SailorStar9: And so another chapter goes up. This is Chapter 10. Read and review.

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Chapter 10: Game Master Arc: Shellshock

Later that day, in a house somewhere in Tokyo...

"I know at least one of those Senshi have weapons, so I thought you would be the best choice if I wanted to destroy them." Game Master explained his newest minions.

"You're right there, pal." One of the minions said.

"I am the Game Master." Game Master muttered.

"But you're still my pal."

"Cut it off, Mike, this guy looks like he means business..." A second minion noted.

"What I want to know is, what is the best strategy to use against such strong foes as the Senshi?" The third minion commented.

"You think about strategy, Don, I'll just go there and kick their behinds all around the city."

"Right on, Raph. And we have the tinman in the reserve just in case. " Mike noted.

"I resent that." The tall, spiky armour-clad man known as The Shredder muttered.

Game Master cleared his throat a little too loud to get the group's attention. "If you're done with the chatter, I'll explain your mission to you. There's this guy called Date Seiji, he's the best swordsman in the Senshi group." He showed them a photo of Seiji "Go and eliminate him."

"Right on, dude!" Mike said.

"Can it Mike." Leo muttered.

"Whatever, let's just get this mission done with." Raph muttered.

Game Master found himself sighing once again as the four mutant turtles and the armour-clad man teleported out from the room. "Boy, I am so going to think twice before choosing my next group of minions..."

Ditea's communicator started beeping, "Guess what?"

"A pack of mean-looking turtles are coming our way?" Litana guessed.

"How did you know?" Ditea asked.

"Because they're right here." Litana muttered and pointed.

"Hi there Senshi." Mike said casually "You know the routine, we're here to kill you all, blah, blah. So let's get the party started already."

"First the Battletoads and now this..." Ditea muttered.

"Let's beat them." Litana said "Jupiter Cosmic Power!"

"Mercury Eternal Power!"

"Mars Cosmic Power!"

"Busho, Rekka!"

The Senshi and the Trooper looked at their foes. Rekka frowned "Mercury, I know you usually fight the leader and all, but... Leo uses two swords to fight, so... I'll take care of him."

"Can you beat him alone?" Mercury asked.

"Don't worry, I know how to use my swords." Rekka said. He then turned to the turtles "Hey Leo, what about a little one-on-one duel?"

"Fine by me." Leo said "You guys beat the others."

"Righto, boss!" Mike said. Don bonked him on the head with his bo.

"They are more than us..." Mercury noted.

"Then I can make things even." Saturn said appearing from behind the three other female Senshi, and making them jump.

Mars frowned "Can you stop doing that?"

"No."

"Whatever works. You have a staff, fight the one with a staff."

"It's a glaive." Saturn pointed.

"Same difference." Mars muttered.

"What's your problem?" Saturn asked.

"I can guess my house's gonna get trashed." Mars said.

"Oh. Fair enough."

"Are you ready yet?" Raph muttered.

"I'll get that one. Matches my color." Mars commented.

"Then I'll get the huge trashbin." Jupiter said looking at Shredder.

"Okay... So I have to fight Mike." Mercury noted.

"Are you weird enough to fight with me?" Mike said with a chuckle.

"Wait and see." Mercury said, her eyes narrowing.

"We could always call the rest of the team and give'em a royal beating." Jupiter noted.

"Nah, it'd be boring." Mars muttered.

"First she worries about her house, now she thinks it's fun... And I'm the weird one," Saturn pointed.

"Yes you are." Mars snapped.

Jupiter sighed "Let's start already."

Rekka was the first to act. He drew both his swords and charged at Leo, but the turtle blocked him with his own swords and the duel started.

"Let's dance!" Mike shouted and charged at Mercury. The Ice Senshi stepped aside and tried to trip him. Mike leapt up and kicked at Mercury's back, making her fall flat on her face.

"I see..." Mercury said and summoned her visor "You have no magical attack, but still your battle power is surprisingly high."

"Will you keep on scanning me or will you fight?" Mike muttered.

"You asked for it." Mercury said and produced her net.

"What is that thing for?" Mike asked.

"You'll find out soon enough." Mercury said then charged at Mike.

Meanwhile, Mars was fighting Raph. Trying to, actually, since the mutant was either dodging or blocking all her moves. She leapt away from her opponent and panted.

"Tired already?" The red-masked turtle asked.

"You wish." Mars muttered. "Fire Soul!"

Raph leapt up dodging the attack, and dropped down feet-first aiming for Mars' head.

