Chapter 12:

Morgana's First Appearance

"Morgana…" Toshiro whispered as a silver form appeared before the group. The top formed into a pale face with deep green eyes and red lips; two fangs poking out from them. Curly red hair bounced down past slender shoulders and formed into long wicked arms and hands; the nails becoming black and sharp. The body became a mix of red and black and laughter filled the air as wind surrounded the group.

Emochan and Daichi gasped as they instantly recognized who it was. "Morgana!" They exclaimed as everyone else took cautious stances.

"Toshiro…have you really betrayed me for this weak group of misfits?" Morgana's voice went through Emochan, making her skin ripple into goose bumps. Toshiro only smirked and took a step in front of Reiko.

"Well, you never followed up on your promise, so I thought I would give them a try. Are you scared?" he mocked.

"Why would I be scared of these pathetic souls?" Morgana growled and looked at Emochan and Daichi. "Princess Serendipity and Prince Daichi, how nice to see you again," she said with a grin. "It has been a long time. You know, it wasn't very kind of you to dispose of me like you did. I'd like to provide some payback in return for it! Morgana roared into the air as her long arms swooped down her chest. Black energy burst from her nails, aimed at the princess. Reiko ran over to the others as they created a human shield around Emochan. Toshira grasped Emochan in protection as Tomaru did the same for Daichi. The energy bounced off of the group, dispersing into the sky.

Toshiro looked at Morgana with frustration.

"Why don't you go back to the hell you came from?" His remark drove her attention to him. She blasted energy in his direction. Everyone shielded their eyes as the energy sliced through the tree behind him. Morgana looked around furiously as the tree's broken half crashed into the snow below. As the snow re-settled around it, the others noticed a black panther resting on the branch of another tree nearby.

"How dare you run from my power?!" Morgana cried as more energy was blasted at the panther. It leaped from the tree and ran to the group. Toshira looked at the panther with confusion at first, but Emochan nodded to the animal with a smile.

"Toshiro…?" Toshira whispered as the panther seemed to purr slightly.

"Full of surprises…" Emochan murmured and looked at her comrades. "Let's henshin!" She exclaimed. "EARTH CRYSTAL POWER MAKE UP!"

"ESTINEON POWER MAKE UP!"

"ASTINIA POWER MAKE UP!"

"GAKUSAI POWER MAKE UP!"

"STARLIGHT POWER!"

"SUNLIGHT POWER!"

"DRAGON POWER!"

Bright light of all different colors surrounded the group as they transformed. Morgana's face was filled with awe as she watched. When it was over, Sailor Earth stood in front of everyone, holding her glaive in her hand.

"How dare you come and try to ruin a nice day at the park! I am Sailor Earth and on behalf on this planet I will punish you!" she said.

"And so will we!" The others pitched in and Dragon Mist took out his long blue broadsword.

"SYMPHONIC FORCE!" Sailor Gakusai cried out, sending her energy at Morgana. The evil woman waved her as the energy approached her. It stopped in mid-air and disintegrated. "She's so strong!" Gakusai said. Estineon and Astinia stepped forward and started to glow.

"TWISTED FATE!" The two cried in unison. Astinia made a thread of flower petals that wrapped around Morgana. Estineon summoned her golden scythe to appear and swung the blade at the thread, causing it to explode all around Morgana. She was unharmed.

"That tickled," she chuckled. Her arms rose at her sides as her face changed into a wicked smirk. "But how about this?" her fingers clenched along each other as black bubbles appeared along the senshi. They floated in the air above them and exploded in their faces. Snow flew from the ground as the girls collapsed in pain. Sailor Earth whimpered slightly to herself as she pressed her glaive against the ground, pulling herself up.

"EARTH PEACE GLAIVE SLICE!" She cried and sent energy from her glaive towards Morgana. Morgana blocked the attack, disintegrating the energy. Starlight Knight and Sunlight Knight leapt into the air behind Morgana.

"STARLIGHT SHOWER!"

"SOLAR FLARE!"

The two cried out above Morgana, sending their combined energy at her. She growled and caught the energy in her hands, before throwing it back to them. The impact of the energy threw the two into trees. They slumped over each other with little consciousness. The panther growled as it jumped onto Morgana's back. It's claws dug deeply into her skin, making her scream in agony.

"MOONSHINE SWEEP!" a voice cried and a blast of blue energy flew around Morgana. The panther flung itself off of her and formed back into Toshiro, sword in hand. The energy started electrocuting Morgana. Sailor Earth looked behind Morgana and smiled.

"Moonlight Knight!"

