Mat climbed the stairs, storming through the hallway. May ran after him, and caught up as he got to the door. "You can't go alone ya know.." she said quietly. He stopped. "Watch your mother May.." he said. "The others can watch her. I'm going with you." she replied. He was silent for a period of time, then he sighed. "Fine.." He walked outside to his bike. "Don't drag behind though, ok?" he asked. She nodded and followed him. He lifted the seat to his bike and pulled out a helmet, tossing it to May. "Dunno if it fits you. It's your mom's." he told her.
"Where are you off to lover boy?" asked a voice behind them. May turned around. Mat stopped, not turning to face him. "What do you want now wuss? To fight?" he asked. "Wuss?" Smokey repeated, shooting a lightning attack at him. Mat ducked, then turned around. He backflipped toward him, landing in front of him. Smokey rolled his eyes. "You never answered my question." he said. Mat thought for a second. "I'm going to….do a spinning roundhouse and backflip away." Mat said. "That's nice.." Smokey said. Mat nodded and sent a left hook Smokey's way. Smokey disappeared. May frowned. "What a cheating coward."
Back inside, the outer senshi were helping Uranus towards the exit. Saturn looked up. "He's back!" she yelped. Sailor Moon looked at her. "What?" she asked. "Smokey...I can feel him." Saturn responded. "Where is he?" Moon asked. Mercury was already tapping into her computer. She gasped. "He's outside!" she said. Mandy looked up and bit her lip, hoping her family was alright. "Arg…that guy is such a….ugh. I can't even think of the right word." Serena muttered. Venus looked around. "Hey..where'd Saturn go?" she asked.
Mat looked around for Smokey. "Where could he be?" he asked. "Hiding I'm sure" May replied, crossing her arms. Smokey appeared behind them silently, arms crossed. Mat shook his head. "Nah…if he's come to play, he'll play." he said. Smokey sent energy towards Mat, then disappeared. Saturn's voice rang out from the door. "Mat! Behind you!" she yelled. Mat turned at the sound of her voice, but was knocked back at the force of the attack. She kept a tight grip on her glaive. "You ok?" she asked. Mat moaned, having landed on the ground. He looked at Saturn and nodded. May watched from the sidelines. She wanted to help, but knew better.
Mat stood up. "Well...he wants to play cheap, then I'll play the same game." he said. Smokey's voice could be heard saying, "Like you could." Mat smirked. "Pocket fell out by the front door Smokey" he said. Saturn rolled her eyes and concentrated, trying to find Smokey's whereabouts. Smokey snorted, standing right in front of Mat. "What are you talking about? I'm not stupid." he said. Saturn's eyes flew open. "Mat, he's near you!" she said. May rolled her eyes boredly. "More like right in front of him." she corrected. Smokey moved as Mat swung blindly at him. "Ooooh…this is impossible.." he muttered. "Ok..this is boring. C'mon Smokey. Show your face and fight fair…or are you too chicken?" May asked. "Maybe I like to play games." Smokey responded, throwing his voice to throw her off. "Well I don't" she responded coldly. May jumped out of the way. "You gotta do better than that" she taunted.
Mat sighed. "If only Lin could get me those weapons…" he thought to himself. Then he looked up. "Wait a minute!" he said. "Yes?" Smokey asked. May looked over at him. "You wanna play a game Smokey?" Mat asked. He walked out into the yard, arms raised. Smokey smirked to himself, then shot an attack of lightning at Mat. Mat tried to disable his gauntlet, so the current wouldn't follow him. Saturn bit her lip. "Mat you idiot…" she muttered. Smokey then shot another attack at him from the other direction. Mat ducked down as the two attacks collided and sparked over his head. He shut his eyes and held back a scream. "Mat!" Saturn yelled. May bit her lip, looking around, trying to pinpoint Smokey's location.
"I'm wanting to play a game of Blind Man's bluff, Smokey" Mat said, while fighting back the pain. "Rules?" Smokey asked. "No tricks…meaning pitfalls, smokescreens, clones, etc." he replied. Smokey thought about this. "Same thing as always. Try not to be tagged, but instead of being tagged, try not to get beaten." Mat finished. May crossed her arms as Smokey appeared again. "Meet me at the Downtown park at midnight, tonight. Got it?" he said. Saturn frowned, looking at Mat. Smokey looked over at the two sailors. "No one else either." he added. May glared at Smokey. Mat nodded. "Same with you" he said. Smokey nodded. "See ya there" he said disappearing.
