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Chapter 5
Michiru was driving Haruka's car. Hotaru sat in the back, while Haruka complained in the passenger's seat. Next to Hotaru sat Rini. She had pleaded with Usagi to go with Hotaru and he two would play until everyone met at the temple, while Michiru unpacked and Haruka helped sleep off some of teh effects of the poison.
So Ami and Usagi rode with Mamoru, Ami sitting in the back and letting the fall wind tousle her hair from the window.
Mamoru, deciding the silence wastoo much, switched on the radio. A scratching soundcame, followed by the sound of a reporter talking.
"The hospital has been almost completely evacuated. All of the residents sit in the courtyard in the early fall weather, praying for the ten to fifteen children stuck inisde with the Sailor Senshi, andthe other monsters. The electricity has gone out and the building seems to be pretty much destroyed insome parts. It was reported thta only a few of the Sailor Senshi are here, there having been an attack at the airport moments before.hopefully, this will not affect the other senshi coming to aid in this disaster. Ah yes, here is a witness now, Ms. Ber-" Mamoru switched the radio off nd turned to Usagi and Ami.
"Ready to fight once more today? I can help this time." Ami nodded, and Usagi offered a confident smile, as Mamoru turned back to the road and sped up dramatically.
"LISTEN YOU IDIOT! I WAS NOT TRYING TO MAKE TROUBLE! NOW IF YOU DON'T LET ME GO I WILL KI-" Wufei was cut off asTrowa interjected.
"Sir, please.I know airport security arrested him, but he's really sorryand we should be leaving. It's uh- time for hismedication."
The police officer sighedand opened Wufei's handcuffs.
"You may go, but next time, I don't want to see you anywhere near a battle. You turn and run. Take that as a warning."
"I'll give you a warning you- " Wufei grew quiet as Trowa muffled his voice with his hand. As this was happening, the radio came on, reporting a tragedy happening at the local hospital. Wufei and Trowa looked ta each other and ran out.
"Hey, wait!" Shouted the officer. Sighing,hereturned to watching the rest of the prisoners, while looking for some Advil.
Venus groaned, standing up. She had heard a noise in one of the room, and being the leader of the group at the moment, had gone to investigate it. Before even seeing what was coming at her, she was blasted to the wall outside the door.
"Oh God, that's it. That's the third time i've been thrown head first into a wall this week. That youma's dead. Venus stood, and after hearing the shout of one of her attacks, a bright glow of light, and the scream of a youma, she emerged, smiling smugly.
"New idea. Listen you three guys. Half of this hospital has collapsed from explosion, and we're on the only standing side, just barely. After wandering for a while, I think the only way out is a window that isn't covered in broken glass.That, or thesecond floor emergency exit, but we're about 10 floors away and I'mnot sure if it's in one piece-"
"Venus, we can't risk going out of these high windows. We may be able to jump out of a two or three story window acrrying people, but I wouldn't risk it this high. Let's look for the exit. There must be a stairwell in this hospital that's not destroyed. We'll look for that, and try to avoid the roaming youma,"Jupiter reminded cautiously.
"That's good. Let's go," Venus said.
"Look ladies, I don't know about you, but I'd rather jump out of this ten story window now then keep walking," whined Duo from behind them. At Mars' glare, he grew quiet.
"Hey look, there's a staff stairwell door now," said Mars, pointingdown the hall.
"Are we sure it's safe,"asked Quatre.
"No, but we've gotta try it anyways. Come on," Venus said.
She reached for the handle, but it was hot.
"You can't do that Venus. If the handle is hot, that means that there is fire inside. We'll have to find another way,"said Mars.
"Now I kinda wish Mercury was here," said Jupiter.
"Hey! Hey Senshi!" They all turned to look at an ignored window in one of the rooms they were pasisng by. They hadn't gone in because a huge chunk of the floor was missing, in the middle.
Venus stepped inside cautiously, walking around the hole, and she could feel how unsteady the ground was. Looking down, she saw that about two or three floors down, something had blasted an attack upwards. There was a hole in the ceiling above her head as well, and looking down she could see the wing for cancer patients beneath them.
Outside the window was a man in a cherry picker, it just barely reaching this level.
"Hey, if the floor is sturdy eough, pass me the kinds, one by one. There are like ten, right?"
She nodded. "The floor isn't sturdy, but oneat a time can carry a kid in here, and we'll have 'em all out in a minute. Hang on." She walked back into the hall, where everyone stood. Grabbing up the first kid, she re-entered the room. Cautiously inching around the hole, she passed the child to the man, and walked out just as Jupiter walked in with another kid. This continued until all ten were out. The man lowered the cherry picker, and brought it back up.
"How about those boys in there with you," he asked.
