Author's Notes: Hello all! Long time no see, eh? Yes, I know, it's been like a month but alas, I have a very busy life. So, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do believe I've covered this. Eh, I'll just do it again. Sadly, Sailor Moon I don't own. Nor do I own Spirited Away, which I saw last weekend. Oh, how I loved that movie! In fact, I have Haku trapped in my closet! MWAHAHAHA! Now, Sailor Moon Manga is © Naoko Takeuchi and Kodansha. English version is © Tokyopop Manga. I do not own any of the characters contained within the manga or anime version of Sailor Moon. The anime is © Toei and Kodansha. English adapation is © DiC entertainment and Cloverway.
However, the Moon Scouts, Villains, plotline, and Fan-Fiction are MINE! And if you steal them……I'll through my computer at you.
"Are you sure it's time, Michael?" Phoebe asked nervously, pulled her jacket over her shoulders. The air wasn't cold, but she shivered anyway.
"I already told you, I'm sure," Michael replied. "Now, let's power up!"
BSSM: Shards of a Cosmic Crystal
Episode 2
"Twin Trouble, Friends or Foes?"
Raye snapped out of her trance, her violet eyes wide with shock and confusion. They were up to no good, Raye decided. She had become even more confused when the two transformed. Phoebe's cloths became those of a Sailor Scout, and the boy's outfit had become shining armor, with a cape to conceal it. She sighed as the fire began to crackle softly. Why, why had the fire cut her off right when she needed to see what happened? No matter, Raye decided, she could still discover what those mysterious twins were up too.
Raye took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and tried to recall the vision. They had been in the park; Raye could easily make it there and cut them off. But still, there would be two of them and one of her. She'd just have to risk it, Raye decided.
The next morning, Serena was up and out before Luna. It was Saturday. The fact that Serena had risen before noon scared Luna immensely. She had mentioned her trouble sleeping because of a strange dream, but didn't think a nightmare would get her up before the black cat.
Luna yawned and stretched, then began to groom her fur. As she did this, Luna glanced out the window and surveyed the sidewalk. It was still early, so no one was up or about yet, but she could see some people moving further down the road.
A flash of raven hair caught Luna's eyes. She padded closer toward the window and peered out, just as the raven-haired girl disappeared down an alleyway. Luna's eyes widened. Was that Raye? Only one way to find out.
Luna took of in a dead run toward where she'd seen Raye. The cat darted through people's legs, tail flying behind her like a cloak. Luna was where she saw Raye last now, the corner of the alley. She slid in.
A body, obviously female, lay on the ground. Her cloths were torn and shredded; her raven hair was blood-stained, and under her was a small puddle of blood. Her own, Luna presumed. The black cat padded up closer to the figure.
"Raye," Luna whispered. She groaned. "What happened to you Raye?" Luna gasped.
"No doctors, Grandpa can't afford it!" Raye managed.
"No doctors," Luna agreed. "Just wait here while I get Amy." But, Luna realized, just where could Raye go? Serena, where'd you go? Luna thought desperately, before racing toward Amy's apartment.
The demanding ringing of the phone sliced through Stacey's thoughts. She ignored it, but that didn't make the ringing go away. Finally, Stacey rose and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" She called timidly.
No answer. "Hello?" She called again. This time, an answer came. It was muffled and weak, and sounded as though it was struggling to talk. The blue-haired girl frowned. The voice was drowned out by static. Stacey sighed and surrendered the phone to the receiver.
But of course, silence never lasted. Another sound rose up into the air, but this one wasn't like the ringing of the phone, it was a shrill beeping sound. Her communicator. Stacey picked up her the communicator with an expression of puzzlement painted on her face. It was shaped like a watch and was a pale blue. A golden moon was imprinted on it, as well as the sign of her Guardian Moon. She flipped it open.
"Hello?" Stacey called timidly into the communicator. It was Michael and Phoebe; she could see that by staring into the screen. But there was something different about them. They seemed weary and hurt; crimson blood streaked down Phoebe's hair and stained Michael's cloths.
"What happened to you too?" Stacey cried franticly. Then she noticed the details of their shredding clothing. "Oh no, you didn't! Not again! Please tell me you didn't!"
Phoebe nodded sadly. "I'm sorry Stacey. But we need you—and fast! Could you please come to the park?"
Stacey nodded and preceded to bite her lower lip. She hated blood. She hated conflict. But right now, her friends needed her. Phoebe smiled in thanks and bowed her head before the screen dimmed and she disappeared. Stacey sighed and took some bandages from a drawer in the kitchen.
