Diana, Ursula, Michiru, Setsuna and Minako go in search of the second core. Meanwhile, Croix, Ami and Hotaru try to find a way to make the Sailor Radar work.

Yay to new chapter! I'm having so much fun writing about these 2 universes coming together! Hopefully you're enjoying this new arc as well.


Who would have thought… Diana thinks while staring at the many buildings and areas around her… That I would be walking around Tokyo without Akko…

When Akko had asked her to come to Japan with her, Diana had been ecstatic. She knew that there were some things that her girlfriend had not told her about her childhood. In fact, now that she thought about it, Akko seemed to always be hesitant to talk about her past. She conversed with Diana about it; the brunette having mentioned in passing how she had been bullied by her peers. But it didn't go beyond that.

And Diana knew that there was more.

But as it seemed to happen when she was with Akko, Professor Croix and Professor Ursula, things didn't work out the way she had expected them to. Not that she blamed her girlfriend for this, because ironically, this time neither Professor Croix nor Akko were the ones responsible for this situation. Instead it seemed that this dark presence had decided to make itself known after sensing them here. Yet this only made Diana wonder what made them so important. Why did these creatures start attacking them the moment they arrived to Japan?

Because based on what they had talked about earlier with the Sailor Guardians, there had not been any attacks until today.

Could it be because we're here?

Could it be connected to Akko and I?

Perhaps a result of us breaking the Great Seal and returning magic to the world?

All of these were possibilities that she had discussed with Professor Ursula. The older witch, although she had explained to her that this could be something else, did not completely dismiss her ideas. And, she had also heard Michiru and Setsuna discuss that the aliens that attacked them seemed to be attracted to an energy here on earth.

An energy that based on Professor Croix's analysis seems to be a mixture of the Leylines and the Sailors' powers.

And that, to Diana, was worrisome.

"You look like you have a lot on your mind." Diana hears a soft voice say to hear and turns around to see Michiru smiling at her.

Diana nods, knowing that there was no point in denying that she had been distracted.

"I just didn't think I would be doing this when I got into a plane to come here to Japan." the blonde witch admits.

Michiru chuckles and gets closer to her.

"I don't think people expect to fight evil during their holiday vacation." she jokes with the blonde witch and this makes Diana laugh, which in turn makes the rest of people in their group focus on their conversation.

"To be honest, before coming here I was freaking out about meeting Akko's friends and making a good impression. Right now though, all that stress I was experiencing feels so insignificant."

"It's not." Michiru tells her warmly. "Because from what I have seen, Akko's happiness is the most important thing to you. It's like your whole world revolves around her and keeping her content."

Diana blushes brightly but doesn't deny this statement, which makes the older woman giggle.

"It is very different from the impression I got of you three years ago, Diana." she finishes kindly.

This statement makes Minako, Ursula and Setsuna stare at each other, wondering if what they were hearing meant that the two of them knew each other from somewhere else.

"It was a different time. I was different back then." Diana admits to her honestly. "Although, to be quite honest, you're not too far behind, Michiru. Because when we met, the last thing I was expecting was for you to be a sailor guardian." the heiress teases the older woman who laughs in return.

"Indeed." the sailor guardian grins. "I honestly didn't think I was going to see you again, especially in a situation like this one."

Diana nods in agreement, making the people listening to their conversation feel too curious to pretend they weren't eavesdropping.

"Ok, if no one here is going to ask them, then I will." Minako says suddenly, noticing that the blonde witch and aquamarine sailor were now staring at her. "You two know each other?!" she asks.

Diana and Michiru simply nod.

That trait of theirs is so annoying… Minako thinks after she wasn't given a clearer answer, knowing that she would have to ask more questions.

"Why didn't you say anything earlier?" the blonde sailor continues questioning the two women, who just chuckle.

Ursula and Setsuna giggle, feeling a little bad about the way the Luna Nova witch and violinist were teasing the blonde woman.

"I don't believe she asked the right question, did she?" Ursula jokes with the time sailor, who nods and gets the sailor captain's attention.

"You know Minako, I believe we really haven't had the time to talk with each other because of all the threats and dangers we're facing." Setsuna teases her.

