Author's Notes: Sorry I haven't updated in so long T.T I've been really busy and stressed out, and it's hard to write under a lot of stress. In the meantime though, I planned out the rest of the plot line, and we're going to be hitting the climax soon. There's maybe...3-4 chapters left. No more than 5. Also, I'm aware that is cuttin gout my end-scene indicators (damn bitches) so i replaced them in this chapter with /end scene/. Sorry for the nuisance.

Disclaimer: Alright, alright. I don't own Sailor Moon and it's respective copyrights. I do however, own the two leading characters and the story itself. No stealing!

Episode 3: Triumphs

Chapter 12 - Abduction

Usagi led the pack of teenagers down the street, pigtails flying behind her, towards the school from where Ami had called. Rei had told the group of friends that it was urgent. What about though, they didn't know. Kori had assumed another attack had taken place. To her dismay, she figured that it was already to late, that the victim had already been attacked. They would never make it on time...She prayed to any divine beings that Ami would be alright alone.

Kori ran close behind her blonde friend. Although Usa was clumsy and tended to trip over her own feet, she sure could run fast. However, before she knew what was going on, Usagi had come to an abrupt stop and Kori went crashing into her, knocking both to the ground in a heap of pigtails and platinum hair.

"Oh, no! Ami!" Chibi-Usa ran past the two girls struggling to get up from the ground, rushing to her blue haired friend lying on the ground by the entrance of the school. Greg ran after the petite young girl, scooping his girlfriend up into his arms.

"Ami...please, are you okay?" He brushed a few strands of fair hair from her face. There was a massive bruise over her one eye, and her body was adorned by numerous cuts and bruises. What had happened here?

Kori jogged over to the couple, confused as to what happened. "Is she alright?"

"Nnngh..."

"Oh my gosh! Ami?! Are you alright?" cried a distressed Usa, kneeling next to her friend, who just so happened to govern over the planet Mercury.

"Yes, I'm fine," muttered a half-conscious Ami. She brought a hand to her head, touching the bruise adorning her face gently. "I was running...from..." Ami's breathing became unsteady and heavy as she tried to continue.

"Who did this to you?" asked Kori eagerly. Whoever had done this to her friend was going to pay, severely. No one hurt her friends, no matter who they thought they were.

"...I think I know who did," said Makoto bluntly as the wind started to pick up severely, tossing hair and pleated skirts around.

"Over there!" shouted Minako, pointing to a figure appearing in a funnel of wind next to a tree.

The wind died down, leaving a woman standing in white, a bright contrast to the dark sky above her. Her glazed over eyes glowed as she let out a sinister laugh.

"Who...?" muttered Kori as she took a step towards the familiar figure, a gentle breeze lifting her hair around her. 'I know her...But...' she thought. Kori shut her eyes as many memories came flooding to her head. She grasped her head in pain, her eyes shut tight.

White hair.

Flowing robes.

Gardens.

A lily on the marble floor.

"NO!" the raven and platinum-haired beauty shouted as she looked up at the woman grinning nastily above her. She took another step towards her as tears were brought to her eyes. This wasn't happening, no...It couldn't. Not after all these years. What had happened to her? She thought she had died. Her once vibrant green eyes were glazed over with white. "Hanako...?" she muttered aloud, "What...what's happened to you?"

The woman once known as Hanako squinted her eyes in confusion, her eyes starting to glow a menacing ivory. "I know not that name," she spoke, almost melodically. "I am known as Morganite." She jumped gracefully from the trees and landed gently on the ground before Kori. Kori jumped back in surprise and the woman smirked.

"But...Hana!" Kori took another step forward as her her friends yelled out protests to stop from behind her. However, she ignored their pleas, which was the wrong thing to do.

Morganite's eyes opened wide and before Kori knew it, she was being lifted into the air, and she was tossed back harshly.

Luke ran forward and caught her, breaking the impact for her slightly as they both hit the ground hardly, knocking the air out of the knight. Kori sat on the pavement with shock, tears building in her eyes as Luke shook her shoulder in an attempt to bring her out of it.

