AN- Thanks to all those reviewers, especially coreagurl, who has reviewed every chapter. I really appreciate it, and please continue doing so. I really like getting feedback. Remember that words in italics are Darien's thoughts. Also, words in italics and bold are one of the princesses' thoughts. (Don't worry; you'll clearly be able to tell whose thoughts they are.)
Disclaimer- I do not own any of the SM characters.
Chapter 4- All According to the Plan
The girls continued walking and giggling. "Can you believe how easily they fell into our trap?" asked Raye. "Even Malachite couldn't resist Mina's charms!"
"I told you it would work!" Mina said. "They ignoring plan always works without fail."
Serena suddenly stopped walking. "Oh no," she groaned. A silver-haired prince started walking towards her. "Can't he leave me alone?" she whispered.
"Princess Serenity, you look breathtaking as usual," Prince Diamond said. (AN- I know he doesn't belong in the Silver Millennium, but he's one of my favorite characters. I love the whole villain-falling-in-love-with-the-heroine scenario. Who doesn't love this guy?????)
"Uh, thank you Prince Diamond. I assume you remember my friends Princess Amelia, Princess Rachael, Princess Angelita, and Princess Lumina?" Serena said.
"Yes, of course. I'd be happy if you honored me with a dance," he said sweetly.
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I don't have time. Some other time perhaps," she said. She started to walk away, but stopped when she felt Prince Diamond holding her arm hard.
"Princess, I don't believe a dance with me will take too much time. Please, I insist, you must dance with me," he said somewhat fiercely.
Lita looked furious. No one was going to treat Serena this way! "Look, pal, leave her alone! She said no!" She pushed away Diamond's arm that was holding Serena.
"Princess Angelita, this does not concern you! Please stop this nonsense at once or else!" Prince Diamond shouted.
Raye stepped forward and said, "Bring it on, buddy!" Prince Diamond threw her a deadly glare, and Mina and Amy pulled on her skirt, but Raye wasn't finished. "How dare you threaten my friends?" She pulled out a strip of paper, which she placed between her index and middle finger and said, "I call upon the power…"
"Ok, we're done." interrupted Serena. " Prince Diamond, there is no way in hell I'm dancing with a psycho like you, and if you ever pull a stunt like that again, I will be sure you're banished from anywhere in the Silver Alliance! Come on, girls!" They walked away in a huff.
Right then back with Darien and the others
"Who's that psycho who strangely resembles Malachite?" Jadeite asked.
"Oh, that's Prince Diamond of the Negamoon," Isaac said.
"Major psycho," Abby added. "He's so obsessed with Serena. He comes every 'Seeing Suitor Day.' But he just freaks Serena out."
"Poor girl," Zoicite said. "It must suck for someone to lust after you so much. She's probably half afraid he might rape her or something."
"Don't put that idea in his head. If he were to rape her, she'd have to marry him; at least I think she would. (AN- Don't worry people, this thought has nothing to do with the story. This is just mindless conversation) Now, that would suck," said Hayden.
"Well, we better head over to the garden balcony." said Abby. "It's just about time for the closing ceremony."
The group walked over to the ground below the garden balcony. King Apollo, Queen Serenity, and Serena were standing on the garden balcony. "Hello everyone. Sadly, it is time for the Selene festival to end. Fortunately, we can look back to the stronger relations that were built because of this festival," said King Apollo.
"It was very nice to meet with old friends and new friends in this blessed event. We do hope you all enjoyed yourselves," Queen Serenity said.
Finally, Serena spoke. "My parents and I are looking forward to seeing you all at the Midnight Ball tomorrow night. I hope you all enjoy the remainder of your stay here. Good night!"
"My god, she looks like the goddess Selene herself. If only I could spend a few moments alone with her. I would forsake every other woman for her to be my one and only. She would make a good Queen of the Earth. Wait a minute, why would she want to marry you? You humiliated her in front of everyone on her birthday! Besides, it's like what Zoicite said; she is in line to be the Queen of the Moon. She's to bound to marry some lesser known prince, who's not in line for his own throne. But, I don't know the first thing about ruling a kingdom. It would certainly help to have her by my side. Shut up Darien!"
Serena made a quick exit with her friends on her heels. As they walked away, Darien saw Isaac run over to Serena and ask her something. Serena smiled and nodded. Isaac then gave a quick hug to his sister and ran off.
