Another chapter! Things are getting darker too...
Elphie Muse: This story is kind of depressing...
I know. But no one worry. Everything will work out in the end.
Elphie Muse: You're an optimist.
Yup. And I don't own the recognizable stuff...
For those of you who've been reading/read the Vampire Chronicles and have been awaiting an update, I hate to say it but I haven't been too inspired to continue with the next part of the series. I won't give up on it, but just be patient is all I ask.
Enough of my yammering. Enjoy the chapter.
"We can't keep stopping and helping all these planets," Haruka said a few days later. "We're wasting valuable time."
"They need help Haruka," Sam said, shifting her gaze from the window to the other blonde. "That's what we do. It's what makes us the good guys."
"We found the planet!" Taiki exclaimed.
Sam leapt to her feet and ran to the bridge. She tapped a few buttons and her eyes narrowed. "Strange…the computer isn't picking up any life signs…"
"Now what?" Hotaru asked.
"We go down to investigate," Seiya said.
"I'll teleport you guys down," Sam said. "If this Dagnir did get out, he could find the ship and get off the planet."
"Good idea," Yaten agreed.
"I can stay," Jack offered. "They might need your help."
Sam arched a brow at him. "You think you can run this ship?"
"Good point," Jack conceded. "So shall we?" he asked the others. They nodded. "Light Armor! Tao Chi!"
"Uranus Crystal Power! Make UP!"
"Neptune Crystal Power! Make UP!"
"Saturn Crystal Power! Make UP!"
"Pluto Crystal Power! Make UP!"
"Fighter Star Power!"
"Healer Star Power!"
"Maker Star Power!"
"Make UP!"
Sam tapped a few buttons and the eight were teleported down to the planet. She sighed and leaned back in the chair. "Be careful guys," she said.
"It is you who should be careful," a voice said.
Sam bolted her feet, eyes narrowed. "Who's there?" she demanded.
A familiar figure stepped into view, a cruel smile on his face. "Forget me so soon my dear niece?" Ja'aku snarled.
"You can't be here! I killed you!" Sam said, panic in her voice.
Ja'aku smiled. "Technically…you are right," he said. "You sealed me away. But know that one day I will break free."
"Not while I'm around," Sam growled.
Ja'aku laughed. "My dear, who said you'd have any say in the matter?"
Sam's eyes narrowed. "What do you mean?"
Ja'aku chuckled. "You shall see soon enough my child. You cannot escape who you truly are." The image of Ja'aku faded away.
Sam frowned, shaken by the reappearance of her evil uncle. She felt something wet in her hand and looked down. Her fists had been clenched tightly enough to draw blood. She walked to a first aid kit and pulled out a gauze pad. She quickly wrapped her hand and let out a shaky breath. Before she could do more, there was a blinding flash of light. Sam collapsed to the ground, falling into darkness.
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"So there was nothing down there except a broken tomb," Jack said as he and the others walked onto the bridge. "Looks like we were too late."
"If we wouldn't have stopped to help so many people…" Haruka began.
"Sam!" Michiru exclaimed, rushing to the fallen blonde's side.
Haruka knelt down. "Can you hear us?"
Sam groaned and slowly opened her eyes as she sat up. "Guys…what are you doing back so soon?"
"We've been gone for two hours," Seiya said. "Dagnir was somehow able to break through his seal," he added.
Sam frowned. "Two hours? That…" she trailed off as she remembered what happened. Fear shimmered into her eyes.
"Feathermoon, what's wrong?" Jack asked.
Sam eased herself down into a chair. "I…I saw him…" she murmured.
"Dagnir?" Taiki asked.
Sam shook her head. She looked at Jack and the Outer Senshi. "He was on the bridge," she said.
"Imp…impossible!" Michiru exclaimed.
"You're sure?" Setsuna asked.
"He who?" Yaten demanded.
