Disclaimer: All rights to both "Fist of the North Star" and "Sailor Moon" belong solely to their respective owners, Tetsuo Hara and Naoko Takeuchi. I neither own these franchises nor do I profit from the writing of this story.
Author's Note: To all those who are wondering as to why I chose certain characters to inhabit whose body I would suggest you wait until I have revealed everyone. By then I will give you my reasons as to why each character is in their place and why. So, for the moment, trust that I'm doing something right with this story lol. Anyway, enjoy the next chapter.
"Ami, dear I'm going to work. I'll be back sometime tomorrow morning. Their is food on the stove if you want to heat it up and I left you bit of money just in case you want to go somewhere. Anyway, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye sweetie." said Ms. Mizuno as she kissed her daughter in the forehead and proceeded to leave.
"I'll see you tomorrow then!" smiled Toki as she waved her 'mom' goodbye.
Once the older woman was clearly gone, Toki's smile soon vanished as was replaced with a serious expression. She had alot of work to do right now and she was glad that the older woman would not be coming back home for a while.
At once Toki pulled her heinshen wand out and raised it above her head.
"Mercury Power, Make up!"
In an instant Toki transformed herself into Sailor Mercury and at once she began to get to work. According to Luna she was able to retrieve her mini-computer via opening a rift in space.
She closed her eyes as she held her hand forward and immediately she felt a strange power surge from the core of her body to the end of her suspended hand. She opened her eyes and was shocked to find a small void in space, completely dark and empty. Out of it came the Mercury mini-computer. Toki was astonished to say the least.
It seems that Luna is right. I can open small pockets of subspace. From what I recall, she told me that Sailor Mercury only used this power to retrieve her computer. I wonder, is there anyway that I can modify this power to better suit our needs?
Sailor Mercury looked over and frowned to find that the black subspace gone. She concentrated her power once more and forced the subspace to reappear. This time, the blue haired girl looked around the living room for an object that she could use as part of an experiment.
Her eyes caught sight of a relatively drab vase and she made for it. She grabbed it and soon threw it into the black subspace. Immediately afterwards, the subspace closed.
Okay so far it seems that these spaces are capable of holding objects other than just the mini-computer. However, am I able to retrieve?
To test her experiment, Toki walked over to the bathroom, which was on the furthest end of the apartment, and entered. She then concentrated her power and reopened the subspace. To her delight, she found the vase emerging from the subspace slowly, as if it were waiting for her to retrieve it. Sailor Mercury took the vase out and promptly closed the subspace once more. She smiled at the success.
I see. It turns out that I can utilize this subspace to carry object far from their previous location. I still have yet to determine the maximum distance I can retrieve items or the capacity of the subspace itself. However, this power proves to invaluable. My offensive capabilities are non-existent in this transformation and this form prevents me from accessing my ki to utilize my Hokuto Shin Ken. At the very least I can use this power to compliment my supporting capabilities. But that will be determined in good time. Now is for the real training.
Sailor Mercury then Toki walked over to the living room where she placed a stool in the middle. She promptly took a seat and activated the Mercury computer. At once a visor went over her head and she began to punch buttons. The first subject she wanted to examine was herself.
The computer made a momentary scan of her body before displaying the final results.
Name: Ami Mizuno
Power: Mercury Power (Primary)
Abilities: Subspace, Bubble Spray, Enhanced awareness.
Strengths: Reconnaissance, stealth, infiltration, data gathering
Weakness: Physically lacking in offense and stamina.
More info...
Sailor Mercury processed this information.
Hmm...interesting but not what I am looking for. I need to find out whether our body chemistry changes when in these transformations. If I can find that out then I should be able to determine whether we can access these powers without needing to transform.
With that, Sailor Mercury selected the 'More Info' button and proceeded to check the options. This is what she saw.
Please scan the desired subject for more information...
At once Sailor Mercury scanned herself. The computer took some time as it processed the information. The results soon came onto the screen.
Object scanned is human. No abnormalities detected. Would you like a more detailed description?
Sailor Mercury was glad of the results. So far, the computer read that she was human despite her rather supernatural transformation. However, the last question intrigued her. She decided that she would select it. These were the results.
Nervous System
Cardiac System
Integumentary System
Reproductive System
Skeleton
Muscles
Body Meridians
The last option caught Sailor Mercury off guard.
