Sailor Moon: Dark Stars
Chapter 13
Anna Kendon paced the floor of her large room, worry and frustration showing in her dark brown face and eyes. She felt helpless and alone, not knowing how she can help her cousin Tanya get back home.
"UGHHH! This is so CRAZY! Isn't there a good plan we can come up with yet?" Anna finally yelled out, stopping right in front of Marco and Dief, who were both sitting on the carpeted floor watching her carefully. "Isn't there anything I can do to help?" Anna ran her hand through her thick dark hair and gave Marco and Dief a pleading look. But before they can answer, she resumed pacing.
"Well, there might be, but I'm not sure if we're ready to try it." said Dief carefully. Anna spun around to face them and gave the black furred dog an outraged look.
"What? You mean all this time you've been sitting there, and you didn't say anything about coming up with a plan until now?" Tears began to form in her green eyes. "Please, if there's any way you know how to help Tanya, you've got to tell me now." Anna looked at each dog in the eyes. "Don't you guys trust me?"
"It's not a matter of not trusting you Anna, it's more of whether or not you're ready to take on an enemy as deadly and powerful as King Meerages," replied Marco, his golden fur shining in the full moon's light. "If we send you into this unprepared, it would prove disastrous for us all, especially Tanya."
"What's to say that me being there would won't help IMPROVE things?" Anna shouted, kneeling on the floor in front of the dogs. "It's just Tanya up there with Meerages, and I would think she would need all the help she can get. Please, Marco, Dief, you've got to get me up there. I don't know what I'll do if I lose Tanya. She's like a sister to me now!" Fresh tears streamed down her cheeks.
Marco and Dief looked at each other, uncertainty written on their faces. Then, with a smile, Dief nodded at Marco. The golden dog couldn't help himself and he smiled with proudness. "Alright, maybe it can work." said Dief. "Quickly, transform and take out the mini-computer!"
"Hai!" replied Anna, standing up and raising her henshin stick in the air. "POLARIS NORTH STAR POWER! MAKE-UP!" The tall dark skinned girl was then enveloped in her colors of pink and yellow, and with a flash, she was standing ready in her sailor fuku as Sailor Polaris.
Sailor Polaris quickly took the mini-computer from her sub-dimensional space pocket and turned it on. "Okay guys, what do I do next?" she asked.
"Try and get a reading on Tanya's signature energy output again. By now, she should be transformed and sending out large amounts of energy," said Marco, walking up next to Sailor Polaris. She nodded, and her quick fingers worked furiously across the small keyboards. Many signs and equations flashed across the screen until a series of beeps sounded.
"I got it, I got it!" shouted Polaris, "She's in the main part of the ship, towards the large, main room, I think. But whatever's in there with her is quite powerful. The computer can hardly register it," The North Star senshi looked up with worry as she put away the computer.
"That must be the source of King Meerage's power." said Marco with a nod. "Now, Sailor Polaris, I want you to concentrate very hard on Sailor Sirius. Put all your feelings, your hopes and desires on saving your cousin, and place it on the Polaris Sapphire Star Stone. It's connected to Sirius Emerald Star Stone in a special way that if done right, it can bring those who hold them together, no matter where they are. The computer should be able to help also. Now please, CONCENTRATE!" Marco looked up at the tall girl desperately.
Polaris closed her eyes and let all the memories of their time together flow through her. She smiled as she saw them as four and five year olds in Jamaica on a visit, playing together in the park on the swings and playing princesses with their dolls. She then saw herself months later, crying when Tanya had to leave for Lybia again with her parents, knowing somehow it would be a long time before they saw each other again. Suddenly, the henshin stick materialized in her hands again. The Polaris Sapphire Star Stone suddenly began to glow brightly, and her body was enveloped in a bright pink aura, lighting the whole apartment. There was a rush of wind, and the pink light suddenly flashed brighter. When it suddenly died down, the room was empty, save for Marco and Dief.
"May the Gods of Polaris be with you, dear Lady Anja!" whispered Dief sadly. Beside him, Marco hung his head in sadness, hoping with all hope to see his beloved charge again.
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Vortex Ship
Earth's Orbit
Super Sailor Sirius stared frightened at the raw force of the power that King Meerages was forming in his hand. I..I can't let everyone down! Sirius sadly thought to herself. The future of the Earth, this galaxy, everything depends on me! Tears pooled once again in her eyes, and with a determined look, she raised her hand in the air and concentrated. Immediately, the scepter appeared, the tip glowing as bright as ever. Suddenly, Sailor Sirius felt the Sirius Emerald Star Stone grow warm against her chest, and she stood still for a moment to make sure it was no mistake. In a span of a few seconds, she felt a feeling so loving, so pure, it made her want to fall to her knees and cry again. Love and warmth entered her heart and soul, filling Sirius with hope and a feeling of purity that would make any other being feel like they were in heaven.
