Hehe...I had an eye exam today. So for a while, I'm acting like a blind person. It's hilarious. But now I have a reason to wear my cute Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses.
The outfit that Aoshi wears is the same shinobi outfit he wears during the Jinchu arc in RuroKen.What else?...Oh! A very surprising person appears in this episode. Without her, the Sailor Senshi would be incomplete. (Do you know who I'm talking about??) Oh, and FYI, her transformation sequence is an original from me. So is Darien's.
All right, let's get this show on the road. 2nd to last episode in the arc!!
Episode: Release
Day five. The final day. The wait finally ended. It was time...time to fight, time to save the world again, and time to save Anna.
He wore his original shinobi uniform: pure black with white ends. His gloves were cut off at the fingers. The bow on his back extended down to his ankles. Underneath, he wore a black top while he wore regular boots rather than shinobi shoes.
Aoshi (It's time.)
After picking up his kodachi, Aoshi looked over to Anna. Although her condition remained the same, she had her clothes properly changed when the girls came to the apartment. He quitted sulking and anticipated for the final day.
He walked up to her body and knelt down. Anna continued to stare off mindlessly at the ground. Aoshi was careful not to step on her shattered mirror. He tried to look into her eyes for some sign of consciousness, but it was all gone.
Aoshi "Anna...can you hear me?"
She made no reply. Not a single sound came from her an entire week. But he wasn't surprised. Anna couldn't respond to anything while her dream remains broken.
Aoshi "I promise to get your dream back, no matter what it takes. Since you won't be there, I'll protect Rini in your stead."
He parted the hair on Anna's forehead and saw the clear smooth skin. Aoshi leaned in closer and pressed his warm lips onto the skin. It reminded him of when he left her to bring Rini back to her time. For so long, that moment stayed in his mind; it was refreshing to recreate that scene. He hoped that Anna felt it: his true feelings and wishes.
Aoshi withdrew after five seconds and stood up. He walked to the front door, denying looking back at her. Opening the door, he walked out and closed it right after. Aoshi wondered if he would survive the battle. He wondered is he would retrieve the cure.
Aoshi (What if I can't do it? She was with us the last two times, but what if we don't win now?)
He quivered. Subconsciously, he turned back to the room to stay there. Aoshi thought of staying next to Anna while the others went off to fight. They would most likely lose; he wouldn't care as long as Anna was safe.
But then he remembered.
"I'll protect Rini in your stead."
Who would protect Rini if he fled? They worked side by side for more than a year and he was about to run away.
Aoshi (No...)
He couldn't run. He wouldn't run. Too many people were counting on him. Aoshi tightened his grip on the kodachi and continued walking out of the building,
Aoshi (I'll protect everyone within sight with this sword.)
Amara "Hey."
Serena turned around with little shock. Amara, Michelle, and Trista appeared confident and prepared for battle.
Lita "Amara."
Amy "Michelle."
Raye "Trista."
Darien "You came after all."
Trista "Of course."
Michelle "You can't have a final battle without us."
Amara's face turned stern.
Amara "Is Anna...?"
The team looked down. Apparently, the Outer Senshi hasn't seen Aoshi since that day at Game Crown.
Mina "Yeah...she's still down for the count."
Rini "But Sir Aoshi's coming with us."
Serena "Of course he is. Speaking of Aoshi, there he is."
Looking over at the entrance, Aoshi walked in with his kodachi and shinobi outfit.
Darien "It's good to see you."
Aoshi "Don't count me out just yet. So, are we all ready?"
Trista "Hold on."
Everyone faced her except Amara and Michelle.
Trista "We need one more person...to make the team complete."
Amy "We already said that Anna-"
Michelle "No. It's not her we're referring to."
The others were confused.
Serena (Is there another sailor scout?)
Amara "It took her some time to grow up, but she's ready now."
Trista moved to the side as the others gasped. For behind her, looking to be about 13 years old, stood the young body of Mistress 9.
Mina "That's...!!"
Lita "But how!? She was just a baby three months ago!"
The little girl looked at everybody.
Girl "My body grew rapidly within those three months. I was meant to help you in this fight."
