Author's Note
I don't OWN Sailor Moon…. Yet the story concept is mine…. Please don't take it without my consent…. PLEASE……….
Just putting out a thank-you this week to everyone who reviews. I don't get the chance to respond to everyone's reviews. Anyhow, I'd like to thank Raining Silver especially, just for being the first to review my very first story. So thank you!
Hey you guys, last week I accidentally posted the wrong chapter, so you got two chapters last week instead of one. Well, this is chapter 20, a little mini-adventure through the Negaverse! Enjoy!
Serena or Catarina?
Chapter 20: Run Sailors Run!
"So, just remember girls, this is dangerous," Luna finished, as the group nodded.
"Let's go!" they cheered, and shortly after were gone through the hole in the sky. Trista and Darien stood there with Luna and Artemis.
"Don't worry Luna. They'll be fine."
"It's not them I'm worried about," Luna replied. "It's Catarina. In all my days as a guardian I do not remember seeing her, not even once, at the Royal Palace. So how did she come here, and when?"
"That's funny," Artemis said. "I do remember one day swearing that I saw double of Princess Serenity, but that was all."
"Like I said, only Serena knows," Trista replied…
"Where are we?" Venus asked.
"I'm triangulating our position now," Mercury replied, typing away.
"This place is dark and scary," Chibi Moon said, as Uranus placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Be brave. We'll be out of here soon."
"Not soon enough," Mars said. "I know you said this place was close to the Negaverse, but this is a little ridiculous."
"I think we have company," Jupiter scowled, looking out into the darkness to find that there were demons coming. "We better hide in the next few seconds if we want to avoid a fight."
"There's nowhere to hide around here," Venus said. "Get ready everyone."
"Surprise them?" Neptune asked Uranus, as the two prepared to fire.
"Wait," Mercury said. "They're stopping right there. They don't see us."
"They'll see us if we stay here," Mars said. "We need to move."
"If we move now I can't locate us in respect to where we need to be," Mercury said. "We're sitting ducks."
Sailor Chibi Moon looked to Sailor Mercury, who nodded gravely.
"We're ready to fight if we have to," Uranus said, as she and Neptune stood ready to fire.
"We really need better luck," Mars sighed.
"Got a charm for that?"
"I almost wish," Mars replied to Venus.
"I got it," Mercury said. "Let's move."
The group tiptoed away quickly, wanting to dodge any fight that they could. Unfortunately, this led them straight into a giant demon, which had been sleeping until they bumped into it. They all looked at it, and it looked at them. An awkward moment of silence befell them, as the staring contest continued.
"SAILOR SCOUTS!" the demon cried, running away scared, as the girls suddenly jumped to life.
"We better run faster!" Chibi Moon cried. The group agreed and dashed off faster, as they noticed a hoard of demons had started up behind them.
"You've got to be kidding me! One giant demon runs off but all those guys come running!" Mars shouted. "Uranus, can you take a shot at their line?"
"Sure thing," Sailor Uranus replied. She stopped, and turned to the demons.
"Uh-oh," the demons whispered.
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!"
A line of demons blew up in a beautiful fashion, as Sailor Uranus ran back to the group.
"I think I startled them," she said. "We need to get out of here. Are we close enough for a teleport Mercury?"
"We need to get closer before we can attempt," Sailor Mercury replied. "It will be a waste of strength otherwise."
"Great," Uranus sighed.
"At least it can't get any worse," Venus said hopefully, as a giant foot stepped in front of them, and the group came to a crashing halt. Looking up, they realized there was a GIANT demon right in front of them. "Not a word you guys."
"Sailor Scouts? Oh, me want to play with the Sailor Scouts!" the demon boomed.
"RUN!" Jupiter cried, as the group dashed off in four different directions. The giant began to chase Chibi Moon and Mercury, who had run off together.
"Mercury! It's chasing us!" Chibi Moon squealed.
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!"
The attack made the demon stop for a moment. The two didn't stop, knowing that stopping would mean they would become a demon's plaything…
"It stopped chasing us," Venus noted, as she and Jupiter stopped. They looked around.
"We better find the others," Jupiter said.
"Great, we're separated in the Negaverse. As least it can't get any worse," Venus thought. She nodded to Jupiter, as they were surrounded by demons.
"You've got to be kidding," Venus shouted.
"You thought it, didn't you?"
"Not a word…"
"We shouldn't have split up like that. The demon went after Mercury and Sailor Chibi Moon," Uranus said, as she and Neptune started to head back, as they heard a noise and stood ready.
