Chapter Forty – Eight. Dreamscape
"Usagi?"
Her vision was blurry at first, but then she opened her eyes and saw Rei.
"Usagi?" Rei called again. "Are you okay?"
"Yes." Usagi nodded. She looked to find that Rei was wearing her sailor fuku.
"Is everyone okay?" Haruka asked. The Sailor Guardians grouped together as Usagi realized they were all wearing their sailor fukus, except for Amy of course.
"Where are we?" Hotaru asked.
"We must be in Mamoru's mind." Amy answered.
"And we are wearing the sailor suits we wore when we had to save Rick and get him the cure for his mutations." Ami stated as everyone was looking at each other and then their surroundings.
Usagi noticed the terrifying background of the dreamscape. Everything was in ruin and it appeared as if whatever was present had been completely destroyed.
"This almost reminds me of when we had to save Chibiusa from a similar situation." Makoto stated.
"We need to find Mamoru and free him from this nightmare." Haruka told the others.
"There is no time to waste." Setsuna added.
Usagi nodded, affirming what her teammates have said. She looked at Amy, who appeared to be nervous about everything.
"You're doing good so far, Amy." Usagi assured her.
"Thanks." Amy replied shyly. "I just hope that I can help you guys save your boyfriend."
"We're counting on you." Michiru said with boldness in her voice.
"Come on." Minako glanced at her teammate. "She's nervous enough as it is."
"We're going to save Mamoru from this nightmare." Usagi spoke with determination.
"I would like to see you try."
Usagi gasped as everyone glanced to feel a harsh wind past them.
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"I sense an aura full of evil and hatred!" Rei exclaimed. Amy quipped in surprise.
Everyone turned around to see a woman in golden gladiator like armor.
"Is that the Galaxia person Princess Kakyuu told us about?" Minako asked. Amy couldn't help but to wonder who she was talking about. She just joined the Defenders and she's hearing about Galaxia and princesses.
"I take form of Sailor Galaxia in this nightmare." the evil being answered. "However, you should see me as I truly am."
Then the true form was revealed to be a demon. "I am the one known as the Nightmare Master!"
"So you're the one who has my guy trapped in this nightmare!" Usagi exclaimed.
"What do you plan to do with our prince?" Haruka demanded.
"I plan to keep him here until he hands over the Golden Crystal which I know that he holds." the Nightmare Master answered. Amy looked around confused.
"Well, that's not going to happen!" Usagi declared. "If you are going to barge into someone's mind, at least try to show some respect to your host!"
"We are the Sailor Guardians who fight for Love and Justice!" the Sailor Guardians declared in unison.
"And now in the name of the Moon..." Usagi declared.
"We'll punish you!" the Sailor Guardians declared.
"That goes for me too!" Amy added with a betrayed sense of determination. "I will punish you too!"
"I accept your challenge." the Nightmare Master replied.
"Burning Mandala!"
"Venus Love Me Chain!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
"Mercury Aqua Mirage!"
The four combined attacks failed to be effective on the demon opponent.
"It didn't work?!" Rei and Minako exclaimed.
"That's impossible!" Ami and Makoto added.
Amy looked scared. If the Nightmare Master was not going to be defeated, how would they be able to save Mamoru?
"Let us try!" Haruka suggested.
"Go for it!" Amy exclaimed in worry.
"World Shaking!"
"Deep Submerge!"
"Dead Scream!"
"Silence Glaive Surprise!"
"Help!" Mamoru's voice yelled in fear. "Someone, help me!"
"It's Mamo!" Usagi gasped. She hurried to go look for him.
"Sailor Moon, wait!" Rei exclaimed.
"I'll go with her." Amy told the Sailor Guardians. "The rest of you deal with this creep!"
"Got it." Haruka nodded as Amy made her way to meet up with Usagi.
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Haruka looked up as the Sailor Guardians faced the Nightmare Master.
"So the rest of you will be fighting the opponents I shall be sending for you." the Nightmare Master stated with a grin.
"Whatever it takes to save our prince!" Haruka exclaimed.
"That's right!" Hotaru added.
The Nightmare Master emitted energy from his hands which surrounded the Sailor Guardians.
