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I present to you another chapter! I hope everyone likes it. You can tell me how much you like it by reviewing.

Now this time I am not forgetting to say anything. There is a scene in here from Transylvania no Mori (Blatantly I'll admit) and I'll let you know where. I have no idea as to what was said in the original so I used my own words.

Enough yammering though. Dozo! (Enjoy, here, that kind of thing)

In my sad twisted world they belong to me but alas, this is not my sad twisted world...sigh...

Previously...

Ketsuki glared at the laughing Senshi from the shadows. They will all pay with their lives for killing my father, she vowed. Her eyes rested on Haruka and she smiled. She would make an excellent ally… Ketsuki turned and vanished from sight.

"We need to find where these vampires are hiding," Haruka said a few weeks later. "It's been quiet, so they have to be planning something."

"The hangouts that you showed us Rai have all been abandoned," Ami said.

"They gave up!" Usagi exclaimed in relief.

Rai sighed. "I highly doubt that," he said. "I know how they are. They'll soon be back and in stronger force. We should strike first."

"So where do we start looking for their lair?" Rei asked.

"Anywhere underground or in dark places," Rai said. "And we should check them out in the daylight."

"We'll work from the inside out. You guys work your way towards the center of the city," Usagi said.

Rai nodded in approval as did the others. "Seiya, you go with Usagi," Haruka said. "Rai should be able to handle twice as many as you…I think."

Rai snorted. "So funny I forgot to laugh. Ikuso minna." (Let's go everyone)

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Kaze stood outside the cave entrance, his sword in hand. "They're in there," he said softly.

"You sure?" Uranus asked.

He nodded. "I can sense them. Let the others know but tell them to keep doing what they're doing. There may be more than one lair."

Saturn quickly did so. "So…we go in?"

Pluto nodded. "We go in.

"Saturn, stay close to Pluto," Uranus said.

"Be careful in there," Kaze warned. "The vampires will be able to see better than you," he said. The five slowly went in and were immediately confronted with several separate tunnels. Uranus and Neptune went down one tunnel while Saturn and Pluto went down another. Kaze went down the final tunnel, his muscles tense.

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(A/N: Here's the scene from Transylvania no Mori)

Uranus cautiously crept through the darkness, more angry at losing sight of Neptune than of being lost. She carefully wandered through the tunnels, Space Sword gripped tightly in her hand. Sudden rustling caused her to stop in a cavern.

"Who's there?" she demanded, not wanting to injure one of her friends.

"Your worst nightmare," the figure growled.

"My worst nightmare? You sound more like a scared little vampire," Uranus smirked at the vampire. "I'm so scared."

"I am the vampire that will kill you. And there's nothing you can do to stop me."

"Omoshiroi," Uranus laughed. (That's interesting/amusing)

"Your friend Neptune tasted very sweet," the vampire said.

"You'll pay for what you did to her," Uranus growled. She charged in but the vampire faded away. "Kuso…" Uranus muttered (Damn). The vampire laughed and was joined by three others, their black cloaks billowing around them making it hard for Uranus to hit one with her sword.

"What are you hitting Senshi?" one vampire asked.

Uranus cursed silently in frustration as the vampires dodged her attacks. "You asked for it. Space Sword Blaster!" The intended vampire dodged the attack and faded into the shadows.

"Whatever you do is pointless!" a vampire laughed.

"Kisama…" Uranus growled (Deragatory "You"). She charged the vampire and was shoved away. She turned and slashed at a passing vampire. She missed and one struck her across the face. Uranus stumbled away and crouched down, caught off guard from the attack.

She suddenly felt her hair being pulled and she was practically lifted backwards. Her head was tilted slightly to the side. She closed her eyes as she felt sharp fangs sink into her exposed neck. She slowly grew weak and fell to her knees as she was released. Her hand went to her neck and she held her wound.

"Uranus!" several voices cried as she braced herself with left hand, which still held her Space Sword.

"Matte!" the vampire who had bitten Uranus ordered (Wait). "It's now only a matter of time before she becomes a vampire as well. And there's nothing you can do to stop the transformation." The vampire lowered the hood, revealing Ketsuki. She and the other vampires spun away and vanished into the depths of the cave.

The three Outer Senshi knelt next to their friend. Neptune smoothed out Uranus' hair as she finally released her neck. Her eyes closed in pain and she fell forward as darkness came to claim her.

