Sailor Moon Dark Stars

Chapter 11

As soon as the now de-transformed Anna sadly came through the apartment door, Marco and Dief eagerly jumped up and rushed to her, wagging their tails to show their nervousness.

"Anna! What's happening?" asked Marco, worry in his eyes. "I felt an enormous amount of energy not too long ago, and I felt the Princess in danger before..." The golden dog stopped dead in the middle of his sentence and stared at Anna. The amount of sadness and pain he felt from the one-time Lady was so strong, he could only shudder at the feeling of it. Tears once again pooled in the girl's green eyes.

"Anna, are you all right? Where's Tanya?" whispered Marco, confusion on his furred face.

Anna stared back at Marco and Dief for a moment, a tear sliding down her cheek, before answering weakly. "I...I don't know what really happened. We were fighting King Meerages and Pitkin, and...we defeated Pitkin when Meerages disappeared, then all of a sudden, this hand came out of a...hole behind Tanya, and she was dragged into it. I.." Unable to go on anymore, Anna broke down, falling to her knees on the living room floor and sobbing loudly. How could she have lost Tanya like that? Why wasn't she stronger? Now, because of her, Tanya is in the clutches of an evil man that will destroy everything they knew and loved, and that tore at her heart like nothing else as she continued to cry.

"I KNEW it! It could only be the work of King Meerages!" said Dief said with disgust. "He's relentless, and he will not stop until he's destroyed everything, just like he did the last time when he sided with Queen Beryl and Metallia!"

He sadly walked across wide spaced living room floor, and laid a gentle black paw on Anna's knee. "Please, you have to tell us exactly what happened." The black furred dog gently looked into her eyes

Anna shook her head, wiping away tears and finally collecting her thoughts. "There's no time to explain. How are we going to find Tanya?" She looked at Marco and Dief hopefully.

"Try the mini-computer, and see if you can focus on the energy waves left in the park from Meerages and Pitkin." said Marco, moving closer to Anna.

"Right!" Anna took out the mini comp with the sign of Polaris and Sirius intertwined on it from her coat pocket. She began to type heavily on it. Within moments, symbols and equations flashed across the screen. Then, a series of beeps started sounding, indicating it had locked onto something.

"Did you find something?" asked Dief, looking on in anticipation with the others.

"Yeah, it seems the energy left actually originated from somewhere else, someplace very big, and...high above us?" Anna said, checking again in puzzlement. Sweat formed on her dark forehead as she typed. The results were the same.

The intelligent dark-skinned girl looked up with worry. "From what the computer is telling me, it seems as though there's a large ship in high orbit over the Earth. The readings indicate that its in stealth mode. That's why its undetectable to everything else. Its also surrounded by a...space bubble that's from another dimension."

The tall girl sadly hung her head as she put the mini-computer back in her coat pocket. "And what's worse, Tanya's energy signature is there too," Tears once again formed in her eyes. "Tanya's up there, all alone, with someone who wants to destroy her." She looked up at Marco, the tears now flowing freely again. "What are we going to do?"

"The only thing we must do. There has to be a way to find AND rescue her," said the golden haired dog. "If that King Meerages took the time to kidnap her, then he must have taken the time to keep her alive. We have to think of a way to come up with a plan before he realizes the power of the Star Stones and destroy everything we worked so hard to protect!" Marco stood on his four legs with determination. Anna and Dief looked at Marco and nodded, their thoughts on nothing but getting Tanya back home safely.

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Vortex Ship:

Tanya's eyes slowly fluttered open, and she found herself lying in a small grassy field, surround by strangely colored flowers. The sky was a violet color, and two suns blazed down golden rays as beautiful birds of all shapes, colors, and sizes flew overhead. Tanya got up slowly and she looked down at her body. To her surprise, she was wearing the familiar white Princess gown. "Where...am I"? she asked herself as she looked around. "This all seems so...familiar."

"But of course it should! It's your home, Little One!" said a deep, baritone voice. Tanya quickly looked behind her and saw the image of a tall, dark skinned man wearing a long, dark navy blue robe, a golden crown with jewels on it, and a sword at his side. The royal emblem of Sirius shined on his chest.

"F...Father?" asked Tanya, her eyes growing wide with recognition. When the man nodded, Tanya let out a small sob and ran toward the tall figure, tears running down her cheeks. But as she was about to reach him, the King's eyes took on a red color. The hair turned white blonde and grew out, and he grew taller. Black nails grew on his fingers, and the skin turned a pale white. Tanya stopped dead in her tracks and watched in horror as the figure turned into King Meerages. He started to laugh a maniacal, evil laughter. He stretched forth his hands, and dark purple energy raced out towards her.

