A/N: Mental note, Homework is EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And so am I, BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Is not."
"Is too."
"Is not."
"Is too."
Hotaru sighed and stared at her tea, which was more than she could say for Draco and Harry, who were currently having a verbal go at each other thanks to Kioko (Who had told them that if they stood up she'd give them some unprofessional acupuncture).
"Is not."
"Is too."
What were they arguing about again?
"Is not."
"Is too."
She couldn't remember.
"Is not."
"Is too."
"THAT'S ENOUGH!!!" Kioko finally yelled. "This was amusing at first but now I've forgotten what you two were fighting over! And I'll bet you did too!"
"Er…" They both trailed off.
"What is it with you two today? What happened to your building friendship?" Kioko asked.
"It was temporary." Draco replied, still sending a death glare at Harry, who was returning it with his own. "We found that it was pointless."
"Couldn't figure out how to get revenge on me could ya?" Kioko asked.
"That, and several other reasons." Harry told her.
"Such as?" Kioko pushed.
"We hate each other!" They both said at the same time.
"Really? Looks more like you're best friends by the way you continually reply to me simultaneously, and with the same text might I add." Kioko told them smirking. They then directed their glares on her. "Look, you're agreeing already. Ah-ah-ah!" Kioko warned when Harry tried to get up, she pulled out several long needles. "I am not a licensed acupuncturist, remember?" Harry sat back down.
Draco 'hmph'ed, "Whatever. I came here to see Hotaru, not Potter." He said.
"By the way Draco, you look awfully cute in muggle clothing." Kioko said grinning.
"Shut up." Draco growled, glaring at her. She just snickered.
"What? Oh, you want to be with her alone don't you?" Kioko teased.
"Kioko!" Hotaru protested blushing.
Kioko snickered, "What? Do you honestly think I have enough self-control to spare you a little embarrassment? Certainly not!" she looked around, finding that everyone was glaring/looking at her. "Alright already! Go have you're time together! Yes Draco you can get up from your seat."
*********
Draco grumbled to himself after they left the house to take a walk. "Why do you have to stay with Potter?" He asked Hotaru.
"Because Dumbledore asked me to protect him." Hotaru answered.
"Night could do that on her own, why do you have to be here?" He nearly demanded, though it wasn't directed towards her.
"Kioko would probably loose her temper and hex her way out of Hogwarts." She said.
"Oh and we wouldn't want this to happen, why?" He sneered.
"Draco! What's gotten into you?! Why are you so appose to this and how come you suddenly hate Harry again?" Hotaru demanded pleadingly, stopping him at the corner that apparently turned into the public park.
"There is no again." Draco replied. "I never liked him, you know that!"
"No, there was that one time you two seemed to be getting along just fine!" Hotaru exclaimed.
Draco looked away from her, "During the time, in the Department of Mysteries, when we were all sure you had rushed to your death in order to save Black. Potter had been the first one to run after Bellatrix for vengeance. While I stood there dumbly, stupidly staring at the veil and unable to believe that I just saw you die. You can imagine my surprise and relief when you came back out, Black in your arm. But Potter had rushed after Bellatrix when it should have been me." He explained, angry and frustrated with himself.
"Ryuuza, Harry had every right to go after Bellatrix. Sirius Black is his godfather, I'm just his friend. Don't be angry with him for that, and don't be angry at yourself for not running after Bellatrix first." She said, taking his arm.
Draco sighed and shook his head, "Sorry, Hotaru. But during our mutual friendship we had a reason to work together, now we have a reason to be rivals again. 4 years of downright rivalry doesn't go away for long." He told her.
"You could at least act civil towards each other." She told him.
"We can't fight if we're civil." Draco responded, he then sighed again, "Sorry, I'm guessing you have a lot to worry about and we aren't helping, but I just can't see either of us working together anymore."
"Why? What went wrong? It has to be more than just the incident with the veil." She asked.
He shook his head, "I'm not sure how to explain it. We just don't like each other, okay? We were probably rivals on Saturn as well."
"I guess I can't change your mind about it."
********
"Mrs. Hotaru Tomoe!!! Just the witch I wanted to meet! How do you do?"
