Chapter 17
The Grail is revealed
Ami, Makoto, Rei, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango saw Naraku's attack had come to a complete halt as from the looks of their surroundings that time was frozen. Suddenly on Naraku's shoulder the head of Sailor Pluto appeared. She looked at them and said "Take the last talisman and flee quickly!" After she spoke her words as she made the talisman appeared in front of them.
"Sailor Pluto can we save you too" Kagome asked. "It's too late for me. By using my forbidden ability I will die and fade away once time is restored. I can't keep time frozen for long you must hurry and flee with the Talisman now. Please for my sake or my sacrifice will be in vain" Sailor Pluto said as a tear went down her cheek. "Don't worry Sailor Pluto we'll take Naraku down; no matter what it takes. You have my promise" Kagome said.
Ami grabbed the garnet orb as Rei threw Koga over her shoulder. Makoto put Inuyasha over her shoulder as the scouts followed by Kagome, Sango who was being helped by Miroku so she could run. However Kikyo stood her ground. "Kikyo what the hell are you doing" Kagome said. "Look Kagome time is starting to return to normal" Kikyo said as some dust bits that were falling to the ground were starting to slowly move again. "You must go with Inuyasha and the others. I will try to hold Naraku off as long as I can. Now go" Kikyo commanded. "No I am not leaving without you" Kagome replied.
Kikyo now had her bow turned on Kagome ready to shoot her. "Go now or I will kill you must myself" Kikyo threatened. Kagome didn't say anything she couldn't stop Kikyo and time was running out. Kagome ran as she was sobbing for Kikyo. Kikyo positioned herself behind Naraku as she saw Pluto fade away and time was slowly returning to normal. The scouts and the others were a mile away from the palace grounds when time returned to normal.
Naraku's attack hit the ground leaving nothing but a large crater that was several feet deep. Naraku still sensed that Inuyasha and the others were still alive, but he surprised that they survived. As he was thinking what it might have been he noticed that he lost some of his power. That was when he realized something the garnet orb and Pluto's staff was no longer in his passion. He knew that somehow Pluto used one of her forbidden attacks to save them which killed her.
Naraku didn't care in any case he knew the grail would be his one way or the other. That was when he noticed Kikyo was behind him. He turned around to meet Kikyo's glaze. "Kikyo I thought you ran away with your friends. Either you are brave or you are very foolish" Naraku mocked. "I don't care what happened to me just as long as I know that Inuyasha and his new friends have the grail and you don't" Kikyo said boldly.
"Kikyo I thought you knew me better than anyone did you not think I would have not been prepared for such an event. I knew the scouts would easily undo my spell over Kagome, but they forgot one small detail" Naraku said as he held out his hand and Kagome's heart appeared. "Is that...Kagome's heart" Kikyo asked with a horrified look. "Yes it is and when I am done with you I will use this advantage I have over them to get the grail" Naraku said as he pulled the heart back into his body.
"Now Kikyo this time for die for sure" Naraku said as he threw a powerful energy bomb at Kikyo. Kikyo fired an arrow to stop it, but it was no use because the arrow was absorbed by the bomb and the bomb continued towards Kikyo.
While just entering the palace the others heard a blood chilling scream as a large explosion was seen in the distance. "Kikyo" Kagome cried out. The others realized what had happened. Kikyo had scarified herself so they could get away. They entered the palace with tears in their eyes as the scouts put an unconscious Inuyasha and Koga down. They were safe in the palace for now.
Ami and Miroku informed everyone else about what happened as Chibi-usa broke into tears when she heard what happened to Sailor Pluto. Afterwards the others told them of their battle with Ryukotsusei. Sailor Uranus and Neptune held up their talismans as Sailor Moon asked "Are you two going to summon the grail?" "Yes. I believe we better have it ready before Naraku attacks" Neptune said.
"But how do we summon it" Uranus asked. Suddenly all three talisman floated in a triangle formation as a pyramid of light was forming and standing in front of the garnet orb was Sailor Pluto. Sailor Pluto had rematerialized out of nowhere as the pyramid of light was forming something on the top of it. It was the Holy Grail.