"They're coming now," she said. First came in Quatre, then Duo, then a reluctant Heero. Once all three boys were out, Venus turned to walk away.
"Miss Venus, where are you going," the man exclaimed.
"Oh, uh- we'll be out once we destroy the monsters. Now that there's no other civilians inside, we ca destroy the monsters without worrying about anyone else getting in. Goodbye now."
"Hey," Heero reached as if to climb back in, but Venus had closed and locked the window before he got close enough, and despite Heero's objections the man lowered the cherry picker to the ground.
Outside, the Senshi Mercury and Moon had just arrived with Tuxedo Mask, and were heading inside the uncollapsed part of the building. People cleared the way as they ran by. The three pilots stared at the scouts as Mercury opened her visor and communicater.
"Jupiter, my scanner shows high negative activity on the second floor. Meet us down there. After we've finished that, we'll round up everything on the other floors. "
"Anything else you come across- destroy, there has been no civilian involvement this time," Sailor Moon finished in the communicater as they rushed inside.
As they ran in, Wufei and Trowa arrived, running up to Quatre, Heero and Duo.
"Hey, did the senshi just arrive," asked Wufei.
"Yeah," replied Duo.
"They're having a busy day," said Trowa, looking up at the building. The police now had yellow tape all over the building, and no one was being allowed in.
"We could just knock the police men out and head inside," Wufei said.
"And blow our cover? Think again," Heero said stoically. "Remember, we must trace out our enemies, allies, and the possible strengths. That general didn't reveal himself today yet, but remember he is still an enemy. Aftre the display inside, I have no doubt that the senshi are allies, but keep an eye out for others. Now about that hidden power, the senshi use magic, but I have a feeling it's a little different than that, so suspect everyone. " As Heero spoke, Wufei looked at the half-destroyed building, and thought.
Their footsteps pounded loudly as they ran up the steps to the second floor. Arriving there, they didn't see anything. However, Ami's scanner was flying off of the walls with the energy readings.
"Merc, I thought there were a lot of rogue youma here. Where are they," asked Moon.
A crash was heard one floor up.
"I'll take care of it, stay safe," Tuxedo Mask cautioned, running up the stairs.
"Alright, let's continue. Hmm, my scanner still shows that there are rogue youma on this floor, but there's apsolutely nothing here," Mercury said as they continued down the darkened hallway. A few moments later, they heard a small sound, almost like crying.
"Hello," Sailor Moon called, "anybody here?" The crying persisted, and as they approached, grew a bit louder. In one of the rooms, they found a little girl, her back facing them as she crie dinto her hands while sitting.
"Hey," Sailor Moon said, "you okay?" Sailor Mercury automatically noticed Sailor Moon's eyes soften at what she say and she took a couple of steps forwards.
"Moon, be careful," she warned. It wasn't that she was insensitive, it was just that she had a bad feeling. This wasn't even the children's floor.
Sailor Moon reached over to touch the little girls shoulder. As soon as she did so, the little girls hand suddenly had a hold of here wrist. And it was cold.
"Come on," Moon said, trying to sound unfazed, "get up." The little girl's grip tighened, ad Sailor Moon began to shift.
"Stop that, get up," she said, unwilling to possibly hurt an afraid child, just holding on to her because she was frightened.The girls grip tightened so much that Sailor moon let out a slight yelp.
Mercury's visor began to beep.
"Moon, get away from there, now!"
"Ah, let GO!" she tried to pull her wrist away, but it was too late. She saw the girl's small hand change, growing into a bigger one of a man's, and her get taller, and lose her long hair, a new darker outift becoming clear.
"It was all too easy, Moon brat," came General Siruto's voice as he stood, still holding on to Moon's wrist, who's knees buckled as he did so, and twisting it. Mercury prepared to attack, trying to aim at Siruto, but Moon was right in front of him. With one swing of his arm he threw Moon away, into the opposite wall of the room. She made a loud thud as she hit, and mercury screamed, and attacked Siruto right away. He simply put out his palm, and deflected the attack, it smacking into and freezing the wall next to Mercury.
"You're a shape shifter," Mercury said in a shocked voice.
"Guilty as charged," he said with a smile, "and now that your friend is either unconsious or dead, I can hurt you like you hurt me!" Mercury stiffled a cry in Sailor Moon's direction as he approached menacingly, concerned for her friend.
He raised his palm, and charged an attack. It looked like a ball of light, and he fired it at Mercury. she dodged right away, and it hit the wall, but the wall simply absorbed it. Mercury frowned, and looked at Siruto, but before she could react, it came right out frm the wall and hit her back, causing blood to begin seeping from it instantly as she hit the floor with a cry.
"Jupter oak, evolution!"
