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Doppelgangers Chapter Three: Plans and Strategies By Angel Raye
"They retreated?" Lady Ashi asked Teki after he told them about the battle. The Dark Senshi were all standing around awaiting orders. "I guess they can't handle fighting themselves"
"Yes my lady and Dark Chibi Neptune managed to knock her counterpart down," Teki replied.
"Excellent my dear," Lady Ashi smiled her evil smile at Dark Chibi Neptune. "Next time try to kill her"
"Oh that's my goal," Dark Chibi Neptune assured her.
"Now I need Dark Cosmic Moon and Dark Chibi Venus to go into their dark powers chambers," Lady Ashi ordered.
"Why do they have to go?" Dark Cosmic Saturn asked.
"Because the powers of Moon and Venus come from love and light," Lady Ashi told her. "In order for them to use their powers for evil they have to go in these chambers"
"Anyone could figure that out," Dark Chibi Mercury stated scornfully.
"Not all of us have a counterpart with a genius IQ," Dark Chibi Saturn retorted.
"Now girls we're not fighting each other," Dark Chibi Pluto pointed out. "We're fighting our good counterparts"
"Spoken like a reasonable girl," Teki said. "Now girls I believe we all have some practice to do if we want to defeat your counterparts"
"Right," Dark Chibi Senshi replied and they all went to various simulations to practice.
"Dark Mars," Lady Ashi called. "I need to see you for some special training." Dark Chibi Mars went up to her and the two conversed quietly and in secret.
Once Cosmic Moon and the Chibi Senshi returned to the palace, Hope was immediately taken to Ami while the rest of them told Neo-Queen Serenity and the Senshi about the latest enemy trick. "That's a new one," Minako stated. "We've never had to face that before"
"The question is how are we going to defeat them?" Makoto asked.
"We can fight them and destroy them," Haruka declared.
"Hang on a moment," Rei told her. "Can you honestly look at an evil version of Chibi Uranus or Chibi Neptune and destroy them? Even if Evil Chibi Mars was right there I couldn't fight her. Even if she is evil she is still Annika"
"Good point," Haruka sighed.
"Well we have to think of something," Daisy shouted. "Otherwise we won't stand a chance"
At that moment Ami walked in with Faith. "Hope is going to be all right," she announced and everyone heaved a sigh of relief. "Michiru has taken her back to their chambers and she is resting"
"That's a relief," Haruka replied.
"We're discussing our current problem," Serenity told Ami.
"The twins filled me some," Ami replied. "What's the rest?" The others told her.
"I tried to get a scan Mommy but Dark Chibi Mercury kept attacking me," Ariel wailed as a tear rolled down her face.
"I know Darling," Ami assured her as she put a comforting arm around her daughter's shoulders. "You had to defend yourself. If the numbers hadn't been so even you might have been able too"
"What I want to know is how that device was able to produce duplicates of our daughters," Serenity stated.
"That question has crossed my mind too," Ami replied. "If we could just get one of them here then I could do a complete check up and scan to find out how they did this"
"In the meantime Senshi practices are going to involved fighting yourselves," Minako announced.
"You're kidding," Gloria balked.
"Well you need to find your weak spots," Minako replied. "So I need all of you to report to me for a simulation scan tomorrow"
"Oh joy," Faith grumbled and the other children nodded in agreement.
Ami and Ariel were looking at the mini computers. "There's got to be a way to scan something without having to do it manually," Ami stated.
"If there is we had better find it," Ariel sighed. "But Dark Chibi Mercury may also have the same scanning equipment"
"She probably does," Ami agreed.
"Maybe next time they show up I could call you to scan," Ariel suggested. "Aunt Rei said she didn't think she's be able to fight Dark Chibi Mars because even if she is evil she's still Annika. Would you feel the same way"
"Yes but there's an even bigger problem to consider," Ami told her.
"What's that?" Ariel asked.
"They could use that device to make evil duplicates of us," Ami pointed out. "Can you imagine a Dark Neo-Queen Serenity with her awesome powers"
"Yikes," Ariel shuddered at the thought. "Dark Cosmic Moon will be bad enough"
"Exactly," Ami said.
Just then Mari came bounding in. "What you doing Mommy, Onee-san?" she asked.
