Shadow Fox2: Thanks for your review, and your patience for this chapter!
Dr.Cricket: Thanks for reviewing and being patient about this chapter. Well, hopefully you were*
Tenshi-Hotaru: Yes, school does come first. It was challenging when I first started and I'm glad I had a break from writing at the time. Thanks for reviewing!
Kaiya: Thanks for your understanding and your review!
DevilWench: Thanks for your review!
For those who don't bother reading the authors notes, I had this story on hold but now I'll hopefully be back to updating quickly, although not as quickly as before because I'll probably only have time to write on the weekends. So I promice at least one chapter a week, and maybe more around the holidays when I don't have school.
Oh, and I want more reviews! If you read, then please review!
Chapter 7
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Ami hummed to herself as she walked out her room door. Everyone was sitting at the dining room table or breakfast, since they were such a large group. Everyone smiled at her.
"Let's see that forehead of yours, Ami," James said, standing to take the patch off. Ami stepped back. If James uncovered it, he would find it completely healed, after only a few hours.
"Um, there's no need, it's healing fine I just checked it, I'll just go help mom my mom with breakfast," she said, rushing into the kitchen. James frowned. Lisa patted his hand as he sat.
"She doesn't mean anything by that, James." Ami still heard. She felt kind of bad. She walked back out of the kitchen, and approached James.
"James?" He looked up at her.
"Uh....thanks for patching up my head yesterday. I appreciate what you did," she said, feeling everyone at the tables stares. He smiled, looking much happier.
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After they finished making breakfast, everyone sat down at the table and started to eat. Ami's communicater made a ringing sound, which Ami had set that way because she wanted her family to think it was a phone incase it ever went off in front of them.
"I'll get it," she said, walking into the kicthen. The ringing stopped and Ami spoke quietly into her communicater, although everyone believed she was speaking on the phone. She walked calmly back to the tabel and sat down, waiting for a chance to leave. She knew her mother and James were watching her to make sure she ate, so placed an egg on her plate, and looking at her watch, ate that quickly. Standing up, she picked up her plate, and rinsed it in the sink.
"Uh uh uh, young lady you hardly eat these days," her mother said.
"It's early, I'm just not hungry," Ami said. She had on a pair of long jeans and a t-shirt. She shuffled over to the closet to get her jacket and umbrella. The rain and wind made the normally pretty summer day about 15 degrees colder.
"Where are you going now Ami," her mother asked.
"Study buddies," Ami ventured.
"But it's still summer," her mother said.
"We always start two weeks before school so that we can review last years material and know it well before we begin this years," Ami lied, not a hint of doubt in her tone. Her mother sighed.
"Alright, I'll get my keys and drive you," her mother said standing.
"No," Ami replied quickly, then smiled and explained.
"I walk it almost every day, I'll be fine."
"Just make sure you're home before dinner. After dinner I have to go meet up with some friends, and James, Lisa, Kevin, Goerge, and Anna are coming with me. You'll have to watch little joseph."
"Not little!"
"Oh, alright. Josephs no problem, he's cool," Ami said, and Jospeh brightened. She opened the door, cheerily waving goodbye to everyone. She closed the door. James stared at Aiko a moment, then continued to eat.
"Oh Aiko, that Ami is such an angel. You did a wonderful job raising her," Anna said, patting her mouth with a napkin. Aiko smiled and thanked Ann, but deep inside she had the feeling that she didn't play that big a part in raising her daughter.
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Ami ran down the steps of the building, throwing open the door and sprinting towards the ice-skating rink. Everyone in the rink had small gems on them, draining their energy and when a senshi managed to destroy one, the youma would appear. Soon at least 25 youma were gathered, and there were still more people being drained. She transformed as soon as she got out on the ice, and her boots were ice skates. Makoto was an excellent skater, she was the fastest one removing jems from people's shoulders or foreheads.