Wait a second? Is that what I think it is?
Sailor Mercury selected the last option and the sight stunned her. On the computer screen showed her body with all known pressure points and their locations. It was then that Toki realized the significance of this discovery.
This is amazing. Never did I think that this computer was able to scan and locate the pressure points in a living object. What a discovery. This may really help in our battles to come. Perhaps I can use this computer to scan those monsters and get a better idea as to where their pressure points are at so that we can better utilize our Hokuto Shin Ken against them. Not only that, but according to this computer, I'm completely human despite this transformation. I wonder...
With that, Sailor Mercury shut the computer off and placed back into its subspace pocket. She raised her heinshen wand and promptly changed herself back into civilian form. She then sat herself on the sofa as she began to think.
It seems that everything is in order then. I guess now is as good a time as any to try to summon these strange powers in our normal forms.
With that, Toki soon meditated as she raised her right hand and held it aloft in space. She was trying to summon that mini-wormhole again but this time, in her normal civilian form. According to Luna she should be able to summon these subspaces in civilian form but it was proving difficult at the moment.
Toki concentrated hard, trying to remember how it felt when she summoned the subspace when she was transformed. How there was a great power coming from her core that stretched to her outer hand.
However it seemed that nothing was happening. Toki concentrated harder. She was sure that there was a way to mesh their senshi powers along with their ki. She realized that the heinshen wand only drew out their hidden power. If they could just tap into that senshi power and mesh it with their ki they would have a decisive edge. They would not be forced to rely on their strange powers while at the same time not having to wear those silly uniforms.
Suddenly, a blip of power seemed to rise from the center of Toki's body. She forced the flow of this power to her outstretched hand. She opened her eyes and found, to her delight, a tiny, small subspace hole. It was too small to take in anything and only lasted a few seconds before Toki was too exhausted to maintain it. However, she was happy with the results.
There IS a way to access those strange powers without having to rely on those wands. It will take some time but I think I can figure this out.
Having put in a hard day's work, Toki decided to soon relax. There was no hurry just yet. But she was content. She was one step closer in finding the secret of accessing their senshi powers and meshing it with their natural ki.
The next day found both Kenshiro and Toki out of school. They were heading toward the old warehouse so that they could put in some training.
They soon got to the warehouse and were rather surprised to find Luna waiting there.
"I was wondering when you two were going to show up. It seems that there is quite a disturbance going on." said Luna.
"What kind of disturbance?" asked Kenshiro as she proceeded to stretch.
"It seems that there has been many disappearances at the local amusement park. Already there have been over fifty people missing. I fear that this may be the work of the Dark Kingdom." cautioned Luna.
"Hmm...that does sound suspicious. However we don't have any money to get into the amusement park to investigate." stated Toki.
"Oh..." said Luna in a deflated voice.
"Did I hear someone needed some money?" asked a voice from in front of the warehouse.
The trio looked over to the front of the warehouse to find a raven haired girl dressed in the private catholic school uniform. She walked on over with a gym bag.
"Rei? I did not expect to see you here." said Kenshiro as she took notice of the black haired girl.
"Well I wasn't going to pass up on the chance get some training in, especially by two masters of Hokuto Shin Ken. Besides I couldn't help but over hear you dilemma. I have some extra cash if you guys want to rock the amusement park tomorrow." said Rei with a wink.
"That is a relief." said Luna before she suddenly shut her mouth, realizing her mistake.
Rei herself looked over in curiosity at the black cat before speaking.
"And here I thought that Kenshiro was losing his mind by telling me that he had a talking cat. Now I've seen everything. What next, singing pigs?" asked Rei in amusement.
"Oh dear, I can't believe you girls told her about our business! It has nothing to with her!" admonished Luna.
Toki took the opportunity to explain.
"You see, this girl over here is one of us. She is also not of this world. Her name is Rei and she is the grandmaster of Nanto Suicho Ken, a martial art in opposition to our Hokuto Shin Ken. Her presence is greatly appreciated. We need all the help that we can get." said Toki.
"I see. But she is not a senshi. She may be susceptible to the Dark Kingdom's mind tricks." warned Luna.
Rei growled as she heard this.