"We're busy now Sweetie," Ami told her. "Why don't you be a good girl and go and play? Mommy will be with you in a little while"
"I wanna be a Senshi," Mari pouted. "Then I could fight too"
"Well you can't so let us finish our work," Ariel told her.
"Wait a minute," Ami suddenly exclaimed. "I think I have an idea. It will be dangerous but it could work."
"Absolutely not. I forbid it," Rei cried. "I will not place him in danger"
"Rei this may be our only chance to get a scan of these doppelgangers," Ami pleaded. "I'm not asking that Koyo fight. I'm just asking that he hides and scans them"
"When I adopted Koyo I promised to give him a home and keep him safe," Rei told her. "I'm not going to ask him to place himself in danger. Ask your own adopted child to scan"
"Now you know that Mari is only four and doesn't have the maturity, cognitive skills or attention span to do that," Ami pointed out in annoyance. "If she was about eight years older I'd ask her but she's not. Koyo has shown us in a short time how responsible and mature he is. I wouldn't be asking this if I didn't think he could do it. I was going to ask Minako to set up training simulations to involve the adopted children so they will know what to do should a situation arise where they would be with their sisters should an enemy appear. We can just make this a part of Koyo's training"
"I'm still against it," Rei replied.
Annika, with Stardust in her arms, had silently been watching her mother and her mentor argue with each other. She thought Ami had a good idea but she could also see her mother's point too. Koyo wasn't a Senshi or a knight so he would be in danger. However, Koyo was also fourteen and capable of making his own decisions. So Annika quietly walked up to her mother and tugged her arm. "Mama," she said softly.
"What is it Annika?" Rei asked. "Is it important"
"It's about what you two are talking about," Annika replied. "I have an idea"
"Really," Ami exclaimed. "What is it"
"Ask Koyo what he wants," Annika told them. "He's fourteen after all"
"Did you have to bring that up?" Rei sighed.
"Out of the mouths of babes," Ami mused. She turned back to Rei. "What do you think"
"Annika does have a point," Stardust added.
"All right we'll ask him," Rei agreed reluctantly. "But if he doesn't want to then that ends this discussion"
"Agreed," Ami replied. "And what if he does agree to it"
"Then he is to go through intensive trading until both Yuichiro and I feel comfortable about sending him out there," Rei replied.
"I am in full agreement there," Ami stated. "Please talk to him about it tonight and let me know what he says"
"I will," Rei muttered. "I'll walk you to the door"
Annika looked at Stardust and rolled her eyes. "Grown-ups," she sighed. "They always miss the obvious"
"But you love those two so much and wouldn't trade them," Stardust told her.
"Exactly," Annika giggled and she went back to room to finish her homework.
Koyo sat in astonishment as Rei told him of Ami's suggestion. He had never thought he'd be asked to do anything in a battle but run for cover. "It's your choice Koyo," Rei told him. "I don't want you to put yourself in danger if you don't want too"
"But it sounds like they need a scan," Koyo sighed. "And Chibi Mercury will be too busy fighting Dark Chibi Mercury to scan"
"We won't send you out there until you have been completely trained," Rei assured him. "And you wouldn't have to be in view of the enemy. You can scan them from a bush. Ami was going to talk to Minako about including all of you in some training sessions anyway. We want all of you to know what to do should you be out and an enemy appears"
"I know what I'll be doing," Koyo exclaimed. "I'll be hightailing it out of there"
"But you might not be able to do that if the enemy sees you," Rei pointed out. She sighed. "Look I'm not happy with this suggestion either but I promised Ami I would ask. It's your choice. No one is going to force you to do something dangerous if you don't want too"
"All right," Koyo muttered. "I'll do it but I want really good training"
"Believe me you won't be going out there until I'm comfortable with it," Rei assured him. "And that will be a while."
"You want me to do what?" Minako shrieked to Ami.
"You heard me right," Ami replied. "I want you to include the adopted children in some of the training so they will know what to do if an enemy appears"
"I understand and agree with that part," Minako told her. "But I'm not sure if I agree with Koyo doing the scan. It could place him in huge danger"
"He may be our only hope," Ami pointed out.
"What does Rei say about this?" Minako asked. "She's always adamant about the Queen going out and fighting so I can imagine what she thinks about her adopted son who has no powers at all going out there"
"He would not be fighting, just hiding in a bush and doing a scan," Ami corrected. "She's reluctant but she was going to let Koyo decide"
Minako drew in her breath. "Very well," she agreed with reluctance. "But I want either you or Ariel to get out there and try and do a scan yourself. This is going to be a last resort"
"Agreed," said Ami and she left Minako's office. She really hoped that she or Ariel could get a scan of the Dark Senshi. After all, she also didn't want to place Koyo in danger.