But as quickly as she felt the Star Stone grow warm near her heart, the warmth and feeling of love went away. I wonder what that was? Sailor Sirius thought to herself, blinking in confusion. Could it have been...Anna?
But before she could think on it more, the evil man chuckled and gave Sailor Sirius a curious, amused look. "Do you REALLY think that little toy of yours will harm me?" He shook his head in mock pity. "This is going to be much easier than I thought"
The words were barely said when a blast of heavy dark purple energy leapt from his outstretched hands. But with lightening quick movements, Sirius dropped down to the floor with a scream and rolled away from the powerful blast as it struck the spot she was just in. Large chunks of the floor blew up and fell all around her, sending smoke and dust everywhere.
When the dust finally cleared, Sirius cautiously stood up and watched as King Meerages slowly walked out of the shadows and smoke towards her, an evil smirk on his face and malice in his eyes. "Now come on, we can do this my way, or the hard way," he said softly. He stretched a hand out, beckoning to the frightened senshi. "You don't remember, but from ever since I first saw you, I felt the amount of power you held inside. I felt the strength you possessed," His face softened a bit when he looked deeply into Sailor Sirius's eyes. "I..fell in love with you, and I realized what a great force we could be together. Come with me and rule the galaxies!"
The girl's eyes widen in shock at the words King Meerages said as he moved ever closer. She shook her head in disbelief and narrowed her eyes. "NO! How could you even THINK that you love me when you destroyed all that I held dear in my heart!" she said, her voice quivering with sadness, "You know nothing about love. All you know is greed and power, and to kill all that is good," She held her head up high and shot King Meerages a painful look. "I pity you Meerages, for all the things that turned your soul into nothing but bitterness and hate, but I will never join you. I will never let evil such as yourself prevail!"
With a roar full of rage, King Meerages stretched forth his arms and sent a double blast of dark energy at the Star Senshi. With quick reflexes, she back flipped away from the blast just as the lightning struck the spot where she was just standing. She landed expertly and glared at the evil man.
"It's over now!" said Sailor Sirius. She clasped the Sirius Scepter with both hands and pointed it at the tall, imposing figure. "Prepare to be star dusted, creepo! SIRIUS SCEPTER, ILLUMINATE!" The powerful white energy erupted from her scepter, heading straight for the man's eyes. But instead of hitting King Meerages, he suddenly raised his hands, white electricity once again crackling between them. In a bright flash, the large glass casing appeared in his hands, containing the dark, pulsating crystal. He brought it right in front of him just as the scepter's energy reached him. The beam shattered through the glass casing, breaking it into thousands of pieces, and struck the Black Star Crystal. With a shocked expression on her face, Sirius could only watch as the crystal then hung in mid-air before King Meerages and began glowing brighter and brighter.
"Nani?" Super Sailor Sirius shouted, shielding her eyes from the blinding brightness the crystal gave off. King Meerages laughed evilly as the light enveloped him. The crystal suddenly grew slightly larger.
"HAHAHA! All the wonderful energy, MINE!" he laughed hysterically. The light dimmed, and King Meerages was now floating above her, more powerful than before. He was surrounded by an electric blue aura and his eyes glowed an evil red blaze. Energy crackled around the tall man's body loudly. He lowered his eyes and looked at Sailor Sirius with contempt.
"To think, all it took it was your little..toy..to release the Black Star Crystal from its casing! Now, to make it more powerful and take over this Universe, I want the Sirius Emerald Star Stone," He stretched forth a powerful glowing hand. "GIVE IT TO ME, NOW!" he yelled as he slowly floated back down on the metal floor.
"I will never let it fall in your hands!" screamed out the Sirius senshi, determination set in her eyes. "SIRIUS KISS OF DEATH! CAPTIVATION!" Powerful red energy gathered in Super Sailor Sirius's hand, and when she closed it to a fist, she brought it to her lips, then opened her hand and kissed her palm. She blew the kiss toward Meerages and the imprint quickly changed into the deadly black electricity charged ball. However, instead of hitting him on impact and causing any serious damage, King Meerages quickly gathered the power in his hands and absorbed it into his body as it reached him. A smirk spread across his face.
"Really. Is that the best you can do?" he taunted. He laughed hard a moment later, clearing believing he had claimed victory.
"I'll show you!" Sailor Sirius shouted. The scepter disappeared from her hands and she ran full force toward King Meerages. She jumped in the air, kicking out her leg to give the evil man a powerful kick to the head. But just before she came down on him, King Meerages casually stretched out his hand with his palm up. A powerful blast of dark red negative energy shot out and struck her full force on her chest. Red electric charges crackled around Sailor Sirius's body and she fell down hard on the Throne Room floor, screaming in pain. A sense of dread and unbearble pain coursed through the young dark-skinned senshi's body. No!she thought desperately to herself as she felt unconsciousness threaten to overtake her body. I can't lose this, I can't!
But try as she might, she couldn't bring herself to stand up once more to face the evil man, and hopelessness flowed through out her body.
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To Be Continued.