"Everyone!" Haruka stated. She tried reaching for Michiru and the others but she started to feel weak and then everything went black.
The last thing she could remember, she could hear the Nightmare Master saying, "Your opponents shall be coming for you."
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"Minako?"
Her vision blurred as she came to. Moments later, she saw Rei looking at her with concern.
"Rei, where are we?" Minako asked as she noticed a foggy area.
"I'm not sure." Michiru answered as she glanced at the two girls. "However, I do believe the Nightmare Master has separated us."
"It must be a part of his plan to keep us from saving Mamoru." Minako stated.
"That's what I believe too." Rei nodded in agreement.
"Welcome Sailor Guardians."
A woman with wavy royal blue hair dressed akin to a butterfly. "I am Sailor Heavy Metal Papillion, and you have arrived at the final destinations of where dead planets and stars come to rest."
Minako glanced around in shock to see graves with faces of Mamoru, Rick and Jedda on them. "No way! Rick! Jedda! Mamoru!"
"Look!" Michiru exclaimed in shock. The girls looked to see grave diggers nearby.
Vines grabbed the three girls and lifted them up in the air. Minako found herself strangled by the vines as she assumed Michiru and Rei were as well.
"Guys!" Minako strangled out her cry.
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Setsuna looked around as she found herself at what appeared to be a royal palace of some sort. She took a deep breath and then she looked behind to see Makoto and Hotaru were with her.
"What is this place?" Hotaru asked.
"This looks like a royal palace of some sorts." Setsuna answered.
"It doesn't look like the Moon Kingdom." Makoto replied.
"That's because it's not." Setsuna stated. "Where ever we are, this is clearly the Nightmare Master's doing."
"Welcome Sailor Guardians!" a pair of voices greeted the group. The girls looked to see two women with blonde and green hair. One of them wore a green body suit while the other wore a red body suit.
"I am Sailor Phi!" the woman in green introduced herself.
"And I am Sailor Chi!" the woman in red introduced herself. "We are the Star Gardeners!"
"Now, prepare to meet your end!" Sailor Phi told the group.
"We shall see about that!" Setsuna declared as she lifted up her staff. Hotaru followed suit and lifted her glaive as did Makoto as she prepared to fight.
"Galactica Plants Blizzard!" Sailor Phi lifted her golden staff and launched her attack towards the three.
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Ami opened her eyes. She looked to see Haruka nearby.
"Where are we?" Ami asked.
"I'm not sure." Haruka answered. "Wherever we are, I can sense the princess and the prince must be close by."
Ami nodded as she turned on her visor. "This appears to be the entrance to the Desert Rivers of Oblivion and Memory."
"If that means what I think it does," Haruka stated, "then our prince and princess are in grave danger!"
"Don't worry." Ami assured her. "Amy is with them. She has the ability to dreamwalk."
"That's true." Haruka scoffed. "But how far will it take her to help Sailor Moon save our prince?! We must go in their to help them!"
"If you can help yourselves first, Sailor Guardians!"
The two looked to see two pink haired women. One was wearing pink while the other was wearing green as they were holding hands.
"I am Sailor Lethe," the woman in green introduced herself, "I am of the Lethe Star and the keeper of the river of forgetfulness."
"And I am Sailor Mnemosyne," the woman in pink proceeded to introduce herself, "I am of the Mnemosyne star and the keeper of the river of memory."
"Looks like we have our word cut out for us." Haruka stated.
"You got that right!" Sailor Lethe exclaimed as she prepared to launch her attack towards the two Sailor Guardians.
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"Where did you get us into?" Amy asked.
It appeared as if everything was starting to turn into a huge river. It looked as if it was coming towards them.
"I thought I heard Mamo here." Usagi answered. "The voice was getting louder as we came over here."
"That may be true but what if it is a trap?" Amy asked.
"I guess we are about to find out." Usagi answered.
The two were hit in full blast by the huge river.
"Sailor Moon!" Amy called out. She felt the pressure hit hard on her chest. "What's happening? No! I'm fading! This can't be!"
It seemed as if she was starting to black out from this massive attack.
Author's Note: This chapter introduces the characters that only appeared in the manga and not in the original 90s anime and this chapter shows a brief glimpse of what you can expect in the finale story line.
