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AUTHOR: Shadow82
TITLE: Eternal Sailor Moon
PART: 3
PARTTITLE: A New Danger! Part 3: Beings in the Shadows
CATEGORY: Series
COMMENT: A new series, taking place two years after Sailor Stars...
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ETERNAL SAILOR MOON
CHAPTER 3: A NEW DANGER! Part 3: Beings in the Shadows
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Far beyond the rim of Pluto's orbit, a dark massive planet slowly orbits around our star. The surface of the planet, due to the little sunlight which reaches it, seems to shimmer from a black crystal, which covers it entirely. The crystal radiates a dark aura around the planet that seemed to flare up as the creature took its last breath and was then destroyed on Earth.
A closer look at the planet revealed a dark palace in its mist, which seemed to only give off more to the already ominous feeling of the planet. Inside it, a being hidden in the shadows stood in front of what appeared to be a dark crystal mirror. The shiny, still surface of the mirror suddenly ripples, like that of a stone being thrown into a smooth untouched lake. The figure in the shadows nods before exiting the chamber.
Seconds later, the being enters another chamber, which holds dozens of the spherical orbs which were similar to the one that fell to the earth earlier. They now were resting upon rows of shelves which lined the walls of the room. The figure hidden in the shadows picked up one of the orbs before smiling darkly.
The beings on that planet may have managed to defeat one of my minions, my seekers, but they will not be that lucky this time and I will get what I seek. The being thought to itself.
The being tossed the orb into the air and within a few seconds, it flared, then shot off towards the planet Earth. The being nodded and smiled slightly, waiting to see what would arise next….
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Far away from the chaos and calamity at the shopping mall, in a secluded and forested area near the coast, there is a three-story Elizabethan style building, which has a long winding dirt road leading from it to the main road a few yards from it. The house it self is a magnificent white with large oak railing surrounding it and wooden columns connected to the railing, creating a nice patio in the front. Around the house is a cleared out field, planted full of roses of various colors which has the warmth of the summer light falling upon it.
The chirps of birds suddenly ends as the air became cold and black clouds began to roll over the summer sun. A cold wind soon began to blow as a black bolt of lightning struck the shore briefly. A cry of pain also breaks the once calm scenario, as the sky itself soon seemed to become completely black. Inside the home in a room all her own, a young woman around the age of 14 seems to be holding her head in pain.
As another bolt strikes, she lets loose another cry of pain and grips her head as images suddenly flashes through her mind. They were images of darkness…a cold foreboding darkness. They were of evil, an unclear yet known enemy to her. They were of goodness, yet this goodness seeked to destroy her. It was an image of these two opposing powers, the powers of the darkness and the light. Both were seeking control and strength over the other. However, neither seemed to be succeeding in their quests for conquest over the other. Soon the images showed her planet, the planet of Saturn, as it was caught between the two. Both forces began to pull at the planet, which began to strain, before being ripped apart. All she could do was scream.
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Haruka's red sports car quickly raced through the streets of Tokyo. The sports car swerved and weaved in and out of traffic with ease as it began to leave the main city and began to approach the outskirts and suburban countryside. Haruka, who's concentration had been focused on the roads while in the city, relaxed a little as she entered the less congested roads of the suburban area. She turned her head to the side and her eyes fell upon the two dehenshined occupants of her passenger seat. Luckily for these two as with the others, their senshi powers had protected their civilian physical forms and most of the scars and bruises had faded upon dehenshining. However, the energy still didn't protect all of their physical forms and it showed. Bruises covered most of Minako and Ami's bodies. Though the smaller and lighter cuts were gone, the deeper one remained, and their blood stained parts of their clothing.
Haruka once again turned her head back to the road. She didn't have to look back at the others to know they were in the same condition. Michiru would take care of anything anyways if their condition got worst. All she had to do was concentrate on getting them back. She just hoped Hotaru was ready when they arrived back at their home. With that the vehicle picked up more speed as it moved down the road.
