DISCLAIMER: Sailor Moon and its characters are not owned by me, blah blah blah, and other legal junk.
Author's Note: This fanfic is a direct sequel to Looking Up To You, a Sammy/Ami romance fanfic that I wrote about a year ago. It's still on my profile, so I recommend that if you haven't read Looking Up To You, it would be best to stop, don't pass GO, don't collect $200, and go immediately to my profile to check it out. Otherwise, you'll be kinda confused.
Second Author's Note: This fanfic takes place after Sailor Moon Sailor Stars. (Serena, Ami, Rei, and Mina are 17. Lita is 18. Sammy is 14. Darien is older than all of them.) Also, if you're confused about some of the Senshi's attacks, that's because they got a whole set of new ones in Looking Up To You. So like I said, go check it out.
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"Sammy, are you sure you're alright?"
After Lita, Mina, and Rei had gone back to their homes that night, Ami walked with Sammy all the way up to Sammy's front porch. Serena and Darien had already gone inside the house, leaving Ami and Sammy outside by themselves, as a light flurry of snow fell upon the both of them.
"I'm fine, Ami," Sammy said, smiling at Ami, whose look of concern also turned into a smile. "I'm not really hurt, except for a bruise on my arm... really, Ami, I'm just glad that none of you guys were hurt... well, badly, anyway."
"It's not that, Sammy," Ami replied. "It's what Jekelai said... about the Dark Crystal... do you think he's really telling the truth? Is there really a magical crystal of dark power inside of your body right now? Sammy, I'm really worried..."
"I'm a little worried too, Ami," Sammy said. "When Jekelai was shocking you, I felt something deep within me... it was different from anger... it felt... painful, like there was something trying to eat me up from the inside, and-"
"Oh, Sammy..." Ami said, running over to Sammy and embracing him tightly, her arms clutched around his chest as if trying to protect him from some unseen adversary. "Please, I'm seriously worried about you, Sammy..."
"Ami... I... it went away after a few seconds, Ami... the painful feeling did... I'm scared too, Ami..."
"Sammy," Ami said sadly, tears beginning to come up to her eyes once more. "I... I can't stand the thought of something happening to you, not again..."
"If the Dark Crystal really is inside of me, there has to be some way to get it out, Ami... Sailor Moon can help, she's got a crystal of her own, right?" Sammy asked. "If there's anyone who knows how to zap a dark crystal, it's my sister."
Ami sniffled, then slowly released her grip on Sammy's chest, stepping away from him. She smiled again, wiping a tear from her face.
"You're right, Sammy," Ami said, blinking back a tear. "Maybe I'm just being a bit paranoid about this... it's just that..."
"I love you too, Ami, with all of my heart," Sammy said affectionately, stepping down off of the porch and walking over to Ami. "Thank you for thinking of me... whatever this new threat is, we'll get through it together."
"I know we will, Sammy," Ami replied, taking Sammy's hand into her own, the warmth from his hand slowly flowing into Ami's slightly cooler skin, causing her to smile even more. "I love you, Sammy..."
Sammy and Ami kissed, only very briefly, but enough to say everything else that they needed to say. Then, Ami slowly turned and walked away from Sammy's porch, waving back to him one last time.
"I promise you, Ami... nothing's going to happen to me," Sammy thought, picking up the katana that he'd set down on the porch as he said goodbye to Ami. "At least not while I've got this thing again..."
Sammy opened the door to his house and walked into the living room. There, on the couch, were Serena and Darien, exchanging an extremely passionate open-mouthed kiss. Sammy pretended to gag, causing the two lovers to turn and stare at him, Serena blushing in embarrassment.
"Get a room, you guys," Sammy said jokingly.
"You mean like your room?" Serena joked back. "We've been through a lot tonight, you know. Don't tell me that you and Ami didn't do exactly the same thing out there on the porch."
"Oh, leave the kid alone, Serena," Darien said, smiling. "Sammy's just glad to see that you're safe...."
Sammy nodded. Serena kissed Darien on the cheek, and then turned back to Sammy.
"I'm glad you're safe too, Sammy," Serena said warmly. "Great job today, little bro."
"You didn't do so badly yourself, sis," Sammy said, walking toward the stairs. "I've had quite a long day... I'm gonna head up to bed. We've gotta help Ami and the others finish decorating the Winter Festival tomorrow."