"Come out. We know you're there," Neptune shouted, as a little blob came out.
"He'll be an easy shot."
Suddenly, the blob roared louder than a lion as it grew nearly ten times in size.
"I had to insult it, didn't I?" Uranus sighed.
"Let's not worry about that. We have to defeat it and get to the others quickly," Neptune reminded her…
"I would end up by myself," Sailor Mars said grumpily. She looked around, and noticed that the area was foggy. Listening, she could barely make out the noise of voices, as she lowered herself and crawled forward. Better that she stay low in case someone looked her way. As she drew closer to the voices, she could distinguish the phrases.
"Brilliant. He's sent his own princess to her grave with his plan."
"In the afternoon Master Rowan, they will be face to face with the Sandstonian Royalty; the ones She has been toying with from the start."
"Yes. I know."
"And they will kill both girls, getting them out of our hair forever!"
"I know my minion! I have no need to hear this again!"
"Sorry Master Rowan."
"Now do tell me what the screaming was about."
"There were apparently Sailor Scouts that came through Her void that She created for us."
"AND YOU'RE JUST NOW TELLING ME?"
"Forgive me Master Rowan!"
"You haven't reported this to Terrance, have you?"
"No Master."
There was a moment of silence.
"Don't tell him. Alert Her and the others, and warn them to be silent. If anyone lets that son of mine know, then I will kill them myself. Is that understood?"
"Yes Master Rowan."
"Be gone!"
There was a crack as Sailor Mars was positive the demon had vanished.
"Young Sailor Scout, if you value your life I suggest you run now. I'll give you a sporting chance. It's bad enough that you know. However, if you somehow make it out of our lands alive, I assure you that we will meet again, and I will kill you."
Sailor Mars didn't give it another thought. She ran in the opposite direction.
"How did he know?" she thought, running back to the starting point to see that no one else had returned yet, and followed the giant demon's footprints, in hopes of finding the others…
"We don't have time to play with you," Sailor Uranus said.
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!"
The attack, however, did not faze the blob in the least.
"Let me try," Sailor Neptune said, smiling some.
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!"
This attack merely pushed the demon blob twenty feet away.
"We need to run away," Sailor Uranus said. "Our powers aren't strong enough."
"I agree. Let's head back the way we came," Sailor Neptune said, as the two ran off, and left the blob to chase them, roaring all the while…
Jupiter and Venus heard the roar, and looked up to see Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus running by, and a blob stopping at the enclosing circle, and starting to eat the demons!
"Gross, but helpful," Venus noted.
"Ken and the chickens," Jupiter sighed. Venus laughed.
"That adventure seems to have a lot to do with this one. Total irony!"
"I wish Mercury were here," Jupiter groaned. "You're really taking that lesson to heart."
"Yup! Let's get out of here and catch up with Uranus and Neptune. Something tells me those guys will be busy."
"Right…"
Sailor Mercury and Sailor Chibi Moon were running still, but this time, were being productive about it.
"Eventually the girls will come back this way," Mercury explained with each pant. "If we keep running towards our destination, they'll catch up and we'll be there even faster."
"What about this demon?" Chibi Moon asked. "Will it follow us the whole way?"
"Probably," Mercury sighed. "Hopefully it will stop at the barrier, or we'll have to fight it off."
"MERCURY!" a voice called. Sailor Mars!
"MARS! THIS WAY!" Sailor Mercury replied back.
"NO KIDDING!"
The two avoided giggling, as they kept running now, slowly wearing down.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!"
"NO!" Chibi Moon and Mercury shouted. The giant demon, however, upon the sight of fire, gave an earsplitting cry.
"MMMOOOOMMMMMMYYYY! FFFIIIREEE!" it screamed, running away.
"I'd hate to find the mother," Sailor Mars panted. "Are you two okay?"
"Exhausted, but fine. Where are the others?"
"Here we are!" Sailor Venus replied. "Nice save Uranus."
"I don't think you should be thanking us," Sailor Neptune laughed. The other two groaned.
"I don't think I want to know," Sailor Chibi Moon sighed. "How far are we now Mercury?"
"We're close enough for a teleport now," Sailor Mercury sighed. "Although we've killed the entire morning getting this far."
"Wait, you guys, Rowan!" Sailor Mars exclaimed, as she explained what she had heard…
Author's Note
Next time…
"And I thought Queen Imperia was going senile!"
You've got to be kidding me... later!