Sailor Moon Aeons.
Book 2: Rebirth.
Act 11: Tales of another world.
Episode 140: Guardians.

By Razor Knight
Last update: March 21, 2017
Last edited: June 19, 2017

Hana had to admit the Senshi's new base was something else. She still remembered the first week after it was finished. The crowds of fans gathering around it at all hours, looking for an entrance to the building. They had given up quite fast, because they realized the Senshi did not want nor need the fame they had.

She looked down and saw someone walking to the tower, someone who had rarely visited it. "Mrs. Tsukino?" Hana asked as she appeared right next to the woman, noticing she didn't react at all to her teleportation.

"Hello Hana," Ikuko said politely. "I can't find Luna so I thought I should check here. Usagi didn't go home yesterday, she always tells me when she's going to spend the night elsewhere."

"They are... Fighting a potential threat, elsewhere."

"Elsewhere?"

"I suppose you're used to weird, so I'll tell you. They are in an... Alternate reality, one where the youma won. Those youma could become a threat to us."

"She didn't tell me... What if she doesn't come back?"

"She will. She's Sailor Moon, after all. But... They had to leave as soon as possible. I think I'll have to tell this to all their parents when they come asking."

Ikuko frowned. All the Senshi had gone there? She knew enough to realize that meant it wasn't a weak evil they were fighting. "When she gets back, tell her I want to talk to her. She may be the strongest being on Earth but she's still my daughter. It's my job to worry."

Hana smiled at that. "I'm sure she knows that."

"What is this, the tenth gang of idiots we fought this week?"

Aiko nodded. "Yeah. Criminals won't learn."

Yukiko smiled. "I like being able to do this, though. To just drop our disguises and fight them like this."

"The face of that gang leader when he recognized us was priceless."

Yukiko saw Nova near them. "What's wrong?"

"I sensed something evil here. And quite strong."

Right then, one if the mantis-like creatures, the 'Gales' as newspapers called them, landed near them. "Humans, fear the might of-"

"Hey bug, I have a question for you."

The creature looked at Yukiko. "What?"

"Burn."

"That's not a questAAARGH!"

Aiko turned to Nova as the mantis burnt to ashes. "I think your spider senses may have overreacted."

"Humans, fear the might of Magnesite!"

Aiko looked at the man who had just appeared near them. He may have looked human to her, if she couldn't sense what he was. "Oh, a youma who thinks he can beat the Senshi. Took them long enough."

"Who the hell are you, human?"

"Aiko Mizuno, daughter of Sailor Mercury, and someone you should be running away from right now."

"I don't fear some ascended sidekick. I am here to kill the Senshi."

Aiko bursted out laughing. "Oh wait, you are being serious. You seem capable of speaking, so you're not that stupid. Where are your underlings?"

Magnesite smirked as his youma appeared. There were at least fifty, and they all would have looked threatening, if not for how low their power was. "Here they are. Now get out of my way or die."

"I'll take the third option, thanks," Aiko said. She looked at the other youma. "You guys want to kill the Senshi? That's cute. Usagi doesn't like pointless deaths, and I do agree with her. So why don't you guys go back to the Dark Kingdom? I won't chase you, I promise."

Aiko had been letting her power show gradually, and by the end of her speech, most of the youma were backing away slowly. "That monster..."

The 'computer girl' smiled creepily at them. "And my power is around ten percent of what the weakest Senshi has. And Moon herself is a hundred times stronger than that."

Magnesite frowned. This girl was making him look like a fool. He was going to show her what he could do. "Die."

Aiko smiled as she looked at the sword coming out of her chest. "Ow."

"What? I stabbed through your heart, how-"

"I am no normal human. My organs, while fully functional, are not required for me to function." She turned to Hana. "Think Usagi will be mad if I blast this one dead?"

"She will understand."

Magnesite growled at them as he pulled his sword out. "I'll just kill someone else, then!"

He appeared next to Yukiko, ready to attack her. He stopped as he felt a pain in his chest. Was that a hand sticking out of him? Yes, yes it was, and unlike Aiko, he did need his heart. "Damn... You..."

Aiko shrugged as Magnesite fell to the ground. "Just returning the favor. And you attacked my girlfriend."

Yukiko saw the rest of the youma were too scared to try anything. "Leave now, and we will not give chase. We are warriors, not murderers. We won't even tell your Queen about you being here."

"Why?"

"You've done nothing evil yet."

Hana sighed as the youma vanished. "That was somewhat fun, but still not the evil I sensed."

"I don't-" Aiko flinched. "Oh fuck. Incoming!"

A creature landed near them. It looked like just another Omega, except for the very human, very ugly face. "Oh. It's just the sidekicks."

Aiko had seen that face before, in her database. "Onara?"

"That would be me, Sai Onara, though I suppose you can now call me the Omega-O."

Yukiko chuckled. "Your name is Sai Onara? Really?"

"My father was evil, in his own way," Onara explained. "Just tell me where the Senshi are, I can't seem to find them."

"Really? I have no idea why," Aiko lied.

"Fine, I'll download their location off your dead body."

"I won't let you hurt her."

Onara looked at Yukiko dismissively. "Pets should not be allowed to roam around without their masters."

"Did you just call me-" Yukiko growled. "That's it." Like the Senshi, she had learnt to cast spells without movement or words. That really made it harder for her foes to know what was going to hit them.

