The Awakening of Crystal Tokyo
Chapter 5
The Four Tuxedoes
As the four Senshi stood in front of Usagi to protect her, four men ran straight through them.
"Are we ghosts?" Makoto asked.
"You didn't think you could change history, did you?" Luna asked walking up to them. "Look at them, the Four Mercenaries who came to fight for earth. At this time, girls, every star, every thing in the universe had life and inhabitance. The blonde one there is Roiyaru; he could beat even the best warriors of the Moon Kingdom; the only man that could match him was Prince Endymion of Earth."
"The young one beside him is Tomoshibi." Artemis explained. "The sun was the best in all weaponry, and this one was told to be the son of their best archer. Legend has it, the sun itself chose on whom it would shine upon and when it decided to put the planets in it's orbit, it shined on each with the accuracy it felt necessary."
"There is Kasai." Luna said talking of the chestnut brown hair. "The comets had a ruler just as everyone else did. He also was a great warrior. Makoto, you should know of him for he was very close with King Jupiter and maybe had even asked for your hand in marriage." Luna sang.
"I wish there were more like him today." Makoto commented causing the girls to laugh even in the midst of the war.
"And last but not least, the mercenary sent from the asteroids; Zachary. Not much is knows about him or the asteroids at this point because they just began to become full of life and energy."
"So what do they have to do with the Tuxedoes?" Rei asked.
"Watch..." Luna said as the battle somehow fast forwarded.
"Where's Mamoru?" Usagi asked looking around.
"Prince Endymion had already left for the Moon Kingdom at this point and by now, Beryl was already causing havoc." Luna explained to her. They continued to watch as they saw Kunzite, Zoicite, Nephrite, and Jadeite appear in front of them.
"I'm glad we're done with them." Minako mumbled.
They watched as the generals of the Negaverse easily killed the four mercenaries. After the fight, Luna brought them back to explain why the four men were reincarnated. "Well, we all have a purpose in this new age and they are back to complete their own."
"So they're here to finish their mission." Rei said reflectively.
"Were they reincarnated like we were and just now awakened?" Minako asked.
"We don't know," Artemis answered. "But after the Moon Kingdom was destroyed, Queen Serenity surveyed the damage and after saving all of you, she put these four in capsules and brought them to her knowing that we'd need help awakening the New Era."
"But before we could ask her how and when the Era would be awakened, she sent us to earth too." Luna finished.
"When do we find out, Luna?" Usagi asked. Luna could not answer, so Usagi hoped that the answer would come soon so she could finally bring the world to true peace...
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It was a full moon and Hotaru looked up to the moonlit sky and stars began to rise everywhere. The stars turned black and dark and they began to circle around Hotaru and she screamed. Four male figures appeared behind her and a bright light shot to the heavens and the moon became a reddish color. The dark stars became bright again but the darkness collected into a powerful being and it engulfed the four men that caused it.
Hotaru continued running in the mute scene and looked up to the moon which was wine-red. The monster she had been running from began to engulf all the stars that began shining again until it was ready to engulf her. Luckily, Princess Serenity was behind her and after invoking an attack, she shot a beam into the darkness, but the darkness was too powerful and it engulfed Serenity.
Before it could engulf Hotaru she became Sailor Saturn. For some reason she knew she was invoking her 'Death Born Revolution' but without her Silence Glaive the power could not initiate. The darkness overtook the whole world and before it overtook Sailor Saturn...
Haruka woke her up. "Hotaru; it's only a dream!"
"What?" Hotaru asked awaking in Michiru and Haruka's apartment.
"Is that a sign of what is to come?" Michiru asked.
"How did you see it?" Hotaru asked.
"Your sign appeared," Setsuna told her. "And the image appeared over your head. The darkness is reappearing."
"Reappearing?" Hotaru asked rhetorically. "It never left and the next full moon, the world is in danger."
"The moon turned to red, how do we stop that?" Michiru asked.
Haruka had an idea and a frown crept on her face. "We get rid of four gentlemen."
