Here's chapter five! You know, I wrote these first five chapters within twenty four hours. Can I die now? Kidding. I can't die till the story is over.
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Rated M for violence and adult themes.
Michiru sleepily opened her eyes and looked around the empty bed. She frowned and sat up, holding the sheets to her chest. "Alex?" she asked softly. She frowned when she heard piano music coming from one of the rooms of the suite. She rose to her feet and walked to the ajar door and silently pushed it open. Sitting at the piano bench was Alex, her back to the door as her hands glided over the keys. Michiru smiled and leaned against the doorframe when the Wind Senshi began singing softly.
"Umi wo wataru kaze ga…odayakana yoru… Nemurazuni madobede… GURASU katamuketa… Sukoshi zureta mou fu wo…kizu karenu youni… Kakenaousu nukumori tamani wa kaeshitai… Futo fureta yubi ga…yasashisa ni tsutsumareta… Furu eru kokoro ga…tomaranai kara… "Aishiteru" nante…terete ienai keredo… Omoi wo tsutaetai… Ima…for you…yume no naka…" She stopped singing for several seconds, focusing on playing.
A few moments later she began to sing again. "Ikutsu mono kodoku to…ikutsu mono yami… Nemurazuni sugoshita yoru wa mou akerusa… Koori no yaiba ni…donna ni kizu tsuitemo… Dakishime tsuzukete…kureta tsuyosani… Shibirerukurai ni… karameta yubisaki kara… Omoi wo tsutaetai… Futari de ikite ikou…" She stopped singing again for a few more moments before resuming. "Kono hiroi hoshi de…kimi to aetakiseki wo… Sekai chuu ni tsuitaetai… Futari de…ikite ikou…"
Alex finished playing and let the instrument fall silent. Clapping startled her and she turned to see Michiru standing in the doorway, a smile on her beautiful face. The Wind Senshi blushed and looked down in embarrassment. "How…how long were you…were you standing there?"
"Since the start of the song," Michiru replied, walking into the room. "It was beautiful," she added.
Alex smiled in embarrassment. "It wasn't that good…"
"It was to me," Michiru replied, sitting in a chair across from her.
"How did you sleep?" Alex inquired, changing the subject.
"What sleep?" Michiru giggled. Alex reddened, a grin on her face. "I slept fine. Did you sleep at all?"
The platinum haired Senshi shook her head. "I couldn't. I kept having nightmares…" she returned.
"About what?" Alex shifted and looked away. Michiru gently rested her hand on Alex's knee. "You can tell me. I won't get mad."
"It…it was about…" Alex paused and licked her lips. "I watched you die…by… by my hand…" Tears rolled down Alex's face. "I tried to stop…I tried so hard to stop…" she whispered, burying her head in her hands.
Michiru got up and joined the young woman on the piano bench and pulled her close. "It's okay Alex. I'm here and I'm alive."
"But…but…"
"Shhh…it's okay," Michiru soothed, stroking the white hair.
"I'm scared," she whispered.
Michiru blinked. I keep forgetting she's only a child…she's no older than Mika and Kaze…she only just came into her powers…and this Kyra has been twisting her mind since… she remembered. "Come with me then."
"Where?"
"To Tokyo. To the other Senshi. We can protect you and keep you safe."
"I can't put you all in that kind of danger," Alex whispered.
"We've faced worse," Michiru returned. "I don't want to force you to come, but I'd be glad if you did."
"How…how do you this isn't a trap? That I'm not pretending?"
"I have faith in you," Michiru answered. "I trust you with my life."
"I wanna go," Alex decided. "I want…" she winced as her head began throbbing again. She pressed her palms against the sides of her forehead, willing the pain away. "I want this pain to stop…" she whimpered.
Michiru could see that the young Senshi was in pain. "Do you trust me?" Michiru asked. Alex barely managed to nod her head. "Wait here." Michiru hurried out of the room. Several moments later she returned. "Can you stand?"
"I'd move a mountain for you…" Alex joked.
Michiru rolled her eyes and helped her up. "Now I know you are Uranus." A portal suddenly opened and Pluto appeared.
"We must hurry before this is detected," the Time Senshi said. She stepped aside as Michiru and Alex stepped through. She followed and closed the portal when they emerged on the grounds of a temple.
Alex blinked. "The…the pain's gone…" She winced. "Never mind…"
"This way," Pluto said. She led them into the shrine and shut the door.
