Sailor Moon: Dark Rage
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Episode 4 – Risune's Demise
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"Hotaru, what happened?" Ami asked. The senshi were in Hotaru's hospital room, having rushed there after the phone call to Rei's place. Of course, they found it kind of strange – how did the doctors know that they were all at Rei's place? – but they mostly ignored it. That wasn't important at the moment.
"I don't remember very well. There was a dream… I know that it was a recurring one… But something was different. There was a shadow creeping up to me. Then, I blacked out." Hotaru answered.
"Did you feel any energy before blacking out?" Rei asked.
"I felt… Something. It seemed vague…" Hotaru replied uncertainly.
"I should have noticed it sooner. There was a very powerful youki on that night."
"So, Sailor Senshi, you figured it out." Risune said, slowly appearing in the room. "My orders were to pick you off, but I suppose killing you all at once will be just as satisfying." This was followed by a low chuckle.
"Now, everyone." Makoto said. "I'll cover you all."
"No, not without transforming." Usagi replied.
Suddenly, Risune vanished, elbowing Makoto in the stomach, causing the brown-haired girl to fly into the wall of the hospital.
"Mako-chan!" Usagi yelled.
"Usagi… Get everyone out… I'll…" Makoto gasped, clutching her stomach in pain, as blood billowed out of a hole. Apparently, Risune's elbow had a spike.
"Mako-chan… You go. I'll take care of it. Take everyone and get out of the hospital. I have an idea." Usagi said, a look of determination on her face, which shocked everyone. This was the same person who had spent years whining about being Sailor Moon.
"Right." Makoto said, helping Ami and Minako get Hotaru and everyone else out of the room.
"You attacked my friends in cold blood, and even nearly killed one. I won't forgive you. Moon Prism Power, Make-Up!" Usagi said. Immediately, her uniform changed so that she wore a bubble-sleeved T-shirt, a short skirt, knee-high red boots, a bow, and her brooch. On her forehead, a tiara appeared, and two gems appeared in her odangos.
Instantly, Risune attacked Usagi, tripping the blonde-haired girl. He then picked her up, and threw her into the life support machine. However, Usagi was not finished yet, getting up just as Risune charged at her. She side-stepped, causing the youma to crash through the wall.
"Now's my chance." Usagi thought, and then yelled "Moon Tiara Action!" She threw her tiara, which began to glow with the energy that she had put into the attack, at the monster. The tiara struck Risune in the back, causing the youma to hit the next wall face-first.
Risune turned around to face Usagi, and began charging up a blast in it's mouth. The attack flew at the blonde, and she had to dodge in order to avoid getting blown up. As it was, there was a huge, gaping hole in the floor of the room she was in.
"You won't get away with causing such commotion!" Usagi yelled, charging Risune. Her fist was drawn back, ready to punch him. But, when it came time to actually punch, she felt nothing but air, as well as a large amount of pain in her neck. The monster had dodged her punch, ended up behind her, and hit her neck. The result was a rather large indentation in the wall, and a rather indignant girl laying face-first in the rubble.
"Really, Sailor Moon? I seem to be the one who leads by points." Risune said, his mouth twisting into a smirk. Then, he changed into a shadow.
Risune's next move was to, as a shadow, attack Sailor Moon. The blonde-haired girl spent hours trying to avoid him, but it was getting harder and harder. Worse, the previous part of the fight had knocked the room's electricity out, and it was getting darker. While the monster's shadow form could survive in darkness, Usagi would have more trouble spotting it when it is dark, so she was at a disadvantage.
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"Ami-chan, do you think Usagi-chan's okay?" Minako asked. The other senshi were now outside the hospital, waiting for the fight to end. The two who were injured, Hotaru and Makoto, rested on the ground, waiting to get better.
"I think so, but I'm not sure. You hear all of the explosions." Ami replied.
"I'll.. see what I can do. Jupiter Power, Make-Up!" Makoto said, and, on top of her school clothes, bows appeared, as well as her brooch. The second change was that a tiara with a gold antennae appeared on her forehead.
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"How long can you keep this up, Sailor Moon? Not much longer, I think." Risune's voice taunted, as he darted at Usagi once more, who weakly dodged. She had been weaving in and out for hours, and was starting to tire rather rapidly.
Suddenly, a large blast of electricity hit the ceiling, showering the room in rubble and sparks. Sailor Jupiter had used her Supreme Thunder attack to help Usagi. Now, however, Makoto fell to the ground, her sailor outfit gone. The attack had drained the last of her dwindling strength.
"Do you see the futility of resisting, Sailor Moon?" Risune asked, once again taunting her. But the real purpose of the attack was to create a large amount of harsh illumination, which would partially drown out the shadow form.
"No, I don't see it. You are now solid enough to be hurt, and this time I will end this. Moon Tiara Action!" Usagi yelled, once again throwing her tiara, fully energized, as the slowly-reforming Risune. Instantly, the monster blackened, and slowly was pulled apart.
"End sequence!" was what he yelled before vanishing.
"What in the world was that?" Usagi asked, wiping sweat off her brow. Then she fell to the floor, unconscious.
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"Sounds like the fight is over. Ami-chan, take care of Mako-chan. I'll get Usagi-chan and bring her here." Minako said.
"No, we'll bring everyone to the hospital that's wounded. It'd be useless if I tried to take care of them, and they'd just die. I cannot afford to be egoistical now." Ami said, picking Makoto's limp form up and walking toward the emergency room entrance. "You take Usagi here."
"Right." Minako said, running up to the room.
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A/N: Well, another chapter done. And this is going to be the last for two weeks or so, because I have midterms in a week. This means that ALL of my stories are on a two-week hiatus.