Dark Cosmic Moon and Dark Chibi Venus stood before Lady Ashi in her lair. They had just finished getting fed dark power. Now Lady Ashi had something for each of them. "I'm giving each of you a sword," she told them and she held up her hand. Two swords appeared. Both of your counterparts use love and light for their powers. You two need to use hate and darkness"
"The Sword of Hate," Dark Chibi Venus hissed as she took her sword into her hand.
"And the Sword of Darkness," Dark Cosmic Moon added as she took hers.
"Use those well my dears," Lady Ashi commanded. "For they will help us reach our goal"
"Yes Lady Ashi," the Dark Senshi replied as they bowed. Then they disappeared in a dark cloud to go and find their counterparts.
"What exactly are we doing Usagi?" Gloria asked. After training that afternoon the princess had found Gloria and asked her to come into town. The younger girl had no idea why.
"I thought it'd be a good idea if you and I talked as leaders of the team," Usagi replied.
"Hey I haven't done anything wrong as a Senshi have I?" Gloria asked.
"No," Usagi assured her. "But as leaders we need to be strong both physically and mentally"
"Mentally?" Gloria questioned.
"You're pretty tough," Usagi told her. "We may be facing the most dangerous enemy we've ever faced. Our team is going to rely on us for our leadership and support"
"We're fighting ourselves," Gloria pointed out. "Do you really think they're our most dangerous enemy"
"Gloria, no one knows you better than your own self," Usagi reminded her. "Your parents know you really well but do they know all of your secrets and thoughts"
"No they don't," Gloria admitted. "I'm beginning to see your point"
"Another thing," Usagi added. "I didn't mention this to anyone but did you feel really tired after the battle? Did you feel more tired than usual"
"Now that you mention it, yes I did," Gloria recalled. "But it's been a while since we've had to fight any battles except simulated ones"
"True but I have a feeling that device did more than just make duplicates of us," Usagi quietly told her.
"Well don't you think we should tell our parents?' Gloria asked.
"Not yet because I don't want to worry them over a hunch," Usagi replied. "All of us, except Maggie, are adjusting to our new siblings right now and I know this is stressful for our parents. Let's wait until we have some solid proof"
"Very well," Gloria agreed. "You can count on me Usagi"
"I knew I could," Usagi smiled at Minako's spunky daughter. Gloria could be a pain but Usagi couldn't help loving her. She added the spice to the team.
"What a touching conversation," a familiar voice sneered. Usagi and Gloria spun around and saw Dark Cosmic Moon and Dark Chibi Venus standing there. "We knew the two of you were out of the palace so we thought we'd try to finish what we started"
"Oh I'd like to see you try," Gloria shouted as she pulled out her henshin wand. Usagi whipped out her broach.
"MOON COSMIC POWER"
"VENUS POWER"
"MAKE UP"
After transformation Cosmic Moon and Chibi Venus took defensive stances. "How dare you impersonate us for evil when we represent love and justice," Chibi Venus yelled.
"Agents of love and justice we are pretty soldiers in sailor suits," Cosmic Moon added. "Sailor Comic Moon"
"And I'm Sailor Chibi Venus," Chibi Venus announced.
"In the name of the moon we will punish you," both shouted together.
"Wonderful speeches," Dark Chibi Venus laughed. "Now let's see if you're fighting is just as good"
"Oh it will be," Chibi Venus assured her. She powered up. "BEAUTIFUL SHOCKWAVE!" Her attack flew and Dark Chibi Venus jumped out of the way.
"Not good enough," Dark Chibi Venus laughed. "But don't forget I'm you and I know you're attacks. Let's see if you can match this." She drew out a long sword. She held it up and it began to glow with dark power. Dark Chibi Venus pointed the sword at Chibi Venus. "SWORD OF HATRED!" A flash of dark power flew out and hit Chibi Venus who went flying. She sat up gasping. Her fuku had a huge rip in the body suit and blood was coming out.