Alex nervously looked at the fourteen other people in the room. "Mom!" a young woman a few years older than Alex exclaimed.
Michiru smiled and hugged her daughter. "Mika, I thought you had lessons."
"We heard something was up so we came here instead," Kaze said.
I keep forgetting that Michiru's older than she looks…and I thought my life was messed up before… the Wind Senshi thought.
"Everyone, this is Alex," Michiru introduced. She quickly introduced the Senshi.
Usagi grinned at the platinum haired woman. "Nice to meet you Alex-san!"
Alex smiled, feeling at ease with these people. "Likewise," she said. Usagi held out her hand and Alex took it. Pain flooded her body and she screamed, falling to the floor. Usagi backed away in stunned silence as the others moved in around her. They watched as Alex lay convulsing on the floor, tears of pain streaming from her eyes.
"What happened?" Taiki asked.
"I don't know," Rei returned. She pulled a charm out. "Rin, pyo, toh, sha, kai, jin, retsu, zai, zen! Akuryo Taisan!" she shouted and flung the slip of paper at Alex. The charm burst into flames two feet from Alex's body. The Senshi stared in shock. "Na…nani?" Rei whispered.
Usagi turned to Minako. "Get Kunzite here now! He might know what's wrong." Minako nodded and ran out of the room.
"I'll call Safiel," Makoto said, pulling her cell phone out.
Rei tried again with the same results. "There's massive evil inside of her…whoever did this to her is extremely powerful."
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Kyra opened her eyes. "So you think you can run from me, my love?" she asked. She laughed harshly and shook her head in amusement. "I will find you wherever you go. You will die without me." She leaned back in her throne and began laughing, her harsh voice echoing off of the walls.
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Alex ran through the clearing, her lungs burning desperately for air. She crashed through the brush and entered the forest. She leapt over fallen trees and ducked under branches that tried to grab her. She skidded to a halt as the ground fell before her. She looked down at the sheer cliff, panic rising in her. She heard something behind her and she spun around.
A figure dressed completely in black emerged from the forest, a cruel grin visible through the shadows. "You cannot escape from me," the figure said in a sonorous, malicious voice.
"Leave me alone!" she screamed.
"Never."
"What the hell do you want?" she yelled.
"You," the figure snarled and moved forward. "We could be great together. You cannot deny that a part of you does not want this."
"I'm nothing like you!" she shouted.
The figure came into view and her eyes widened as she stared at herself. "I am you," the doppelganger grinned, and moved forward, hand outstretch. She stumbled back and fell off of the cliff, landing in darkness…
- - - - - - - - - -
"No…" Alex whimpered, tossing in the bed. The Senshi looked helplessly on.
"What's wrong with her Ami-chan?" Michiru asked.
Ami looked up from the mini computer screen, her blue eyes filled with worry. "She…she has a large…mass…in her brain. In the last several minutes it's increased in size," she said.
"She's dying?" Chibi-Usa asked.
Ami nodded. "There has to be something we can do," Yaten said. The door opened and Kunzite walked in. He immediately went to Alex's side and knelt down. He set his hand on her forehead and pulled away.
"Nani?" everyone chorused.
"Is Safiel coming?" he asked.
"He should be here soon," Hotaru answered.
"What's wrong with her?" Usagi asked.
"Kyra placed several spells on her. She'll die unless…"
"Unless what?" Michiru demanded.
"Unless Kyra…makes Alex hers for all time…" he answered softly.
"There has to be another way to save her life!" Hotaru cried.
"There might be," Kunzite said. "I only hope that Safiel can come up with something to counter the spells." They turned and looked down at the whimpering Senshi as she struggled with the nightmares.
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Alex blinked and looked around. "Hello?" she called, wondering how she had gotten into a castle. Chains suddenly lashed out and slammed shut around her wrists. She was hauled back to the wall and hung there. "Damn it…" she growled. "Who's doing this?" she demanded.
"You failed me," a cold voice said.
"What?" Alex asked.
"You failed me Uranus," the cold voice said. A cloaked figure appeared from the shadows and stood over Alex.
"Who are you?" Alex demanded. She frowned as over a dozen more cloaked figures appeared in the room.
"I always knew you were a failure," a voice sneered.
Alex's eyes widened as two of the cloaked figures revealed themselves. "M…Mom…?" she slowly asked in confusion.
