Not many chapters left. I hope it's been enjoyable for everyone so far. Also, as LibrarianSith pointed out to me yesterday, Hotaru's little "An evil wish attacks the shining blonde hair" could have had two people in mind. Usagi and Nehelenia (as it was intended) or for possibly this story (unintentional) Haruka.
Thanks to Isis Aurora Tomoe, aquaxeyes, X00001, Hitomi and TheWretchedOne for reviewing!
Full Summary: After defeating the Silence, Haruka discovers her family has been murdered by vampires. She undertakes a quest to avenge her family while Michiru is just coming into her powers. As Haruka learns to let go of her hate, a group of vampires sets their sights on destroying the Sailor Senshi.
Okay, this is getting into some very similar stuff to the Myu Transylvania no Mori. If that offends anyone, I apologize. Did not mean for it to, it just happened. I'd blame Harsh Domain but it's too cool of a site. It helped hook me on the Myus (if the makers of Harsh are reading this, arigatou!).
Not mine, yadda yadda.
Dozo minna!
Haruka and Michiru walked down the street towards Usagi and the other's school. Setsuna and Hotaru were already there, waiting for them. "They should be getting out of classes soon," Setsuna said. Rei ran up to them, coming from her school.
"Feeling better Haruka-san?" the Fire Senshi asked.
"Hai. Arigatou." The blonde glanced down at her watch. "Three…two…one…" she murmured. As if on cue the four other Inner Senshi came running out of the school. Only Ami had a smile on her face.
"What's wrong?" Michiru asked.
"We flunked the test!" Usagi, Minako, and Makoto chorused.
"If they don't pass the make up exam they won't have a winter break," Ami added. She looked at her complaining friends and shook her head.
"Why don't we just leave them here then?" Michiru teased.
"Michiru-san!" Usagi whined.
"I'm kidding!" she smiled.
"Didn't sound like it," the Moon Senshi grumbled causing the others to laugh.
"Come on, we can use the Hikawa Shrine to study again," Rei said. "You'll pass the exam," she added.
"Honto?" the three asked hopefully.
"With studying, you can definitely pass!" Rei informed them. The three slumped down dramatically to the ground.
"We'll help too," Haruka offered. "Come on. No time to start studying like the present," she said, helping Usagi to her feet.
"We can make a sleepover of it if push comes to shove," Rei added. This seemed to cheer the others up and they took off down the street for the shrine.
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Haruka walked out of the kitchen where Setsuna and Hotaru were making dinner. She wore a pair of jeans and a long sleeve black shirt. She walked over to Michiru, who was wearing a white sweater and a pair of black slacks, and gently touched her shoulder. "You all right?" the blonde Senshi inquired.
Michiru nodded. "I think so. It's just…the sea feels too calm."
"I know what you mean. The wind has been too still for too long. Something is going to happen soon. I know it," she said.
"You think it might be vampires?"
"Maybe. But it could be something else too," she said. "How are Usagi and the other two doing with the studying?"
"Ami-chan is helping Mako-chan and Mamoru-san is trying to help Usagi-chan."
"And Rei-chan must be praying for them," the blonde added, hearing the miko chant in one of the rooms.
Michiru nodded. "I need to practice some more before we leave."
"Yokatta," Haruka replied. "I'll be checking in on Usagi and the others if you need me," she said. She walked down to Rei's room and slid the door open. She walked in and closed the door behind her as Usagi complained about jinxing herself.
The Moon Princess turned to Haruka. "They're being mean to me!" she cried.
"You won't study!" Rei snapped.
"But I'm hungry!" Usagi whined.
"Setsuna-san and Hotaru should be done with the food soon," Haruka said. "In the meantime you should study."
"I can't think on an empty stomach!" Usagi stated.
Rei shook her head. "You can't think on a full one either."
"Rei-chan, you are so mean!" Usagi snapped.
"I'm praying for you three to pass your make up exam!"
"Enough minna-san!" Haruka ordered. The door slid open and Hotaru and Setsuna came in carrying trays of food. Setsuna was wearing an apron but Hotaru had pulled on a white jacket and a chef's hat for fun.
"Dinnertime!" they chorused. The four Inner Senshi sat down around the table, placing the books on Rei's bed.
"I'll be right back. I need to check on Grandpa," Rei said and walked out of the room. Mamoru knelt down to the table as Setsuna and Hotaru began passing out the food onto plates. Haruka sat down at the table, still a bit tender from her wreck.
"Everyone ready to eat?" Setsuna asked.
Everyone nodded and chorused, "Itadakimasu!" together.
As they began to eat, they could hear violin music begin to play. "Oh! We forgot Michiru-san!" Usagi exclaimed.
"Don't," Haruka quickly said, stopping the blonde.
"Naze?" she asked.
"Michiru doesn't like to eat while she's practicing. She likes to focus on her music." Haruka drew a leg up to her chest and wrapped her arms around her leg, a faraway look coming over her face. "Every time I hear her play I wish that time would just stop so I could listen to her beautiful music." She smiled and looked down.
