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Last time:

"Poor, poor Ami. I bet I know what's going through your mind right at this moment."

Greg never finished his statement, as he turned to the youma.

"Attack."

Chapter 13

As Greg's words reached Ami's ears, she could hear her friends all shouting their transformations behind her.

Too stunned by what was happening to react, Ami only stared at Greg, somewhat in disbelief.

The youma all charged at once, her friends readying for attack, and she was broken from her stuper when a pair of arms grabbed her and knocked the two to the side. It was Wufei, looking at her oddly.

"Transform," he said. She nodded, shaking her head to try and alert herself.

"Mercury Crystal Power!"

Wufei nodded in approval and the two joined the battle, Wufei preparing his katana to slice through the youma.

The guys were already firing their newguns. With two shots, any youma was down. Her friends were all fighting as well. Sailor Moon kept Mini-Moon behind her as she and Mamoru fended off attacks together. Venus and Duo stuck together, watching each others' backs. Jupiter was electryfying youma while Heero took the final shots, and Mars and Quatre were back to back attacking youma. Mercury and Wufei were at a relatively close distance, but they two were not working in sync with each other, and Mercury felt something like a rope wrap around her neck and roughly pull her down the steps past the youma.

She grabbed the rope to stop it from strangling her, pressing her hands against her neck. At the other end of this rope, which she discovered was actually a vine, was Greg. His awarded powers seemed to specify in earthly substances.

"Ah ah ah, now why did you think you wouldn't be here with me," he stated more than asked, his voice cold and very different than usual.

"Let go," she said, and she noticeably felt the rope tighten, pushing her hands against her neck more. She couldn't even get off of her back.

"No," he responded simply, not looking at her but rather surveying the giant battle several feet ahead. Tilting her head from her position on the floor, she could see many youma that it looked to be all that was there, but she could see a few of her friends occasionally.

"Do you...do you want to kill me," she asked, taking pained breaths as her eyes shifted to look at his face. He looked down at her, his eyes softening slightly as a confused look took over his face, before being replaced by the same cold look.

"No." He answered her question back in the same monotone voice, and Mercury mentally sighed.

"Then...then what a-are you doing," she said, her words growing harder due to the vine around her neck limiting her breathing.

"Simply enjoying your company as I watch a great show," he said, not even looking at her this time.

"It's not a show, it's a fight, and those are your friends fighting for their lives," she snapped, and he tightened the vine again.

"What? Not enjoying my company anymore?"

He turned back to the scene before them, and Mercury saw him raise his hand to interfere in the battle and attack an unknowing Venus and Duo.

"No!" She said this as she kicked at his feet from where she lay, causing him to lose his footing but quickly regain balance before he fell.

He turned to glare, pulling at the vine roughly to force Mercury to her feet with a gasp, and slapping her hard enough to make her knees go weak.

"When I do something. You do not interfere." She gazed at his face, trembling slightly as she searched his face for any indication of who he once was, who he could still be.

"This isn't you Greg," she said, and he laughed and looked at her.

"This is the new Greg. My master brought me back to life with powers and a whole new outlook on life, and I kinda like it. So get used to it."

"Who is your master," she asked, "what does he want with me?"

Greg again tightened the rope.

"Don't ask questions."

He turned back to survey the battle, and she could see the youma had gained the upper hand. Her friends were now in a cricle, the youma all surrounding them. It was only then that they noticed where Mercury was, and gasped simultaneously.

"Merc! You okay?"

Jupiter was about to run over, but she was stopped by a bunch of youma, and backed up next to the others.

"Finish them off," Greg called, and every youma raised it's hand to attack.

Mercury screamed at this point, fighting the tightening vine.

"I said not to interfere," Greg snapped.

"Too late," was the dark reply he got from Mercury. He turned to look, shocked at the change of her voice, only to see that her eyes were going black.

Knowing what was coming, Greg let go of the rope and snapped his fingers, dissapearing. It didn't matter, because the rope was disinigrated when she stood. Her friends all looked up at the darkening sky, and back at her. The youma stopped, afraid as ice spread from where she stood covering everything down the street, freezing over trees, fire hyrdrants, and anything else in it's path about 800 feet down. It also spread up the steps to where her friends were. It completely covered thh ground, the youma, everything but her friends, stopping just short of the doorway.