She was going to need them.
Amy wiped the sweat off her forehead as she bandaged the last of Raye's wounds. "I'm afraid that's all I can do for you. If you'd let me take you to my mother-"
"No!" Raye snapped quickly.
Amy sighed. "We could tell her you were mobbed. She'd treat you for free."
"I don't take charity," Raye replied angrily, sipping the tea Amy had made her.
"Fine, but what happened to you anyway?" Amy asked.
"Well," Raye began. "I got a vision from the Great Fire of these two people at the park, so I went to check it out. When I got there, they had opened this portal thing. I knew they were evil as soon as I saw it! So, I did the speech and everything, and then we got into a fight. They were so strong! They were going to beat me! But while we were fighting, these wolf things came out of the portal and attacked us. I managed to escape, but I'm not sure about the other two."
"Two?" Amy repeated curiously. Raye nodded.
"One was a girl, dressed in a Sailor Suit like us. The other was a boy that wore cloths like Tuxedo Mask, expect the colors were different and he didn't have a top hat. Amy, they're going to go back tonight! We've got to stop them!" Raye exclaimed wide-eyed.
"Now hold on," Luna meowed. The black she-cat had been quite during most of the discussion, but was now padding over to the two Sailors. "Raye, you were badly hurt by those Scouts and the monsters. We can't risk you getting hurt again."
"But Luna, we can't just let them get away with whatever they're doing! We've got to stop them!" Raye protested. "Besides, me wounds aren't that bad!"
Amy sighed. "Raye does have a point," Amy pointed out. "But so does Luna. Maybe we should bring the others and try to ambush them?" She suggested.
"It would take too long to get everybody here!" Raye snapped. The fiery priestess wasn't giving up easily, Amy could see. The blue-haired girl sighed.
"You said there were only two?"
"Yes," Raye repeated slowly, eyeing Amy with curiosity. "Why?"
Both Luna and Raye's eyes followed Amy as she stood. "We could probably take two of them on our own." Raye's eyes were clouded with triumph and Luna's widened in shock. The cat had thought of Amy as the smartest member of the team, surely this was a joke. But no, the look in Amy's eyes told Luna she was dead serious. What brought about this sudden change?
"Oh, thank you Amy!" Raye exclaimed. "I knew you'd understand! We just have to stop them!" Amy smiled and nodded, then reached in her skirt pocket and retrieved a small blue stick with a golden star perched on top. In the star, the symbol of Mercury was embedded. Raye produced a similar stick, except hers was red and bared the symbol of Mars.
Amy held her stick aloft. "Mercury Star Power!" Ribbons of shimmering blue were produced from the stick and wrapped around Amy like a snake coiling around its prey.
Raye followed Amy's act. "Mars Star Power!" Rings of blazing fire spiraled around the priestess, the warmth of the flames sending power through the Marian's veins. Raye felt no pain at all as the rings blazed by her wounds, instead she felt powerful, and was prepared at any second to leap into battle.
A brilliant flash of light ended the girl's transformations and left two Sailor Scouts standing triumphantly in the room.
Luna sighed. Clearly, she was out numbered. Still, she wasn't about to let her warriors go charging off into battle alone. "I'll call the others," Luna meowed. "I believe they're at the arcade. It could take them awhile to get here, but I'm sure they'll be helpful."
"Thanks Luna," Amy, or rather, Sailor Mercury said with a smile. "We'll head out to the park now."
Sailor Mars narrowed her eyes dangerously. It was, as any normal idiot was assume, a peaceful hour. The sun was slowly sinking down in the west, casting long shadows across the park. The first stars of night were beginning to shine down on Tokyo. A gentle brew blew across the park, ruffling the leaves of the trees the Scouts were hiding behind. However, Sailor Mars and Mercury were neither normal nor idiots. Mars was looking over the area carefully, her violet eyes soaking in every detail. Her fingers rested on her temples as she tried to locate any Negative Energy. Her violet eyes shot a gaze toward her companion. Sailor Mercury had her visor in place and was punching in a few keys on her Mini Computer. Her face molded into a frown as she examined the park.
The sound of a breaking twig nearly caused both girls to jump. Immediately, their gazes fell toward the bushes, were three figures were stepping out into the park. The first two Mars recognized from early, the other was a complete stranger.