"No mind games will ever work on me! I'll tear them to pieces before they even get the chance!" boasted Rei as she laughed haughtily to herself.
Luna sweat dropped at the raven haired girl's arrogance but then a strange sight caught Luna's eye. On Rei's forehead was strange symbol. It was the symbol of Mars.
"Rei, wait a minute! Have you noticed the symbol on your forehead?" asked Luna.
"This thing? I just thought that it was some strange tattoo that the girl put on herself. I never got how it went away and showed up at times though." said Rei.
"That's no ordinary tattoo Rei! That's the symbol Mars! You are Sailor Mars!" exclaimed Luna.
"Really? Does that mean I get special powers or something?" asked Rei in curiosity.
"See for yourself." said Luna as she jumped in the air and produced a red heinshen wand out of nowhere.
"Take the wand and raise it above your head and say Mars Power Make up!" explained Luna.
Rei bent down to pick the wand up and looked at it. She then turned to Luna then to both Toki and Kenshiro. Kenshiro just narrowed her eyes as Toki shrugged.
"I guess I'll give it a shot." said Rei as she rose the wand above her head. "Mars Power Make up!"
At once Rei fell to the ground as she started to groan in anguish. At once both Kenshiro and Toki went to her.
"What's going on?" asked Kenshiro.
"Don't you remember? The first time we tried these transformations where it took us?" asked Toki.
Kenshiro eye's suddenly widened as she remembered the beautiful woman locked within her own body in chains, helpless to do anything.
Rei stayed on the ground for but a minute before opening her eyes. She seemed rather shaken.
"I-I didn't know. I did everything to free her but even my Nanto Suicho Ken was unable to break those chains. What a pity. Now I know of my purpose, though I still balk at the fact that my own path to justice had to be placed on hold to save a girl that I don't even know. However...just seeing her reminded me of my sister Ailee. Both innocent lives now placed in mortal danger due to the selfish greed and cruelty of others." said Rei as she struggled to get up.
"I see you were able to speak to her then. You should be able to utilize her powers." said Kenshiro.
"Right." replied Rei glumly before raising the wand above her head. "Mars Power Make up!"
This time, Rei did not fall as she was encased in rings of flame, each covering each area of her body. Soon, her transformation finished. Unlike Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars wore heels instead of boots. Her skirt was red, with a large red bow on her bosom. She was adorned with a tiara as well..
Rei looked at herself and all signs of glumness soon went away.
"Well, won't you look at me? I'm quite the specimen if I say so myself." smiled Rei in approval of her appearance.
"I'm glad that you like it. However I need you to use your power. Why don't you try it?" suggested Luna.
"Right. Umm...what am I supposed to do...umm...now its there! Mars Fire Ignite!" roared Rei.
At once a gigantic flame sprung forth from Rei's hands and landed on the ground nearby. Rei smirked at her power.
"This is great! Now I have some long range to compliment by Nanto Suicho Ken! Nobody can stop me now!" boasted Rei as she encased both of her hands in flame.
"Rei, there is something you need to know-"
"Not now! Can't you see that I'm on fire?" said Rei sarcastically as she jumped forward and attempted to slice through some rusted metal.
Imagine Rei's shock as she cried out in pain as she held her fingers, now extinguished from the flame, and held them tenderly. Toki just shook her head. Kenshiro appeared indifferent.
"Hey! What the hell? Why can't I cut through anything?" asked Rei in anger.
"That's what I was trying to tell you. For some reason, when we are in these transformations, we cannot access our body's natural ki. Its for that reason that neither you nor I can fully utilize our fighting arts in these forms." explained Toki.
"Then what the heck is the use of this transformation then?" asked Rei.
"I have been doing some research into that, actually, and found that our bodies, or better yet, these girl's body's already have these powers locked deep inside them. The wands only help draw the power out. However, I found that it is possible to access your senshi powers while still utilizing your ki. There is a method to mesh the two and I made a bit of headway yesterday. But there is still a long way before I can figure it out fully." explained Toki.
Luna was rather interested in this news.
"That's great! I didn't think that there was anyway to utilize your powers in your normal forms." said Luna, clearly impressed with Toki's progress.