Her friends looked at the youma around them, frozen in last attempt mid attacks. They saw her eyes return to normal, and then her transformation faded. She hit the floor, and everyone surveyed the scene in utter shock, before running over.

Mars touched her arm. She was freezing cold, but she could touch her.

"Hey Ames? You there," Duo asked, lightly smacking her cheek, andquickly pulling his hand away and rubbing his palms together. Ami made no reaction, and after they checked her pulse, they picked her up to take her inside.

Venus and Jupiter both blasted the frozen youma, shattering them or dissinigrating them. Mars threw fire attacks on the ground up and down the street to thaw the ice out. Since it was November, the ice would take longer to melt without help.

"I can't believe it," Duo was saying, "I mean, wow! They got her angry, and boom, she took them all out in a matter of seconds. Amazing!"

Quatre nodded in agreement as Wufei set Ami down on the couch. He knew what was coming now. Dangerous fever.

"I just don't understand this," Rei said, now sitting with her friends de-transformed, "why Ami?"

"Yes, Luna, Artemis, Rei's right. Ami's body is far too frail to handle the pressure that's being put on it. I mean, our powers will all improve drastically by Crystal Tokyo, right? Why Ami? Why now?" Usagi gazed at the two cats, Diana curled up in Rini's lap looking with interest, as Luna spoke.

"Well," Luna began, "it's true that your powers will all improve drastically. But I don't really think this is why Ami's powers are so out of control.I think it's something else."

"What," asked Minako and Duo at the same time.

"I...just ignore me. Just my little ramblings. Nothing important," Luna said quickly, looking lost in thought.

"Ooooh, I know why," Diana spoke up. Luna and Artemis looked up, Luna wondering if her suspicions were correct.

"Why Diana," asked Trowa, suddenly interested by the strange talking cat.

Rini automatically covered Diana's mouth, biting her lip slightly before giving a nervous chuckle.

"Nothing. She's silly."

Usagi tipped her head at Rini quizically, while Mamoru frowned.

"What Rini? Future knowledge you can't reveal?" Rini looked away from her future father's eyes, and looked at the unconscious Ami on the couch,nodding slightly.

"WHAT! This is stupid! Ami's our friend Rini! She's suffering over there, and you won't tell us what's wrong? I mean look!" Usagi said this loudly, causing a few people to jump as she pointed at Ami. Rei was sitting next to her, shaking her head at the temperature she had gotten on the thermometer, Ami shaking and shivering.

"Don't you think I'd tell you if I could, dummy," Rini snapped back.

"Don't you call me dummy! Whatever happened to respect for your elders," Usagi fought back, and everyone sighed, thinking another arguement was going to break out betwene the two.

"I wish you wouldn't yell," Rini said, ending their arguement abruptly, tears all of a sudden springing to her eyes, and she looked around for help, her eyes landing on Mamoru. "Daddy," she said, before she could correct herself, almost forgeting where she was.

Mamoru stood and held Rini, sitting down with her on his knee as she buried her face in his shoulder.

The guys looked at each other. They knew Rini and Diana were from the future, but the girls had certainly neglected to mention that Rini was Mamoru's future daughter.

"Sorry, Usagi and Mamoru are Rini's future parents. She comes to visit from a place called Crystal Tokyo, ruled by Usagi and Mamoru as the Neo-King and Queen. I'll explain better later," Minako said quickly.

Usagi's eyes softened at Rini.

"What's wrong Rini? I didn't mean anything bad by it, I was just concerned for Ami."

"Nothing's wrong. I just miss my mom and Dad so much. Mommy would never raise her voice at me. Argueing with you is different, it's not bad, but you were really actually mad, and I don't like it because I think of mommy. I know you're concerned," Rini said looking up, "I just really can't tell you. You guys just have to watch Ami to make sure that she makes it through this time. If you don't, the results will be horrible." She turned to Diana. "What did Pluto tell us before we came. We're not allwaed to say, not allowed." Diana nodded, looking up at the group wide eyed.

"Rini, I think you should go home. The battle's getting really bad, and you miss your family too much. Plus, you know too much. Knowing what's going to happen, what could happen, is worse than not knowing at all. You should go back to Crystal Tokyo for the time being. You can come back when the big battles over," Mamoru said kindly.

"That won't be far away," Heero said from where he sat next to the small radio. He raised the volume.