The grail floated in Usagi's hands as she held it, everyone in the room felt its power as the sliver crystal Usagi had responded as White barrettes appeared on Sailor Moon as her transformation was boosted to a new level. Almost everyone was amazed that Sailor had gained some new powers through the grail, but a few moments later she fainted because the power of the Grail was too much for her.
Meanwhile on Nemeses; Kagura had finished defrosting her arms as Hakudoushi finished cleaning himself up by using oven cleaner for his clothes and a scrub brush with soap for the rest of him. Naraku entered the throne room and sat down on his throne as he was smiling. He made Kagome's heart appear when he suddenly noticed something happing to Hotaru as a tornado of dark energy surrounded her.
"What is it Hotaru" Naraku asked. "The grail has appeared, it's in Sailor Moon's hands" Hotaru replied. "Excellent now it is time to force their hand" Naraku said as he started electrocuting Kagome's heart. "Is torturing Kagome your trump card" Hotaru asked. "No my trump card is well hidden within her body. My enemies will never know it is there until it's too late" Naraku said as he laughed and he continued torturing Kagome's heart.
At that moment on earth Kagome suddenly grabbed her heart as she fell to the ground screaming. The others and the scouts ran to her side trying to figure out what is wrong with her. "What's the matter Kagome" Usagi asked. "M-m-m-my heart" those were the words Kagome were barely able to get out in between screams. "Oh no Naraku has Kagome's heart" Pluto said. "What" Sango exclaimed in surprise.
"How can we help her" Rei said in worry for Kagome's life. "Just surrender the Grail to me and I will spare her life" a voice from above. Everyone looked to see a ghostly image of Naraku holding Kagome's heart. "Don't bother attacking this image it's only a hologram" Naraku replied.
"Naraku give her heart back right now" demanded Ami. "Or what; none of you can harm me with my new power" Naraku mocked. "I will leave a portal open outside of the palace only useable for one to travel to my throne room on Nemeses. Bring me and the grail for Kagome's heart" Naraku said as the holographic image vanished.
"What do we do, unless we bring Kagome's heart back she will continue to suffer like this" Miroku said. Kagome was still in pain as Naraku continued to torment her. Inuyasha and Koga had come to as they were awakened by Kagome's cries of pain. Inuyasha and Koga rushed to Kagome's side worried about her. That was when the others explained what had happened. If the fact that Kagome's heart was in Naraku's hands weren't enough to make Inuyasha mad it was that fact that Kikyo sacrificed herself to save the others it what got Inuyasha's blood boiling.
"Naraku that" Inuyasha was about to say a bunch of curse words, but he remembered that there were two small children present. Kagome would kill him if he said those curse words. "Naraku will die for this" Koga said. "But how can we beat him" Sango asked. "We have one option open to us when Sailor Moon regains consciousness we attack Naraku head on with everything we have" Ami suggested.
"But that's suicide" Minako said. "What choice do we have? We're dead if we sit here either way" Ami replied. "It's the last thing Naraku would suspect. He thinks we won't attack head on. I am sure he won't see it coming" Ami's future self said. "All things considered as suicidal as this idea sounds you two have a point. If we strike Naraku fast and hard we might win" Sesshomaru said.
"But how do we know Naraku wont be excepting us" Makoto asked. "If anyone has any doubts about this plan then I suggest that someone better come with a better idea then" Sesshomaru replied. "I got an idea" Inuyasha said as he ran by the others and grabbed something then he ran out of the palace and into the portal. The portal closed behind him as everyone was shocked by what happened.
"What did Inuyasha steal? Did he take the Grail" the queen asked in concern. The others searched for the grail and they made a discovery "Well your highness this may come as a surprise" Sailor Mars was about to tell the queen as at that moment on Nemeses. Naraku was looking Inuyasha in the eye. "Inuyasha did you bring me the Grail" Naraku asked. "Yeah I brought you something all right and here it is" Inuyasha yelled out as he pulled out the object he stole and charged to attack Naraku.
