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Chapter 77: Fight Against the Tritus: Race Against Time
Sailor Saturn strained to see the figure above her. Saggitus also turned to face him. "Trunks?" She whispered as she pushed herself into a sitting position.
Saggitus growled. 'No! He shouldn't be here! Garnet and Topaz were supposed to stall that guy so I could attack the girl while she was alone and vulnerable! So why is he here?! Damn those two! They failed!'
Slowly, the figure descended from the sky and landed feetfirst on the ground, arms crossed. "Let a warrior take you on, weakling!"
Saturn blinked. "Vegeta?!"
"Princess!!!" From Vegeta's shoulder, a black and white blur shot towards Saturn. David jumped onto Saturn's shoulder. "Are you okay?!"
"Yes, now I am." She replied as she rose to her feet. "But, something's not right about that guy. He can manipulate time and he even turned my tiara back on me!"
David looked at the smirking foe. "Yes, Princess. I know." 'But what to do about him?!'
Vegeta growled from his spot. "How dare...you..." His ki flared around him as his anger rose. "ignore...ME?!" He shot a massive energy wave at Saggitus, who just smiled as it drew closer to him.
"Bring it, little man." The orb in the grinning Saggitus' hand glowed darkly once again.
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In the dark chambers of Bob's lair, Bob sat in his main hall. He chuckled to himself as he watched the ongoing fight unravel on the screen before him. "Saggitus will defeat those two easily. His power over time is unbeatable! Not even the "all-powerfu" Princess Rose can stop his time manipulation!"
He paused as a knock came upon his door. 'Darn fools! Don't they know that Bob wants to enjoy this show in peace!?' Sneering, he ignored the distraction and gazed back at the screen before him.
Then the knocking began again. Bob growled to himself as again, he was distracted by its never-ending call. "WHAT IS IT!?"
Quickly, the knocking ended and the door slid open. Garnet and Topaz hurried in and bowed. "Lord Bob."
"What is the meaning of this intrustion?! Do you not see that I am trying to enjoy Sailor Saturn's death in peace?!"
Without hestation, the two bowed again. "Forgive us, Lord Bob, but a problem has come up."
"What kind of problem?! What have you two done, you were supposed to stall that purple-haired boy that hangs around!"
"And we did, but there is something that we didn't count on." Topaz said as a small orb of energy appeared in his hand. The orb flickered with a clouded light, before clearing and showing the group an image of the half-sayian that flew towards the battlefield.
"You see, Lord Bob, we didn't count on this pest knowing how to track the girl, we expected that he wasn't able to read her energy. But it seems he can, and in a matter of minutes, he will reach the battlefield." Garnet informed.
Bob was infuriated. "But, all our scans told us that NOONE of this world was able to sense our power wavelength! In the past battle, is was clear that they were at a disadvantage at that point! What could have changed!?" Bob glared back at the main fight scene. His eyes widened as he realized the problem. "Of course! That boy isn't sensing *her* he is sensing that man there!" He pointed at Vegeta for emphasis.
The two beings before him smiled in realization. "Of course! But what now, Lord Bob?"
"Now, we cut off that guy. Give me a link to Saggitus, I have a plan!"
"Yes sir!" Garnet and Topaz chanted as they set to work.
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The sayian prince looked on as his energy wave swept towards a smiling Saggitus. "This will wipe that accursed grin off of your ugly face!"
"Not hardly!" Came the responce as the dark globe in his palm grew darker. The energy of Vegeta's attack glowed in the same dark hue as it began to slow. Saggitus stepped to the side quickly and watched as the sphere sped back up. He had released his hold on the attack, and smiled as it shot by him at full speed, straight at the dark haired girl behind him.
"Just great!" Saturn said as she jumped out of the wave's path. Using her energy for support, she hovered in the air. "You okay David?" She addressed the small cat on her shoulder.
"Of course, princess. But you have to be more attentive. Don't drop your guard!"
"Like I was going too." She replied. "It would also help if Vegeta would pay more attention, instead of just aiming and firing." She looked over at the said fighter. "I'M STILL HERE, YOU KNOW!!!"
Vegeta huffed. "Loud girl, I didn't tell her to stand there. Why is she yelling at me? Its not MY fault she stood where she would get hit!"
The hooded foe chuckled to himself as he watched the exchange between the two fighters. 'This is great! At this rate, they will defeat themselves for me!'
[Saggitus!] A voice called to him from inside his head.
[Yes, what is it Lord Bob?] He called back, knowing that he would be heard because of the communication chip embedded in his ear.
[Listen, you have to stop that guy now! Don't worry about Saturn, focus on taking that other nusance out!]
Saggitus blinked, clearly confused. [Yes, Lord Bob, but may I ask why?]
[No you may not! Do what I said! Do it now!] He howled as he ended the transmition.
Smiling, Saggitus brought the orb in his hand in front of him. "This should prove entertaining!" The globe pulsed with with black-purple power as the two pure-hearted fighters watched in wonder.
