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Chapter 5
Back at the dark mansion, the sounds of moaning and groaning are heard from within. The interior of the mansion is much more active now, with several people, all of which can be assumed to be vampires are seen crowding the halls.
Inside one of the many rooms, we see the same stocky man using a telephone.
"Yes...what happened to Trussardi was truly unfortunate." The man proceeds to say. He stands and listens for a few more seconds. "No, I assure you we can handle the situation at hand. Besides, what's one compared the potential thousands we have running around the city, and dwelling within the confines of the mansion."
The room is silent for a few more moments.
"I see...We shall see to it that the problem is dealt with." Said the man. "Good bye sir." He proceeds to hang up the phone.
"Who was that, Higgs?" Asked a man, sporting the deranged voice from earlier. From what can be seen in the shadows, he appears to be wearing a red shirt, and long pants, and a hint of red hair.
"That was our boss. He called to inform us that one of your enforcers was slain earlier tonight." Said the man, now called Higgs. "Needless to say, he isn't very pleased by your men's sloppiness."
"Ah shit." The man proceeds to say. "This always seems to happen everytime we go to a new territory."
"We need to deal with this Valkner, and quickly. The boss won't take immediate action, but if our enforcers keep turning to ash, he'll have no choice but to come down here." Higgs says with a hint of fear in his voice.
"Well, I'm sure some of the other spawn under my league can handle these punks with little to no difficulty, so let me just..." Said Valkner.
"Charging in recklessly is only going to make our situation worse, Valkner!" Said Higgs. "Your brutes aren't going to cut it. Something like this needs a more...sophisticated touch."
"Are you referring to those tortured meat sacks that you've been experimenting on? What good will they do?" Asked Valkner skeptically.
"The day is upon us, come next night, I'll show you just how efficient my "meat sacks" as you call them can be." Said Higgs, his eyes glowing red beneath his sunglasses.
Time proceeds to pass over the mansion, the moon proceeds to go down, and the sun proceeds to come up, shining brilliantly like a diamond in the sky. The dark mansion proceeds to disappear without a trace in it's brilliant light.
Meanwhile, at a distant apartment complex, we see a young man with short black hair and blue eyes making himself what appears to be tea. The young man is currently wearing a white buttoned shirt, and long blue pants. He pours the tea into a cup, grabs it and takes a sip. He proceeds to walk out of his kitchen, into his living room, and sits down at his solitary couch. He grabs a tv remote, and proceeds to turn the television on.
"This is Tokyo News Television, thank you for tuning in. Telling todays news story is our trusted anchor, Kyo Tamada." Said the announcer. Immediately, a man wearing a blue suit and red tie, with short brown hair and brown eyes, wearing glasses comes on screen.
"Thank you, and good morning folks, this is news anchor Kyo Tamada giving you todays report. To begin, some of the victims of the recent disappearances have been found, mysteriously drained of blood, and with two strange bite marks found in the neck. Medical staff have moved victims to the nearest medical hospitals, and are currently taking care of the victims now as we speak." Kyo Tamada says with a serious tone.
"Let's just hope that those doctors put them in dark rooms, they won't be able to handle the sunlight." The young man thinks to himself.
"Many civilians have reported the cause of this being the mythic creatures known as vampires, and while the authorities claim it to be mere superstition, they aren't crossing out the possibility of this type of work being done by some sort of cult." Kyo Tamada continues to elaborate. "With that said, the authorities have issued a warning to all citizens at Tokyo to be careful walking the streets at night, and to lock all doors and windows before going to sleep."
At that moment, the young man proceeds to hear a knock at his door.
"Who is it?" The young man proceeds to shout.
"Usako!" Called out Usagi's voice.
The young man proceeds to get up from the couch and proceeds to make his way to the door and opens it. He gives a warm smile to Usagi.
"Usako, glad you could make it." Said the young man.
"Mamo-chan, I came as soon as you called." Said Usagi, sadness apparent in her voice.
