I know, this is the shortest chapter of the fic. All I ask is that no one kill me because of it...and how it ends...
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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.
And I still don't own it. Sad, ne? I think it is...
Dozo minna-san!
"How can you be sure this guy is telling the truth?" Rei demanded.
"I could see it in his eyes Rei-chan. He can help us," Usagi replied.
"So these vampires wanted to use Vampiru to fight us?" Ami asked.
"That's what Dracul said," Michiru replied. The Senshi looked up as Dracul entered the room. His hair was combed back and smoothed down on his head. He wore an elegant black suit, a cape resting over his shoulders, the collar framing his face.
"How do you know where to find them?" Makoto asked.
"I can sense my daughter," Dracul replied. "We must hurry. The longer your friend remains under Vampiru's control, the harder the control will be to break," he said.
"So let's go," Michiru said. The Senshi quickly transformed and followed Dracul to a large house out in the countryside.
"We should split up," Dracul suggested.
"Just know that if you betray us, I won't hesitate in killing you," Neptune returned. They entered the house and split up. The Outers searched the ground floor while the Inners searched the upstairs. Dracul wandered around, looking for any hidden passageways. The Outer Senshi walked into a large room and stopped, seeing Vampiru, Uranus, and several dozen vampires.
"Welcome to your final hour Sailor Senshi. You will pay for killing my father," Vampiru said. "Uranus, kill them!"
"Yes Mistress," Uranus bowed. She pulled her Space Sword out and glared at the Senshi, her teal eyes cold and vacant. "Space Sword Blaster!" The three Outer Senshi leapt out of the way.
"Venus Love Me Chain!" The attack knocked away the Space Sword from Uranus' hand. It slid on the floor in the middle of both groups.
Uranus started towards her weapon as did Neptune. The blonde Senshi glared at Neptune, the dream resurfacing in her mind. "I will take all of your attacks Uranus," the Sea Senshi said.
"Neptune!" the others exclaimed in shock.
Neptune ignored them. "I've decided from the beginning. I may not be strong, so I can't fight you." The blonde turned from her. "It's okay if you don't remember. No matter how fast you ran, you never turned back. I knew that, so I always ran next to you. It wasn't hard." Uranus shook her head and looked down, something stirring in the back of her mind. "If I have to fight with you, I don't want to go on living. At last, let's run off in our world, ne?" Uranus looked at Neptune, confusion in her eyes. "You may be the Senshi of Battles, but turn around…turn around now…Uranus, it's me…it's me!" (A/N: That little speech was from TnM and TnMK FYI. I merged the two again. :P)
"Neptune…?" Uranus asked uncertainly. Neptune nodded and the blonde Senshi engulfed her in a hug, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Shimatta! I didn't expect you to be able to break my hold on her!" Vampiru snarled, her eyes glinting dangerously.
"Yamette Vampiru! We didn't kill your father! They tried to kill him!" Moon exclaimed, pointing at the vampires behind her.
"Liar! You killed him and tried to kill me!" She smiled. "But that doesn't matter. I've already begun to take what's precious to you Senshi. Uranus, Tuxedo Kamen…" she trailed off.
"Nani?" Moon demanded.
"Uranus' first kill," Vampiru boasted.
"Mamo-chan…he…he's dead?" Moon whispered.
"Killed by your precious Senshi, Uranus!" Vampiru laughed.
"You forced Uranus to kill him!" Neptune shouted, standing in front of Uranus. She let out a sudden cry when Uranus grabbed her from behind and made to bite her.
"Uranus!" the Outers cried.
"Yameru!" the Inners shouted.
"Enough!" a voice bellowed. A figure swept into the room and freed Neptune from Uranus, hurling the vampire Senshi across the room.
Vampiru's eyes widened. "Fa…Father?" she whispered.
Dracul nodded and stood with the Senshi. "These women never tried to harm me Vampiru." He pointed to the vampires behind her. "They did."
(A/N: If you are able, listen to FIRE from the Myu now)
Vampiru frowned. "Nani? Demo…" She whirled around and glared at the vampires and saw some of them fidgeting nervously. "You LIED!" she bellowed.
