::Battle of the Heroes from Revenge of the Sith begins playing:: Welcome, to a very unexpected twisty chapter...:laughs evilly:
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Rated M for violence, language, adult themes, and dark situations. It's fiction! Don't try this stuff!!
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Kyra stared in shock at Uranus. "This is impossible…you were mine! I made sure of it!" she snarled. Her eyes widened and she looked between the two Senshi, realizing what must have happened between them. Her face darkened and twisted with rage. She let out a roar of anger and shot her hand out at Uranus. The white haired Senshi dove out of the way.
"You twisted my mind," she growled at the evil queen. "Tried to make me betray the ones who truly care for me." She spun the sword. "Space Sword Blaster!"
Kyra knocked the attack aside. "You are still a fledgling! How can you hope to defeat me on your own?" she laughed.
"I'll die trying if I have to. But I won't let you hurt Neptune while I have breath in my body," Uranus growled.
Kyra laughed. "Who said you would have a choice?" Uranus frowned and was suddenly pulled back as chains snaked around her body, securing her to the wall. She struggled against them, glaring at the evil queen. She stared Kyra in the eye as the golden queen walked over. Kyra smiled seductively and caressed Uranus' face. The Wind Senshi jerked her head away. Kyra's face darkened and she raised her left hand. She brought it crashing down, her fingernails splitting the skin on Uranus' face.
The Senshi grunted in surprise, her eyes shut. She could feel blood beginning to trickle down her face. She opened her eyes and looked up as Kyra walked over to the kneeling Neptune. Uranus spat blood away from her mouth. "Leave her alone!" she shouted, pulling futilely against the chains.
"This is the price you pay for choosing her over me," Kyra said.
Neptune looked up at the queen. "If you really love Alex, let her go." She grunted as the evil woman yanked on her hair.
"The last thing you will see is your blood spraying across her face," Kyra hissed. She suddenly grinned and began laughing. "But first…" She pulled out a hidden dagger and grabbed Neptune's left hand.
Uranus' eyes widened. "No! Let her go! Let her go free and I'll stay with you!"
Kyra looked at the young Senshi. "Too late," she said and rammed the dagger through Neptune's hand. The Sea Senshi cried out in pain as Kyra twisted the blade before pulling it out. She walked over to Neptune's other hand and did the same thing.
"NO!" Uranus screamed. Summoning every ounce of strength she had, she pulled against the chains. She broke free and grabbed the Space Sword. "Space Sword Blaster!" The attack struck Kyra and knocked her away. Uranus ran to Neptune and slashed through the chains. She caught the older Senshi. "Can you stand?"
Neptune smiled in spite of her pain. "I'd move a mountain for you." Uranus smiled and they began to run. Neptune suddenly cried out as a golden beam ripped through her abdomen. Uranus caught her fellow Senshi and turned.
Kyra rose to her feet, a cold smirk on her beautiful face. "Surrender to me Uranus. We could be great together."
Uranus shook her head as a strange feeling started to overcome her. Kyra continued to weave the spell. The light from the Wind Senshi's eyes began to fade when Neptune whimpered in pain. The white haired Senshi blinked and closed her eyes. She vanished from the palace, not hearing the shriek of rage from Kyra.
"We have to…" Uranus heard a voice saying before it was replaced by several startled screams.
Uranus opened her eyes and saw that she was back at the shrine. "Help Neptune…" she whispered. Ami immediately hurried forward.
"We need to get her to a hospital now," the Ice Senshi said. The two transformations vanished and Alex fell to her knees, the others barely catching the two injured Senshi.
"Are you all right?" Minako asked Alex.
"I…tried…I tried to stop her…I tried…" the young Senshi whispered, tears mixing with the drying blood on her face. Her eyes fell closed and she collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
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Teal eyes opened and were immediately assaulted by bright fluorescent lights. Alex closed her eyes and eased them open. She looked around the plain room and realized she was in a hospital. She pushed herself up to a sitting position as the door opened. The young woman looked up as Ami, Rei, Setsuna, and Usagi walked in.