"But they could have said hi just like Akko and Usagi did!" Minako says annoyed. "And are you really teasing me, Setsuna?!"

The group laughs.

"Even though we know each other, we aren't as close as Akko and Usagi are." Diana explains with a soft smile.

"We met three years ago at a benefit concert in London." Michiru tells them. "I was asked to perform, mostly to invite Japanese families to the event, while Diana assisted the event because she's a Cavendish."

"Don't sell yourself short Michiru." Diana smiles warmly at her. "You were asked to perform at the concert because you're one of the best violinist players in the world. Your family name didn't influence that decision." she promises. "Though it did encourage the organization to invite your family and other families of Japan."

"If I remember correctly, you were part of the witches' panel that was responsible of organizing the event, right?" Ursula asks her student.

Diana nods in confirmation.

"To be honest, I was the one that suggested your name to the panel." the heiress confesses with a soft blush on her face. "I had just listened to one of your Cd's and fell in love with the way you played." she chuckles. "When I was told that I would form part of the selection panel, I brought your Cd to the meeting in hopes of convincing the other witches of asking you to perform." she chuckles. "After they listened to the CD, it wasn't hard to get them to send you an invitation. You were that good."

"I see." Michiru smiles warmly at her. "If you don't mind me asking, which cd did you hear?"

"A Lost Soul." Diana admits.

Michiru chuckles warmly.

"I recorded that CD a couple of months after I first became Sailor Neptune." the aquamarine woman reminisces. "I had a lot of conflicting and dark emotions that I explored and embraced during this time. I believe this made that CD sound more melancholic."

"I see." the blonde smiles kindly at her. "Well Michiru, I didn't tell you this that night we met, but your music helped me face my growing feelings for Akko. It made me realize that my fear of getting close to people was making me lose the opportunity of being happy. Like you, during that time, I also was a Lost Soul."

"I'm very happy to hear you say that, Diana. Thank you for telling me this." Michiru tells her honestly and the two women reach an understanding with each other.

"Those two…" Setsuna murmurs from afar while watching the exchange. "They're very similar."

"You think so too…" Ursula agrees with the green-haired woman. "The Kaioh name is not unknown to our community, since just like Diana said, powerful families know each other."

"You also form part of a renowned family?"

"Not at all." the red-haired witch chuckles. "But, my girlfriend does. And, she has suffered a lot because of that."

"I don't understand how that would affect her." Setsuna says honestly. "From what I heard of Ami earlier, Croix Meridies is one of the most important inventors and scientists of this era. Why wouldn't her family be happy with this development? Is it because she's dating you?"

Ursula blushes brightly.

"You're quite direct, Setsuna." Minako interrupts them and that makes the two older women realize that Diana and Michiru had also joined the conversation and were now looking at them.

"I apologize." the time sailor says immediately. "I didn't mean to pry, it's just that when there are things I don't know I instantly become fascinated."

"That's alright." Ursula chuckles. "And no, it wasn't because I'm a woman."

"It wasn't?" Minako asks surprised. "That's very forward of them. Not many traditional families are welcoming of same-sex relationships. Trust me, I know…" she murmurs.

"In our society, different families have different standards for witches and their families." Diana explains to the sailors.

"But what makes a family have notoriety over the others?" Michiru asks intrigued. "I assume that like every other system in the world, powerful families have certain benefits that other common citizens do not possess."

Diana and Ursula nod in confirmation.

"If that's the case, and you're saying that there are different parameters to determine who these families are, can we assume that money is not the only element taken into consideration?"

"Just like anywhere else in the world, money can certainly get you in high positions. Nevertheless, there are some titles in our community that are impossible to surpass no matter how wealthy you are." Ursula tells them. "In our case, there were nine very powerful witches that founded everything our community is and knows. They are revered by all and their families are held in very high esteem."

"Nine witches, nine families." Diana continues the tale. "These families are known as the Nine Olde Families and the members of these families tend to be heavily involved in the community and government. My family, the Cavendish, is one of those families. Professor Croix's family is from the union of a man of one of the Nine-Olde families with a woman of outside the Nine-Olde families."