Mercury didn't think she was too bad, and so she confidently joined her friends on the ice, who all stood in a circle, about 30 youma surrounding and about 15 more people still lying unconsious randomly on the ice. The youma were made for this rink, all looking very angelic in skating outfits. They looked like little girls, but when you got near them they looked montrous and attacked you. Ami recognized Molly and Melvin out of the 15, hands clasped loosely as they lay on the ice.
All at once the youma attacked, lunging at them.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Jupiter hit two youma, knocking them back but not hurting them.
"Venus love and beauty shock!"
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"World Shaking!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Moon Cosmic Dream Action!" All of their attacks collides, and they knocked the youma away long enough to seperate. Mercury skated towards Molly and Melvin. She reached down to snag the gem off of molly's forehead. Molly's eyes closed when Mercury removed it, the shocked expression on her face now calm. She looked around, and the sharpest thing she saw was the blade of her skate. She placed it down on the ground and stepped on it, the gem cracking and a black aura returning to Molly. A youma appeared, automatically leaping towards Mercury. She kicked it away, and grabbed the one on Melvin, stepping on it. His energy returned as well. The both stood up.
"Get out of here," she said. They nodded and skated off, as Mercury turned to face the 10 youma that had gathered around her. She looked around. Her friends were also separated and surrounded. Of course, Mercury had changed. She didn't like to fight, but she was no longer afraid of it. A smirk appeard on her face as she got in a fighting stance.
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The gundam pilots walked down the street. They had looked everywhere for one of the scouts, and couldn't find them. They saw about 50 people stood out outside, all talking hurriedly. Quatre approached a couple about his age, the girl had red hair and the boy had brown hair with wierd glasses.
"Hello, may I ask what's happening," he asked. The girl spun around to look at him.
"We were all in their skating when we suddenly collapsed. Then when we woke up the sailor scouts were there and there were a bunch of youma everywhere," she said. Quatre's head shot up towards the door. It was open, but no one dared enter. A mist floated out through the door, obviously Mercury's, and no one could see for a minute. When the mist cleared, the boy molly had spoken to and his friends were gone, and the door was closed.
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The gundam pilots ran through the door, closing it behind them. They looked ta the scene before them. Rini and Hotaru waved to them from the stands.
"Why aren't you guys fighting," called Duo.
"We don't know how to skate, and the youma are powerful. Haruka said it was safer if we stayed here," rini yelled. Heero nodded.
"They need help," Wufei stated, looking at the battle.
"Holy crappe," Duo cried, looking with Wufei towards the battle. He brightened.
"I have an idea!" They turned to him, and he walked towards the now deserted skate rentals.
"Every little but helps," he said, tossing Trowa a pair of skates.
They skated on to the ice, separating. Mercury had finally destroyed two of the ten youma. She got down, then soun around, a bit easier on skates, as two attacks came her way. These youma were difficult to detroy. They looked almost human, childish, and they weren't brainless, they had strategy. Mercury spun around, her thoughts being interrupted as five more blades rushed at her. She felt someone pick her up and skate away, and she realized it was Quatre. He put Mercury down and she thanked him.
They looked around. The gundam pilots had separated to help everyone out, and they all seemed to have problems of their own. Jupiter and Heero were in the left corner of the rink, trying to fend off youma there. Uranus and Neptune, along with Mars and Wufei, stood towards the exit. Venus and Duo stood to the right, and Moon, Tux. Mask, and Trowa all stood in the center. 10 more youma approached now, skating around the two, going in circles. Mercury had her visor open and she and Quatre looked around, trying to keep up with the youma's movement, trying to see what they were doing. They sped up until the youma's skates had cut up the ice around them, and ice chips flew at Quatre and Mercury. Mercury's visor started to beep, and she looked down.
"No!" Quatre turned to stare at Mercury in her sudden outburst. He frowned at her, and she grabbed his arm and pushed through the circling youma, which were moving so fast around them they looked like blurs. They leaped out of the circle, pushing their way out, and the youma stopped spinning around. Where Ami and Quatre had once stood suddenly cracked. Something actually rose out from underneath the ice.
A youma, looking like the others, although it appeared to be the leader, stood. The one thing that separated it from the others though was the crazy look in it's red eyes and the devious smile on it's face. In it's hand, it held two large swords that resembled the blades of skates. Mercury and Qautre backed away.
Quatre hit into someone, and realized it was Trowa. Now all of them stood in a circle. The youam all surounding.
"Alright, their battle strategy is good. But we have minds of our own. Ours can be better. Usagi, Mamoru, I presume you remember when we were still fighting Beryl and we fought in this rink before. When Mamoru was kind of working....with, with Beryl and the generals?" Mercury didn't like to bring it up, but it was necessary. Everyone glumly nodded as they looked around, save for the pilots who were slightly confused.
"Well, how did Usagi and Mamoru work together that day? They skated around and were moving and spinning far too much for any attack to strike. That is our only chance until we are surrounding the youma to attack. So split up, but make sure the person you split up with will be able to help you, and vice versa." EVeryone got ready to move, before Pluto appeared next to Trowa.
"I will have to aid in this battle," she said, and Venus sighed.
"That means all hells about to break loose," she said, just as everyone seperated.
Mamoru skated off with Sailor Moon, and as a bunch of the sharp blades headed for them, he threw Moon in the air, her screaming bringing back memories of the first time he'd thrown Usagi, to Mercury as she watched, ducked down and skated forwards and caught her again.
Jupiter and Heero skated quickly side by side, ducking as a blade came from behind and then jumping up in time to both punch a youma, knocking it down and skating over it.
Venus and Duo held hands as they skated, a bit clumsilly at first, accidently knocking youma down then grwoing more confident. Duo grabbed Venus and she kicked youma as they skated past.
Uranus and Neptune, Neptune gentle as the sea, Uranus rough but light on her feet like air, pummeled through the youma, knocking many down in their path.
Pluto and Trowa skated quickly, Trowa holding Pluto's waist and when a youma neared, the two would simply duck, or skate backwards then duck a it launched an attack, standing strait right away to take it down.
Mars and Wufei seemed to have been arguing as they skated, and when a youma git in either of their paths they would be so worked up that they would beat it up and keep arguing.
Mercury and Quatre whizzed past the youma, but soon found themselves again surrounded. A mile came to Quatre's face as he got an idea, Mercury catching on. He grabbed a hold of her leaft hand and Ami practically layed, holding on tight, although nothing but her skates touching the ice, as Quatre spun around in a circle swinging Mercury with him and tripping the youma as she went around. Rini and Hotaru chuckled from the stands as they watched the senshi and pilots take out the youma in such a strange way. The youma were aggrivated at the fact that they were bing outsmarted.
Soon the senshi and pilots were together again, only now they formed a circle around the youma. Pluto tightened her grip on her rod as the youma separetd to sllow the leading youna to step up and face the scouts. A laugh sprang from it's lips, starting put low but soon growing. Next to it, the same freaky man that always seemed to appear out of thin air walked up, his dead eyes and wide smile unnerving.
"What's wrong Sailor Senshi? Silent for some reason. Hmm. He turned to face Mercury, who stood near the end, Quatre on her right and Wufei and Mars on her left. He walked towards her, slowly, as if contemplating whether he would be attacked by the others if he got to close to the group. He stopped about 7 feet away, deciding that was as close as he would get without someone attacking him, since their movements all applied they were about to.
"You," he said, pointing directly at Mercury, "have been quite difficult to take down. A bother, really. You always seem to weasel out of every trap I set, some you're even unaware of. This does not please my master," he said. Mercury found it strange that it was she whom was singled out, and not the moon princess.
He risked taking another step forewrads, but found a gun, by Quatre, a sword by Wufei and Mars's flaming Arrow pointed at him, since they were the closest.
"I can take a hint," he said, with a smirk, backing up more.
"Still, we thought we finally get you, all of you today by making our youma smarter, since battle strategy was what seemed to always help you win, and not just brute force. However, we were wrong again," he laughed, and his laugh was empty as it echoed through the place.
"It is your team work, the fact that you always watch each others backs and stick together. No matter how advanced we make our youma, they will never learn to watch out for each other. Becasue they are youma, or as you 5 would understand it," he pinted at the pilots, "monsters. You cannot teach a creature from hell to care for others, just like you cannot teach a cat to walk and talk like a person. It simply can't be done, because that is not the way it is supposed to be, not that way it's instincts teach it do. So it appears you'v ewon this bttle," he paused and looked behind him.
"Looks like the 'smart' youma are a little upset at me." He laughed again.
"I'll leave them to you." He dissapeared, and the youma turned to face the scouts, ready to take out their anger on someone else. However the senshi were prepeared. They all attacked at once, leaving nothing of the youma.
Everyone detransformed. Rini and Hotaru ran on to the ice, nearly slipping but catching their balance.
"MEOW!" They heard artemis. He skidded onto the ice, sliding past them. Luna had her claws extended, laughing slightly and jumping on as well. Diana (long time nosee diana!), joined luna on the ice. Everyone smiled.
"I have some more information on Noko. He's a shape shifter," Setsuna said.
"Shape shifter?"
"Yes, he poured his own powers into the youma you fought last time that kept taking your forms, so be very cautious of whom you trust. I must take my leave," Pluto said, bowing her head and dissapearing.
"Shape shifter? Ok, everyone gather 'round," Usagi said. They did as they were told, some frowning at Usagi.
"We'll have a secret word to say to each other whenever we see each other, so that we can spot if we're ourselves. Some people sweat dropped at the last part, but nodded.
"Alright, the world will be, Usagi!" Everyone sighed, and Rini giggled.
"Usagi you dope, any evil person looking like us can waltz up to you and say your name, and you'll trust them!" Rei bellowed. Usagi laughed nervously.
"Oh, ok. Then it'll be Audio. Ok?" Everyone had to agree.
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Evil persons base, Noko.
"I've targeted so many already! Who haven't I drained energy from, he was flipping through pictured when he saw one that seemed to stick out to him. It was a blond girl with a wierd hairstyle, and bright blue eyes. Usagi Tskino, huh? Your my next target.
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Usagi walked down town with Molly. They were chatting excitedly about the new sailor V game.
"Hey, Usagi!" SHe tuned around, and saw Rei run up to her.
"Did you check out the new cd at the Audio store," she asked.
"Oh, the AUDIO store. Yes, I believe I DID see THAT. Come walk with us Rei, and you can tell me all about the AUDIO store," Usagi said, winking like there was some big secret behind the word like mad. Molly looked concerned.
"Is there something wrong with your eye?" Usagi blushed.
"Uh- no. Let's go. She garbbed Molly's arm and ushered for Rei to follow. "So Rei, where's Wufei," Usagi asked as they walked. The two failed to notice the strange smile that came upon Rei's face as she invited Rei to walk with them.
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Ami opened the door to her apartment to find everyone ready to go and awaiting her. Quatre walked in after her.
"Oh good Ami, your here. And your brought Quatre, great, Joseph can be quite a handful for one person," Lisa said, waving and walking out the door with Kevin. Anna waved to her and Goearge said goodbye as they followed. Aiko and James stopped in front of Ami.
"We'll be home in about 2 hourse, ok? You missed dinner, Jospeh ate. Make some sandwiches for you and Quatre, and we'll discuss why you were so late later. Goodbye." Aiko hurriedly ran after Anna out the door. James paused to stare at Ami and Qautre.
"I trust everything will go smoothly, hmmm," he said, eying Quatre with the same distrust a father would. Quatre nodded quickly and gave Ami a nervous glance.
"Well, you don't want to be late James, have fun," Ami said, walking him to the door. He smiled at her, gave a warning glance at Quatre and left. Ami and Quatre sighed. They turned to face Joseph, who held up a toy car.
"Wanna play?"
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Good? Bad? Sorry about typos, this chapter was rushed!
Dr.Cricket: Thanks for reviewing and being patient about this chapter. Well, hopefully you were*
Tenshi-Hotaru: Yes, school does come first. It was challenging when I first started and I'm glad I had a break from writing at the time. Thanks for reviewing!
Kaiya: Thanks for your understanding and your review!
DevilWench: Thanks for your review!
For those who don't bother reading the authors notes, I had this story on hold but now I'll hopefully be back to updating quickly, although not as quickly as before because I'll probably only have time to write on the weekends. So I promice at least one chapter a week, and maybe more around the holidays when I don't have school.
Oh, and I want more reviews! If you read, then please review!
Chapter 7
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Ami hummed to herself as she walked out her room door. Everyone was sitting at the dining room table or breakfast, since they were such a large group. Everyone smiled at her.
"Let's see that forehead of yours, Ami," James said, standing to take the patch off. Ami stepped back. If James uncovered it, he would find it completely healed, after only a few hours.
"Um, there's no need, it's healing fine I just checked it, I'll just go help mom my mom with breakfast," she said, rushing into the kitchen. James frowned. Lisa patted his hand as he sat.
"She doesn't mean anything by that, James." Ami still heard. She felt kind of bad. She walked back out of the kitchen, and approached James.
"James?" He looked up at her.
"Uh....thanks for patching up my head yesterday. I appreciate what you did," she said, feeling everyone at the tables stares. He smiled, looking much happier.
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After they finished making breakfast, everyone sat down at the table and started to eat. Ami's communicater made a ringing sound, which Ami had set that way because she wanted her family to think it was a phone incase it ever went off in front of them.
"I'll get it," she said, walking into the kicthen. The ringing stopped and Ami spoke quietly into her communicater, although everyone believed she was speaking on the phone. She walked calmly back to the tabel and sat down, waiting for a chance to leave. She knew her mother and James were watching her to make sure she ate, so placed an egg on her plate, and looking at her watch, ate that quickly. Standing up, she picked up her plate, and rinsed it in the sink.
"Uh uh uh, young lady you hardly eat these days," her mother said.
"It's early, I'm just not hungry," Ami said. She had on a pair of long jeans and a t-shirt. She shuffled over to the closet to get her jacket and umbrella. The rain and wind made the normally pretty summer day about 15 degrees colder.
"Where are you going now Ami," her mother asked.
"Study buddies," Ami ventured.
"But it's still summer," her mother said.
"We always start two weeks before school so that we can review last years material and know it well before we begin this years," Ami lied, not a hint of doubt in her tone. Her mother sighed.
"Alright, I'll get my keys and drive you," her mother said standing.
"No," Ami replied quickly, then smiled and explained.
"I walk it almost every day, I'll be fine."
"Just make sure you're home before dinner. After dinner I have to go meet up with some friends, and James, Lisa, Kevin, Goerge, and Anna are coming with me. You'll have to watch little joseph."
"Not little!"
"Oh, alright. Josephs no problem, he's cool," Ami said, and Jospeh brightened. She opened the door, cheerily waving goodbye to everyone. She closed the door. James stared at Aiko a moment, then continued to eat.
"Oh Aiko, that Ami is such an angel. You did a wonderful job raising her," Anna said, patting her mouth with a napkin. Aiko smiled and thanked Ann, but deep inside she had the feeling that she didn't play that big a part in raising her daughter.
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Ami ran down the steps of the building, throwing open the door and sprinting towards the ice-skating rink. Everyone in the rink had small gems on them, draining their energy and when a senshi managed to destroy one, the youma would appear. Soon at least 25 youma were gathered, and there were still more people being drained. She transformed as soon as she got out on the ice, and her boots were ice skates. Makoto was an excellent skater, she was the fastest one removing jems from people's shoulders or foreheads.
Mercury didn't think she was too bad, and so she confidently joined her friends on the ice, who all stood in a circle, about 30 youma surrounding and about 15 more people still lying unconsious randomly on the ice. The youma were made for this rink, all looking very angelic in skating outfits. They looked like little girls, but when you got near them they looked montrous and attacked you. Ami recognized Molly and Melvin out of the 15, hands clasped loosely as they lay on the ice.
All at once the youma attacked, lunging at them.
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!" Jupiter hit two youma, knocking them back but not hurting them.
"Venus love and beauty shock!"
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"World Shaking!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Moon Cosmic Dream Action!" All of their attacks collides, and they knocked the youma away long enough to seperate. Mercury skated towards Molly and Melvin. She reached down to snag the gem off of molly's forehead. Molly's eyes closed when Mercury removed it, the shocked expression on her face now calm. She looked around, and the sharpest thing she saw was the blade of her skate. She placed it down on the ground and stepped on it, the gem cracking and a black aura returning to Molly. A youma appeared, automatically leaping towards Mercury. She kicked it away, and grabbed the one on Melvin, stepping on it. His energy returned as well. The both stood up.
"Get out of here," she said. They nodded and skated off, as Mercury turned to face the 10 youma that had gathered around her. She looked around. Her friends were also separated and surrounded. Of course, Mercury had changed. She didn't like to fight, but she was no longer afraid of it. A smirk appeard on her face as she got in a fighting stance.
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The gundam pilots walked down the street. They had looked everywhere for one of the scouts, and couldn't find them. They saw about 50 people stood out outside, all talking hurriedly. Quatre approached a couple about his age, the girl had red hair and the boy had brown hair with wierd glasses.
"Hello, may I ask what's happening," he asked. The girl spun around to look at him.
"We were all in their skating when we suddenly collapsed. Then when we woke up the sailor scouts were there and there were a bunch of youma everywhere," she said. Quatre's head shot up towards the door. It was open, but no one dared enter. A mist floated out through the door, obviously Mercury's, and no one could see for a minute. When the mist cleared, the boy molly had spoken to and his friends were gone, and the door was closed.
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The gundam pilots ran through the door, closing it behind them. They looked ta the scene before them. Rini and Hotaru waved to them from the stands.
"Why aren't you guys fighting," called Duo.
"We don't know how to skate, and the youma are powerful. Haruka said it was safer if we stayed here," rini yelled. Heero nodded.
"They need help," Wufei stated, looking at the battle.
"Holy crappe," Duo cried, looking with Wufei towards the battle. He brightened.
"I have an idea!" They turned to him, and he walked towards the now deserted skate rentals.
"Every little but helps," he said, tossing Trowa a pair of skates.
They skated on to the ice, separating. Mercury had finally destroyed two of the ten youma. She got down, then soun around, a bit easier on skates, as two attacks came her way. These youma were difficult to detroy. They looked almost human, childish, and they weren't brainless, they had strategy. Mercury spun around, her thoughts being interrupted as five more blades rushed at her. She felt someone pick her up and skate away, and she realized it was Quatre. He put Mercury down and she thanked him.
They looked around. The gundam pilots had separated to help everyone out, and they all seemed to have problems of their own. Jupiter and Heero were in the left corner of the rink, trying to fend off youma there. Uranus and Neptune, along with Mars and Wufei, stood towards the exit. Venus and Duo stood to the right, and Moon, Tux. Mask, and Trowa all stood in the center. 10 more youma approached now, skating around the two, going in circles. Mercury had her visor open and she and Quatre looked around, trying to keep up with the youma's movement, trying to see what they were doing. They sped up until the youma's skates had cut up the ice around them, and ice chips flew at Quatre and Mercury. Mercury's visor started to beep, and she looked down.
"No!" Quatre turned to stare at Mercury in her sudden outburst. He frowned at her, and she grabbed his arm and pushed through the circling youma, which were moving so fast around them they looked like blurs. They leaped out of the circle, pushing their way out, and the youma stopped spinning around. Where Ami and Quatre had once stood suddenly cracked. Something actually rose out from underneath the ice.