"How are you feeling?" Ami asked.
"I've had worse," Alex answered. "Michiru…is…is she…" Alex fell silent, not wanting to finish the sentence.
"She's in intensive care right now," Ami returned, her voice a bit cold.
"Will…will she make it?"
"Why do you care?" Rei demanded hotly.
Alex looked at each of them and could clearly see the anger in their eyes, even Usagi's. The Wind Senshi lay back in the bed and rolled onto her side, curling up into a ball. "I'm sorry," she whispered softly. She heard them leave and began crying. I don't want any of this! I want this all to go away! I just want a normal life again! I want nothing to do with any of this! Alex shouted in her mind as the tears streamed down her face. "I wanna be a normal kid again…" she whispered.
A warm hand rested on her shoulder and she turned her head. She blinked and sat up. The transparent image reached out and gently wiped away the tears. "Don't cry Alex," the figure said.
"Michiru…" she whispered. "It's my fault…it's my fault you're…"
Michiru gently placed a hand on the Wind Senshi's mouth, silencing her. "I don't blame you Alex. You saved me, that's all that matters."
Alex bowed her head. "But…but your hands…"
"They'll heal."
"You won't be able to play violin anymore."
"Maybe. Maybe not. But it was Kyra who did that to me, not you. Remember that," she said.
"Michiru…" Alex whispered as the Sea Senshi vanished. She drew her legs up to her chest and bowed her head...
"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…"
Alex tried to shove the memory of the dream from her mind but it refused to go. Making a decision, the Senshi got up and searched the room for her clothes. She found them and changed into the faded blue jeans and black long sleeve shirt. She walked to the door and peeked out, relieved to find none of the Senshi outside her door. She slipped out of the room and ducked into a stairwell. She began walking up the steps, the dark dreams echoing in her mind.
"She's not in the room!" Makoto panted.
Ami ushered them away from the door to Michiru's room. "What do you mean she isn't there?" Seiya demanded.
"It just looks like she left," Makoto replied.
"Probably to go back to Kyra," Rei muttered darkly.
Usagi sighed and glanced through the window into Michiru's room. Her eyes widened. "Where's Michiru-san?" she exclaimed. The others turned and saw that the Sea Senshi was gone.
"Split up and find her!" Ami ordered. They nodded and began searching the hospital for their friend.
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Alex looked down at the ground below, the cool wind blowing through her hair and drying her tears. She let out a slow breath and bowed her head. This is the only way to make it all stop… she thought.
Before she could step up onto the ledge, a soft voice said, "Alex, don't."
Alex turned and saw Michiru huddled in a hospital robe. "Everything's messed up," the teen said. "The voices in my head…the visions I keep seeing…I just want my normal life back! I never asked for any of this! I don't want this!"
"Alex, it's part of who you are. It's your destiny," Michiru said.
"I don't fucking care! I want the life I'll never be able to get back!" She hung her head. "So many people have gotten hurt or killed because of me…this will make it all stop," she whispered.
Michiru could hear the pain and torment in the younger woman's voice. "Alex, killing yourself won't make it stop. Senshi are reborn."
"I don't care. I just want it to stop…I just want it to stop…" she cried. Neither noticed the others silently emerging on the roof.
Michiru slowly made her way towards the young Senshi. "Alex…"
"My life was perfect before all this. I was the best racer in the world. I had a life. I had friends. Now I have nothing."
"You are a Senshi…you're one of us."
"Don't lie to me," she snapped. "The others hate me. I saw it in their eyes! They want nothing to do with me!"
"Alex, give them a chance," Michiru requested.
"They haven't given me one," she returned.
"Your loved ones will be sad if you do this," Michiru said, changing her approach. "Did you think about that?"
"I don't have any loved ones…"
"What about me?"
"You only care about me because I'm the damn reincarnation of your last lover! How is that love?" the girl demanded. She turned and stepped up on the ledge, her back to them. The wind picked up and swirled around her.
Michiru looked down at Alex's outburst, knowing that she was right in a way. "I'm sorry," she whispered. She looked up at the back of the Wind Senshi. "Can I at least have a chance to know you?"