The first girl's skirt was bright, violent red; the bow on her chest was deep, vivid blue. Small boots the same tint of red as her skirt covered her shins, while long, elegant white gloves were worn on her arms. A golden tiara graced her pale forehead, and a red gemstone that Raye believed to be ruby was embedded in the center of it. A choker, blue like her bow, had a golden crescent moon centered on it that matched her moon-shaped earrings. The boy wore shining topaz armor and a dark cape. A white mask concealed his emerald eyes and he held a sword in front of him, revealing the red underside of his cape. Both were still injured from their previous fight. The other though, Mars had never seen before. She had a looked of uncertainty painted on her pale face, her dark blue hair matched her blue uniform, which had aquamarine bows and criss-cross roman sandals with straps that spiraled up to her knees. She wore similar jewelry to the other girl, gold crescent moon earrings and a choker. White gloves covered her thin arms and ended in three strips of blue fabric. The outfit was accented by her golden tiara, with a topaz encrusted in the center, and a blue brooch that sat on her front bow.
"I thought you said there were only two!" Mercury whispered worriedly.
"There were only two!" Mars protested. "I guess they got reinforcements!" Mercury proceeded to bit down her lower lip. Luna had attempted to call Serena and the others on their communicators, but they didn't answer. Luna assumed they were either at the movies or the arcade, so the black cat had run off to get them. Mercury knew it would be awhile for them to return, so they'd just have to do their best on there own for awhile.
The boy's lips moved, neither Mars nor Mercury could make out what he was saying, and he pulled out a black square with several buttons and a red orb on top and held it up. The red orb blinked and tiny dark particles began to emerge out of the air and mold together, creating a swirling mass of darkness. Mars' eyes widened.
"That's it!" She whispered loudly. "That's the portal! They were about to go in and I was trying to stop them! Then, all these wolf things came out and attacked both of us! We've got to stop it before it becomes any bigger and they go back to the Negaverse!" Mars said the last part with uncertainty, for she was not sure if it was the Negaverse they were fighting or a new force.
Mercury nodded and slightly raised her hands. "Let's take them by surprise," She whispered, then more loudly, "Shine Aqua Illusion!" Water spiraled up Mercury's body and gathered in her hands, then was shot itself at the target. The column of water collided with the boy's shoulders, causing him to slide across the ground and hit a tree behind him. Mars glared with disdain at his armor, which prevented any serve wounds. Immediately, he was on his feet again, holding his sword at the ready and glaring with malice at his attackers.
"Who are you?" The soldier in red spat.
"With the glory of the Planet of Fire, Mars, Sailor Mars!" Mars cried.
"With the wisdom of the Planet of Water, Mercury, Sailor Mercury!" Mercury added.
"We are the Sailor Scouts!" They said in unison.
The red scout's violet eyes widen for a moment, and then returned to normal size. "Planetary Soldiers?" She whispered to her companions. "Here?"
"We've introduced ourselves," Mars said coldly. "Do return the favor."
"Representing the Moon of Fire and Dignity, Sailor Phobos!" The girl in red cried.
"Representing the Moon of Fire and Honor, the Deimos Knight!" The boy called.
"Representing the Moon of Water and Wisdom, Sailor Icarus!" Shouted the blue scout.
"The Moon Scouts!" The cried as one. As soon as Mercury heard the name "Icarus," bells started ringing in her head. First off, that was the name of Daedalus' son in Greek Mythology. Second, Icarus wasn't a moon at all and third, Mercury could have sworn she had heard that name long before this event. "Icarus" seemed like a name from long ago.
"Icarus isn't a moon at all!" Mercury piped up. "It's a crosser asteroid of Mercury!"
"It was a moon in the Silver Millennium," Sailor Icarus replied, sounding almost nervous.
"Never mind that," Deimos Knight continued. "Why are you blocking our path?"
"Same reason you're trying to get into the Negaverse!" Mars snapped. Deimos Knight blinked behind his mask.
"We're not trying to go anywhere never the Negaverse; we're looking for the Dysnomia Kingdom!"
At this, Sailor Phobos elbowed him in the ribs. "They don't need to know that!" She hissed into his ear. She then turned her attention back to Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury, eyes narrowing dangerously. "Stand aside,"
"Never," Mars replied.
"Then I'll make you stand aside! Phobos Fire Snake!" She cried, holding out her right arm. Fire, blazing hot, coiled out of her fingers and materialized into a huge snake. Immediately, smoke filled Mars' nostrils and spiraled up into the air. Mars could hardly see through it.
