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Ayame: Sorry everyone for the long delay, but don't worry. I made sure this chapter was well worth the wait. Sess and I recently started our senior year in High School, (Finally!) and so we haven't had much time for, well, anything. Anyways, we won't bog you down with our rants and raves; we'll save them for the end.

Sessuna: Says you! You and your f-ing writer's block! That's what really took so long!

Ayame: Shut up Sess!

Sessuna: I'm telling you, you should let me write! Then maybe we'll get through the next chapter before December!

Ayame: tackles Sessuna SHUT UP SESSUNA!

Ayame and Sessuna are rolling around on the ground punching each other. This continues for a few minutes. Finally, Ayame stands up while Sessuna is still lying on the ground. Both girls are now bloody.

Ayame: And now, on with the chapter.

Sessuna grabs Ayame's leg and pulls her back down. The two girls resume fighting.

Chapter 5- Separation By Ayame and Sessuna

Rini had been climbing the stairs for what seemed like forever. Her legs were aching, and she was getting dizzy. Everything looked the same; even the view from the many windows never seemed to change. She stopped at one of the windows and looked out. The sun was beginning to set and she could just make out a single red star in the sky, heralding the onslaught of night.

As Rini began climbing the steps again, her mind began to wander. 'I wonder where my friends are? I was sure at least Puu would have found me by now. Maybe they're back at the forest I was in and trying to find me. Maybe Sitara will find them and bring them here so I can go home.'

She wasn't paying attention any longer, and when she attempted to step up, her foot slipped and she tumbled down the stairs for several minutes before she was finally able to stop herself. She lay on her back gasping for air and clutching the steps beneath her. Then she heard a high, squeaky, and all together annoying voice.

"If you're trying to get to Uriel, you're going the wrong way."

Rini looked at the window beside where she had stopped to the source of the voice. She could have sworn the entire staircase had been empty before. The creature crouching on the sill resembled a Chihuahua and had the same six- pointed star on its forehead as Sitara. The top-most point was glowing white like Sitara's as well.

"And that's not really a good way to go down stairs."

"Well, thank you for the advice, and maybe you can tell me how to get to Uriel at the top of the tower?" Rini replied sarcastically.

"Not the way you're going. Since he's at the top, you have to go up." Rini's sarcasm was obviously lost on the strange creature.

"Thanks," Rini said as she gingerly picked herself up.

"No problem," it replied cheerily.

Rini rolled her eyes and began carefully climbing the stairs again.

"You'll never get to Uriel that way either!" It called after her.

Rini turned slowly and said through gritted teeth, "What do you mean?"

"You can't get to Uriel by going up."

"Well if I can't get to him by going up or down, then how do I get to him?" She was now thoroughly frustrated with this strange creature.

"You have to be escorted by someone with the Light symbol on their forehead."

"And who would that be? Oh, no. Please don't say it's you."

"Yep, it's me. Don't worry about being an inconvenience to me. I like helping people, although Uriel won't let me help people often. Besides, I like you, you're nice," the creature said, completely misinterpreting Rini's statements.

"I wonder why he won't let you help anyone," she replied, rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, I wonder, too. Maybe we should ask him when we reach him. By the way, my name is Iren. I'm a Diminutive Dog Demon," he replied as he jumped onto Rini's bruised shoulder.

"Rini. Which way?"

"Up silly!"

"Great..."

So Reenie began climbing the stairs once again with the talkative and not too bright Iren on her shoulder.

Meanwhile...

"She's been at it for awhile. It's starting to get dark. Think she healed your friend?" Sango asked Lita who was sitting nearby.

"I hope so," she replied. 'I wonder what is taking so long I hope everything is alright.' Lita looked around at the makeshift camp that had been set up after it had become apparent that Serena wasn't going to be finished healing Mina anytime soon.

