Sorry it took so long for the update. I'd like to thank Harpygirl91, Taeniaea, and Lil Angel for their reviews. Also, I will tell you that Hotaru will lose her fight with Sixshot that begins in the intro, but there are several reasons for this, one of them is mentioned in the last sentence of this chapter. I encourage all of you to reread it a few times and guess what it is. Please review and enjoy chapter 3!

The Embodiment of Destruction

Hotaru was almost ready to give up all hope. She'd been taken away from her friends, placed under the control of an enemy she could barely harm, and had nothing to take her mind off of her sorrows. Scratch that, she remembered that her cell phone was in her pocket. However, she wouldn't dare call Soran or her friends because the chance that her captors would hear her was too great. Yet, there was another mean of communicating with the outside world that did not involve sound, text message. The Senshi of Death pulled out her tiny flip-phone and started furiously typing on the keys. "Please let this go through," she quietly pleaded.

"Whatever you're doing human, I suggest you stop it," said Starscream smugly as soon as he opened the door. "No matter who you call for help, they won't be able to save you."

"How did you know," Hotaru importuned with an expression of horror on her face. She was in a state of panic, which was exactly what Starscream wanted to see.

"Simple flesh creature," he insulted in the process of grabbing Hotaru and squeezing his fist tightly. "I intercepted your pathetic message nano-kliks after you sent it." The sadistic Seeker tautened his grip on his prisoner, making her screams of pain all the more louder and satisfying. Eventually, her screams went from pleasurable to just plain annoying. "Even a vastly inferior creature such as you should know when to stop screaming. Now obey me and cease that irritating noise," he demanded as he threw her against the wall. With a loud smack, Hotaru impacted the wall and slid down to the ground. In most cases, such a fall would be lethal, but she was fortunate that one of the mini-Constructicons was currently standing under her and provided some sort of padding. However, that padding proved not to be enough to prevent her from breaking her left arm and spraining her right ankle. She yelped from the pain, only to stop when Starscream's shadow enveloped her. "I said be quiet," he reached out for her, but he was stopped by his fellow Seeker, Skywarp.

"Back off Starscream. If Sixshot finds this human hurt, he won't be happy, and I don't want to be on the receiving end of his wrath." Upon releasing his superior's arm, Skywarp turned towards the exit and started walking. "C'mmon Screamer, Megatron wants to see ya," said the black Seeker as he glanced back to his brother-in-arms.

"Coward," muttered the leader of the Seekers as he turned to follow Skywarp. He examined Hotaru and grinned at his work. "Don't go running off now, I'll be back so we can have some more fun."

Somewhere in Idaho:

"This day just keeps getting weirder and weirder," muttered Usagi as she, Rei and Mamoru trailed behind Bumblebee in a blue Porsche 959 with yellow trimmings around the bottom. At the moment, the future queen of Earth was in shock from witnessing the battle between Bumblebee and the Battlechargers, the existence of the Transformers in general, and mostly from helplessly watching Hotaru being kidnapped by the metal monstrosity, Sixshot. The other two passengers noticed this and took precautions to avoid the subject.

"So, Nightbeat, how long have you been on Earth," asked Mamoru, hoping to break the tense atmosphere in the vehicle.

Nightbeat used his holo-matter avatar to look at Mamoru. "I've been put in charge of investigating the disappearance of several Autobots, so I'm usually moving around the galaxy. However, I came to Earth about a month ago. As for the others; Bumblebee was assigned to Prowl's unit, so he's been here for a few stellar cycles, but Chase, Backstreet, Freeway, and Road Ranger just came in yesterday."

"What is this about missing Autobots," questioned Rei, figuring that it had something to do with Hotaru's disappearance or it may become a big problem for her and the other Senshi. "If they were from the unit that was assigned to Earth, then does that mean that they were captured by humans?" At the mere suggestion of human involvement in the Cybertronian war broke Usagi's heart even more. This did not go unnoticed and the fire senshi was quickly apologizing to her friend. "Even though it's highly unlikely that a group of humans could take down a large transforming robot…," Rei paused to think of what next to say, but she stopped when she saw Mamoru shaking his head. Due to her lack of options, the fire senshi hugged Usagi and let the blonde cry out her sorrow. However, that was cut short when Nightbeat was forced to make a sudden swerve in order to avoid a collision with Backstreet.