"Ding dong," the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Setsuna announced as she went to the door.
"Who is it?" Haruka asked coming down the steps.
"It's... Tuxedo Kamen... except there are five of them." Setsuna replied.
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The four Outer Senshi met Tuxedo Kamen and the four other men on the roof. "Why have you brought them here?" Sailor Uranus asked.
"So they can tell you what they told me." Tuxedo Kamen replied.
"You have only a minute to talk before I blast you off this roof." Sailor Uranus said to the four gentlemen behind Tuxedo Kamen.
"We don't want to fight," Tuxedo Asteroid began. "We're here to tell you the darkness is coming."
"Tell me something I don't know." Sailor Uranus sassed back.
"From what we know, you're the cause of it." Sailor Neptune added.
"We have our mission and you have yours." Tuxedo Kometto answered.
"Baka; you admit it?" Sailor Uranus asked outraged. "Then prepare to meet your demise! Uranus World..."
"Wait!" Tuxedo Kamen shouted. "Hear the whole thing."
"Yes," Tuxedo Star said. "It is our duty to awaken it and whatever you do cannot stop us from doing it."
"We'll see about that... World... Shaking!" Sailor Uranus watched as Tuxedo Kamen jumped out the way and her attack hit the other four Tuxedoes. They stood there unharmed. "It was a direct hit!"
"Now are you ready to listen?" Tuxedo Star asked. The Outer Senshi had no other choice.
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Night fell and the other girls went out for ice cream. They giggled until they heard a girl scream in distress. Running towards the scream, the girls held their transformation pens in hand.
"Stop right there!" Sailor Moon shouted. Four phages dressed in basketball uniforms turned around and the girl they were attacking escaped. Sailor Moon picked one out as the one in the park the day before. "It's you!
"Are you ready to play fair?" the same one asked. "I have a whole team with me now."
"Take this for fair..." Sailor Jupiter began. "Jupiter... Oak Evolution!"
"Sailor Point Guard... Steal Attack!" a phage yelled out. Sailor Jupiter's attack was captured in a basketball. Sailor Point Guard then passed the basketball to another phage.
"Sailor Center... Pass-back Attack!" the phage now known as Sailor Center invoked as the Oak Evolution was blasted at Sailor Jupiter who flew backwards with a cry of pain.
"Sailor Jupiter!" the Senshi yelled.
"It's my turn... Mar's Flame Sniper!" Sailor Mars invoked.
"Sailor Rebound... Rebound Attack!" the fourth phage invoked catching the flaming arrow sending it back at Sailor Mars. She flew back as far as Sailor Jupiter.
"Sailor Mercury, protect Sailor Moon!" Sailor Venus ordered. "I'm gonna show you how to play ball! Venus Crescent Beam!" She aimed the beam at Sailor Rebound but he dodged it and the attack hit Sailor Basketball. When Basketball was hit, the other three phages felt it. "I guess we know you're secret! Venus... Love and Beauty..."
"Sharp Pass!" Sailor Basketball invoked throwing the basketball from the air. Before Sailor Venus could finish, she was blasted next to Sailor Mars and Jupiter to join them in their pain.
"Let me try and heal them!" Sailor Moon said.
"You know you can't Sailor Moon without them being weakened first." Sailor Mercury told her. "Come on you big bullies!" The four phages took on a formation where Sailor Basketball was protected by the other three phages. "Give me your best shot!"
"Sharp Pass!" invoked Sailor Basketball. Out of nowhere, a basketball fell from the sky but Sailor Mercury jumped out of the way.
"This isn't fair, I can't even see you!" Sailor Mercury told them. More and more basketballs were thrown at her as Sailor Moon looked on in fear for her friend. "Shine Aqua Illusion!" The ground became slippery with ice and the three other phages slipped and fell. "Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!" One of the phages stood up and took the blow. "Sailor Moon... now!"
"Silver Moon... Crystal Power Kiss!" and the phage known as Sailor Center returned back to normal.
