Chapter Two

Warning: It gets a bit darker then I planned for a while. DBZ fighting dark. Sounds nastier then it looks I guess.

"You're not Kakkorott! Where's my brother?" The spiky haired man demanded.

The girls looked among themselves. Sailor Moon stepped forward "We don't know anyon…"

"Silence wench! I'll find him myself," The man said as he casually tossed a small ball of energy in her direction, blowing Sailor Moon off her feet.

The strange man then pressed a button on the side of the green half-visor he wore over his left eye, and turned his back on the Sailor Scouts. The man scanned the horizon while saying to himself, "Come out little brother. Raditz wants to play."

Sailor Jupiter gets up from where the girls are checking on Sailor Moon and breaks into a sprint, heading straight for Radtiz, leading with a punch. Raditz all but ignores the emerald-skirted Scout as she punches his armor several times without effect. Sailor Jupiter hops backwards clearing some space and breathing a bit hard. Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus come over and join her.

"That armor of his is pretty tough " Sailor Jupiter says as she catches her breath. "I don't think he's even felt anything I've thrown so far."

"Really?" Said Sailor Mars. "Let's see if he can feel this! Burning Mandala!" Sailor Mars brings her hands together and sends a dozen one-foot rings of fire flying at the alien man. Raditz knocks the first few away but gets hit by the rest. His armor appears to have taken a small scorch mark.

"So, you little girls think you can fight me? Very well. I could use some amusement after my long trip to this pitiful little mudball." He motions to them. "Come on!"

Sailor Venus gathered energy at the tip of her finger and released it in a laser-like blast. Instead of hitting the strange man in the chest as Mina expected, the man blurred, moving too fast for the Sailor Scouts to see. Raditz appeared again next to Sailor Mars, smashing her to the ground with his elbow. Now that he had stopped moving so quickly the girls could see a cut on his arm that apparently was the only effect from Sailor Venus's Crescent Beam.

"Impressive, but not nearly enough!" Raditz said as he swung a powerful backhand at Sailor Venus's face.

Sailor Venus quickly dropped to the ground missing Raditz's spinning fist by less then a hair. She concentrated on her power again, hoping to bring her attack to bear again as Raditz tore through their little group. Sailor Jupiter managed to block several of Raditz's punches but gave a lot of ground doing so. As the two moved away from the downed Sailor Scouts, Mina checked Sailor Mars's condition. She was still conscious, barely, and would likely be up in a minute or two. There was nothing Mina could do to help her out except pull the woozy girl behind a bolder so that she would be out of the line of fire.

Mina peeked over the boulder to where Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury were, Mercury was scanning the man with her visor, while Sailor Moon was already well into the windup of one of her attacks. Suddenly she heard Sailor Jupiter scream. Raditz had grabbed her fist when she punched and used her arm to swing her into a large boulder. Sailor Jupiter slumped to the ground, her arm bent at an odd angle. Raditz laughed and kicked Sailor Jupiter in the stomach hard enough to cause her to pass out.

"Mako-chan!" Sailor Moon screamed as lost her concentration. Sailor Venus fired off another Crescent Beam, catching Radtiz in the back. As soon as the attack left her hands she sprinted up to the newly fallen Sailor as Sailor Mercury used her attack to raise a thick fog, obscuring the battlefield. Mina thanked her silently as she ran through the fog. She knew from experience that what seemed like a light fog for her and the other Scouts, was so thick for Raditz that he probably couldn't see his hand in front of his face.

"Sailor Moon! Hit him now!" Sailor Venus said as she grabbed Sailor Jupiter and started to pull the larger girl behind another boulder.

A brown boot flashed out of the fog catching Mina under the chin and sending her flying. She landed hard several yards away. Eyes slightly unfocused, Sailor Venus targeted the dark blob in the fog that she knew was Radtiz. Her Love Me Chain struck out and circled around her target. Unable to see her target clearly, she was unsure if she had trapped him completely or if he was free enough to do more damage to Jupiter. She braced her feet against a couple of rocks and held on tight.

Just then, Sailor Venus heard the wonderful sound of Sailor Moon completing her attack. It sounded like Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury had thrown their attacks as well. Sailor Venus felt the waves of energy pass through her own attack and strike her target.

Her Love Me Chain suddenly went slack.

Sailor Venus smiled and laid back on the ground . It was over.

The attack had kicked up a lot of dust that was slowly settling to the ground. Mercury's fog was thinning as well, and she could see a dark shape in the cloud. It was probably Sailor Moon, checking to make sure the enemy was defeated. A swift wind blew across the plain removing the last of the dust and fog.

Radtiz stood staring directly into Mina's face, a cruel smirk on his face. She gasped as she made eye contact. He appeared completely unharmed. Radtiz threw back his head and laughed

End Chapter 2

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