"You're right, Sammy," Serena said. "Goodnight..."
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The next day, after finishing school for the week, Sammy, Rick, and Mika went to the park to complete preparations for the Winter Festival, as the snow flurries from the previous day continued. Despite being held up twice by snowball fights, the first one started by Rick, who threw a playful snowball at Mika but ended up hitting Sammy instead, and the second one by Serena, who deliberately heaved a snowball that hit Rei in the bottom, the decorations had been completed by sunset, allowing Sammy and the others to experience the beautiful orange sky as the snow clouds cleared.
"And now... it's done!" Mika said, setting down her chisel and admiring her beautiful work. "Rick, my ice angel sculpture is finished!"
Rick, who had been talking to Sammy about video games, quickly ran over to inspect Mika's sculpture, with Sammy following close behind. The sculpture portrayed a beautiful angel with long, flowing hair, and a beautiful gown. The sunset shined brilliantly through the sculpture, giving it a beautiful, colorful appearance.
"Mika, that's incredible..." Rick said in amazement, admiring his girlfriend's work. "Hey, everybody, come check out Mika's statue!"
Serena, Darien, Ami, Rei, Lita, Mina, and about eight other students who had been helping with the decorations quickly ran over to catch a glimpse of Mika's sculpture. Mika smiled, then emitted a slight giggle.
"I really didn't expect this kind of publicity," Mika said modestly.
"Way cool!" shouted one of the girls in the crowd. "Mika, you rock!"
"This is amazing," Lita said, looking up and down at the sculpture. "I didn't know you had this kind of talent..."
"And three years ago, you were just a little girl making dolls," Serena said. "You've got a great talent, and it's developed in such a short time!"
"Mika, this really is a cool sculpture," Sammy said. "I'm sure that everyone will love it at the festival tomorrow!"
"I hope so," Mika said, smiling.
"I know people will love it, Mika... it's the coolest thing here!" Rick said. "And I really do mean that!"
"It's only the coolest thing here because I couldn't get that bikini dunk tank I wanted," Mina said, a playful smile on her face.
"Would you give the bikini dunk tank a rest?" Rei said, elbowing Mina playfully. "We've got plenty of other fun games, like the winter bakewalk. Lita made a ton of stuff for that one... did you remember to make something, Mina?"
"I made a few cupcakes, but they're probably not very good," Mina said, frowning. "Ah well... whoever wins them will still have to eat them!"
"I know what Sammy wants," Serena said, smiling devilishly at Ami while gesturing in Sammy's direction. "He wants to win your cookies...."
"Oh, Serena, stop it!" Ami said, blushing in embarrassment. "Really, I never..."
"No, I really do want to win your cookies," Sammy said. "The ones you baked based on your mom's recipe, remember? You told me about them earlier today... what did you think my sister meant?"
"Um... well, um... never mind, Sammy," Ami said, blushing even more.
"The Winter Festival is gonna be great tomorrow, Ami!" Sammy said. "I already signed us up for the couples ice-skating competition and everything..."
"Couples ice-skating?" Ami asked, looking slightly confused. "I've only ice-skated once or twice before..."
"Oh, that's okay... I've never ice skated before!" Sammy said. "I just thought it would be something fun to do together... I just hope I don't embarrass us or anything."
"Sammy, nothing we do together could possibly embarrass me!" Ami said sweetly. "I'd love to skate with you tomorrow, Sammy... win or lose, it'll be a memory that I'll treasure forever."
As Ami looked into Sammy's eyes, he smiled brightly, just as she was smiling. They leaned in together and exchanged a kiss, not caring that Serena was still looking at them. Serena simply sighed, smiled, and turned back to admire Mika's work.
"No matter what happens, as long as we're together, I'll be happy," was the thought that was in both of their minds as their lips mingled in the cold, winter evening.
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But after everyone had left the Winter Festival that night, a different kind of meeting was occurring in the park's clearing... unbeknownst to everyone, Jekelai and several of his mercenaries were planning an attack for the next day.
"The Dark Crystal must be drawn out carefully, through the skilled triggering of negative emotions within its host," Jekelai said as he faced a small crowd of five hooded and cloaked figures, who listened intently to what he had to say. "That process will begin tomorrow. Do I have any takers for this mission?"
One of the men stepped forward and removed his hood, revealing a head of long, dark green hair, sitting on top of a flashing, powder-white head with long, slanted eyes and prominent red lips.