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"What happened?" Usagi demanded as Rai carefully placed Uranus on the couch in his apartment.

"She was bitten," he replied.

"What can we do?" Minako demanded.

"Why not do what you did before when Michiru was bitten?" Usagi asked.

"Because Ketsuki would have found a way around that now," he replied. "And the temple I took them to was destroyed. It only worked there."

"So what do we do?" Usagi demanded.

"Get some rest. I'll keep an eye on her for the time being. I promise, I won't give her to the vampires without one hell of a fight," he said. He guided them out, noticing that Usagi remained behind. He ignored it and continued on ushering the others out.

"Haruka…we'll find a way to bring you back," Usagi said softly.

"Koneko-chan…" a weak voice said (Little Kitten). Usagi turned and saw Uranus sitting up on the couch, sweat beading on the Wind Senshi's forehead. "If…if anything happens to me…take care of Michiru before she knows it." (This line is also from Transylvania no Mori...I'm such a thief...)

"Nani?" Usagi asked. The Senshi of the Wind suddenly turned and ran to the window. She crashed through it, falling to the ground below. "Haruka!" Usagi shouted. The others came rushing back in.

"What happened?" Rai demanded.

"She's gone! Haruka's gone!" Usagi cried.

"Where would she go?" Makoto asked.

Rai closed his eyes and bowed his head. Ketsuki… he thought to himself. With a roar of rage and frustration he slammed his fist clear through the wall that led to the outside. He pulled his hand back, absently noticing that it was already beginning to swell. He held his injured hand with his left, forgetting that the others were still there.

A warm hand rested on top of his own. He looked up into Makoto's kind brown eyes. The others quietly excused themselves. "Daijoubu?" Makoto asked softly. He silently nodded. Makoto sat him down on the couch and went into his bathroom. She pulled out the first aid kit then went to the kitchen. She pulled out some ice and walked back to him, grabbing a towel for the ice on the way.

Rai watched as she expertly cleaned the scrapes on his fist and wrap his hand. She then pressed the ice on his hand. "You seem pretty passionate about Haruka," Makoto said, breaking the silence.

"She's been a sister to me. Even with me being what I am. It's my fault too," he said, staring at the floor.

"What's your fault?"

"That Uranus got bit. I knew there were vampires in there. I should have stopped her and the others from going in…I should have…" he stopped, a lump in his throat. "Now I'm about to lose the closest thing I have to a family."

Makoto touched his shoulder and he turned to her. "You have me," she said softly, her eyes warm.

"You don't want me," he said. "I could hurt you at anytime." He looked away. "And that would tear me apart," he whispered in a soft voice.

"Isn't it my choice to be with you?" she asked. "I don't care what you are. I know who you are and that's all I care about. Please…let me in."

"Could…could I be alone…for a few hours?" he asked.

Makoto hid the hurt in her eyes. "Yeah. You know how to contact us." She turned and left.

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Uranus glared at the seated figure of Ketsuki. She lifted her Space Sword and smiled faintly. Silently she leapt down and slashed at the vampire leader. Ketsuki was suddenly gone. Uranus stared in shock when she was grabbed from behind.

"Impressive. I expected nothing less from you Sailor Uranus," Ketsuki said.

"Burn in hell!" Uranus growled.

"Still resisting the change? Very impressive. But we can find a way around that." The vampire's right arm wrapped around the Senshi's neck and tilted her head back. Uranus grunted in pain as Ketsuki slid her fangs into Uranus' neck again. After several moments, Ketsuki let the Senshi fall to the ground.

The leader paced for several minutes. "Now my child, rise. Rise and swear loyalty to me," she said.

Uranus slowly pushed herself to a standing position and picked up her Space Sword. She turned to the vampire queen and dropped to one. "I am yours to command mistress. I shall obey faithfully."

Ketsuki smiled in victory. "Very good Uranus. Your first task it to kill the Sailor Senshi and bring me their heads. Start with whomever you wish. Just kill them."

"With pleasure my Queen," Uranus said. She rose to her feet and headed out of the basement of the mansion she had tracked the vampires to.

Another fun filled chapter, ne? I hope you all liked it. You can let me know if you did by pressing that button at the bottom of the screen that says 'Review'.

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