Onara saw a blast of fire shoot at him, and let it hit. "This prototype is able to withstand weak magic blasts."

"Good, I like a challenge."

"Then try resisting this!"

Onara turned to Hana, smiling evily at her shocked face. "I equipped this body with the strongest psi shielding I ever built. I will not-"

Aiko glared at Onara as her blasts sent him staggering back. "You make cyborgs look weak. I don't like that."

Onara looked at her, then laughed. "The program thinks itself a cyborg. Precious. You say your soul is human, but that's a lie. A program could never become human."

"She did," Yukiko snapped, "stop trying to rile her up."

Onara sighed. "Child, I love computers too, but you took that to a whole new level."

Yukiko growled at him. "Just die. Witch Ragnarok."

Onara was hit by a large beam of energy. It came from above, creating a nice, wide crater. He was still standing, however, and saw his foe was barely standing. "Impressive, a mere human being able to use as much power as a Guardian Senshi." He tackled her and rose her off the ground, strangling her. He saw, however, that she was smiling. "What-"

"Don't assume... I don't have enough energy left to... Defeat you. Hell Surge."

This time, the attack came from below, a column of fire rose from the ground and washed over Onara. Yukiko fell to the ground as Onara lost his grip on her.

Aiko glared at him. "You say I'm just a program? If that was true, then I would not have fallen in love with Yuki. And I would not feel the rage I'm feeling. I don't bother with fancy names for my attacks anymore, so... Die!"

Hana had to admit Aiko's attack was quite impressive. A dozen of her 'copies' had appeared, all of them using energy swords. They all stabbed the cyborg as one, and the original Aiko shot a beam that tore a hole right through its weakened chest plate. But Onara wasn't down yet.

"I seem to have overestimated this body's resilience. Time for a tactical retr-"

Hana smiled at the cyborg, who just stood there, unmoving. "You said you had the best shielding against my attacks? Well, it's still not enough."

"How... That much power, you shouldn't be able to keep control of it."

"I've trained too. Unlike the Senshi, my limit is how much of my skill I can use without it taking over. So the way for me to be 'stronger' is to learn to control it better."

"I see. I don't suppose you'll let me escape."

"You suppose right. Those two, they are my closest friends, not counting Terry. You hurt one of them, so I guess you won't be fighting the Senshi."

Yukiko staggered up as Onara exploded. "Are you a Scanner?"

"I didn't blow his brain up," Hana said, "it's hard to aim at such small targets."

Aiko looked up to see a few helicopters around. "I think we may have caught their attention."

Yukiko was trying to heal herself, but was quite out of energy. "Damn. Ow. I think I have a few ribs more."

"Let me help you fix that," Aiko said and started healing her. "By the way, I'm checking the news and..."

"What?"

"Two of the reporters called us the Three Guardians."

"... I actually like that name," Hana said.

"Much better than 'sidekick.'"

Aiko frowned. "One reporter is saying the enemies we fought were probably weak, and that's why the Senshi let us fight them."

"Can I go have a few words with him?" Yukiko joked.

"Her," Aiko corrected, "and I'm quite sure those words would include 'Fire' or 'Storm' so no, you can't."

Hana shrugged. "Well, at least that mess is over. Now to wait until the Deadly Dodos from Deimos show up."

Yukiko blinked at her a few times. "I'm torn between how silly it sounds, and thinking it should be a thing."

Luna watched the three girls walk away and smiled. While her duty was to watch over the Senshi, she had grown to like those three as well. And she was glad they could keep evil in line while the Senshi were away.

"Quite a trio, huh?"

She turned to see Diana and Shade were also there. "Were they really strong... Uh, I mean, will they be-"

Diana smiled at her mother's attempt to use the correct tense. "Almost strong enough to take on Holy Senshi."

"It's a pity they're not Senshi," Shade said.

"Yeah, it's a pity..."

"Wait, why the pause."

"Nothing at all. It's not like I know they'll be Senshi or anything."

Luna frowned. "Diana..."

The younger Mooncat laughed. "Sorry, just fooling around."

Shade sighed. "You almost made me fall for it."

Diana started walking away. "Yes, I was just fooling around... Or was I?"

"Hey!" Shade growled as Diana took off running. "Come back here, you!"

Luna shook her head. Those two really got along. Almost too well. Perhaps she was reading too much into it? She would have to ask Usagi about it, when she returned.

Moon looked around. The castle was just as she remembered it. Cold, grey stone walls, dim light, and one could almost smell the evil in the air.

"My, my. I really don't know how you managed to bring them back, but it won't matter. Last time, I missed my chance to kill them. Time to fix that."

Mercury-beta glared at the woman who had appeared in front of them. "Goshenite."

"That's Queen Goshenite for you, coward. Are you going to fight, or just stand there gawking as everyone dies?"

Mercury-beta was about ready to tackle her, but she felt a hand on her shoulder, and saw Moon staring at her. "I..."

"A wise man once told me that rage can be a good mentor, but it's a lousy ally."

"Right. Let's beat that bitch, as a team."

"You will not defeat me, Senshi. I will kill you all."

A/N: Diana was just messing with the other Mooncats. Of course the sidek- The Three Guardians won't become Senshi.

... Or will they?