Okay, well, I'm sorry, sorry, and even more sorry. Yes, I know I've been
gone since May, but I'm back now and that's the important thing, isn't it.
Here goes the long over due next chapter. I promise to do at least an
update per week now. Forgive me? Enjoy, r/r!
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"World Shaking!"
"Star Serious Laser!"
The two senshi attacks collided and exploded with an intense brilliance. Uranus and Star Fighter glared at each other.
"Well, it seems that you aren't nearly as skilled as you think you are," taunted Seiya.
Uranus smirked and pulled out her Space Sword.
"We'll see who's more skilled than who when I wipe that smirk off your face," retorted Uranus with a smirk. She jumped into the air and brought the blade down towards Sailor Star Fighter's head. At the last moment, Seiya flashed out of sight and behind Uranus, hitting her square in the back. Uranus was sent flying face first into the ground.
Goku laughed as Uranus gave Star Fighter a look that would have scared Frieza himself.
"You senshi rely upon your normal attacks way too much, you can't spare that much time when you fight a Saiya-Jin army," said Goku.
Star Fighter tossed his (or her, who knows? ;) ) hair and looked down at Uranus condescendingly.
"Yeah, Uranus, you should listen to Goku and then maybe you wouldn't."
Seiya never had the chance to finish his sentence. Uranus had flashed behind him dropped to the ground and swept his feet out from under him with one fluid kick.
"And as I was about to say, Seiya," said Goku, "Is that you need to pay more attention to fighting and not taunting."
Uranus smirked and walked over to Neptune, not saying anything to Seiya as she relished her revenge.
Seiya stomped off towards the rest of the Sailor Starlights amid much laughter from the other sailor senshi. Goku smiled. Seiya and Haruka had been merciless to each other for their entire training time. The Saiya-Jin marveled at the fact that the two had refrained from murdering each other. Goku's mind turned once again to beyond the training and the reality they were preparing for. The senshi had made amazing progress- they should be a good match for the Saiya-Jin elites. However, the normal humans of the army weren't nearly as promising. Less than half could manage an energy attack and an even smaller percentage could both fly and attack without getting seriously winded. Crystal Tokyo's plight remained bleakly slim. His only hope was that he and Gohan would be able to defeat Vegeta and Trunks sooner than later and then concentrate their energies to defeating the remaining army, although, that was easier said than done. Goku also hoped that Goten would decide to fight along his family instead of siding with his best friend. Perhaps the best hope for survival would be the mysterious Imperium Silver Crystal that Serenity could wield. She had practiced endlessly with the crystal instead of training with the rest of the senshi, Saiya-Jins, and humans. Goku went to spar with Gohan once again, hoping that the planet he had grown so fond of would not meet its end. ~*~*~*~*~*~
Mistress 9 watched the Saiya-Jins drag Chibi-Usa down the hall. It took all her strength to keep from laughing. However, Hotaru's actions seemed to be something else.
"Hotaru?" asked Goten, concerned "Are you alright? Please don't cry."
Mistress 9 fought back gales of laughter at the young man's statement.
"I'll be alright, I just need to be alone for a while so I can soak everything in," lied the Messiah of Silence.
Goten, trying his best to comfort her, did the only thing he could think of; he hugged Hotaru.
Mistress 9's eyes widened in shock at this sudden outburst of affection, for a minute, the Messiah of Silence's eyes went from the typical mocking cruelty to something much softer. However, the glint of good was quickly covered once again by the silent blackness of evil.
"I'll be back later, okay Goten?" said Mistress 9 sweetly.
Goten nodded and flew off to catch up to Trunks before he destroyed anything important.
After the hall had cleared out, Mistress9 teleported directly to her room in one of the spires of the Saiya-Jin palace.
The Lady of Darkness sat back in a plush chair for one rare moment of reflection and relaxation. The look on Chibi-Usa's face had been priceless when she slapped the brat. Mistress 9 laughed out loud. She thought back to the beginning of her scheme. Manipulating the Saiya-Jins by playing to their sense of anger and heightening it in useful situations was easier than she could have possibly imagined. Their minds were so easily clouded when one pushed the right buttons. The peons of Crystal Tokyo were in for quite a surprise. Finally, the Earth would pay for the defeat of the Messiah of Silence those many years ago. 'I wonder what Chibi-Usa will think when she sees Trunks and I together before she dies.' Mistress 9 heard the call from the castle guard to prepare to leave for Crystal Tokyo immediately instead of the regularly scheduled time. Smiling as she flashed into Saiya-Jin armor, Mistress 9 laughed evilly as Crystal Tokyo's last day in existence began. "So long, Messiah of Light." ~*~*~*~*~*~
Trunks watched as the transports filled with Saiya-Jin warriors. He felt no happiness, no joy, and no excitement as he pondered the events to come. A coldness had embraced his heart after the events concerning Chibi-Usa. He really had loved her and her unfounded betrayal had hurt even more.