Hotaru was taken back by the sudden…intrusion. Almost the instant she and Draco had reentered the house (which was around 9:00) a primp woman with square spectacles had popped up in her face.
"Rita Skeeter?" Draco questioned.
"Ah, and Draco Malfoy! Wait, what are you doing—" A mischievous smile played on Rita's lips, "Ah." The notepad in her hand began to scrawl swiftly.
"What are you—?" Hotaru questioned, shutting the door.
"OUT!!!" Mr. Vernon suddenly bellowed. "BOTH OF YOU! OUT!!! NO MORE FREAKS IN MY HOUSE!!!"
"Freak?" Rita questioned.
"Rita Skeeter!" Harry exclaimed pointing from behind Mr. Dursley.
"Harry Potter!" Rita said right back, mimicking his position and voice.
"What are you doing here?!" Harry demanded.
"Well, you can't expect me an opportunity to interview you while Miss Perfect isn't around, can you?" She asked, pushing past Mr. Dursley, who looked absolutely flustered.
"'Miss Perfect' reads the Daily Prophet and will know every single word you write about us." Harry responded.
"Tut, tut, Mr. Potter. I'm not going to write anything about you from a bad angle, I know better. In fact I've been paid handsomely in advance to get the real story from you and the Girl-Who-Escaped." Rita explained.
"Out of my house this instant!!!" Mr. Dursley bellowed once again.
Rita turned to meet the man face on, she then started scribbling a few things while mumbling to herself, "Mr. Potter lives with short tempered, badly dressed, and fat muggle…"
"OUT!!!" He exclaimed again.
"Mrs. Skeeter?" Hotaru said.
"Yes?" Rita asked, pushing her way back around Mr. Dursley to Hotaru and Draco.
"Today has been a long day for us, and I think I can speak for us all when I say we're tired. So, if you don't mind, could you, maybe, come back some other time?" Hotaru asked softly.
Rita smiled, "We'll, you are as sweet as they say. Alright then, I'll be back tomorrow."
*******
Fated with the deadly touch, cursed forever to wander alone, throughout the bowls of your mind and flesh. Within your enemy abides, within your flesh it stays, so how can you fight it? How can you kill what is not physical? Could you turn your Glaive upon yourself? Could you unleash the silence within your own mind? But what happens when you can't die, and what happens when your enemy is apart of you?
"You look for answers, but do you really want them?" A woman's voice asked, it sounded cold and emotionless, yet kind at the same time. "Be satisfied with lies. The more you know the more painful your cross is to bear, stop trying to learn more."
"Who are you?" Hotaru called. "Where are you? Why can't I see you?" She asked. But her cry went unanswered.
Laughing, someone was laughing. Hotaru spun around, to find the source. Mistress 9. "What, what do you want?" She asked.
"To answer your questions, Princess Saturn." She said with a sugary sweet voice that didn't quite become her. Hotaru stepped back, then she turned around to run. Mistress 9 only laughed. "You can't escape!!! I am apart of you!!!"
The void around her was so dark, and there didn't seem to be an end either way. Hotaru ran fast, wondering if she was getting any farther from Mistress 9, it didn't seem so. She could still hear Mistress 9 laughing.
Hotaru looked back and saw the demon perusing her, and gaining as well. No, she couldn't…
When Mistress 9 finally caught up, Hotaru didn't have time to react. Instead of a blow like she was expecting, the girl found herself being plunged into another pit of darkness, where the walls began to change in shape and color. The world around her morphed into a vision.
Hotaru swing her around her, destroying her attackers with a single touch of it. Each one of them fell to the ground, their bodies rotting away bit by bit as they screamed in agony. One man in armor holding a scythe trembled before her. "P-please, s-s-spare me your highness!!!" He cried.
"I will never forgive you." A deep, emotionless voice emitted from her mouth as she raised her glaive in the air.
"W-what? I-I-I never d-did anything t-to you your highness, please, please, SPARE ME!!!" He begged, his schythe clanked to the ground.
Hotaru raised her glaive above her head, jumped, and came down upon the solder with furry in her heart, such anger, such hatred for the world as she had never known. The pleading solder let out an mental cry of pain as her glaive sliced him in half like butter.