"I see…" Setsuna says intrigued. "And when you said that each family has different demands…"

"In order for family members to maintain their last name and status, the olde families force them to adhere to certain rules. These rules are set by the head of the family, who is the oldest and/or one with closest link to the original Nine-Olde witch." the red-haired witch explains.

"And, in families that are as old as ours, they usually have one goal for longevity." Diana mutters this part.

"To continue the bloodline." Michiru realizes what Diana is trying to say. "That's terrible."

"Some families are more selective than others." Ursula says calmly. "In the case of Croix's family, they weren't that concerned with the fact that I am a woman or not from an olde family. What they were worried about was that my family is mixed. By mixed I mean that my father is not a wizard, he's just a normal man my mom met during a vacation."

"That's just wrong!" Minako says passionately. "For them to not accept you because of who your mother chose to love! It's not right."

"It's not." the older witch admits. "But it's a practice most families have."

"In my case, my family is mostly concerned with reproduction and keeping the Cavendish name alive. That means that all family members should try to have children at some point. And last time I checked, women cannot create a child together." Diana says simply.

"That's terrible." Setsuna agrees with Minako's earlier statements. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but your relationship with Akko is public. How is it that your family allowed it?"

"Her family allowed it because Diana challenged them and became the head of the Cavendish family. No one can oppose her."

"Clever." Minako compliments her fellow blonde fighter. "Bet Akko got all happy and excited about the fact that you defeated your evil family to be with her."

Diana blushes but doesn't deny this.

"Oh you two are precious!" the sailor of love smirks and then focuses on Ursula. "And you are also quite open about your relationship with Croix-Sensei. Did she also challenge her family and become the head?"

"She didn't. She was disinherited after she made it known that we were together." Ursula smiles sadly. "She said her status as the head of the family meant nothing to her if we couldn't be together. Though to avoid a scandal she was allowed to keep using the last name."

"I see…" Michiru murmurs. "So your society's laws and rules change based on the family you belong to. The higher the family, the more chances you can get away with things."

"Yes." Diana says somberly. "And there are many people in these families that take advantage of this."

"Heads of the Nine Olde families are very powerful in our society. If Diana wanted to, she could obtain any position in the government as long as she's sponsored by the other heads of families. Their word, at times, becomes law."

"That is frightening." Setsuna says honestly. "Though at least it's good to know that if worse comes to pass, you'll be able to acquire information for us."

"Information?" Diana asks the older woman confused.

"This entity that we're fighting, it's a mixture of both sailor and witch energy. That's why it's harder to destroy them without combining our powers."

"Setsuna is right." Michiru adds seriously. "And it is worrisome that neither of us seemed to be aware of their presence until they started attacking us. That amount of power should have been detected by the Sailor Radar."

"Croix's mechanisms should have also sensed the magic concentrating on a specific point." Ursula agrees with them. "I know that during her time working for the Ministry she helped install some upgrades to their tracking devices."

"Are you assuming then that the Ministry may have some data we could use?" Diana asks her mentor.

"It's something worth exploring if we cannot fix the Sailor Radar soon." Setsuna says somberly. "I do not like that these creatures are hiding their presence from us."

"I agree with Setsuna." Michiru adds and opens her eyes in shock, turning towards Minako who was farthest away from them.

"Minako!" Setsuna and Michiru scream at the same time, making the blonde sailor look up and see a creature coming straight towards her.

"She won't have time to transform!" Setsuna screams, knowing that they also wouldn't have time, managing to sense an evil entity near Michiru as well.

Looking quickly around her, the green-haired woman notices that many of these creatures were starting to get close to them, Minako and Michiru being the ones in immediate danger because of their position away from the rest of the group.

Staring at each other, Diana and Ursula nod, deciding to separate and each one help a sailor.

Diana, determinedly, runs to where Michiru is and points her wand straight at the monster that was jumping towards her.

Ursula, similarly, reaches Minako and uses her wand to direct her attack to the nearest creature threatening her.

"Murowa!" both witches scream and their spell hits the creatures straight on, making them vanish immediately.

Relieved at knowing that her friends were no longer in immediate danger, Setsuna takes out her sailor wand and watches how the evil entities start to create a circle around them, preventing the group from escaping or transforming.

