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Chapter 6: Face, Body, Mind

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" Usagi, can I talk to you?" Minako whispered in her ear as the Senshi were about to leave the playground.

" Sure," Usagi whispered back. Everyone else headed off in different directions. Haruka, Michiru and Hotaru went one way, while Ami, Makoto and Rei headed off in another. Setsuna was about to transport herself back to the Gates of Time, but before she could, an unusually cold wind swept past them all, despite the fact that it was a warm and humid evening.

" Something's not right," said Michiru, freezing on the spot. " Did you feel that wind?"

Everyone turned around and gathered on the playground again. A feeling of dread mixed inside with fear was clear throughout them all. Minako raised her head, and gave a small scream. The sky was a color of black and red, swirling around together.

" I'm guessing that's not normal," said Hotaru in slight awe.

" No, really?" said Rei sarcastically. Thunder boomed, and the black hole in the sky seemed to get bigger.

Usagi was panicking. She hated storms, and especially freaky ones at that.

" Hey, look!" shouted Makoto, pointing upward. A figure was descending down from within the hole.

" Now that is really not normal…"

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Sierra struggled to keep balance on her board. The cobblestone she was riding on made it hard with all of the cracks and bumps. Her eyes too busy looking at the ground, when she did finally look up, it was too late.

The rushing river was only feet away; and it was too late to stop. The sweeping river beckoned to her as if it was laughing at her, and urged her to fall in. If she did fall in, the tides would carry her down the river at high speed. Behind her, Sierra could hear Seiya yelling at her. The sound of the rushing current and the wind made it hard for Sierra to hear him.

' Oh, boy, what do I do now? Taiki never installed a brake on this thing!'

In ten seconds, Sierra would hit the fence, knock it over, and drown in the river. Her doom was coming closer, closer…

' Well, this is one fabulous way to die… five, four, three, tw-'

The wetness of water didn't touch Sierra; instead she got the wind pummeled out of her. A strong arm wrapped around her waist, and roughly pulled her out of harm's way. Her body tumbled onto the sharp stones on the ground below her. Drawing air back into her lungs, Sierra rested herself on top of the stranger that had saved her, savoring the moment of being alive, until she finally realized what was happening.

Eyes snapping open, Sierra gasped and scrambled off the person who had saved in a hurry. By now, Seiya had stopped and was watching the scene in front of him play out, with an amused smile on his face.

" I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to-" Sierra was cut off when the stranger grabbed her wrist and held her back. Interrupted, she got a good look at her savior. It was a man who had rescued her, one with brown hair slightly past the middle of his neck. She couldn't see his eyes for they were closed.

" I saved you and I don't even get a thank-you?" came his deep voice. Sierra bristled at the comment. He might have stopped her from falling into the river, but that no excuse to talk to her like that.

" Excuse me? I was going to thank you before you interrupted me!" Sierra snapped at him. The guy finally opened his eyes, revealing mischievous reddish brown eyes flecked with silver. He grinned up at her and tightened his grip on her wrist. Flustered, Sierra was now aware of the skin contact they had. She quickly pulled her arm free from the man's hand.

" Well? You going to thank me or what?"

" WHAT? You are so rude, and I don't even know you!" Sierra yelled, aggravated at the still smiling stranger. She rubbed her wrist at the place where he had grabbed a hold of her, the touch sending a shiver up her arm. During the short time she had been staring at her hand, the man had gotten up and was now right behind her.

" Then we should change that, shouldn't we?" He bent forward, whispering into her ear. Dylan immediately stiffened; she could hear his low voice echoing in her head. The hair on the back of her neck pricked up, but it was as if Sierra had no control of her body anymore. She felt numb, her limbs feeling like they didn't belong to her.

What Dylan wanted to do was escape from him, or at least get a few feet away. It was as though her guard had suddenly decided to come down by itself. But she didn't run away. Instead she stood there, letting him entrance her. This was so wrong.

Seiya stood a few foot away. He watched as the guy whispered in her ear, as Dylan turned red in the face. When they got back to the palace, he was definitely going to use this to blackmail the girl. It wasn't often someone could make Sierra blush like that.

But the guy, Seiya was sure he had seen him before. Maybe he was one of the palace's new recruited guards.

' Probably. He looks like the type. Then again, he also looks like someone who wouldn't care if he broke a girl's heart.'

In his mind, Seiya decided to watch out for Sierra, but she was pretty tough, so he wasn't too worried.

" My name is Ryan," he said. In a teasing tone, he added, " Still no thank-you?"

Sierra whipped her body around to face him. Some of her hair had hit Ryan in the face, but she didn't care. The guy deserved it and more.

" Thank you," she muttered, trying as hard as she could to remain civilized. She coldly brushed past him, letting her shoulder rub against his, but before Sierra could get five steps away, Ryan grabbed her wrist again.

" I told you my name, now what's yours?" Sierra groaned and gritted her teeth.

" Sierra, now let me go!" she shouted, before yanking her arm away, and marching away angrily.