"A sword!" she shrieked. "I don't have a sword"
"My mistress gave it to me," laughed Dark Chibi Venus. "Isn't it wonderful. Don't you wish you had one too?" Chibi Venus tried to get to her feet but the pain was piercing into her side. She began to power up but Dark Chibi Venus was ready for her. She held up her sword and it began to glow. "SWORD OF HATRED!" The dark power flew out and hit Chibi Venus again, this time hitting her in the shoulder. She gave a loud scream of pain as her shoulder began to bleed as well.
"Chibi Venus!" Cosmic Moon shouted. She took off her tiara and got ready to throw it when Dark Cosmic Moon pulled out a sword as well.
"I don't think so," she yelled and aimed the sword at Cosmic Moon. "SWORD OF EVIL!" Dark energy flew out and Cosmic Moon had to dodge the attack instead of helping Chibi Venus. Dark Cosmic Moon laughed. "You dodged it that time but can you keep dodging it? Sooner or later you will have to wear down." She began throwing this new attack at Cosmic Moon over and over and she had to keep dodging it to avoid being hit. Likewise Chibi Venus had to also keep dodging as her evil counterpart did the same thing. It was much harder for her since she was injured.
"I don't know how long I can keep doing this," Chibi Venus shouted after what seemed like an eternity. Both her side and her shoulder felt like she was being stabbed with dozens of sharp knives.
"I'm open to suggestions," Cosmic Moon shouted as she was getting tired as well.
Suddenly out of nowhere came two familiar shouts. "WORLD SHAKING"
"DEEP SUBMERGE!" The two attacks flew out. One hit Dark Cosmic Moon's sword knocking it out of her hand. The other hit dark Chibi Venus's sword knocking her down. Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune took protective stances in front of Cosmic Moon and Chibi Venus. "So these are two of the evil counterparts," Uranus commented.
"It's not nice to take someone's identity," Neptune added.
"Boy are we glad to see you," Cosmic Moon gasped.
"This changes things," growled Dark Cosmic Moon.
"Oh we can take them," Dark Chibi Venus shouted.
"But we're not strong enough yet," Dark Cosmic Moon told her. "We need to retreat this time. Once we get stronger we'll be able to defeat all the Senshi." She glared at her counterpart. "But I will be back and I will finish what I started"
"That's goes double for me," Dark Chibi Venus told the injured Chibi Venus. With that they vanished.
Uranus swore under her breath. "We didn't get a chance to grab one"
"We can't worry about that now," Neptune quietly reminded her as she gently picked Chibi Venus up. "We've got to get this one to Ami and quickly"
"We seem to have a bigger problem now," Cosmic Moon sighed. "Those two have swords that are very powerful. I wonder if the others have weapons like that"
"And what did she mean once they get stronger they'll be able to defeat all of us?" Uranus asked. "We're much more powerful than our daughters. Are they being fed so much dark power that they will be able to destroy us all"
"We'd better have another meeting," Cosmic Moon stated. "We need to bring all this up and discuss what we're going to do." The others agreed and they headed back to the palace with the injured Chibi Venus.
"You retreated!" roared Lady Ashi in rage. "Why"
"Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune showed up," Dark Cosmic Moon explained. "We're no match for them"
"Not yet," Lady Ashi replied. "But eventually you will be and I've been working on a very special attack with Dark Chibi Mars"
"What kind of attack?" Dark Chibi Venus looked at Dark Chibi Mars.
"Why don't you demonstrate my dear?" Lady Ashi asked Dark Chibi Mars.
"My pleasure," Dark Chibi Mars replied. She turned and gazed at Dark Chibi Venus. Her eyes began to glow turning from violet to a deep red. Dark Chibi Venus suddenly felt a intense pain in her head. She gasped and tried to bring her hands up but found that she couldn't move. She was completely at the mercy of Dark Chibi Mars. Then the pain was gone as quickly as it came. "My counterpart has psychic abilities," Dark Chibi Mars explained. "Lady Ashi has been working with me, helping me to gain control of the minds of others"
"Right now she can only do one and for a brief period," Lady Ashi continued. "But with continued training she will eventually be able to control a large number of people. When that happens both the Senshi and the Chibi Senshi will be at our mercy"
"And we'll defeat them without any problems," Dark Cosmic Moon finished as the whole thing fell into place.
"Exactly," Lady Ashi told her and she began to laugh. The Dark Senshi joined her and their laughter echoed off the walls as plans of victory entered all their heads.
End of part three.