The Trials, by Boyce
Chapter 5 : Teamwork
/ 3rd Trial \
(Each team had passed their 2nd Trial. The 3 teams are now walking in the direction of the next Trial)
Mars : Can you PLEASE stop whining?
Moon : But I'm so tired!
Mars : "But I'm so tired"... That's so you Serena!
Moon : Oh I'm sorry Miss Perfect! It's always my fault! Well EXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXCUSE ME, but I'm not as perfect as you!
Mars : Wow! You're developping a back bone! That's good!
Moon : Hmph... You are always yelling at me! I'm tired of this!
Mars : Oh Please. I do not always yell at you. I just want you to get better... That's all.
Moon : Yeah Right!
Mars : It's true! You're Sailor Moon, the most powerful of us. I'm just trying to let you gain some confidence.
Moon : You've got a funny way of showing it.
Mars : (Smiling) Okay. I'll try not to yell at you anymore. It will be tough, but I'll try...
Moon : Thank You. Now let's advance. I want to get home fast! (Starts walking faster)
Mars : Wait Sailor Moon! WAITTTTTTTT!
Moon : (Turning her head) What is it? I can't hear youuuuuuuuuuuuu!
(Sailor Moon wasn't looking where she was going, and just as she turned her head to look in front of her, her nose banged against a wall blocking the path)
Moon : (Falling down) Ouch my beautful nose (Crying) My noseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
Mars : See? Told you to wait! And please stop that annoying sound! It gives me an headache!
Moon : But My Nose...
Mars : (Losing patience) There's nothing to your nose! Now get up!
Moon : You said you would not yell at me again... You lied!
Mars : (Tear Drop)... ... ... ALRIGHT! I'm sorry I yelled... Happy now?
Moon : Yes I am!
Mars : Good. Now get up, and let's try to find a way to pass through this wall...
Moon : Okay Okay! (Gets up)
Mars : Hmmmmmmm... How can we continue with this wall in the way?
Moon : Maybe with this? (Pointing at a little microphone and a little screen)
(There was a little microphone, with a two little screens over it. Besides the screens, there were two big red buttons : "II" for the right screen and "III" for the left screen)
Mars : What do these buttons do? (She pressed on "III", and she saw a bright light coming out of the left screen) AHHHHHHHHHH My eyes! What's that?
Moon : Try the other button!
Mars : Right! (She pressed on "II", and she saw a cavern, with glass on the walls on the right screen) Hmm Where's that?
Moon : I don't know! It's so pretty though!
Mars : We're not here to analyse the looks of this thing! Where here to pass these stupid trials!
Moon : You never let me have fun!
Mars : It's not the time to have fun!
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Mercury: That was refreshing, don't you think Venus?
Venus : It was... I just hope we won't have to do this again... Swimming is great, but not to solve riddles.
Mercury: (Smiling) I agree. I love water though. It makes me feel so light!
Venus : (Smiling) Wow, you really enjoy the water.
Mercury: Well Yes!
Mars : It's not the time to have fun!
Mercury: Did you hear that?
Venus : Yes! Sounded like Mars!
Moon : You're doing it again! Stop yelling at me like that!
Mercury: Sailor Moon!
Venus : It's coming from that little screen! Sailor Moon! Sailor Mars! (She runs to the screen)
(The screen was similar to the one described for Mars and Moon. The only difference is that the big red buttons had "I" and "III" on them)
Mars : How can I not yell at a time like this!
Venus : Sailor Moon! Sailor Mars!
Moon : Mars! Look at the screen! It's Mina!
Mars : Huh? (Looks at the screen) Mina! Where are you? (Looks at her) You're all wet! And what are you doing in a swimsuit?
Venus : (Tear Drop) Never mind that, we still have our powers. I'm in my Venus form, and Amy has her power too! But the WaterZone really deserves it's name.
Mercury: Hi Guys!
Moon : Amy... I mean Mercury! You guys are all right! I'm so happy!
Mercury: Yes we're all right. How about you?
Mars : My arm is hurt, but I'll survive... We had to battle old nemesis... Queen Beryl and Catsy!
Venus : You too? We fought Birdie and Avery, but there were no match for the Venus/Mercury Team.
Mars : (Tear Drop) Hehe... Do you have a big wall blocking your way?
Mercury: What? No, the way is clear in front of us.
Moon : Ours is blocked by a big wall... we can't go on!
Mercury: Hmm... How about Jupiter and Tuxedo Mask?
Mars : We didn't hear a word from them.
Mercury: Ok... Well, we have two screens. The other one is surely for them. I'll press the button to see...
Mars : MERCURY! DONT...
(Too Late)
Venus : AHHHHHHHHH Bright Light! Where does that comes from?
Mercury: Probably the "LightZone". But how can they see in that zone?
Moon : There still not there... I hope nothing happened to them.
Venus : Maybe we should look around while we wait for them...
Mercury: She's right... Do you see other things beside the screens?