Rini "So, Mistress 9's the final scout?"
Amara looked down at her.
Amara "You could say that..."
Trista "But she's not Mistress 9 anymore."
Michelle "She goes by Hotaru Tomoe."
Everyone stared in awe. The team was complete...except for Anna.
Darien "So that means she's..."
Hotaru "Sailor Saturn."
They looked at her as she spoke. Her black hair was cut short, right above the shoulders. The big purple eyes looked innocent, different from back when she was Mistress 9. Hotaru's face showed no emotion, as to be expected from the scout of ruin and birth.
Hotaru looked at Aoshi's ice blue eyes. She didn't hesitate or quiver.
Hotaru "I'll do my best to help you get that cure."
Aoshi's eyes snapped wider. Everyone in the team was in the park to help him retrieve the cure and save Anna. None of them backed down, like how he thought back at the apartment. Aoshi was glad he didn't.
But all thoughts relevant disappeared when a dark shadow hovered over the park. Everyone looked up and saw an incredible sight.
Slowly descending, playing calliope music throughout the city, a gigantic circus tent fell upon Tokyo without warning. It came closer to the team in all its suspense.
Aoshi "The Dead Moon Circus."
Darien "Ids that them?"
Aoshi and Rini nodded. The enormous tent landed in the middle of Crossroads Park. The team looked up to check if they would pull anything sly.
Lita "Coast is clear."
Serena "You girls ready!?"
Girls "Yeah!!"
"MOON COSMIC DREAM ACTION!!"
Ribbons burst from their brooches and formed their identical uniforms.
"MERCURY CRYSTAL POWER!!"
A rope of water shot out of her wand, acting like a whip. She whirled it around her body and spun, changing her into Sailor Mercury.
"MARS CRYSTAL POWER!!"
Rings of fire came out and whirled around her body. In a flash of light, she transformed into Sailor Mars.
"JUPITER CRYSTAL POWER!!"
Electric charges came out of her wand and formed an atom path. It encircled Lita's body, making her become Sailor Jupiter.
"VENUS CRYSTAL POWER!!"
A ribbon of stars spewed out of her wand, which Mina whipped around her body to transform in to Sailor Venus.
"URANUS STAR POWER!!"
She drew a golden energy circle that enclosed around her. Amara reappeared as Sailor Uranus.
"NEPTUNE STAR POWER!!"
Michelle called upon a pillar of sea water to encase her. It swirled around her body and she emerged as Sailor Neptune.
"PLUTO STAR POWER!!"
She drew a sand-like circle on the ground. It rose up and washed over, leaving Trista to be Sailor Pluto.
"SATURN STAR POWER!!"
The atmosphere around her crushed to pieces and circled around her. They formed onto her like armor, turning Hotaru into Sailor Saturn.
Darien took out a rose and petals appeared from above. They fell down with a glow and changed him into Tuxedo Mask.
Moon "Let's do it."
Four girls in different colors stood at the circus entrance when the team walked up. Green, red, blue, pink; they looked at the team sneeringly.
Pink "Looks like they did come. I'm Ceres."
Red "Vesta."
Green "Juno."
Blue "And I'm Pallas!"
Jupiter "Like we care."
The four girls shot glaring eyes at her.
Aoshi "Just take us to Tiger's Eye and no one will get hurt...badly."
As the girls began to fume, the team casually walked past. Vesta lightly smirked as she watched them: Mini Moon was the last one to enter.
Vesta "Now!!"
Juno "Right!"
Juno lunged forward and held Sailor Mini Moon in a headlock. The others couldn't stop her in time.
Mini "Hey!"
Mercury "Mini Moon!"
Ceres "Don't take another step."
Ceres stepped on a floor panel.
CRASH!!
Within the hallway, a huge cage dropped down on the team. They had nowhere to run in the cramped space.
Saturn "We're stuck!"
Uranus "And they have Mini Moon!"
Darkness on one side, Amazoness Quartet and Mini Moon on the other. The only other way to go was...
Pallas "Going down!"
Pallas stepped on another floor panel. Guessing what would happen next, the team looked down.
ZOOM!!