"Hey! That was a trick!" Sailor Basketball yelled. A basketball was aimed at Sailor Moon.
"Sailor Moon, watch out!" Sailor Jupiter managed to say as she tried to get up to her feet. To protect Sailor Moon, Sailor Mercury jumped in the way and was hit into Sailor Jupiter.
"Now you have us three to worry about." Sailor Basketball laughed. "You should have been hit!"
"Silver Moon... Crystal Power..."
"Shut up!" Sailor Point Guard yelled. "Sailor Point Guard... Steal Attack!" In a flash, Sailor Point Guard took Sailor Moon's tier from her.
"Give that back!" she demanded.
"Who's going to protect you now?" they asked her. "Sharp Pass!" Sailor Basketball yelled. Luckily Sailor Moon dodged it.
"Rebound attack!" Sailor Rebound yelled recovering the thrown ball and throwing it again!
"Sharp Pass!" Sailor Basketball yelled again. This time Sailor Moon couldn't move. For some reason she felt empowered and her crescent moon began to shine. As the ball came to her, she caught it without any trouble. As the fallen Senshi looked on, Sailor Point Guard tried to steal the ball from Sailor Moon, but once he touched it, he was overtaken by a shining light and fell backwards, thus her tier was returned to her.
"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!" Sailor Moon invoked, returning Sailor Point Guard to normal. "What just happened?" she asked herself.
"It doesn't matter," Sailor Rebound said. As he ran for Sailor Moon, he was stopped by Mars's effective but weak flame sniper.
"Do it Sailor Moon!" Sailor Mars told her, trying to stand up.
"Silver Moon... Crystal Power Kiss!" Sailor Rebound was healed. Sailor Moon became weak and took a knee.
"Sharp Pass!" Sailor Basketball anxiously invoked as several balls were thrown hitting all the Sailor Senshi down once more, including Sailor Moon. "Now to finish you off... Sharp..."
"Sun Target Accuracy!" Four flying darts deflated the ball in Sailor Basketball's hand.
"It's the Tuxedoes!" the Sailor Senshi exclaimed.
"A night like this filled with stars should not be used for evil, I am Tuxedo Star."
"As sure as the sun shines, you will meet your demise, I am Tuxedo Sun."
"Keeping the fire burning for the cause, I am Tuxedo Kometto."
"It seems as if you need another lesson in manners and I am here to give it to you; Tuxedo Asteroid!"
"Forged together for a new era, here's your last chance for peace. Take it or leave it." Tuxedo Star stated.
"There are four of you?" the phage asked.
"Add one more and you have five. I'll be sure you won't mess with our friends again." Tuxedo Kamen responded.
"So you have all you're little boyfriends to fight for you, eh; Sharp Pass!" Sailor Basketball yelled.
"Does he ever shut up?" Tuxedo Kamen joked. With a battle cry, Tuxedo Kamen threw a single red rose that hit the basketball and Tuxedo Kometto used his cane to bat the deflating ball into the face of Sailor Basketball.
"I always thought stickball was a better sport." Tuxedo Kometto commented.
"Asteroid Belt!" Tuxedo Asteroid invoked as his cane turned into a whip and whipped Sailor Basketball.
"North Star Reflection!" Tuxedo Star said aiming the beam straight into the face of Sailor Basketball.
As everyone was blinded, the five Tuxedoes jumped down around Sailor Moon. Tuxedo Kamen took off his mask, shielded his eyes, and gave it to Sailor Moon. "Put these on!" he told her "And finish this!"
"You've got it," Sailor Moon said as she put on the mask. "Silver Moon... Crystal Power Kiss!"
As Sailor Basketball took the deflated rubber off his face, he felt Sailor Moon's power. "Beautiful!"
Sailor Moon stood with the five men around her and she suddenly collapsed into Tuxedo Kamen's arms. "Arigato,"
"She's only tired; she has healed so many tonight." Tuxedo Kamen responded.
"Good." Tuxedo Star sighed. "You should let her get her rest; because I have a feeling she'll need it tomorrow."