter Thunder Zap!!!"
The blast went directly at him, there was nothing he could do to avoid being hit without letting the attack hit Hotaru. Bracing himself he waited for the shock when "Saturn Silent Wall!!!" A black dome surrounded him making Jupiter's attack bounce back to her.
"About time you joined the party." Vegeta said to Hotaru who was holding her glaive to support herself.
"Pleasure to help the one in need." Hotaru smiled weakly.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the little firefly of death. It's a shame you know, that you went with that weakling. Imagine what you could do if you came to our side Hotaru, you could wipe out whole civilizations with one word. But nooo, you had to go and gang up with the little Moon Princess didn't ya?" Makoto taunted "You still have time you know, you can still join us and serve you King."
"Endymion is not my king anymore." Hotaru spat at Ami "My duty is with my hime, Serenity. You know very well that without Serenity-hime Endymion will never be king." Hotaru smirked. "Now for your treason you'll be punished, you'll suffer a slow and painful death. You see, I don't need to wipe whole civilizations; I'll have plenty of fun just killing you for deceiving your sworn to protect hime. Silence Glaive Surprise!!!" Hotaru let fly her most deadly attack with all the power that she had. Half the hallway blew away into a million pieces.
"And here I thought you didn't like big explosions or loud noises." Admired Vegeta looked down amused at the small girl who panted for exhaustion, but smiled back at him.
"Well, a senshi's gotta do, what a senshi's gotta do." She smiled one more time before looking around to see the damage. "Oh damned! There gone!" Hotaru cursed watching that the two senshi had escaped her blast.
"Don't worry, they'll be back. Now, we have an appointment at the Throne Room." Vegeta moved to the door with Hotaru behind him.