Hello, Sailor Fans. In today's episode of Sailor Moon, Tuxedo Mask gets badly wounded and Tracker leads Drake into an ambush set by a new enemy. Can the Scouts get Drake out of this mess? Find out in Part Two of Return of the Negaverse, Ambush!!
"If you want to do something right," Tracker said, "then you've got to do it yourself!" And with that he leapt at Drake, blade gleaming. Drake got his sword up in time to block the ax. Pushing Tracker away, Drake stumbled to his feet. The two faced each other, both now ready to fight. Meanwhile, the Bounty Man Drake had stunned regained it's senses and attacked Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask.
As the three fought, Drake and Tracker were absolutely motionless. Then they rushed forward, and both dodged to different sides, striking at where they had been expecting their opponent to be. They both slid to a stop, then turned and rushed back at each other. This time, they both turned to the same side, racing side by side about six feet apart till they reached a clearing. They then skidded to a stop and leapt at each other. Sparks flew as their blades met in mid air.
While Drake and Tracker dueled, the second Bounty Man had now joined the first in fighting Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Moon dodged the first ones claws, cracking it on the head with her Scepter. The second tried to attack her from behind, but Tuxedo Mask imbedded a rose in it's hand. Suddenly, the one hit by Sailor Moon's Scepter struck her with a backhand, sending her flying back into a tree. Tuxedo Mask tried to reach Sailor Moon, but the second Bounty Man got him in a powerful bear hug. A loud crunch was heard, and Tuxedo Mask screamed as two of his ribs gave way.
"Mars Fire, IGNITE!!" A fireball struck the Bounty Man holding Tuxedo Mask, causing him to let go of Darien as the monster became airborne. "Jupiter Thunder, CRASH!!" Jagged bolts of lightening slammed into the other Bounty Man, hurling him away from Sailor Moon. The rest of the scouts had finally arrived.
The scouts formed a protective circle around their two friends, facing outward toward the Bounty Men. "Let's finish 'em off," shouted an enraged Venus. "Venus Crescent Meteor, SWARM!!" Streams of energy suddenly cascaded down from the sky, causing the Bounty Men to yowl in pain. "Time to take out the trash," said Sailor Moon as she picked herself up off the ground. "Moon Scepter-" "Wait," Mars cried out. Everyone turned toward her. "What's wrong," asked Ami. Rei turned toward the Bounty Man. "There's something about them, something isn't right." "Well, you better figure out what it is fast," said Lita, "'cause they're getting ready to attack again!!" It was true. The Bounty Men had almost struggled back to their feet from Sailor Venus's devastating attack.
Sailor Mars brought out one of her Anti-Evil Charms. "I call upon the power of Mars, Fireballs CHARGE!!" She threw the Charm at the two Bounty Men. The Charm suddenly became two Charms, each striking a Bounty Man in the chest, right above their hearts. Once again the creatures cried out in agony. Streams of Dark Energy began to flow out of the Charms. The Bounty Men glowed a brilliant white. The white glow vanished and all that was left of the Bounty Men were two Doberman puppies.
Sailor Moon knelt next to Tuxedo Mask. "Darien are you alright?" "Sure, Meatball Head," he said with a smile as he reverted to normal and tried to get up. Her face filled with fear when he suddenly grimaced in pain and fell to the ground. A thin trickle of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. "Darien, don't try to get up," she said. "Mercury, what's wrong with him?" Mercury activated her visor. "From what I can tell, one of his lungs might have been punctured by a rib."
The sound of sirens filled the air. "Sounds like the police are on their way," said Lita. "Serena," said Darien, "You've got to help…" Darien fell into unconsciousness. Venus transformed back into her civilian clothes. "Go find our new friend. I'll stay with Darien till the police arrive, then join you," said Mina. "But-" "Come on Serena, he'll be okay," said Mercury. They quickly ran off. With one last glance at Darien, Serena followed.
As the Sailor Scouts left Darien and Mina, Drake and Tracker were still battling. Their duel had been carried to the roof tops of the city. "Shadow Slash," shouted Drake, racing toward Tracker. Tracker dodged out of the way, running for the edge of the roof. He leapt to the next one over and kept running. "Tracker, get back here," Drake yelled in anger. He gave chase.
