Chapter Five

            "Let me go!" She screamed, struggling in Mars' arms. The Senshi of Fire had long dark black hair down to her knees, violet eyes and her colors were red and violet. Her shoes were red high heels, making her look pretty. She held Saturn with ease, her soft, sexy voice seemed to hit a spot for Saturn, "Please calm yourself, child. You shouldn't be afraid of death, for you are the Senshi of Death. Why fight your destiny?" Saturn cried, "Pluto! Uranus! Neptune!" Even though they had disappeared, she called anyway. A sudden flash of red light flashed towards the Senshi of Death, and everything went blank.

            Saturn bolted upright, gasping for air. Her forehead was covered in sweat, the beads of moisture running down her pale cheeks. The vision, she thought. She looked out her window at the darkened planet. She stood out of her bed, wearing a pair of long satin purple pants and a matching shirt with the symbol of Saturn over her left breast, her eyes clouding over with thought. She whispered to no one in particular, "Why—am I always getting picked on? Is it because I'm short? Or is it my age? I hate myself…" She looked up at the stars, her eyes glittering as she continued, "I wish I could tell you guys. Neptune—Uranus—Pluto." She closed her eyes, feeling the brink of tears run through her body as she whispered, "Damn them. Damn the Inner Senshi!" She looked up at the sky, tears mixing in with the sweat as she whimpers and sobs. She leans against the wall, crying, not being able to stop the tears now. She wished she could die, just now. She stood up, the satin of her clothes sticking to her pale skin. Her legs were like gelatin as she walked, but she didn't give up. The Senshi of Death walked down the hallway, and into the large kitchen. The kitchen was like everything else, purple and magenta crystalloid. She stopped at the sink, and reached up into the cupboards, pulling out a purple glass. She filled it up with water, and then sipped some of the cool, clear liquid. She puts the glass down on the counter with a soft 'thak', and she looked out the window as she leaned against the countertop. She glanced at the wall, looking at the clock as it read 3:02 A.M. She sighed heavily, knowing she'll never get any sleep at this rate. She closed her gentle violet eyes muttering, "Damn it. I'm wide-awake at three in the damned morning. What else could—" She stopped abruptly at a large crashing sound, like the sound of glass shattering. She jumped with a gasp as she looked towards the doorway. She whispered, "Saturn Crystal Power—Make Up!" Her suit appeared on her body instead of the fancy pajamas, and she held her glaive in a ready stance. She ran down the hallways, looking around and shouting, "Show yourself, coward!" She looked around, and stopped in the large ballroom. The ballroom was decorated with gentle designs, and in the far corner, there was a broken mirror. She blinked a few times, lost in confusion. Her voice was soft, "What the--?" She gripped the stand of her glaive tightly, as she cautiously walked towards the broken shards. She kneeled to one of the shards, and then heard footsteps behind her. She whirled her head around, seeing someone's orange shoe. One of her slender eyebrows rise slightly in confusion, as a thought crosses her mind, Venus? She dashes off after her, "Venus! Venus wait!" She stops, seeing the golden-haired Senshi of Love facing her ten feet down the corridor. Her heart skipped a beat, that's not Venus. That's not her. Her eyes…they…seem different. Venus spoke, her voice like a goddess, "Ah, Saturn. I have been looking for you. There has been a mess at the Moon Kingdom. Small Lady as run away." Saturn gasped, "No—" she paused, and then her eyes narrow, "You lie! She would never run away, for her duties as a Princess!" Venus laughed high pitched, the glass vases and lamps around the hallway breaking. Saturn winced, as one of the pieces flew at her, hitting her cheek. The scratch began to bleed as she looked at Venus. Her voice was low, "I…damn thee, Sailor Venus, Senshi of Love and Beauty." She holds her glaive and turns around, then slashes, yelling out, "Death Reborn…Revolution!" Ribbons of purple and such shot out from the glaive, surrounding Venus and causing her to disappear, leaving behind a yoma of green and black. The yoma growled, and then hissed shooting out sulfuric acid at the Senshi. She yelped, as she dodged easily, swinging her glaive at him as the blade hits the monster. The monster screamed, and disappeared in a cloud of dust. Saturn looked at the ground, her eyes narrowing. She whispered, "What is going on? Why am I getting attacked?" She stood up, and then spent the next two hours cleaning up her vases and lamps. A few times, she got her hand sliced up by pieces of glass, but she didn't care. She dumped the broken glass in the trashcan, and then picked up her glaive. She sighed, as she leaned against the wall of the kitchen once again, closing her eyes. She whispered to herself, "I hate him…" She looked up at the crystalloid ceiling, "I hate him too much…" She whimpered, the blood running down her fingers as she lets her hand fall to the side.