The Scouts hadn't de-transformed yet incase Naraku sent more bees. Mercury was sitting next to the mist her bubbles had created, concentrating on not letting the mist disappear. Inuyasha was perched in a tree on lookout duty. Kagome had gone in search of firewood with Miroku and Mars. Neptune and Uranus were asleep on the ground, curled up next to one another. Darien was sitting near the mist and would occasionally stand up and pace nervously while the cats watched nearby and talked amongst themselves. Hotaru was falling asleep under the tree Inuyasha was in with Shippou curled up in her lap. Kirara was next to Luna, Artemis, and Diana. Myoga had run off.

"What do you think Setsuna? Can Serena heal Mina?" Lita asked the older woman sitting next to her.

"The Princess has the ability to heal her. I'm just not sure if she can concentrate enough through her grief to be of any help to Mina, and I think that lack of concentration is the reason why it is taking so long."

"I wish she would hurry up. Look, you can see the first star appearing in the sky. Why is it red?" Sango asked.

Meanwhile...

'It sure is cold. Wish Ames would warm it up a little, but no, she can't do that or Mina will die. Why won't the Silver Crystal heal her?'

Serena sat at Mina's side holding the Crystal above the wound in her back, trying futilely to get her Crystal to work. Serena sighed and looked at the sky above her.

'What am I going to tell everyone? Wow, pretty red star.'

Meanwhile...

Sauda looked below her. She could see Naraku sitting on the ground looking up at a red star that appeared to be getting bigger in the faint moonlight. Sauda dropped down in front of him in a deep bow, Kieran cowering on her shoulder trying to hide in her hair.

"Greetings Lord Naraku."

"Who are you and why are you here?"

"I am called Sauda, and this is my friend Kieran. We have come to bring you news of your bees."

"I already know they were destroyed."

"Yes, but do you know who destroyed them?"

"No, and I am to take it that you do?"

"I know enough."

"And you're willing to tell me this; why?"

"Let's just say we have a common enemy."

"Enough with the cryptic answers! Give me a straight answer or you won't live long enough to regret it!"

On her shoulder, Kieran laughed softly and thought, 'Like this pathetic Demon-wannabe could even get close enough to Sauda to hurt her.'

"As you wish Lord Naraku. What do you wish to know?"

"Who killed my bees? That annoying Inuyasha or someone else?"

"You are aware of the Moon Kingdom, yes?"

"It was wiped out hundreds of years ago by Sage Beryl; what does that have to do with my bees?"

"The Queen of the Moon Kingdom sent every being in her Kingdom to the future using her Silver Crystal. Using that much energy destroyed her in the process. The leader of the girls who destroyed your bees is named Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon is the reincarnation of Queen Serenity's little whelp. Your bees never stood a chance against her power."

"And how does this information help me?"

Sauda froze, and Kieran, sensing her hesitation, answered for her. "We know the extent of their powers, their every weakness; their limitations. We know what they'll do before they even do it, and we are willing to help you beat the Scouts."

"Why?"

"The Scouts have come back to this time to rid the world of evil. That would include Sauda and myself. All the demons that plague their time originated from you Lord Naraku."

"Is that true?" Sauda whispered to Kieran.

"Probably not," he whispered back.

"Nice."

"Hmm... So I do defeat that annoying Inuyasha eventually."

"We have also acquired an ancient and very powerful artifact that will boost your powers and give you a few new and more interesting ones."

"And what is this artifact called Sauda?"

"The uh, the um... Kieran, what did those tablets call the broach again?"

"It's the Broach of Midoriko."

"The priestess that is the Shikon no Tama? Give it to me!"

Kieran threw the broach at Naraku who caught it. As he opened his hand to look at it, his skin began absorbing the broach. Naraku's body was encompassed by a black light.

"What's going on?"

"It must be absorbed for you to access its full power," Kieran said as he flew off Sauda's shoulder and got closer to Naraku.

The light faded to show Naraku clutching his hand and breathing heavily. "Why didn't you warn me before you gave it to me?"

"Would you have accepted it if we had?" Kieran asked.

"You little pest!" As Naraku said this, he tried to grab Kieran, but when he raised his arm, a bolt of dark lightening flew out.

