Hi all! Sorry for the long wait, but I promise that there's more action in
this chapter. I got stuck because I was trying to put too much in at once
so I'm chopping it into more chapters than I originally planned, but oh
well. On with the story.
Chapter Nine
"Onee-chan, you saw him? It's as I said, that demon is still alive and well," muttered the white-hared man.
"So he is, brother," the woman replied, "But be patient, his time will come. I need your help first."
"Anything."
"There are some people here. They will try to force me back to the underworld before I can take my revenge. They must be disposed of immediately."
"Of course, Onee-san, I will help you."
"I could always count on you, Enishi."
* * *
"Have you found anything yet?" Makoto asked into her communicator. She, Rei and Usagi were in downtown Tokyo trying to find…something, anything to shed light on their present dilemma. The others had returned to the cemetery, hoping to find some clues, while all the children were with Kaoru back at the dojo.
"Sorry, guys. My computer hasn't picked up anything yet," Ami's voice sounded. "We'll call you if we find anything."
"Same here," replied Makoto, ending the transmission.
"This is stupid," Usagi sighed, "We have no idea what we're looking for or where to find it. I'm tired of walking and I'm hungry!"
"Shut up Usagi," snapped Rei, "I don't see you coming up with any bright ideas."
"But Reeeii!" Usagi whined, "We don't have anything to go on. I don't have to be smart like Ami to know we need a clue to start an investigation. We should just wasit untill something happens and--."
"And what if NOTHING happens? We'll be stuck here forever and…."
Rei suddenly shut up and widened her eyes in surprise.
"Rei-chan, daijoubu?" asked Makoto.
"Something is here."
Usagi and Makoto began scanning the crowds of people in the area.
"Where?"
"Here in the square."
"What is?"
"I don't know. But its angry…" she answered, "At us."
"Us? What did we do?" asked Usagi.
"I don't know!" Rei snapped, drawing the attention of more than a few people around her. "Sumimasen," she excused herself sheepishly.
"Rei, Usagi," Makoto interrupted, "We should leave here and get to a place where there fewer people."
"Right."
* * *
Ami frowned. "No, there's absolutely nothing out of the ordinary here."
"That's just great. Where else are we supposed to look?" grumbled Minako.
"Minako, why don't you call Setsuna, see if she found anything." Suggested Luna. (Forgot she was there didn't you? Actually I did too. I probably should go back and write her in a bit more, but I'm a bit lazy. So let's just pretend she's been hanging around the Kamiya dojo, hidden from the Kenshin-gumi and the Senshi are feeding her table scraps.)
"Yeah, that's a good idea," added Ami
"Okay," she replied pulling out the special communicator, "Yo! Setsuna, you thee? Come in, over."
Ami giggled. "It's not a military radio transmitter or something."
"Well, it sure sounds like it with all this static." She replied.
"Static?"
"Yeah. Listen."
Sure enough, there was a static-like sound being emitted from the special communicator Setsuna had given them.
"That doesn't sound good," said Luna, "Our communicators don't work on normal radio frequencies. There shouldn't be any static."
"Hey Pluto, can you hear me? It's Minako," she frowned, "No answer."
"I have a bad feeling about this," Ami sighed.
BEEP…BEEP…BEEP…
Minako answered her communicator. "Minako here."
"Hey guys," Usagi called, "Rei is sensing something downtown. She says you should get down here."
"Got it."
* * *
Rei, Makoto, and Usagi hadn't gotten very far when an explosion nearly sent them flying. Dragging themselves up from the ground they saw the crowd of frightened people streaming out of the square, screaming. In the mist of the chaos they saw a tall figure dressed in orange and blue emerge from the settling dust. His navy cape swirled in the breeze and he sneered at them through the tiny frames of his glasses.
Makoto was the first to recover. "Who the HELL are YOU?"
"You going to die soon, so it doesn't matter."
"What do you want, then?" asked Usagi, as she and Rei stood up.
"My Onee-san has sent me to dispose of you," he snarled, "so, SHINE!"
He held up his hand and a blast of energy exploded from his fingertips. All three managed to jump out of the way safely (with the exception of Usagi falling on her butt). Seeing that all the people had fled, Rei screamed out, "Henshin yo!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Moon Crisis!"
"MAKE UP!"
In a brilliant flash of light, three Sailor Senshi stood ready for battle.
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!"
Jupiter's attack looked like it would hit their opponent head on, but as it was about to connect, he flicked his wrist and deflected it.
"Nani!"
The man smirked. "My Onee-san has given me power enough to destroy you! You will pay for trying to keep her from me!"
"Burning Mandala!"
Mars's attack surrounded him with rings of fire. "Gotcha!" she exclaimed, quite proud of herself. Suddenly she heard wicked laughter, as he answered "…not quite."
"Nani?" Mars found herself gazing into the sky as the madman descended upon her. "Heaven's Passage!" he screamed.
Nobody could tell quite what happened. The first thing they knew was that the man with the cape had jumped—and I mean jumped! Fifty feet at least—out of Mars's attack and was about to tackle her when there was a flash of energy and the next thing they knew was that Mars was sprawled out on the ground and their attacker was standing at a safe distance away.
"No! Mars!" Sailor Moon screamed. She turned sharply to their opponent. "Alright that's it!"
"Even though you won't introduce yourself that doesn't mean I won't!" she announced striking her trade mark pose, "I am the pretty sailor suited senshi, Sailor Moon! The champion of justice! And I say on behalf of the moon, I will punish you!"
The man's eyes narrowed. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JUSTICE WHEN YOU REFUSE TO LET MY ONEE-SAN OBTAIN HERS?"
Usagi froze, frightened by the shear intensity of his gaze as he charged her.