"NOO!" screamed Tanya as she jolted up awake from the awful nightmare. She panted hard as sweat poured down her face. Tanya composed herself a moment later and looked around to try and figure out where she was. She saw that she was in a very large bedchamber on a large bed with no head to it, and it was surrounded by a lavishly designed beg curtain. The curtain was see through and clearly meant to be part of a seductive setting. It was too dark to see much of anything else, except for a large door and a port window.

"What's going on? Where am I?" she wondered, fear gripping her heart. She looked down on herself and saw that she only had on a white flowing nightgown that was practically see-through. She blushed harshly at her semi-nudity, then gasped as she felt for her necklace. She sighed in relief when she realized she still wore it.

"I've got to get out of here!" Tanya said with determination. Shakily, she moved to the edge of the large bed, slipped off, and ran to the large door. Her heart pounding with hope, she almost reached it, when there was a sudden flash of dark, purple light in front of her, blocking her escape. The light morphed and changed into the very man Tanya was hoping never to see again.

"Leaving so soon? Tsk, tsk, you insult me!" said King Meerages, walking slowly up to her with a sly, evil grin. For a few moments, Tanya stared at the large, imposing man fearfully as memories of what happened a thousand years ago suddenly flashing in her mind. The shadow of the man enveloped her completely as he walked up.

"You..." Tanya whispered, hardly able to move with fear and anger. King Meerages gave a little evil laugh and stared at Tanya for a moment when he was done walking up to her.

"You have something that I need...and want, very badly," the King said darkly, breaking the silence. He pointed to the transformation necklace around Tanya's neck when he saw her confused look. "The Sirius Emerald Star Stone. I want it, and I want you to give it to me now."

When the King saw the look of defiance mixed with fear grow on the smaller girl's face, his eyes soften slightly. "I promise, just give me the crystal, and I won't destroy you, or your loved ones. My offer stands as it did a thousand years ago. Join me, and we will be powerful! The Universe will bow to us!" The King moved more closer.

"And my answer is still the same as it was a thousand years ago..NEVER!" said Tanya, trembling at his closeness as she tried to back away.

Suddenly, King Meerages groaned and grabbed a hold of Tanya around her waist. He pulled her close, forcing Tanya to look up at him as he tipped her head back, then bent his head down to give her crushing kiss, nearly bruising her lips. To her horror, the big man then picked her up and carried her back to the bed. He dropped her forcefully on it and positioned himself over her as his hand caressed her soft inner thighs, his lips still on hers. Oh my god! Tanya thought, her body shaking uncontrollably. Is he...is he going to...? NOO! Please, no! Yaten, my love, forgive me, please forgive me! Frightened, Tanya began pummeling against his chest with her small fists to free herself, but it was ineffective. Soon, Tanya's hands stilled on the large man's chest as his hands explored her inexperienced body in ways she never imagined, and a feeling unlike anything she had ever felt before overcame her as she moaned softly and unconsciously kissed him back. The King finally broke the kiss after long minutes and reached for the necklace.

"Fine. If you won't give me what I want freely, then I'll just have to take it!" the King smiled wickedly. His large hand grabbed the Star Stone on Tanya's necklace while the other continued to grab at her thigh.

"NO!" Tanya sat up and struggled against Meerages to keep him from taking the jewel. She looked into his eyes, desperate to find some sort of compassion there. "Why? Why are you doing this to me? I've done nothing to you!" she pleaded as the tears rolled heavy down her cheeks.

King Meerages laughed loudly and roughly pushed Tanya away from him. "You think this is all just about you, don't you? Well, it's not!" he said with contempt. He gave her a stare that made her blood run cold. "My interest in you isn't just pure desire. You are the key to my revenge. With the Sirius and Polaris Star Stones together, I can use them to find the ultimate crystal, the Ginzuishou. When I have all three, I can rule all time and space." The King smiled ruthlessly.

"The Ginzuishou? But.. why are you after that?" Tanya asked, her heart pounding as she dared to get off the bed to face him. She blinked in confusion as she tried to figure out what he was trying to say.

"Because my dear, it was that crystal that imprisoned me in that hellhole called the sixth dimension, and with all THREE crystals, the Ginzuishou, the Sirius Emerald Star Stone, and the Polaris Star Stone, I will send any who oppose me to the same fate!" He answered.

Tanya gasped in shock as King Meerages once again laughed, pleased at his plan.

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To be continued.