Sauda grabbed Kieran and pulled him out of the way. The lightening bolt struck the tree in front of Naraku, turning a part of the trunk into kindling. The tree began falling over towards Naraku, but before it could crush him, Sauda stepped in front of him. With her right hand, she concentrated dark energy into the form of a 4-foot katana. She then ran the sword along the length of the tree, slicing it cleanly in half. She then let her sword disappear.

Each half of the tree landed on different sides of Naraku who was oblivious to what Sauda had just done. He was staring at his hand, which was now smoking slightly.

"Come Kohaku. It is time to pay a visit to your sister and her friends."

Meanwhile...

"I can't believe we got lost. All we had to do was follow a couple hundred bees. How difficult is that?" Jedaite said with a scowl on his face.

"Well we couldn't follow them after they were all killed," Xantara pointed out.

"That's funny Xantara because you just happened to trip at that exact moment, knocking everyone over and into this forest," Molly commented.

"That's because it wasn't an accident!" Jedaite screamed.

"You know, Xantara has appeared happier since we lost sight of the Scouts' location."

"That's because Xantara was afraid of the bees, Zoicite. He didn't want to meet them," Malachite said, "and I still say we are going in the wrong direction. Mina is back the way we came, and she needs me."

"We do seem to be going in circles. I could have sworn I've seen that tree before," Nephlite commented.

"That's because this is a forest you idiot! You've seen one tree, you've seen them all. This is all your fault mutt! I swear you're more chicken than wolf!"

"Leave Xantara alone! Let's just keep walking; we're bound to find the edge of the forest sometime."

The Generals all muttered a, "Yes Princess," while Xantara put a small "X" in the tree next to him. He secretly agreed with Nephlite that they were going in circles. The only problem was that they had never once turned, so how did they end up back where they had started? Xantara sighed and looked at the night sky through the treetops. 'That red star is huge. I wonder what it is?'

Meanwhile...

Sauda looked below her to where Naraku was running swiftly in the direction of the Sailor Scouts. The boy Naraku had called 'Kohaku' was floating behind Naraku, oblivious to everything around him.

"I don't know why Lycoris won't just let you destroy the impertinent human. You are more than a match for him."

Sauda turned her head towards the small demon flapping his wings furiously to keep up. She held out her arms to him.

"Here, let me carry you so that we don't have to slow down just so you can keep up. And remember whom you are speaking of. Lady Lycoris can See everything we do and say. It is not wise to question her; you risk her anger."

Kieran flapped into Sauda's arms and relaxed.

"Why is it not good to anger her? You are more powerful than she is!"

"I know I am. You are not, and I will not protect you from her wrath. It is only through the Dark Lady's ability to See the future that we can revive the Dark Lord."

"And why would we want him back? Do you not remember the way he treated everyone?"

"Keep your voice down, or Onigumo will hear you! And of course I remember how he treated everyone, and that is precisely why I want him back. It is only through the Dark Lord's unbridled and unmatched power that I can finally have my revenge on my dear father and sister!"

"If you say so. What is that?"

"The trio was nearing the camp, and with their bird's-eye view, Sauda and Kieran could see the wall of mist created by Sailor Mercury.

"They must be the ones we are searching for, but I don't see the girl that is supposed to be Sailor Moon."

"She might be inside the mist."

"Probably. I wonder why. Naraku! We can see the Scouts! They are not much further!"

"Good! Go ahead of me and scatter them! Make them regret coming to our world!"

"Impertinent human," Kieran growled again, "Are you going to do what he said?"

"No." Sauda swooped down towards the Scouts. She landed lightly down in the middle of the makeshift camp, and took a quick survey of the surroundings.

The people in the camp began running towards her, brandishing the few weapons between them. One even held up a mirror at her. Sauda laughed softly as she looked at her reflection. 'I look good tonight. What is that red star in the reflection? Before it was higher. Why does it appear to be falling?'

"Sauda, what are you doing?" Kieran whined as he began struggling to escape Sauda's grasp.

"Calm down," she whispered to him. She then turned towards the girl with the mirror and addressed her. "Lower your weapons. I am not here to hurt you."

"And why should we believe you?" the man with dog-ears growled at her.

