Episode 2 Act 2: Darkness

As Lita walks home the night gets a bit darker. Looking up she notices the moon becomes a deep sad black. There is a sadness cast of by the moon. Sailor Moon is hit by the sudden sadness emanating from the moon like a blow to the gut, as if she were radiating it out as well. Hotaru sits in the darkness, the only light emanating from the various shadow windows. You notice though that the light outside in some of the windows, where there was only moonlight has gotten darker.

Hotaru draws her knees to her chest and calls hopes to be let go from the darkness. "No more of this!" She cried. After a time the darkness fades and Hotaru finds herself in the center of the park. The park is to dark for a half moon night and looking up she also notices the black moon. Hotaru stands and closes her eyes. "Krahazik, please, here my voice." she pleaded to the sky. "I know this dark moon is your creation. Stop, please." There is no response and the night seams colder some how. Taking a chance, Hotaru transforms in to Sailor Saturn again. She calls with her voice to the planet Saturn, asking for help at this time. An APB is put out for characters matching the descriptions of Mercury, Saturn, Callisto and Krahazik as suspects for the destruction of the police station. Jupiter is wanted as a suspect as well as charges of Assault on Police Officers, Destruction of Police Property and Resisting Arrest. Hotaru is not afraid. She feels the power of Saturn flowing through her, knowing that the planet was with her. She closes her eyes, drinking in the safeness she felt. Her sign glowed on her forehead. Hotaru can hear the approach of a helicopter in the distance and getting closer. The chopper has a searchlight on. Hotaru doesn't do anything about the searchlight. She doesn't move at all. The chopper gets closer and begins searching the park with its search light. Off in the distance on one of the roads, a police car can be seen, it to with a searchlight out searching the park. Hotaru's sign grew slightly brighter as they approached. She considered destroying everything, as she can do that. However, in doing so she'd also lose her life. The chopper search light passes over the area where Hotaru is and then pauses. A moment later the search light from the police car is on the area and you can make out the sound of a car door opening as 2 officers get out and begin walking toward you. The second holding back a step with his right hand on his gun but he doesn't draw. Hotaru turned to face them. She put her glaive in front of her. The officers stop several paces from Hotaru. "Young lady we would like you to come with us."

"No." Hotaru pointed her glaive at them. "It is my duty to protect Earth, the moon, and Saturn. I will not leave."

At her sudden movement with her glaive, the back officer pulls his gun clear of its holster, but does not bring it up yet. The front officer's right hand goes to his gun as he thumbs the latch open. "I don't know what you are talking about. Just put the weapon down. We only want to take you to the police station, the one that wasn't destroyed, and ask you a few questions. Just calm down."

"I am calm. I am Sailor Saturn, sworn to protect." Hotaru's eyes narrowed. "Any questions can be asked here."

The front officer looks a bit nervous. "OK What do you know about the terrorist bombing of station #3.?"

She laughed cruelly. "It wasn't anyone you saw. Nor was it a bombing. An enemy did it. He has disappeared for the time being. Do not worry though. The Sailor Scouts will destroy him."

The two officers look at one another then back at Saturn. They think they have a nut case on their hands as the back officer keys up his mic and calls for a nut wagon. The first officer takes his hand off his weapon and in a soothing voice: "OK, ok, why don't you put down the stick."

Hotaru glares. "I AM NOT A NUT CASE!" She starts to spin her glaive in a circle around her, keeping them unable to touch her.

They take a step back both drawing their guns and bringing them to bear on Saturn. "OK lady just drop it. We don't want to hurt you."

Hotaru laughed again. "You can't hurt me. I can hurt you, costing me my life in the process though." Her symbol started to fade, her connection with Saturn losing it's power. "Haven't you ever heard of Sailor Moon?"

"Just take it easy." The first cop says.
"Can't say that we have lady." the second says flatly.
A few more police cars arrive with officers getting out as a van also arrives. Hotaru creates a wall around herself and she begins to fade out. The officer's jaws drop including the new arrivals as Saturn vanished before their eyes.
"Could the Sailor Moon person she spoke of be her boss?" One asks confused.
"I don't know but I do know she does know something about that blast." An inspector says walking onto the scene. The police begin they usual work of checking the area.

Callisto walked down some streets and noticed an antique shop. She punched the glass and opened the door. Walking in and hearing the crunch of the glass breaking even more because of her heals. Looking around she saw a medallion, she recognized it, it was hers. As she walks out of the store she is confronted by 3 police cars and 6 officers. "FREEZE!" one of them yells as they level their guns on her.

"Come now!" Callisto placed the medallion in her pocket and jumped up. While in the air she crossed her arms in front of her face and warped to a rooftop where no one was to be seen. She sat on the roof dangling her legs off the side of the rooftop. The officers look confused not sure what to make of Callisto's sudden disappearance. From the roof top Callisto can see 2 police choppers still searching the city and a 3rd hovering over the park with its searchlight on 1 location. Callisto laughed, yet not as much amused as usual. She traced the medallion with her finger. It was in the shape of a circle with a dragon engraved in it. There was ancient writings on there. She looked at it as though she was in a different world.

Hotaru reappeared on a bench by the pond, but now she didn't look like Sailor Saturn. She was sleeping peacefully.

End Act 2