"I shall take this mission, Lord Jekelai," said the man, smiling with his crooked teeth. "Vestibule, at your service."
"I recall your special skill, Vestibule," Jekelai said, "but it's been so long since I've seen it that it demands another demonstration."
"With pleasure, my lord," Vestibule said, tossing away his cloak. He closed his eyes and tilted back his head, toward the night sky. Suddenly, the flashing in his body ceased, as several wisps of white spirit energy began to flow forth from Vestibule's body. As the wisps floated out, Vestibule's body faded, and then disappeared. The wisps flew into the body of another of the hooded men, causing the remaining three to gasp in horror and step back. The hooded man whom Vestibule had possessed threw off his cloak, drew a long, glistening sword, and stabbed himself in the chest, causing him to collapse in an instant. The wisps of energy then floated out of the dead man, reshaping into the form of Vestibule. He opened his eyes, a sneer on his face. Jekelai frowned.
"An excellent demonstration, but one that cost me Pharrusi, one of my finest mercenaries," Jekelai said. "Next time you choose to demonstrate your powers, be a bit more careful."
"My deepest apologies," Vestibule said, bowing to Jekelai. "Tomorrow, I will lie in wait inside that ice sculpture over there."
Vestibule pointed to Mika's ice sculpture, which had been mounted in front of a grove of trees.
"Then, during the festival, I will draw out the hidden powers within the statue... powers present inside all things, which I have the ability to utilize, and attack the boy's friends and family, ruining the festival and robbing Sammy of the people he cares about most," Vestibule said.
"Couldn't you simply possess them and force them to kill themselves, like you did to poor Pharrusi a few seconds ago?" Jekelai asked. Vestibule shook his head.
"The Senshi contain too much magical energy to control, even when detransformed," Vestibule said. "They would be able to resist my control far too easily... unlike Pharrusi, whom I knew was too weak to resist, which was why I killed him and not any of your other men."
"Excellent point," Jekelai said, his annoyance over Pharrusi's death subsiding. "Then I must thank you for eliminating that weakness within my ranks. However, I pose another question to you... surely, Sammy must have other friends besides the Sailor Senshi... I do not think that a boy his age would choose to hang around with girls all day. Why not possess his other friends, and force Sammy to experience the pain of their deaths in front of his eyes, without being able to stop it?"
"You're right," Vestibule said. "Perhaps that would be the best way to go about it..."
"Well, you've got until tomorrow to think about it," Jekelai said, a swirling vortex of darkness appearing behind him, into which the three other mercenaries quickly jumped. "But do not return unless you've done something to create negative emotion in Sammy. I don't expect you to draw out the crystal right away. Like I said, it will be a slow, painful process, involving many attacks. But just don't screw this up entirely. I will not tolerate failure."
"Yes, my lord," said Vestibule as Jekelai retreated into the portal. Once the portal had disappeared, Vestibule closed his eyes, and the wisps of magical energy floated into the ice statue, as Vestibule's body disappeared yet again into darkness.
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"Sammy, Sammy, wake up... it's the big day! The Winter Festival!"
Sammy opened his eyes and smiled as he saw the face of his mother, smiling down at him as she leaned over the side of his bed to wake him up.
"Morning, mom," Sammy said, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. "Yeah, this is a pretty big day..."
"Well, Ami's going to be here in a couple of hours, so you should probably get ready, Sammy," said Sammy's mother, walking out of the room. "Take a shower, get dressed, eat a nice, big breakfast, brush your teeth, comb your hair..."
"I know, I know, mom, I'm gonna do all that stuff, I promise," Sammy said, hopping out of bed and yawning. "I'm gonna go take a shower right now, okay?"
"I'll start warming up breakfast for you," said Sammy's mother. "Your sister's been up for the last two hours now, bothering me to make breakfast, but I told her that she'd have to wait for you to get up... it's a small wonder that she didn't come up here and wake you... I guess it's because I told her not to."
"Thanks," Sammy said, walking past his mother toward the bathroom.
"Is he up?" Serena yelled from downstairs.
"Yes, Serena, Sammy's awake," said their mother, walking down the stairs as Sammy closed and locked the bathroom door. "I'll have breakfast ready in a half hour, okay, Serena?"
"Okay, mom," said Serena, who was doing some preparing of her own. She was already dressed in a light pink sweater decorated with designs of white rabbits, but at the moment, she was putting on a pair of ice skates, just about ready to head out the front door. "I'm gonna go out and skate in the street, okay, mom?"