"I heard the commotion and came as fast as I could!" He exclaimed. As the others struggled to get up, Dragon Mist joined with Toshiro and they charged with their swords at Morgana. She grabbed their blades at the same time, sending energy through them. The two cried out as they were flung into the air and fell into the snow. As they fell, Estineon and Astinia repeated their attacks. Starlight Knight and Sunlight Knight regained consciousness and continued blasting energy at her along with Moonlight Knight. Morgana grew more and more angry.

Sailor Earth glanced over at Morgana, waiting for the perfect time to attack. But the instant their eyes met, Sailor Earth could feel an intense cold crawl up her legs.

What's happening to me?! Sailor Earth tried moving her feet, but they were frozen in the snow. I can't move! The cold sensation continued spreading throughout her body, freezing her in place. Her glaive slipped from her frozen hand and fell into the snow at her side. Her mouth froze before she could even cry for help.

"I'm going to kill all your friends, and you will just have to stand there and watch. It is my present to you, Princess." Morgana's demonic voice echoed in Sailor Earth's head. The others were so distracted with fighting, they had no clue what just happened.

It was an endless cycle of attacks back and forth, and all Sailor Earth could do was watch. As the battling waged on, she began to remember the similarities of the fighting from in the past. Her eyes felt like they were burning as anger enveloped her. Her chest began to glow, melting away the frozen spell and transforming her senshi fuku into her princess gown and blue wings.

"Leave…us…alone!" Princess Serendipity screamed as a blast of wind blew across everyone. They stopped fighting and looked over at the Princess in shock. Morgana's eyes narrowed.

"No…not again…not like before…I won't let you!" Morgana said and charged a large ball of black energy. She threw it at Serendipity, but the princess was unfazed. In response, the girl only held out one hand, freezing the energy in its place. There was silence as Serendipity formed a fist with her hand, making the energy shrink and disappear.

"Sailor Earth?" Estineon asked.

"No…Princess Serendipity…" Gakusai said and kneeled. Toshiro watched in awe but smiled as Morgana started to panic.

"You insolent girl!" Morgana cried and beams of energy at the senshi. Serendipity closed her eyes while her wings spread behind her. The energy clung to her wings and faded away.

"I said…leave us alone!" Serendipity screamed so loud that everyone had to cover their ears. Her eyes began to glow a solid gold color.

"Nani?!" Morgana cried out. The sky grew darker as lightning shot down from the clouds above. The ground started to shake, making everyone lose balance. Light burst from below Morgana, wrapped around her. "NO!" She cried and a black mist surrounded her. "I won't let you win this easily!!" Morgana growled and sent two thin blasts of black energy into Starlight Knight and Sunlight Knight. Her body disappeared as the two fell to the ground, holding their chests. Dragon Mist ran to Serendipity's side as she closed her mouth.

"Emochan…" He whispered as she looked at him with tears in her golden eyes.

"Zecon…" She replied and fell back, fainting. Her wings dissipated and her clothing changed back to normal. Dragon Mist grabbed her limp body and held her gently.

"Princess!" the girls cried and ran to her side. Everyone de-transformed and started looking her over. Emchan could hear muffled voices around her.

"You guys ok?" Homoto asked.

"Yeah…that was weird…" Daichi said. "What was that power?"

"It was Serendipity's powers…" Mai said. "I remember seeing them back during the war."

"Seeing us fighting must've triggered something inside of her…" Reiko said. Toshiro looked on.

"She must be one powerful princess," he said with a smirk. "I haven't seen Morgana that scared in a long time."

"Well, in this case her power saved us...but I don't think it's healthy for her to do that," Toshira said. "I should take her home to rest." Emochan's head rested on his chest as he walked her home and told her mother that she had fallen asleep at the park. He placed her in her bed, placing a kiss on her forehead before leaving.

"Emo!!! Get up! You'll be late for school!" Emochan's mother cried up the stairs. Emochan jolted up in her bed, rubbing her forehead.

"Wh…what happened last night?" she said and got out of bed. "Did someone bring me back home?" She glanced at her clock and growled at the time. "Damn…I have school today…grf…" Emochan huffed as she got dressed and grabbed her books.

"You must've been tired last night. I left sorry for Toshira for having to carry you all the way from the park," her mother commented as Emochan ate her breakfast.

"Huh…?" Emochan replied, but then remembered the battle. "Oh…yeah…I was…"

"I don't think you should picnic when there is still snow on the ground. You'll get sick!" Her mother said. "Well I will be late for work, so I best be off. Tell the girls I said hello!" She exclaimed before running off. Emochan finished getting ready and heard Toshira's motorcycle rumble outside.

Good, I can get some answers, she thought to herself as she grabbed her books and met outside with Toshira. On their way to school, she asked him what happened to her.