The two girls looked at each other, then at Mat. "You are….." she cut herself off and sighed. "That was smart." May commented sarcastically. Mat smirked, not afraid of the choice he made. "Only a game." he said. Saturn rubbed her head. "Fine.." she said, walking to the stairs to wait for the others.
Sailor Moon sighed, looking at the others. "You guys, we should find the others. I have a bad feeling." she said. "He's gone.." Mercury said, looking at her computer. "Even so, I still have this feeling…" she responded. "I hate to say it, but Sailor Moon's right." Sailor Lethe added. "Well then, lets go" Mercury responded. Lin watched the senshi silently. Beside her, Rin bit her fingernails nervously, even though Lin had repeatedly told her not to. Lin glanced over at her. "Don't do that.." she reprimanded. "Do what?" Rin replied, putting her hands behind her back, acting innocent. Lin rolled her eyes. Serena glanced at Uranus, who was being helped by Neptune, then at Mandy. "Are you guys ok?" she asked. Both nodded. Serena nodded, then glanced at Mandy again. "And what are you wearing?" she asked. Mandy sweatdropped. "Don't ask…" she said. Rin sighed boredly, wanting to color. Lin noticed this, and handed her some crayons she kept with her, to entertain the child. "Be my guest" she said. "Yay!" Rin said, running off to color. "We have completed our mission…we should go home. It's getting late." Kinen said, looking out the window. "Is that bad?" Serena asked. "Well..I for one don't wanna be here when it's dark" Mandy said quietly.
Mat called May over to the stairs, where he now was sitting. "I got what I wanted" he told her. "What might that be?" she asked. "A nice game of Blind Man's Bluff….and a chance to beat Smokey at his own tricks." he replied with a smirk. "What do you have in mind?" she questioned. "Nothing..nothing at all." he replied, smirking. He turned to Saturn. "You think he'll bring people with him?" he asked her. She nodded. "Yea. He'll probably have backup, just to annoy you." she responded. "Then you'll have backup too." May added. "I wonder how much though…I don't wanna go with too many, it'll be too obvious. But one guy can't do it alone either." Mat thought. "Do you really think mom's gunna let you go anyway?" May asked. "I made a gamble…I'm gunna stick with it." he said. "She won't care about that." May said shrugging. "Yea.....she wont care that you made a reckless gamble and are going to fight someone who has a clear advantage over you. Oh no. She wont be mad at you." Saturn said sarcastically. "Relax..I have a plan" Mat said. He glanced at his cellphone. "Only four hours." he said.
The senshi walked out onto the stairs. "About time." Saturn remarked. Uranus laughed, then cringed. "Someone's impatient." she said. "What happened? Why did you leave Saturn?" Serena asked. "Smokey was out here...I came to warn them." she replied. Serena looked at Mat. "Did anything happen?" she asked. "No...he left.." Saturn said, glancing at Mat. "And I'm playing a game with him at midnight." Mat replied, giving Saturn a cheesy grin. She smacked her forehead. "Why do I even bother?" she asked herself. "ARE YOU AN IDIOT?" Serena yelled at him. Raye rolled her eyes. "Why are you asking that? You should already know the anwser." she said. Mat blinked at Serena. "no…I got what I wanted.." he replied. Serena sighed. "Mandy…talk some sense into him!" she said. "Huh…have fun." Saturn muttered.
"Eh…can we go please? I wanna dress these wounds." Uranus said. "Now look who's impatient." Saturn teased. "You guys go on…did you see Lin in there?" Mat asked. Raye glanced at Mat. "Yea…she's in there still." she responded. "Same room?" he questioned. She nodded again. "And the tagalong she picked up is there too" Kenbou added. "Thanks Raye…for once." Mat said walking inside. Raye sweatdropped. "Welcome…for once." she responded.
Pluto looked at the outer scouts. "Let's get you home Amara. See you all later." she said. The outer senshi left, leaving the other senshi in the courtyard. "That guy has no sense.." Serena said, looking at the door. She turned to Mandy. "Mandy! You didn't even try to stop him! Smokey is stronger than him! He's got the advantage! He can get hurt badly! Did I mention that?" she yelled. "I know Serena...believe me, I know.." Mandy responded. She knew however, that nothing would change Mat's mind about the deal he had made. Lita looked at Serena, giving her a look that said clearly, that Mandy already had a lot on her mind.