"You're going to what, Serena? Not before breakfast you're not..."
"Oh, just let her go," said Sammy and Serena's father, walking into the room. "She wants to practice up for the big couples ice-skating competition... and speaking of that, are you sure you don't want to sign up too?"
"Oh, I couldn't," said Mrs. Tsukino, smiling longingly, but with a twinge of regret. "I mean, let's just watch for today... we're not as fit as we used to be, and-"
"You don't turn forty until next month, dear," said Mr. Tsukino, walking over and kissing his wife on the cheek. "And you love ice-skating."
"Watching it on TV, maybe, but not actually doing it... although I admit that it would be fun..."
"You guys should do it!" Serena said, taking her father's hand in her left hand and her mother's hand in her right, and then placing them together so that they were clasping. "Mom, dad, you're not going to embarrass yourselves... I mean, Darien and I are in the competition, and we can't skate very well either... and Sammy's never skated a day, and he's in the competition too..."
"What was that, sis?" Sammy said, having just emerged from the shower, a towel around his waist. "Did you say something to me?"
"I said you should dry your hair before you ruin mom and dad's carpet!" Serena shouted up at her little brother. "Water can be dangerous for the wood in the floor! I heard that from Ami, and she's your girlfriend, so you should take her advice to heart!"
"Unless it comes directly from Ami's mouth, it's not good advice to me," Sammy replied. "It's worthless coming from you."
"You should still probably dry your hair, Sammy," said Mrs. Tsukino. "And I should probably start making breakfast..."
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Later that day, as Sammy and Ami were walking to the festival, the subject that Serena had mentioned that morning came up again.
"Serena's right, Sammy," Ami said. "Water can be pretty dangerous for carpeted wooden flooring..."
"I knew it," Sammy said, sighing. "I knew she was, but I've never heard you say that before, so I just thought-"
"Although I don't think a few drops would hurt anything," Ami said, smiling at Sammy. "You weren't doing anything wrong..."
"That's Ami for ya... always saying something to make you feel a little bit better," Sammy thought as he smiled back at Ami. "Just another thing I love about you, Ami-chan..."
"Thanks, Ami," Sammy said. "Serena was just being her usual, annoying self.... I still love her, though."
"You two have a really healthy brother-sister relationship, Sammy," Ami said, turning down a path in the park with Sammy just as the 'Winter Festival' sign came into view. "I'm sure Serena was just messing with you."
"Yeah," Sammy replied. Finally, Sammy and Ami entered the large clearing where the festival was to be held. Rei, Mina, and Lita had already arrived, sitting at a table near the entrance and waving at Sammy and Ami. Rick and Mika were sitting over by Mika's ice sculpture, where Mika was talking to a young couple who had praised her about the craftsmanship of the piece. Meanwhile, at the buffet table, Darien was standing next to Serena, starting to get annoyed.
"I can take the cookies, or the cake," Serena said, her plate already filled with various desserts. "Or the eclair... oh, why did they make these plates so small?"
"You could just get another plate, Serena," Darien said.
"Yes, but carrying two plates is dangerous," Serena said. "What if I fall in the snow and spill my food everywhere?"
Darien sighed.
"Hey, look... the bakewalk is about to start!" Sammy said, pointing over to an area where several people were gathering, walking around in a circle as music played in the background. When the music stopped, one of the people jumped up in glee, and walked over to a small table to select one of the desserts.
"I wonder why they don't just get something from the buffer table if they want something to eat so much," said Rei, also observing the bakewalk game.
"Because the items on the buffet table were mostly purchased from stores, while the bakewalk has food that was actually made by people," Lita said. "Food made by someone you care about, like a friend or relative, tastes better than food bought from a store, because you get something that you can't normally get from storebought food..."
"Love," Ami said.
"That's right," Lita replied. "It's that feeling that makes the food taste so much better than food purchased from a store... somebody poured their heart and soul into making the food, as opposed to someone simply pushing buttons on an assembly line."
"I see," Rei said. "Well, you've got me convinced. I'm going to try and win something!"
"Me too!" said Mina, jogging over to the bakewalk game.
"How about you, Sammy?" Ami asked. "We've still got twenty minutes before the ice-skating tournament starts, do you want to-"
"Sure!" Sammy said, walking over to the bakewalk game. "I hope I win those cookies you made..."