"MARS GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Mercury's shrill voice cut through the smoke. Mars turned to see where her friend was but instead say the menacing, burning face of Sailor Phobos' attack slam into her and send the Scout flying through the smoke-filled air. Mars' slightly-healed cuts opened up again and scarlet blood leaked onto her skin. She could feel immense heat against her arms, and didn't need to look to know that her gloves had been burned through. Mars felt herself stop suddenly and fell to the ground. Slightly opening her violet eyes, she saw a tree had stopped her from propelling farther into the park. She wasn't sure to be thankful or not. The fire-snake had dissolved into nothing more than smoke, and the smoke was gone now. She closed her eyes again and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Deimos Fiery Downpour!" Mars' eyes snapped open at the sound of the knight's attack. Quickly, she glanced around to find the oncoming attack but saw it nowhere. Only then did Sailor Mars think to look up. As she did, she saw thousands of tiny raindrops falling toward her. It took a moment for her brain to register that the raindrops were made of fire. Mars jammed her eyes shut and covered her head with her arms, preparing for impact.
"Shine Aqua Illusion!" Sailor Mercury shouted as she raised her hands above her head. Her column of icy cold water met with the flaming raindrops mid-flight, extinguishing them. "If you think you can hurt my friend then you're wrong!" Mercury cried.
Sailor Phobos and Deimos Knight frowned, but Sailor Icarus looked almost relieved. It must be a trick of the light, Mercury thought, for these Moon Scouts were vicious and blood hungry. Mercury dared not look away from the Moon Scouts, but glanced toward the forming portal. The swirling mass of black was completely materialized.
"Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars!" A familiar voice called out. Everyone turned around to see four new figures running toward them. The first was a tiny, black cat with a golden crescent moon on its forehead that was glistening strangely in the fading sunlight. The other three wore Sailor Suits in different colors, and one held a scepter in one hand.
"Sailor Moon, Sailor Venus, Sailor Jupiter!" Mercury cried out in relief as her friends reached them. Sailor Moon smiled and winked and then turned toward the other scouts.
"How dare you attack Sailor Mars! On behave of the Moon, I'll punish you!" She cried, twirling her scepter and pointing it at them.
Sailor Phobos was about to snap back, but Deimos Knight placed a hand on her shoulder. "This is a fight when cannot win, Phobos." He sighed, and looked her directly in the eye. Mars knew that look anywhere-they were communicating using telepathy. The message lasted only a second- then they turned back to face the Sailor Scouts. Deimos Knight held up the black square again, the one he had used to open the portal, and pressed a button. The portal began to break apart into tiny chunks of dark, swirling mass that dissolve into nothingness.
"Venus," Mercury whispered to the Yellow Scout. "See that thing in his hand? Can you get it from him?"
Sailor Venus glanced toward Deimos Knight and nodded. She raised her chain high into the air, its tiny golden hearts glinting in the sunlight. "Venus Love Chain Encircle!" Venus cried, flinging the chain toward him. It spiraled through the air before making contact with the remote Deimos Knight held. A look of shock appeared on the knight's face as Venus pried the remote away from his gloved hands.
"I'm afraid you won't be using this again!" Venus called, waving the remote over her head.
"Give that back!" Sailor Phobos cried out in rage, running toward them, but Deimos Knight held her back by her arm.
"This is a battle we cannot win," He whispered. "Let it go. We can make another one."
Phobos sighed, defeated, then turned back to the Sailor Scouts. "Don't think you've won! We'll be back! And next time, you won't be so lucky." The red scout then turned and jumped off into the trees, followed by the knight. Sailor Icarus bit her lip, glancing from where Phobos and Deimos had gone, and where the Sailor Scouts where. Mercury paid no attention to this, however. She was kneeling next to Sailor Mars, checking her vital signs. She only looked up when she heard the grass crunching under Icarus' feet and Venus and Jupiter's snarls.
"What do you want?" It was Jupiter's voice. Mercury turned to see what the commotion was. Sailor Icarus was walking toward them casually; she did not give off an impression of strength at all, and didn't seem aggressive either.
"I want to help you," She replied calmly, her blue eyes resting on the wounded Sailor Mars.
"Help? After what you did to Mars, I don't think so!" Jupiter shot back. She placed her hands together, as if in prayer, and the golden lightening rod rose from her tiara, sparkling with thunder and lightening.
"Jupiter, stop!" Sailor Moon called out to her friend. The green scout didn't back down.
"Please," Icarus said, practically begging. "I want to help you. I can heal her."
"Why should we trust you?" Venus questioned.
"I can help you," She responded.
"Hardly a reason," Jupiter snarled.
"Jupiter, Venus, please!" Sailor Moon cried out, rushing toward her friends. "Give her a chance. It wasn't her who attacked Mars, it was those other two!"
"She says see can help," Mercury added. "Give her a chance."