"Thanks. I did this to insure that we are not caught off guard. You see, my transformation, though useful, has no offensive capabilities. I can't access my ki so if the enemy got too close to me I wouldn't be able to rely on my Hokuto Shin Ken to fend them off. The same holds true with both Kenshiro and Rei's transformations. Both have great offensive capabilities but only from a distance. Once that distance is compromised, they will suffer from the same draw back as I. They would not be able to utilize their respective arts to keep the enemy at bay if they got too close. To me, this is unacceptable considering the nature of our enemy. We have to find a way to access our powers without having to rely on the heinshen wands. As I said I have made good progress but it will be a while." explained Toki.
"Well, if all those monsters were as weak as the one we fought a couple of days ago then I'm not worried." said Sailor Mars as she shrugged her shoulders.
Kenshiro narrowed her eyes as she heard this and immediately spoke.
"You still do not know the true nature of our enemy. For all we know we may have been fighting the lowest of the low. I have been fighting these creatures for some time. The ones I fought before were considerably stronger than the one we fought just recently. We cannot simply assume that all of them will be simple to kill. Not only that but if there are more beings of the same power as that Jedite, then we have quite a task on our hands." said Kenshiro sternly.
Sailor Mars just sighed as she heard this lecture coming from Kenshiro. She wasn't about to argue with them. She soon posed another question.
"So how the heck do I get back to normal? I'm starting to feel a bit weird in this uniform already." said Rei.
"Just hold the heinshen wand up and just think about your normal self. You should be able to de-transform like that." explained Luna.
So Sailor Mars did what she was told. She lifted her wand and held above her head. She closed her eyes and then, the uniform suddenly fell away from her in wisps of flame. She was back to wearing her normal, civilian clothes.
For a moment, Rei was silent as she seemed to walk back to that plate of rusted metal. She was unable to cut through it with her Nanto Suicho Ken as Sailor Mars. However, she narrowed her eyes before making a swiping motion with her hands. It almost looked like she didn't even hit the metal plate. She smiled though, knowing her task down. She turned around and the metal plate was soon cracked and fell into many pieces.
"That's what I'm talking about." boasted Rei.
"Well then! Now that that is settled what of our investigating the amusement park?" asked Luna, reminding her new senshi of their next course of action.
Kenshiro looked over at Rei and spoke.
"You said that you had the money to get us in there. How?" asked Kenshiro.
Rei's eyes gleamed with malicious delight.
"It's very simple to get men close to you while pretending to be loving to them. When traveling the wasteland I would sometimes pose as a woman in distress. Men would flock to me like bees on honey. When they were close enough I would show them my power and if they refused to give me food then I would kill them. More often then not they complied. But as a REAL girl now, I find that men are even MORE interested in me. Its so very simple to get a man on his own. I would show him my power and he would piss his pants in fear. I demand he give all the money on him or he dies. So far, I've already nabbed three men like that." said Rei, apparently proud of herself.
Both Toki and Luna just sweat dropped when they heard this while Kenshiro appeared indifferent.
"I see. Well we will investigate the amusement park tomorrow since it will be Saturday. That should give us plenty of time to find the culprit behind the disappearances." replied Kenshiro, apparently not caring that Rei was literally committing crimes.
"Okay then! Let us start our training. We do not know what we will encounter tomorrow so we must be prepared." said Toki.
"I'll leave you all alone then. I'll let you know if there is anything else that is going on." said Luna as she soon bounded off.
The next day found Toki, Kenshiro and Rei over at the amusement park.
"I cannot believe that we are actually stomping around this place. It makes me sick." complained Rei.
"We have no choice. This is the place the disappearances have been occurring. The sooner we find the culprit the sooner we can leave." replied Kenshiro sternly, apparently indifferent in walking around in a amusement park.
So they walked around for a while but they soon found that they were getting nowhere fast. They soon took a seat in a bench so that they could discuss any possible places that they may have missed.
It was then that they realized the area they were sitting in was surrounded in animated mechanical animals. A bunch of children seemed to come as they saw the spectacle and in the middle of them all was a pale looking woman in a pink dress. She would have looked pretty if she did not look so pale and sick looking.
"Come around kids. Enjoy the animals and have fun! We'll be having a party soon full of sweets over at Princess Castle. You should come." smiled the woman as the kids seemed to be having a good time while the parents nearby were nodding their heads in approval.
Rei just tsked in annoyance at the sappy sight before her but both Toki and Kenshiro both stood up with caution on their faces.