"That's so romantic," Minako said dreamily.
"You think so?" Haruka asked.
Usagi nodded, a large smile on her face. "Very much so!"
Minako heard something outside of the door and turned. "Rei-chan?" she asked.
The others turned to face the door when the violin music stopped. "Anata wa?" they heard Michiru demand of someone.
"Nan da?" Haruka demanded, rising to her feet, the others close behind.
Michiru ran into the room, her violin in hand. "I don't know. I think it was a vampire," she said. "She was dressed in a dark dress and had a cloak. And there was a silver symbol on the dress that looked like a circle around a cross."
Haruka's eyes narrowed. "Nani?" she demanded. She ran out of the room, followed closely by Michiru.
"Dare?" Minako demanded, looking at the other door to the room. The door slid open revealing several evil looking women, cold smirks on their faces.
"So these are the Sailor Senshi," one sneered.
"Let's just kill them and be done with it!" another exclaimed eagerly.
"Fire Soul!" a voice shouted. It struck one of the vampires and she fell to the ground, groaning in pain. "I won't forgive any of you for disturbing this sacred place! In the name of Mars, I shall chastise you!" Mars shouted, appearing from the opposite door.
"Let's get out of here and transform," Setsuna hissed to the others. They nodded and while Mars fought off the vampires, the other Senshi tried to slip out of the room, but a vampire blocked their path to the door.
Uranus and Neptune burst into the room as Minako grabbed a pan and slammed it into a vampire's head. Makoto fell onto her back and shoved her legs out, kicking the table into the legs of a vampire. Ami ducked as a vampire swung a punch. Usagi flung her food into the creature's face and Mamoru hurled it away. Setsuna slammed a plate over a vampire's head as Hotaru distracted it.
Uranus parried a jab made by one of the vampires and grabbed her wrist with her hand. With her other arm, she slammed it into the elbow of the vampire, breaking the arm. The vampire screamed in pain. Neptune leapt up to avoid a leg sweep from a vampire and shot her leg out, kicking it in the face.
"Go!" Uranus shouted to the others. They nodded and fled the room.
"You Senshi will die," one of the women laughed.
The Wind Senshi summoned her Space Sword and pointed it at the vampires. "I don't think so."
Neptune called her Submarine Mirror. "We will stop you," she added. "But if you want us this badly, come and get us." The three ran out of the room and the vampires gave chase.
"Space Sword Blaster!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Submarine Reflection!"
The three attacks slammed into the vampires, knocking them down. "Chotto matte!" a voice yelled. "For disturbing our studying I thank you, but I will not tolerate being attacked! The pretty soldier of love and justice in a sailor suit, Sailor Moon! In the name of the moon, I shall punish you!"
The other Senshi appeared with Tuxedo Kamen. "You will not stop us!" a vampire smirked.
"In case you haven't noticed, you're a bit outnumbered," Uranus said.
"Honto?" a vampire asked.
The Senshi looked around and saw two dozen more vampires coming out from the trees, cold grins on their faces. "Okay…this could be bad," Uranus muttered.
"Stay together!" Moon advised.
The vampires suddenly charged in. "Dead Scream…"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"Mars Flame Sniper!"
"Space Sword Blaster!"
"Submarine Reflection!" The swarm of attacks forced the vampires back, killing several of them.
"Split them up!" a vampire roared. Several vampires swooped in and grabbed the Inner Senshi.
Tuxedo Kamen hurled several roses at the vampires, forcing them to drop the Senshi. "Run!" he shouted.
"Silver Moon! Crystal Power Kiss!" Moon shouted. The attack struck a majority of the vampires and killed them.
"Kuso! Nigette!" a vampire ordered and they fled.
"You're not getting away that easily," Uranus muttered. She dashed after the vampires, the other Outers following.
"Matte!" Moon cried, but they had gone.
- - - - - - - - - -
Uranus halted and stared in shock. "So na…" she whispered.
"Nan desu ka?" Pluto asked.
"That's Blood Dracul's mansion…but it burned down…"
"Someone must have rebuilt it," Neptune figured.
"Be careful," Uranus said. "Vampires are strong warriors." They nodded and cautiously approached the mansion. Uranus reached out and slowly pushed the door open. They stepped inside and stared. The mansion was completely drab and barely decorated. This place is different from before, the Wind Senshi thought. They checked the ground floor and the upstairs but found no one.
"Where'd they go?" Saturn asked.
"There must be a basement somewhere," Pluto said. They returned to the ground floor and began searching for hidden doors and secret passageways.
Neptune brushed past a candlestick and knocked it over. A door grated open on the wall next to her and they turned. "Found it," Neptune stated unnecessarily. They cautiously made their way down the stone steps and saw a room occupied by several vampires. They looked at each other and nodded.
"Don't move," Uranus ordered as she and the others appeared on the stairs.
"Kisama!" a vampire snarled.
"Sailor Uranus!"
"Sailor Neptune!"
"Sailor Pluto!"