"You shouldn't, hanyou," Kieran whispered after he had smelled the air. He had given up trying to escape Sauda; her hold on him was too strong.

"I came to warn you that Naraku is coming here. Do what you wish with the information I have given you." Sauda then spread her wings and flew high into the air, disappearing from their sight. She then flew around the group to a lower place in the forest where she wouldn't be seen, but could still hear.

"Inuyasha, what if she's telling the truth?" Kagome asked.

"She was," Michiru said. "I saw it in my mirror. Naraku is coming here, and he'll be here in a couple of minutes. That woman wanted Naraku dead, but there seemed to be something hiding behind her in my mirror."

"Like what?" Haruka asked.

"Like a hidden motive. I'm just not sure what it is."

"Should we interrupt Sailor Mercury and Sailor Moon?" Lita asked.

"No, let's just get ready to fight," Darien replied.

Kieran's ears perked up at the word 'Moon.' "Do you think Sailor Moon is inside the mist?"

"Yes."

"Why aren't we helping Naraku?"

"We were ordered not to interfere unless one of Sailor Moon's lackeys went for the kill. So we'll just let them get Naraku bleeding and broken on the ground, I'll step in and take out whomever's left, and thus force Sailor Moon to attack Naraku and release the broach."

"Hee, hee. Then we'll take the broach back to Lady Lycoris and the killing- spree will begin! I can't wait to get my claws on that irritating Iren!"

"And I can't wait to run a sword through my sister's gut. Hush! Here comes Naraku."

And at that moment, Naraku came upon the Scouts and their new friends already waiting for him. The word 'Surprise' died on his lips as the Scouts unleashed their powers. Inuyasha and his friends waited as the dust cleared to see if there was anything left to be finished off.

When the dust finally cleared, they could see a young boy standing in front of a bleeding and semi-conscious Naraku. He was holding a wicked looking scythe on a chain and had a blank look on his face.

"Kohaku! Move! We don't want to hurt you!"

"Kohaku? Is that your brother Sango?"

"Yes Raye. Please don't hurt him."

"We may not have a choice," Uranus said.

"Then leave him to me. Don't worry Sango, I'll only knock him out."

"Thank you, Inuyasha."

From their vantage point, Sauda and Kieran could see that Naraku was out of the fight. It now appeared as if the hanyou was going to attack the boy Naraku had brought that was now standing protectively over Naraku's body.

"That didn't take very long."

"Stay here and wait for the broach to come out of Onigumo's body. Grab it when it does and then wait for me to pick you up. It's my turn now.

As Inuyasha ran towards Kohaku, Sauda landed in front of Kohaku and knocked Inuyasha back with her powerful wings. He landed on the ground and slid for several feet. Kagome ran to his side. The light from the red star that was steadily growing larger every second, cast an eerie glow on everyone below.

"What did you do that for?" Inuyasha said as he picked himself up.

"You don't want Kohaku do you? Is that your hidden motive? Answer me!" Sango threw her boomerang at Sauda. Sauda kicked straight up as the weapon got closer, knocking it off course. It landed a few feet away.

"Silence pathetic human! I have absolutely no interest in the child. And to prove it," Sauda created a small dagger out of Dark energy and spun around. She grabbed Kohaku and slit his throat. She then threw him at his sister, who caught him.

Sango cradled his body, and as he lay dying, he finally returned to normal. "Sango? I'm cold."

"Kohaku! No!" Sango began sobbing uncontrollably. Miroku went to her side and tried to console her.

"Why did you do that? Why are you here?" Inuyasha screamed.

"Stupid little hanyou. I don't have to explain myself to the likes of you, nor do I have to explain the plans of my Dark Mistress. I do, however, have to thank your friends for wearing down Onigumo's resistance and helping the return of the Lord of Darkness!"