"This doesn't make sense!" Michiru says worriedly while stepping back and joining the group. "Why didn't we sense them until now?!"

"Because they didn't use their powers." Setsuna realizes what is happening. "They waited until they were close enough to ambush us and are focusing their attacks on us because they know that to use our powers we have to transform."

"How could they even know this?" Minako asks worriedly. "The last time we fought time we were already transformed!"

"It doesn't matter how they know." Setsuna says strongly. "Our main concern right now is to transform so we can fight."

"But they're not giving us enough time or space to transform." Minako finally gets to where the other four women were standing. "It's like they're knowingly preventing us from using our sailor wands."

"Because that is exactly what they're doing." Michiru mutters and tries to talk with Haruka. "It also seems that they're blocking our signal and powers to communicate with the other sailors."

"This means then that we will be the ones in charge of opening a space for you." Diana says stares at Ursula. "We need to distract them."

"I agree." Ursula then looks at the sailor guardians. "The moment we open the area for you, start transforming. Diana and I will cover you."

"Ok!" Minako says and takes her sailor wand out, watching Michiru do the same and Setsuna already having hers in her hand. "We're ready whenever you are."

"Alright." the former performer turns towards Diana. "Remember that spell I taught you but asked you to not cast?"

"Yes." Diana says determined.

"Use it now."

"Alright." the heiress murmurs. "Though I will need some time to concentrate."

"You'll get that." Ursula promises her. "Now, start!" she says and uses her magic to transform her wand into a sword, magic pouring out of it.

Concentrating, Diana can hear the screams and grunts around her, feeling Ursula's magic and power moving near her, protecting her and giving her the time she needed to focus all of her magic towards the top of her wand.

Opening her eyes, Diana watches small rays of magic surrounding her hands and wand, preventing the creatures from getting too close to her. Ursula, having noticed this, turned around and went to where the sailor were, hitting and destroying the creatures that had started to get close to them.

"Incredible…" Minako says while watching Ursula fight. "She managed to kill seven of them in less than four seconds. I barely saw her move."

"She's using magic to manipulate the time around her." Setsuna says shocked. "To her, everything is moving at the same pace while to us she's going faster. It's like she created a time bubble around her."

"And Diana, she needed those four seconds to get her spell ready." Michiru can feel the power coming from the blonde witch. "But they knew the creatures would sense that power and attack her immediately."

"They're clever." Minako agrees, thankful of having them as allies. "Now, everyone get ready because I believe Diana will release her spell now."

Diana, just like Minako predicted, let her spell go.

"Come, my indestructible guardians! In the name of Cavendish! Brandish your swords and strike down those of evil heart! Fineltina la Serana!" the heiress screams and watches her spell go, hitting all the creatures that had been surrounding Michiru, Setsuna and Minako and forcing them to combust in a big explosion of light.

Opening their eyes, the sailor guardians notice that they were no longer surrounded and that Diana had opened the area for them.

"Everyone! Let's transform!" Minako orders and the outer sailors nod in agreement.

"Venus Planet Power, Make Up!"

"Neptune Planet Power, Make Up!"

"Pluto Planet Power, Make Up!"

The three older women scream and allow the power of their planets to course through their bodies, feeling it transforming them and giving them the energy they needed to fight. Closing their eyes, they feel their clothes changing and their strength increasing, a sign that they were almost done with their transformation.

"Diana!" Ursula watches the younger witch falling, the amount of magic the spell had taken out of her too strong to handle. "Are you alright?"

"I will be." Diana says happily. "I didn't remember how much energy that spell took of me when I first used it."

"You did a marvelous job." the older woman promises her while noticing more creatures coming their way. "Though I'm afraid our fight is far from over."

"I just need some time to recover." she starts feeling magic being pushed into her. "Professor…"

"Allow me." she smiles softly. "This is why I made you use your family spell." she explains to her. "Because I knew it would only target the evil entities and I would be able to give you some of my magic afterwards."

Diana chuckles.

"Of course you thought of all that in a couple of seconds."

Ursula smiles.

"I trusted you were going to succeed. And that the moment I focused on restoring your magic we would be the ones being covered." she points towards the sailors and Diana notices that they were done transforming.