"What is he doing?" Saturn wondered out loud.
David narrowed his eyes. "Whatever it is, YOU NEED TO STOP HIM!"
"I'm not THAT stupid, cat!" Vegeta growled as he flew towards the smiling fiend. "I'm going to finish him off now!"
"Imbecile!" Saggitus whispered as the dark energy shot from his globe, straight at the approaching target.
Vegeta smirked. "Child's play!" He swirved to the side, causing the beam to miss him by inches. Unfortunatly, as it passed, the beam wrapped around the sayian and enveloped him in its light. "What is this?!" He demanded.
"Haha!" Saggitus crowed. "Now, I have you!" He concentrated his energy around the sayian. "Now. STOP!!!"
The bands around the warrior seemingly froze, locking him in his midflight position.
"Just like my tiara, Vegeta is frozen in time!" Saturn noted. "This is bad! But how to stop..." She noticed the orb. 'That's it!' Dropping David to the ground, she zoomed towards Saggitus from behind. 'Its that orb! Its got to go!!! I just wish Trunks was here....'
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Trunks hovered in the air, completely baffled. "Where did father's Ki go?! Did they defeat the enemy?" He shook his head. 'No, if they did, I would still feel him. He didn't DIE did he?! Darn it! I have no clue what is happening and I'm completely blind!'
The boy gritted his teeth. "If only there was some way to know which way to go!"
Slowly, a warm feeling moved into him. It orginated from his back and moved into every part of his body. 'What is that?' He moved his hand behind him and gasped as it brushed his sword. "Could it...be?' Without hestitation, he drew the sword and brought it before him. The warmth he felt came from this sword. Carefully, he brushed his hand against the dull side of the blade. It pulsed beneath his palm like a heartbeat.
"This sword has some strange power. But what is it for?" He asked to no one.
Suddenly, the sword pulsed once and like it was moved by some unseen hand it forced its blade into a horizontal position, its tip pointing away from its holder.
The teen blinked. "Uh. That was different. Is it trying to tell me something?" 'Wait. David gave me this, maybe it has a link with him. Mother said he left with Father. So, if he is calling the sword, maybe its telling me that this is the way to go!'
With newfound hope and energy, the demisayian flew through the sky, led by the sword that answered the prayer made by the girl who was currently in trouble.
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Saturn gasped as she too found herself unable to move. 'What the?!'
"Hahaha! You thought you would attack me from behind, Princess?" Saggitus gloated as his crystal ball restricted the girl's movements. "Too bad for you I was expecting that!"
Sailor Saturn gasped as failed attempt after failed attempt to move her body from her airborne position passed. She watched as Saggitus approached.
"And now that you are completely in my power, I will now destroy you! But first, a little fun." The globe in his hand swirled with power.
Saturn watched with horror as she felt herself shoot backwards. 'He is causing time to go in reverse!' She tried to glance behind her, but since she was unable to move even her head, it was futile. She heard twigs snap and a mind-blowing pain shot through her body as she crashed into a huge tree on the other side on the field. Stars flashed in her eyes as she hit, and then the darkness took her.
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David ran over to Vegeta. "Are you okay?!"
"What do you think, cat!? I am hanging in the air with no way to even move!"
David sighed. 'Too bad his mouth didn't freeze...'
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Saturn's eyes fluttered open slowly. The sound of footsteps reached her ears, but her spinning head failed to process the fact that she was in mortal danger.
The crystal ball in Saggitus' hands swirled with power as he approached. "What a pity. After all that, this is it. I don't know how you survived this long, as weak as you are." He smirked. "But now, its over!!!"
A huge power wave of dark destructive energy shot from the globe and dead at the tree that Saturn had hit.
David and Vegeta gasped in shock and horror as the tree, and everything around was completely destroyed.
"No." David whispered. "Princess!!!"
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A/N Wouldn't this be a killer place to end the chapter? Well, to make up for the long update time, I go some more! ^^
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Warmth.
Slowly, violet eyes opened and blinked dizzily. "Wha happened?" She whispered.
"That was a close one, are you okay?" A worried voice answered.
"Trunks? That you?" Saturn asked as her vision started to clear, and her savior was revealed.
The sayian sighed in relieve. 'That was too close, one second later and I would have been too late.' He hugged the girl tighter as he held her bridal style above the battleground. "Yeah. Its me. Trunks." He looked down and glared at her attacker. 'He is going to pay!'
The girl snuggled closer to him, her back was throbing with pain, and the world around her continued to spin.
"Don't worry, Saturn, I'm going to get him for you. He will pay for what he did." Slowly, he put her on the ground, hidden behind a rock. "You wait here, I'll be right back." He stood up to leave when a hand grabbed his shirt sleeve. He looked at the girl bewildered.
"Wait...Trunks, his weak point, its that globe in his hands. Destroy that, and he will be helpless!"
The boy nodded and looked over at his opponent. He had not yet noticed him, and was making his way over to Vegeta, no doubt to finish him off. "I understand."