"I have got a bad feeling about her. Something about that woman does not feel right." said Toki in a near whisper.
"They say that the worst enemies are those that look fair but feel foul. This one definitely feels foul. She has an ulterior motive laced with malicious intent." responded Kenshiro as well.
Rei seemed rather perturbed at being left out of the loop as she spoke.
"Hey! What are you two whispering about?" asked Rei in slight annoyance.
"That woman over there. We suspect that she may be behind the recent disappearances." replied Kenshiro.
"I'll go and speak to her. I want to find out more about what she is planning to do." said Toki as she walked on over to where the pale woman was at.
The pale looking woman looked over at Toki and she smiled.
"You look a bit too old to want to play with large stuffed animals." smiled the pale woman.
"I've liked dolls for as long as I can remember. The thought of seeing more fills my heart with delight." lied Toki with no problem.
The pale woman seemed rather pleased when she heard this.
"You should join us at Princess Castle then in about an hour. We will be having a party there, with many sweets and goodies. And of course, all the dolls you could ever want." said the woman in an inviting voice.
"Thank you so much. I'll be sure to go, you can count on it!" replied Toki in an excited voice.
"Hope to see you there!" said the pale woman.
With that Toki soon left the woman and headed back to her small group. Her smile fell to an instant frown and her eyes were laced with worry.
"What's wrong Toki?" asked Kenshiro in concern.
"This one is not going to be an easy case. I felt her power and got an idea as what she is capable of. We'll have to practice extreme caution. She is definitely one of the more dangerous monsters we have encountered so far." said Toki.
Rei snorted as she heard this.
"Look at her! She looks so soft. Tearing her apart will be child's play to me. We should just kill her here and now." said Rei as she was cackling her fingers.
"No. We do not want to arouse suspicion. Also we need to know where the other people have disappeared to. We cannot do that until we are able to extract the answer from the monster. We have to wait for that creature to make the first move." said Toki.
Rei looked agitated as she wanted to get this venture over with.
"Then we head over to Princess Castle in an hour?" asked Kenshiro.
"No. Not all of us. If we all go and its a trap we may be finished. I'll go in on my own. That way, if there is a trap then I'll be the only one caught while you two can proceed unharmed." said Toki.
"Very well." said Kenshiro.
An hour later found the three girls standing in front of the large, pink castle. At once Toki stepped into the crowd.
"I'll see you all later." said Toki.
"Be careful." warned Kenshiro.
With that Toki walked along with the crowd. Already she felt her stomach making flips and turns. She knew that something bad was going to happen. She hoped that she would be ready for it.
Soon the crowd was lead into a giant hall full of dolls, stuffed animals and all the sweets one could ever hope for.
"Attention please! Your princess bids you welcome to her castle! Feel free to explore and eat as much as you want!" said the pale woman on her throne.
Immediately all the kids cried out in cheer as they soon dispersed from their parents and started to eat and play with the toys. Even the adults themselves seemed impressed with the food available and they soon started to eat.
Toki knew not to eat the food. Something about this whole place put her off edge. She knew that they were in a trap but was still somewhat nervous. When will this creature make her move?
This went on for about ten minutes before something happened.
A kid suddenly collapsed.
Toki turned to find that all the kids were collapsing while the adults had a faraway look in their eyes. It was almost as if they were not aware of what was going on. Toki turned to find the princess not affected at all and it was then that Toki realized that this creature was truly behind this scheme.
It was then that the princess pulled an apple out as she had a wicked grin on her face.
"Now its time to collect this energy for the Dark Kingdom!"
Toki did not realize what was going on until she suddenly felt like her very life force was suddenly ripped from her body. She stumbled down to one knee as she realized that everyone around her were already unconscious.
The blue haired girl looked over and realized what was going on.
The apple! That is what is siphoning our life force away. If only I can just knock it away.
It was then that Toki realized that the pale faced woman was in front of her and smiling wickedly.
"You're quite the tough one to still be awake. However your energy will soon all be drained and used for the purposes of the Dark Kingdom." said the pale faced woman.
"D-Don't assume that I'm down just yet." smirked Toki a white aura covered her body, surrounding her like a pale flame. She soon found the strength to stand up and met the monster eye to eye.