"Protected by Venus, Planet of beauty, Guardian of Love. I am Sailor Venus!"

"Protected by Neptune of the Outer Solar System, the planet of oceans. I am Sailor Neptune!"

"Protected by Pluto, the planet of the underworld, I am Sailor Pluto!"

The three sailors, once they transformed, immediately focused on the incoming creatures. Noticing that Diana and Ursula were kneeling on the floor, the sailors started getting close to the witches so that they could cover them.

"Diana, Ursula, are you alright?" Minako asks them worriedly while analyzing her surroundings. "Neptune, Pluto, let's create a triangle around them and protect them."

"Got it!" Neptune says while placing herself in front of Diana and Ursula. "Is she alright?" she asks the older witch worriedly.

"She just used a lot of magic and needs to recover." Ursula promises her. "Though, for her to recover faster, I'm giving her some of my magic. Until I'm done, I won't be able to help you."

"That is alright." Setsuna smiles softly at her. "You just make sure Diana is alright and we'll take care of you."

"Yeah!" Minako agrees. "Now it is our turn to kick some ass!" she gets herself into position. "We'll attack in turns of two so that one of us is ready to defend Ursula and Diana just in case some creatures happen to go through us."

"Then we'll start." Setsuna says and Michiru and her go forward. "Let's combine our powers, Neptune, and get rid of those creatures that are on the left."

"Alright." Michiru concentrates on her power and produces her talisman. "Submarine Reflection!"

Setsuna, wanting to give Michiru's attack more reach, concentrated her power on her talisman and called her energy forth.

"Chronos Typhon." she murmurs and watches her spell join Michiru's, increasing the power and potency of the attack and eliminating several creatures that were getting too close to Diana and Ursula.

"Nice!" Minako says to them and replaces Setsuna, nodding to Michiru who prepares for a second attack. "Now, in the name of Venus, allow me to punish you with love!" she screams and produces her sword. "Venus love-me chain!"

"Deep Submerge!" Michiru yells and watches her attack get rid of more creatures. "Pluto!" she switches places with the older sailor and notices that Diana is starting to gain some color. "She looks better."

"She should be ready soon." Ursula says calmly while continuing to pour more magic into Diana.

"Won't you lose magic if you give so much to her?" Neptune asks her worriedly.

"Luckily, I happen to possess big quantities of magic inside of me. Giving Diana some of it will not affect me."

"Switch!" they hear Minako scream and now the blonde is the one standing next to them. "You guys don't worry about anything, just make sure Diana is feeling better."

"Thank you." Diana says to the sailor guardian honestly. "I'm sorry I'm incapacitated like this."

"You were the one that gave us the time we needed to transform." Minako reassures her. "The least we can do is protect you until you have your magic back."

"Switch!" Setsuna says and the green-haired sailor stands next to the witches. "That spell you used…" she says to Ursula. "You manipulated time."

"Indeed." Ursula smiles kindly at her. "It is very difficult to use and I'm afraid that I will no longer be able to cast it since I gave some of my magic to Diana."

"I see… I didn't know magic could be used to alter time."

"Magic cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed. It's the same principle as energy because magic is energy." Diana explains to Setsuna. "What Professor Ursula did was use the energy surrounding her to manipulate time. Not many witches can do this, and the ones that can only do it for seconds at most."

"The spell drains you of magic, and if not done correctly, is capable of killing the witch casting it." Ursula tells her and stops sending magic to Diana, who stands up helped by Ursula and Setsuna. "Diana is ready."

"Good." Minako tells them while kicking a monster with her chain. "Now, everyone let's do a circle." she orders the women who do as said. "No matter how many we kill they just keep coming."

"According to what Croix told me, they are connected to the cores. If we destroy the core near us then that should stop them from appearing." Ursula informs them.

"But where is the core?" Diana asks and hits a creature with a spell. "I don't see it anywhere."

"If monsters are attacking us non-stop, then that must mean that the core is active right now." Michiru murmurs while looking at her mirror.

"And if it's active then that should allow Pluto and Neptune to find it." the heiress realizes what Michiru is trying to say.