Sirutostepped back after being hit, not expecting the attack. All of the other senshi ran into the room. Venus was at Mercury's side, and she pointed a weak finger in Moon's direction, causing Mars to run over to Sailor Moon. Jupiter stood facing Siruto.
"Oh good, you're friends have joined the party. This will have to wait until next time." And he dissapeared.Why did he always leave when the others were around?
With help from Venus, she stood shakilly, and Venus helped her walk over to where Moon lay, being picked up Mars. She was starting to come to, but wasn't moving much.
"Oh God, my head," she groaned.
"You must have a concussion," Mercury offered weakly. "Sorry, I should have done something," she added guiltily.
"It's not your fault, I should have listened," Sailro Moon groaned out, opening her eyes fully.
"What about the other youma," Mercury asked.
"Dead that's why it took so long. You can check yopur scanner, there's nothing left in here but us. Now, I suggest we go out the back way," Jupiter said.
"Fine, it's better that facing the camera's outside," Venus said.
"They're gonna need to know that all the youma are deads, or they'll stand out there all afternoon. I'll go tell them real quick and meet you at the back," Mars said, passing Moon to Jupiter, who carried her on her back.
Going down teh stairs, whenMard burst out the doors, all eyed focused on her. Trying to act natural, she called.
"The youma ar egone, but teh building is completelyunsafe. It will have to be torn down and reconstructed. Let NO ONE enter, it might collapse. As for all of the medical records," She pulled out a few CD's, "I found these inside,and they are labelled saying that they contain all of the files for the patients. Other that that, otehr personal belongings are not worth heading back inside. I suggest you move these patients into other hospitals until this is re-built. Alright?"
An officer bowed respectfully before coming to take the CD's from her hand shakilly. Smiling at him, she departed, running around the back of the hospital.
"Did you hear that people, assemble into groups! Anyone whom is not a patient must go home, unless you arewith a childor elder patient." The scramble that followed was quite loud. Heero, Duo, Trowa, Wufei, and Quatre were forced to evacuate the premises by an officer.
Mars ran around the back to her friends. Ami was now standing, just holding on to Venus slightly.
They decided that there would be no gathering at the temple. After all, Haruka had been poisoned, and Ami and Usagi were severely injures. A detransformed Mamoru came running out the back door.
"Are you alight? I was trapped for a while, a youma caved in the roof of the room I was standing in. I spent 30 minutes digging out. Strange though, all of the youma were gone once I was out." By mamoru's scruffed up appearance, they could tell. His arm was bleeding and his forhead was brusied as well. Mars called the outer senshi. Haruka was sleeping now, and so she todl them not to come. The rest went to the temple for medical attention, then strait home, and Michiru dropped Rini off at the Tskino's.
After Minako helped Ami wrap up her still bleeding back, Mamoru drove her home with Usagi.
Knowing that the neighbors were ever atching, Ami climbed out of the car herself and made it half way up the stairs like normal before pausing for a breath. She heard the door two levels doen swing open and male voices, arguement commencing.
"Man, you're all crazy. How could you suspect h-" She immedicately recognized the voice of Duo, but he was cut off by Wufei.
"Something about this whole situation is just not right!"
"We'll discuss this later," she heard Heero say harshly as Quatre tentatively remided them to lower down their voices. Ami started again up the stairs right when they neared her flight, and she made it to right in front of her door before she was spoken to, by Duo whom was standing at the bottom of the flight she had just come up. Ami put her key into the lock and turned to look at him.
"Hi Duo, how are you," she asked quickly, hoping to end the conversation quickly so that she could get inside. Her back was killing her, and it was a good thing that the next day was Sunday. Of course, she was sure that the appearance of her back would be normal by tomorrow, it would just ache a bit.
"I'm good, good, good. Did you hear about the attack on the hospital?" Ami inwardly groaned. Duo was never one to end a conversation quickly.
"Yes, on the radio. "
"Is that so, " Wufei asked darkly as he pushed passed Ami to unlock his apartment door, brushing shoulders with her and causing her to both glare and griace slightly at first, due to her back and the way he had just caused her to move it.
"Excuse you," she said angrilly, turning the key and opening her door, before quickly shutting it. From the outside, the boys say the lock turn shut, signalling that Ami was not in the mood for company that afternoon.
"Stupid moody Onna," Wufei growled, while the other boys entered behind him. Duo was last to enter, as he paused to stare at Ami's door a moment, from the apartment number right down to the expensive looking WELCOME mat her mother had obviously purchased. Sighing, he entered, walking past Quatre whom had patiently held the door for him. Why was Wufei so suspicious and mean anyways?