The monster did not seem phased if anything her delight only grew.
"What splendid energy! Jedite will be so pleased with me once I have drawn your awesome life force." cackled the monster.
"That is assuming that you'll live long enough to do so." smirked Toki in confidence even though she was completely worried on the inside.
This is bad. Even with 100 percent of this body's potential released I am having trouble standing. I can't even summon a fighting aura. I have a minute, two at the most before my body is completely drained of its energy. I must be quick.
With that, Toki dashed forward and knocked the apple from the creature's hands. The pale face woman had a face of anger but she soon smile.
"You think that is going to help you? That apple will still continue to drain your energy until it is all gone, irregardless of whether it is in my hands or not. But since you are so serious..."
With that, the pale faced woman levitated in the air and soon transformed into a wicked looking doll. She had a dark face and black dress on.
"Sweet dreams." muttered the doll.
Toki was not having any of that as she glowed brightly and soon slammed her palm on the abdomen of the creature. A great beam of light soon passed from her body to the body of the doll.
Hokuto Ujō Hagan Ken!
The doll cried out in pain but Toki knew that this technique would not work on the doll. She was not of flesh and blood and she would not die from it. However it would buy Toki just enough time to think of a quick strategy while the doll was distracted by the blinding light and pain.
I feel so exhausted. What to do. My Gou-ken should be strong enough to break this creature but I don't have the time to engage myself in a protracted battle. I could transform but I don't know if I would be immune to the energy sapping effects of the apple nearby. But what choice to I have?
While the doll was still distracted Toki soon took the heinshen wand out.
"Mercury Power Make up!"
Soon, Toki transformed herself in Sailor Mercury. At once she realized that her body was no longer as tired. If anything she was gaining some of the energy she lost from the doll earlier. However Sailor Mercury knew that know she really had no way to hurt this creature. She would need Kenshiro and Rei to help her.
At once Sailor Mercury took advantage of the situation and powered up her attack.
"Bubble Spray."
Sailor Mercury released her technique and covered the entire hall in fog. Immediately she started to dash toward the entrance of the castle.
"You can't run forever little girl! Your energy will be mine!" roared the doll from the fog.
Sailor Mercury did not listen as she soon got the entrance. She immediately opened the doors to find Kenshiro and Rei still standing there a bit impatient. Thankfully there was no one else there.
"Toki! You look terrible. What's wrong?" asked Kenshiro in concern.
"The enemy. She presented herself. I fear we may have to fight this one transformed." said Mercury as she was out of breath.
"How stupid. I'll tear it apart!" cried Rei as she ran into the building.
"Rei, wait!" cried Mercury.
Rei did not listen as she ran into the hall. Immediately she stumbled before falling to flat on her face. Mercury soon got to her.
"What's going on? Why do I feel so exhausted?" asked Rei as she pried herself off the ground but could only stay on one knee.
"This entire place is a trap. It siphons your life force away. Unfortunately I found that the only way to remain immune to the effects is to transform." explained Mercury.
"D-Damn. I did not want to have to transform." stuttered Rei.
"You had better if you wish to live." said Kenshiro as she walked in, a thin white aura surrounding her body.
"Kenshiro?"
"You're right Toki. Even utilizing the full potential of this body is not enough. We'll transform if that's what it takes to kill this creature." said Kenshiro as a matter of fact, making Mercury smile.
"Its just as well. This creature is not composed of flesh and blood. Hokuto Shin Ken is useless against it. And there is not enough time to have Rei use her Nanto Suicho Ken. She'll faint before we get the chance." explained Mercury.
"Argh...well, I guess it can't be helped. Damn I can't believe I'm gonna have to transform to that weak form." stuttered Rei before she got the wand out of her pocket.
"Mars Power Make up!"
Soon Kenshiro joined her.
"Moon Prism Power Make up."
Both Rei and Kenshiro felt their bodies suddenly change before they transformed into their Senshi forms. They both joined Sailor Mercury as they then headed back into the hall.
It was there that they saw the doll with no signs of injury or distress.
"It seems you brought some friends with you little girl. Your energy will be mine." cackled the creature as spit forth a red gas that surrounded the heroes.
The three were temporarily blinded before they found themselves in the middle of a barren wasteland. At once Mars gasped.