As if suddenly gaining control over herself, Hotaru let her glaive fall, and just stared at the scene around her. Hundreds upon hundreds of dead bodies, sprawled out over a bloodless battlefield. They looked half rotten, each mutilated face had obviously been twisted in pain before finally dying. IF there was any eyes left they were bulging.
Hotaru closed her eyes, but the images still plagued her. She didn't want to believe this, she couldn't! This couldn't be happening!!!!
Hotaru sat straight up in her bed, eyes wide open, sweat dripping down all parts of her body. She suppressed a scream with great willpower and tried to still her heaving. She saw her bedpost in the darkness, she saw Pandora sleeping on her wall's bar, in fact, she could see everything in the room to perfect detail. And the lights weren't on.
Hotaru looked at her clock, 3:00. Good enough. She pushed away the covers and slid off her bed.
It wasn't as though she could see every detail of the room, it was more that she could feel it was there. To her eyes the room was still dim, but she still knew exactly where she had forgotten one of her marbles on the floor and in what position the covers had turned out to be in after she pushed them. It was odd, yet, familiar in a way. She felt as though she could use this newfound ability, but how?
Setsuna had said something about her powers of Silence reawakening. That probably happened with Voldemort's mirror, and when she kept hurting Umbridge, and now she was seeing in the dark. But there was something else.
Hotaru looked around, as if searching for the answer in the things around her. What could she do? She was almost physically itching to use whatever new power she had just acquired, as if it had been building up inside her and just had to be used. But what was it? She had to know what she wanted to do.
And then she knew, she knew. It was as clear as the room around her, she wanted to kill.
********
"Hotaru? You're up late." Kioko said when Hotaru came to the Dursley's dinner table.
"Hm, I didn't get much sleep last night." Hotaru said, having to force whatever voice she could manage out of her mouth as she sat down beside Kioko.
"You don't look too good. Maybe you should try going back to bed." Kioko suggested.
Hotaru straightened up, "N-no! That's okay." She said, trying unsuccessfully to seem as though nothing was wrong.
"Oh." Kioko went back to her breakfast. She didn't say any more, and Harry knew not to say anything in front of the Dursleys.
"Well, did you have a nightmare?" Asked Petunia, pretending to be worried.
Only an extremely grotesque and graphic one. Hotaru thought, but she responded, "Yeah." As though it were ordinary. She unconsciously started eating whatever Petunia had put in front of her, not paying attention to what it was.
"Can some of my friends come over today Mum?" Dudley asked.
"Now Dudley, are you quite sure they'd want to come over?" Kioko asked smirking.
"Yes you can, Dudley dear." Petunia said levelly, as if just to spite Kioko's comment. But Kioko looked as though she would enjoy nothing more than a nice visit from Dudley's 'friends'.
Hotaru shook her head, she was doing it again. She was picking up thoughts again.
'Problems, Hotaru?' Kioko asked.
'Yeah…I'm gaining more of my power in silence and it's getting a bit harder to block out thoughts again.' Hotaru answered.
'What's Dudley thinking?' Harry asked.
'Why in the world Kioko and I are friends with you…hey!' Hotaru straitened up.
Harry shrugged, 'I was only asking. Didn't think you'd answer.'
'He's got you there Hotaru. You are pretty out of it.'
'Yeah…' Hotaru sighed outwardly, 'I woke up at 3 last night and decided sleep wasn't exactly the best choice of action.'
'Eeeeeee, 3?!' Kioko looked unbelieving. 'Well, I'm guessing you must have gotten a little sleep this morning or you would have been here earlier than any of us.'
"Someone mind sharing their thoughts with the rest of the table?" Vernon demanded, rather angrily.
"Huh?" Kioko asked. "Sorry, we're practicing our telepathic communication. But don't worry, you wouldn't care about our topic anyways. Not unless you have an excruciating need to know small details that will in turn relate to the future of the entire solar system, but then again it wasn't really relating to anything on that topic this time, oh well. You wouldn't be interested anyways." She waved it off. "Anyways, look who's on the Daily Prophet." She pulled up the paper. Harry and Hotaru gasped and dropped their silverware. "Yeah, kinda shocked me as well." Kioko spread it out on the center of the table. "Isn't that the bubble brain who busted in on our DA meeting?" Kioko asked, pointing to Sailor Venus.
