Title: Secrets aren't so secret anymore
Author: Sailor Linnea
Chapters: 22
" Speak"
(Thoughts)
"What is it, Rei?" Usagi responded seconds later.
"Where are you?" Rei asked with a serious voice.
"At the arcade, why?"
"Do you see a man at the crane game with glasses?" Rei asked with an impatient voice.
"There are so many people, so I can't see what's going on there at the moment, Rei,"
Usagi said and tried to see over the crowd in front of the crane game, but it was impossible.
"Then find out, Odango. It's important! If there is a man there with glasses he's the next target of our enemy. According to the fire, he's carrying a nijizuishou. If we don't find a way to take it from him and at the same time seal the Shadow Warrior, he'll cease to exist," Rei said with a serious voice.
(Someday she will push me too far. Then she'll try to be a leader and we'll see how well she can do it. It's not as easy as she thinks it is,) Usagi sighed.
(Don't let her bother you, honey. She's just nervous about our ability to heal the nijizuishou carriers. She's confident in your ability to lead us.)
(I hope so! I sure hope so.) Usagi sighed and turned back her attention to the communicator.
"All right, Rei. We'll deal with it. Come over here as soon as possible," Makoto said and started to push her way through the crowd.
Before they reached to the machine though, voices were heard:
"Wow!"
"Did you see that?"
"Amazing!"
They reached the crane game in time to see that it was a young man in glasses who was playing the crane game. He had managed to collect most of the stuffed dolls, including Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask.
(Look Muffin! He has captured us!) Usagi giggled.
(Very funny, Usagi! But it's amazing that he was able to collect so many. I have played that game many times, and it's near impossible to catch them,) Mamoru mused.
(Maybe you're just not good enough?) Usagi asked with teasing smile.
(Are you saying that I'm not good enough to catch stuffed dolls?) Mamoru asked with a pout.
(Why bother? You said it yourself. I quote: I have played that game many times, and it's near impossible to catch them. End of quote.)
"I wonder who he is?" Makoto interrupted them with her question.
"He's a legend around here. People call him 'Game Machine' Jou because whenever he plays, he gets all the toys he wants. He's cool! He gives them to poor kids," answered a girl from Usagi's school.
"Hi Chieko. What are you doing here?" Usagi asked.
"I heard that 'Game Machine' Jou was coming here, so I decided to see him," Chieko answered. Then she noticed the handsome man beside Usagi and got starry-eyed.
(If she flirts with my boyfriend, she's dead,) Usagi thought when she saw the looks Mamoru received from Chieko. (But he sure is handsome, so I guess I can't blame her.) "Oh, where are my manners? I haven't introduced you to my boyfriend. Chieko, this is my boyfriend, Chiba Mamoru. Mamoru, this is one of my schoolmates, Anami Chieko," Usagi said with a proud smile.
"Hi Mamoru, nice to meet you," Chieko said with a dreamy smile that disappeared when she saw Usagi's threatening expression.
"Nice to meet you as well, Chieko," Mamoru responded with a smile.
"You never told me that you have a boyfriend, Usagi," Chieko said with a curious voice.
"It's still very new. We have only been together two days now," Usagi said with a smile.
"I don't want to be rude or anything, but he seems older than us," Chieko pointed out.
"I'm 19 years old," Mamoru answered.
"Lucky you, Usagi. I've tried to find someone our own age, but they are so immature," Chieko said with a sad smile.
"I'm sure you'll find someone," Usagi replied and was going to say something more, but she was interrupted by Rei's voice.
"Usagi, aren't you supposed to watch 'Game Machine Jou'?" Rei asked with a nod towards the crane game. Usagi gasped when she turned her attention back to the crane game. He was collecting his toys in a bag and was making preparations to leave the Arcade. It was then that they noticed Makoto's dreamy expression. She had been starring at 'Game Machine Jou' the whole time.
"He looks like my old boyfriend," she said with a sigh.
"Here she goes again," Usagi sighed and tried to get her attention. "Makoto? Hello? Are you in there somewhere? You're drooling, Makoto!" Usagi sighed in defeat when Makoto's eyes never left Jou.
"He's totally dreamy! Wow, what a cute guy!" Makoto said with a sigh.
"Yoo-hoo, are you in there? Earth to Makoto, come in Makoto!" Usagi tried once again to get her attention but failed yet again.
(I swear that it's something weird with this girl. Every boy looks like her old boyfriend,) Usagi sighed.
(Even me?) Mamoru asked with a raised eyebrow.
(All right, not every guy! But most of them!) Usagi replied.
Suddenly Makoto gasped and left the arcade.
"Where is she going?" Rei muttered with an irritated voice. "We are supposed to watch Jou." When she turned around, she noticed that he was gone. "Shimatta! Where is he?"
"He left just before Makoto did," Chieko replied.
"Great, just great!" Rei muttered. "Let's go before Makoto embarrasses herself!" Rei said and gave the others a serious look. They all nodded and left the Arcade.
They quickly followed Makoto and caught up with her at a corner.
"Makoto? What do you think you're doing?" Rei asked with a furious voice.
"Huh?" Makoto asked with a confused tone. "What do you mean?"