The Grail is revealed
Ami, Makoto, Rei, Kagome, Miroku, and Sango saw Naraku's attack had come to a complete halt as from the looks of their surroundings that time was frozen. Suddenly on Naraku's shoulder the head of Sailor Pluto appeared. She looked at them and said "Take the last talisman and flee quickly!" After she spoke her words as she made the talisman appeared in front of them.
"Sailor Pluto can we save you too" Kagome asked. "It's too late for me. By using my forbidden ability I will die and fade away once time is restored. I can't keep time frozen for long you must hurry and flee with the Talisman now. Please for my sake or my sacrifice will be in vain" Sailor Pluto said as a tear went down her cheek. "Don't worry Sailor Pluto we'll take Naraku down; no matter what it takes. You have my promise" Kagome said.
Ami grabbed the garnet orb as Rei threw Koga over her shoulder. Makoto put Inuyasha over her shoulder as the scouts followed by Kagome, Sango who was being helped by Miroku so she could run. However Kikyo stood her ground. "Kikyo what the hell are you doing" Kagome said. "Look Kagome time is starting to return to normal" Kikyo said as some dust bits that were falling to the ground were starting to slowly move again. "You must go with Inuyasha and the others. I will try to hold Naraku off as long as I can. Now go" Kikyo commanded. "No I am not leaving without you" Kagome replied.
Kikyo now had her bow turned on Kagome ready to shoot her. "Go now or I will kill you must myself" Kikyo threatened. Kagome didn't say anything she couldn't stop Kikyo and time was running out. Kagome ran as she was sobbing for Kikyo. Kikyo positioned herself behind Naraku as she saw Pluto fade away and time was slowly returning to normal. The scouts and the others were a mile away from the palace grounds when time returned to normal.
Naraku's attack hit the ground leaving nothing but a large crater that was several feet deep. Naraku still sensed that Inuyasha and the others were still alive, but he surprised that they survived. As he was thinking what it might have been he noticed that he lost some of his power. That was when he realized something the garnet orb and Pluto's staff was no longer in his passion. He knew that somehow Pluto used one of her forbidden attacks to save them which killed her.
Naraku didn't care in any case he knew the grail would be his one way or the other. That was when he noticed Kikyo was behind him. He turned around to meet Kikyo's glaze. "Kikyo I thought you ran away with your friends. Either you are brave or you are very foolish" Naraku mocked. "I don't care what happened to me just as long as I know that Inuyasha and his new friends have the grail and you don't" Kikyo said boldly.
"Kikyo I thought you knew me better than anyone did you not think I would have not been prepared for such an event. I knew the scouts would easily undo my spell over Kagome, but they forgot one small detail" Naraku said as he held out his hand and Kagome's heart appeared. "Is that...Kagome's heart" Kikyo asked with a horrified look. "Yes it is and when I am done with you I will use this advantage I have over them to get the grail" Naraku said as he pulled the heart back into his body.
"Now Kikyo this time for die for sure" Naraku said as he threw a powerful energy bomb at Kikyo. Kikyo fired an arrow to stop it, but it was no use because the arrow was absorbed by the bomb and the bomb continued towards Kikyo.
While just entering the palace the others heard a blood chilling scream as a large explosion was seen in the distance. "Kikyo" Kagome cried out. The others realized what had happened. Kikyo had scarified herself so they could get away. They entered the palace with tears in their eyes as the scouts put an unconscious Inuyasha and Koga down. They were safe in the palace for now.
Ami and Miroku informed everyone else about what happened as Chibi-usa broke into tears when she heard what happened to Sailor Pluto. Afterwards the others told them of their battle with Ryukotsusei. Sailor Uranus and Neptune held up their talismans as Sailor Moon asked "Are you two going to summon the grail?" "Yes. I believe we better have it ready before Naraku attacks" Neptune said.
"But how do we summon it" Uranus asked. Suddenly all three talisman floated in a triangle formation as a pyramid of light was forming and standing in front of the garnet orb was Sailor Pluto. Sailor Pluto had rematerialized out of nowhere as the pyramid of light was forming something on the top of it. It was the Holy Grail.