"Sailor Venus." Hotaru nodded, taking the paper. All the senshi smiled up at her and waved cheerfully. "'Responsible for the many captured Death Eaters, Glandria Sapphire, former Ministry worker, is revealed to be a 'Sailor Senshi'. Details are uncertain, but it appears there is more to the planets and to these individuals than we suspected. The Senshi that have not been included in this photograph have been discovered to be the talented Hotaru Tomoe as Sailor Saturn and Kioko Night, nicknamed Lady Hex in Hogwarts, as Sailor Tarterus. "We are the guardians of the Stars, our world has been separated from yours for too long, it is time to combine our forces and fight against the upcoming darkness. The true enemy is a greater foe than (He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named) ever was." Said Glandria Sapphire, also known as Sailor Galaxia. When asked to elaborate she merely shook her head, and right before our eyes these senshi vanished, without using appeariation at all. It seems there are more powers in the universe than merely magic. These Senshi have the Ministry completely baffled so we cannot give you any more information. As to who Miss Sapphire was referring to, we are almost afraid to ask.'" Hotaru set the paper down and sighed.
"There's gonna be hell when all this is over." Kioko stated standing up.
"What? What was it talking about?" Vernon demanded.
"Oh, nothing that concerns you, in fact you'll be long dead before it's time for the Muggle world to join with the Silver Alliance." She replied putting her dishes in the sink.
"Don't be too sure Kioko." Hotaru said. "Things are moving much faster than they should, I didn't think they'd know even this much for another few decades." She sighed.
Kioko pirked up for a moment, "Hang on a minute, they mentioned me in there! Great, now I'm gonna get a lot of letters asking what in the world the article meant. Remind me to chew Galaxia's head off for that."
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!" Vernon bellowed.
"I told you, you wouldn't understand. But you didn't listen, nooooooooo, you were too busy getting freaked out by our Silent Language! Come on, we can discuss this more thoroughly in the basement." Kioko said, she took the newspaper while Hotaru and Harry disposed of their leftovers to follow her.
********
"This isn't good." Hotaru said, "What changed? Setsuna said that Crystal Tokyo would come in the 30th century, why does it seem like we'll be going into that age in only another decade?" She asked sitting down.
"Well, you'd think that the Ministry would like to know who had nearly destroyed the aterium in an attempt to kill of about a hundred Death Eaters. They tried to grab me for questioning but I got away, thanks to the Outer's showing up." Kioko said.
"Wait, we still have Voldemort and this new threat to deal with." Harry came in.
"Oh yeah." Hotaru said, suddenly remembering Chaos.
"But are we sure Galaxia was talking about Chaos or Mistress 9? Remember she's currently more powerful that Chaos." Kioko came in.
"Maybe she meant both." Hotaru suggested.
"Speaking of Mistress 9, she gave you that nightmare didn't she?" Harry asked.
Hotaru nodded, "It was horrible." She sighed. "I think she's just biding her time though, I don't really have that much control over her."
"Like she's gaining power? That could be a problem." Kioko considered.
"The worst part of all this is that it's happening at one time." Harry said.
"Yes, that is very right." Kioko sighed.
"And it all seems to revolve around me…and the past." Hotaru lied back and closed her eyes for a bit.
"So, Chaos was apparently Saturnarian. I wonder who he was on Saturn." Kioko commented.
"I wonder who Voldemort was on Saturn. Maybe he and I were rivals as well." Harry suggested.
"Na, I doubt it. Remember he's been infected with demons from Chaos, who is probably an incarnate of sorts himself." Kioko's voice said.
"But what about that Prophecy? There could be a connection with it and the Silver Millennium." Harry asked.
"Could be, but that's just probably a chance type thing…" Kioko's voice seemed to fade.
The two talked a bit more, but Hotaru didn't catch what it was after that. She drifted off into a surrey of images one after the other. Hearing voices of other people, though not understanding them.
A little girl with raven violet hair sat in the middle of her bed and cried. She could only have been three, but she was still adormed in princess clothing, and still she sat upon a queen sized bed with rich furnishings everywhere around her. The room was so big and had so many wonderful things in it, you'd think she would be happy. But it was as though she never touched any of it, either that or the nurse mad a point of keeping the room spotless, for everything was in its designated spot, nothing littered the ground or any of the elevated surfaces. And the little girl cried.