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            She sighed, "Pluto. I was attacked, you can't tell me it was my fault." The green haired Senshi of Time kneeled to the sitting Senshi of Death, tending to her wounds, "I don't blame you, Saturn, but the least you could have done was call to help you pick up the glass." Saturn shook her head some, "I don't understand why I have to be attacked and the center of—" she stopped, a gentle blush filling her cheeks. Pluto blinked, and looked up at Saturn, her maroon eyes glittering, "What? Center of what, Saturn?" Saturn shook her head, wishing she didn't even say that much. Pluto sighed, "Sorry…I won't push it." Saturn looked at the ground, her eyes clouding over with tears. She whispered, "Trust me, Pluto. You wouldn't understand if I told you." Pluto looked at Saturn, "Is Pharaoh90 returning?" Saturn remembered years ago when Pharaoh90 had taken over her Mistress9 form, to try and defeat Sailor Moon. Saturn shook her head, "No…its not Pharaoh90. Its…something that'll take disguise of our friends." She looked at Pluto, her eyes begging for something, but she didn't know. Her voice was soft; "I had a vision last night…before I woke up." Pluto nodded, sitting back, "Continue." Saturn sighed, telling her about Sailor Mars holding her back, her words, and the flash of light. Just the mention of what Mars had said made her shiver again, another cold shiver. Pluto sighed, "Well…its seems serious, or it was just a nightmare. Mars can be pretty scary." Her voice held a bit of a smile to it, causing Saturn to gentle smirk. Saturn looked at Pluto, "Well, I'll call if I need any help and if I have another vision, alright?" Pluto nodded once, and then stood, "I will leave you now, Saturn." Pluto bowed, and then disappeared off to her castle. Saturn stood from her seat, looking around the empty castle, thinking to her self. She sighed, then sat back down, being bored to hell. Saturn looked out the window, her eyes glittering of thought as she heard Endymion's words echo through her head, 'You were a fantasy I have longed to have for a long time, Saturn. Thank you for fulfilling it, but it can't go any further than just for this afternoon.' Her eyes filled with tears as she felt everything drain from her. She felt a lurching in her stomach, a sharp pain, like something that wasn't supposed to be there. She looked at the ground, her eyes closing as she whispered, "I hate him…" She stood up slowly, walking towards her bedroom and slamming the large door behind her so hard that the crystalloid walls shook. There was a message on her communicator. She pressed a small blue button and a girl's face appeared. She had short blue hair and blue eyes, like lost sapphires. Saturn sighed, "Yes, Mercury?" Mercury's gentle voice seemed to be upset, "Saturn. Something's going on and I don't know what. Endymion hasn't been the same since you visited today, did something happen?" She wanted to say more, tell her everything. Saturn shook her head, "No. Nothing happened." Mercury nodded once, "Alright, thank you Saturn. I'll talk to you soon." Her face disappeared, and Saturn pressed another blue button, shutting off the communicator. Saturn fell onto her bed, hiding her face in her pillow, feeling silent tears falling down her cheeks and soaking two spots on her satin pillow. She sniffed some as a knock on the door was heard. She sat up and said softly, "Enter." The door opened ever so slightly, and Endymion stood there, his cape surrounding his body as his armor gleamed. Saturn felt a flush on her face, mostly of embarrassment and anger. Her voice wavered as she spoke, "What are you doing here?" His voice was a bit deep, deeper than she remembered earlier that day, "I want you." Her eyes glared at him, "I said go away." She stood to her feet quickly, as she noticed his eyes—his eyes were far away, like Venus's. She gripped her glaive tightly and she said, "Yoma! You are not to be here!" Endymion dashed at her, tackling her to the ground. She yelped as she hit her head on the hard floor, her eyes closing tightly. She felt claws on her chest, ripping her clothing apart and tearing her skin. She cried out in pain, and weakly yelled, "Death Reborn Revolution!" A few ribbons surrounded Endymion, and forced him back into the wall. She stood slowly, her neckline and her bow on her uniform ripped up as blood poured down her skin ever so slowly. She looked at the knocked out Endymion, and whispered, "Damn you." After a few hours, she had him locked up in the dungeon part of her castle, him still being knocked out.