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In a flash of deep ruby red light, Pluto landed and started moving to the front of the home of the Outer Senshi. She had used her enhanced speed that her senshi abilities had given her and arrived here far ahead of Haruka and the others. Unfortunately they couldn't do the same due to the number of the others they would have to move, that and she knew it would be faster to move them by Haruka's car. She stepped up into the house and walked through the front doors, once inside, she touched the ruby red jewel of her tiara, dehenshining back into her alter ego of Setsuna Meioh.
"Hotaru," Setsuna called out as she walked through the hallway. The wooden floors of the house creaked with each slow step she took. The silence in the house was deafening, the only sounds were that of her own steps. It was too, silent.
"Hotaru," she called out from the base of a spiral staircase, which rested in the house. Her call was only answered by silence, alerting her warning senses. She quickly rushed up the stairs to the second floor of their home, calling Hotaru's name out again before moving down the hall and to the door of Hotaru's room.
Hotaru's room could only really be described in one word, dark. It walls were painted in the color of violet and dark blue. The thick dark drapes along the windows of the room, kept any and all sunlight from entering the room. The only light source of the room was Hotaru's prized lamps as well as that of its reflection off spec of glitter that was in the room, giving it the appearance of the arriving twilight. If it wasn't for the glitter, plus the way the furniture was arranged and the rotunda shape of the room, it would be a dead ringer for how Hotaru's room appeared at her father's home…
Setsuna, however quickly returned her thoughts to the task at hand. "Hotaru?" she whispered into the room before taking a soft step into the room. Her eyes slowly adjusted to the lighting as they continued to scan the room. "Hotaru?" She whispered again before taking another step forward, just before her eyes fell upon a still form in the center of the room. Setsuna rushed forward, kneeling besides the prone form of Hotaru and lifting the younger girl's head into her lap. "Hotaru." She whispered again as she brushed the strands of hair from her face.
Hotaru stirred slightly, her purple eyes opening slowly to peer into Setsuna's deeper red. "Setsuna-mama?" she said in a low whisper, "What happened."
"I was hoping you could tell me little one."
Hotaru shifted a little before sitting up slightly, keeping her balance with one hand on the floor while placing her other hand to her forehead. "I'm not sure." She turned her eyes back towards Setsuna, "I felt something dark. Setsuna-mama, did something happen?"
Setsuna nodded. "The senshi of the inner system went to face that dark force we felt earlier. They were overwhelmed. Haruka is bringing them here and we were hoping you could help them. Are you up for it little one?"
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Deep in the heart of Tokyo, the black motorcycle slows to a stop outside a tall apartment building. The biker slowly looks up from his bike towards the entrance of the building, his eyes noting the name of the building before spotting a short robust man dressed a cheap imitation of an Armani suit, obviously the building's superintendent. The biker, wearing primarily blue jeans and a black leather jacket, kicked the stand down with the heel of his black boot before standing to an almost full height of about six feet.
His face, which was hidden under his black helmet, soon became visible when it was removed. He had long silverish-black hair, which was tied into a ponytail, its length though was undetermined as most of it was tucked into his jacket. His facial feature gave him the appearance of being a young man in his early twenties, though his hazel eyes gave him the look of a man that had seen more than that age should have allowed.
The short man hurried down the stairwell to greet the biker, whom was observing the area with extreme interest. "I would uh…like to welcome you back to the Tokyo Heights Apartments and..." Before the man could speak anymore, the biker looked at him with a look that made the older man jump, before speaking himself.
"I assume everything is prepared." The biker's voice had a low, almost quiet tone to it, yet seemed to command respect while hiding a dangerous undertone.
"Uh…uh…yes, sir everything is prepared as you requested. All your items were moved in yesterday by your people." The little man said, his voice obviously showing his nervousness.
The biker's focus turned from him back to the building. "The payment situation has been handled, correct."
The little man nodded enthusiastically. "Yes, sir. Your parents made sure this places rent was paid for far beyond their deaths. Just like another of my tenants, Mr. Chiba. You both should meet."
"I doubt it." The biker soon turned back to the man. "I also assume pets will not be a problem."
"No, sir. They are allowed as long as they don't become a nuisance to the other tenants."