"Trunks?" asked Saturn, "Are you all right?"
Trunks turned around to face the purple-haired "Saiya-Jin."
"Yes, I'm fine, I just want to get this over with," he replied.
"I know this must be hard for you considering that you and Chibi-Usa, used to be well." trailed Saturn.
"We are nothing," interrupted Trunks with a snap.
"Well, anyway, I was just going to my transport, so I'll let you go," said Hotaru as she turned to go.
Trunks looked at Saturn as she turned to go.
"Hotaru," said Trunks, "wait."
Concealing a smile, Saturn turned around.
"Yes."
"Why don't you ride on my ship?"
"If you want," replied Hotaru.
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Chibi-Usa walked between 4 Saiya-Jin guards with her wrists and ankles bound. Tears flowed freely down her face as she trudged along. Everything made since now and there was nothing she could do about it. Hotaru had become the Messiah of Silence once again, however, this knowledge was useless. Nobody else knew that Saturn was Mistress 9 again, except for her, and she was the supposed guilty party. Chibi-Usa thought about home, the senshi, her friends, and her parents. She should have never betrayed their trust in the first place. Her thoughts turned to the future of her loved ones and Crystal Tokyo. She couldn't stand the thought of seeing her home destroyed. She suddenly stopped walking. Appearing on Chibi-Usa's chest and glowing a bright pink was the Princess's own star seed, her very own pink Moon Crystal.
"Quit stalling, brat," spat one of the guards.
Chibi-Usa was tired of being a hunted rabbit, today, she would be the heiress of the Moon Kingdom that her mother had taught her to be. She looked the guards straight in the face.
"I am Princess Serenity, heir and protector of Crystal Tokyo, and champion of Justice, Sailor Moon."
"Get her!" commanded the lead guard.
Chibi-Usa's crescent moon burst forth from her forehead with a golden light.
"I will not see my world and people destroyed!" she cried, "Pink Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!"
Chibi-Usa's energy blasted the Saiya-Jin guards into the walls as light, feathers, and ribbons surrounded her. When the light faded, Eternal Sailor Moon stood in the Saiya-Jin palace. The costume was traditional, except for this time, Chibi-Usa's traditional senshi colors replaced those of her mothers. She, and only she, now bore the title of Eternal Sailor Moon. The guards regained their balance, stunned, but soon rushed in to re- capture their prisoner. Using the power boost her transformation had given her and Trunks' training, she sped out of the way quickly and shot a pink streak of energy at her attackers. The combination of ki and moon power blasted them down the hallway.
"Well, done, Princess," said a chimed a familiar voice.
Chibi-Usa turned around to see none other than the Amazoness Quartet in senshi gear.
"Sailor Ceres, Vesta, Juno, and Pallas!" cried Chibi-Moon with joy.
"We told you that we'd return when you became a real Lady and a true senshi," said Sailor Ceres with a smile.
Chibi-Usa's eyes filled with tears.
"Thank you," she whispered.
"What are we waiting around for?" cried Sailor Pallas "Let's get out of this hole!"
"To Crystal Tokyo!" exalted Vesta and Juno.
Joining hands, the group glowed their respective colors.
"Sailor Teleport!" the girls yelled.
Rushing at the group of girls, the Saiya-Jin guards fell barely missed catching their prey before the spun off in a whirl of colored light. One guard looked to the other.
"Damn, Vegeta's going to kill us!"
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"What the hell is that?" demanded Vegeta from the flagship. Trunks joined his father at the display. However, Mistress 9 knew what it was before she had even felt it. Nobody could mistake that energy- the birth of new senshi and the unmistakable sailor teleport.
"Chibi-Usa!" Saturn hissed.
"What about her?" growled Vegeta.
"It seems our rabbit has gotten out of her cage," replied Saturn.
"There's only one place she'd go," said Trunks, "Crystal Tokyo."
Vegeta smirked.
"Let her go there, it's not like it's going to do her any good. In less than 24 hours, there won't be a Crystal Tokyo."