"Princess, princess! Why are you crying?!" Exclaimed an exasperated woman in rich velvet clothing.
"They're arguing again!" The girl cried helplessly.
"Who are? I don't see anyone." The woman asked.
"Th-they. They're fighting and it scares me." Little Hotaru cried, grabbing onto her nurse's clothing.
"There, there, little princess. Who is fighting?" Asked Aunt Lee, gathering the girl up in her arms.
Hotaru sobbed and sobbed, "I want my Mommy!" She exclaimed, "She can make them stop!"
"I'm so sorry, Princess, but your mother has things to do! She can't see you, she is very busy right now. Do you want to see your brother instead?" Lee asked. The girl sniffed and gave a pathetic little nod. "Okay then, we'll go see the prince." Hotaru's aunt hosted the little princess up and swept back towards the door.
"Hotaru? Hotaaaaaruuuuuu." Kioko nudged Hotaru awake.
"H-huh?" Hotaru blinked and looked up. "What, did, did I fall asleep? I'm sorry." She asked.
"Yeah you did, but it's okay. I can't blame you." Kioko answered.
Hotaru stat back up, "Kioko, I had a brother."
"Hu-wha?"
"On Saturn, I had a brother on Saturn!" She exclaimed.
"Oh perfect! Something else to be surprised about." Kioko exclaimed. "So who could it be? Maybe Harry, Draco, Snape?! Riddle maybe, Silver, any male in Slytherin house!"
"Kioko?" Hotaru questioned, wondering why she was reacting like this.
"Oh, you didn't hear our conversation. I was just ranting about conspiracies." Kioko replied.
"Oh," Hotaru laughed a bit.
**********
"BOY!!!" Yelled Mr. Vernon from the door to their basement. "You and you're friends have got company!!!"
Harry rushed to the top of the stairs and unlocked the door to see what Mr. Dursley was yelling about. And in came Rita Skeeter. "I trust you saw the Daily Prophet!" She exclaimed, looking happier than a child at Christmas.
"Oh," Hotaru said as Rita plopped down upon the couch, too intent on her new scoop to realize the condition of the Dursley's 'basement'.
"So! Everyone's talking about these…Sushi?" She asked.
"Senshi." Hotaru corrected.
"Something like that. Anyway, there are thousands of questions that your friends didn't answer for us, so spill! What is the deal with planet names attached to your 'transformations'?" Rita pressed.
"Er, I'm not sure I have the authority to tell you that." Hotaru said, scooting to the side of the couch. But Rita scooted along with her.
"Come now girl! The public has a right to know!" Rita exclaimed.
"Know what?"
"To know what your Sailor Galaxy,"
"Galaxia!" Hotaru corrected.
"Right, what Miss Glandria was talking about. Now, the question that's bugging everyone is, 'who is the foe that is more dangerous than You-Know-Who?'" Rita asked.
"Er…I'm not sure I can say which one she was talking about…" Hotaru answered truthfully.
"Which one?! You mean there's more than one enemy worse than He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?!" Rita shrieked and started scribbling that down. "Who are they?! Details girl, I need details!"
"Well, you know, the universe is a really big place, she could be referring to several new enemies. Earth is a rather big target for the dark." Hotaru said uncertainly, wishing she knew how to get around this. But it seemed she was just digging herself into a deeper hole.
"Oh? You mean there are more of you out there?!" Rita's notebook was going craxy.
"Well, not of me, we all use different elements of power, but if you're talking about the stars, of course there are more of us. Like I said, the universe is a big place." Hotaru answered, hoping she could work her way around the whole Chaos thing.
"Oh? Describe these 'elements of power'." Rita pushed.
"Well, Sailor Moon's element of power is crystal, it heals and mends destruction. Sailor Mercury controls ice, Sailor Mars controls fire, Sailor Jupiter is lightning, Sailor Venus uses love, Sailor Uranus uses wind, Sailor Neptune is water, Sailor Pluto is time, and Sailor Galaxia is destruction." Hotaru answered, feeling a bit more comfortable with talking.
"And you? What is your element of power?" Rita asked.
"Silence." Hotaru answered.