Alex bowed her head. "I just want my life back," she whispered. She lifted her head as she closed her eyes. She leaned forward and fell from the ledge.
"ALEX!" the Senshi cried. They began to rush to the edge when a blast knocked them back. They looked up and saw Kyra holding an unconscious Alex, a triumphant smirk on her face.
"Let her go!" Michiru shouted.
Kyra laughed. "Why would I let her go when she's now mine?" The Senshi frowned and the evil queen laughed again. "All this has been part of my plan! Right down to this moment!" She smirked at them. "I don't make mistakes like Damien. Uranus will rule this world by my side." She rose into the air and vanished from sight.
"NO!" Michiru cried. She bowed her head, her shoulders slumped in defeat. The others walked to their friend.
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Alex opened her eyes and saw the familiar surroundings of Kyra's room. She sat up and held her head in her hands. "Alex…"
The Senshi leapt of the bed and backed away. "Stay the hell away from me!" she screamed at Kyra.
"I never meant for you to be hurt Alex, I'm sorry. It's just…I've been alone ever since you died…" Kyra stopped and looked down. "That's not much of an excuse...is it?"
"I just want to be normal," Alex said. "I'm not the last Uranus."
Kyra looked into the teal eyes. "I'm not in love with Uranus like Michiru is. I'm in love with you. I was there when you first started racing. I fell in love with you before I knew you were Uranus. But even if you weren't, I'd want to spend the rest of my life with you."
"I don't want to be a Senshi…" Alex whispered.
"And I'm not asking you to be," Kyra quickly said. "I just want you to be happy." She sat on the bed and gave a small smile.
"You…you mean it?" Alex asked.
"Alex, I've never forced you into being a Senshi. The other Sailor Senshi did that. If you want to give up being a Senshi, just say so and we can throw that henshin pen away," Kyra said.
Alex looked at Kira, hope in her eyes. "I can get my life back?" Kyra nodded and the young woman smiled. "I can get my life back…" she whispered.
"You do realize, though, that the Senshi won't stop hunting you, right?" Alex looked up, a frown on her face. "In their twisted minds, you are either with them or against them. By refusing them, they'll hunt you down…and…I don't…I don't want to lose you," Kyra whispered.
"You won't," Alex said softly, her voice hard. She lifted her head, her teal eyes cold. "If they come after us, I'll kill them."
"Alex…"
"I'm sick of them. Until they came into my life, everything was perfect. If they come…they'll pay." Kyra nodded slowly but was cheering inwardly in victory. Alex sat on the bed. "I'm sorry I was so cold to you…it's just…these vision things…"
Kyra rested a hand on her leg. "I know of a drink that will make them stop if you wish to take it. The choice is yours though." Alex nodded. "Wait here." The white haired Senshi waited as Kyra left the room. Several minutes later the evil queen returned and handed the goblet to Alex.
Alex lifted the cup to her mouth and downed the contents. Her eyes suddenly widened as pain shot through her body. The goblet fell to the ground. Kyra gently eased Alex back onto the bed and lay next to the paralyzed teen. The golden queen lovingly stroked the platinum hair. The Senshi stared up at the ceiling, helpless.
"Don't worry love. The effects are temporary." Kyra removed the henshin pen from Alex's pocket and smiled. "I didn't want you to feel pain when I did this." The woman formed an energy ball in her hand and let the henshin pen drop onto her palm through the energy. It slowly began to crack. Without warning it suddenly shattered, the crystals vaporizing soon after. Kyra dismissed the energy in her hand and kissed the top of Alex's head. "Soon, your dark henshin pen will be ready." Kyra smiled and let her left hand roam over the Senshi's body. "Soon, your transformation to my loyal follower and lover will be complete." Kyra started to laugh, her cold voice echoing off the walls.
Dun dun duuuuuunnnnn!...:hides behind an impervious wall:...um...just leave a review to find out what happens next. But knowing me, it can't be all that good...:laughs evilly yet again: