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Last time on Harry Potter...wait...wrong story series...
Last time on Eternal Senshi I: Rise of the Vampires...
"If you don't surrender and swear fealty to me, I will kill your friends, starting with Sailor Moon!" she snarled.
Kaze turned and saw that the vampires holding the other Senshi had wrapped their arms around their necks. "Kuso…" he growled.
"Any thoughts?" Uranus asked softly.
"Nothing comes to mind," he replied. "Except doing as she says."
"But we can't do that," Uranus returned.
Kaze looked over at the captured Senshi. An idea formulated in his head. "Think you can concentrate and use your Space Sword's power to decapitate half a dozen vampires?" he whispered.
"I'll manage," she confirmed.
"What is your answer?" Ketsuki demanded.
"We'll go with the third option," Uranus said.
"There is no third option," Ketsuki returned.
"Yeah there is. This," Kaze said.
"Space/Sky Sword Blaster!" the two yelled as they whirled around. The two attacks raced out in a line and decapitated the vampires that held their companions. The Senshi were immediately on their feet.
"Kisama…" Ketsuki snarled. "Kill them! Bring me the Silver Crystal so that I may open the gates!"
"World Shaking!" Uranus shouted.
"Deep Submerge!"
The Senshi began attacking with renewed fervor, determined to prevent Ketsuki from succeeding. The fighting was fierce. Kaze flipped out of the way of a punch and found himself back to back with Jupiter.
"Fancy meeting you here," he grinned, decapitating a vampire.
"Tell me about it," she grinned. "Sparkling Wide Pressure!"
An idea formed in Kaze's head. "Care to try that attack with a sword?"
Jupiter took his Sky Sword. "Here goes nothing," she murmured. "Sparkling Wide Pressure!" she yelled, slashing the sword down. A massive bolt of lightening came down from the sky and vaporized five vampires at once. "Cool…" she said softly.
"Down!" Kaze ordered, tackling her to the ground as a dagger whizzed by.
"There's still too many of them!" Venus shouted over the din.
Kaze grabbed his sword and leap over several vampires. "Uranus! Give me your Space Sword!" he called.
Uranus ducked under an attack and tossed it to him. He grabbed it and started laughing coldly. The fighting stopped and the Senshi stared at him in shock. "What the hell are you doing?" Uranus demanded as Kaze walked over to Ketsuki.
"Did you really think that I would let him go if I didn't have him on a leash?" Ketsuki laughed.
"He…he was working for you since you released him?" Uranus asked.
Ketsuki smiled. "Bingo."
"We trusted you!" Moon told him.
He stared at them with dull green eyes. "I live only to serve my Mistress," he said in a monotone voice.
"Now my pet…kill them all…slowly…" Ketsuki ordered.
"Yes my Queen," he said with a bow. "Die!" he roared and charged them.
Uranus' eyes hardened. "World Shaking!" The attack sent Kaze flying backwards into a building. The Wind Senshi straightened and glared at Ketsuki. "You'll pay for everything you've done to this Earth," she vowed.
"You can't stop me. With a Guardian on my side, I am invincible!" Ketsuki laughed, her fangs glinting in the faint light.
Uranus clenched her fists and bowed her head. "We failed…" she said softly.
A hand rested on her shoulder. "Not yet Uranus," Neptune said to her. "As long as we're alive, there's a chance." Two memories surfaced in Uranus' mind…
"This is crazy…I have to be dreaming," she muttered.
"This is no dream Haruka. You are meant to be here."
"For what?" she demanded.
"To learn about the new power you will soon receive."
She shook her head. "I'm not getting any power," she said. "I gave up being a Senshi." She looked down. "They don't need me," she added softly.
"Yes they do," he said. "You may have left but the enemy didn't."
Flash…
"I failed them. I wasn't strong enough to protect the Princess," Haruka said. She looked at him, her eyes hard. "I'm not worthy of being a Senshi."
"So train to become stronger," he challenged. "I can teach you how to fight like the leader you're meant to be."
She looked at him. "Leader?" she repeated.
"Of all the Senshi, the four Inner and four Outer, you are the strongest of them all," he said.
"Saturn has more power than I do. And Sailor Moon's power is greater than Saturn's," Haruka said.
