The Turning
A Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Fanfic
By Rayna Darkstorm Rei-chan
Part One
Nephrite's eyes snap open. He utters only one word, "Naru . . . ," then vanishes.
"Let me go!" Naru yells, struggling against her bonds. "What do you want from me!"
"You are only the bait. I have a much greater enemy to kill tonight," her captor says, a wild look in his eyes and an evil smile across his face. "Now, if you do not silence yourself, I will be forced to kill you a little sooner than planned."
Fear finally takes control of Naru, and she very quickly becomes silent.
"Much better," her captor says.
Nephrite reappears in front of an abandoned church. Quickly, he transforms into his Sanjouin Masato guise. He reaches into his jacket pocket and withdraws a revolver. A revolver that fires a projectile of dark energy so pure, it sends any living thing to the Dark Kingdom. He smiles to himself, comfortable in the knowledge that Naru will be safe. He readies himself to break down the door.
"You see, child, 'Masato' is not who he claims to be. And I," Naru's captor pauses dramatically. "Plan to kill him." Naru's captor begins to laugh maniacally.
"You monster! Masato would never hurt anybody! I won't let you hurt him!" Naru yells, her secret love for Masato giving her courage.
"You?" her captor snickers. "And just what, exactly, do you plan to do?"
Silence is her only answer. Her captor nods, satisfied.
Above them, the sound of splintering wood draws both captor and captive's attention. Feet pounding down stairs is heard next, and then a shout of "Naru, get down!"
"I can't!" Naru yells back. "He tied me up!"
A very angry Nephrite enters the room. "I will not allow you to hurt her! She has done you no harm!" he yells, ready to tear Zoicite apart. He then whips out his revolver. He calms down slightly, then says, "Release her. This is between you and me."
"Release her?" Zoicite asks. "Why, certainly! And what better a release than death?"
Nephrite lets out an angry growl and fires the revolver at Zoicite's head. Zoicite looks shocked, then horrified, as he appears to disintegrate.
Nephrite forces himself to look shocked as well. After Zoicite finishes "disintegrating," he commands himself to begin to silently cry. He sinks to his knees, then turns to look at Naru, who is horrified that her Masato could do such a thing.
"Naru . . . " he begins, stops, then tries again. "Naru, I never wanted to hurt anyone. I swear! It was just that I . . . I care . . . Care about you so much . . . " No, he thought, Not quite powerful enough of a word . . . "I love you so much . . . I couldn't let him hurt you. No matter what the cost."
A/N: If you liked it, please review! If you didn't like it, review anyway and tell me why! I won't keep going if nobody likes this!