The floor opened up and revealed a hole big enough for all of them to drop in. The last thing they saw was Pallas waving while the others smirked. Aoshi saw the helpless Mini Moon trying to escape Juno's grasp.
Aoshi (Rini!!)
CRASH!!
It was a long drop, perhaps forty of fifty feet. They tried to stand up despite the bumps and bruises. Everything around them was dark; only the light from the hole above helped their vision.
Venus "What's with bad guys and trapped doors!?"
Mars "It's essential to be evil."
Moon "Great. All they need now is an army of minions!"
Suddenly, light flashed all around and revealed to them where they were: a circus ring. And they weren't alone.
The stands were filled with jeers and shrieks. The audience looked grotesque and disfigured. It took a while for the team to realize they weren't an ordinary audience. It was an audience of minions. Hundreds of thousands filled every row in every section.
Mask "Nice time to be literal."
Moon "I was being sarcastic!"
Pluto "We have to concentrate! We may have to fight-"
Neptune " 'May'? We will have to fight! All that matters now is who makes the first strike."
Aoshi was way ahead of them. He unsheathed his kodachi and charged into his portion of the minions.
Mask "Aoshi, wait!"
Uranus "No time! We gotta fight!!"
Jupiter "Come on!"
Mercury "Let's do it!"
They all charged into their own portion of the audience. Whether they survived or lost was their own choice. But they gave it all they got.
Sailor Mercury quickly scanned her portion. She estimated there to be around 80 or 100. Waiting for a moment to collect herself, she found the strength to go into an absolute nonstop charge.
"MERCURY AQUA RHAPSODY!!"
The stream of water shot a line through the crowd, diminishing the numbers by a little. But that didn't stop her from continuing on.
Mars rushed through her group of minions while thinking of a way to vanquish them. She ran one way while they followed, believing the fastest will be first. In an instant, she wheeled around and faced the oncoming line of minions.
"MARS FLAME SNIPER!!"
The flaming arrow shot through not only the first minion in line, but all others behind it. In one shot, ten enemies flew back with the arrow piercing their hearts. A whole row was cleared...only to be filled by more enemies.
Jupiter leapt high in the air and landed on two of their heads. She hopped and jumped on the others to find the middle of the crowd. She landed in it, surrounded by the enemies and their brute strength.
"JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!!"
Leaves twirled around her as light shot out of her tiara. The shots of light attached to the leaves as Jupiter slammed them into the enemies. They were diced to bits as the extra space around Jupiter augmented.
Venus slowly back away as the horde advanced towards her. She sensed another minion behind her, trying to catch her off guard. But Sailor Venus simply moved to the side as the minion rammed into its allies.
"VENUS LOVE BEAUTY SHOCK!!"
She threw a heart at the foolish minions that tried to catch her off guard. It exploded upon impact, taking the minion with it. But the explosion didn't stop there. The blast garnered the minions surrounding it, taking more victims with it.
Uranus and Neptune acted in similar ways. They faced their stations head on with their powerful attacks.
"URANUS WORLD SHAKING!!"
"NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!!"
After the spheres were summoned, they controlled them to glide in a circular motion, trapping the minions. The spheres sped faster and faster, until Uranus and Neptune joined forces and made them explode immediately. Most of the minions died from radiation. Nonetheless, they rid all the enemies in one fell swoop.
Sailor Pluto defended herself with the Garnet Staff, swinging it back and forth. She only used her attacks as a last resort.
"PLUTO DEADLY SCREAM!!"
The sphere of dark energy wiped out most of her enemies in a flash. A lot of them didn't have time to react as Pluto suddenly jumped and whacked downward with her staff. She cracked a few skulls and wheeled the staff around more, giving her more room to move.
Sailor Saturn attacked with her own staff, the Silence Glaive. She jabbed and pierced and stabbed...but she didn't dare use her ultimate attack. For it would bring death and chaos around her. Instead, she summoned a new power she recently developed.
"SATURN SILENT DEATH!!"
A gigantic wave of energy was burst out of the end of her glaive. In a flash, the enemies' tissue and skin were blown away to nothing and their skeletons fell to the ground with their hollow sound. Such was the power of the scout of destruction.
Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask worked side by side as partners. Tuxedo Mask pierced the enemies with his roses and smacked nearby enemies with his cane. The champion of justice defended him as she took off her tiara and threw it in the air like a boomerang. It stayed close to Sailor Moon and sliced through any enemies in the way.
Aoshi used his kodachi to slash through the circus minions. His mind was set on saving Mini Moon and retrieving the cure. But he began to notice the enemies quickly retreating away into the shadows.
Aoshi "What's going on?"
Mercury "Did we win?'
It couldn't be answered when a strong force swept them off their feet. They crashed into the wall with full impact. Suddenly, ropes and stage wires wrapped around them, trapping them onto the walls.
Mask "What's going on!?"
As they were tied tightly, a spotlight flashed to where they first landed. The floor opened up and a red board slid up with a young girl strapped to it.
Scouts "Mini Moon!!"
Out of the shadows, the Amazon Trio appeared and faced the team.
Fish "Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes on our greatest act yet: the appearance of Pegasus!!"
Aoshi "Stop!"
But they paid no attention to him. He couldn't do anything; they had Sailor Mini Moon, and they wanted to finish the job.
Trio "Three!!"
Mini Moon's head shot up and released the most chilling shriek they ever heard. Energy collected in front of her chest and flash blinded everyone for a moment. When the light faded, everyone gaped in awe.
It sparkled like never before and even gave out a little ringing. It gold rims were smooth and shiny. The clean glass reflected the smirks on the Trio's faces.
Saturn "No!!"
Moon "MINI MOON!!"
A flash appeared from above and everyone turned their heads. A weak and mournful whinny escaped the snout of Pegasus as he flew out of the tent.
Tiger "What the...!?"
Hawk "Where's he going!?"
Aoshi watched as Pegasus suffered the release of the golden mirror. Mini Moon looked to be unconscious and no one knew where Pegasus was headed. He seemed to lose all hope.
Tuxedo Mask looked painfully at the situation. It was as if they lost...as if no one would save them.
But where on Earth did Pegasus fly off to?
Back at the apartment, Anna continued to mindlessly stare at the ground, not knowing of the danger her friends were in. The shards of glass lay perfectly still...
A piece slowly slid to another, forming a bigger piece. It attached itself to another...and another, and another, until half the mirror was complete. It was like a puzzle piece solving itself. Half of the mirror was restored when her hand suddenly twitched. A fourth of the mirror was left when her body was lifted off the floor into a standing position. At last, when the final piece connected, the mirror shined with its bright glow from before it shattered. With all cracks gone, the mirror floated and dissolved into Anna's chest.
Her fingers began to move as the clear smooth skin regained some color. Her head lifted and her eyes opened a little wider.
Anna "...I'm...sorry..."
Her irises regained their calm blue color and shining beauty.
"I'm released."
Anna almost dropped back to the floor when she regained control and strength. She looked around and realized she was in her bedroom.
Anna "What happened? Aoshi?"
"Help them."
Anna gasped. The voice sounded weak, familiar...Pegasus?
"The scouts are in danger. They need the solar scout."
Anna "Me?"
She wondered what was happening, but then used logical reasoning. If the scouts were in danger, then...
Anna "Aoshi, Darien, Rini...the team needs me. But...me alone?"
"I came here to aid you like before. Please trust me."
Anna thought for a moment, deciding whether to trust him or not.
She froze when she realized what she was doing. How could she even think that after he just saved her? Anna regretted ever doubting Pegasus from the start. But she planned to make amends for it all.
Anna "I trust you."
She walked into the living room. She would have to get there alone...no, she wasn't alone. Anna had Pegasus by her side. And also...she had her dream to fulfill.
Anna (Fighting for peace...)
Anna took a deep breath.
"SOLAR CRYSTAL POWER!!"
Yay!! She's back in the game! Sorry for such a long episode. The next one's gonna be long too. I just got so into writing that I lost track ;)
Next time on Sailor Galaxy Chronicles:
Fish "We don't do anything without your command."
Moon "Let Rini go!!"
Galaxy ( Our future depends on this little girl!)
Pegasus "Thank you everyone."
Rini "Eternal Sailor Moon."