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Next update will be WAAAAYYYY sooner than last, r/r!
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"World Shaking!"
"Star Serious Laser!"
The two senshi attacks collided and exploded with an intense brilliance. Uranus and Star Fighter glared at each other.
"Well, it seems that you aren't nearly as skilled as you think you are," taunted Seiya.
Uranus smirked and pulled out her Space Sword.
"We'll see who's more skilled than who when I wipe that smirk off your face," retorted Uranus with a smirk. She jumped into the air and brought the blade down towards Sailor Star Fighter's head. At the last moment, Seiya flashed out of sight and behind Uranus, hitting her square in the back. Uranus was sent flying face first into the ground.
Goku laughed as Uranus gave Star Fighter a look that would have scared Frieza himself.
"You senshi rely upon your normal attacks way too much, you can't spare that much time when you fight a Saiya-Jin army," said Goku.
Star Fighter tossed his (or her, who knows? ;) ) hair and looked down at Uranus condescendingly.
"Yeah, Uranus, you should listen to Goku and then maybe you wouldn't."
Seiya never had the chance to finish his sentence. Uranus had flashed behind him dropped to the ground and swept his feet out from under him with one fluid kick.
"And as I was about to say, Seiya," said Goku, "Is that you need to pay more attention to fighting and not taunting."
Uranus smirked and walked over to Neptune, not saying anything to Seiya as she relished her revenge.
Seiya stomped off towards the rest of the Sailor Starlights amid much laughter from the other sailor senshi. Goku smiled. Seiya and Haruka had been merciless to each other for their entire training time. The Saiya-Jin marveled at the fact that the two had refrained from murdering each other. Goku's mind turned once again to beyond the training and the reality they were preparing for. The senshi had made amazing progress- they should be a good match for the Saiya-Jin elites. However, the normal humans of the army weren't nearly as promising. Less than half could manage an energy attack and an even smaller percentage could both fly and attack without getting seriously winded. Crystal Tokyo's plight remained bleakly slim. His only hope was that he and Gohan would be able to defeat Vegeta and Trunks sooner than later and then concentrate their energies to defeating the remaining army, although, that was easier said than done. Goku also hoped that Goten would decide to fight along his family instead of siding with his best friend. Perhaps the best hope for survival would be the mysterious Imperium Silver Crystal that Serenity could wield. She had practiced endlessly with the crystal instead of training with the rest of the senshi, Saiya-Jins, and humans. Goku went to spar with Gohan once again, hoping that the planet he had grown so fond of would not meet its end. ~*~*~*~*~*~
Mistress 9 watched the Saiya-Jins drag Chibi-Usa down the hall. It took all her strength to keep from laughing. However, Hotaru's actions seemed to be something else.
"Hotaru?" asked Goten, concerned "Are you alright? Please don't cry."
Mistress 9 fought back gales of laughter at the young man's statement.
"I'll be alright, I just need to be alone for a while so I can soak everything in," lied the Messiah of Silence.
Goten, trying his best to comfort her, did the only thing he could think of; he hugged Hotaru.
Mistress 9's eyes widened in shock at this sudden outburst of affection, for a minute, the Messiah of Silence's eyes went from the typical mocking cruelty to something much softer. However, the glint of good was quickly covered once again by the silent blackness of evil.
"I'll be back later, okay Goten?" said Mistress 9 sweetly.
Goten nodded and flew off to catch up to Trunks before he destroyed anything important.
After the hall had cleared out, Mistress9 teleported directly to her room in one of the spires of the Saiya-Jin palace.
The Lady of Darkness sat back in a plush chair for one rare moment of reflection and relaxation. The look on Chibi-Usa's face had been priceless when she slapped the brat. Mistress 9 laughed out loud. She thought back to the beginning of her scheme. Manipulating the Saiya-Jins by playing to their sense of anger and heightening it in useful situations was easier than she could have possibly imagined. Their minds were so easily clouded when one pushed the right buttons. The peons of Crystal Tokyo were in for quite a surprise. Finally, the Earth would pay for the defeat of the Messiah of Silence those many years ago. 'I wonder what Chibi-Usa will think when she sees Trunks and I together before she dies.' Mistress 9 heard the call from the castle guard to prepare to leave for Crystal Tokyo immediately instead of the regularly scheduled time. Smiling as she flashed into Saiya-Jin armor, Mistress 9 laughed evilly as Crystal Tokyo's last day in existence began. "So long, Messiah of Light." ~*~*~*~*~*~
Trunks watched as the transports filled with Saiya-Jin warriors. He felt no happiness, no joy, and no excitement as he pondered the events to come. A coldness had embraced his heart after the events concerning Chibi-Usa. He really had loved her and her unfounded betrayal had hurt even more.