A few moments later a pretty maid named Eleanor came over to Darien and said, "Prince Endymion, I was instructed by Queen Serenity to show you and your generals your rooms. Please follow me." Darien looked over to Jadeite, expecting for his general to be looking at the maid with lustful eyes. Darien was surprised when he saw that Jadeite didn't even seem to notice the maid. He was looking in the direction that the princesses had just left from.
"Come on, guys, I for one am extremely tired. Let's get some sleep now," Darien said. His generals nodded, and the five men followed Eleanor back into the palace. She led them to a luxurious wing and showed them each of their rooms. Darien then dismissed her, but Jadeite stopped her by saying, "Eleanor, where do the princesses stay?"
Eleanor looked at him with wide eyes and turned pink. Malachite whacked him on the back of his head. "I can't, I mean, I'm not supposed to…" she stuttered.
Zoicite said kindly, "Don't worry about it. Jadeite's just an idiot. You are dismissed." Eleanor nodded, and she fled from the room before they could ask anymore questions.
Darien turned to Jadeite. "Dude, you are the biggest idiot I know! You don't go asking maids these kinds of things," he said. Jadeite just shrugged his shoulders.
"Ok, guys, good night. I have a princess to seduce tomorrow," Jadeite said slyly.
"Forget about it. I'm not risking getting into anymore trouble," Darien said. Jadeite pouted and left the room.
After taking a bath, Darien laid down on his bed. "This is stupid. You can't be in love. Prince Endymion doesn't fall in love; women fall in love with him. Get her out of your head." He fell asleep a few minutes later, dreaming of Princess Serenity.
The Next Morning in Serena's Room
Serena was woken up by Sophia. "Oh, Sophia, five minutes more please," she grumbled.
"No way, Jose." Sophia said as she opened the moved the curtains revealing the bright sunlight. "You know what happens when I let you sleep for five more minutes. Five minutes becomes ten minutes, and so on. So, upsie-daisy, Princess Serenity."
"Whatever," Serena said as she struggled to get out of bed. She finally got up. She took a quick bath. She picked out a lavender dress with spaghetti straps and silver embroidery to wear. She then walked into Raye's room to see if she was ready. She could her Raye grumbling behind her dressing screen about how life was so unfair while her maid, Priscilla, zipped her up into her crimson dress.
As soon as Raye was done dressing, the two of them walked out of the room together just as Amy, Lita, and Mina walked out of their rooms. They walked together to the dining hall for breakfast. The guys were already there along with King Apollo and Queen Serenity. The men got up and bowed as the princesses sat down for breakfast. "Where are the rest of the royals?" Serena asked her father.
"They're all having breakfast in their rooms. They have some political stuff to take care of," King Apollo replied before taking a sip of juice.
"Did they mention if they needed our help?" Amy asked as the server served her some chicken.
"No, I don't think you need to do anything. They wanted you to enjoy yourself," Queen Serenity said kindly. Zoicite gave a quizzical look to Darien that Queen Serenity saw. "Since the girls have gotten older, they've been helping their parents on political issues. It's sort of training for the future. They will either be rulers themselves, like Mina, or aiding the future rulers," she explained. Malachite shot Mina a look that she Mina deciphered as an impressed look. She smiled as she bit into her chicken.
"So what is the plan for the day, Your Majesties?" Lita asked.
"Wow, this is so weird. They are actually talking to the king and queen in such an informal way and during breakfast! I can't remember ever talking to my own parents in such a manner, and I can certainly not remember a time we talked during a meal. This is surely a weird practice." Darien thought.
"I was thinking that maybe you could show Prince Endymion and his generals around the grounds for the day. So much has changed since they last came," Queen Serenity said.
"I guess that's be ok, Mom. Will we be expecting the others for lunch?" asked Serena.
"Wow she calls the king and queen Dad and Mom in front of others, and they are ok with it! I don't even call my parents that in private. I wish I could. I certainly want it to be that way with my children." Darien thought.
"No, I don't think so, honey. In fact the transporter is booked for the entire day. Everyone wants to get back to their planets to get ready for the ball, and others are arriving for the ball as well. I'd advise you to stay clear of the Transporting Room," King Apollo said.
"That'll be fine, Your Majesty," said Raye as she finished her meal. "Now, may I be excused?" King Apollo nodded. She got up and started to walk towards the door, when she suddenly stopped. "If you need me, I'll be meditating," she said. She then walked out the door.