A vampire with a staffed stepped forward. "It seems we have no more use for you. Kill them all!" she ordered.
Vampiru pulled a sword out from under her cloak. "You'll pay for tricking me!" she shouted. She charged in and began fighting. Dracul quickly joined her, a sword appearing in his hand from under his cloak as well. The Senshi looked at each other and nodded. They rushed in, firing off dozens of attacks.
Uranus stared as a vampire slugged Neptune across the face. She blinked and her eyes cleared. "Neptune!" she shouted, rushing forward and catching the younger girl. "Daijoubu?" she demanded.
"You're really back?"
"I am," she affirmed, helping Neptune to her feet. They turned to the others. "Let's go Neptune." The smaller woman nodded and the two rushed into the fray. Uranus blocked several attacks and easily backhanded a vampire.
"Deep Submerge!"
"Dead Scream…"
"Fire Soul!"
Moon gripped her Tier and held it up. The Senshi moved out of the way as she shouted, "Silver Moon! Crystal Power Kiss!" Many of the vampires were turned to ash and dust from the attack.
Uranus looked over and saw the leader attempting to escape via a hidden passageway. The Senshi lunged to her feet and tackled the vampire down. She hauled the evil vampire to her feet and held her tightly, her Space Sword clattering on the floor. "Attack again Sailor Moon!" she ordered.
"Demo…" she began. "You need to move or I could hit you too!"
"Do it!" the blonde ordered. She looked the Senshi leader in the eye. "Now Sailor Moon!"
Tears welled up in her blue eyes. "Gomen Haruka-san. Silver Moon! Crystal Power Kiss!" The attack rushed out and struck the vampire, slicing through her abdomen. Uranus grunted in pain as the attack ripped through her own abdomen. The vampire in her arms turned to dust and Uranus collapsed to the floor. (A/N: End FIRE background music)
"URANUS!" Neptune screamed. She ran to her partner's side and pulled the blonde's head into her lap. "Stay with me," she whispered.
"Gomen…" Uranus whispered painfully. "I can feel it…"
"Nani?" Michiru asked.
"My…body…it's decaying…" she winced in pain. "It hurts…"
"Hold on Uranus…we'll…we'll find a way to save you…" Neptune whispered.
"It'll be okay…I'm just…glad I got to see you one…last time…is all…"
Vampiru turned to her father. "Isn't there something I can do? I turned her…there must be something I can do to save her!"
"Patience," Dracul whispered.
Neptune brushed some hair out of Uranus' face. "Ashiteru yo Haruka."
"Ashiteru yo…Michiru…" The blonde smiled and touched Neptune's face. "Arigatou…for saving me…"
"From what?" she asked.
"My loneliness," Uranus whispered. Neptune bent down and kissed Uranus as her body turned gray. A soft wind sprang up and washed the dust away, but Uranus was still there. Neptune pulled away and stared in confusion, as did the others.
"How…" Venus began.
"They have a destined love," Dracul said. He turned and looked at the Senshi. "That love, combined with Sailor Moon's attack, restored Uranus."
The blonde Senshi rose to her feet with Neptune. Vampiru approached her and bowed her head. "Gomen na sai Uranus-san. I should have believed in you and the Senshi. I let my hate consume me without realizing it."
"You've nothing to apologize for Vampiru," Uranus replied. "Just…don't go biting anyone else."
"I think I can do that," Vampiru agreed. The others laughed.
"Come on. Let's get out of here before it decides to destroy itself like all the other enemy strongholds we've been in," Mercury suggested. The others nodded and they left the lair.
"So…can we go home now?" Moon asked. "Europe wasn't as fun as I thought." The others laughed as they undid their henshins.
Michiru wrapped her arm around Haruka and the blonde rested her arm on the shorter woman's shoulder. "Think we could stay a little longer than the others?" Michiru asked hopefully.
Haruka smiled. "I thought you'd never ask." They stopped and kissed for a moment, the rising sun framing them in its warm embrace.
END?
For anyone wondering why I've not resolved the Mamoru being killed thing, you'll have to wait and see. I left it open so I could turn this into a series if I so wished...which I do...;P So you'll just have to be on the lookout for a sequel...just...no one kill me for the pairing that's happened in it...
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