Rita looked up from her booklet and cocked an eyebrow, "Silence? What does that do?" She asked.
"Um, it's actually a very obscure element. It can heal and destroy, defend and attack. It's like a double edge sword, without understanding it will turn on the user and kill them." Hotaru answered, trying to be as discreet as she possibly could with her words. But maybe this was something the world needed to know.
"And do you believe this, silence, is why He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named wants you?" Rita asked.
"M-maybe."
"Okay, now tell me, who of you do you suppose has the most powerful element?" Rita questioned.
"Er, probably Cosmos and Galaxia. Why?" Hotaru asked.
"Cosmos? Who is Cosmos?"
"Cosmos is Sailor Moon's ultimate form." Hotaru answered.
"Oh really? Hm, now if they have the most powerful element, according to you, then why would You-Know-Who kidnap you instead of one of them? It appears to me as though Silence would be the most powerful element." Rita smirked.
"Why do you say that?" Hotaru questioned.
"You're a very gifted girl, Miss Tomoe, none of the other Susshi,"
"Senshi." Hotaru corrected.
"Right, had such good grades and such promise in everything as you do." Rita stated.
At about that time the door to Kioko's room opened and she walked into the living room. Hotaru and Rita both turned to find her, looking straight at Rita. "What, are, you, doing, here?" Kioko questioned slowly, leering at Rita.
"Eh, hehehe, Miss Night! What a pleasant surprise…" Rita exclaimed nervously.
"Stow the pleasantries Skeeter and fork over the notebook!" Kioko exclaimed. She swiped the book away from Rita and started going through it.
"Hey! That's mine!!!" Rita exclaimed, though she didn't dare grab for it.
"Hm…Rita I'm afraid this part here is all wrong, you see when people are curs-I-I mean blessed, with the knowledge of our world, believing that the Queen of Saturn is ignorant is not going to go over too well. Fact of the matter is, the world is going to know everything soon enough, in fact a little sooner than they should, and I have a splitting headache, so let's not start the war between wizards and stars too early, shall we?" Kioko asked, tearing out the pages that Rita had written. "Now," she gave Rita back the book. "Let's start over on this shall we? And let's make Hotaru seem like the calm, collected, sophisticated, and sweet person she is, okay? Oh, and sit in that chair, I don't want you crowding her." She instructed.
"And where will you be sitting?" Rita asked, going into her designated chair.
"Me? Oh, I'll be breathing down your ever-exposed neck, perfectly silent, with the acupuncture needles I threatened Harry and Draco with just in case you write something out of line. Shall we begin?" Kioko questioned, moving around Rita's chair. Rita only nodded. "Good, start with the first question again."
"Who is the being that Miss Sapphire said was a foe worse than You-Know-Who?" Rita asked nervously.
*********
The next morning Kioko entered the kitchen with a smirk, holding a new copy of the Daily Prophet. "That's it, no more of your newspapers at my table!" Vernon exclaimed.
"I'll ignore that rule. Look who made the front page today!" Kioko exclaimed happily showing everyone the front page of the Daily Prophet. On the top the caption was "Queen of Saturn explains more about Glandira Sapphire's message to us!" And below it was an enlarged picture of Hotaru, sitting properly on her chair with her hands folded on her lap and a kind, knowing smile on her face.
"'Queen of Saturn'!?" Petunia gasped, she stared at Hotaru, who sank down into her chair with embarrassment.
"I told you what you didn't know could fill a few libraries. Anyway," But she was interrupted.
"You rule an entire planet?!" Dudley exclaimed.
"Don't be silly, it's just a title." Mr. Dursley snapped.
"Just a title that happens to be true. Once the Silver Millennium begins again she will be ruling Saturn." Kioko said.
"I guess Rita took it seriously when you referred to me as Queen of Saturn." Hotaru sighed.
"Hey, look on the bright side. At least I didn't call you the Messiah of Silence. That would give people reason to be slightly afraid of you." Kioko said, giving Hotaru the paper before sitting down.
Hotaru still sighed and read the paper.