"I'm glad I died when you were a baby. At least I didn't have to see how much of a screw up you became," her mother said scornfully.
Alex glared at her. "If this is how good of parents you'd be, I'm glad you died too," she returned.
"She's more than a screw up," one of the other cloaked figures said. Hoods were lowered on seven other figures revealing the five Inner Senshi and two of the Outer Senshi. Moon shook her head in disdain. "Why we decided to be your friends is beyond me," she said.
Alex stared at her, hurt on her face. The Starlights lowered the hoods to their cloaks. "You are beyond pathetic," they sneered.
Another hood lowered revealing a woman Alex recognized as Galaxia. "Face it, you loved the power my bracelets gave you. You want that power. You crave it. Admit it!" the evil Senshi roared.
"No!" Alex yelled.
"Yes you do," the second to last cloaked figure said. Hands reached up and lowered the hood, revealing an evil looking Uranus. "I know you crave power. You desperately want it. It's who you are."
"That's not true!" Alex shouted.
"She doesn't crave power," the final mystery figure said. "She's nothing but a coward. She has no power. She's nothing but a failure. Only a failure and nothing more," the figure laughed. The hood lowered and revealed Sailor Neptune glaring at Alex, a cold smirk on her face. "Only a failure."
Haruka shook her head. "I am not a failure!"
"What made you think I'd want to spend the rest of my life with a little crybaby like you?" Neptune sneered.
"Shut up…"
"You are nothing! Nothing!"
"Stop it…" Alex whimpered.
"You betrayed us all!" Neptune shouted. "You are not fit to bear the title of Senshi! You're a failure as a Senshi. Nothing but a pathetic failure and traitor…"
"Traitor…traitor…traitor…traitor…" the others began to chant.
Alex shook her head, futilely struggling against the chains. "No…" she whimpered as they grew larger. "I'm not a traitor…I'm not…"
Her hands were suddenly freed and she lowered them. She stared at them in horror as she realized that blood covered her hands. She looked up and stared. Her eyes widened in horror and fear as she stared at the mutilated bodies of the Senshi. "No…" she whispered.
"Well done my love," a cold voice congratulated. Alex looked up as Kyra glided into view. "You have done more than I asked."
"I…I killed…I killed them?" she asked. Kyra nodded and Alex sobbed.
"You have done everything I asked. Well done my love. Well done…" Kyra smirked, placing her hand on Alex's head. The Wind Senshi's world went dark…
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"Sorry I'm late," Safiel said breathlessly. "What's going on?" He was quickly filled in. He knelt down and studied Alex. Ami showed him the computer screen and his eyes widened. "Ma…masaka…" he whispered.
"What?" came the chorus.
"We…we have to get out of here…now…" he whispered.
"What?" several of them chorused as the others exclaimed "Why?"
"We're too late," he whispered, nodding towards Alex's body. They looked at the young Senshi as she rose to her feet, her back to them. Her head was bowed as she turned to them. It slowly rose and they saw burning red eyes staring at them before they turned dark teal.
"Alex…" Michiru began, stepping forward. She gasped in pain as her body went rigid. Something pulled her to the Dark Senshi. Alex grinned coldly.
"Call me a coward will you…" Alex hissed.
"I've never…called you that…" Michiru gasped out.
"You may die now," she whispered, the black Space Sword appearing in her hand. She grabbed Michiru around the throat and raised the weapon.
"Silver Moon! Crystal Power Kiss!" a voice yelled.
Alex dropped Michiru and leapt away from the blast. She glared at the Senshi. "I'll not die so easily at your hands again!" she snapped and vanished.
Safiel helped Michiru up. "Are you all right?"
"What happened to her?" she asked.
"Something must have caused her to turn," Kunzite answered, his General uniform appearing on his body. "We have little time."
"What do you mean?" Seiya asked.
"We have a slim chance of saving her," Safiel said. "But we need to go as soon as possible."
As the others began discussing plans of attack and what to do, Michiru slipped out of the room and began running, transforming into Neptune. I'm coming Alex…I'm coming… she thought, teleporting away.
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Kyra pushed Alex down on the bed roughly, ripping the Senshi's clothes off. Alex did nothing to stop the evil queen. Instead, she simply lay there and let her body react to Kyra's touch. The evil woman roughly tore off the bandages around Alex's middle and raked her nails over the Senshi's skin. Alex hissed in pain. Kyra finished unclothing the Senshi and smiled. She straddled the teen and seductively removed her golden robe. She leaned down and began kissing the young Senshi. Her hands roamed over Alex's body, teasing the young woman and causing her to moan.