Several rooftops away, Tracker stopped on top of an abandoned building and turned. As Drake leapt to that rooftop, Tracker grinned. This caused Drake to pause. Why is he grinning like that, thought Drake. That's when Drake realized that the rooftop was completely open. There was no where to hide in case of an… "Ambush," Drake hissed. He spun, sword swinging outward tosplit the incoming arrow in half.
He ran, dodging the arrows that began to rain down around him. He leapt to the next roof top, where there was more shelter. Drake grimaced as an arrow dug a furrow down his back. Finding a locked stairwell door, he kicked it down and leapt inside, the arrows following him a few feet inward before he was beyond their reach. He leaned against the wall panting. His breath caught when he realized that the arrows were beginning to glow. He ran down the stairs two, then three at a time as the arrows glowed brighter and brighter.
The arrows detonated, sending a gigantic fireball hurling down the stairwell. Drake leapt over the railing, dropping down the last two levels to the ground floor. He slammed open the door and fled down the hallway as the fireball struck the ground floor, sending a wall of flames after Drake. He rammed into the closed door at the end of the hall, emerging into an alleyway. He ran down the alleyway and into a nearby street as the flames spewed out of the door frame.
"Halt!" Drake froze and slowly turned around. Behind him stood a woman. She had long dark hair to her waist in a braid, and wore a furry brown leather skirt and halter. A quiver of arrows was strapped to her back and she had a bow in her hand, an arrow knocked and pointed directly at him. She also had a hunting knife strapped to her belt. "Hello, Archeress," said Drake as he turned, slowly.
"Good to see you again, Drake," she said. "Hand over the Sword of Shadows, I really don't want to have to hurt you." "Direct as usual," Drake chuckled. Then all humor on his face vanished. "I swore when I joinedthe Dark Kingdomthat I would never let my family's sword fall into the wrong hands. I plan on keeping that vow." Archeress's shoulders drooped a little.
"You seem a little disappointed, Archeress," came a mocking voice. "Tracker, get out here," Archeress hissed. Tracker appeared behind Drake. "Nowhere to run, Drake," said Tracker. "Surrender the sword, and you might just live." "Or you can join back up with us," said Archeress eagerly, "Become Assassin again."
Drake face hardened. "Never mention that time in my life again," he said quietly, coldly. A small hint of fear appeared in Tracker's eyes, and Archeress started.In that instant, he had sounded like his old self, like Assassin, the Bounty Team's living weapon.
Archeress's jaw set. "I'm sorry, Drake," she whispered as she drew back her bow. "I'm sorry, too," Drake murmured, his ears having caught her words.
"Mercury Ice Bubbles, FREEZE!!" A wash of icy fog enveloped the area, blinding both Tracker and Archeress.When it cleared, Drake had vanished. "He got away," yelled Tracker in rage.
"Getting away wasn't what I had in mind," Drake said from above them. Tracker and Archeress looked and saw outlined against the sky Drake and the Sailor Scouts. "You people decided to hunt Drake and didn't care what would happen to innocent bystanders, and that cannot be allowed," said Sailor Moon. "So in the name of the Moon, I'll punish you!!" Drake blinked. "Do you always do that?" "Yes," intoned the Scouts, as Sailor Moonblushed slightly.
Mars decided to let her intentions be known with actions instead of words as she took out one of her Charms. "I call on the power of Mars, Fireballs CHARGE!!" She threw the Charm at Archeress and Tracker. Before it reached them, however, she spun around and brought her forefingers together. A spiral of flame appeared before her. "Mars Firebird, STRIKE!!" The whirl of fire became a ball of flame that quickly overtook the Charm. The power of the Charm as the flame consumed it transformed the fire, creating Sailor Mars's servant, the Firebird.
With a screech, the Firebird dived toward the two villains. Tracker ran in terror but Archeress stood absolutely still, taking aim with her bow, a single arrow knocked to it. When their was no chance of it dodging, she released the arrow. The glowing arrow slashed through the Firebird's head, disrupting it's essence and taking it's energy. As the Firebird vanished, the arrow became wreathed in flame as it flew toward Drake and the Scouts. "Everybody, down on the street, NOW," Drake yelled. Everyone leapt from the roof top just as the arrow reached where they had been. The arrow exploded, sending them hurtling out of control.
Drake slowly picked himself up from the ground. "Everybody all right?" With groans from all assembled, the scouts made their way back to their feet. "You girls are alot stronger than you look," said Archeress. "Tracker, you still here?" Tracker's head appeared inside a storm drain. "Yeah." A look of disgust crossed Archeress's face. "GET out of there," she commanded. He quickly slithered out of the sewer. Archeress wrinkled her noise at the miasma that clung to Tracker's leathers. "Let's leave the scouts a playmate while we get the sword from Drake," said Archeress.