Jadeite threw a quizzical look to Mina. "She likes to meditate in the Fire Room in the mornings," Mina explained. Jadeite smiled and nodded. The group ate in silence. A few minutes later, everyone was finished. They walked out as a group to the Fire Room. They observed Raye meditating for a few minutes. Jadeite couldn't believe how beautiful the raven-haired Martian princess looked when she was deep in meditation. After a few minutes, Raye opened her eyes and got up to join the group.
"I do believe I'd like a tour of the grounds," Darien said. "Princess Serenity, would you show me your beautiful palace?"
Serena smiled. "I guess. What would you like to see first? Oh and please call me Serena," she said.
Darien smiled. "I would love to see the Planetary Garden. I've heard such wonderful things about the gardens. Shall we go now…Serena?" he asked. He held out his arm.
Serena linked her arm with his. "Right this way." They walked out of the dining room together.
Nephlyte thought this might be a good opportunity to get to talk to Lita alone. "Princess Angelita, would you please show me the garden as well?"
Lita winked at her friends (the generals didn't notice) and said, "Of course, General Nephlyte, I'd be honored to. Perhaps if time is willing, I can show you the Jovian forest located on the east side grounds of the palace. And please call me Lita. Princess Angelita is too formal for me."
"Of course, Lita. And please call me Nephlyte. No need for a princess to call me general. Shall we leave?" he asked as he held out his arm for her to take.
"Yes, we shall," she said taking his arm. They started walking out together.
Jadeite decided to take this opportunity and get some alone time with Raye. "So Princess Rachael, I'd like to see the gardens as well," he said in a flirty voice.
Raye raised an eyebrow. "Well, Lita and Nephlyte are not too far away. I'm sure they won't mind if you joined them," she said.
Jadeite looked surprised. No woman had ever turned him down! "But, Raye," he started to say, but Raye raised her eyebrow again, "I mean Princess Rachael, I would really enjoy it if you showed me the grounds."
Raye smiled and said, "But what if I don't want to show you the grounds? I don't think I can stand being in the same room as you for very long. I think I've reached my limit, so if you don't mind I'm leaving." She started walking towards the door.
Jadeite looked awestruck. No woman had ever defied him before, but for some reason he was enjoying this experience. "Please, Princess Rachael. We are both adults. I will not cross any lines with you," he said while he followed her.
Raye stopped and turned around. "I guess I can show you the grounds provided you behave yourself, and you do not even attempt to cross any lines with me," she said.
Jadeite smiled. "I agree to your terms. Shall we go?" he asked holding out his arm.
Raye smiled, "Yes we shall," she said. She started walking out the door without taking Jadeite's hand. He stood the dumbfounded for a few moments. She turned around and asked, "Well, are you coming or not?"
"Ah, yes, of course. Lead on, Princess," he said, following her.
This left Malachite, Zoicite, Mina, and Amy remaining in the room. A few moments of awkward silence passed between them all. Finally to break the silence, Zoicite said, "Uh, with all due respect, Your Highnesses, I think I will just read in the gardens this afternoon."
Amy looked at him shyly and said, "Do you need a book? We have plenty in the library."
Zoicite turned pink as soon as the Princess of Mercury spoke to him. "No," he said quietly. "I have a book with me. However, I am almost done with it. Perhaps when I'm done, someone can show me the library."
Amy said, "Sure, as soon as you're done go to the Grand Hallway. There's bound to be someone there. Ask them to show you the library. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some work to do." She curtsied and left the room. Zoicite sighed as he watched her leave. Once she had left, he went in the direction that his friends had gone in earlier.
Malachite stared at Mina for a few moments expecting her to do something foolish. He was surprised when she didn't do anything but smooth out her dress. He then said rather gruffly, "I would like to tour the grounds myself," "Aha," he thought, "she is bound to irritate me now. She won't be able to leave me alone."
Mina looked at him and smiled. "Of course, General Malachite. I think I will go find my parents now. I will see you at lunch," she said. She curtsied and walked out the door.
Malachite was very surprised. "What the hell???? What just happened here? What happened to the Mina I knew?" he thought. He shook his head and walked out the door towards the gardens.