" Wait!" Ryan called out after her. Sierra paused. Should she stop and listen to what he had to say, or just continue walking?

She chose the first. After hearing what Ryan wanted, she regretted her choice.

" What the hell do want from me?" she heard herself say.

" Do you want to hang out tomorrow with me?" Sierra frowned. What was the dimwit expecting her to say?

" Do you really think I'm going to say yes?"

Seiya intervened quickly by giving Ryan a quick nod of his head, before dragging Sierra away.

" Why are you being so rude?" asked Seiya. " He saved your life, and you repay him by acting all snobby?"

Sierra glared at him. " Oh, and you don't think he was being all arrogant?"

Seiya softened his gaze. He replied softly,

" At least give him a chance, okay?"

" Why do you care?"

Seiya ran a hand through his long black hair. Sierra waited for him to answer.

" I don't know. I just think that this guy is different. I don't feel any bad vibes of him, and I think that he's a new recruit."

" Then too bad that I don't feel the same way. You know what I think about guys. I don't trust them, I never will," she said before receiving a smirk from Seiya. Sierra rolled her eyes. " You know you don't count."

" Give him a chance, please?" Seiya begged lightly, one hand gripping Sierra shoulder.

Looking over her own shoulder at Ryan, Sierra bit her lip.

" Fine."

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The wind was now blowing in circles like a tornado starting from the sky. It trapped the Sailor Senshi inside like a cage.

" What do we do now?" screamed Sailor Mars over the howling of the wind.

" Don't let it sweep you up!" Uranus shouted back. The Senshi of Earth were down in crouching positions, trying to brace themselves against the tornado.

A shrill laugh sounded above Sailor Moon's head. Usagi would have covered her ears from the noise, if her hands weren't busy protecting her face from all the dirt that the wind was blowing around them.

" Enjoying this?" the laughter turned into a voice. " Because I am!"

The voice actually sounded quite beautiful, had its owner not been trying to destroy her and her friends, thought Minako. If it had belonged to a normal human being, whoever they were could probably become a famous idol.

The wind suddenly began to die down. Everyone got to their feet and hastily brushed themselves off. Usagi removed her hands from her face and slowly looked up, afraid of whoever was up there. A pair of gleaming magenta eyes glowed right back at her, scaring Sailor Moon out of her wits.

She quickly looked away from the girl that floated above her head, to see how her friends had fared. They were all okay, with small bruises and cuts, minor ripping in their Sailor fukus, and totally messed up hair.

" WHO ARE YOU?! AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU DID TO MY HAIR!" screamed Minako angrily, clutching her once silky blond hair. Now it was windblown and in knots. Mercury and Jupiter sighed. Leave it to Minako to think about her hair in a time like this.

" Oh, boo hoo," said the newcomer sarcastically. " Get over it, sheesh."

" Who are you?!" yelled Sailor Mars. She grew back on of her Flame Sniper arrows, and pointed it at the girl.

" Don't worry," she sang out. " You'll find out soon enough!"

Mars let go of her bow and the arrow zipped towards the figure. She easily moved out of the way. Mercury quickly switched on her visor and took out her mini computer, while everyone else started attacking.

" URANUS WORLD SHAKING!"

" JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"

" NEPTUNE DEEP SUBMERGE!"

" PLUTO DEAD SCREAM!"

All of these attacks bombarded the new enemy, but all she did was sidestep and dodge every one of them. The girl yawned as if she was bored. Sailor Moon didn't do anything. She just stood there, staring into those purple eyes. They were so haunting, glowing in the dark. They didn't reflect light, giving off the sense that she was possessed.

" Is that the best you can do?" she called down. " No wonder you had to beat Galaxia with full power. All of you are so weak! Especially your so-called leader!"

Usagi didn't talk, or even move when the enemy insulted her. It was like every single noise had been blocked out. She could only hear her own thoughts running through her head. The smile that her enemy was wearing on her face, it was an evil one. Funny, she couldn't see her whole face... just her smile and eyes. The rest were covered by the hood of her cloak. Her eyes were locked, they couldn't move. Usagi felt was though her brain was shutting down. All she could do was stare and stare… into those eyes…

Minako quickly peeked at their leader to see how Usagi would react when she had just been offended. To her horror, Sailor Moon was trapped in a trance-like state. Her face was void of any emotions; her eyes had become dull and faded.

" Usagi? Usagi, wake up!" Minako shook Usagi by the shoulders.

" Eyes..." Usagi murmured in reply.

" What's wrong?" asked Mercury racing over.

" It's Usagi! It's like she's dead inside! She won't snap out of it!"

Mercury's fingers worked frantically at her mini computer, trying to assess the state Sailor Moon had fallen into. By now, everyone had run over to see what the problem was.

" Usagi, this isn't funny, stop!" cried Mars. She pinched Sailor Moon on the arm, in hopes that She would wake up.

Suddenly, Ami froze, her hand stopping inches away from the keyboard.

" She's… she's…" Ami whispered hoarsely.

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That's where it stops for Chapter 6! Thanks for reading, and remember to review!!

Chris