Kyra smiled and slipped off of Alex's middle. She let her hand trail down the taunt abdomen. The hand stopped in between the teen's legs and Alex began writhing as Kyra teased her. "Now…you and your purity will belong to me." She slid her fingers into Alex and the teen gasped in shock and slight pain as Kyra roughly began moving her fingers around. The teen shuddered as she came and Kyra smiled in victory. Before Kyra could move to kiss Alex alarms began blaring through the palace.
"What is it?" Alex asked.
"An intruder," Kyra smirked. "They're dead, whoever they are." She caressed Alex's face. "I'll be back lover." She rose to her feet and left.
Alex sighed and stared up at the ceiling, feeling as though something was wrong. She sighed again and closed her eyes as a light sleep overtook her…
Neptune stared at the shadowy figure, fear in her eyes. "Please…stop this! I beg you!" she pleaded.
A cold chuckled sounded sending chills down the Sea Senshi's spine. "You beg me? Well that's just not good enough," the figure sneered.
Neptune's eyes widened as she recognized the voice. "N…No…it…it's not true…it can't be true!"
Uranus smirked. "Oh but it is," she laughed. "I was a fool to love you…such a fool…but now my eyes are open…"
"Uranus…don't…please…" Neptune begged.
The black Space Sword appeared in Uranus' hand and she grabbed Neptune around the neck. The Senshi of Neptune was hoisted into the air and Uranus grinned maliciously. "Die!" Uranus yelled.
"Yameru!" Neptune shrieked, but Uranus did not stop. The sword plunged through Neptune's middle and appeared on the other side. She gasped in shock and blood spurted from her mouth…
Alex shot up in the bed, her heart thudding loudly in her chest. "What will you do?" a voice asked. Alex looked up and saw a ghostly image of Uranus staring at her.
"What do you mean?" Alex demanded.
"You are at a crossroads. You can walk down the path Kyra wants you to and rule the solar system, or you can embrace the path Michiru has shown you through her love," Uranus returned. "Only you can make the choice."
Alex started to say something when the image vanished. She turned her head as the door opened. Kyra grinned at Alex. "Come with me!" she ordered. The platinum haired girl quickly dressed and followed Kyra into the main chamber. Alex stumbled to a halt when she saw a bruised and bloodied Neptune chained between two posts. "Michiru…" Alex whispered softly, barely audible.
I can endure anything as long as I'm with you… Neptune's voice echoed in her mind. Alex's teal eyes hardened as she clenched her fists in rage.
Neptune lifted her head and looked at Alex. She smiled weakly. "You're… okay…" she whispered. "Yokatta…"
Kyra slammed her fist into Neptune's face, splitting the skin above and below her right eye. "You are not fit to look at my lover!"
Neptune coughed and spat blood from her lip. I have to save her! Kyra tricked me! She cares nothing for life! I have to save Michiru! Alex shouted in her mind. Her henshin pen appeared in her right hand and she gripped it tightly. "Uranus Crystal Power! Make UP!"
Kyra spun around, her golden eyes wide. "Wha…what? This…this isn't possible!" she shouted as Uranus appeared.
The Wind Senshi summoned the Space Sword and pointed it at Kyra, the silver blade glinting in the light. "Let Neptune go," she ordered in a cold voice.
On a quiet sleepless night, the wind that crossed the ocean tilted the glass of the window. Tried to fix the blanket that has slid off a bit without waking you... Want to return some of the warmth that you have given me.
Suddenly, the finger that touched is enfolded by gentleness; Can't bring myself to actually say "I love you", for I won't be able to stop my racing heart. I want to convey that feeling, right now, for you, within a dream.
All the loneliness, all the darkness. The sleepless night is coming to an end.
Despite whatever sort of wounds I'm given by a blade of ice, I kept on holding you strongly. Through our fingers that are tangled to the point of getting numb... I want to convey my feelings. Let us spend our lives together.
This miracle of my having met you on this huge planet, I want to tell the whole world about it.
Let us spend our lives together.
- Shiokaze ni Nosete (To Drift Away On a Seabreeze). Sung by Ogata Megumi (Haruka's seiyuu).
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