"You seem distressed." Said the young man, Mamoru. "What's wrong?"
"It's something that happened last night...Don't worry about it." Said Usagi.
"I didn't see Sailor Venus last night...is that what's troubling you?" Asked Mamoru concernedly.
"Heh, you can read me like a book." Said Usagi with a weak smile.
"What happened? Please tell me." Said Mamoru in a comforting tone.
"...Minako was bit." Said Usagi sorrowfully. Mamoru proceeds to tighten his eyes.
"...That's what I was afraid of." Said Mamoru. "When did it happen?"
"As far as I'm aware, yesteday." Said Usagi. "You wouldn't believe how...violently she's taken the change. She was in so much pain last night, it...it..."
"Hey hey, easy easy. If it brings you pain to talk about it, then..." Said Mamoru, reaching his arm out for Usagi.
"N-no...It's fine." Said Usagi.
"Come in, come in, we can discuss the details over tea." Said Mamoru.
Usagi just nods her head and walks in.
Mamoru heads into the kitchen, and pours more tea from the pot into yet another cup. He places it at the table, and Usagi gently picks the glass up and sips.
"So you mentioned that she was in pain?" Asked Mamoru.
"It was mostly emotional turmoil at first. I tried to use the Silver Crystal to heal her affliction, but her reaction to it was negative, so she whacked it out of my hands." Said Usagi.
"Well, I don't mean to come across as blunt, but holy objects do tend to hurt vampires more than actually healing them." Said Mamoru. "So her reacting that negatively doesn't surprise me."
"So, me and the other girls figured the only way to cure her affliction was to go out and destroy the vampire that caused her to turn. We encountered one, as you know, and we destroyed it. When we came back, Minako was in a lot of physical pain. We didn't know what to do, so Rei took a knife and..." Said Usagi.
"Wait, you didn't actually feed her blood, did you?" Asked Mamoru, his eyes widening.
"She was in a lot of pain Mamo-chan! We figured if we fed her, the pain would stop...which it did." Said Usagi. "She...wasn't very happy about that."
"Usagi, I know you and your friends had only good intentions for Minako...but you really shouldn't have done that." Said Mamoru in a serious tone. "You've eased her pain, but you've also reinforced her newfound vampiric tendencies. Whether she wants to or not, she's gonna crave for more. It's comparable to a drug addiction."
"We should have just called the hospital, but Artemis didn't want to risk Minako attacking any of the medical staff." Said Usagi. "We had no other choice Mamo-chan."
"Look, it's alright Usagi. You and your friends did what they thought was best at the moment. Chances are I probably would have done the same thing if it were my call." Said Mamoru, reassuringly.
"Mamo-chan..." Usagi said weakly.
Mamoru gets up from his chair and places a hand on Usagi's cheek.
"It's going to be okay, Usako. We'll get through this. You, me, and the other Senshi will pull through. We always do." Said Mamoru comfortingly.
"...Thanks Mamo-chan. You always know what to say." Said Usagi. She proceeds to embrace him, Mamoru returning the embrace. The two proceed to look at each other for a moment, before kissing one another.
Back at Minako's apartment, we see that Minako herself is seen sleeping in some dark corner of the household. Her eyes are straining, and she keeps turning her head back and forth.
All of a sudden, the space around Minako proceeds to start and warp itself until it becomes nothing more than a dark void. Minako proceeds to open her eyes, and stands up.
"W-where am I?" Asked Minako.
"Minako..." A voice proceeds to call out.
"Wh-whose there?" Asked Minako.
Suddenly, the void begins to flash with more vibrant, but still dark colors, a loud scream is heard as the void begins to settle.
"U-Usagi!" Yelled Minako. She proceeds to start running deeper and deeper into the chaotic void, as the screams proceed to grow louder and more pained with each passing second. "Usagi! I'm coming!"