A youma, looking like the others, although it appeared to be the leader, stood. The one thing that separated it from the others though was the crazy look in it's red eyes and the devious smile on it's face. In it's hand, it held two large swords that resembled the blades of skates. Mercury and Qautre backed away.
Quatre hit into someone, and realized it was Trowa. Now all of them stood in a circle. The youam all surounding.
"Alright, their battle strategy is good. But we have minds of our own. Ours can be better. Usagi, Mamoru, I presume you remember when we were still fighting Beryl and we fought in this rink before. When Mamoru was kind of working....with, with Beryl and the generals?" Mercury didn't like to bring it up, but it was necessary. Everyone glumly nodded as they looked around, save for the pilots who were slightly confused.
"Well, how did Usagi and Mamoru work together that day? They skated around and were moving and spinning far too much for any attack to strike. That is our only chance until we are surrounding the youma to attack. So split up, but make sure the person you split up with will be able to help you, and vice versa." EVeryone got ready to move, before Pluto appeared next to Trowa.
"I will have to aid in this battle," she said, and Venus sighed.
"That means all hells about to break loose," she said, just as everyone seperated.
Mamoru skated off with Sailor Moon, and as a bunch of the sharp blades headed for them, he threw Moon in the air, her screaming bringing back memories of the first time he'd thrown Usagi, to Mercury as she watched, ducked down and skated forwards and caught her again.
Jupiter and Heero skated quickly side by side, ducking as a blade came from behind and then jumping up in time to both punch a youma, knocking it down and skating over it.
Venus and Duo held hands as they skated, a bit clumsilly at first, accidently knocking youma down then grwoing more confident. Duo grabbed Venus and she kicked youma as they skated past.
Uranus and Neptune, Neptune gentle as the sea, Uranus rough but light on her feet like air, pummeled through the youma, knocking many down in their path.
Pluto and Trowa skated quickly, Trowa holding Pluto's waist and when a youma neared, the two would simply duck, or skate backwards then duck a it launched an attack, standing strait right away to take it down.
Mars and Wufei seemed to have been arguing as they skated, and when a youma git in either of their paths they would be so worked up that they would beat it up and keep arguing.
Mercury and Quatre whizzed past the youma, but soon found themselves again surrounded. A mile came to Quatre's face as he got an idea, Mercury catching on. He grabbed a hold of her leaft hand and Ami practically layed, holding on tight, although nothing but her skates touching the ice, as Quatre spun around in a circle swinging Mercury with him and tripping the youma as she went around. Rini and Hotaru chuckled from the stands as they watched the senshi and pilots take out the youma in such a strange way. The youma were aggrivated at the fact that they were bing outsmarted.
Soon the senshi and pilots were together again, only now they formed a circle around the youma. Pluto tightened her grip on her rod as the youma separetd to sllow the leading youna to step up and face the scouts. A laugh sprang from it's lips, starting put low but soon growing. Next to it, the same freaky man that always seemed to appear out of thin air walked up, his dead eyes and wide smile unnerving.
"What's wrong Sailor Senshi? Silent for some reason. Hmm. He turned to face Mercury, who stood near the end, Quatre on her right and Wufei and Mars on her left. He walked towards her, slowly, as if contemplating whether he would be attacked by the others if he got to close to the group. He stopped about 7 feet away, deciding that was as close as he would get without someone attacking him, since their movements all applied they were about to.
"You," he said, pointing directly at Mercury, "have been quite difficult to take down. A bother, really. You always seem to weasel out of every trap I set, some you're even unaware of. This does not please my master," he said. Mercury found it strange that it was she whom was singled out, and not the moon princess.
He risked taking another step forewrads, but found a gun, by Quatre, a sword by Wufei and Mars's flaming Arrow pointed at him, since they were the closest.
"I can take a hint," he said, with a smirk, backing up more.
"Still, we thought we finally get you, all of you today by making our youma smarter, since battle strategy was what seemed to always help you win, and not just brute force. However, we were wrong again," he laughed, and his laugh was empty as it echoed through the place.