"This can't be. Are we back in...our world?" asked Mars.
Mercury took her computer out and attempted to analyze the situation. Sailor Moon walked around a bit. She snorted.
"This is an illusion. There is no way that we would be back to our world considering we are still in these bodies."
"I don't know. If this is an illusion its a pretty damn good one." replied Mars.
It was then that a figure suddenly appeared before them. It was a woman, older than all of them, in a white dress and creamy skin. She had orange hair and a soft face. Sailor Moon's eyes widened.
"Yuria?" asked Sailor Moon in astonishment.
Toki finally looked up with a look of concern in her eyes.
"Kenshiro. She's not real. Yuria would not be in this world. This whole deal is just an illusion." warned Toki.
The woman who was before them look saddened at the news.
"Kenshiro? Don't you want to be with me? Have you forgotten about me already?" asked the illusion in mock sadness.
"N-No. You are not real. There is no way that you would know that I am Kenshiro, especially in this body." said Sailor Moon, doing her best to not let her feelings get the best of her.
"Kenshiro...please don't abandon me. Don't leave me like you did with Shin." said the illusion sadly.
"Yuria."
Sailor Moon could not help it. She found herself getting drawn into the woman before her. It was then that a burst of flame soon came out of nowhere and struck the fake Yuria. It screamed as flames engulfed her and soon disappeared.
Sailor Moon had a look of anger and she immediately turned and grabbed Sailor Mars by her bow and slammed her against the floor.
"Rei!"
"Calm down! It was just an illusion. Look, we are not even in our world anymore!" cried Sailor Mars.
Sailor Moon looked around and she saw that they were back inside the castle once more with the doll monster standing before them. Immediately she felt anger at herself for falling for such a cheap trick.
"My my. You almost fell for it." cackled the doll.
"How? How is it that you know?" asked Sailor Moon in curiosity.
"I can read your hearts. I know your desires. I can use them against you if I wish and there is nothing that you three can do about it." explained the doll.
It was then that a ball of fire soon came out of nowhere and nearly hit the doll. The doll locked her eyes on Sailor Mars and cackled.
"Close but no dice little girl." cackled the doll before speaking once more. "Now, just sleep you three. Succumb to sleep while I draw your energy."
Sailor Moon narrowed her eyes as she grabbed the tiara from her head.
"I don't think so. You'll die before you even get the chance." said Sailor Moon as she modified the tiara into a thin arrow and threw it at the doll.
The doll's eyes opened and gleamed and the tiara stopped in its tracks before falling down helplessly on the ground. Mars started up another flame attack and threw it at the doll. The doll turned took the blow with hardly any injury before she dispersed the flames.
They were in trouble.
"Your pathetic attacks cannot touch me. I am one of Jedite's personal best youma. Little girls like you cannot hope to kill me." cackled the doll.
The three senshi looked over at the monster with glares in their eyes.
"What do we do Toki?" asked Sailor Moon in a bit of concern.
"This creature is not flesh and blood and it seems to be able to dispel our attacks. From what I have gathered it has no defense against close range combat but as long as we are transformed there is no way we can hurt it." said Mercury.
"What do we do then?" asked Mars in annoyance.
"Hmm."
It was at that moment that the doll soon started to spew forth more obnoxious gas, no doubt trying to capture them in another illusion. It was then that Mercury came up with an idea.
"Hokuto Shin Ken is useless against this creature. However it is possible that Nanto Suicho Ken can hurt it since it relies on brute force. Rei! I need you to de-transform while me and Kenshiro keep it occupied." said Mercury.
"But-"
"There is no time to argue! Strike it as fast as possible before this building siphons your energy away!" roared Mercury.
Mars realized that Mercury was the authority here and ceased to question any further. At once she began to de-transform.
"Kenshiro! Throw that tiara at the creature once more!" commanded Mercury.
Sailor Moon did not need to be told twice as she jumped forward and threw the tiara toward the monster, dispelling the noxious gas coming from its mouth. The doll just smiled in arrogance.
"That won't work!" cackled the doll as it repelled the tiara once again.
However, almost immediately Sailor Mercury launched her attack. A chorus of bubbles bothered the doll's face as it tried to swipe them away. A thick fog soon began to surround the doll.
"Now Rei!" roared Mercury.