Mars : Let me see... There's a Blue Button with water on it, a White button with a light on it and also a Red button with fire on it. There seem to be also some kind of pannel, but it's off...
Venus : Hey Mercury, look at this... There's a weird hole in the wall.
Mercury: What? You're right... Hmm Let me see.
Mars : What's wrong guys?
Venus : Mercury is inspecting a weird hole I discovered on the wall...
Mars : A hole?
Venus : Yes... I don't know what's it for though... So what happened to you guys?
Moon : Venus! It was horrible! Those monsters that were back! And then this FireWall! And Cold Water! AHHHHHHHHHH
Venus : (Tear Drop) Can you translate Mars?
Mars : (Laughing) Of course. We fought Queen Beryl, and Catsy... but some weaker versions. And then there was a firewall in our way, and after Sailor Moon found some water, we extinguish the FireWall, and here we are! How about you? How come you're in a swimsuit?
Venus : Well, we woke up Mercury and I, and we were like this... We had to fight Avery and Birdie in the rain, but they were no match. We still had our powers to fight. But then, we had this underwater adventure! That's why we're all wet.
Mars : Your trials seemed tougher than ours... especially the underwater one! You must swim like a fish to help Amy out!
Mercury: Well, she's pretty good! I couldn't do it without her!
Venus : (Blushing) I would do anything to help you guys out... Anyway, did you find something?
Mercury: No... We'd better wait for Jupiter and Tuxedo Mask to arrive.
Mars : If you say so, Mercury!
(The girls rested while waiting for the final group... the more time passed, the more Sailor Moon was worried)
Moon : (Worried) It's been 35 minutes since we got here! They should be here now. Something must have happened to them!
Mars : Come on Sailor Moon. You know they are a strong team!
Mercury: Maybe their puzzle was tougher than ours...
Moon : What if they are still stuck?
Mars : Snap out of it Sailor Moon. I'm sure they are ok!
Jupiter: You bet we are!
Moon : JUPITER! You're here! Is Tuxedo Mask with you?
TMask : Well, where do you think I am MeatBall Head?
Moon : TUXEDO MASK! Where were you? I was worried!
TMask : Well, I'm sorry... We had this puzzle to solve, and it took us some time to solve it.
Venus : I'm glad you guys are safe. Nice glasses by the way!
TMask : Mina! (Looking at her) (Turning red) Wow... Is that really you! You look so... ... Great in that Hmm... swimsuit!
Moon : HEY! What are you saying Darien?
Venus : (Blushing) Well, Hmm... ... Thanks!
Mercury: We don't have time for this! The path of Sailor Mars and Sailor Moon is blocked... We need to find a way for them to continue... Is your path closed too?
Jupiter: No, we can continue... I think. It seems clear!
TMask : (Turning more red) Wow, you too Amy! I wish I was in the same zone!
Mercury: (Blushing) Oh... Thank you!
Moon : WHHHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT? YOU... YOU! STOP LOOKING AT THEM!
TMask : Huh? Oh Sorry Serena...
Moon : YOU BETTER BE!
Venus : Come on Sailor Moon... You know Darien is your guy.
Mars : He is... It's just that it's not everyday you see a Sailor Scout in swimsuit!
Moon : GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... ... ... ... ... Hmph... All right.
TMask : I'm sorry... It won't happen again! So you were saying that you can't progress?
Mars : Exactly... And we don't know what to do!
Jupiter: Hey there's a weird hole in the wall over here...
Venus : What? You too?
Jupiter: You have one too? Maybe it's to help them progress!
Moon : Hey Mars look... The pannel is working now!
Mars : What? You're right! I don't know how, but it's on now!
Mercury: What does it says?
Mars : "The ones that saw the colors almost got beamed" What the hell does that mean?
Venus : I don't know!
TMask : Wait a minute... We saw colors, and I almost got hit by a laser beam! So the answer is TUXEDO MASK!
(Gang Tear drop)
Mars : We only have a choice of 3 buttons, one for each zones. So I guess the answer is the LightZone.
Mercury: Sailor Moon, press on the white button.
Moon : Alright! (She pressed the button. The wall moved a little) Woohoo, it moved! Oh another one!
Mars : "The ones who were hot got cold"... Hmm Sounds like you Sailor Moon! Press on the Fire button.
Moon : (Tear Drop) Okay (After she pressed it, the wall moved again) Yeah!
Mercury: It sounds to easy... Doesn't it?
Jupiter: Well, we'll see what happens!
Mars : "The red guy got pined to the wall" What?
TMask : (Laughing) That's Rubeus! I pined him with my extremely accurate throws!
Moon : (She pressed the Light button... Wall moves again) Woohoo! We'll be out of here in no time!
Mars : "The ones who swam gracefully like fishes"
Venus : That's easy... It was us!
Moon : So I press on the Water Button (Wall moves again)
TMask : Can you go through yet?
Mars : No... The rock is still in the way! And another one! "The long nails scratched someone"
Moon : That was you Mars, remember?