'After many tries I finally succeeded in getting past the protruding muggle and interview the said Senshi, and this is what I asked, and how she responded: "Miss Tomoe, a question that I believe has plagued everyone since yesterday's newspaper is who Miss Sapphire was referring to when she said there was a greater enemy than He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." I asked, "Well, Miss Skeeter, I'm not quite sure I can answer that." She said, "Earth, over the years, has become a target for invaders of other stars, either to seek sanctuary or to control. Unfortunately I cannot tell you that this enemy is just another one of these said invaders because we Senshi know better. This is an enemy we ourselves have been fighting since before (You-Know-Who) was even born. And apparently he has taken control of (He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named)." She answered. Because we only had a short amount of time, and Lady Hex was breathing down my neck, I moved on to the next question. "Who, exactly, are the Senshi?" To this, she answered, "We are the stars, we are guardians of the earth." And, in an attempt for her to elaborate, I asked, "What kind of power do you use? It can't be magic." "Magic is like a small power with a wide variety of everything, however, we use 'Elemental Powers'. The power of Sailor Moon is called Crystal, it is a strong element that heals and mends destruction. The power of Mercury is ice, no elaboration needed. Of Mars is fire, of Jupiter is thunder, of Venus is love, of Uranus is Wind, of Neptune is water, of Pluto is time, and of Sailor Galaxia is destruction." She answered. "And of your planet, Saturn? What element do you possess?" I asked. "Of Saturn is Silence." She told me. "Silence? Could you explain in more detail?" I perused. "Certainly. Though I'm not sure how well you will be able to understand. Silence is a very abstract element; it can heal and destroy at the same time. It causes chaos at times, and yet it is the essence of complete peace. It is like a double edge sword and will kill the user if they do not have a firm understanding of what they are dealing with." She answered. Now, I am not sure about you, but this confused me quite a bit. However, feeling as though I finally found out why He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named kidnapped her I moved on to this subject. "And what of You-Know-Who? Do you believe this is why he captured you?" I asked. She nodded sadly, "I believe so." "And how did you escape?" I asked, knowing that this was another question that the public has been dying to know. "Honestly I am not exactly sure. I found myself in a locked room of an old abandoned house. I was almost sure there was no way out, and I nearly had a second encounter with him face to face." She said. "Oh my! Sounds like a very frightening experience." I exclaimed. "It was," She nodded, "However, I suppose it was my power of Silence that allowed me escape, but after finding a mirror I somehow traveled through it's surface and found myself in Albus Dumbledore's office. I swear I heard the door about to open just before my awkward escape!" She replied. "Well, what an unusual, and brilliant talent to have! But I must ask, which of you, as in the Senshi, is the most powerful?" I asked. "I would have to say it is a tie between Cosmos and Galaxia." She replied. Though I didn't believe that this was correct I was forced to leave. But, according to Miss Tomoe, it seems as though Silence is the greater element of them all. All in all, my experience with Miss Tomoe was a rewarding one. She is a very calm, collected individual and I would have loved to chat with her more, save that Lady Hex demanded I leave and I doubt that even the professors at Hogwarts would double cross that one.'
"I am very proud of myself." Kioko said smirking.
"What made Rita Skeeter so scared of you?" Harry asked.
"Well, let's just say she wrote a bit of a distasteful piece about how I got into Slytherin and a rumor that my distant relatives were Death Eaters, and then found out the hard way that you do not mess with Lady Hex." Kioko answered, looking even more proud of herself. "She never wrote anything relating to me again and for some odd reason she freaks whenever she sees me." She said, looking innocent.
"I should have befriended you the fourth year." Harry commented.
"Yeah, I remember the torture she put you through." Kioko said. "Anyways, who thinks that Hotaru has put off Glaive lessons for a bit too long?" Kioko asked, she and Harry both raised their hands.
Hotaru chuckled, "Okay, we'll go into the back yard." She said.
"For what?" Asked Dudley.
"For practice in a very sharp and dangerous object called a Glaive." Kioko answered.
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"Here Harry." Hotaru said, handing Harry the Glaive she bought for him as Kioko pulled out her own Glaive.
"Right, now what?" Harry asked, holding it uncertainly in his hands.
"First you have to get use to the feel of the glaive, we'll start with some basic movements. Spread out a bit you two, don't want to hit each other." Hotaru told them, summoning up her own glaive.