"Alright then!" Venus says firmly. "Diana, Ursula, let's cover Pluto and Neptune while they try to find the core."

"Got it!" Ursula says and runs forward, magic pouring out of her wand and towards the dark creatures. "Paleis Capama!" she yells and all the dark creatures around them start to levitate. "Now Diana, Venus!"

"Belga Veeda!"

"Venus Wink Chain Sword!"

Diana and Minako scream, their attacks landing on the monsters that had been levitated by Ursula and turning them to dust.

"Good job!" Ursula compliments them both while rushing to where Michiru and Setsuna were standing, having noticed some creatures heading towards them as well. "Murowa!"

"Thank you." Setsuna says while concentrating on Michiru's mirror and helping her enhance her abilities. "We're very close."

"Does that mean that you can see something?" Minako asks hopefully to Neptune.

"I can." Michiru opens her eyes and gives them a confident smile. "The core is half a mile up north."

"Good job Neptune, good job Pluto!" Venus says and turns to look at Diana and Ursula. "You two, good job as well."

"Thank you Venus." Diana says and stares ahead. "Though it will all be for naught if we don't destroy that core before a new wave of creatures attack us."

"Diana is right." Setsuna tells them. "We need to head towards the core and destroy it."

"Alright! Let's go team!" Minako encourages them to move forward and the five women start running towards the core, hitting and destroying the creatures that were trying to stop them.

The sooner they destroyed that core, the sooner they would be able to return to their loved ones.

LWALWALWA

"Anything?" Croix asks frustrated while typing some commands to the sailor computer.

"Nothing." Ami tells her disappointed. "Not even with those modifications and algorithms you added to the processor has the sailor radar reacted."

"It just doesn't make sense." the witch mutters. "I believe our theory regarding their energy is correct. Telling the radar about this new combination should allow us to trace the cores and the creatures when they start using their dark energy."

"Perhaps it's because the radar is not a combination of our energies." Ami theorizes. "The sailor radar is made with parts from our world. But it doesn't have anything from yours."

"You're right!" Croix says excitedly. "Only inputting the code won't make the machine work. We need to make it function with both energies at the same time."

"Then what would you suggest?" Hotaru asks and this makes the two older women stare at her.

"Didn't Setsuna tell you to stay at the arcade?" Croix focuses on the young woman.

"She did but I deserve to know what is happening." Hotaru replies firmly. "I know that Haruka-papa is ok, but I cannot sense Michiru and Setsuna Mama."

"Hotaru…" Ami starts to say but stops talking when Croix raises her hand.

"Yeah, regarding how you call those three, I'll ask questions later." Croix murmurs. "And we really have no power or right to prevent you from being here." she stares at Ami. "She's a sailor guardian just like you and her family is out there."

"You're right." the blue-haired woman agrees and refocuses on the computers around her. "Regarding your earlier question, Hotaru, we think that the sailor radar is not working because it doesn't really use magic to function. The thing, we don't know how to fuse our powers into the radar."

"I assume the sailor radar functions with electricity like any other machine?" the raven-haired woman asks the two scientists who nod in confirmation. "Then why not modify its energy input and make it be a magical one?"

Croix and Ami stare surprised at the youngest sailor.

"Those routers you have, you said they store magic from the Leylines. Wouldn't connecting them to the sailor radar and using that energy to power it up accomplish the goal of combining our energies?"

"Hotaru is correct!" Croix says happily. "By using a router that possesses a connection to the Leylines we can combine both energies. Mine is too small for such a machine…" the inventor starts planning. "But if there is a way I can get these parts then I can make the router quickly." she hands the two women a list.

"We have most of these things." Ami starts reading. "Though I don't get the point of why we should also get ramen."

"Because I always invent and create new things while eating ramen. It inspires me."

Hotaru and Ami shrug but know better than to say anything else. Instead, what the two sailors do is go to the back of the headquarters to find everything Croix had written on that list.

They had a magic sailor radar to build.

LWALWALWA

"How far are we?!" Minako asks and turns around to attack. "Rolling Heart Vibration!" she watches some of the creatures that were following them disappear.

"Not too far now." Setsuna promises and notices some monsters getting too close. "Dead Scream."