"He's a nijizuishou carrier, not a potential boyfriend," Rei said.
"Sorry!" Makoto said with an embarrassed voice. "It's just that he…"
"All right ladies enough with that! It seems that we have company," Mamoru said with a serious voice. The others turned their attention towards Jou just as a man in a grey uniform with white gloves appeared in front of him. He appeared to be around Mamoru's age and had blond hair and green eyes.
"Oh my! He's gorgeous!" Rei said with a dreamy expression.
"Rei! That's one of the four Generals of the Negaverse," Luna said as she came running with Ami, Minako and Artemis.
"He is?" Rei asked with a disappointed voice.
"Yes! His name is Jadeite and he's extremely powerful," Luna answered with a serious voice.
"Transform everyone!" Usagi ordered with a serious voice.
"Moon Crystal Power…"
"Mercury Star Power…"
"Mars Star Power…."
"Jupiter Star Power…"
"Venus Star Power…."
"…MAKE UP!" they yelled and soon were five normal young teenagers once were, now stood five superheroes. Mamoru pulled out a rose and transformed seconds later.
(You better not have been peeping, Mamoru!) Usagi said with a furious voice.
(Only at you, dear! Only at you!) Mamoru replied with a lascivious smile.
(You're impossible!) Usagi sighed.
(But you love me anyhow!) Mamoru replied with a singsong voice.
(Yes I love you, but that doesn't mean that I'm happy with your hentai intentions all the time,) Usagi responded with a voice full of pretended suffering.
They peeked around the corner and watched Jou and Jadeite's encounter with curious eyes:
"Excellent, there's no one else around. That will make this so much easier," Jadeite said with an evil laughter.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Jou asked with a frightened voice.
"I'm sorry, Jou. I didn't want to frighten you. My name is Jadeite. I'm one of the Negaverse Generals. I'm here because I've been looking for you," Jadeite answered with a devilish smile.
"Me? Why? What do you want?" Jou asked with a confused tone.
"You're about to find out!" Jadeite said and held up a black stone in his left hand. "This is a kurozuishou; it responds to nijizuishou. Like the one that you carry inside of you.
"Hey, I don't want any trouble. Just let me get out of here!" Jou said as the stone started to pulsate and glow.
"I've come here to summon your true nature, Jou. Aren't you interested to see who you really are?" Jadeite asked with an evil expression.
"What do you mean? What's happening to me?" Jou asked as he suddenly felt pain burn inside of him.
"I'm here to retrieve the nijizuishou and summon the Shadow Warrior that is trapped inside of you."
"I feel so strange. AAH! UUH! AAAHHH!" Jou screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground, clutching his chest.
"Humans! Such weaklings! Queen Beryl will be very pleased with me!" Jadeite chuckled, reaching for the red nijizuishou that appeared in front of him. Before he could grab it, the crystal suddenly disappeared.
"What the? Where did it go?" he asked with an angry voice. Before he could investigate it, another voice was heard:
"Leave him alone, if you know what's good for you!" a young girl said.
"Nuisance, I was so close!" Jadeite muttered and turned around to the source of the voice. There he saw six silhouettes, five girls and one man, in the shadows of an alley.
"Excuse me, but this was a private conversation," he said with an angry voice.
"Not anymore! Now leave, if you know what's god for you!" a mocking female voice responded.
"Buzz off children, before I get angry," Jadeite said with an evil voice.
"We said: leave him alone!" a young man said.
"I'm not finished with him yet and hand me that crystal you stole!" Jadeite replied.
"You're finished with him now and besides the crystal isn't yours!" another female responded.
"You're going to regret this! You have no idea of whom you're dealing with," Jadeite said with a furious voice.
"You're wrong! It's you who are going to regret this! We're going to punish you in the name of the Moon!" Sailor Moon said and the six warriors stepped forward into the light.
"Oh, if it isn't the Sailor Brats that Queen Beryl told me about. You'll be no match for me! Hand me that crystal Sailor Moon and I'll THINK about sparing your pathetic life."
"The crystal belongs to the Princess of the Moon and we intend to give it to her!" Sailor Moon responded and dropped the crystal in her dimensional pocket.
"Brat! Give it back to me! That crystal is mine!" Jadeite screamed and released an attack towards Sailor Moon.
The Senshi quickly jumped out of the way of the attack and landed safely on the other side of the street.
"How are we going to stop the Shadow Warrior from coming forth?" Usagi asked as she watched the body of the former nijizuishou carrier.
"I think it's too late!" Rei said and watched Jou's body with a sad smile.
His body was covered with black energy; the only thing they could see was the silhouette of a man. The black energy pulsated and entered the body in a matter of seconds. With the nijizuishou gone, the barrier that once held the evil warrior was broken, and an evil soul awakened. It was an ancient soul that once again remembered the former glory as one of the strongest warriors of the Negaverse. The Shadow Warrior awakened with a growl and started to alter the human body so it was again changed to its true warrior form. It bowed to Jadeite as soon as his memories had been restored.
(He looks like a bad copy of the bad guys in one of my games!) Usagi sighed.
