Chapter 9
"Had enough yet?" the king asked as he watched Trista Meiou fall to the ground. He had hit Trista countless times with dark energy blasts, each time because she refused to tell him who the Sailor Scout in pink was.
Trista's only reply to the king was a glare full of hatred as she stayed down on the ground. She was too weak to even try to get up, not to mention the fact that she had no feeling in her legs and was pretty sure that her left arm was broken. Trista was also bleeding from her forehead and both sides of her mouth. She knew that if the king hit her with any more blasts of dark energy she probably wouldn't be able to survive.
Princess, get here
soon, she hoped. You're the only one who can help him. Make him see
that he is not evil. Make him see that they did this to him.
"I
must say," the king began, "You are very loyal to those you
do not even try to protect you."
Trista only glared at him, saying nothing.
"Or have you not noticed that none of the Sailor Scouts on the outside, especially the pink one whom you refuse to tell me the identity of, has come forth to try and help you out of this situation?"
Trista remained silent, refusing to speak.
The king shook his head at Trista's stupidity. He couldn't believe the fact that Trista would prefer being loyal to someone who obviously didn't give a damn about her. After all, had the Sailor Scout in pink cared about her, she would have been here to rescue her long ago. The king watched as Trista who for some reason decided to suddenly try struggled to get up. He watched as she bent her right arm then tried to do the same with her left. The king continued to watch as Trista Meiou, also known as Sailor Pluto, Guardian of Time, fell back to the floor and blinded by the pain shooting from her left arm, became unconscious.
"What the hell was that!" one of the soldiers who was guarding the gates at the back of the palace exclaimed as a blinding flash came from several yards away.
Quickly, all of the
soldiers ran to the gates, trying to see what had caused the blinding
flash. They were just a few feet away from the gates when suddenly
several cries rang out.
"Jupiter Lightening Bolts!"
"Mars
Fire Burn!"
"Mars Spitfire!"
"Destroying
Love!"
The four attacks joined together as one, blasting
the gates into nothing and killing around ten of the thirty soldiers
who had gathered at the gate. The other twenty soldiers had been
blown back by the force of the joined attacks and were unconscious on
the ground.
"Did we destroy the cameras?" CT Sailor
Jupiter asked.
Her mother nodded.
"We did," she replied, pointing to broken pieces of
machinery all over the ground, "Just look over there."
"The
cameras were hooked up on top of the gates," Older Sailor
Mercury explained, "Therefore, when we destroyed the gates, we
destroyed the cameras along with them."
"Not very smart
if you ask me," CT Sailor Moon commented as the Scouts stepped
onto palace grounds. Then, "Who is this new king of Crystal
Tokyo, anyways?"
The four Older
Sailor Scouts shrugged.
"You guys don't know?" Jordan
asked, surprised.
"No one knows," replied Older Sailor
Venus. "No one has ever seen him. The only thing we know is what
he sounds like. He never appears in public. The only way he ever
makes announcements is by using the sound system he has set up around
the city. After that, the media picks it up and that's how it's
spread out over the world."
CT Sailor Mercury
frowned. "Are you telling me that this king has never been seen
by anyone?" she asked.
"Of course he's been seen,"
Older Sailor Mercury told her daughter, "Just not by anyone who
is not high ranking. Even most of his soldiers have never seen who
their king is. They only support him because they have been told that
he is Prince Diamond's son. Also, he hasn't done that bad of a job
leading Nemesis as their ruler."
CT Sailor Moon shook her head. "Trust me," she said, "That's about to change. We're definitely going to bust some ass in there. Now, this is what I was thinking. Older Mercury, Older Jupiter, CT Mars, CT Venus, and Sailor S will go and rescue Alex, Michelle and Trista, while Older Mars, Older Venus, CT Sun, Jordan, CT Mercury, and CT Jupiter would come with me to go find the king."
Older Sailor Jupiter nodded. "Sounds like a good plan," she said, "We'll separate into the two groups as soon as we get into the palace. The king will probably be in the throne room so that's where you guys should head. I have a feeling that I know where they're keeping Alex, Michelle and Trista, so we'll be heading that way. Afterwards, we'll meet up with you guys in the throne room along with Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune and Sailor Pluto."
CT Sailor Moon nodded. "Is that okay with everyone else?" she asked.
The ten other Sailor Scouts nodded.
"Good," she said. "Then let's go bust some Nemesis ass!"
As one, the Sailor Scouts ran towards the palace, each knowing what they had to do to get their home back.
Sitting in the cell she shared with Trista and Michelle, Alex suddenly sat up. She didn't know what it was that she had felt but something had startled her.
Quickly, Michelle ran over to her. "Is something wrong, Alex?" she asked, worried.