"He won't be." The biker turned back to his bike, placing his helmet onto the seat before removing a blanket that was resting over something in the back. From under it a labrador leapt to the ground before standing tall, and almost coming to the biker's knees. It had a black and silver coat and deep icy blue eyes, which seemed to also be studying the area before locking onto the pudgy man in front of them. The dog seemed to look up at the biker and if the superintendent didn't know any better, he would swear the dog seemed to be nodding. "The keys." The biker said as he turned back to the man.
"Oh, right, sir." He handed the young man his keys and watched as he and his dog began to walk off before shouting out. "Will there be anything else?"
The biker stopped before turning back to the man. "Yes." He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a thick envelope before tossing it to the man. "I will be changing the locks on my room. This should cover any inconveniences you should have about it." He then turned and continued on into the building.
The stupefied superintendent stared at him before looking into the contents of the envelope and nearly falling back. "No problem…no problem at all." He muttered as he looked back up at the biker whom had just been passing through the entrance to the building.
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Haruka pulled her car into the driveway and stopped it with a screeching halt. She already had the hood of her car lowering to the back when she reached over and picked up Minako into her arms and carried her to the entrance of their home. Not to her surprise, Setsuna was already there, holding it open.
"Is Hotaru ready?" She spoke out as she went through the door.
Setsuna nodded. "She's in the living room."
Haruka turned a quick left at the entrance of the living room and gently laid Mina on one of the couches, closes to where Hotaru was, also noticing that Hotaru seemed a little paler than usual. She dismissed it believing it was probably from the enemy they felt earlier and ran back outside, avoiding Setsuna, whom carried in Ami and helped Michiru, whom was struggling to carry Usagi.
In a few moments they had all of the inner senshi in the house. Haruka walked back into the living room and watched as Hotaru was healing the wounds of Usagi, whom seemed to be groaning in a restless fit of sleep. She was lucky and wasn't nearly as injured as the other senshi had been. As Hotaru finished healing the last of the bruises on Usagi's body she moved back, completely exhausted, the sweat on her brow showing it.
"Hey munchkin, are you ok? Maybe you should take a break for a moment." Haruka spoke softly as she placed a hand on Hotaru's shoulder.
"I'm fine…Haruka-papa…I still have to finish…healing…Rei and Makoto." Hotaru said between breaths.
Haruka was about to say something when she felt something wash over the city, and looked to Hotaru, who obviously felt it as well.
"Haruka." She turned to Michiru's voice and saw her and Setsuna standing there.
Haruka nodded before turning to Hotaru. "Munchkin, we'll return shortly." She then stood pulling her henshin stick out. "URANUS CRYSTAL POWER……"
"NEPTUNE CRYSTAL POWER……"
"PLUTO CRYSTAL POWER……"
"……MAKE-UP!"
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At the top of the Tokyo Heights Apartment building, the glistening rays of the setting sun soon fall upon the top floor windows of a penthouse complex. The Penthouse could in actuality be described as a miniature house. Though only taking up a little over half the floor, it had two levels and was designed for comfort. A rooftop swimming pool and a patio area, which currently had a person standing at its edge, took the other half of the floor. The person standing there was, more specifically, the biker, who seemed to be staring up towards the sky. His hair, now free of his jacket, hung freely down to the small of his back.
"You know Radiance, its sort of strange to be back. I've been gone for so long." The biker spoke quietly as he studied the moon, not even turning back towards his black and silver labrador, who sat quietly behind him. The dog's head suddenly shot upward, following the biker's, just in time to see a black sphere shoot through the atmosphere.
"There is a disturbance in the shadow and the light." The man soon turned to his labrador walking past him and to the glass patio doors, "Come on Radiance, I have to finish my unpacking."
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It entered the heart of downtown Tokyo like a black comet. The ominous feeling of eminent destruction seemed to be felt in waves as it soared over the city. It seemed to absorb all light that came its way as it streaked pass another building before slowing down. It seemed to glide a few more feet before stopping and hovering under the covering of a shaded area in the park.
The black flames dissipated and revealed a lone black orb which shimmered in the moon light. Bolts of electricity began to be absorbed from all of its sources around the area. The black orb suddenly began to shift and take shape, as more energy seemed to be absorbed into it. As the energy absorption died down and darkness returned to the area, a pair of dark glowing eyes opened.