(But, I bet that he's more dangerous than the enemies in your games! Don't underestimate him because of his appearance!) Mamoru answered with a serious voice.
(Don't worry, Mamoru. I'll be careful!) Usagi replied with a tender voice.
"I'm Geeseen, one of the mighty Shadow Warriors. I'm loyal to the Negaverse! What do you command of me, General Jadeite?" he asked with a dark voice.
"Welcome back to us, Geeseen! I command you to destroy the Sailor Senshi, in particular their pathetic leader." Jadeite said and pointed towards Sailor Moon.
"Hey, who's pathetic?" she asked Jadeite with an angry voice.
"Your wish is my command!" Geeseen responded and approached the Sailor Senshi with an evil smile.
To be continued….
AN/ Hello..hope you liked this chapter...RR as always and I really love your reviews!
pureheartdarkheart - Oh why did you have to make a cliffy? cries i loved it so much!
Libragirl928 - Please update asap
ClaimingUntoughable - love this story hope u can write more soon
MoonBunny777 - hope u update soon i love this story!
Serenity's Blaim - Awesome.. But could you make the chapters a little longer? Pleases? Thank you. Annie-Chan
AN/ I have already written up until chapter 28. But after that I'll try to make them a little longer.
Serenity84 - I love it. One of the best i have read so far!
AN/ Why, thank you. That was sweet.
Sailormoonhannah - yet another awsome chapter!
ffgirlmoonie - Can't wait for the next chapter,...since u left a clkiffe:
artisia - yeah another chapter. i hope your fiancee continues with soccer thng so u can write lol
ashpup - damn i hate when u stop rite there...pliz keep going...o and ya and when u where taking about nurse venus, i remembered seeing that. its cool how u put parts of it in...wonder wat will happen next.
SilentAngel101 - 'nother cool chappie - keep it up. this is so good, it is definitely one of my favourite stories on ff! update soon please!
AN/ Thanxs...my day just got a lot better. :)
DArk-Side-of-da-FORCE - OMG... dis is really good... hehehehehehehe I WANT MORE! I WANT MORE! I WANT MORE!
Callista Wolfwood - I wonder what the message is going to be about? Update soon
CharmedSerenity3 - Love it. Update soon.
ShadowD07 - great chapter yet again... oh and is there going to be a usagi & mamoru "lemon" part? > just asking...hehe...can't wait till next one!
AN/ Soon...please be patient...
jokersgirl - Hahaha, I like your whole "guys think about sex three times a day" thing... however, I think you forgot to mention how it's not a SHORT three times a day... more like during the all morning, all afternoon, and all night... ;) But I LOVE this story so much, I do hope you'll continue soon. Aw, the soocer and anime with your finace is adorable... only... I like both but Kevin prefers anime... well, maybe soccer if he gets to watch me play... lol, anyways, hope all is going well and you can get a new story out soon. :) Good luck!
Ishq - hmm i wonder what the important news is hm. o i gotta say i love how u portray Ikuko, cause usually ppl don't really care for usa's parents or make them maniacs of somesort, but u made Ikuko look like a great mom! I hope your muse comes back, and don't abandon ur finace cause ya that would be kinda bad...ya soccer is boring which team does ur finace like anyway? ( my bro is into soccer too..umm well hes into every sport but whatever) Update soon kkIshq
anangelslife - cant wait for more update when you can
cardcaptor eternity - you talked about nurse venus, which came after Rini came to Serena's time, but then you say they don't even know much about the nijouzu (sp?which series and timeline are we in?
AN/ I have changed the timeline a little. Venus is with the Scouts a lot sooner so Nurse Venus is avalible a lot sooner...poor scouts...
blvd - gotta know whats gonna happen! cant wait for the next one!
dancingpixies - "Yes; when Queen Serenity used the ginzuishou to seal Metallica away she divided the ginzuishou into seven parts: the nijizuishou. She sealed one shadow warriors inside each nijizuishou." - head bangs to Metallica lolol. I believe that you mean Metallia. Anyway, good chappy. I cannot wait until more. You need to have some when tuxie get's brainwashed and doesn't remember when the mind link
AN/ OOOPPPSSS! I like Metallica what can I say? (blushes red) Actually I think it is the spelling program's fault. I have Metallica as a word but not Metallia. I'll blame it on Word...(heheheh)
Tsukia - You keep leaving us at the clif good tactic but it makes me want the next chapter mor. I was wondering if shingo is going to find out?and if so what his reaction will be? I also am wondering if "personal time" means behind the doors or just time with just the two of them Call me what you want but i am curious Great chapte!ja ne!
AN/ Behind closed doors...hehehehehehehe...then it is up to them what they will do...I have long ago lost control of the characthers...Shingo? I have to think about that...
Red-Rose18 - another great chapter I did notice one error in the line "'Then it will take control of the body and the human will seize to exist,' Artemis replied with a sad smile." it should be cease not seize but anyways it was a great chapter please update soon!
AN/ OOOPPPSSS! (blushes red) That was a little wrong. (heheheheh)
wizardemon- HAHA! Another great chapter. And I suppose IF you HAVE to have a "real life" with your fiance, we will all have to understand.