"I think I can see something." Diana adds from behind them and stops to prepare a spell, Ursula following her close and doing the same thing.

"Belga Veeda!" the two witches scream and more of those fiends are destroyed.

"There!" Michiru stops and points towards a fountain at the edge of the park. "That's the core."

"Then we shouldn't waste time and just destroy it!" Minako says excited and before she can move forward she feels the ground beneath her shake.

"Garnet Ball!"

"Paleis Capama!"

Pluto and Ursula scream, levitating all the women before the earth beneath them disappeared, it transforming to darkness.

In fact, everything around them was now pure darkness.

"What happened?" Diana asks while looking around her. "Where is the park?"

"It seems like we were transported to another plane." Setsuna explains worriedly. "Everything, including the core, moved here."

"Then we should assume that the only way for us to return is by destroying the core." Ursula says while holding Diana's hand and keeping her close.

"We also shouldn't separate from each other." Michiru adds and tries to use her mirror to see more about this plane. "My mirror is being blocked again."

"Why did they even bring us here since in doing so they also brought the core with them?" Minako asks confused.

Nevertheless, before any of them had the opportunity to think of an answer, they noticed a creature materializing from the shadows. Where there had been nothing now there was a lion. But this lion was not like any other they had ever seen. In his body, on top of his back, was the head of a goat. His tail, the head of a snake.

"What… what is that?" Diana stutters because she had never seen a creature like that.

"Chimera." Setsuna whispers while watching the animal move around her. "A mythological creature from Ancient Greece that is the offspring of Typhon and Echidna. Seeing a Chimera is often considered an omen for disaster."

"Geez, thanks Pluto for being so pessimistic about this." Minako tries to joke but fails miserably. "Apart form how dangerous it is to see it, do you know what its powers or weaknesses are?"

"If I'm not mistaken, they breathe fire and use it against their enemies." Michiru tells them. "And, according to Homer's story, the Chimera was killed by Bellerophon, who used a block made of lead and had the creature suffocate to death."

"You two certainly know your Greek mythology." Venus murmurs. "Why didn't he just attack the creature?"

"Because it was too strong and its fire was too hot." Ursula adds. "In fact, to get close to the Chimera Bellerophon had to use a flying horse named Pegasus."

"You too…" Minako chuckles.

"Then again, this may not be true at all." the red-haired witch murmurs. "And, I believe that the five of us, if we all hit it at the same time, should be able to kill it."

"I like what you're saying Ursula-Sensei! Everyone! We will all attack that creature at the same time." all the women nod in confirmation and prepare their attacks.

"Venus Wink Chain Sword!"

"Chronos Typhon."

"Submarine Reflection!"

"Belga Veeda!"

All the women say and watch their attacks go straight towards the Chimera, which screams and wails, it being covered by a big wall of smoke.

"Yes, we did it!" Minako says happily but stops moving when she can hear some noises coming from where the creature is.

"Move!" Michiru and Setsuna yell and all of them jump out of the way before a big screen of fire is sent towards them, it barely missing them thanks to Michiru and Setsuna's warning.

Looking up at the fog that was surely dissipating, the three sailor guardians and two witches watch the Chimera calmly walk towards them, not a single scratch or sign of injury on its body.

"Our combined attack did nothing to it!" Michiru says worriedly. "How can that be?"

"I believe it's this plane." Setsuna mutters and pulls the aquamarine woman close to her. "It is draining our powers and hence making our attacks weaker."

"So that's why they brought us here." Diana mutters and uses a spell to cover herself when small flickers of fire land near her. "Oh no…" she whispers and looks at her wand. "Professor Ursula…"

"I know." Ursula tells her worriedly. "In this dimension there are no Leylines. That means our magic will be limited to what we currently have in our wands."

"How much magic do you have left?" Setsuna asks worriedly.

They needed to combine their powers to destroy the core. Without it, all of this would have been for nothing.

"Enough to use two spells each." the Luna Nova professor says apologetically. "The routers can't take energy out of the Leylines since we are in another dimension."

"Well…" Venus says and moves out the way before she's attacked by weird snake head. "Seems like we're in trouble."