After paying twenty-five yen each, Sammy and Ami took their places in the bakewalk game and began walking around the circle as the music began.
"Fighting evil by moonlight... winning love by daylight... never running from a real fight... she is the one named Sailor Moon!" blared the song coming from the boombox next to the game. Sammy smirked.
"So that's what they're saying about sis, huh?" Sammy thought. "It's a catchy tune... why haven't they made one for me yet? Fighting villains every single day... saving Ami, hip hip hooray! He'll save the world and still have time to play... they call him Sammy, hey hey hey..."
"Sammy, the song stopped," Ami said, snapping Sammy out of his momentary trance. "Check your number to see if you won! They called the number four..."
Sammy looked down underneath his feet to see the number on the large piece of cardboard that he was standing on. It read '4' in bright, red marker. Sammy gasped.
"Ami, I won!" Sammy said happily.
"That's great, Sammy!" Ami said, smiling. "You'd better go collect your prize..."
Sammy walked over to the table. There, he saw a large selection of desserts that were laid out in front of him. As he scanned the desserts, he looked carefully for the cookies that Ami had baked. He knew exactly what they would be, sugar cookies, sprinkled with glistening blue sugar. But as Sammy looked, and looked again, he couldn't see Ami's cookies. Glancing to his right, he immediately knew why. Standing there, a few feet away, was a small girl, holding a box of cookies. It was the person who had won the last game, and she was happily devouring the shimmering confections, licking the blue crystal sugar from her lips as she ate. For a split-second, Sammy felt an immense twinge of jealousy, but it immediately subsided, and Sammy selected one of Lita's treats instead, a box of six chocolate cupcakes. As Sammy walked back toward Ami, Lita, Rei, and Mina, a tiny pain resonated from deep within his chest, but it went away as soon as it had appeared, and Sammy made nothing of it.
"I couldn't find your cookies, Ami," Sammy said, a hint of disappointment in his voice. "But I got your cupcakes, Lita! I'm sure they'll be just as good..."
"Thank you, Sammy," Lita said. "It's too bad that you didn't get the cookies that Ami baked, though..."
"That little girl over there has them," said Mina, pointing in the girl's direction. "Hey, she's got one left... I'll tell you what, Sammy, maybe I can buy it for you! I'll just give her a 100-yen coin, and-"
"That's okay, Mina, but thanks for the offer," Sammy said. "I'll be fine... at least Ami's cookies are making that girl happy... that's enough of a treat for me, knowing that something Ami made brought someone else happiness."
"That's a really sweet thought, Sammy," Ami said, smiling. "Don't worry, I can bake some more cookies especially for you... tomorrow, okay? We can make them together!"
"Ami... you're so kind," Sammy thought, his face beginning to fill with warmth despite the cold air around him. "Always thoughtful and generous, and giving... I could never be like that, Ami... I mean, for a split-second, I was actually jealous of that little girl... you'd never be jealous, Ami..."
"Thanks, Ami," said Sammy. "I'd love to."
"Well, the couples skating competition starts in fifteen minutes, you guys!" Rei said. "I've gotta find Chad... I know he's hiding around here somewhere. But when I find him, he's going to skate with me... he promised he'd come, I can't believe he'd run out like this."
Rei left the group and began searching the crowd for Chad. Meanwhile, Ami and Sammy walked over to the small booth next to the frozen pond where the ice-skating competition would be held.
"I'd like to sign us up for the couples skating competition, please," Ami said, picking up a pen from the booth and signing her and Sammy's names to the sign-up sheet.
"Hey, you're Ami Mizuno, right?" asked the pretty, brown-haired woman sitting behind the booth. Ami nodded. "I've heard all about you... you finished as the runner-up in the Tokyo Swimming Championship last fall, right? You won the 200-meter backstroke and the 200-meter butterfly!"
"Yes, that's right," Ami said graciously, bowing her head slightly.
"Ami was only one point away from winning the whole thing!" Sammy said. "I saw her swim... she's really, really good!"
"And you must be Sammy," the woman said, looking down at the sign-up sheet. "You two are a couple?"
"That's also correct," Ami said, and Sammy nodded in agreement.
"Well, I think you make a really nice-looking couple!" said the woman. "I wish both of you the best of luck!"
"Thank you!" said Sammy and Ami at the same time.