"Fine," Jupiter said reluctantly, moving aside so Sailor Icarus could pass. Icarus smiled in thanks to Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury, then moved slowly toward Sailor Mars. When about three feet away, she stopped and held both arms in front of her, palms pointed toward Sailor Mars.
"Icarus Water Wings," She said softly. Water spiraled out of Icarus' palms and slowly toward Sailor Mars. It twisted together into two, small wings of solid water. As Sailor Mars saw them coming, her violet eyes widen and she tried, unsuccessfully, to crawl away. The wings reached her and enveloped her in a veil of solid water. Mars shut her eyes, preparing for pain. When it wasn't delivered, she opened them again. All around her was water, water, water. Mars wondered if she had somehow fallen into a lake or the ocean, but then she managed to make out her surroundings. Beyond the water were the blurred figures of her friends, staring at her with curiosity and worry. The water wasn't still; it was circling Mars, passing over her body and soaking into her skin. As the water circled, Mars' wounds slowly began to heal, as did the rips and tears in her outfit. While the water passed, everything about Sailor Mars was made stronger; her body, her mind, her pride, her hope. Mars felt unstoppable. Once the last of Mars' wounds closed, the water fell to the ground, creating a large puddle that quickly dissolved.
"Mars! You're better!" Sailor Moon cried in joy. Sailor Mars nodded fiercely.
"Yes, I am. And I have you to thank," She turned toward Sailor Icarus and bowed her head in respect. "Thank you."
Icarus smiled and nodded. "It was my pleasure. But please—tell no one I have done this for you."
"Why not?" Mercury asked. "You saved her, you should be proud!"
"Please," Icarus begged. "Can we keep it our little secret?"
"Yes," Mars replied. "But first tell us what the Moon Crystals are." She added as she remembered the details of Sailor Moon's fight with Sailor Luna.
Icarus's smiled quickly molded into a frown and she shuffled her feet uncomfortably. "The Moon Crystals are pieces from the core of a Moon in the Sol System," She began. "Each one holds the power of a different moon. Long ago, a piece of core from each Moon was brought to the Lunar Kingdom, where they transformed into one crystal, called the Cosmic Moon Crystal. It was the most powerful talisman ever created in the Sol System. It provided not only Luna, but all the Moons with prosperity and power. The Sol System was untouchable! Then, the Dysnomia Kingdom started attacking the Moons of the Sol System. The Cosmic Crystal was used to lock the kingdom away. After that, the Moons broke the alliance, taking their piece of the Crystal back and thus, destroying the Cosmic Moon Crystal. With the Cosmic Crystal's threat gone, Queen Beryl of the Negaverse tried taking over the galaxy. Queen Serenity of Luna took care of her, but after that the Moon Crystals disappeared. My team and the Dysnomia Kingdom discovered the crystals are locked within people, and we've both begun searching for the true Moon Crystals so we can recover the Cosmic Moon Crystal."
With her story finished, Sailor Icarus took a deep breath. "So the Moon Crystals are pieces of core from a Moon in the Sol System and contain that moons powers?" Venus questioned. Icarus nodded.
"And together, the Moon Crystals form the Cosmic Moon Crystal, the most powerful talisman in the Sol System?" Mars asked. Once again, Icarus' reply was a nod.
"And you're after the Cosmic Crystal?" Jupiter concluded. Again, Icarus nodded.
"But why do you want it?" Venus asked. This time, the blue scout shook her head.
"I've already told you far too much." She replied.
"But that doesn't explain why Sailor Luna said she was the heir to the Moon Kingdom!" Sailor Moon blurted. All eyes shot toward her and a bright red blush rose into the Moon Princess's cheeks.
"Sailor Luna is the heir to the Lunar Kingdom," Icarus told her. "That is the truth. I must go now, please, tell no one about this."
Sailor Icarus turned away from them, the setting sun's light casting her long shadow across the park. As she walked away, she appeared to be a shadowy figure against blinding light, her blue hair flying behind her like a cape.
The Sailor Scouts were, once again, left alone to their thoughts.
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Author's Notes 2: Yes, I know in the Manga there are already two Scouts name Sailor Phobos and Deimos. Deal with it! But, if you want, I could include them. Just asked me to, and I will. That is, if three people ask me to! I'm not going to do it just for one, sorry. And yes, I know Mercury and Venus have no moons. My solution to that is Crosser-Asteroids. I say, they were Moons in the Silver Millennium, but you'll find out about that later! Whoa, I've got a lot to say this time! Anyhow, thanks all for reading and please leave a review or two! Byes!