"In the past hour, there have been about 20 youma attacks reported, a suspected other 30 unreported. Due to the amount of youma attacks, and the unsafety of leaving your homes, the government has issued a lock down on Tokyo. Everyone must stay at home. Schools are closed, all bussinesses are officially closed. The airport is being shut down. Anyone not at home is urged to get home within the next two hours. Speculators are guessing that this great battle will be one like no other, similar to the last few major attacks on Tokyo. We urge citizens not to worry. The last few major attacks were over in a few short days, this probably will be as well. Some people are even saying that the sailor scouts will defend us. As a believer in such, I'm sure they will. Keep your loved ones safe, that is all."

"I'm sorry Rini, but you can't go home right now,"a voice said from behind the concerned group as Heero switched off the radio.

Behind them, transformed and holding her time staff, was Pluto.

"Pluto!" Rini jumped from Mamoru's lap to hug her. Pluto hugged her tightly, like any aunt would hug a neice or nephew, before looking up.

"It is unsafe to send her through time now. Although I know that there are many different outcomes that could come of this battle, I cannot predict which ones. I will help you fight. I know about your enemies and such, but a clear finish, I know not of."

Everyone nodded. "That's fine Setsuna," said Mako, "we need all the help we can get. All of Tokyo's in lockdown mode. So this is the big one, huh?"

Setsuna nodded.

"Don't worry Rini," Usagi said, turning back to her future daughter, "we won't ask you what's happening again." Rini nodded and smiled at Usagi.

"Thanks meatball head."

Usagi smiled in return, not responding to the slight taunt.

"Here's what we're going to do. Tonight, we rest. Tomorrow, we wake early, and head for the base of the enemy," Pluto said.

"How will we know where it is," asked Minako.

"Oh, we'll know," was the confident reply.

"Good, maybe Ami will be better tomorrow. Perhaps her fever won't last as long as last time," Rei said.

"Her body will slowly adjust to these powers. As for now, she still may be sick tomorrow, but she will have to fight. This battle has more to do with her than anyone else here. It is imperitive that she is present. Ami is strong, she will overcome this, I know it," Setsuna detransformed in mid sentence, and continued. "But be careful to keep an eye on her senshi. Even if Ami overcomes the sickness and physical pains that she has gone through, the mental insecurities will be much harder to rid her of, due to the last few months."


Aiko Mizuno switched off the small radio on the shelf in the waiting area. She walked into the meeting she was late for. Around the table sat the top doctors, surgeons, and specialists from all around the world. Aiko was honored to have been in the same room with them during the convention, but she now realized she had more important priorities.

"Where were you," the head of the meeting asked, a beautiful French woman with a heavy accent.

"Listening to the radio. Tokyo is having massive problems. Attacks, as you all know." Aiko began to place her long forgotten papers in her briefcase and gather her coat and purse.

"Where are you going," a middle eastern doctor whom was more fluent in Arabic and English than Japanese asked. Aiko looked at her and smiled.

"Home to my daughter, Samira," she responded, addressing the kinddoctor on a first name basis.

"But the conference only has a few more days, you could destroy everything you've worked for the past few months on a trip home. Can't it wait," A German surgeon asked from across the room.

"No Clause, it cannot. Thank you all. I have been honored to work with you. Hopefully the airport will be open so that I can go home. If the airport in Tokyo is closed, I still will not return. I will be calling my daughter and checking up on other relatives. Goodbye."

Everyone bid her farewell as she left, not an ounce of regret on her mind.


Ami yawned and stretched. She felt very tired, but not sick or dizzy. Sitting up, she realized she was on the couch at the temple. A cloth slipped off of her forehead as she sat up.

Walking out of the room, she couldn't find anyone. Her silent questions as to where Rei was were answered as she walked past the back door.

She could see everyone outside. Usage sat on the floor, tying her tennis shoes, Hotaru and Rini were running around the back, and everyone else was around the radio by the big oak tree in the back, even Setsuna.

Ami put on a pair of flip flops Rei had by the door and walked outside, towars the group. Noticing she was up, everyone stood up, and Ami motioned for them to sit back down.

"I'm fine," she said, giving a small smile.

Rei looked doubtful, and reached over to feel Ami's forehead. She felt fine.

"Good. Um...to sum things up for you, it's 9:00, after you wiped out Greg's youma yesterday, you passed out, Setsuna came over to warn of a final battle. Everyone went home. Tokyo is under lock down,us girls all snuck out to come, and we're going to go find the enemy base," Minako said, pausing, "wow, that is a mouthful."