Minako proceeds to keep running, and soon she hears another scream, this one sounding more masculine, albeit high pitched. Unlike the previous screams, these ones seem more continuous in nature, and grow louder with each passing second. Minako turns around and sees what appears to be a skull rush towards her.
"AAAAHHH!" Screamed the skull. Suddenly, Minako's vision cuts to black, and nothing save for pure silence endures for more than a few seconds.
"W-what happened?" Asked Minako in confusion.
"Mina-chan! Mina-chan help me!" Called out Usagi's voice. Minako turns around, and sees Usagi running towards her.
"Usagi!" Yelled Minako.
As Usagi runs towards her, several monstrous creatures with bald heads, distorted ears, red eyes and fangs proceed to sorround her.
"HISSS" Each one of the vampiric looking monsters proceed to hiss as they slowly close in on Usagi.
"Stay away from her! Mercury Power Make Up!" Yelled Minako. She begins to swirl around, and become shrouded in a brilliant light. The vampires turn towards her, and begin to hiss at her. A few seconds later, and Minako is seen in a white dress with an orange sailor fuku, with a tiara on her forehead. "I am Sailor Venus, Guardian of Love! If you're going to attack anyone, it's gonna be me!"
At that moment, the vampires proceed to charge towards her.
Minako, or rather Sailor Venus proceeds to let out a battle cry, as an aura of energy sorrounds her. She aims one of her hands towards the charging vampires, and fires what appears to be a basketball sized fireball towards the vampires.
"AAAAHHHH!" Screamed the vampires, as the majority of them are almost immediately vaporized by the attack.
Sailor Venus proceeds to sigh in relief, before she hears Usagi scream once more.
"Usagi!" Sailor Venus proceeds to yell out. Her eyes widen in terror when she sees the sight in front of her. She proceeds to get on her knees. "No..."
In front of her, we see Usagi with dull lifeless eyes, and looming over her, is another Minako, back in her civilian form.
"Minako...why?" Usagi calls out weakly before her eyes fall shut. The other Minako proceeds to wipe the blood off her fangs with her tongue, and gives a wicked looking smile.
"No..." Said Sailor Mercury weakly. "No...NO NO NO!" She stands up and blasts the other Minako, who lets out an anguished scream as she too is destroyed.
"Why continue to fight it?" Asked the same voice that had been plaguing her. "You're one of us. You're one of us..."
Soon, the other vampires that were destroyed proceed to sorround Sailor Venus.
"You're one of us...You're one of us..." The vampires sorrounding her proceed to chant.
"No...No...No!" Said Sailor Venus, now morphing back into Minako. She covers her ears to dull the sound of the chanting, to no effect.
The vampires move closer, still chanting "You're one of us." Their voices growing louder as they draw in closer.
"You're one of us...You're on of us...You're one of us!" The vampires continue to chant.
"No...No..." Minako proceeds to plead.
"Hissss" A shrill hiss is heard behind her. Minako gasps and turns her head.
"HISSSSS" Hissed a vampirized Usagi, who proceeds to bite her in the neck.
"NOOOOOO!" Minako proceeds to scream, her eyes proceeding to open. She proceeds to look around, and finds that she's still in a dark corner at her household. She proceeds to sigh with relief.
"It...it was only a bad dream." Minako proceeds to say with relief. She checks the clock, and sees that it's around 4 in the afternoon. "Please...the sooner the real nightmare ends, the better."
Minako proceeds to curl herself up into a ball, and covers her face with her hands, the sound of her crying is heard as she proceeds to fall to her side on the floor.
Comments: Man, that was one messed up nightmare. It seems that the villains are about to start making their move against our heroes this next up coming night, so let us hope that they are prepared. Poor Minako, she seems to be getting all the worst traits of vampirism. Thank you guys so much for reading this chapter, I hope you enjoyed it. Please leave your comments and reviews, as I love to hear feedback from you guys, and as always, I will see you all next chapter.