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"See, I told you I couldn't do this!" said Mrs. Tsukino, as she began to slip on the ice. Mr. Tsukino helped her regain her balance, and the two were able to skate around the pond twice, although not at a very quick speed. Sammy and Serena cheered their parents on from the sidelines.
"We drew them in the first round," Sammy said. "But they're still my parents, so I'm going to cheer them anyway!"
The skating competition turned out to be a single elimination tournament. 16 couples had signed up, including Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino, Serena and Darien, Sammy and Ami, Rick and Mika, and, at the very last minute, Rei and Chad.
"I can't believe I agreed to do this," Chad said, sighing. "The things I do for love..."
"Now, Chad, sometimes in life, people have to do things that they don't want to do!" Rei scolded. "And I think you'll like this competition... skating is a sport that's supposed to be really healthy for you."
Rick, who was standing right behind Rei and Chad, made a quiet 'whpissssh!' noise, while gesturing with his hand as if he was cracking a whip. Mika elbowed him in the ribs, quickly causing him to stop.
"And I would say that our first couple did very well, wouldn't you?" said the same woman who was sitting as the booth, now doing announcing duties with a megaphone in her hand. "The four judges have given out a score of 26.5 out of 40 for this couple, which will make them a stiff challenge for our next couple, Sammy Tsukino and Ami Mizuno!"
"Yay!" Serena cheered. "Go Sammy!"
Sammy and Ami stepped out onto the ice, holding hands. Both of them were wearing ice skates that they had rented for the competition.
"I'm glad I've got my own pair of skates," Serena whispered to Darien. "I don't think the rental skates are very good..."
Sammy and Ami began to glide on the ice, but as Ami began to turn, Sammy couldn't follow fast enough, and he fell down, his back hitting hard onto the ice. Ami gasped and skated back over to him, helping him to his feet.
"Sammy, are you alright?" Ami asked. "This is supposed to be fun, but I don't want you to get hurt..."
"I'm okay, Ami!" Sammy said. "It doesn't hurt that much..."
But a slight groan from Sammy quickly dimmed Ami's mood.
"Are you sure?" she asked again as she and Sammy slowly skated across the ice.
"Positive," came Sammy's reply. "Now... let's win this competition!"
With a quick spin, Sammy twirled with Ami in a small circle, quickly reaching rather fast speeds. Ami gasped as she and Sammy began to go faster and faster, but as she saw Sammy begin to laugh, she began to laugh as well. The two continued twirling for about twenty seconds, before both of them became dizzy and they had to come to a stop. They both skated over to the side of the pond, satisfied with their performance.
"That was... pretty fun..." Sammy said, rubbing his eyes in an effort to shake the pall of dizziness that was upon him.
"You're right, Sammy," Ami said, giggling. "This was really fun..."
"Sorry to worry you like that, Ami," Sammy said. "I'll try not to fall next time, okay?"
"Next time?" Ami asked. "You mean we-"
"Got a 28 out of 40," Sammy said. "We beat my parents... we're going on to the next round!"
"That's wonderful!" Ami said. Mr. and Mrs. Tsukino were smiling as well.
"Congratulations, son," said Sammy's father. "You and Ami did really well out there..."
"And you looked like you were having a lot more fun than we were!" said Sammy's mother. "Good luck in the next round!"
"Our next couple is Seta Guran and Betsy Brennan," said the female announcer. "Skating after them will be Rick Sumaki and Mika-"
"Hear that?" Rick said, walking over to Sammy. "If we win our next match, we might be facing you and Ami next round..."
"I won't enjoy beating you guys, because you're my friends, but... I'm still going to try my best anyway!" said Mika. Sammy and Ami nodded.
"You've still got to get through this match first," Sammy said. "Ah, I know you guys can do it! And then after that, you face us! Good luck!"
As the next couple began to skate, Vestibule watched the events from his treacherous vantagepoint, within Mika's angelic ice sculpture. He was waiting for the perfect time to strike, and soon, he would be ready.
"Just keep on having your little fun, Sammy, you and your friends... because in just a few moments, I'll be destroying them all... ripping the ones you love to pieces... and that Dark Crystal will soon be exposed for all the world to see..."
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^_^ People in my stories just can't seem to have fun without bad guys attacking, huh? I hope it's not too cliché... well, if you've got anything to say, the review section awaits! Hope you enjoyed this latest chapter!