"Where are you off to lover boy?" asked a voice behind them. May turned around. Mat stopped, not turning to face him. "What do you want now wuss? To fight?" he asked. "Wuss?" Smokey repeated, shooting a lightning attack at him. Mat ducked, then turned around. He backflipped toward him, landing in front of him. Smokey rolled his eyes. "You never answered my question." he said. Mat thought for a second. "I'm going to….do a spinning roundhouse and backflip away." Mat said. "That's nice.." Smokey said. Mat nodded and sent a left hook Smokey's way. Smokey disappeared. May frowned. "What a cheating coward."
Back inside, the outer senshi were helping Uranus towards the exit. Saturn looked up. "He's back!" she yelped. Sailor Moon looked at her. "What?" she asked. "Smokey...I can feel him." Saturn responded. "Where is he?" Moon asked. Mercury was already tapping into her computer. She gasped. "He's outside!" she said. Mandy looked up and bit her lip, hoping her family was alright. "Arg…that guy is such a….ugh. I can't even think of the right word." Serena muttered. Venus looked around. "Hey..where'd Saturn go?" she asked.
Mat looked around for Smokey. "Where could he be?" he asked. "Hiding I'm sure" May replied, crossing her arms. Smokey appeared behind them silently, arms crossed. Mat shook his head. "Nah…if he's come to play, he'll play." he said. Smokey sent energy towards Mat, then disappeared. Saturn's voice rang out from the door. "Mat! Behind you!" she yelled. Mat turned at the sound of her voice, but was knocked back at the force of the attack. She kept a tight grip on her glaive. "You ok?" she asked. Mat moaned, having landed on the ground. He looked at Saturn and nodded. May watched from the sidelines. She wanted to help, but knew better.
Mat stood up. "Well...he wants to play cheap, then I'll play the same game." he said. Smokey's voice could be heard saying, "Like you could." Mat smirked. "Pocket fell out by the front door Smokey" he said. Saturn rolled her eyes and concentrated, trying to find Smokey's whereabouts. Smokey snorted, standing right in front of Mat. "What are you talking about? I'm not stupid." he said. Saturn's eyes flew open. "Mat, he's near you!" she said. May rolled her eyes boredly. "More like right in front of him." she corrected. Smokey moved as Mat swung blindly at him. "Ooooh…this is impossible.." he muttered. "Ok..this is boring. C'mon Smokey. Show your face and fight fair…or are you too chicken?" May asked. "Maybe I like to play games." Smokey responded, throwing his voice to throw her off. "Well I don't" she responded coldly. May jumped out of the way. "You gotta do better than that" she taunted.
Mat sighed. "If only Lin could get me those weapons…" he thought to himself. Then he looked up. "Wait a minute!" he said. "Yes?" Smokey asked. May looked over at him. "You wanna play a game Smokey?" Mat asked. He walked out into the yard, arms raised. Smokey smirked to himself, then shot an attack of lightning at Mat. Mat tried to disable his gauntlet, so the current wouldn't follow him. Saturn bit her lip. "Mat you idiot…" she muttered. Smokey then shot another attack at him from the other direction. Mat ducked down as the two attacks collided and sparked over his head. He shut his eyes and held back a scream. "Mat!" Saturn yelled. May bit her lip, looking around, trying to pinpoint Smokey's location.
"I'm wanting to play a game of Blind Man's bluff, Smokey" Mat said, while fighting back the pain. "Rules?" Smokey asked. "No tricks…meaning pitfalls, smokescreens, clones, etc." he replied. Smokey thought about this. "Same thing as always. Try not to be tagged, but instead of being tagged, try not to get beaten." Mat finished. May crossed her arms as Smokey appeared again. "Meet me at the Downtown park at midnight, tonight. Got it?" he said. Saturn frowned, looking at Mat. Smokey looked over at the two sailors. "No one else either." he added. May glared at Smokey. Mat nodded. "Same with you" he said. Smokey nodded. "See ya there" he said disappearing.