With Serena and Darien
Darien had been listening to Serena explain the gardens to him. She had shown him the Martian, Uranian, Neptunian, Plutonian, and Jovian gardens so far. She was about to show him the Venusian gardens when he turned around and stopped. He fell in love with the rose garden that he saw. There were roses of all different colors- reds, pinks, yellows, whites, oranges, and much more.
Serena giggled. "Well, this is the Terran garden. I was going to show you this later, but since we're here, I might as well show you now," she said. Darien nodded as they walked into the gardens. They stopped in front of a group of pink and white roses when Serena bent down and smelled a rose. "There are no thorns on any of these roses. That's what makes them so special," she explained. "Come smell these roses."
Darien stooped down to smell the roses. "They're so beautiful," he said. He couldn't help but saying, "As are you."
Serena stopped smelling the roses. She turned and gave him an annoyed look. "Excuse me?" she asked him.
"Well here goes nothing, Dare. Just tell her what you feel." He took a deep breath and said, "Look Serena, we both know that our parents wish that we one day wed. Well, I used to have an issue with that, but now I don't. You would make a wonderful queen for the people of the Earth, and I would be honored if you rule beside me as my wife."
She didn't reply for a few moments. Darien was unable to read the expression on her face. She finally asked, "Are you proposing to me?" Darien nodded. "Are you freaking kidding me? What is your problem?! You do not know anything about me, and you're already proposing to me?"
Darien looked surprised. (AN- what a jackass) "I knew you well just a few years ago," he said.
Serena took a deep breath. "That Serena doesn't exist anymore, Prince Endymion. I'm afraid you killed her. Look, I am going to forget any of this ever happened. We will first try to be friends, if that is possible. Don't push it, though," she said.
Darien nodded. "I am sorry, Serena. It just came out," he said.
Serena smiled. "I guess that's ok. You're not the first person to propose to me at first sight. It's just I thought you'd be different than that. I didn't take you for that kind of guy, Darien," she taunted.
"Well, Serena, you can't judge me either. You don't know me that well, so you can't take me to be any specific kind of guy," he said.
"Touché, Darien. I'd say we're even now. We may have hope after all," she said, smiling.
"Yes, we may have some hope." he said, smiling as well. "Ok here goes nothing." Darien thought. "Serena, I hope I'm not being to forward, but may I escort you to the ball tonight?"
Serena's face fell. "I'm so sorry, Darien, but I've already agreed to go with Isaac to the ball, perhaps next time," she said.
"Yes, of course. Perhaps next time," he said trying to shield his disappointment.
"Just a little bit more, Serena, and you will have Prince Endymion conquered," Serena thought. "Shall we move on to the Venusian garden?" she asked.
Darien faked a smile. "Of course, please lead on."
With Lita and Nephlyte
Lita had finished showing Nephlyte the gardens. She was now showing him the Jovian forest. "These are not quite like the real forests on Jupiter, but they are quite close," she explained. Nephlyte nodded. "Ok, Lita, here's your chance. General Nephlyte, you are going down." she thought. "Actually, the trees on Jupiter are much leafier and a bit taller. They are also a bit darker in color. But, the trees in this forest are still satisfactory for stargazing," she said.
Nephlyte stopped walking. "You like to stargaze, Lita?" he asked.
Lita giggled. "Oh, yes, of course. From that tree," she said pointing to a tree in the distance, "you can see Orion and Scorpio quite well. I can sit on that tree for hours and stargaze."
"Really?" Nephlyte asked. "Stargazing is my favorite thing to do, but it is utterly boring to do it by yourself."
Lita faked a giant smile. "No kidding! Yes, I agree it is very boring to stargaze. Maybe, um, sometime you'd like to stargaze with me," she said in a flirty voice.
Nephlyte blushed and said, "Of course. I believe I will thoroughly enjoy that. Thank you, Lita."
"No problem, Nephlyte. I do believe I will enjoy that, too," she said. "Ok, Lita, you're almost there! This was almost too easy! Don't screw this up." Lita then added, "So Nephlyte, do you like to eat? I am a great cook, and I love cooking for people."
Nephlyte thought, "Oh my god, man, she's like my perfect woman. If only I hadn't insulted her when we were younger. We could have gotten together years ago." Nephlyte said to Lita, "I love to eat. In fact a delegate from Jupiter came to Earth a few months ago, and he praised your cooking. I can't wait to try your food.
Lita said, "That's great. Now, shall we move along?"