"Trunks?" asked Saturn, "Are you all right?"
Trunks turned around to face the purple-haired "Saiya-Jin."
"Yes, I'm fine, I just want to get this over with," he replied.
"I know this must be hard for you considering that you and Chibi-Usa, used to be well." trailed Saturn.
"We are nothing," interrupted Trunks with a snap.
"Well, anyway, I was just going to my transport, so I'll let you go," said Hotaru as she turned to go.
Trunks looked at Saturn as she turned to go.
"Hotaru," said Trunks, "wait."
Concealing a smile, Saturn turned around.
"Yes."
"Why don't you ride on my ship?"
"If you want," replied Hotaru.
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Chibi-Usa walked between 4 Saiya-Jin guards with her wrists and ankles bound. Tears flowed freely down her face as she trudged along. Everything made since now and there was nothing she could do about it. Hotaru had become the Messiah of Silence once again, however, this knowledge was useless. Nobody else knew that Saturn was Mistress 9 again, except for her, and she was the supposed guilty party. Chibi-Usa thought about home, the senshi, her friends, and her parents. She should have never betrayed their trust in the first place. Her thoughts turned to the future of her loved ones and Crystal Tokyo. She couldn't stand the thought of seeing her home destroyed. She suddenly stopped walking. Appearing on Chibi-Usa's chest and glowing a bright pink was the Princess's own star seed, her very own pink Moon Crystal.
"Quit stalling, brat," spat one of the guards.
Chibi-Usa was tired of being a hunted rabbit, today, she would be the heiress of the Moon Kingdom that her mother had taught her to be. She looked the guards straight in the face.
"I am Princess Serenity, heir and protector of Crystal Tokyo, and champion of Justice, Sailor Moon."
"Get her!" commanded the lead guard.
Chibi-Usa's crescent moon burst forth from her forehead with a golden light.
"I will not see my world and people destroyed!" she cried, "Pink Moon Crystal Power, Make Up!"
Chibi-Usa's energy blasted the Saiya-Jin guards into the walls as light, feathers, and ribbons surrounded her. When the light faded, Eternal Sailor Moon stood in the Saiya-Jin palace. The costume was traditional, except for this time, Chibi-Usa's traditional senshi colors replaced those of her mothers. She, and only she, now bore the title of Eternal Sailor Moon. The guards regained their balance, stunned, but soon rushed in to re- capture their prisoner. Using the power boost her transformation had given her and Trunks' training, she sped out of the way quickly and shot a pink streak of energy at her attackers. The combination of ki and moon power blasted them down the hallway.
"Well, done, Princess," said a chimed a familiar voice.
Chibi-Usa turned around to see none other than the Amazoness Quartet in senshi gear.
"Sailor Ceres, Vesta, Juno, and Pallas!" cried Chibi-Moon with joy.
"We told you that we'd return when you became a real Lady and a true senshi," said Sailor Ceres with a smile.
Chibi-Usa's eyes filled with tears.
"Thank you," she whispered.
"What are we waiting around for?" cried Sailor Pallas "Let's get out of this hole!"
"To Crystal Tokyo!" exalted Vesta and Juno.
Joining hands, the group glowed their respective colors.
"Sailor Teleport!" the girls yelled.
Rushing at the group of girls, the Saiya-Jin guards fell barely missed catching their prey before the spun off in a whirl of colored light. One guard looked to the other.
"Damn, Vegeta's going to kill us!"
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"What the hell is that?" demanded Vegeta from the flagship. Trunks joined his father at the display. However, Mistress 9 knew what it was before she had even felt it. Nobody could mistake that energy- the birth of new senshi and the unmistakable sailor teleport.
"Chibi-Usa!" Saturn hissed.
"What about her?" growled Vegeta.
"It seems our rabbit has gotten out of her cage," replied Saturn.
"There's only one place she'd go," said Trunks, "Crystal Tokyo."
Vegeta smirked.
"Let her go there, it's not like it's going to do her any good. In less than 24 hours, there won't be a Crystal Tokyo."
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Next update will be WAAAAYYYY sooner than last, r/r!