At once Sailor Mars de-transformed and turned back to her civilian form. Rei grimaced as she felt her energy getting sapped away now that she was no longer in her senshi form. She only had one chance to do this.
She jumped into the air where there stood the distracted doll. She suddenly yelled out.
Nanto: Hien Ryūbu! (Dance of the Flowing Swallow!)
Rei met the doll face to face and proceeded to zoom past the doll. It seemed like Rei did not even touch the doll. However both Mercury and Sailor Moon knew better. They watched as Rei fell to the ground, gasping in breath as her energy was now near zero.
The doll turned its head to regard them before falling to the ground in many pieces. A deep cry was heard before a sigh and soon the battle was over.
The castle seemed to shift and distort a bit. The, all of all sudden, Rei felt her body regain her energy as she got up.
"It seems that this creature is now dead. The castle is no longer stealing my energy." said Rei with a slight smile on her face.
Sailor Moon and Mercury sighed a bit in relief before reverting back to their civilian forms. At once several people soon started to make their way out of the castle and they soon made their way out as well.
"Well it looks like we were able to to kill that creature once and for all." said Kenshiro.
"True but that encounter now leaves me very concerned. This monster was quite fearsome. Had Rei missed her attack we may have not lived." said Toki with concern in her voice.
"But I didn't miss so there is nothing to worry about." said Rei in a haughty voice.
"I don't think you understand Rei. We still don't know just how powerful our enemy is. We were able to win this battle but it was very close. We cannot be complacent or we'll die." said Toki in a stern, foreboding voice.
Kenshiro nodded in agreement.
"We will continue our training. I think that its about time that we start learning from each other. My Nanto techniques are severely lacking. Perhaps you can help, Rei." suggested Kenshiro.
Rei looked surprised at the request.
"I suppose but our styles are in opposition to each other." replied Rei.
"That's fine. We can afford to teach you some Hokuto techniques, especially those that can help draw out your full power. They will better compliment your fighting style." said Kenshiro.
"I-I suppose." mumbled Rei, still somewhat hesitant.
It was then that a growl emitted from the stomachs of all three girls. It was then that they realized that their previous battle had taken so much of their energy that they were nearly starving.
"It seems we need to eat something. Our battle really strained at us." said Toki.
"But we don't have anymore money. Our only choice is to go back to our respective homes." replied Kenshiro, apparently unbothered by her hunger.
Rei, however, had a gleam in her eyes.
"You guys give up far too quickly. Remember that we are girls now! We can get food anytime we like if we just act the part. Let me show you." said Rei as she spotted a young man, about eighteen years of age. He was not very good looking and looked somewhat solemn. At once Rei made toward him.
"Yoohoo! Hey there! Can you do a gal a favor?" asked Rei with a large smile.
The young man looked apparently stunned at having this beautiful girl just walk up to him and talk. He nearly stuttered.
"W-What is it that you need?" asked the young man.
It was then that Rei looped her arm around the young man and gave a pleading look.
"You see, I have been here all day and I'm so lonely. You look shot yourself. How about we get something to eat? Call it a blind date." suggested Rei.
The young man smiled at the fact that this stunning young teenager just attached herself to him. Never did he think that she was using him.
"Sure let's go. On me!" said the young man in excitement.
Rei just smirked in triumph as she turned to both Toki and Kenshiro.
"I'll see you guys tomorrow!" said Rei with a wink.
Toki sweat dropped as she saw this. Apparently Rei had no qualms in using her new female body to her advantage. Kenshiro was indifferent.
It was then that Toki felt someone tapping her back. It was another young man, about sixteen or so years of age. He had a huge blush on his face.
"I-I have been seeing you for quite sometime. Would you mind if we get a bite to eat? On me." offered the young man.
Toki could not help but giggle to herself. Perhaps being a girl was not so bad after all. At the very least she knew that she would never go hungry if push came to shove.
"Sure, why not? I'm needing a bit of company myself." replied Toki with a smile, much to the delight of the young man.
"I'll see you tomorrow!" said Toki to Kenshiro.
Kenshiro remained indifferent as she saw her two friends take off to get something to eat. She turned around and made to the exit of the amusement park.
She would have to wait until she got home before she could eat.
Author's Note: I hope I made the youma battle a bit better this time. Anyway, hope you all enjoyed.