"Sailor Moon is the Princess and future queen. It stands to reason why she would have such power. But she will not be a Senshi forever. You and the others will be. As for Saturn, she does have great power, but you help her keep it in check," Rai said. "You are one of the greatest Senshi in the galaxy. You've only forgotten that."
She arched a brow at him. "Me? A great Senshi known throughout the galaxy? You've got to be kidding me," she said dismissively.
"I'm not Uranus," he said. "But if you refuse to help your fellow Senshi, then I can't force you." He turned and left...
Uranus slowly lifted her head, her green eyes full of fight. "You'll pay for what you've done to my brother," she growled. I can't give up…everyone's counting on me…I won't lose… "I WON'T LOSE!" she bellowed aloud. She closed her eyes and felt a wall break down within her and power flooded her body.
Her eyes slowly opened as gold light surrounded her frame. "The time has finally come," she said in a soft voice.
"Nani?" Ketsuki whispered, fear in her voice at Uranus' calmness.
"Uranus Eternal! Make UP!" The gold light intensified and blinded everyone, destroying Ketsuki's remaining vampires. As it faded, Uranus stood there, the jewel on her front bow decorated with white wings. Her tiara now had a gold image of the symbol of Uranus instead of the blue gem that had been there before. The star on her choker had also been replaced by a gold symbol of Uranus. The blue skirt around her waist was now over a gold skirt and gold lined the band where the white top met the skirt. (A/N: Her Senshi fuku (outfit) is based off the one in the musicals sans the symbols...I added those. It does look really cool!)
Pluto's eyes nearly bugged out of her head. "The…the legends were true…" she whispered in a stunned voice.
Eternal Sailor Uranus held out her hand and her Space Sword leapt out of Kaze's grasped and returned to its owner. She leveled it at Ketsuki. "Surrender or die vampire," she ordered.
"Never! Kaze! Kill them all!" Ketsuki shrieked.
Kaze lifted his head. "As you wish…" he said. He began walking towards the Senshi, Sky Sword in hand.
Uranus pointed her sword at him. "Don't make me hurt you Kaze. But I will protect the Princess if you leave me no choice."
"You will die where you stand," he said.
"Kaze…" Jupiter began.
"Silver Moon! Crystal Power Kiss!" Moon yelled. The attack hit Kaze head on and he fell to his knees.
"That pathetic attack won't work on him!" Ketsuki boasted. "Rise and kill my faithful servant!"
Kaze rose to his feet and lifted his sword. "Sky Sword Blaster!" he yelled and whirled around, firing the attack at Ketsuki. She barely dodged it in time.
"What the hell?" Ketsuki demanded. "How can you be back to normal? My spell…" she trailed off.
"Couldn't defeat the power of Sailor Moon's Tier," he finished. "Now you will pay for everything that you've done."
"The gates of hell will open and swallow this world!" Ketsuki shouted. A smile formed on her face. "And with the power I was given for ridding you of your vampire half…" she chuckled. Her hands shot out and black lightening engulfed everyone save for Uranus, who had dove to the side.
Uranus looked at her friends. The attack had taken much out of them. Not even Saturn's Silent Wall had stopped the lightening. "Uranus…" Kaze grunted. He threw his sword to her.
She caught it and turned to face Ketsuki. "I will be your opponent Ketsuki," she told the vampire. She expertly spun the swords and slid her feet into a fighting stance. "Let's go," she challenged.
A black sword appeared in Ketsuki's hand. "Let's go," she agreed.
"Double Space Sword Blaster!"
Ketsuki dove out of the way and rolled to her feet. "Die Sailor Senshi!"
The two charged each other, the swords clanging together with each strike. Their battle intensified, the swords becoming blurs. Uranus flipped onto her back to avoid an attack then jumped back up onto her feet. She continued forward into a roll and slashed at Ketsuki's ankles.
The vampire leapt high into the sky and landed on the roof of a car. She yelled in rage and rushed forward. She swung her sword down as hard as she could and knocked the two swords from Uranus.
The Wind Senshi leapt clear and turned just in time to see Ketsuki grab Sailor Moon. The vampire tilted Moon's neck and bared her fangs. "No!" the Senshi yelled.
"Space Turbulence!" Uranus yelled. The attack was similar to her World Shaking, but it was far more powerful. It struck Ketsuki and sent her flying into a nearby wall with a sickening thud.
"My henshin brooch!" Usagi exclaimed, gripping where it had been on her shirt.
Kaze's head shot up and saw the brooch in Ketsuki's hand. "Shimatta!" he snarled. He grabbed the swords as he lurched to his feet. He dashed towards the vampire queen and leapt into the air. He brought both swords crashing down and he spread his legs so as not to hit them. He missed and whirled around as he landed, slashing at the vampire with the blades.
One struck her and Usagi's henshin brooch went flying in the air. Jupiter leapt forward and grabbed it before it could hit the gate. "Usagi!" she yelled and threw it at her friend. The blonde caught it and immediately transformed again.
Kaze ducked an attack from Ketsuki and tossed Uranus her Space Sword. She grabbed it and the two Uranusian warriors walked towards Ketsuki. "Last chance to surrender," Uranus told her.
"Never," Ketsuki snarled. She charged forward and attacked the two. Uranus and Kaze leapt away, putting the vampire between them. They charged in and fought simultaneously. The black sword was soon knocked from Ketsuki's hand and Kaze plunged his sword into her heart.
Ketsuki screamed in pain. The two backed away as the vampire fell to her knees. She looked at the Senshi and Kaze. "Well…fought…" she said. She pulled the Sky Sword free and tossed it away. She cried out in pain as she burst into flame. A wind sprang up and blew her ash away as it disappeared.
Kaze picked up his sword. "It's over!" Venus exclaimed happily.
A rumbling sounded and they turned to the gate. "You just had to say it, didn't you?" Healer muttered.
"We need to send the gate back down before it opens," Pluto said.
"How do we do that?" Healer asked.
"Combine our powers," Kaze said. "It's our best chance."
"Yoshi! Let's do it!" Moon said. (All right!)
"Mercury Crystal Power!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Venus Crystal Power!"
"Neptune Crystal Power!"
"Pluto Crystal Power!"
"Saturn Crystal Power!"
"Us too! Fighter Star Power!"
"Healer Star Power!"
"Maker Star Power!"
"Moon Eternal!" Moon yelled, thrusting her Tier forward.
It's not enough, Kaze realized. "Uranus Guardian Power!" he yelled, adding his own power to Moon's.
"My turn," Uranus said. "Uranus Eternal!"
The ground began to shake and the gate slowly sank back down into the earth. When it was done, Moon let her arms fall as she dropped wearily to her knees. "Did that do it?" she asked.
"Hai," Pluto said. (Yes)
Uranus smiled. "Finally…" Her eyes fell close and she passed out, her transformation undoing itself.
"Haruka!" Neptune cried. She knelt next to the blonde's side. "Haruka?"
Kaze ungracefully sat down on the ground as the sky cleared and the sun shone down on them. "She'll be fine," he said, changing back into Sky. "She's just not use to the new power she has."
Haruka groaned and opened her eyes. "What happened?" she asked. "I feel like I ran around the world after getting in a crash…"
The others turned back into their civilian forms. "You're not use to the power surge from being Eternal Sailor Uranus," Setsuna said.
"You'll get use to the power in time," Sky added.
"But…how did she get this power?" Michiru asked.
"I thought only Sailor Moon had an Eternal form," Ami added.
Sky shook his head. "You all do, except they aren't quite as powerful as Sailor Moon's," he said. "Give it time and you'll learn how to access that power." He yawned and stretched right as his stomach growled.
"I think everyone might be hungry," Makoto said with a smile.
"Lunch is on me," Sky said.
"All right!" Usagi exclaimed happily. The others laughed as she started listing everything she wanted to eat.
"In retrospect, maybe it wasn't such a good idea for you to offer that," Haruka laughed at Sky's incredulous look.
Just the epilogue is left, then it's all over for this part of the series!
Until the next part goes up, please be kind and review. We're still accepting reviews for the author's support fund. Let's look at the tote board and see...:Turns:...okay...who took the tote board?
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How can we know how many reviews we've received if we don't have the tote board:Goes on a rant:
Elphie Muse: Just review...then you'll get the epilogue and be that much closer to the sequel...
Which is done...well...part two is. I'm still working on part three.
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