"Sailor Saturn!"
"The four Sailor Senshi of the Outer Solar System are here!" Uranus informed them, pointing her Space Sword at them.
"Get them!" another vampire ordered and they charged in. The Senshi gripped their weapons and began fighting the vampires, killing three easily. The remaining four vampires circled the Senshi.
"Where's Blood Dracul's daughter?" Uranus demanded.
A figure in a black dress and cloak came out. "We'll never tell you…" one of the other vampires began.
"I am here," Vampiru said. "The leader of all vampires who seek to rule the world," she said.
"Nani?" Uranus demanded. "You never believed in this! You protected humans and valued their lives!"
"I am the Blood Dracul's daughter, a vampire!" Vampiru shouted. "Kill them all!" she shouted.
"World Shaking!"
"Deep Submerge!"
"Dead Scream…" The three attacks merged and slammed into three of the vampires, killing them.
"Now!" Vampiru ordered.
The remaining vampire hurled something at the Senshi and it landed in between each of them. There was a sudden flash of light, blinding the four. When it cleared, they found themselves alone in a strange cave.
Uranus cursed softly under her breath and ran through the cave, searching for the others. She stopped and looked around in a large cavern when something moved. "Dare da?" she demanded.
"Kyuketsuki desu," came the reply. "You think we didn't expect something like this?" the vampire asked.
Uranus gave a short laugh. "You're just a vampire. What do I have to be afraid of?" she asked.
"You should be afraid, for you will die in this cave," the vampire said.
"Omoshiroi," the Senshi laughed.
"Then perhaps we'll kill Neptune too…"
"You won't touch her!" Uranus snapped. She charged in and slashed at the vampires, but they dodged away. "Kuso…"
"What are you trying to hit Uranus?" the vampire asked.
"You'll pay. Space Sword Blaster!"
"What are you trying to hit?" Vampiru laughed, revealing herself.
"Kisama…" Uranus growled. She slashed at several of the vampires but they danced away from her. One backhanded her and she fell to her knees. She felt someone grab her hair and she was jerked back and to her feet. She felt her head jerk to the side and a pair of fangs sank into her neck. Her eyes closed and she slowly sank to her knees, Vampiru releasing her after a moment.
"Uranus!" the others shouted as she held her wounded neck with her left hand.
"Matteru yo. She no longer belongs to you. She belongs to the vampires now." Vampiru and the others began laughing and ran off.
The other three rushed to Uranus' side and knelt down. Neptune smoothed out the blonde's hair. "Daijoubu?" she asked.
Uranus rose to her feet, the others standing with her. She removed her hand from her neck and saw that her white glove had been stained red. "I'm fine," she murmured. "She didn't drain me when she easily could have."
"Which begs the question: What did she accomplish by biting you?" Pluto asked.
"Mercury can run a scan, but I swear I'm fine," Uranus said.
"We'll see," Pluto said. "Let's go."
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Ami closed her computer and sighed. "I can't detect anything wrong with her."
Haruka rose to her feet and looked at the others. "See? I told you I'm fine."
"Demo…why did Vampiru say you belonged to them now?" Hotaru asked.
"Probably trying to divide us up," Haruka proposed.
"Maybe," Rei admitted. "It might prove wise to not go to Europe and see what happens," she suggested.
"You guys are overreacting, okay? I swear I'm fine!" Haruka all but shouted.
"Minna, if Ami-chan's computer can't pick anything up, then maybe Haruka-san is fine," Usagi suggested.
"We're still not going anywhere if we don't pass our make up exam," Minako remembered glumly.
"And it's tomorrow," Makoto added.
"Relax. You guys'll do fine," Haruka assured them. They nodded and walked back into the Hikawa Shrine.
Michiru looked back at Haruka when she realized the blonde wasn't following. "Daijoubu Haruka?"
"Hai," she replied. "I'll be right in." Michiru nodded and walked inside with the other two Outer Senshi. Haruka stared after them before shifting her gaze to the sky. She absently scratched her neck where she had been bitten and frowned. She felt her neck carefully and felt no wounds or scratches that had been there only minutes ago. Maybe my Senshi powers healed it… she thought hopefully. She shrugged it off and walked inside with the others.
Japanese Word Guide:
Miko: Shinto priestess.
Yokatta: I understand/got it.
Itakadakimasu: Said before every meal, basically means "I humbly accept this food that was prepared".
Naze: Why?
Anata wa: You are?
Nan da: What is it?
Kuso: Damn/sh-t.
Nigette: Run for it.
So na: Impossible/It can't be.
Nan desu ka: What is it?
Kisama: Derogatory "you".
Kyuketsuki: Vampire.
Omoshiroi: That's amusing/interesting.
Matteru yo: Wait and see (or something akin to that; if anyone knows feel free to correct me in a nice way. My Japanese is very sparse).
Uh oh! Haruka's been bitten by a vampire! What will happen next? If you know the story of TnM you already know...a little...for I've changed some stuffs. Hee hee...:grins:
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