As soon as they had entered,Heero had pulle dout the board he had used last time. Under enemies, he placed in General Siruto's name. Under allies, he kept the Sailor Scouts. Under suspicious people, he wrote in two names. Ami Mizuno, and the woman resposible for bringing them here, Setsuna Meioh.
"What are you doing," Trowa said, finally speaking up when he saw the names.
"I mean, I understand writing that stupid onna Ami's name, but why Meioh? She brought us here," said Wufei incrediously.
"Because," said Heero, "something about her is not right. She's hiding something."
Under hidden strength, the space stayed blank, because non of them knew what was going on iwth that.
Siruto bowed deeply in front of hi master, a figure sitting in a chair darkened so that you couldn't even make out it's form.
"What a disgrace Siruto! I know you have a problem with the Mercury scout, but this is a new level of low with you. Before I can reach my potential, I need energy, and you've brought me none. What do you have to say for yourself?"
"Forgive me, forgive me! I will try harder, you know I am your most faithful and powerful servant," Siruto said.
"I didn't like that last part! You are nothing compared to me, you insolent fool! Get me energy, tomorrow. I want to feel the glorious human energy running through my veins. Now GO, start on a plan!"
"Yes sir, right away," Siruto said, bowing and dissapearing.
"Foolish servant. Foolish Senshi. Foolish Princess Mercury. Everyone will pay when this is over, even my vengeful Siruto will pay the ultimate price, and I will be greater that any other enemy the senshi ever faced! I will be better than Beryl and Nemesis and the Black Moon. The mere memory of me will cause poeple to shake! I will not make the same mistake those before me have made. " The figure began to laugh, and from where he stood planning, Siruto could hear him in his head, and he continued to strategize fearfully.
"Oooh, wow! This'll be the funnest thing we've done ALL YEAR!" Usagi squeeled into the phone, causing Makoto to move the receiver away from her ear.
"Yeah, I know. Look, I've called Minako, Rei, and Haruka and Michiru. You should call Ami. They said they'd stop by tocheck it out later, and Michiru has arranged for she, Haruka, Rini and Hotaru to go on the train to see the country side of Tokyo and head towards the old village. She and Haruka have been planning on this trip for a while, and thought Hotaru would like it if Rini came along, so they're gonna be gone until about 7:00. Anyways, you and Ami should meet me, Minako, and Rei at the mall around 1:00, okay?"
"Mmmhhmmm, I'll call Ami right away!"
Tokyo had been working on this "mall" for almost three years now. Three years may have seemed like too much for a mall, but not this one. It was phenominal, and had just opened up. A quarter of it actually had shops and was like a regular mall, only that one quarter was twice the size of a normal mall. The rest- well that was the amazing part. Community Basketball courts, pools, a skating rink for free skating and hockey, a giant courtyard in the center (Bigger than her schools grounds), and also lounging areas, fast food restaurants, a gym(with help from assistants), Bowling, and a cineplex. This mall took several acres- literally.
Of course, in order for people to see the whole place, they wouldn't have been able to walk through it- it was huge, so there was also a tram, inside the mall! It ran from every section in the place, so that people could get everywhere. It ran along all of the sides, closed so that no one would be harmed. This was one of tee greatest things to happen in Japan at that time, and it was about 10 minutes outside of Tokyo (tokyo was way to crowded for anything that big to be built).
She called Ami right away. Since her head was feeling fine and Ami's back was pretty good too, she agreed to go.
Ami hung up the phone with Usagi. It was 11:00, and Usagi and Mamoru were already laving. Mamoru had wanted to drive Ami too, but she had refused. She was way behind that morning, having just woken up. She explained to them that she would take the bus and be there at one. Besides, she took the bus all the time, and lately Mamoru had been spoiling her by driving her everywhere. Her bus pass would be wasted if she continued this.
A knock sounded at her door. She walked over and opened it up.
Outside her door stood her five strange neighbors. Duo, Quatre, and trowa had plates with eggs and pancakes in their hands, while Duo held napkins, an unreadable expression on his face, and Wufei had an expression that read, "Why isn't the onna doing this?"
"Morning Ami. We thought it would be nice to bring you some breakfast," Duo said, and Ami ushered for them to enter as they set everything down on the table. She was a bit shocked.
Quatre sighed slightly, a bit guiltily. Heero had decided that they would try to get closer to and keep an eye on Ami. He thought that she was a suspicious but vital source of information.
Ami went into the kitchen to get a couple ofmore plates and silverware, offering everyone drinks.
"Busy today," asked Dup, flopping down on the couch.
"Actually, my friends and I are going to that new mall outside of town," she said.
"What a coincidence," Heero lied.
Sorry, not the longest chapter. The next one will be longer. I've just bee SO busy. Please forgive any typos, and PLEASE review. You don't even have to log in for me!