A sleek black cat ran ahead of the group, some tending to Ami while Luke tried to calm Kori. Luna came to a halt not too far from the woman in white, her claws digging into the ground. "Where is the victim?!" she shouted.

Morganite smirked and lifted her hand in front of her. Luna backed away as a figure formed before her.

"Ms. Fuyuko!" cried Usagi, leaving Ami's side to stand beside her guardian. "Leave her alone at once!"

"Hah!" retorted Morganite with a flip of her long, snow white hair; the wind seemed to breeze unconsciously as she did so, "You're already late little girl."

"Not if I can help it!" cried a disarrayed Kori, pulling out her henshin stick. "Kryptonite Star Power!"

If Luna could've, she would've smacked herself in the head with her hand. The last thing they needed was the enemy knowing their civilian forms.

The rest of the group shrugged and followed suit, shouting out henshin phrases as a variety of different coloured lights flashed in front of the school.

When the light faded, the woman once known as Hanako lowered her arm from her face, and almost fell to the ground at the sight. Eleven sailor senshi and knights stood before her.

What Luna saw after the group transformed made her curious. The glow in the woman's eyes had lessened, and she seemed to be struggling to stay above them in the air. 'Does the soldiers' presence make her weaker..?' she thought. She voiced her thoughts to Artemis quietly, and he agreed. This would definitely be an advantage on their part.

Morganite raised her hand in the air, and the teacher who had remained floating next to her fell to the ground in an unconscious heap. Ami, who had not transformed with the rest, struggled to drag herself next to her to see if she was alive. Just as she suspected, Usa and Kori's teacher was comatose. She lifted her head and gave a weak groan, "Where is the crystal...?"

Morganite laughed melodically and gave a sinister smile, "Right where it belongs: with me!" The lengthy woman lifted a slender hand, her hair defying gravity and lifting around her as her eyes glowed brightly.

The ground lifted, and shot towards them in a ripple that reminded Kori of a wave.

"Watch out!" shouted Venus Knight, hugging his counterpart into an embrace to protect Sailor Venus.

Some managed to dodge the powerful attack, but the Venus warriors, as well as Sailor Mars, Jupiter Knight, Sailor Krypton, and Mercury Knight were knocked to the ground, knocking the air out of all of them.

Sailor Krypton lifted herself onto her knees, trying to catch her breath as she ignored the pain swelling throughout her head. "No...!" she shouted hoarsely, "You can't do this!" She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked behind her, to see Krypton Knight's warm gaze swallowing her whole.

"There's nothing we can do, not right now," he told her.

Kori nodded and pushed herself to her feet, watching as her friends attempted to bring her old friend down. One by one they tired out, but she would not give up. With tear filled eyes, Kori slowly started to run at Morganite, her sleek black hair flying behind her as she clenched her fists. Time seemed to slow as she brought her fist back and threw it forward, aiming for the beautiful face that was once her friend. Her fist seemed to stop and she felt a strong impact hit her stomach, and next thing she knew she was on her back ten feet from where she last stood. Groaning, she rolled over as Krypton Knight ran to her side.

Krypton Knight yelled, anger taking control of his actions. He ran towards Morganite lifting his sword above his head, bringing it down as it the unique blade glowed blue. "Krypton Hyper Sword!"

Morganite smirked, dodging the attack easily. She grabbed a hold of Krypton Knight, and before he knew what was happening, she had him in a tight headlock.

Sailor Krypton jumped to her feet instantly as the wind picked up around them. "No!" she cried.

As Krypton Knight struggled to get away, Morganite tightened her surprisingly strong grip and laughed madly, "Say goodbye to your friends!"

Sailor Krypton dashed towards her counterpart, reaching out her hand as he and Morganite, along with the Pure Energy Crystal, disappeared into the wind that surrounded them.

"NO!" she cried, falling to her knees and slamming her fists into the ground. "This isn't happening! LUKE!!"