Like the rest of the Autobots, Nightbeat made a sharp 180 to see what caused his comrade to lose control. What he and his passengers saw was disturbing, an energy shuriken was lodged in the location where Backstreet's robot head was. Immediately, Nightbeat took control of the situation before panic could break out among the Autobots. "Everybody let your passengers out and transform. Keep your optics peeled and make sure to avoid any movements that could draw unnecessary human attention." The five Autobots formed a tight circle around their senshi and waited for an eminent attack. "Attention, Ark 19, I need backup. Siren, Waverider, Slapdash, Powerdasher, Pincher, Splashdown, Cloudburst, Landmine, Getaway, get down here ASAP," he shouted into his communicator before tossing it aside and pulling out his own gun. His timing was perfect, because as soon as he placed his finger on the trigger, Road Ranger and Freeway dropped dead with gun shots in their heads. "In coming," the Autobot detective grabbed hold of several humans while Bumblebee took the others, and they both jumped out of the way as another bolt of plasma jetted by them and took out an unaware Chase.

"I only know of three 'cons with that type of fire power, and I am pretty sure that two of them aren't responsible for this. This leaves one suspect," said Bumblebee as he set down Ami, Minako, and Makoto. "Sixshot," growled the small yellow Autobot, tightening the grip on his gun from rage.

"Correct, Autobot," answered the six-changer as he stepped into the open, "know you will all die."

"I think otherwise," yelled Rei all the while pulling out her Mars Crystal. "Mars Crystal Power, Make Up!"

"Jupiter Crystal Power, Make Up!"

"Mercury Crystal Power, Make Up!"

"Venus Crystal Power, Make Up!"

"Moon Eternal, Make Up!"

Being that Rei was the first to transform, she was also the first to attack Sixshot with a flaming arrow which was larger than her normal arrows. It hit him straight between the eyes and in most cases would have killed him, but Sixshot was not "most cases." "Was that supposed to hurt or are you holding back?" Horrified by what they just saw, the Senshi and the two Autobots began a barrage of attacks.

"Wait," said Usagi, aware that their attacks were not doing any damage, "maybe I can pacify him."

"How, he's a mechanical demon with a bloodlust, it's impossible," responded Bumblebee as he continued his bombardment.

"It's worth a shot," answered Sailor Moon, pulling out her Moon Power Tiare. "Silver Moon Crystal Power Kiss," she shouted, releasing a beam of heavenly light at Sixshot.

The entire group watched as the Decepticon super weapon covered his optics and fell to his knees. He dropped his two sonic blasters and gazed at the senshi, particularly Sailor Moon. "What happened to me," he asked with an oblivious tone.

"You were turned evil by a horrible being and forced to do terrible acts of destruction, but now you are set free," answered Usagi, who was the only one to truly believe that Sixshot was changed. It was not a result of naivety, but more along her strong belief that all things could be changed when shown the right amount of compassion. The other senshi encircled her in order to protect their princess in case they were right and he did not change.

"Well then, Sailor Moon," Sixshot rose to his feet, "let me express my gratitude in my language!" The living weapon transformed into his laser pistol form and fired at the senshi.

Decepticon bunker, Oregon:

Hotaru was unable, or just didn't want, to maintain consciousness due to the pain in her arm and leg. She was relieved to fall into a deep sleep. However, she'd soon come to regret that.

The Senshi of Silence found herself in the same nightmare she had before she first saw Sixshot. However, there was more to this one than she saw in her last dream. Hotaru stared at a woman on her knees in agony. This woman was her future self. The younger Hotaru was able to sketch in every detail of her older self, despite not wanting to.

The older Sailor Saturn was just as beautiful or even more than her queen, but her beauty had been permanently scared. Her left arm was missing, leaving only a blood-stained, ragged sleeve. The Silent Glaive had been shattered and was currently lying on the ground next to its master. However, what got the younger Hotaru's attention the most was the words that her older self was mumbling. "I can't die here… I must protect Chibiusa,… I must protect my planet," the older woman gently placed her hand on her lower stomach, "I must protect… His legacy!"