The grail floated in Usagi's hands as she held it, everyone in the room felt its power as the sliver crystal Usagi had responded as White barrettes appeared on Sailor Moon as her transformation was boosted to a new level. Almost everyone was amazed that Sailor had gained some new powers through the grail, but a few moments later she fainted because the power of the Grail was too much for her.
Meanwhile on Nemeses; Kagura had finished defrosting her arms as Hakudoushi finished cleaning himself up by using oven cleaner for his clothes and a scrub brush with soap for the rest of him. Naraku entered the throne room and sat down on his throne as he was smiling. He made Kagome's heart appear when he suddenly noticed something happing to Hotaru as a tornado of dark energy surrounded her.
"What is it Hotaru" Naraku asked. "The grail has appeared, it's in Sailor Moon's hands" Hotaru replied. "Excellent now it is time to force their hand" Naraku said as he started electrocuting Kagome's heart. "Is torturing Kagome your trump card" Hotaru asked. "No my trump card is well hidden within her body. My enemies will never know it is there until it's too late" Naraku said as he laughed and he continued torturing Kagome's heart.
At that moment on earth Kagome suddenly grabbed her heart as she fell to the ground screaming. The others and the scouts ran to her side trying to figure out what is wrong with her. "What's the matter Kagome" Usagi asked. "M-m-m-my heart" those were the words Kagome were barely able to get out in between screams. "Oh no Naraku has Kagome's heart" Pluto said. "What" Sango exclaimed in surprise.
"How can we help her" Rei said in worry for Kagome's life. "Just surrender the Grail to me and I will spare her life" a voice from above. Everyone looked to see a ghostly image of Naraku holding Kagome's heart. "Don't bother attacking this image it's only a hologram" Naraku replied.
"Naraku give her heart back right now" demanded Ami. "Or what; none of you can harm me with my new power" Naraku mocked. "I will leave a portal open outside of the palace only useable for one to travel to my throne room on Nemeses. Bring me and the grail for Kagome's heart" Naraku said as the holographic image vanished.
"What do we do, unless we bring Kagome's heart back she will continue to suffer like this" Miroku said. Kagome was still in pain as Naraku continued to torment her. Inuyasha and Koga had come to as they were awakened by Kagome's cries of pain. Inuyasha and Koga rushed to Kagome's side worried about her. That was when the others explained what had happened. If the fact that Kagome's heart was in Naraku's hands weren't enough to make Inuyasha mad it was that fact that Kikyo sacrificed herself to save the others it what got Inuyasha's blood boiling.
"Naraku that" Inuyasha was about to say a bunch of curse words, but he remembered that there were two small children present. Kagome would kill him if he said those curse words. "Naraku will die for this" Koga said. "But how can we beat him" Sango asked. "We have one option open to us when Sailor Moon regains consciousness we attack Naraku head on with everything we have" Ami suggested.
"But that's suicide" Minako said. "What choice do we have? We're dead if we sit here either way" Ami replied. "It's the last thing Naraku would suspect. He thinks we won't attack head on. I am sure he won't see it coming" Ami's future self said. "All things considered as suicidal as this idea sounds you two have a point. If we strike Naraku fast and hard we might win" Sesshomaru said.
"But how do we know Naraku wont be excepting us" Makoto asked. "If anyone has any doubts about this plan then I suggest that someone better come with a better idea then" Sesshomaru replied. "I got an idea" Inuyasha said as he ran by the others and grabbed something then he ran out of the palace and into the portal. The portal closed behind him as everyone was shocked by what happened.
"What did Inuyasha steal? Did he take the Grail" the queen asked in concern. The others searched for the grail and they made a discovery "Well your highness this may come as a surprise" Sailor Mars was about to tell the queen as at that moment on Nemeses. Naraku was looking Inuyasha in the eye. "Inuyasha did you bring me the Grail" Naraku asked. "Yeah I brought you something all right and here it is" Inuyasha yelled out as he pulled out the object he stole and charged to attack Naraku.