With Raye and Jadeite (AN- Who doesn't love this couple?)
"So Princess Rachael, what garden are we in now?" Jadeite asked.
"For the zillionth time, Jadeite," Raye replied in an irritated voice, "we are in the Saturnian (AN- is that what it's called?) Gardens. But I swear to god, if you ask me again, I'm going to leave you right here. And then, you'll be lost, so don't ask me again!"
"Ok, so Princess Rachael…" Jadeite started to say.
"I guess you can call me Raye," Raye interrupted. "I don't know how much more of this 'Princess Rachael' stuff I can take."
"Ok, well then Raye, I was wondering if you could tell me more about these Sailor Scouts. The last time we were here, I just remembered four wimpy girls in sailor suits who were trying to do some lame magic tricks-throwing fireballs and bubbles and shit, pardon my language, like that," he said.
Raye turned to face him. "Look, buddy, the Sailor Scouts were, I mean are, not wimps-not then, not now. They are highly trained warriors, who are skilled in their specific arts. Do not insult them!" she said.
Jadeite smirked. Raye looked cute when she was mad, and he enjoyed watching her when she was mad. "I bet the guys and me could take them on any day!" he boasted.
Raye stopped walking. "Oh really?" she asked.
"Yeah, I'd love to duel them!" he said.
"Well, then I'm sure that can be arranged. Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, and Sailor Venus, would gladly duel with your generals. When do you want to duel?" she asked.
"As soon as possible," he said excitedly.
"Well, then I can arrange to do it today. I'll have them ready an hour after lunch," she said.
"That sounds great," he said.
Raye looked at her watch. "Well, it's almost lunchtime. Perhaps we should head back?" she said.
"Yes, let us go back," he said.
Meanwhile with Zoicite
It did not take long for Zoicite to finish his book. He walked back into the palace in search of the Grand Hallway. It took him a few minutes to find it. "Excuse me?" he asked a maid. "Could you direct me to the library?"
The maid said, "Of course. You must be General Zoicite."
Zoicite said, "Uh, yes I am. How did you know that?"
"I am Sylvia, Princess Amelia's maid. Princess Amelia said that you might come here to ask for directions to the library. She told me I was to take you there," Sylvia said.
Zoicite smiled and said, "How very kind of the princess to do so."
Sylvia asked, "Shall we depart?" Zoicite nodded. Zoicite followed Sylvia, but he stopped when he noticed an interesting looking hallway.
"What is this?" he asked Sylvia.
"This is the laboratory hallway," she said.
"May I see it?" he asked.
"Of course," she said.
"Which is the best laboratory?" he asked.
"That would be the Mercurian laboratory. The one that is at the end of the hallway on your right," she said. Zoicite thanked her and walked down the hallway. He stopped when he saw a door that had the Mercurian symbol on it.
"This must be it," he said as he opened the door. He was amazed by all the test tubes that were in the lab. He inspected some of the experiments. "These are quite remarkable," he said.
"Why thank you," he heard a voice say.
Zoicite looked around trying to locate the voice. "Where are you?" he asked.
"I'm over here. Walk straight a bit. I'm on the second right," the voice answered.
Zoicite walked straight and turned at the second right. He gasped when he saw Amy. She was wearing a lab coat and goggles over her dress. (AN- Lab safety, my psycho science teacher would be proud.)
Amy giggled. "Were you expecting someone else?" she asked.
"No, of course not. Did you do all these experiments?" he asked.
"Yes, in fact I did," she answered.
"I'm impressed," he said.
"Thanks. This is officially the Mercurian lab, but it has sort of unofficially become my lab. I'm the only one who ever comes in here," she said while measuring a test tube of green liquid.
"What are doing right now?" he asked.
"I'm working on some fusion methods with liquid ice," she replied as she poured the green liquid slowly into a beaker filled with heated liquid ice. (AN- sounds retarded, but cool, doesn't it?)
"That's really interesting. I've been working on that a bit myself, when I have time, of course," he said. "I mainly work with Earth elements, though."
"Well, I'd love to hear your ideas sometime," she answered. She looked up at him and smiled.
"Well, I'd love to discuss them with you," he said.
Amy looked at her watch and quickly wrote some data down. She then put all her equipment away, and she took off the goggles and lab coat. "We'd better be heading to lunch now," she said finally. Zoicite nodded, and they walked out of the lab and towards the dining room.
