Author's Note: In addition to apologizing for the shortness of this chapter (although it's actually much longer than it used to be), please forgive me if I get some of the Japanese attack names mixed up with the English names. As I mentioned in Chapter 3, I seen more of the dubbed Sailor Moon episodes and Street Fighter Alpha games than of the Japanese versions.
ALL PATHS CROSSING
A Sailor Moon / Street Fighter Crossover Fanfiction
By Kasumi Todoh
Chapter 7
A Small Triumph
"So you guys are the Sailor Senshi!" Sakura exclaimed. "Why didn't I see it before?"
"You bet," answered Sailor Moon. "But right now we have more important things to worry about." She motioned toward the Fire Bug monster that was continuing to trash Rei's bedroom.
"We have to get it out in the open," Ryu said. "There's not enough fighting room in here!"
"Leave that to us," Sailor Mars replied. She quickly did her Fire Soul, and pushed the monster toward the open door. Sailor Jupiter added her Supreme Thunder to Mars's fire, and the combined attack knocked the Fire Bug through the wall and back outside.
Everyone quickly surrounded the monster.
"Mercury Ice Bubbles Freeze!" Sailor Mercury shouted. The attack froze the Fire Bug in a block of ice, but a few seconds later, the ice melted and the monster was free.
"Venus Meteor Shower!" Sailor Venus shouted, sending multiple beams of energy out at the Fire Bug. However, the creature saw them coming, and responded by swiftly moving from side to side. Not a single beam hit its mark.
Chun Li threw a small fireball called a Kikoken at the creature, but it simply moved to one side again, and the Kikoken missed it completely. The Fire Bug also effortlessly avoided Ken's Shoryuken and Ryu's Tatsumakisempukyaku. It then flew straight up into the air, causing Sakura's Hadoken to pass harmlessly beneath it. Her fireball continued on into the woods beyond, and vanished.
Much to everyone's surprise, this Fire Bug was much stronger and faster than the one they'd fought the previous day. It dodged almost every attack they threw at it.
The Fire Bug then began to laugh. Several long orange cables extended from both of the creatures hands, and it sent these shooting out in all directions. Mostly everyone managed to dodge the whipping cables, but one managed to wrap around Sakura's ankle, sending the girl stumbling to the ground.
"Cresent Beam!" shouted Sailor Venus, sending out a single bolt of energy that quickly and neatly severed the cable.
"Thanks," Sakura said, getting to her feet. "I guess I owe you one."
"Always glad to be of help," Venus replied."Man, this thing's way tougher than the one we beat yesterday."
"We're obviously not getting anywhere with separate attacks," Sailor Moon said, "so we'll have to work together to defeat this monster."
"Sailor Moon's right," Sakura added. "We need teamwork in order to beat this thing!"
Jupiter ducked as another cable whizzed over her head. "Well, it has to have a weakness somewhere. Mercury, can you scan it?"
"I'll try." Mercury turned on her VR visor and started typing away at her computer. "My computer says that this monster is much stronger, but it's also vulnerable to combined attacks. I think what that means is, that we have to bring some of our attacks together to make them strong enough, and hit the monster at the same time!"
"Wow, your computer really can do a lot," Chun Li said, with both surprise and admiration in her voice.
"Well, it's worth a try," Mars said. "Chun Li, how about your fire with mine?"
The Interpol agent nodded. "Why not? Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
She began channelling her energy into creating a much-larger Kikoken. "Mega-Kikosho!"
Sailor Mars did the same thing, and unleashed a wave of fire in the shape of a bird. "Mars Firebird Strike!"
Mars' Firebird grabbed Chun Li's Kikosho in its claws and flew straight at the Fire Bug. The monster tried to dodge again, but it got hit anyway. This time, it was clear by the way the Fire Bug was knocked to the ground several feet away, that their combined attack had worked.
"I guess that is the key to defeating this monster," Sakura said. She turned to Sailor Venus. "Let's try combining our attacks the same way."
"Sure thing," Venus replied.
Sakura sent another Hadoken shooting out at the Fire Bug. Venus immediately added her Crescent Beam to Sakura's fireball, giving it a much-added boost that propelled it even faster through the air.
At the same time, Ryu looked at Jupiter. "I'm going to try Sakura's approach. Can you back me up?"
Jupiter gave him a thumbs-up. "You can count on me," she answered, with a smile.
A little antenna shot up from the tiara on her forehead, and lightning began crackling from it. Jupiter quickly focussed the lightning into forming a large dragon.
Ryu also began channelling the energy from all the lightning in the area, drawing it into his hands to create a larger version of his Hadoken. Both he and Jupiter released their attacks at
the same time.
"Shinku . . . Hadoken!"
"Jupiter Thunder Dragon!"
The Fire Bug got to its feet in time to avoid the combined Hadoken/Crescent Beam, but the creature was so distracted in doing so, that it didn't notice what Jupiter and Ryu were doing until it was too late. Just like with Mars and Chun Li's attack, Jupiter's Thunder Dragon grabbed onto Ryu's Shinku Hadoken and charged it into the Fire Bug, just as the creature turned around. The combination of fire and lightning quickly brought the monster to its knees.
"This one's all yours, Sailor Moon!" Ryu shouted.
"Thanks!" Sailor Moon shouted back. "Moon Sceptre Elimination!"
With a loud cry of pain, the Fire Bug was reduced to a pile of dust.
"Moondusted!" cried Sailor Moon happily. Then she turned to the others. "You guys were awesome!"
As the others congratulated each other on their victory, Sakura ran to the top of the steps that led up to the temple. In the distance, she could see someone running away. Even from far away, Sakura could still see that it was a teenage girl, with shoulder-length brown hair and a blue-white-and-yellow school sailor fuku.
"Kaori," she whispered. "Please say it isn't true."