However before it could move out, an orange and navy blue blur landed in front of it. The creature seemed to growl as it recognized the person in its path. It began to move forward, taking a step out of the darkness which it was hidden in. As it was prepared to take another step forward it stopped as two more blurs, one a deep ruby red while the other was an aquamarine, landed behind the first one.
"Sssseeennsssshii," The creature hissed as it stepped back, the eyes that were visible from the shadows lowering as if it was getting ready to strike.
Uranus, still standing in front of the other two senshi lowered into a fighting stance, drawing her Space Sword out from the subspace pocket she kept it in when not in use. The creature watched her before dashing off to the left remaining in the shadows of the park. Uranus followed as Neptune and Pluto ran behind her with Neptune calling her Aqua Mirror.
"SUBMARINE…..REFLECTION!" Neptune called out as she aimed it at the creature and allowed them to follow it.
Uranus broke off in a great burst of speed as she began to move with the wind and quickly caught up to the shadowed creature. "SPACE SWORD…." Uranus leapt into the air, withdrew her space sword from the jewel scabbard that held it, and then gripped the weapon tightly as the blade began to glow golden. "…BLASTER!" She swung the blade down as it released a beam blade towards her target.
However, before the beam struck, the shadowed creature stopped and leaped back, letting it streak past it. Uranus followed, not letting the shock of it avoiding her attack slow her down. However, she wasn't prepared for the invisible force that struck her after she stopped and sent her careening into Neptune making them both drop their Talisman's. Pluto avoided them both as she side stepped and held her garnet staff towards the creature.
"dead scream." She whispered as her staff gathered a planet shaped orb of energy and released it. The creature moved to the side only to let out a sudden startled cry as if it was impacted by something. It then was thrown back and into the dead scream, and let out a roaring cry before it collapsed.
Uranus stood up first, pulling her Space Sword from the ground and moving besides Pluto, her eyes transfixed on the area where the creature once stood.
"Did you get it?" A loud roar erupted from the darkness as two claws erupted from the shadows. "I'll take that as a no."
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Unknown to them two pair of eyes silently watched from the shadows, observing everything they did and everyone of their movements. Critiquing them. Studying them. They remained hidden, having gotten involved in the battle once already but not enough to take notice from the senshi….yet.
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Usagi's eyes slowly fluttered as they came out of the restless sleep she was in. Throwing the sheets from her form, she placed her hand on the couch, which she had been laying on and slowly pushed herself upwards. She let out a soft moan as her other hand held her forehead as her eyes adjusted to the lighting, or lack of light, in the room.
"Where am I" She asked as her hand fumbled around in the darkened room before finding a lamp and a switch. "What the…." Her eyes widened as she noticed all of the inner senshi unconscious and covered on the floor. While she noticed Rei and Makoto seemed perfectly fine, Ami and Minako appeared to have bruises over their body. Her eyes suddenly widened as the thoughts of the battle came back to her. "How…."
Usagi heard a low groan in the corner of the room. She carefully stood and went to the corner, avoiding everyone as she made her way over to the noise and saw whom made it. "Hotaru?"
"I'm glad….you're….ok Usagi…." Hotaru said quietly.
"Hotaru….how did we get here…?" Usagi clutched her broach briefly as it began to pulsate. "Where are Haruka and the others?"
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"SUBMARINE VIOLIN TIDE!" Neptune stood as she played a violin in her hands, releasing watery musical notes towards the creature, causing it to howl in pain and bring the claws to its head and back into the darkness which hid its form.
Uranus turned back to her before shaking her head and raising her hands. "SPACE TURBULENCE!" Yellowish rays of energy began to spiral around her hands before rocketing off towards her target, blowing it back into a tree which was behind it. "I think we finished it."
A low grunted roar was heard from the tree as the creature stood and glowing red eyes appeared in the darkness. A bit further below those eyes, glowing red claws appeared as if charging up. It reared back once before slashing forward with both claws and releasing a wave of energy in the movement, and sent all three of the Outer Senshi flying to the ground. The creature hidden in the darkness seemed to give a dark chuckle at the predicament of the Outer senshi as those same glowing claws raised to deliver a finishing blow on those senshi.