Inuyasha rushed at her, drawing the Tetsusaiga. He made a large downward swing at Sauda who only laughed and moved out of the way too fast for anyone to follow. The next thing anyone knew, Sauda was behind Inuyasha and created a replica of the Tetsusaiga out of Dark energy and used the same move he had used on her, on him. The Dark Tetsusaiga hit Inuyasha cutting him badly in the back. He fell to the ground and couldn't move.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome ran towards her fallen friend, but before she got there, Sauda, still using the Dark Tetsusaiga, cut her stomach. Kagome went down.

"She moves to fast! How can we stop her?" Raye asked.

"Fast is my middle name! Uranus World Shaking!" The brightly glowing orange globe flew at Sauda, who shut her eyes, and leapt into the air. She hovered there for a moment, waiting for the stars to get out of her eyes.

Uranus prepared to use another attack on Sauda, but Sauda was the quicker. She let the Dark Tetsusaiga disappear, and then made a Dark Spear. Sauda hurled the spear at Haruka, piercing her. Michiru ran to her and tried to stem the flow of blood.

A transformed Kirara flew at Sauda, trying to hurt her while she was distracted. Sauda barely moved out of the way and punched Kirara in the back of the head as she passed. The Fire-Cat dropped back to the ground, de- transformed and unconscious.

"Maybe I can suck her up!" Miroku began taking the covering off the air void, but once again, Sauda was quicker. She threw several Dark Darts at him, everyone finding their mark. Miroku was out of the fight.

Darien attempted to through a bouquet of roses at Sauda to stun her, but she simply dodged and threw several Dark Roses at him instead.

Lita, Setsuna, Raye, and Hotaru watched as their future king fell to the ground, horror-struck at the deadly accuracy of Sauda's aim.

"What do we do now?" Hotaru asked, the terror in her voice apparent.

"Raye, you go wake up Amy. We'll need Serena. Lita, Hotaru, and I will try and buy you some time."

"Right Setsuna. Good luck guys." Raye raced across the clearing, fully expecting Sauda to strike her down so they wouldn't get any more help. Instead, Sauda merely watched her run. 'Good. They are getting their Princess. Soon my Dark Lord, soon.'

"Pluto Dead Scream." Sauda hit the attack back at Pluto with a Dark Staff similar to Pluto's Time Staff. Pluto, Jupiter, and Saturn barely got out of the way as the attack exploded the ground where they had been.

"Amy! Come on Amy, snap out of it! We need your help!" Raye shook Amy vigorously, snapping her out of her trance. The mist disappeared revealing Serena still trying to get the Crystal to work on Mina's almost dead body.

"What? Raye? What's going on?"

"We're being attacked. We need you to analyze her so we can figure out how to slow her down!"

"Right." Amy touched her earring, activating her visor, but she never got to use it. She fell face down on the ground, half of her visor falling off from where it had been shattered by Sauda's Dark Dagger.

"Amy!" Serena looked at her fallen friend. She then saw the still forms of her other friends. Sauda still hadn't finished off Lita, Setsuna, or Hotaru. "You monster! I'll make you pay for what you did!"

'Finally! The Princess will now free my Dark Master!' Sauda flew down in front of Naraku's body, trying to appear as though she was protecting it.

"Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss!" The attack left Sailor Moon's Power Tier where she fell to the ground, sobbing.

Sauda, blinded by the light of the attack, barely moved out of the way before the attack consumed Naraku's body. She hovered in the air, rubbing her eyes vigorously. The remaining warriors stared transfixed at Naraku's body that was now hovering in the air. The features of the body disappeared, replaced by a black figure. Several ghostly apparitions flew out of the blackness that was Naraku's body only to shatter once they hit the ring of light that surrounded what was left of Naraku.

Then the lights faded and dropped a bleeding man to the ground. A small object appeared from inside his body and hovered there until a small koala like Demon snatched it up. Sauda swooped down from the air and grabbed Kieran. She then created a circle of Darkness and flew through it.

"You fools! Do you even realize what you have done? You have released an evil greater than any other!" The bleeding man cried.

"What does it matter? Kohaku is dead."

"And Darien."

"So many people were killed by that evil woman! Why couldn't I sense it when she was here before so that I could warn everyone?" Raye sobbed hysterically. Then, a curious thing happened. The red star that had seemed to be getting closer, fell out of the sky and headed straight for Raye. A strange screech could be heard coming from it.