"Someone that could probably make Dagnir look like a saint," Jack said, his arm wrapped around Sam.
"That bad?" Taiki asked.
"Worse," Sam said.
"Did he say anything?" Hotaru asked.
Sam shook her head. "Not that I can remember. I know I sealed him away, but I fear the seal might be weakening."
"What can we do?" Seiya asked.
"You guys worry about Dagnir," Sam said.
"But…" Haruka began.
"No buts!" Sam yelled. Everyone stared at her in shock. Her cheeks colored faintly. "I'm sorry, but he's too strong for you guys."
"He was too strong for you too at first," Jack reminded her.
"I said no!" Sam snapped, slamming her fist through a console. She stormed off the bridge, the console still sparking.
Haruka stared after Sam, her face serious. "Something's wrong."
"She's never acted like this before," Michiru agreed.
Jack frowned. "She has once," he said softly. They stared at him in puzzlement. He looked at them and explained what had happened with Sam and Jolinar.
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"You cannot escape who you truly are…" a cold voice said.
Sam spun around and backed away from Ja'aku. "Leave me alone!"
"You can never escape us Samantha," a cold female voice said. Sam watched as Misuteru shimmered into view. "We are your past…"
"Present…" Anubis said as he came into view.
"And future…" Ja'aku finished. Ja'aku reached out, his hand slowly turning to black mist. Sam tried to move but couldn't. She watched in horror as the mist crept closer and closer…
"NO!" Sam screamed, bolting upright in her bed. She looked around and saw that she was in her bed aboard the Ancient ship. She buried her head in her hands. "What's happening to me?" she whispered.
"You all right?" Jack asked from the doorway.
"I don't know," she admitted, looking up at him. "There's a darkness inside of me…I…I can feel it…" she whispered.
Jack sat down next to her. "Sam, you are one of the brightest people I know. No darkness could ever take you."
Sam rose to her feet and walked to the window. "You don't get it Jack. I feel every spirit. Not just the good ones. All of them."
"You mean you can feel Ja'aku's spirit?" he asked.
She nodded. "His, Beryll's, Pharaoh 90, Anubis, Hathor…all of them."
"Sam…" Jack began, standing next to her.
She turned him and looked him in the eyes. "Promise me something Jack."
"Sure," he agreed.
"If…if I…if I change…will you stop me?" she whispered.
"Sam…" he started.
"Please Jack!" she begged. "I need you to promise this. Please…"
Jack slowly and reluctantly nodded. "All right. But only as a last resort."
Sam smiled and rested her head on his chest. "Thank you," she whispered.
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"How is she?" Yaten asked three days later.
"Better," Jack said. "I think just seeing the face of an enemy she thought she sealed away unnerved her."
"Was this guy really that bad?" Seiya asked.
"He almost destroyed Earth," Hotaru said.
"In the end not even Sailor Moon's power was enough to stop him," Haruka said.
"Sailor Spirit Phoenix…she's a legend out here," Taiki said.
"She is?" Michiru asked.
Seiya nodded. "She protected this galaxy centuries ago before our princess was born," he said.
"And she's back again to do that same job," Sam said. Everyone turned to her. "I'm sorry for my behavior a few days ago. I've no excuse for it."
"Just be careful with who you get angry at," Haruka said. "We don't really want to end up like that Ori ship we heard you blew up."
Sam smiled. "Deal. Now," she said, changing the subject, "we need to figure out where Dagnir is."
"Atlantis," Taiki said.
"Why there?" Hotaru asked.
"The Stargate to Earth," Setsuna said.
"Has to be it," Sam agreed.
"So shall we?" Jack asked. At their nods, he tapped a few buttons and the ship changed course, heading for Atlantis.
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A cold voice slowly began to laugh as he watched the Ancient battleship change direction. "That's right Phoenix. Come to me…"
Another evil cliffie! I think you guys are ready to maim me...or have been...I should join the witness protection program or something...for my safety...
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