Sailor Moon: Dark Rage
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Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon. The only thing I own is the actual fanfiction.
A/N: This is my first Sailor Moon fanfiction, and I haven't seen anything past SuperS, and I only saw one episode of S. All of the character actions I use are based on what I read (unless the character is formally introduced in Season 1, or is seen in the first episode of S). This takes place after Stars, when the Sailor Senshi are all in college (yes, even Usagi).
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Episode 1: What has happened? Midnight attack!
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Everything was quiet in the dormitory where Tomoe Hotaru, also known as Sailor Saturn, and Mizuno Ami, also known as Sailor Mercury, slept. Hotaru was a young, mysterious girl with shoulder-length blackish-purple hair, and purplish eyes. Ami, on the other hand, had blue hair and blue eyes.
The previous week had been hectic for the Sailor Senshi. Although all the youma they had faced during their childhood were dead, crime was rampant throughout Tokyo. Therefore, Tsukino Usagi, also known as Sailor Moon, and the other senshi began fighting a vigilante war against the seemingly unrelenting crime wave.
But, at last, the crime wave relented, and the girls had a chance at acting like normal, everyday college students.
Now, it was night in Tokyo, and something just wasn't right. Shadows crept up onto the sleeping form of Hotaru. When they reached the foot of her bed, they started to climb up. Finally, they reached the sleeping girl.
Hotaru's scream was heard throughout the night.
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The next morning was greeted by yet another scream, this time from Ami. When she had woken up, she found Hotaru still in bed. This was strange, as Hotaru normally woke up much earlier than the blue-haired girl. Naturally, Ami got confused, and checked to make sure that Hotaru was all right. That's when she noticed the blood staining the sheets.
Hearing Ami's scream, the entire girl's wing ran into the room, and found Ami sitting next to Hotaru, tears gently streaming down her face.
"What's wrong, Ami-chan?" asked Usagi, a girl with long blond hair, that usually wore it with two pigtails.
"It's… it's Hotaru-chan. She's hurt, and her pulse seems to be fading." Ami said.
"Oh my… Rei-chan, get the dean in here. And hurry!" Usagi yelled to Hino Rei, the girl also known as Sailor Mars. Rei was a tall girl with long, reddish-black hair and brownish eyes.
Although normally Rei would get offended by Usagi's order, she knew that now wasn't the time to argue, so she ran down the hall, not even caring if a teacher stopped her. In fact, that would even help.
But, as luck would have it, no teacher was patrolling the wing this morning. However, after a few minutes, she reached the principals office, which was bustling with the university's staff milling around, getting ready for the upcoming day.
Finally, she found one person who seemed like he wasn't busy. He was a teacher in the school by the name of Hotoke Misari, and had short black hair, a tall, thin body, and blue eyes covered by glasses.
"Hotoke-sensei, there's a problem in the girl's dormitory. Tomoe Hotaru has been attacked!" Rei said, and immediately the entire hustle-and-bustle of the office was driven to a halt.
"How is she so far?" Misari asked.
"Very bad. She's unconscious, and there's blood on her sheets. Also, my friend, Mizuno Ami, says that Hotaru-chan's pulse is weakening rapidly. Ami thinks that Hotaru-chan needs urgent help, or she could… She could…" Rei said, and immediately broke into tears.
"Sir, we need to get the ambulance here." Misari said. The entire staff nodded in agreement, and the dean called the ambulance.
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Meanwhile, in Hotaru's room, Ami felt the black-haired girl's pulse slowly driving to a halt. She managed to stop the main bleeding, but apparently there were small lacerations internally as well.
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After a few minutes, the ambulance arrived. The senshi managed to get permission to go with Hotaru to the hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital, the other Outer Senshi, Meiou Setsuna, the green-haired girl who transforms into Sailor Pluto, Ten'ou Haruka, the blond-haired tomboy who transforms into Sailor Uranus, and Kaiou Michiru, an aqua-haired girl who is also Sailor Neptune, were waiting.
"We heard the news, Usagi. How is Hotaru?" Setsuna asked, worried.
"Not too good. Ami says that Hotaru's heart is giving out." Usagi said.
The Sailor senshi walked into the waiting room. They waited for hours until the doctor, Doctor Masune, a young male with curly blond hair, blue eyes, and a short, chubby frame, arrived.
"Hotaru will survive. However, there's something strange." Doctor Masune said, motioning for them to follow.
When they arrived in Hotaru's room, they found that Hotaru had the symbol of Saturn glowing on her forehead.
"Oh my… Masune-sensei, can you please excuse us for a second?" Michiru asked.
"Certainly, Kaiou Michiru." Doctor Masune said, leaving the room that they were in.
"Michiru-chan, what is it?" Usagi asked.
"Hotaru's symbol seems to have been glowing since the attack. It probably reacted to her assailant, and it only reacts to magical assailants. This means it can't have been a burglar or any other human criminal." Michiru said.
"So… You think a new enemy has emerged?" Haruka asked.
"It would seem so." Was the reply.
"I'll go to the shrine to see if I can see anything." Rei said.
"Okay. I'll…" Usagi said, and was interrupted by Setsuna.
"Princess, the best thing for you to do is to go back to the school. That's what everyone else will do to. One person you can hide. But not all of you. I'm sorry, but this is for your own good." Setsuna said.
"Okay…" Usagi muttered, disappointed.
After that brief conversation, the girls went there separate ways. Then Chibi-Usa, the youngest Sailor Senshi, a short girl who wore her pink hair in two pigtails, walked into Hotaru's room. Although Chibi-Usa had grown significantly, she still kept her old attitude and appearance.
"Hotaru-chan… Why… Why did this happen to you?" Chibi-Usa asked, tears flowing from her eyes onto her best friend's cheeks. "I should be the one, not you… Your life which has been so full of pain and misery… It's just not fair that you should have to live through this… This torture… Why?" She paused, wiping her tears from Hotaru's face. "It's all your father's fault… If it weren't for the experiments he did…"
"I suspected you would come here." Doctor Masune said. He had entered the room while Chibi-Usa was busy crying over her best friend.
"Why did this have to happen, Masune-sensei? Hotaru-chan has lived through so much pain… So much suffering…" Chibi-Usa sobbed.
"I do not know. It's the way life works out, I guess. I wish I could do something to ease the pain that Hotaru must be suffering right now. But the only thing I can do now is tend to her, and hope she pulls through. If it means anything, I will do everything in my power to save her, and in the mean time, I will make sure that her suffering is minimized." Doctor Masune replied.
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Meanwhile, Rei was busy performing a ritual to attempt to divine the nature of Hotaru's attacker.
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In Rei's vision, she watched at countless buildings exploded into flame by some invisible force. The other senshi rushed at object that was generating the force, a powerful, black orb. They were blown back by the force, and exploded.
"No!" Rei cried, and the vision faded.
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Upon completing the vision, Rei found herself back in the Flame Room of the shrine, panting heavily.
"What is this… This dark sense of foreboding? What can it be?" Rei thought, before extinguishing the fire and walking out of the room, and began running to the college.
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A/N: What do you think? Should I continue?