"Raye! Watch out!" Hotaru screamed at her, but it was too late. The red star struck Raye and lifted her off the ground. She was enveloped in a red aura. Her tiara disappeared only to be replaced with her planetary symbol. Light red shoulder pads replaced the sleeves on her suit with darker red bands on them. Her gloves became longer and almost touched the shoulder pads. Her skirt became three-layered and each layer was a different shade of red. The heart on her front bow became a star. Her choker became thinner and had a star on it as well. The bow on the back of her skirt grew longer and thinner. Finally, her high heels became knee-high boots with a red band on top and a star on them.

Luna and Artemis walked up to her in awe, while Diana hung back.

"Raye, you have become Eternal Sailor Mars," Luna whispered.

"So what? How does that help anyone now?" she replied bitterly.

"Because Raye! Mars is home to the legendary Phoenix! Only Eternal Sailor Mars has the ability to control it!" Artemis answered

"Again, so what?"

"Don't you remember the legend of the Phoenix? The Phoenix has the ability to heal any wound and resurrect anyone from the ashes!" Luna answer this time.

"So I can bring everyone back?" Raye said excitedly.

"Yes, but the Phoenix is not easy to control. No legendary beast is. You may not be able to bring everyone back." Artemis warned.

"But I have to try anyway. What do I say to summon it?"

"Mars Phoenix Restoration."

"Right, here goes nothing. Mars Phoenix Restoration!" She drew a circle of fire around her herself. The ring of fire flew into the air while Raye stayed in a prayer position. (Think Mars Fire Ignite. That position where her fingers are pointed up.) A beautiful multicolored Phoenix flew out of the ring of fire. It circled the group on the ground leaving a trail of fire over everyone.

Sango looked frightened as the great bird flew over her and the flames dropped on her and the dead body of her brother. She then looked shocked to discover the flames weren't burning anything; in fact, they were creeping into Kohaku's wound.

The Phoenix circled the group one more time, gave a final screech, and then flew back into the ring of fire. The portal from which the Phoenix came, disappeared and Raye collapsed to the ground, breathing heavily.

"Did it work? Is everyone alright?" Raye asked the cats next to her.

End of Chapter Five

Ayame and Sessuna are still fighting and they suddenly stop.

Ayame: Is the chapter over already?

Sessuna: Yeah, I think so.

Aya and Sess stand up and begin hastily straightening their clothes and fixing their hair.

Ayame: I can't believe we fought throughout the entire chapter. Grins sheepishly and you can see several teeth missing.

Sessuna: Yes, please forgive us. She bows Japanese style in forgiveness. When she leans over, you can see a large bald spot on the back of her head that she doesn't seem to know is there. Ayame can be seen standing a little ways behind and to the side of Sessuna balking at the shiny spot on Sessuna's head. Ayame looks down at her hand and realizes she is clutching the missing hair. She hastily puts it behind her back, out of sight, before Sessuna turns around to speak to her.

Sessuna: Apologize too Ayame!

Ayame: Uh... oh, right. Sorry. You know what though? I just realized I have to go, now. Oh, and Sessuna? Don't tough the back of your head anytime soon. Ayame turns and starts walking briskly away.

Sessuna: What? The back of my head? Why? touches her new bald spot and then screams AYAME! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! COME BACK HERE! Ayame runs away as fast as she can with Sessuna closely following.

Xantara: Wow, didn't know Ayame could run that fast. Well, since the writer's are on hiatus, I guess it falls to me to do the questions. OK, here goes; I just hope I'm as annoying as Ayame with these. Who exactly did Sauda release? Just how powerful is Sauda exactly? Why does it seem as though the Generals, Molly, and Xantara are walking around in circles? Why wouldn't the Silver Crystal heal Mina? What was the deal with the big bird and will the other Scouts get birds, too? Find out someday!

Ayame and Sessuna run past Xantara just then.

Sessuna: GET BACK HERE YOU COWARD!

Ayame: GO BUY SOME ROGAINE!