"Basic movements? Oh come on, Hotaru! Do I honestly have to learn at his pace as well?" Kioko asked. "I mean, I've already had some fighting experience and—"
"Yes Kioko, proceeding at the same pace as Harry is necessary because your glaive is far more deadly than his is." Hotaru replied. She then held her glaive in front of her with both hands. "We'll start with a diagonal then vertical slash, like this." Hotaru swiped the imaginary foe in front of her with a slash that went downwards, she then turned the blade a bit and made a horizontal cut.
"You call that basic?!" Harry demanded, "I saw an after image."
"You don't have to do it as perfectly as I do, or as fast. Just go one way and the other at a pace you're comfortable with. You have to get the feel of your weapon before you can proceed to actually use it. It shouldn't be that hard of a move, after a diagonal cut you'll find the horizontal one comes naturally to the weapon itself." Hotaru told them.
After a few times with the two trying out the new move Hotaru stopped them. "Harry, you're trying to use it like a sword, don't put your hands so close together! You'll end up hitting your opponent with the staff part instead of the blade. Eventually you'll learn how to adjust your hands on the Glaive so that you can complete your move more efficiently, but right now try to keep your hands apart at least half an arm's length, it'll give you more strength and you won't look so novice. And Kioko, you're doing it too. Try not to use it as a sword, it's more like a staff with a blade at the end." Hotaru said.
"Hey Hotaru," Kioko said, "Mind showing us some cool moves?" She asked.
"This isn't about 'cool moves'. It's about knowing how to use your weapon to defend yourself in a time of need." Hotaru said, putting one hand on her hip.
Harry gave her a bit of a sideways glance, as though he thought he were looking at one person but another at the same time.
"Oh come on! Please?! I only saw you fight just a little bit!" Kioko exclaimed. "And it was cool, please, please, please!?"
Hotaru sighed, "If I show you a kata will you continue at the paces that I set for you?" She asked. They both nodded. "Very well." She said. She got into the widest area of the yard as she could. She held her glaive to her side and then swept it in front of her.
The fight had begun, Hotaru swung her glaive around her body, above her head, and landed several slashes and jabs upon her invisible foe, all the while moving around, her glaive creating an impenetrable barrier around her, her arms moved like light, making it look as though she had several hands that were spinning several glaives. She jumped and twirled gracefully in the air, continuing to give her foe fatal wounds.
After a short while it no longer seemed like a kata, instead it felt like a dance, which it was in a way, a deadly dance. It felt like a song as she jumped, dodged, attacked, and defended her invisible foe. She could hear the words whispering in her ear.
(Song by Nightwish: Deep Silent Complete)
In your creation heaven did decree
That in your arms sweet death should dwell
Deep Silent Complete
Black velvet sea
The sirens are calling for me
Saved my soul thinking "This song`s a lie"
Sand on the shore is so dry
Deep Silent Complete
Black velvet sea
Brave day sinking in endless night
The age will say "This poet lies"
Heaven never touched earthly face
The age will say "This night was ours"
Blessed with the Deep
The Silent the Complete
Hotaru finished her attack with a deadly downward slash as she landed back upon the ground. Slowly she stood up and faced her pupils, and frowned. "This isn't some sort of show!" She barked at the gaping buffoons who had decided they were going to come into the back yard.
Kioko and Harry spun around to find Dudley and his gang just standing there, staring open mouthed at Hotaru.
"I said, this isn't a show! Go back to your T.V. screens!" Hotaru ordered. The two then turned to stare back at her.
"Why are you yelling, Hotaru? You never yell!" Harry exclaimed, a little shocked by Hotaru's new behavior.
"Hang on a minute Harry." Hotaru said, walking past him to confront Dudley's gang.
"That was the most brilliant show of—"
"That was better than T.V. and—"
"How did you do that!? That was ama—"
"Where did you learn how to fight like that—"
"Silence!" Hotaru exclaimed. The gang fell quiet and she eyed them all with a frowning face. "Now, if you will excuse us, we need to get back to practicing."
One by one they all filed back into the house under Hotaru's unnatural glare. When they were gone she turned back to Kioko and Harry. "Shall we continue?" She asked. Slowly, the two nodded.
A/N: And let's all give thanks to LayD for getting me hooked on Nightwish! They kewel!