With her head bent,
Alex shook her head no. "Nothing's wrong," she replied,
gritting her teeth.
"Then why are you in so much pain?"
"I don't know, Michelle. The only thing that I know is that
something's going on."
"Wha-" Michelle began to
ask, but suddenly bent over in pain.
"Michelle?" Alex
asked, lifting her head.
"Alex," Michelle began,
slowing lifting her head, "The symbol of Uranus; it's glowing."
"So is yours," Alex said surprised. Why were there
symbols glowing? What was affecting them for this to happen? Alex! a
familiar voice suddenly called from inside her head. Then, Michelle!
Both of the Scouts looked at each other, knowing that each of them were hearing a voice inside there head that wasn't there own. Was it Trista contacting them? If so, how?
Again, the voice repeated in their heads.
Alex! Michelle! Listen! It's me, Trista. I know that you are wondering how I am doing this, and the only way that I can explain it is that as the Guardian of Time I have powers that others do not. Just like you two, as Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus do. You two are the only ones who can hear me. So, please. Do not react or the soldiers will suspect something. What is happening to you, is happening because the three of us are about to join forces with the other Sailor Scouts.
And I do not mean
for just this mission. I mean this is it. We are to stay here after
this battle against Nemesis. Your planetary symbols are glowing
because the other Sailor Scouts are coming for you, but you must
understand that you are to follow their orders, not them yours or you
just follow the orders that you like. For things to work out and for
peace to be restored once again to Crystal Tokyo, you must listen to
CT Sailor Moon, do you understand? Just think your response and I
will sense it.
Alex sighed, then wondered, Are you sure that us
following this CT Sailor Moon's orders is the only way for peace to
return to Crystal Tokyo?
Meanwhile, Michelle wondered, Who is
this CT Sailor Moon? Why have we not heard of her before today?
First, I shall answer Alex's question. Yes, I am sure that
following her orders is the only way for peace to return to Crystal
Tokyo and in answer to Michelle's question, I shall also tell you
why. CT Sailor Moon is Princess Serena, Neo-Queen Serenity's
daughter.
She has returned from the past? Alex asked surprised,
but trying to keep the emotions she felt from showing on her face.
She could not let the guards suspect anything.
Yes, Trista
replied back, Princess Serena has returned. If you listen to what I
have told you to do, peace shall be returned to Crystal Tokyo once
more and Nemesis shall no longer rule over the city.
Alex and Michelle
nodded in response, both knowing that Trista was telling them the
truth and that since Princess Serena was CT Sailor Moon, they would
both listen to anything the new Sailor Scout told them to do.
Trista, are you okay? Michelle thought-asked.
Both of the Sailor Scouts waited for a reply and both were surprised when after ten minutes they had gotten nothing but silence.
"Mercury
Water Waves!"
Quickly CT Sailor Mercury's attack flew
towards the thirty soldiers in the hallway that would soon lead to
the throne room.
"Why do these soldiers have to get in our
way?" CT Sailor Moon muttered, "I don't want to hurt
anybody."
Hearing her friend
say this, CT Sailor Jupiter shook her head. "It's not really
your fault," CT Jupiter told Reenie. "I mean, they are the
ones who came in here and took over your home. We're just taking back
what was rightfully ours."
"Not to mention. . ."
CT Sailor Mercury letting her sentence trail off. She knew that the
others would know what she meant.
CT Sailor Moon
nodded, knowing what she meant. "I know," she began, "But
"
"But nothing," CT Sun cut her off, "Reenie,
they killed our family and I, for one want to make them pay."
"But if we can get to the king, without hurting the people
who work beneath him that would be better," CT Sailor Moon told
them, "I mean, I do want revenge for our parents and Crystal
Tokyo, but for all we know these soldiers can be innocent people
under this king's orders. Being fearful that we won't win, they
choose to take his orders so that they will not have to suffer his
wrath."
"Princess," Older Sailor Venus began,
"That is why we must attack them like this. We are using our
less powerful attacks to hold them back or to gather them unconscious
so that we can get to the king and overthrow him."
CT Sailor Moon nodded. "Let's go," she said, "The sooner we get to the king, the sooner we can finish this battle against Nemesis once and for all."
The others nodded
in agreement and CT Sailor Moon turned to CT Sailor Mercury. "How
much further do we have to reach the throne room?" she asked.
"Down this corridor, then up the stairs," CT Mercury
replied, typing up the palace blueprints on the computer she had that
was so much like her mother's, "There's a door that leads to the
throne room after that."
CT Sailor Moon nodded. "Let's go," she said and began to run down the corridor. The others followed her, knowing that they were to soon face the battle of their lives.