"This just in, it appears that there is a giant black hole on the outer skirts of Tokyo, again, citizens are being told to keep away and stay in their homes. The police have the area guarded, to keep people from entering. What do you think John, a portal?" The woman on the radio asked this of her partner, whom began to respond. Wufei switched off the radio.

"Wow, you were serious when you said we'd know where the base was," Duo said. Setsuna nodded.

"We leave for the base in half an hour. I suggest you all eat a little something before we go, not a big meal, but something to hold you for quite a while. I'll return before you leave." Sestuna opened up a portal and stepped through.

"Alright everyone. We can all eat some crackers or half a sandwich or something," Rei said, motioning them all to follow her into the kitchen. Everyone entered and did just that.

Despite the situation, her friends seemed to be in relatively okay moods. Usagi suddenly burst out laughing from something Minako said, Mako smiling and smacking her back to stop her from choking on the crackers she was eating.

"Why are you so happy," Wufei finally snapped at Usagi, "you're about to go into battle, be calm."

When he said this, Usagi frowned at him.

"If I was sad and serious everytime I went into battle, I would be depressed most of the time. Why be sad? Why not be happy, enter confidently, and leave the same way? Come on, I'm a teenager, no matter what obstacles get in our way, as teens, it's our duty to have fun. Just because I'm laughing at Minako's joke, it doesn't mean I'll be laughing when we face down the enemy. Then, I'll be serious. But for now, I suggest you lighten up. I'm sick and tired of upseting myself before every battle. At the moment, unlike other battles, my best friends and boyfriend are alive and safe, so why shouldn't I be happy?"

She left Wufei slightly stunned as she bounced back over to where she sat with Mamoru, and Minako, munching on a cracker.

Ami took a small bite out of the cracker Rei had set down in front of her. Rei frowned at her, and from his seat next to her, Wufei looked over.

"I hope you don't think chewing that slowly in order not to eat is going to work," Rei snapped.

"I have no appetite," Ami said truthfully, "I don't want anything."

"Onna, you never want to eat anything the past few weeks," Wufei told her.

"She's not usually like that," Rei said, placing a few more crackers on a napking next to Wufei and Ami, "she usually eats fine. I don't know what's wrong with your eating habits lately."

"I'm just not hungry," Ami snapped, automatically covering her mouth when she realized she had, knowing that Rei was only concerned.

"Sorry I-"

Rei put her hand up to stop Ami, having a pretty good idea of why she was so tempermental.

"Forget it, I know," she said, offering a small smile. Ami forced one of her own as she looked down, her eyes extremely unfocused as she thought. Wufei stared at Ami a moment, before turning away for fear of anyone noticing.

A few moments later, they all stood, finished eating.

"Alright everyone, transform," Usagi said, and the girls followed her command as they all shouted their phrases. The guys all shilded their eyes, and the girls stood before them as the scouts.

"I will never get used to that," Duo said, and Venus laughed. Tuxedo Mask stood by Sailor Moon, Rini in front of the two. Mamoru glanced down at her.

"Since Mini-moon and Saturn are coming along, I suggest we take extra special care fo them. We don't want to take any risks. Mini-Moon can stick close to me and Sailor Moon, and Saturn can stick around Uranus and Neptune. If somthing were to happen to seperate Rini from us or Hotaru from Uranus and Neptune, they should stick next to the nearest scout for help. I know you're powerful Saturn, but you are only twelve, and we don't want you in a position where you use your special attack, so it's probably for the best," Mamoru said, and Uranus and Neptune agreed instantly.

"Ready to go," Pluto's voice said from behind them and they all turned to look.

"We're ready," Quatre said.

"Cool, this'll be our first major magical battle," Duo said, almost excitedly, and Heero raised an eyebrow.

"Well, don't get too excited," Jupiter said, walking past towards Pluto.

"I say we prepare for the worst," Pluto said.

Sailor Moon groaned. "I hate it when you do that. Major foreshadowing Pluto!"

Pluto only smiled. "Let's go. The police won't stop the Sailor Senshi from being outside. But I do suggets we teleport, since running to the outskirts of Tokyo would take forever." The girls nodded, and the guys frowned.

