Richforce: Sorry for the delay, not getting any reviews tends to bum me out a little but more than that I also got the game "Tales of Symphonia" and it took up a lot of my free time. All characters belong to their respective owners.

Chapter 3: Stepdaughter of the Bride

Raye was focusing on the sacred flame concentrating her hardest. "Well?" Serena asked.

"Still nothing." said Raye. "If whatever it is can block the powers of psychics around the world for this long than it's defiantly strong."

"Well let's recap on what we do know." said Amy. "The Blackstar has the vault but hasn't opened it yet, that means either they don't need to open it yet or that they can't right now."

"But why did they attack the four sisters?" Lita asked.

"I felt something before Draco beat them." said Serena. "Remember the Asteroid Senshi who helped us beat Sailor Heavy Metal Papillion?"

"The grown up Amazoness quartet that came back in time?" said Mina.

"Yes, I felt that somehow their powers were awakened in the four sisters. He may be after those with Senshi powers."

"Well the girls are at least getting better." said Lita. "Still we better warn the others."

"Today's Professor Tomoe's wedding." said Amy. "We'll have to wait until it's over before we can tell them safely."

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In the Blackstar fortress Prim and Axel were approaching Draco. "You're going to fight the Scouts right?" asked Prim.

"Yes."

"Well Uncle Merlor told us to tell you to take them on at a time starting with Saturn." said Axel.

"It was been a while since I had a challenge. Why don't I take them all at once?"

"Uncle Merlor says he wants to make we beat them and that Saturn's potentially the most dangerous one."

"Very well, but I don't like this."

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At a church across town Hotaru looked in the mirror wearing the dress of the maid of honor. She finally had a few moments to herself now that she helped her soon to be new stepmother Angela into her bridal gown. There was a knock at the door and Hotaru opened it to find Amara, Michelle and Trista in bridesmaids' dresses. "I don't know who's more nervous." said Amara. "The bride, the groom or you."

"Take it easy on her." said Michelle. "She's been through a lot."

"Thanks for agreeing to do this." said Hotaru.

"It must be hard for you." said Trista. "Your father marrying someone else."

"It was a little hard at first, but I have this feeling mama would have wanted it this way. They're both so happy together; I can't stand in the way even if I wanted to."

"You've grown up." Michelle said.

"You noticed just now?"

They heard another knock as the pastor came in. "It's almost time for the ceremony."

"Let's go then, the guys are probably already at their seats."

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The ceremony had started; Hotaru held Angela's train as she walked down the aisle. After they got to the altar Hotaru stood to the side as the pastor began to speak. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to unite this man and woman in bounds of holy matrimony." As Hotaru listened she looked to Anthony's direction. She knew that it wouldn't be that long until he asked her to walk down this aisle. She then turned her attention back to the ceremony. "Do you, Souichi Tomoe, take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife; to love honor and cherish forsaking all others as long as you both shall live?"

"I do." He answered.

"And do you Angela Tate take this man to be your lawful wedded husband; to love honor and cherish forsaking all others as long as you both shall live?"

"I do." She answered.

"If anyone has any reason that these two should not be married speak now or forever hold your piece."

At that moment the wall at one side of the chapel caved in and Scorpio stepped over the debris as the pastor fainted and all the guests except for Amara, Michelle, Trista, Anthony, Gary, Walter and Miguel ran out. "I've come for you and your boyfriend." He said while pointing to Hotaru.

"You'll have to fight us first, but not in here."

"Of course." Draco then set up the same type of dimensional bubble as he did in the beauty shop. "Now let us begin."

"SATURN ASTRAL POWER!"

"SATURN NOBLE POWER!"

"You have a lot of nerve crashing my father's wedding after what you did!" said Sailor Saturn.

"Are you here to talk or to fight?"

"DANCING SWORD!"

They barely managed to dodge the blades he threw their way. "We're going to have to give it our all." said Saturn Knight.

"SATURN SHADOW STRIKE!"

"SATURN DARK CHAIN!"

Draco called his sword back to him and knocked the attacks away. "Is that all you got?!" Draco said.

"We're not even warming up yet!"

They attacked again but this time Scorpio also used the chance to counterattack. Sailor Saturn and Saturn Knight were exhausted.

"Had enough?"

Sailor Saturn wearily got up. "Tell me something does this Dimensional Bubble totally separate us from the rest of the world?"

"Yes."

"Then I have one last trick up my sleeve."

"You plan to sacrifice yourself to destroy me?"

"It's the only way now."

"It won't work."

"I'm ready too." said Saturn Knight.

"But..." said Sailor Saturn.

"I meant what I said, about sacrificing myself as well."

"In that case I'm looking forward to us growing up together."

"The only thing you have to look forward to is defeat." said Draco as he prepared a shield. "That power may be able to destroy a world but it will be useless against me."

"We'll see about that!" Sailor Saturn and Saturn Knight put the blades of their talismans together and then held them up. The blades glowed with a dark purple light.

"DEATH BLADE FALL!"

Two purple streams of light came from the blades as Draco held up his shield.

"DARK REFLECTOR!"

An attack came from the shield that was identical to the one Sailor Saturn and Saturn Knight were using. The two attacks collided and created a large explosion. Sailor Saturn got up, amazed that she and Saturn Knight were still alive. When the dust cleared they were even more amazed that Draco was still standing. "How?"

"I have the ability to create an exact duplicate of an attack that is being used against me when the two collide they cancel each other out. You exhausted all your energy using that attack while I used a relatively small amount. Now I can easily finish you off." He held up his hand and extracted their starseeds. After they disappeared he combined the seeds into a purple crystal orb with the symbol of Saturn floating inside it.

After the bubble was dropped Souichi ran to Draco. "What did you do to my..."

Draco then picked him up without effort. "I know about you, and even if you still had the dark power you once possessed you'd still be a pathetic bug compared to me. The only reason I don't crush you now is because it doesn't amuse me." He then dropped him.

"You think you can just get away this!?" Michelle said.

"I'll be after the rest of you next." Draco then teleported away just as the other scouts came.

"What happened?" asked Sailor Earth.

"Draco." Trista said. "He fought and captured Sailor Saturn and Saturn Knight."

"And who knows which of us is next?" said Sailor Moon.

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Back at the Blackstar fortress Draco presented the Saturn orb to Merlor. "The first of a set of eight."

"Well done Draco." Merlor said as he took the orb and then turned to the vault. "For you, great Astra." He then placed the orb on a round slot on the vault.

The vault started to glow. "Yes." said Astra. "I can feel the seal weakening. For the first time in five thousand years the new age of order appears to be close!"

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Richforce: Is Astra really that close to being realized? Find out next time!