(She turned, and accidently pressed on the Light Button. A big Beam emerged from nowhere in the LightZone. Tuxedo Mask jumped out of the way, while Jupiter dunked right under it. A FireBall emerged from behind the moving wall in the FireZone. Moon was not in position to get hit, but Mars had to make an incredible jump to avoid it, which she did. The ceiling opened in the WaterZone, and a big cascade of water felt on Venus and Mercury)
Mars : SAILOR MOON! WHAT DID YOU DO?
Moon : (Tear Drop) Well Hum... I guess I pushed the wrong button. I'm sorry everyone...
Venus : It was too good to be true! I was just getting dry... and SPLASH! It had to happened! It's impossible to be dry here!
Jupiter: Hmm, can you be more careful Sailor Moon? This time nobody got hurt, but what about next time?
Mercury: Yeah. We just got wet here, but it could be a major flood next time!
Mars : Got it, MeatBall Brain?
Moon : Jeez, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose! (Head down)
Venus : We know Sailor Moon. We just want you to be more careful! That's all.
TMask : Venus is right! Nobody is perfect. But it's an easy task to press buttons! Do it for me Sailor Moon!
Moon : Thank you Venus... Thank you Darien. Alright. I won't fail you again!
(With this beautiful speech, Sailor Moon pressed the good buttons this time, until the wall got out of the way. But surprise! Another wall was hidden behind the first one)
Mars : WHAT? Another one? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...
Moon : Hey Look! "The Beamed Rose will be burned" What does it means?
Mercury: "The Beamed Rose will be burned"? Hmm The rose goes with Tuxedo Mask, and burn must go with Mars. I guess the "Beamed" goes with the LightZone, referring to the first question.
Jupiter: That's pretty Logic... What do we do with that riddle?
Mercury: Well, I guess Tuxedo Mask has to do something with a rose, and Mars with her fire... But what?
TMask : Hmm (Looking in his Tuxedo) OH SHIT! I have a hole in my tuxedo! I lost many of my roses! Only about 10 left!
Mercury: Hole? HOLE? That's it! Mars, look around you... There must be a hole somewhere!
Mars : Okay (Looking around) I don't see anything...
Moon : Psst... Mars, look at the ceiling.
Mars : (Looks at the ceiling) Alright Sailor Moon! She found the hole, it's on the ceiling.
Mercury: Okay, well I guess that Darien has to throw a rose, and Mars use some Fire in your respective holes... We'll see what happens then.
TMask : Okay. Ready Sailor Mars?
Mars : You Bet! MARS FIRE IGNITEEEEE
(She threw her fire into the hole, and Tuxedo Mask threw a rose into his hole... ... ... ... ... ... ... after 2-3 minutes, nothing happened)
Moon : Hey Mercury! Nothing seems to happen...
Mercury: We must be missing something... It's gotta be the hole, because Darien can't go throw a rose to the wall directly since he's not in the FireZone... But what is it?
Jupiter: Hmm... Didn't Venus mentionned earlier that you had a hole too in the WaterZone?
Venus : Well yes... It may be a trick or something!
Mercury: "The Beamed rose will be burned"... ... That must be it! The "Beamed" doesn't mean the LightZone, but the Crescent Beam of Venus! So Venus has to throw a beam in the hole too!
Mars : Well it's worth to try, isn't it Venus?
Venus : Of course! Are you guys ready?
TMask : Yes!
Mars : Yes! Then let's do it! MARS FIRE IGNITEEEEE
Venus : VENUS CRESCENT BEAM SMASHHHHHHHHHH
TMask : RED ROSE CUTTINGGGGGGGGG
(The 3 attacks converged into a point... Moon and Mars heard an explosion, and the 2nd wall was blasted to pieces)
Mars : We did it! We can finally move on!
Mercury: Great! I guess this trial was about TeamWork! No Problem! We can solve anything!
Jupiter: Yes! So I guess we have to move on with our teams again...
Venus : Yep... So we'll see you guys right after this is over! Good Luck!
Moon : Yes... Please be careful!
TMask : We will Sailor Moon. You be careful too! See you later!
Gang : BYE!
(With these last words, they each split up again into their original teams, to confront the final Trial)
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Mars : Only one more to go Sailor Moon. We'll show that Gamex that nobody mess with us!
Moon : Yes... I'm praying for the safety of everyone. Please be all careful!
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Venus : Let's go Mercury! Nothing can stand in our path!
Mercury: I like your spirit! We'll beat anything in our way
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Jupiter: Red Rose Cutting... Where did you get that?
TMask : (Tear Drop) I just wanted to say something, that's all!
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(The teams now enter the final trial of their adventure)
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/ Gamex Announcement \
Gamex : Well, I see that you have passed all the Trials by now. That's good. I had fun watching too! You now have only one Trial each left. Don't lose your concentration. It would be a shame for you heros to lose this adventure at the end! Good Luck! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahahahahahaha...
End of Chapter 5