"SILENCE WALL!"
The creature slashed downward releasing another wave of energy which was promptly intercepted by a invisible barrier of energy which canceled and absorbed the attack placed upon it.
"Saturn?" Uranus asked quizzically as she slowly began to pick herself up from the cold ground as she turned in the direction of the voice. Two shadowy silhouettes in the shape of the senshi stood in the path of the moonlight. The first senshi to step forward had a skirt a purple colored fuku with deep red bows. Her ears were adorned with silver planet shaped earrings and a golden tiara adorned her head and held a purple jewel within it, which matched her deep violet eyes which stared on coldly at the scene. Her gloved hand rested on her hip as her other held the shaft of a long metallic glaive.
"Standing in place of the silent world, Saturn, I am the destruction and silence senshi, Sailor Saturn." She spoke as the second senshi stepped forth.
"Your mission to harm innocents in this area will not go unpunished. For Love and Justice….pretty soldier in a sailor suit….I am Eternal Sailor Moon. In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!"
The creature in the shadows shot a quick quizzical look as well as it studied the two new arrivals. The way it eyes observed the two was more out of curiosity and surprise as it studied them and the situation it was in returned. It let out an angered roar as it now took in being interrupted in its assault before moving its arms in a slashing motion towards them.
Saturn immediately shot in front of her princess as she raised her Silence Glaive. "SILENCE WALL!" Watching it absorbed the attack again as Neptune and Pluto slowly once again stood on their feet.
Uranus on the other hand had already leapt back and raised her arm. "WORLD…." A ring of golden energy circled around her as a the particles in the wind glowed and created an orange sphere in her hand. The ring immediately rose and surrounded the sphere. "…..SHAKING!" She gripped the ball before driving it into the ground and launching it into the darkness and the creature, whom roared in frustration from the sudden attack and prepared t assault it's current assaulter…..
"DEEP SUBMERGE….."
"dead scream………"
…And kept it occupied as the other two Outer Senshi produced and launched their attacks at it. The creature, on the brunt of all the attacks could only bellow in pain as Sailor Moon already stood posed to finish it off, the combined power of the Grail and Eternal Tier already sparkling with its golden and multicolored rays of energy. "SILVERMOON….." White feathers suddenly began to rise up around her form as she held up the tier. "…CRYSTAL POWER KISS!" The energy then shot from the tier, striking the creature, as it slowly stood up, and exploding around it into a flock of feathers. The light giving it a true form for only a second before darkness consumed it again.
The creature screamed in horror at the events which were occurring, before a thud was heard as it collapsed to the ground. A few seconds later a clawed hand drug across the ground, just seconds before black sparks of electrical energy clamored over it and turned it into a smoking pile of dust. A silver orb rolled out a moment later before shattering into tiny fragments as the dust was picked up by some unearthly wind.
Uranus knelt and picked up her Space Sword before sheathing it and sending the talisman back to whatever subspace pocket it had been pulled from. Her gave then turned to the two senshi standing there and her eyes narrowed.
"Uranus now is not the time for that." Neptune spoke sternly as she sent her Talisman away as well. "We need to get back before all the others awaken as well."
Uranus shook her head. "Then we're going to have a very long conversation about going to battle when your not a 100 percent… to both of you."
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The senshi turned before leaping away, all except Pluto, whom studied the scene before her and turned from it, following her companions away from the area. From the shadows a being slowly stepped out. A stranger dressed in a long cloak, who's head focused on the departing senshi and fist was closed tightly, sparking with black electrical energy. The eyes under the hood of the cloak glowed red as they focused on the littlest senshi leaving the scene.
"SATURN….." A voice growled before looking down as it turned towards the shadows, the sound of the shards crunching under strangers feet. Those eyes glanced back in their direction as those red eyes once again focused on the leaving senshi. The stranger brought its hand back down under the cloak and stepped back into the shadows and vanishing from site.
To Be Continued……………