At Lunch
"So, Jadeite wants for the generals to duel with the Sailor Scouts today. I think we can arrange for that, can't we?" Raye asked.
Everybody looked up from their meal. "What? Are you sure?" Amy asked with uncertainty.
"Yeah, Raye could not understand that we could beat her beloved Sailor Scouts any day," boasted Jadeite.
Lita looked at Mina and Serena and smiled. "I think a duel is a fine idea," she said.
Nephlyte said, "I'm up for anything,"
"That sounds like a fine idea, I'll inform everybody of the event," said King Apollo.
"Must we inform everyone?" asked Amy.
"Why not? It will be entertaining to watch my generals go against the Sailor Scouts," said Darien.
"Ok, so it's my protectors against your protectors. Sounds great," said Serena.
"When do we do this?" asked Zoicite.
"They'll be ready in an hour," said Raye.
"An hour it is," said Jadeite.
An Hour Later
The crowd had already assembled. The dueling arena was set up like the Coliseum in Rome. There was an arena with the crowds sitting above the field. The Scouts were waiting in the "dugout" on one side of the dueling arena, and the generals were waiting in the opposite dugout. Serena and Darien were sitting with their parents in the stands.
"Why aren't the other princesses here?" Darien asked Serena.
"Well, they had some stuff to take care of," she said.
"Well if they had stuff to take care of, why did they plan the duel for right now?" Darien asked.
"Well, Jadeite was extremely anxious to have the duel. Besides, there was no other time we could have had a crowd of this amount to watch," she explained.
Meanwhile, the Scouts were discussing strategies in their dugout when a voice said, "Hey!" They turned around to see Amara, Michelle, and Trista.
"Hey guys," Sailor Mars said.
"What, you couldn't inform us ahead of time? I would have loved to have a chance to kick that Malachite's ass," complained Amara.
"Why Malachite?" asked Mina.
"She thinks that since Malachite doesn't talk, he has to be the most arrogant of the lot," explained Michelle.
"Well, best of luck, but I think you'll beat those guys easily," said Trista.
"But we can't use magic," said Sailor Mercury.
"You'll be fine," reassured Michelle.
"Bye," said Amara as the three of them walked towards the stands.
"Well, let's go whip some generals' asses," Lita said as the Scouts entered the arena. They stopped in the center where the generals were waiting for them. Luna and Artemis were going to be the judges.
"Welcome all." Artemis said. "We hope you enjoy this event. Here are the rules. Rule Number One: under no circumstances, shall either dueler try to take any part of their opponent's clothing off. Rule Number Two: this is a physical duel, but you should not aim to seriously injure your opponent. Rule Number Three: there will be absolutely no help from one's teammates. Teammates will be waiting in their assigned dugout until it is time for their duel. Rule Number Four: you may not use any of your opponent's weapons for any kind of offensive tactic. Rule Number Five: do not violate the person in anyway, and Rule Number Six: no magic of any kind. You have a variety of weapons available to you that shall be laid on the arena floor, you may use them,"
Jadeite shouted, "Hey that's not fair! Let's make the duel interesting. Allow the girls to use their magic. Otherwise, this will be on boring duel."
"I don't think you should…" Sailor Jupiter started to say.
"Forget it, Jupiter. If he wants magic, we'll give him magic," Sailor Mars said.
"Whatever," Sailor Venus said.
"We are going according to ranks. The first duel will be Sailor Mercury vs. General Zoicite. The remainder of you will go to the dugout until its time for your duel," said Luna.
"Best of luck," said Sailor Venus to Sailor Mercury.
"Kick his ass," said Sailor Jupiter.
"You can do it. Just use your best tricks," said Sailor Mars. Sailor Mercury smiled weakly. The Scouts walked to the dugout as did the remainder of the generals.
"Duelers, select your weapons," said Artemis. Zoicite picked up a sword.
"You've got your best weapon in your head, Amy. Use it," Sailor Mercury thought.
"Ready, set, duel!" Luna called out.
Zoicite ran towards Sailor Mercury, and he attempted to lunge at her, when suddenly Sailor Mercury shouted, "MERCURY BUBBLES…BLAST!" Suddenly, the arena was filled with a thick fog. Zoicite kept whacking his sword around, hoping it would hit his target. Then Sailor Mercury whistled and said, "Hey buddy, over here!" Zoicite turned and lunged at her again. "My god," she said with a sudden confidence. "we must get rid of that sword! What to do? Oh I know! MERCURY ICE BUBBLES…FREEZE!"
Zoicite's sword froze and shattered. "I'm going to kill Jadeite," he whispered. He ran back to where his weapons were lying. He picked one of those sticks with a spiky ball attached to it. (AN- what's it called?) He was furious now. He started to run back in anger swinging the ball wildly.
"Oh that could be dangerous," Sailor Mercury taunted. "Well, we must get rid of that. SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!" A small cage of ice trapped Zoicite. He was unable to move. However, it was rapidly melting. "Ok, you've won as soon as you get rid of his other weapons," she thought. She ran towards the pile of weapons. When she reached them she cried, "MERCURY…AQUA RHAPSODY!" The flood of water swept away the weapons. Sailor Mercury turned around to find that Zoicite had broken free of his cage. "No problem," she said. "MERCURY BUBBLES…BLAST!" The arena was once again filled with fog. She quickly ran back to Zoicite and pushed him to the ground with all her might. She then pinned him down for ten seconds, which was the condition she had to fulfill to win.
"And the winner is Sailor Mercury!" shouted Artemis. The crowd cheered.
Sailor Mercury helped Zoicite up. "I'm sorry I had to do all that. You might have had a better chance if Jadeite hadn't opened his big mouth," she said.
Zoicite said, "It's ok. I feel like killing Jadeite, though. Congratulations, you've added a bunch more cool tricks since I last saw you. All I can say is that I lost to a worthy opponent." They smiled at each other and then retreated to their respective dugouts.
"The next duel is Sailor Jupiter vs. General Nephlyte," Artemis called out. Sailor Jupiter walked out her dugout with confidence. Sailor Mercury's victory had made her surer of her powers.
"Ok, pick your weapons," said Luna. Nephlyte picked up a sword and shield, while Sailor Jupiter picked up nothing. "Ready, set, duel!" Luna cried out.
Nephlyte started swinging at Sailor Jupiter with precision and accuracy. Sailor Jupiter had to keep jumping out of the way. "Good job, Neph. She's not so tough after all. A little more of this and you've won it. You can avenge Zoicite's defeat," he thought.
Nephlyte's sword was about to hit its target, when suddenly Sailor Jupiter jumped up and shouted, "JUPITER THUNDER…CRASH!" The electrical storm caused Nephlyte to drop his violently vibrating shield. He had to put two hands on his sword to stop it from vibrating. Finally, when it stopped vibrating, he lunged at Sailor Jupiter in anger. He skillfully danced around with his sword causing Sailor Jupiter some distress.
"I've got to get rid of that damn thing right now," she thought. She then smacked her forward and yelled, "JUPITER THUNDERCLAP…ZAP!" She aimed her thundercloud for Nephlyte's sword, and she aimed perfectly. The sword exploded. Nephlyte, looking furious, then ran for his weapons, and he picked up a crossbow. "Oh, oh," she thought. "I'd better get rid of that thing fast!" She then yelled, "JUPITER…OAK EVOLUTION!" The attack threw razor-sharp leaves that cut up the bow. (AN- A little far-fetched, but hey it's fun. We just want to see Sailor Jupiter kick his ass) "Now for the finale," she yelled. "JUPITER THUNDER DRAGON!" An immense dragon made up of lightning came up and exploded all the remainder of Nephlyte's weapons. Nephlyte was too busy watching the dragon destroy his weapons to notice Sailor Jupiter coming up behind him. She karate-chopped him and pinned him down for ten seconds.
"The winner is Sailor Jupiter!" Artemis called out. The crowd cheered.
Sailor Jupiter got off of Nephlyte and allowed him to sit up. "Hey thanks for such a great duel," she said.
Nephlyte smiled. "They pleasure was all mine. I really liked your tricks. It really had me worried there, but there was no chance I could win. Thanks for allowing me to think I could win for the first few moments," he said. Sailor Jupiter smiled and walked back to the dugout. Nephlyte waved to the crowd and walked to his own.
"The next duel is Sailor Mars vs. Jadeite!" Artemis called out. The crowd roared in joy. They couldn't wait to see the boastful general duel with the angry Scout of Fire.
Sailor Mars walked smiling. She couldn't wait to duel with Jadeite. She wanted to humiliate him. Jadeite walked out and stopped to inspect his opponent. He started to laugh when he saw Sailor Mars' high-heels. "Look who's going to be laughing at the end of it all," Sailor Mars thought.
