Eternal Frost – Part Four

AUTHOR'S NOTES: Sorry about the long update, but I've been a busy, busy girl! YaY for me!! (No, not really, I just got outta school, so I have nothing to do... BTW, I just finished reading some of the manga, so I might be going a little off that.) Anywho, on with the damn story! Okay, I wrote this one chapter, ENJOY! ;-)

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Please enjoy this chapter of. . . (announcer voice) ETERNAL FROST!!
"Great, NOW what?" demanded Ami, pushing at the heavy steel doors.

"The only way to go now, is forward," replied Sailor Uranus.

She shook a few blonde wisps of hair from her face. Not an easy task, as they all had been shoving at the doors until sweat ran down their faces. They all had even found that the doors repelled their planet-blessed powers, sending them back at the group. Ami still shivered from her attack as she sat down on the floor. She had NEVER, in her life, been hit with her own power. The other two scouts were knew enough to leap away when they saw the glowing planet shaped energy coming back.

She shuddered again. The short skirt of her uniform hadn't helped either, so she changed back into her cloths from before she had transformed. A nice cozy sweatshirt accompanied by a comfortable pair of sweatpants. It helped, but there wasn't much she could do, it seemed like she was chilled to her very bones.

Sailor Uranus and Neptune sat down next to her, leaning against the wall.

"You okay, kid?" asked Uranus, seeing another shudder rip violently through the younger girl.

"I've b-been b-better," Ami answered through chattering teeth. "I just never really realized how incredibly cold my power was until now."

They looked around the room for the first time, seeing a light dusting of snow and frost everywhere. There was no windows, making it intensely dark. Somehow though, there was a bit of light filtering in through the cracks in the wall. The light reflected off the white powder and ice crystals. A dim glow spread throughout the room, allowing them to see that is was bare.

"I guess we keep going then," said Neptune.

That's when she remembered.

"The communication bracelets!" she exclaimed, looking at her wrist.

"What? You think Meatball Head and company will come for us?" asked Uranus, rather harshly.

Ami looked crestfallen when her words registered.

"Don't you?" she demanded.

"I think that the girl couldn't find her way out of a paper bag, if you want my opinion," the Sailor Scout snapped.

Neptune slapped her friend lightly.

"You're saying that if I was in trouble, you wouldn't come for me?" the blue-haired girl demanded.

"No, that's not what I mean. I—"

But Ami stopped listening a while ago. She was now trying to get the watch- like contraption working. The top popped open, revealing a small circular black screen.

"Serena, can you hear me?" she asked into the blue disk with the sign of Mercury engraved on it.

The screen glowed white for a minute, then it filled with static. Serena's face focused then skipped out again, taken by the static.

"Ami, is that you?" Serena's voice answered.

"Yes, it is. Sailor Uranus and Neptune and I are trapped in some sort of base. It's somewhere in the woods behind my house. Do you know where I'm talking about?"

"Ami? I –-- 'ardly – hear you." The static was taking over. Her voice was overtaken by the hissing and then blanked out altogether.

Ami swore under her breath, something she normally tried to avoid.

"The connection was cut off," she groaned, softly.

"Oh, that's great. Does she at least know where we are to tell everyone else?" demanded Sailor Uranus.

Ami bit back a stinging remark and forced herself to remain calm.

"I told her where we were, but I don't know if she caught it through the static."

"So, then I guess we go forward then," Neptune said. "I suggest you transform back into a Sailor Scout before we move on."

Ami nodded.

"Mercury Star Power!" she yelled.

A warm, gentle breeze swirled around the cold steel room, bringing with it shredded, blue strips of fabric. Ami shivered slightly when the fabric wrapped snugly around her body. The wind blew her short hair in every direction. Her arms and legs moved on their own accord as her sweat suit changed into a short, skirted sailor uniform. A frosty shiver rippled through her body.

Uranus took off in the direction of the other side of the room. "Good, now let's go!"

The other Sailor Scouts nodded and sprinted after her.
END OF CHAPTER