"SHINEEEEEE!"
Chapter Nine
"Onee-chan, you saw him? It's as I said, that demon is still alive and well," muttered the white-hared man.
"So he is, brother," the woman replied, "But be patient, his time will come. I need your help first."
"Anything."
"There are some people here. They will try to force me back to the underworld before I can take my revenge. They must be disposed of immediately."
"Of course, Onee-san, I will help you."
"I could always count on you, Enishi."
* * *
"Have you found anything yet?" Makoto asked into her communicator. She, Rei and Usagi were in downtown Tokyo trying to find…something, anything to shed light on their present dilemma. The others had returned to the cemetery, hoping to find some clues, while all the children were with Kaoru back at the dojo.
"Sorry, guys. My computer hasn't picked up anything yet," Ami's voice sounded. "We'll call you if we find anything."
"Same here," replied Makoto, ending the transmission.
"This is stupid," Usagi sighed, "We have no idea what we're looking for or where to find it. I'm tired of walking and I'm hungry!"
"Shut up Usagi," snapped Rei, "I don't see you coming up with any bright ideas."
"But Reeeii!" Usagi whined, "We don't have anything to go on. I don't have to be smart like Ami to know we need a clue to start an investigation. We should just wasit untill something happens and--."
"And what if NOTHING happens? We'll be stuck here forever and…."
Rei suddenly shut up and widened her eyes in surprise.
"Rei-chan, daijoubu?" asked Makoto.
"Something is here."
Usagi and Makoto began scanning the crowds of people in the area.
"Where?"
"Here in the square."
"What is?"
"I don't know. But its angry…" she answered, "At us."
"Us? What did we do?" asked Usagi.
"I don't know!" Rei snapped, drawing the attention of more than a few people around her. "Sumimasen," she excused herself sheepishly.
"Rei, Usagi," Makoto interrupted, "We should leave here and get to a place where there fewer people."
"Right."
* * *
Ami frowned. "No, there's absolutely nothing out of the ordinary here."
"That's just great. Where else are we supposed to look?" grumbled Minako.
"Minako, why don't you call Setsuna, see if she found anything." Suggested Luna. (Forgot she was there didn't you? Actually I did too. I probably should go back and write her in a bit more, but I'm a bit lazy. So let's just pretend she's been hanging around the Kamiya dojo, hidden from the Kenshin-gumi and the Senshi are feeding her table scraps.)
"Yeah, that's a good idea," added Ami
"Okay," she replied pulling out the special communicator, "Yo! Setsuna, you thee? Come in, over."
Ami giggled. "It's not a military radio transmitter or something."
"Well, it sure sounds like it with all this static." She replied.
"Static?"
"Yeah. Listen."
Sure enough, there was a static-like sound being emitted from the special communicator Setsuna had given them.
"That doesn't sound good," said Luna, "Our communicators don't work on normal radio frequencies. There shouldn't be any static."
"Hey Pluto, can you hear me? It's Minako," she frowned, "No answer."
"I have a bad feeling about this," Ami sighed.
BEEP…BEEP…BEEP…
Minako answered her communicator. "Minako here."
"Hey guys," Usagi called, "Rei is sensing something downtown. She says you should get down here."
"Got it."
* * *
Rei, Makoto, and Usagi hadn't gotten very far when an explosion nearly sent them flying. Dragging themselves up from the ground they saw the crowd of frightened people streaming out of the square, screaming. In the mist of the chaos they saw a tall figure dressed in orange and blue emerge from the settling dust. His navy cape swirled in the breeze and he sneered at them through the tiny frames of his glasses.
Makoto was the first to recover. "Who the HELL are YOU?"
"You going to die soon, so it doesn't matter."
"What do you want, then?" asked Usagi, as she and Rei stood up.
"My Onee-san has sent me to dispose of you," he snarled, "so, SHINE!"
He held up his hand and a blast of energy exploded from his fingertips. All three managed to jump out of the way safely (with the exception of Usagi falling on her butt). Seeing that all the people had fled, Rei screamed out, "Henshin yo!"
"Mars Crystal Power!"
"Jupiter Crystal Power!"
"Moon Crisis!"
"MAKE UP!"
In a brilliant flash of light, three Sailor Senshi stood ready for battle.
"Sparkling Wide Pressure!"
Jupiter's attack looked like it would hit their opponent head on, but as it was about to connect, he flicked his wrist and deflected it.
"Nani!"
The man smirked. "My Onee-san has given me power enough to destroy you! You will pay for trying to keep her from me!"
"Burning Mandala!"
Mars's attack surrounded him with rings of fire. "Gotcha!" she exclaimed, quite proud of herself. Suddenly she heard wicked laughter, as he answered "…not quite."
"Nani?" Mars found herself gazing into the sky as the madman descended upon her. "Heaven's Passage!" he screamed.
Nobody could tell quite what happened. The first thing they knew was that the man with the cape had jumped—and I mean jumped! Fifty feet at least—out of Mars's attack and was about to tackle her when there was a flash of energy and the next thing they knew was that Mars was sprawled out on the ground and their attacker was standing at a safe distance away.
"No! Mars!" Sailor Moon screamed. She turned sharply to their opponent. "Alright that's it!"
"Even though you won't introduce yourself that doesn't mean I won't!" she announced striking her trade mark pose, "I am the pretty sailor suited senshi, Sailor Moon! The champion of justice! And I say on behalf of the moon, I will punish you!"
The man's eyes narrowed. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT JUSTICE WHEN YOU REFUSE TO LET MY ONEE-SAN OBTAIN HERS?"
Usagi froze, frightened by the shear intensity of his gaze as he charged her.
"SHINEEEEEE!"