Disclaimer: I… I… Don't own… Sailor Moon… -runs off to bawl-
Key
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
Setting/Time Lapse
(AN: Author's notes)
Chapter 14
Street a few blocks away from Crossroads High School, 1:55 pm
Sailors Moon, Mercury, Jupiter, and Venus arrived on the scene of the attack just in time to see Mars dodge an attack from the current youma defiling the streets of Tokyo. Mars looked stressed, as she had been the first and only Senshi fighting up until that moment.
"About time you showed up!" she snapped, obviously hassled by the task of holding off the youma by herself until help arrived. However, relief was also present in her voice. Mercury ducked into the shelter of a nearby alleyway to analyze the youma, and the others began to fight the youma.
"KYAAAAH!" Sailor Moon screeched, narrowly avoiding an attack by the whip in the youma's hands. With a loud snap, the youma's whip came in contact with Venus's. It quickly turned into a power struggle between the youma and Venus. Jupiter and Mars moved to attack the youma, but halted at Mercury's shout.
"No! It might jerk the whip too hard and use Venus to block your attacks!" she shouted, still typing on her mini-computer furiously. It was at that moment that Sailor Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto showed up.
Sailor Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto surrounded Venus and the youma. Venus grunted softly, digging her heels into the pavement of the street as she tried to gain the upper-hand against the youma. Mere moments later, the youma suddenly dropped the whip. Venus fell back ungracefully on her rear. She sat there, stunned for a split second, then scrambled to her feet and ran to join the circle of Senshi around the youma.
The youma let out a hiss of pain and cradled its injured hand, its weapon lying forgotten on the ground before its feet, along with a sharp-stemmed rose. All eyes were directed toward the rooftop of a nearby building, where Tuxedo Mask stood. Suddenly, before he could launch into one of his speeches, or Sailor Moon could call out his name, the youma's eyes widened, and it let out a hiss of excitement.
"Princessssss... Yes, come, Princessssss. There is no threat here…" it hissed. The Senshi and Tuxedo Mask were given only a few brief seconds to puzzle over the youma's behavior before a flash of black light caught their attention. The youma spun around and eagerly ran towards the three figures standing about half a dozen yards behind it. It stopped before the smallest of the figures, who nodded at it. Then, the three newcomers turned their attention to the Senshi, who gasped.
"Kaya!" they all cried out in unison. No one heard the sound of Mercury's mini computer hitting the ground.
"That's Princess Sincerity to you," Mason ordered. Camorra smirked in agreement. The young girl that stood slightly in front of them remained silent, staring at them coldly with forest green eyes.
"Kaya!" Sailor Moon said, taking a step in the direction of the girl. Camorra lifted an arm and held it out, palm facing Sailor Moon. Immediately, Sailor Moon was jerked back behind the rest of the Senshi and Tuxedo Mask, who had jumped down from the rooftop to join them on the street. Camorra laughed.
"Quite a jumpy lot, aren't you?" she sneered. The youma hissed in agreement.
"… These are the people you were so worried about? A bunch of silly girls and a boy playing dress-up?" Princess Sincerity turned her cold gaze towards Mason and Camorra.
Except for Sailor Moon, Mercury, Neptune, and Pluto, the defenders of Tokyo scowled at the little girl. That was definitely not Kaya. The other four Senshi were too shocked upon hearing those words come from the child's mouth to react. Princess Sincerity ignored the Senshi and Tuxedo Mask. She simply looked at Mason and Camorra for a few silent seconds, then spoke.
"I want to go now. I don't feel like wasting my time her any longer," she said.
"But, Princess-" Mason began.
"If they're worthy enough opponents, they'll find us and will challenge us at home. Now, let's go," Princess Sincerity said.
"Yes, Princess," Mason and Camorra said in unison. In another flash of black light, the three disappeared, taking their youma with them.
Sailor Moon fell to her knees, and was immediately surrounded by a concerned group of Senshi and Tuxedo Mask. She didn't answer their inquiries of whether she was okay or not. She stared blankly at the pavement of the street below her, only one word running through her mind.
'Why?'
Author's Note
Sorry that it took so long to get this chapter up. It's not even long. Well, this story is slowly coming to a close. I'm sorry if it seems rushed, but there are going to be quite a number of fight scenes from now on, and I'm no good at those. So there probably won't be many more chapters after this. The good news is, it's summer! Which means that I'll have more time to write! Well, please review!