Sailor Moon: Evil Arises Anew
Chapter 3: Knightmare
Pitch black surrounded the young man. The only sounds he could hear were the beating of his heart and the inhale and exhale of his breath, which could be seen as a small cloud in the air before him.
A thickness was in the air; he could barely breathe it in, and when he exhaled, he coughed. Slowly the world came into focus from the black haze; It was Crystal Tokyo!
"What am I doing here? I'm suppose to be in the past!"
Alex looked around, noticing buildings and certain landmarks were still intact, but something just didn't feel right. The heaviness in the air was becoming stronger, the gravity literally weighing him down.
"Don't you get it? You're in Crystal Tokyo, Knight."
"That voice… It can't be."
Turning around, slowly, Alex spotted two red lights, and a purple cloak materialized over them, two glowing hands holding a crystal ball.
"Wiseman?! You're dead though!"
"That's what I led the Sailor Scouts to believe. That infernal Neo-Queen Serenity could never completely vanquish me! Now that you're here, I've a playmate to introduce to you."
Footsteps echoed off the dark floor, bare feet came into view slowly, followed by the rest of a female figure with pink sugar hair, dressed in black clothing, and a black, upside down crescent moon on her forehead.
"Rini….?"
The woman's fist shot out like a bolt of lightning, sending the young man to his side, wincing and a little bit of blood dripping from his lip.
"Ow! What was that for, Rini?!"
"I am not Rini! My name is Wicked Lady, and I'm here to give you the beating you deserve."
"What… What did you do to her?!" Alex yelled, standing up.
"I unleashed all of the pent-up anger inside of her. She was quite a handful for the others. Too bad they couldn't stop her."
"They're… Dead?" his eyes widened.
"As dead as you're going to be!"
Wicked Lady shot out another punch, followed by a kick to his abdomen. His breath left him in a gasp, he stumbling to regain his footing.
"Rini, stop it! You're not yourself!"
"I'm myself! For once, I'm free of the restrictions that bound me! I can do whatever I want, whenever I want! Like this."
Wicked Lady summoned her black umbrella, opening it up and sending forth a black energy blast.
"Ergh!!!"
Alex put both arms in front of him like an X, taking the blast and flying backwards, landing on his back.
"How pathetic." Wiseman laughed and his eyes glowed, the dark crescent moon on Wicked Lady's forehead becoming even darker.
Wicked Lady placed her foot onto Alex's chest, before kicking him in the chin. After he cried out in pain, she lifted him up and grabbed his neck, eyes glaring with such hatred.
"Why wont you transform and fight me?!"
She smacked him repeatedly, his body taking each hit without retaliation.
"Fight me back!"
"No.. I refuse to fight the woman I love."
Wicked Lady's eyes widened, she stopping the assault.
"What.. Did you just say?"
"Deep down, I know you're not evil. There is still good inside of you. And that goodness… That Rini, is the Rini I love."
"Don't believe his words, Wicked Lady. He's trying to deceive you."
Wiseman's crystal ball glowed brightly, and Wicked Lady's nega-moon symbol in turned began to pulse.
"You're… Trying to… deceive me. You don't love me, none of them did!"
Grabbing her umbrella, she yelled out in anger, and thrust it.
"Ugh!…..uh….Ri…Ni."
"Huh? What are you doing?!"
Alex took the umbrella, which had been thrust into him, and pulled it toward him, the bladed weapon going deeper into his body. Blood slowly dripped out of the wound.
"I… Can't let you live your life with hate. If killing me will make you happy, then I will gladly die…Anything, to bring the Rini, I love back."
"You… You really do love me…?"
"No! Don't listen to him, Wicked Lady!"
Alex sank to his knees, tears starting to flow as Wicked Lady kneeled beside him, crying as well.
"Rini, when I… When I first met you, I knew it was my destiny to protect you."
"Enough! Get out of the way and I'll finish him!" Wiseman floated over to them, eyes glowing brightly.
"No, Wiseman! He's mine!"
Wicked Lady held the dying boy in her arms, crying. Her black nega-moon symbol slowly stopped pulsing black, and slowly changed back to the normal golden crescent moon.
"You disappoint me, Wicked Lady. Now I'll kill both of you!"
The crystal ball glowed intently, a huge energy beam shooting forth. Rini looked at Alex, hugging him before slowly vanishing from the attack.
"Rini! Rini! No, don't go…..NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!"
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"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!"
Alex woke up suddenly, panting hard, hands roaming all over his body to check for wounds.
"A nightmare? It felt so… Real." he sighed in relief, looking around. The room he was currently residing in was at Rei Hino's temple.
Footsteps echoed from outside, and the paper door slid open to reveal Rei in her white robe and red dress.
"You ok? We could hear you yelling from outside."
"Rei? Is it really you?"
Alex stood up and pinched the woman's cheeks, which earned him a thwap to the head.
"Cut it out! There's a bath ready for you, go get cleaned up and then meet us at the porch."
"Right, sorry, sorry. How long was I asleep?"
" Two days. That wound of yours was pretty serious."
"Wow. Hehe… Looks like I've got some explaining to do, huh?"
" You got that right."
Rei left Alex alone in the room, making her way back out to the front steps.
With a sigh, Alex grabbed a towel and made his way to the bath.
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Meanwhile, back in Crystal Tokyo, the future Rini and Hotaru were standing over a giant black cauldron, watching the events of the nightmare unfold before their Knight had woke up.
"Hotaru, do you think what he said was true?" "People say the strangest things when it comes down to the wire, Rini. Admittance of love is definitely something a person who is dying wouldn't joke about. You'll have to ask him yourself when he comes back."
"Awww, ok." Rini blushed a little, giggling. "It may have been a sneaky tactic, but it worked!"