"It is your team work, the fact that you always watch each others backs and stick together. No matter how advanced we make our youma, they will never learn to watch out for each other. Becasue they are youma, or as you 5 would understand it," he pinted at the pilots, "monsters. You cannot teach a creature from hell to care for others, just like you cannot teach a cat to walk and talk like a person. It simply can't be done, because that is not the way it is supposed to be, not that way it's instincts teach it do. So it appears you'v ewon this bttle," he paused and looked behind him.
"Looks like the 'smart' youma are a little upset at me." He laughed again.
"I'll leave them to you." He dissapeared, and the youma turned to face the scouts, ready to take out their anger on someone else. However the senshi were prepeared. They all attacked at once, leaving nothing of the youma.
Everyone detransformed. Rini and Hotaru ran on to the ice, nearly slipping but catching their balance.
"MEOW!" They heard artemis. He skidded onto the ice, sliding past them. Luna had her claws extended, laughing slightly and jumping on as well. Diana (long time nosee diana!), joined luna on the ice. Everyone smiled.
"I have some more information on Noko. He's a shape shifter," Setsuna said.
"Shape shifter?"
"Yes, he poured his own powers into the youma you fought last time that kept taking your forms, so be very cautious of whom you trust. I must take my leave," Pluto said, bowing her head and dissapearing.
"Shape shifter? Ok, everyone gather 'round," Usagi said. They did as they were told, some frowning at Usagi.
"We'll have a secret word to say to each other whenever we see each other, so that we can spot if we're ourselves. Some people sweat dropped at the last part, but nodded.
"Alright, the world will be, Usagi!" Everyone sighed, and Rini giggled.
"Usagi you dope, any evil person looking like us can waltz up to you and say your name, and you'll trust them!" Rei bellowed. Usagi laughed nervously.
"Oh, ok. Then it'll be Audio. Ok?" Everyone had to agree.
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Evil persons base, Noko.
"I've targeted so many already! Who haven't I drained energy from, he was flipping through pictured when he saw one that seemed to stick out to him. It was a blond girl with a wierd hairstyle, and bright blue eyes. Usagi Tskino, huh? Your my next target.
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Usagi walked down town with Molly. They were chatting excitedly about the new sailor V game.
"Hey, Usagi!" SHe tuned around, and saw Rei run up to her.
"Did you check out the new cd at the Audio store," she asked.
"Oh, the AUDIO store. Yes, I believe I DID see THAT. Come walk with us Rei, and you can tell me all about the AUDIO store," Usagi said, winking like there was some big secret behind the word like mad. Molly looked concerned.
"Is there something wrong with your eye?" Usagi blushed.
"Uh- no. Let's go. She garbbed Molly's arm and ushered for Rei to follow. "So Rei, where's Wufei," Usagi asked as they walked. The two failed to notice the strange smile that came upon Rei's face as she invited Rei to walk with them.
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Ami opened the door to her apartment to find everyone ready to go and awaiting her. Quatre walked in after her.
"Oh good Ami, your here. And your brought Quatre, great, Joseph can be quite a handful for one person," Lisa said, waving and walking out the door with Kevin. Anna waved to her and Goearge said goodbye as they followed. Aiko and James stopped in front of Ami.
"We'll be home in about 2 hourse, ok? You missed dinner, Jospeh ate. Make some sandwiches for you and Quatre, and we'll discuss why you were so late later. Goodbye." Aiko hurriedly ran after Anna out the door. James paused to stare at Ami and Qautre.
"I trust everything will go smoothly, hmmm," he said, eying Quatre with the same distrust a father would. Quatre nodded quickly and gave Ami a nervous glance.
"Well, you don't want to be late James, have fun," Ami said, walking him to the door. He smiled at her, gave a warning glance at Quatre and left. Ami and Quatre sighed. They turned to face Joseph, who held up a toy car.
"Wanna play?"
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Good? Bad? Sorry about typos, this chapter was rushed!