I don't own any character created by Naoko Takeuchi.....
As Sailor Twilight crept through the western corridor, images flickered in and out of her mind. A lady dressed in black pants, a dull crimson shirt, and gray/black wings stood, fist clenched, surrounded by three obscure shapes. This was the image that Tiana saw every night in her dreams. It was Lady Nightmare, and the three shapes were what Tiana thought to be Lady Nightmare's minions. Sailor Twilight believed that Lady Nightmare was somewhere in this senshi temple, plotting evil against the world. Suddenly, three voices whispering interrupted her thoughts and broke the unnatural silence.
Sailor Twilight cautiously approached the source of the voices. When she was right outside the door, she murmured "Eternal Twilight" and faded from sight. Seconds later, a figure floated out of the room she stood by.
"Are you sure we'll find her here?" the figure questioned as two more figures emerged from the doorway.
"Of course" the man said, "I am never wrong."
The woman scoffed "You were wrong the last time, and the time before that, and the time before that, and the time..."
"Point taken." the man huffed.
The woman was about to fire back another retort when Sailor Twilight broke her invisibility and demanded of the three "In the name of justice, hope, love, and the twilit sky, I am Sailor Twilight and I demand to know who you are and why you are here."
"Why, child, please forgive us for our lack of manners," the man sneered, "We are Lady Nightmare's Three Nightmares. Death, Failure, and Hate."
Sailor Twilight responded, "Where is Lady Nightmare?"
The smallest one, an almost child-like creature, said "Well, duh. We've been looking for her, why else would we be in this dump?"
"This dump just happens to be a sacred sailor senshi temple, which you three have intruded upon." Sailor Twilight snapped.
"What impudence! How dare you speak to us like that!" the woman said, shocked.
The woman looked to be in her mid-thirties, was dressed in a pair of khaki pants, a mauve t-shirt and brown shoes, had dirty blond hair in a pixie cut with longer spikes at the front, a black tattoo on her arm, signaling she served a higher Negaverse creature, and she had one purple eye and one teal eye. The man appeared to be in his mid-twenties and looked like a vampire, complete with pale complexion and deep crimson cape. He too had a black tattoo on his arm, but on his neck was a red heart tattoo, signaling a romance with his mistress. Lastly, the third, child-like creature looked to be about Sailor Twilight's age. He was floating in the air, but had no wings. He had an ashen complexion, dark red hair that fell to his chin, and black eyes. He wore a maroon sweater and khaki pants, giving him the look of a spoiled rich prep. This creature had no tattoo on him, none that was visible to Sailor Twilight.
"Yeah, how dare you insult Failure, Hate and I, Death." the man added, pointing to the woman, the child, and himself in turn.
"For two years we have been searching down our mistress and you are only in the way." Failure stated as she began to gather an orb of deep purple light in her right hand.
She readied to launch it at Sailor Twilight when the sailor scout shouted "Darkness Beam!" Sailor Twilight held out her hands, palms facing the trio. Navy blue light shot from her hands, forming a giant orb around Death, Hate, and Failure.
"Where is she?" "I can't see!" they shouted.
"Let's finish this!" Sailor Twilight yelled as she pulled the golden tiara off her forehead.
"Twilight Tiara!" she shouted, flinging the tiara into the center of the orb.
The tiara exploded upon contact within the orb, causing the orb to burst. When the fog from the explosion cleared, Sailor Twilight expected to see three black jewels on a pile of dust on the ground (a sign that the enemy was defeated). Instead, in a protective bubble, Lady Nightmare's Three Nightmares remained. The bubble was considerably weakened by her attack, she could tell so by the beads of sweat on Death's forehead. He obviously had to struggle to keep the protections up.
Weakly, Death shouted, "Ha, you will never defeat us!" as the trio disappeared in a flash of black light.
"She reminded me of Lady Nightmare, somehow." Death confided to Failure and Hate after they returned to Lady Nightmare's palace.
"But she wasn't" Hate added "She was some sailor senshi chic-Sailor Twilight, I think."
"Well, whatever or whoever she is, she has extraordinary powers, stronger than those of Small Lady (she is known as Rini/Sailor Chibi-Moon in the story). She is a powerful enemy, let's make her an even stronger ally." Failure declared with an insidious look in her eyes.
"Yes, but be sure that when you capture her that she is still in one piece, I want to look into those cerulean eyes and... I mean, I want to torture her awhile myself before we send her to the transformation chamber." Hate demanded.
"She'll be in one piece, but what's this? Has Hate got himself a crush? Perhaps he may even be in love?" Death chided, while consternation was written all over Failure's face.
Hate blushed a deep crimson and shouted "No! I uh..."
"How can Hate be in love? The opposite of himself?" Failure questioned, but did not seek an answer.
"You had better be careful Hate, if Lady Nightmare found out that her..." Death was warning Hate when Failure interrupted.
"While you two fight, I am going to go get that sailor brat." She announced, snapping her fingers and disappearing.