The two villains raised their arms. "By the elements that fall under our Aegis," they intoned, "we call upon a creature to come forth and destroy our enemies. Pyrectro, we summon you to do our bidding!" Suddenly the night sky darkened further. Lightening cracked across the sky. At the same time a deep rumble could be both heard and felt coming from the ground.
Suddenly the ground cracked open, fire fountaining outward. Lightening shot downward from the angry sky, the two elements meeting each other in the middle. A ball of energy appeared where the two met, slowly settling to the ground as the sky cleared and the rumbling ceased. The energy ball vanished, revealing a monster made of both fire and lightening.
"Pyrectro, destroy the Sailor Scouts," said Archeress. She drew her long knife. "Leave Drake to me and Tracker." "Yes, Mistress," the monster crackled. It raised it's hands above it's head and a ball of electricity and fire appeared, shooting toward the Sailor Scouts! "Watch it," shouted Lita as she tackled Sailor Mercury to the ground. The energy ball flew over the two and slammed into a building, exploding. "Scouts, take to the rooftops. I'll join you as soon as I can," shouted Drake, never taking his eyes off his former colleagues. "You can't face them alone," said Sailor Mercury.
Drake paused and looked at Mercury. "It's the only way, honor demands it," he said quietly. Mercury looked into his eyes and saw something. She felt a strange pain in her chest. "Come back, okay?" His eyes softened. "Don't worry, I'll becareful." With one last, puzzled glance back, Sailor Mercury joined the rest of the scouts and leapt away.
Drake turned back toward the two Bounty Team members. Archeress was looking at Mercury's retreating form, on her face an expression of…sorrow? "Your letting them get away," snapped Tracker at Pyrectro. With a roar, Pyrectro leapt after the Sailor Scouts.
"I actually feel sorry for her," Archeress said. Drake looked at Archeress. "You just had a vision, didn't you," he asked. "Yes," she replied. She gave herself a shake. "It doesn't matter. What matters is that we get the Sword for Onus. Drake, get ready." They all stood still.
Tracker was the first to move as he leapt at Drake, axe coming around in a side cut. Drake rolled under the swing, coming out of the roll on to one knee as he blocked a downward slash from Archeress. Rolling backwards, he grabbed Archeresses halter with one hand and placed a foot in her stomach, throwing her over his head and into Tracker. This gave Drake enough time to stand.
Meanwhile, on the rooftops of Tokyo…
With balls of electricity and fire raining around them, the Sailor Scouts were running for their lives. Serena tripped, nearly going over a ledge! Jupiter quickly pulled her to safety. "We can't keep running, we got to fight back," Jupiter shouted. Suddenly, Pyrectro was on the roof with them, launching a ball of lightening-fire at Serena and Jupiter! "Watch it," shouted Serena as she pushed Jupiter to down and covered her. The ball slammed into the neighboring rooftop, sending debris flying all over the place. Serena and Lita looked up, only to see Pyrectro above them, one giant hand ready to smash down on them.
"Venus Crescent Beam, SMASH!!" A beam of gold energy shot straight through Pyrectro's hand. The monster screeched in pain, giving Sailor Moon and Sailor Jupiter the chance to escape. As Serena and Lita leaped to the next rooftop, Venus, Mars, and Mercury joined them. "We've got to stop this creep! People could have been killed from that last blast," said Mercury. "I can sense that this guy's too strong for us," said Mars, shaking her head. "Then we have to keep moving till Drake can catch up with us,"Venus replied.
Pyrectro slammed down onto the rooftop behind them. "Let's go," shouted Sailor Moon. As they jumped over to the next roof, a thought came unbidden to her mind. Where is Drake?
End of Part 2
Sailor Moon Says:
Serena: Video Games can be fun, but be careful. Sometimes the electricity that powers the game can hurt you.
Ami: Be sure that when you are going to use any sort of appliance, that it does not have frayed or exposed wiring.
Rei: Frayed wiring can short out, blackening out whole neighborhoods, and even starting fires!
Mina: And make sure to keep an eye on cooking appliances like toasters. If left unattended, they could start fires, too.
Serena: Becareful when around electricity and you'll be able to play safe. Sailor Moon Says!