"And you better be careful!"
He smirked. "Deal. You stay here, this will only take a second!"
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Saggitus strode over to the still-struggling Vegeta. "Now that that pest is out of our way; I can dispose of you and return to Lord Bob for my 'hero's welcome!'" He smiled as he and Vegeta made eye contact. "I would invite you, but its living persons only."
Vegeta growled. 'Damn! There's no way for me to defend myself!' A flicker of movement caught his eye and he inwardly smiled.
"Any last words before you die, worm?"
"Yeah. You should look behind you."
Saggitus smirked, refusing Vegeta's warning. "Oldest trick in the boo-"
He was cut off as a rock-hard fist connected with the side of his head. Screaming in suprise and pain, the enemy flew through the air, hit the ground, and slid on his back before stopping/slamming into a nearby tree. The crystal in his hand rolled away from him, out of his reach. Growling, he looked at his attacker. "You."
Trunks glared as he drew his sword from his back. "Yes. Me. You will pay for what you did."
Brushing himself off, Saggitus stood. "What's the matter? You sad because I killed your little girlfreind off? Well, don't fret, you will soon join her!" Slowly, he reached under his robe and pulled out a sword. Its blade shown a dark, almost black red. "This sword is empowered with the blood of the underworld! You have no chance of victory! Honestly, you didn't think my time control was my only trick, did you?"
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Slowly and carefully, Saturn gazed over the rock, intending on watching the fight. Needless to say, it took her by suprise to find a pair of eyes less than a foot away, watching her. If it wasn't for her injuries, she would have leapt a mile.
"Princess!" David said a little louder than was good. "You're okay!"
"David! Shh!" Saturn said as she pulled him behind teh rock. "Quiet! Saggitus thinks I'm dead!"
Realization struck him and he lowered his voice. "Are you okay? What happened?"
"Yeah, I've been through the ringer and back, but I've come back from worse. Trunks saved me, I think. Details are a bit fuzzy, though. He put me here and said to stay put."
David nodded. "That's good advice."
"Yeah, too bad I'm not." Saturn said as she looked over at the fight again. "That guy just drew a sword; which means a sword fight. I don't know how well Trunks will do, so I'm going over there to help!" She started to stand up, when a shooting pain in her back forced her back down. "...or not."
The small cat jumped to the ground. "Maybe you should take it easy for a while." He commented as the girl settled more comfortably on the ground.
"I don't think I'll be able to do that David. I've never been the kind of girl to sit and watch while others risk life and limb." She leaned on her hand, which brushed against something hard and slick. Her eyes widened as she looked down at it. 'Alright!'
David looked as Saturn held her finding in front of her. "Princess, what are you planning on doing with that?"
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Saggitus grinned as he took an offensive position. "Prepare yourself!" In an instant, he leapt at the sayian, hoping to catch him off guard. He failed.
Keeping his eye on his opponent, Trunks blocked every swing of the sword. Using his sayian speed, he slowly began to overcome the hooded foe. "I hope your slow movements and big mouth are not the only skills you have to throw against me." He said as he locked swords with Saggitus, holding him off with little of his strength. "For it will get you nowhere in this fight!"
"Oh, don't worry, this fight has just started!" Saggitus said as the sword in his hand pulsed with power. "You're enemies before me will help in this fight!"
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Vegeta growled as he was still stuck in midair. The resistance against him was relatively weaker, but it still overpowered him. 'I have to get down from this acursed spot!'
His eyes widened as a sense entered his mind. 'What the hell is going on here?! Freiza AND cell? What are they doing back in the living world?!'
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"Lets try this again, shall we?" Saggitus yelled as again he went on the attack. Using powers that were not his own, he struck harder and faster than he previously had.
This time, the teen found he had a little more trouble holding off his enemy. 'What's going on? Why is it I can suddenly feel energy coming off of him?' He barely blocked as a swing came dangerously close to his head. 'He seems to be getting stronger with every swing!' He gasped as the push against him became increasingly intense. 'No choice! Gotta go super!'
A golden aura shot around the boy as his eyes became green and his hair spiky and blonde. He glared as his speed, strength, and durability increased exponentionally. In an instant, he pushed the offending weapon away with a fraction of his power.
'What?! How did he get so strong so fast?!' Saggitus thought as he brought up the defensive. Blow after offending blow that was brought against him became more and more intense. And then, as the evil one blocked a wide swing aimed at his side, it happened.
CLANG! SNAP!
The blood red sword snapped in two.
Saggitus gasped as he dropped the sword and backed slowly away. The weapon leveled at him edged closer and closer to his throat. He looked at Trunks angrily. "You fool! Do you not realize what you have done?!"
"Yeah, I think I just won."
"No! Imbecile! The sword!" Saggitus said, glancing at it.
Carefully, the teen glanced down at the broken sword by his feet. He gasped inwardly as a reddish smoke pulsed from the broken tips. "What is it doing?!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Trunks clamped his hands over his ears as a horribly loud noise surrounded him. He dropped to the ground as the pounding noise seemed to envelope him, losing his transformation as his energy left his body.