The two girls looked at each other, then at Mat. "You are….." she cut herself off and sighed. "That was smart." May commented sarcastically. Mat smirked, not afraid of the choice he made. "Only a game." he said. Saturn rubbed her head. "Fine.." she said, walking to the stairs to wait for the others.
Sailor Moon sighed, looking at the others. "You guys, we should find the others. I have a bad feeling." she said. "He's gone.." Mercury said, looking at her computer. "Even so, I still have this feeling…" she responded. "I hate to say it, but Sailor Moon's right." Sailor Lethe added. "Well then, lets go" Mercury responded. Lin watched the senshi silently. Beside her, Rin bit her fingernails nervously, even though Lin had repeatedly told her not to. Lin glanced over at her. "Don't do that.." she reprimanded. "Do what?" Rin replied, putting her hands behind her back, acting innocent. Lin rolled her eyes. Serena glanced at Uranus, who was being helped by Neptune, then at Mandy. "Are you guys ok?" she asked. Both nodded. Serena nodded, then glanced at Mandy again. "And what are you wearing?" she asked. Mandy sweatdropped. "Don't ask…" she said. Rin sighed boredly, wanting to color. Lin noticed this, and handed her some crayons she kept with her, to entertain the child. "Be my guest" she said. "Yay!" Rin said, running off to color. "We have completed our mission…we should go home. It's getting late." Kinen said, looking out the window. "Is that bad?" Serena asked. "Well..I for one don't wanna be here when it's dark" Mandy said quietly.
Mat called May over to the stairs, where he now was sitting. "I got what I wanted" he told her. "What might that be?" she asked. "A nice game of Blind Man's Bluff….and a chance to beat Smokey at his own tricks." he replied with a smirk. "What do you have in mind?" she questioned. "Nothing..nothing at all." he replied, smirking. He turned to Saturn. "You think he'll bring people with him?" he asked her. She nodded. "Yea. He'll probably have backup, just to annoy you." she responded. "Then you'll have backup too." May added. "I wonder how much though…I don't wanna go with too many, it'll be too obvious. But one guy can't do it alone either." Mat thought. "Do you really think mom's gunna let you go anyway?" May asked. "I made a gamble…I'm gunna stick with it." he said. "She won't care about that." May said shrugging. "Yea.....she wont care that you made a reckless gamble and are going to fight someone who has a clear advantage over you. Oh no. She wont be mad at you." Saturn said sarcastically. "Relax..I have a plan" Mat said. He glanced at his cellphone. "Only four hours." he said.
The senshi walked out onto the stairs. "About time." Saturn remarked. Uranus laughed, then cringed. "Someone's impatient." she said. "What happened? Why did you leave Saturn?" Serena asked. "Smokey was out here...I came to warn them." she replied. Serena looked at Mat. "Did anything happen?" she asked. "No...he left.." Saturn said, glancing at Mat. "And I'm playing a game with him at midnight." Mat replied, giving Saturn a cheesy grin. She smacked her forehead. "Why do I even bother?" she asked herself. "ARE YOU AN IDIOT?" Serena yelled at him. Raye rolled her eyes. "Why are you asking that? You should already know the anwser." she said. Mat blinked at Serena. "no…I got what I wanted.." he replied. Serena sighed. "Mandy…talk some sense into him!" she said. "Huh…have fun." Saturn muttered.
"Eh…can we go please? I wanna dress these wounds." Uranus said. "Now look who's impatient." Saturn teased. "You guys go on…did you see Lin in there?" Mat asked. Raye glanced at Mat. "Yea…she's in there still." she responded. "Same room?" he questioned. She nodded again. "And the tagalong she picked up is there too" Kenbou added. "Thanks Raye…for once." Mat said walking inside. Raye sweatdropped. "Welcome…for once." she responded.
Pluto looked at the outer scouts. "Let's get you home Amara. See you all later." she said. The outer senshi left, leaving the other senshi in the courtyard. "That guy has no sense.." Serena said, looking at the door. She turned to Mandy. "Mandy! You didn't even try to stop him! Smokey is stronger than him! He's got the advantage! He can get hurt badly! Did I mention that?" she yelled. "I know Serena...believe me, I know.." Mandy responded. She knew however, that nothing would change Mat's mind about the deal he had made. Lita looked at Serena, giving her a look that said clearly, that Mandy already had a lot on her mind.