"Select your weapons, duelers," said Luna. Jadeite picked up the spiky-ball on a stick thing. He wasn't going to make the same mistake his friends did by starting with swords. He laughed again when he saw that Sailor Mars was unarmed. "Ready, set, duel!" Luna shouted.
Jadeite rushed towards Sailor Mars, swinging his ball. Sailor Mars simply chuckled and then shouted, "MARS FIRE…IGNITE!" She burned the stick to ash.
Unfortunately, Jadeite was holding the stick and was now shouting, "Hot, hot, hot! She cheated! Hot, hot, hot!" Sailor Mars laughed again. Jadeite saw this and was furious. He quickly ran to his pile of weapons and picked up the sword. He ran towards her and attempted to jab at her. At one point he got too close, so she jumped over him, and shouted, "MARS…CELESTIAL FIRE…SURROUND!" The rings of fire burned his sword to the hilt. He ran back to the weapons pile and selected a bow and arrow. He started to shoot at her. She kept dodging out of the way. "Hey, dude, look at me! I can match you! MARS…FLAME…SNIPER!" She shot the fiery arrow which burned Jadeite's bow and the remainder of his arrows. "Ok now to finish him off. I just need to get rid of the remainder of his weapons. Ok that's easy. MARS FIREBIRD…STRIKE!" The firebird came up and burned the remainder of Jadeite's weapons. Unlike Nephlyte, Jadeite did not mourn the loss of his weapons. He simply rushed towards Sailor Mars, but she once again jumped over him. While she was over him, she kicked him the back with her high-heel. It made him fall to the ground face-first. She then landed on top of him and pinned him down for ten seconds.
"The winner is Sailor Mars!" Artemis called out. The crowd roared again. Jadeite had been beat! Sailor Mars got off of Jadeite. She started to walk away, when Jadeite stood up and stopped her.
"Hey, thanks for humbling my pride. At least now around you, I won't act like, well…" he started to say.
"A jackass?" she suggested.
He winced slightly. "I was looking for a more delicate term, but I guess that works. Anyways, this duel won't stop me from being a jackass around other people, got it?" he asked.
Sailor Mars smiled. "Got it," she said. She walked back to the dugout as did Jadeite.
"The final duel will be Sailor Venus vs. General Malachite!" Artemis called out.
Sailor Venus walked out with pride. She knew she could beat Malachite. If her friends could beat the generals, then she could, too. Malachite looked at her up and down, much to her dislike. He sighed, which she deciphered as an "I can't believe I'm dueling with a puny girl" sigh. "Bring it on," she thought.
"Select your weapons," Luna said. Malachite chose his handy-dandy sword. He turned around and looked impressed when he saw that his opponent had no weapon. "Ready, set, duel!" Luna called out. Malachite didn't lunge at her. He waited for her to make the first move.
"Well if he wants me to make the first move, I'll make the first move," she thought. She jumped to the right side of him and shouted, "VENUS CRECSENT BEAM…SMASH!" She aimed the beam of light at Malachite's hand. The beam caused Malachite to drop his sword. It landed a few feet away from him. He started to move toward it. "Oh no, you don't!" Sailor Venus shouted. "VENUS LOVE-CHAIN…ENCIRCLE!" She aimed the rope of hearts at Malachite's feet. It caused him to trip. While he struggled to get up, Sailor Venus ran as fast as she could to the sword. She picked up his sword and flung it several yards away. Meanwhile, Malachite had gotten up and started to run to his pile of weapons. She jumped up and yelled, "VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY…SHOCK!" She threw the kiss to the pile of weapons. The explosion caused half the weapons to break. It also pushed Malachite back quite a distance. "Now to finish the rest of the weapons," she said. "VENUS METEOR…SHOWER!" The shower of crescent beams destroyed the remainder of the weapons in a single instant. Sailor Venus ran to Malachite, who was struggling to get up, she simply pinned him down for the ten seconds.
"The winner is Sailor Venus!" Luna shouted. The crowd cheered. Sailor Venus smiled and waved to the crowd. She then helped Malachite stand up and quickly ran back to the dugout.
She grinned to her friends "Victory," she said.
AN- I know that chapter was super long. I hope you didn't get bored. Please Review!