Mars backflipped barely missing the impact, then produced her bow. Raph leapt away and frowned "I see you have some real power... And what's that bow for anyways?"

"You'll see..." Mars said with a grin as a flaming arrow materialized in the bow and she aimed it at Raph.

Jupiter stared at Shredder then shrugged "You know, you don't look that though."

"Oh, so I don't?" Shredder muttered. "Die!" He charged at her and swung his fist forwards, but Jupiter swiftly dropped to the ground, kicking his leg and causing him to fall face-first on the ground.

Jupiter leapt back up and smiled "Seems like training was a good idea after all."

Shredder muttered some profanities as he stood up, and glared at Jupiter, "I wasn't expecting a chick to fight like that, but I won't underestimate you again."

"Good for you." Jupiter said and leapt at Shredder foot-first.

Saturn and her foe were meanwhile trying to beat the stuffing out of each other with their staves. Though Saturn's weapon was a tad longer and with a sharp point, Don's superior skills quite made up for it, so the fight was even.

"Give up, you have no way to win this one." Don commented.

"Really? Well, you have no way to beat me either, so we're even." Saturn said as coldly as usual.

"Suits you..." Don muttered and tried a sweep at Saturn's leg, who parried with her scythe. Both fighters leapt back and stared at each other.

"This ain't working..." Game Master muttered as he watched the battle in a monitor "Maybe they'll need some help."

"Don't bother." A voice said from the shadows. "I have a better plan in mind. Even if the Turtles fail to kill at least one of them, you will."

"It'll be fun to fight them, indeed... But I doubt I can beat all of them together." Game Master pointed.

"That's why you'll challenge the most powerful member to a fair fight."

"I see... If I kill Sailor Mercury, the others will be no match for us. "

"Exactly..."

Mars dodged a kick from Raph then frowned "Enough with the games... Let's see how you handle this. Flaming Spear!"

Raph rose an eyebrow as a fiery spear materialized in Mars' hands. "Whoa, talk about hot headed girls..."

Mars tried to stab through Raph's chest, but he deflected the attack with his own weapons. The heat from Mars' spear rapidly made the metal fork-like weapons go red. Raph cursed and dropped them. Mars grinned and put her spear on Raph's throat. "I win."

"Err..." Raph stammered and sweatdropped.

Mercury had managed to trap Mike in her net, and was now using her Shabon Spray to pin the net to the ground. "Two down, three to go," she commented.

Saturn blocked Don's attack with her glaive, then used the blade to cut the turtle's weapon in half. Don growled and leapt at her, but Saturn used her glaive to tackle him to the ground, and put the blade on his throat "Okay, this one's done with."

Leo and Rekka were still sparring, and it looked like they'd be at it for a while. Jupiter, on the other hand, was dodging every attack Shredder tried. "Stand still so I can beat you to a bloody pulp!" The metal-armoured man snapped.

"Make me," Jupiter snapped back and stuck her tongue out at him. That caused Shredder to charge at her even faster than before.

"Shouldn't we help her?" Mercury suggested.

"I guess, but what will we do about them?" Mars asked pointing at the three turtles.

Her question became a moot point when a wave of energy shot through the ground, vaporizing the three fallen turtles, the one that Rekka was fighting with, and also Shredder. The Senshi all turned to see Game Master floating in mid-air and chuckling.

"Why did you do that?" Jupiter asked angrily.

"I knew they were going to lose anyways... So I came here to make a small... Proposition." The evil man said.

"What kind of proposition?" Mars asked.

"Here's the deal. I will fight Mercury, and Mercury alone, you choose the place. If she manages to beat me, I'll leave you all alone. If she loses, I'll kill her and all of you."

"This is obviously a trap." Jupiter commented.

"I accept." Mercury said. The others looked at her questioningly "If the only way to make you stop these stupid attacks is beating you to a pulp, then I guess I have no choice."

"I knew you would. And don't worry, I won't cheat."

"We'll be there just in case." Rekka commented. "Besides, Suiko will 'Super Wave Smasher' my ass to next week if anything happened to her."

"Fair enough. So, where shall we have our little showdown?"

Mercury looked at the others "The park near the Heinai Dojo seems like a good place to me."

Game Master smirked, "Anyhow, we'll meet at the park, tomorrow." With that, the villain was gone.

"Ami, are you sure?" Mars asked.

Mercury nodded "Don't worry, I'll win. We always do."

"You know you'll have to train extra hard for that battle, right?" Rekka chucked.

Mercury sighed "I feared you'd say that."

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