Slowly, as the last of the red vapor left the sword, Saggitus chuckled. "Fool. I was prepared for that! How did you like it? The screams of the dead in hell has the effect of losing your energy." He chuckled as he glanced over at his crystal which lay on the ground 50 feet away. "Now you are all finished!" The globe flashed once before rising in the air.
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Saturn gasped and gripped the object she found on the ground in her hand. "Looks like I'm going to need this after all!"
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Saggitus grinned menianically as the globe came closer and closer. "Victory is mine!" The globe was a mere five feet away when...
"SATURN RINGS BLAST!!!"
Without warning, a glowing disk struck the globe, shattering it on contact. Saggitus looked on, shocked and horrified as the disk continued its path and passed through his arm and ultimatly, his chest.
He looked up and beheld the source of his death: Sailor Saturn stood on a large rock before him. "But you were...supposed to be...dead." He uttered as his body became dust and blew away with the wind.
"Supposed to be." She smirked as her tiara returned to her and she placed it back in its rightful position. "But far from it!" Slowly and carefully, she slid from the rock and sat on the ground. Instantly, she went back to normal and leaned back. "I'll probably be out with this stupid backache for a day or so. How great."
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"Finally!" Vegeta said as he was released and landed on the ground. "Its about time!" He looked over to his son. Somehow, after the monster was destroyed, his energy was returned to him.
Vegeta walked over as he was resheathing his sword. "Good job, son." He said, gently hitting his shoulder.
Trunks looked at him. "Thanks Dad." He turned his gaze over to the girl sitting by the rock. "I'll catch you later, okay?"
Vegeta's hand slid from the boy's shoulder as Trunks walked away towards the rock. He huffed. "Teenagers."
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David jumped onto Rose's shoulder. "It was a good thing your tiara was right there, wasn't it?"
The girl nodded. "Yeah. I hadn't even noticed it was gone. I guess when I attacked with it before, and then flew back at me, I forgot about it."
Rose tensed as footsteps neared her. Quickly, she looked up and relaxed. "Hey, Trunks."
Trunks kneeled beside the hurt girl and handed her her book. "I think you lost this."
She nodded. "Yeah. Thanks. Are you okay?"
"Yeah. Thanks to you that is."
"No. I should be thanking you. You saved my life first, remember?" She grinned coyly.
Trunks grinned back. "Lets just say we're even."
"Okay."
"Oh, I almost forgot! Mom said that the dragon balls have shown up. We can start hunting them right away!"
Rose blinked. "Uh. Okay. But, could we wait until tomorrow? I'm finding it hard to stand up straight at the moment!"
Trunks' eyes bugged. "Oh. I'm such an idiot! Are you okay?! Where does it hurt?! Do you want to go to the hospital?!"
Rose's head spun with all the questions. Giggling, she placed a quieting hand over the boy's mouth. "I'll be okay. Don't worry about me. I'm just ready to go is all."
Slowly, the teen nodded. "Okay. Hold on." Gently, he picked the girl up bridal style and looked down at the cat on the ground. "You coming?"
David quickly jumped into Rose's arms, along with her Harry Potter book. "Yeah. Let's get out of here."
"Right." Trunks said as he lifted into the air, bound for home.
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The group watched as the blue-haired girl stopped tapping on her handheld computer. "Well???"
The girl smiled. "I found them!"
"Well then, why are we floating around here for?" Jupiter asked. "Lets get going!"
The others nodded before preparing themselves and heading out in the direction indicated by the small computer.
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The miko brought down her hands once again. "I think I've found them. They are approaching us from the east."
Venus shouted in joy. "Alright! Lets go and meet them halfway!"
The others looked at her blinkingly. Kilala growed as she was way too small to carry everyone.
"Uh...and how are we supposed to 'go and meet them,' Venus?" Mars asked pointingly.
The blonde giggled before rubbing the back of her head. "Good point!"
The others facefell. It was a good point indeed.
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Ends chapter 77
A/N OMG!! The time just flies by! Gomen! I didn't mean to take that long!
I stuck two chapters into this one post, I hope you aren't too mad at me now....
Also, I even put in the stars, something I wasn't planning on doing. (You can thank Hart, who reviewed 4 times for that one! ^_^)
Anyway. Please review! I swear I will not take so long with the next chapter! Laterz!
~Sailor Saturn~
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Smokeside03: Dang, you're hyper. I'm updating now. Enjoy!
Hart: Im writing! Im writing! Just don't kill me. Don't worry, The Stars are going to have some huge parts in the next few chapters. I highly doubt we'll see them this chapter, though.
rsd: Thanks! And don't worry, I know what I'm doing.
Sailor Galaxy: Yep! I am evil! But, I'm not that evil that I would stop this anytime soon, just leave a bunch of evil cliffies.
Sylvah Tigah: I don't mind. But which character? (Like I can't tell) And where is it? I wanna see!!!
eponine-in-training: This is a family freindly fic! ^_^ And like I told Hart, the Stars are going to have a big role to play in the next few chapters.
d.g. and crew: O.O I'M HALFWAY THROUGH THAT BOOK!!! PLEASE DON'T GIVE ANYTHING AWAY!!! I'll cry if ya do....
Sango: I'm doing my best! Don't worry!
Disclaimer: After 100 chapters, still you think I need this?
Chapter 77: Fight Against the Tritus: Race Against Time
Sailor Saturn strained to see the figure above her. Saggitus also turned to face him. "Trunks?" She whispered as she pushed herself into a sitting position.
Saggitus growled. 'No! He shouldn't be here! Garnet and Topaz were supposed to stall that guy so I could attack the girl while she was alone and vulnerable! So why is he here?! Damn those two! They failed!'
Slowly, the figure descended from the sky and landed feetfirst on the ground, arms crossed. "Let a warrior take you on, weakling!"
Saturn blinked. "Vegeta?!"
"Princess!!!" From Vegeta's shoulder, a black and white blur shot towards Saturn. David jumped onto Saturn's shoulder. "Are you okay?!"
"Yes, now I am." She replied as she rose to her feet. "But, something's not right about that guy. He can manipulate time and he even turned my tiara back on me!"
David looked at the smirking foe. "Yes, Princess. I know." 'But what to do about him?!'
Vegeta growled from his spot. "How dare...you..." His ki flared around him as his anger rose. "ignore...ME?!" He shot a massive energy wave at Saggitus, who just smiled as it drew closer to him.
"Bring it, little man." The orb in the grinning Saggitus' hand glowed darkly once again.
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In the dark chambers of Bob's lair, Bob sat in his main hall. He chuckled to himself as he watched the ongoing fight unravel on the screen before him. "Saggitus will defeat those two easily. His power over time is unbeatable! Not even the "all-powerfu" Princess Rose can stop his time manipulation!"
He paused as a knock came upon his door. 'Darn fools! Don't they know that Bob wants to enjoy this show in peace!?' Sneering, he ignored the distraction and gazed back at the screen before him.
Then the knocking began again. Bob growled to himself as again, he was distracted by its never-ending call. "WHAT IS IT!?"
Quickly, the knocking ended and the door slid open. Garnet and Topaz hurried in and bowed. "Lord Bob."
"What is the meaning of this intrustion?! Do you not see that I am trying to enjoy Sailor Saturn's death in peace?!"
Without hestation, the two bowed again. "Forgive us, Lord Bob, but a problem has come up."
"What kind of problem?! What have you two done, you were supposed to stall that purple-haired boy that hangs around!"
"And we did, but there is something that we didn't count on." Topaz said as a small orb of energy appeared in his hand. The orb flickered with a clouded light, before clearing and showing the group an image of the half-sayian that flew towards the battlefield.
"You see, Lord Bob, we didn't count on this pest knowing how to track the girl, we expected that he wasn't able to read her energy. But it seems he can, and in a matter of minutes, he will reach the battlefield." Garnet informed.
Bob was infuriated. "But, all our scans told us that NOONE of this world was able to sense our power wavelength! In the past battle, is was clear that they were at a disadvantage at that point! What could have changed!?" Bob glared back at the main fight scene. His eyes widened as he realized the problem. "Of course! That boy isn't sensing *her* he is sensing that man there!" He pointed at Vegeta for emphasis.
The two beings before him smiled in realization. "Of course! But what now, Lord Bob?"
"Now, we cut off that guy. Give me a link to Saggitus, I have a plan!"
"Yes sir!" Garnet and Topaz chanted as they set to work.
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The sayian prince looked on as his energy wave swept towards a smiling Saggitus. "This will wipe that accursed grin off of your ugly face!"
"Not hardly!" Came the responce as the dark globe in his palm grew darker. The energy of Vegeta's attack glowed in the same dark hue as it began to slow. Saggitus stepped to the side quickly and watched as the sphere sped back up. He had released his hold on the attack, and smiled as it shot by him at full speed, straight at the dark haired girl behind him.
"Just great!" Saturn said as she jumped out of the wave's path. Using her energy for support, she hovered in the air. "You okay David?" She addressed the small cat on her shoulder.
"Of course, princess. But you have to be more attentive. Don't drop your guard!"
"Like I was going too." She replied. "It would also help if Vegeta would pay more attention, instead of just aiming and firing." She looked over at the said fighter. "I'M STILL HERE, YOU KNOW!!!"
Vegeta huffed. "Loud girl, I didn't tell her to stand there. Why is she yelling at me? Its not MY fault she stood where she would get hit!"
The hooded foe chuckled to himself as he watched the exchange between the two fighters. 'This is great! At this rate, they will defeat themselves for me!'
[Saggitus!] A voice called to him from inside his head.
[Yes, what is it Lord Bob?] He called back, knowing that he would be heard because of the communication chip embedded in his ear.
[Listen, you have to stop that guy now! Don't worry about Saturn, focus on taking that other nusance out!]
Saggitus blinked, clearly confused. [Yes, Lord Bob, but may I ask why?]
[No you may not! Do what I said! Do it now!] He howled as he ended the transmition.
Smiling, Saggitus brought the orb in his hand in front of him. "This should prove entertaining!" The globe pulsed with with black-purple power as the two pure-hearted fighters watched in wonder.
"What is he doing?" Saturn wondered out loud.
David narrowed his eyes. "Whatever it is, YOU NEED TO STOP HIM!"
"I'm not THAT stupid, cat!" Vegeta growled as he flew towards the smiling fiend. "I'm going to finish him off now!"
"Imbecile!" Saggitus whispered as the dark energy shot from his globe, straight at the approaching target.
Vegeta smirked. "Child's play!" He swirved to the side, causing the beam to miss him by inches. Unfortunatly, as it passed, the beam wrapped around the sayian and enveloped him in its light. "What is this?!" He demanded.
"Haha!" Saggitus crowed. "Now, I have you!" He concentrated his energy around the sayian. "Now. STOP!!!"
The bands around the warrior seemingly froze, locking him in his midflight position.
"Just like my tiara, Vegeta is frozen in time!" Saturn noted. "This is bad! But how to stop..." She noticed the orb. 'That's it!' Dropping David to the ground, she zoomed towards Saggitus from behind. 'Its that orb! Its got to go!!! I just wish Trunks was here....'
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Trunks hovered in the air, completely baffled. "Where did father's Ki go?! Did they defeat the enemy?" He shook his head. 'No, if they did, I would still feel him. He didn't DIE did he?! Darn it! I have no clue what is happening and I'm completely blind!'
The boy gritted his teeth. "If only there was some way to know which way to go!"
Slowly, a warm feeling moved into him. It orginated from his back and moved into every part of his body. 'What is that?' He moved his hand behind him and gasped as it brushed his sword. "Could it...be?' Without hestitation, he drew the sword and brought it before him. The warmth he felt came from this sword. Carefully, he brushed his hand against the dull side of the blade. It pulsed beneath his palm like a heartbeat.
"This sword has some strange power. But what is it for?" He asked to no one.
Suddenly, the sword pulsed once and like it was moved by some unseen hand it forced its blade into a horizontal position, its tip pointing away from its holder.
The teen blinked. "Uh. That was different. Is it trying to tell me something?" 'Wait. David gave me this, maybe it has a link with him. Mother said he left with Father. So, if he is calling the sword, maybe its telling me that this is the way to go!'
With newfound hope and energy, the demisayian flew through the sky, led by the sword that answered the prayer made by the girl who was currently in trouble.
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Saturn gasped as she too found herself unable to move. 'What the?!'
"Hahaha! You thought you would attack me from behind, Princess?" Saggitus gloated as his crystal ball restricted the girl's movements. "Too bad for you I was expecting that!"
Sailor Saturn gasped as failed attempt after failed attempt to move her body from her airborne position passed. She watched as Saggitus approached.
"And now that you are completely in my power, I will now destroy you! But first, a little fun." The globe in his hand swirled with power.
Saturn watched with horror as she felt herself shoot backwards. 'He is causing time to go in reverse!' She tried to glance behind her, but since she was unable to move even her head, it was futile. She heard twigs snap and a mind-blowing pain shot through her body as she crashed into a huge tree on the other side on the field. Stars flashed in her eyes as she hit, and then the darkness took her.
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David ran over to Vegeta. "Are you okay?!"
"What do you think, cat!? I am hanging in the air with no way to even move!"
David sighed. 'Too bad his mouth didn't freeze...'
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Saturn's eyes fluttered open slowly. The sound of footsteps reached her ears, but her spinning head failed to process the fact that she was in mortal danger.
The crystal ball in Saggitus' hands swirled with power as he approached. "What a pity. After all that, this is it. I don't know how you survived this long, as weak as you are." He smirked. "But now, its over!!!"
A huge power wave of dark destructive energy shot from the globe and dead at the tree that Saturn had hit.
David and Vegeta gasped in shock and horror as the tree, and everything around was completely destroyed.
"No." David whispered. "Princess!!!"
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A/N Wouldn't this be a killer place to end the chapter? Well, to make up for the long update time, I go some more! ^^
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Warmth.
Slowly, violet eyes opened and blinked dizzily. "Wha happened?" She whispered.
"That was a close one, are you okay?" A worried voice answered.
"Trunks? That you?" Saturn asked as her vision started to clear, and her savior was revealed.
The sayian sighed in relieve. 'That was too close, one second later and I would have been too late.' He hugged the girl tighter as he held her bridal style above the battleground. "Yeah. Its me. Trunks." He looked down and glared at her attacker. 'He is going to pay!'
The girl snuggled closer to him, her back was throbing with pain, and the world around her continued to spin.
"Don't worry, Saturn, I'm going to get him for you. He will pay for what he did." Slowly, he put her on the ground, hidden behind a rock. "You wait here, I'll be right back." He stood up to leave when a hand grabbed his shirt sleeve. He looked at the girl bewildered.
"Wait...Trunks, his weak point, its that globe in his hands. Destroy that, and he will be helpless!"
The boy nodded and looked over at his opponent. He had not yet noticed him, and was making his way over to Vegeta, no doubt to finish him off. "I understand."
"And you better be careful!"
He smirked. "Deal. You stay here, this will only take a second!"
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Saggitus strode over to the still-struggling Vegeta. "Now that that pest is out of our way; I can dispose of you and return to Lord Bob for my 'hero's welcome!'" He smiled as he and Vegeta made eye contact. "I would invite you, but its living persons only."
Vegeta growled. 'Damn! There's no way for me to defend myself!' A flicker of movement caught his eye and he inwardly smiled.
"Any last words before you die, worm?"
"Yeah. You should look behind you."
Saggitus smirked, refusing Vegeta's warning. "Oldest trick in the boo-"
He was cut off as a rock-hard fist connected with the side of his head. Screaming in suprise and pain, the enemy flew through the air, hit the ground, and slid on his back before stopping/slamming into a nearby tree. The crystal in his hand rolled away from him, out of his reach. Growling, he looked at his attacker. "You."
Trunks glared as he drew his sword from his back. "Yes. Me. You will pay for what you did."
Brushing himself off, Saggitus stood. "What's the matter? You sad because I killed your little girlfreind off? Well, don't fret, you will soon join her!" Slowly, he reached under his robe and pulled out a sword. Its blade shown a dark, almost black red. "This sword is empowered with the blood of the underworld! You have no chance of victory! Honestly, you didn't think my time control was my only trick, did you?"
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Slowly and carefully, Saturn gazed over the rock, intending on watching the fight. Needless to say, it took her by suprise to find a pair of eyes less than a foot away, watching her. If it wasn't for her injuries, she would have leapt a mile.
"Princess!" David said a little louder than was good. "You're okay!"
"David! Shh!" Saturn said as she pulled him behind teh rock. "Quiet! Saggitus thinks I'm dead!"
Realization struck him and he lowered his voice. "Are you okay? What happened?"
"Yeah, I've been through the ringer and back, but I've come back from worse. Trunks saved me, I think. Details are a bit fuzzy, though. He put me here and said to stay put."
David nodded. "That's good advice."
"Yeah, too bad I'm not." Saturn said as she looked over at the fight again. "That guy just drew a sword; which means a sword fight. I don't know how well Trunks will do, so I'm going over there to help!" She started to stand up, when a shooting pain in her back forced her back down. "...or not."
The small cat jumped to the ground. "Maybe you should take it easy for a while." He commented as the girl settled more comfortably on the ground.
"I don't think I'll be able to do that David. I've never been the kind of girl to sit and watch while others risk life and limb." She leaned on her hand, which brushed against something hard and slick. Her eyes widened as she looked down at it. 'Alright!'
David looked as Saturn held her finding in front of her. "Princess, what are you planning on doing with that?"
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Saggitus grinned as he took an offensive position. "Prepare yourself!" In an instant, he leapt at the sayian, hoping to catch him off guard. He failed.
Keeping his eye on his opponent, Trunks blocked every swing of the sword. Using his sayian speed, he slowly began to overcome the hooded foe. "I hope your slow movements and big mouth are not the only skills you have to throw against me." He said as he locked swords with Saggitus, holding him off with little of his strength. "For it will get you nowhere in this fight!"
"Oh, don't worry, this fight has just started!" Saggitus said as the sword in his hand pulsed with power. "You're enemies before me will help in this fight!"
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Vegeta growled as he was still stuck in midair. The resistance against him was relatively weaker, but it still overpowered him. 'I have to get down from this acursed spot!'
His eyes widened as a sense entered his mind. 'What the hell is going on here?! Freiza AND cell? What are they doing back in the living world?!'
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"Lets try this again, shall we?" Saggitus yelled as again he went on the attack. Using powers that were not his own, he struck harder and faster than he previously had.
This time, the teen found he had a little more trouble holding off his enemy. 'What's going on? Why is it I can suddenly feel energy coming off of him?' He barely blocked as a swing came dangerously close to his head. 'He seems to be getting stronger with every swing!' He gasped as the push against him became increasingly intense. 'No choice! Gotta go super!'
A golden aura shot around the boy as his eyes became green and his hair spiky and blonde. He glared as his speed, strength, and durability increased exponentionally. In an instant, he pushed the offending weapon away with a fraction of his power.
'What?! How did he get so strong so fast?!' Saggitus thought as he brought up the defensive. Blow after offending blow that was brought against him became more and more intense. And then, as the evil one blocked a wide swing aimed at his side, it happened.
CLANG! SNAP!