"Teleport? Why don't I like the way that sounds," Duo groaned. All of teh girls stepped out to the back, Mamoru and the guys following.

They all linked hands, and Mamoru and the middle. The pilots all looked confused when the Senshi closed their eyes and stood there, until all of a sudden every girl began to glow a different color. A wind seemingly came from the ground, blowing the girls hair and skirts around, which they paid no mind to. The wind got stronger and surrounded the whole area, and power began to crackle around the group. Chunks of the ground came up around them, and the guys looked on, shocked, until all the girls suddenly opened their eyes at the same time, and shouted.

"SAILOR TELEPORT!"

Wufei felt his stomach lurch and closed his eyes. True, he had flown Gundams and been to space, but he had never felt anything like this.

The next moment, he felt his feet land on sturdy ground, and felt a light tap on his shoulder. In front of him stood Mercury.

"Don't worry, Duo won't evern get up off of the ground," She said, and true to her words, Duo was trying to be coaxed up as Venus and Mars tugged at his arms, Quatre lecturing from next to him.

Sailor Moon and Uranus approached two police officers standing by the yellow tape around the portal. They seemd relieved that the scouts were there.

"We're entering,"Moon said.

"Right, of course," said the officer.

"After we enter, make sure everyofficer is off of the streets and at home. Especially around here. We don't know exactly what will happen with this portal once we enter. Will it stay open, close, we don't know. Make sure you all go home. No one should be out of their homes," Uranus warned. He nodded, slightly intimidated.

"What about those boys over there," another officer said.

"They're with us," Jupiter said from behind the group, and they nodded. The group stepped under the yellow tape, and looked at it.

"Better yet," Neptune said, "leave now, so that nothing happens as soon as we enter." The officer nodded, and spoke on his walkie talkie. Withing five minutes, everyone was packed up and gone, heading strait home.

"We're really going in that thing," Duo asked, staring up the the giant portal, about 10 times taller than he was, and 15 times wider.

"Yup," Mamoru said.

"Just checking," Duo responded as the group all simultaneously took deep breaths, and entered.


"They're here," Siruto's master said, "go meet them you two."

Siruto and Greg both glared at each other, but nodded at thier master. "Fine."


"Creepy," Moon was saying as the group walked through the abandoned amusement park. After entering through the portal, it had closed behind them, leaving them in the middle of the place. It had more fun houses than any other amusement park Ami had seen, and it was filled with other rides and a merry go round. Every ride and building was black and red.

The place, wherever the were, was cloudy and cool that day, Mercury noted to herself as she walked next to Wufei and Hotaru.

Suddenly the carnival came alive, all the lights turning on. Music began playing, and everyone froze where they stood, knowing that they should prepare to fight.

All of a sudden, Moon, Tuxedo Mask, and Rini fell through the ground where they had been standing with screams. Venus gasped and reached down, only to feel the cold, slightly damp ground solid again. Venus stood and backed up fearfully next to Duo, whom was breathing pretty hard as he stared at where the three had been sucked into the ground. Mercury looked on in horror as the metal bars on the sides of the stand they stood in front of seemed to come alive, and Venus and Duo screamed when they wrapped around their waists, the two dissapearing.

Everything seemed to be happening so quickly, no one knew quite what to do as they looked at each other worriedly, wondering whom was next. Jupiter and Heero were suddenly knocked backwards by an unseen opponent into one of the seats on the merry ground. The side doors closed and snapped shut, Heero and Jupiter looked around for their friends help, unable to stand. Their friends ran over, but the merry go round started to go, and when the seat their friends were in came back down, it was empty.

Mars and Quatre suddenly felt very cold. Looking down, Mars could see right through her hand. When Quatre looked up at his friends pale faces, he realized that he did not look normal, and found out for himself. Before the two could even turn to look, they were gone. Pluto and Trowa were after, sucked up into the air with screams by an invisible force, and then Neptune and Uranus fell into the ground like the two Moons and Tuxedo Mask.

"Saturn," Neptune called, realizing that they had been seperated from her. "Don't worry," Uranus told her as they dissapeared, "Ami will take care of her." Saturn fell onto the dirt, having lost hope, as the last of the group, Wufei and Mercury walked over to her. Strangely enough, they had yet to dissapear. The music from the carnival continued to blare in their ears, and Wufei and Mercury glanced over at each other worriedly.

And then there were three.


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