/end scene/

He was gone. She still couldn't believe it. She had just got him back, and then this. Why did she have to be so careless? She could've saved him. But no, she didn't. That bitch that had once been her friend had taken him, and now he was gone. Who knew, he could've been dead.

She stared at the table before her dully, the memories of just an hour ago replaying in her mind over and over like a broken record. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she struggled to not let them fall.

"Don't worry Kori, we'll get him back," said Chibi-Usa softly, giving her friend a comforting hug.

"It was all my fault..." she muttered quietly.

Usagi slammed her hand down onto the table, an angry expression upon her face. "It was not your fault! It was that crazy Morganite, Kori! Don't blame yourself!"

Kori's face reddened and she brought it up to face her friend. "Did you have any idea of who that was?!" she shouted.

Usa shrunk back in her seat and nodded.

"You don't know what it's like, to have someone stolen from you like that..." she muttered bitterly, the tears that had threatened to pour over now sliding down her cheeks.

"Yes, Kori, I do know what it's like," noted Usa, placing her hand on Mamoru's knee.

Kori lifted her head in question, and listened as Usagi told her of Queen Beryl kidnapping her love. She was somewhat shocked that Usa could relate, and only shrugged. There was still many possibilities of what was being done to him. Kori choked back the sobs she could barely suppress as she thought of them.

Ami, who had been bandaged up and quiet up to this point, spoke up, "I think I may have found a way to track them down." Everyone's interest was immediately on her. "Whenever they transport from our dimension to theirs, it leaves traces of those coordinates on the protons in the air. If I can trace those coordinates with my computer, we may be able to teleport ourselves there also. The only problem is we'd have to lure them here or wait for their next attack."

"Good work, dudette! But, how are we going to find lure them?" asked Chad.

"Unfortunately," replied Ami, "We're going to have to wait for them to attack the next target. Another problem is we don't know who the next holder is, and there doesn't seem to be any pattern."

"We can easily solve that," noted Makoto. "We set up posts around the city and keep in contact."

Everyone nodded in agreement, but Kori remained silent. "It's no use..." she whispered to herself, glad that no one heard her.

/end scene/

"Agh! Let me go!"

Morganite dragged Krypton Knight along side her, still holding him in a head lock.

Krypton Knight had no idea where they were. It almost looked as if they were on a different planet, but it was hard to tell when all he could see was the ground. 'I'm never going to see Kori again...' he thought to himself. How could he have let this happen to himself? All he could think about was if Kori was alright, he didn't care what happened to him.

Next thing he knew, Morganite had released her hold on him and tossed him to the ground effortlessly. He let took in a deeply need breath, and looked up slowly as he felt another presence nearby.

The aura around the man before him he could tell was pure evil, he could feel it in his bones. Familiarity struck him, and he lunged at the man, anger tearing at his insides. "YOU!" His body was sent hurtling back, and he hit head head hard as he hit the ground.

Unbeknownst to the couple, the Knight's opponent had followed him off the field and was now watching them carefully from a yard away. He was shocked to see the woman in his arms was none other than the Krypton Princess herself. The being chuckled softly to himself and raised its sword above his head. The sword plunged into the princess' back and he laughed as he pulled it out, watching blood pour from the wound.

Kori's mouth dropped and the air was released from her lungs as she felt something slide through her stomach. The pain! It was tremendous. She put her hands to her stomach and lifted her now bloody hands to eye level. Her knees buckled and she felt herself fall to the ground.

Lucas growled at the being behind Kori and charged at him with all the anger he never knew he could possess. No one touched her! No one! He swung his sword at the being but it simply laughed at him and vanished into a purple smoke.

Varisite laughed sinisterly, Morganite's own melodious giggles joining his. The snow-white beauty grabbed a hold of the shocked Krypton Knight and dragged him away, the laughs echoing and fading from earshot as they travelled down familiar corridors. Eventually they stopped in a dark room, and as she tossed him into a dark cocoon-like chamber she whispered in his ear, "Sweet dreams, sir Knight" and kissed him on the cheek as sleep enveloped him.

/end notes/

Hope that satisfied all your action-suspense needs everyone!