The blood red sword snapped in two.
Saggitus gasped as he dropped the sword and backed slowly away. The weapon leveled at him edged closer and closer to his throat. He looked at Trunks angrily. "You fool! Do you not realize what you have done?!"
"Yeah, I think I just won."
"No! Imbecile! The sword!" Saggitus said, glancing at it.
Carefully, the teen glanced down at the broken sword by his feet. He gasped inwardly as a reddish smoke pulsed from the broken tips. "What is it doing?!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
Trunks clamped his hands over his ears as a horribly loud noise surrounded him. He dropped to the ground as the pounding noise seemed to envelope him, losing his transformation as his energy left his body.
Slowly, as the last of the red vapor left the sword, Saggitus chuckled. "Fool. I was prepared for that! How did you like it? The screams of the dead in hell has the effect of losing your energy." He chuckled as he glanced over at his crystal which lay on the ground 50 feet away. "Now you are all finished!" The globe flashed once before rising in the air.
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Saturn gasped and gripped the object she found on the ground in her hand. "Looks like I'm going to need this after all!"
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Saggitus grinned menianically as the globe came closer and closer. "Victory is mine!" The globe was a mere five feet away when...
"SATURN RINGS BLAST!!!"
Without warning, a glowing disk struck the globe, shattering it on contact. Saggitus looked on, shocked and horrified as the disk continued its path and passed through his arm and ultimatly, his chest.
He looked up and beheld the source of his death: Sailor Saturn stood on a large rock before him. "But you were...supposed to be...dead." He uttered as his body became dust and blew away with the wind.
"Supposed to be." She smirked as her tiara returned to her and she placed it back in its rightful position. "But far from it!" Slowly and carefully, she slid from the rock and sat on the ground. Instantly, she went back to normal and leaned back. "I'll probably be out with this stupid backache for a day or so. How great."
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"Finally!" Vegeta said as he was released and landed on the ground. "Its about time!" He looked over to his son. Somehow, after the monster was destroyed, his energy was returned to him.
Vegeta walked over as he was resheathing his sword. "Good job, son." He said, gently hitting his shoulder.
Trunks looked at him. "Thanks Dad." He turned his gaze over to the girl sitting by the rock. "I'll catch you later, okay?"
Vegeta's hand slid from the boy's shoulder as Trunks walked away towards the rock. He huffed. "Teenagers."
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David jumped onto Rose's shoulder. "It was a good thing your tiara was right there, wasn't it?"
The girl nodded. "Yeah. I hadn't even noticed it was gone. I guess when I attacked with it before, and then flew back at me, I forgot about it."
Rose tensed as footsteps neared her. Quickly, she looked up and relaxed. "Hey, Trunks."
Trunks kneeled beside the hurt girl and handed her her book. "I think you lost this."
She nodded. "Yeah. Thanks. Are you okay?"
"Yeah. Thanks to you that is."
"No. I should be thanking you. You saved my life first, remember?" She grinned coyly.
Trunks grinned back. "Lets just say we're even."
"Okay."
"Oh, I almost forgot! Mom said that the dragon balls have shown up. We can start hunting them right away!"
Rose blinked. "Uh. Okay. But, could we wait until tomorrow? I'm finding it hard to stand up straight at the moment!"
Trunks' eyes bugged. "Oh. I'm such an idiot! Are you okay?! Where does it hurt?! Do you want to go to the hospital?!"
Rose's head spun with all the questions. Giggling, she placed a quieting hand over the boy's mouth. "I'll be okay. Don't worry about me. I'm just ready to go is all."
Slowly, the teen nodded. "Okay. Hold on." Gently, he picked the girl up bridal style and looked down at the cat on the ground. "You coming?"
David quickly jumped into Rose's arms, along with her Harry Potter book. "Yeah. Let's get out of here."
"Right." Trunks said as he lifted into the air, bound for home.
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The group watched as the blue-haired girl stopped tapping on her handheld computer. "Well???"
The girl smiled. "I found them!"
"Well then, why are we floating around here for?" Jupiter asked. "Lets get going!"
The others nodded before preparing themselves and heading out in the direction indicated by the small computer.
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The miko brought down her hands once again. "I think I've found them. They are approaching us from the east."
Venus shouted in joy. "Alright! Lets go and meet them halfway!"
The others looked at her blinkingly. Kilala growed as she was way too small to carry everyone.
"Uh...and how are we supposed to 'go and meet them,' Venus?" Mars asked pointingly.
The blonde giggled before rubbing the back of her head. "Good point!"
The others facefell. It was a good point indeed.
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Ends chapter 77
A/N OMG!! The time just flies by! Gomen! I didn't mean to take that long!
I stuck two chapters into this one post, I hope you aren't too mad at me now....
Also, I even put in the stars, something I wasn't planning on doing. (You can thank Hart, who reviewed 4 times for that one! ^_^)
Anyway. Please review! I swear I will not take so long with the next chapter! Laterz!
~Sailor Saturn~