Dr. Betrayal of the heart
Chapter nineteen: Talismans revealed
Michiru was lying on a deck chair by a large swimming pool, dreaming of standing in the sky, with white clouds and seagulls flying nearby. Haruka awakened her, and they once again pondered what Usagi had meant about the talismans.
At the Witches 5 base, Eudial tried using a new computer program to precisely identify the bearers of the talismans. She took a break and went to her locker, but when she took her shoes out of the locker and put them on, she screamed in pain: somebody had put a thumbtack into one of the shoes. Also, to Eudial's horror, she discovered that the locker was full of snails. She then overheard her subordinates chatting behind the wall, and listened closely.
"Eudial keeps messing up" Mimete was saying. "She is an unfit leader, and I think she should be replaced" Eudial scowled and went back to her computer which finally showed the talisman-bearers - but the answer shocked her.
At Haruka's apartment, she and Michiru heard the phone ring but did not pick it up. Eudial left a message on the machine, saying that she had found the owner of the talismans; knowing Haruka and Michiru's identities, she proposed a meeting. Haruka and Michiru listened to the message in shock, and decided to end this once and for all and to meet Eudial. Haruka then called Usagi and asked the woman to meet her.
Usagi met with Haruka and Michiru at a large indoor aquarium. She urged them to work together with the other Sailor Senshi and once again reminded them that the talismans were not found in any citizen's pure heart. They did not agree, however, and to prevent her from interfering, Haruka tried to take away Usagi's transformation locket, which shocked, preventing her from removing it from Usagi's neck. Usagi reminded Haruka and Michiru that she possessed the power to take away thier powers. They shrugged, transformed into Uranus and Neptune and flew away.
A mysterious woman appeared behind Usagi.
"You won't be able to convince them" She said softly.
"Who are you?" Usaig asked, whirling around. The woman smiled.
"I am Meiou Setsuna" She introduced herself. "Haruka and Michiru are friends of mine" She leaned closer to Usagi. "They're in trouble, Sailor Moon" Usagi started in surprise, and took off, declaring that even though she was angry, she had to help them.
Sailor Uranus and Neptune entered the Marine Cathedral, where Eudial was supposed to meet them, but they were unable to find Eudial herself. Suddenly, large blocks with carvings separated from the walls and started moving, controlled by Eudial from another room. Using the combined power of World Shaking and Deep Submerge, the two Senshi disposed of all the blocks but one. It headed for Sailor Uranus, but Sailor Neptune pushed her out of the way and got hit by it instead. The block flipped, trapping her in the space behind the wall, then disappeared and became part of the normal wall.
"Ha ha ha!" Eudial laughed, coming into view. "Neptune bears a talisman" Uranus shook her head in shock. Was this what Princess Sailor Moon had meant, she wondered.
"That can't be true" She whispered.
"But it is" Eudial said, giggling.
Sailor Uranus rushed through the hallway, only to find Sailor Neptune motionless, tied to the block that hit her. Eudial then appeared with her gun,
"I think I'll take the talisman first, don't you" She sneered. Sailor Neptune broke free and ran towards Sailor Uranus, but was hit by a number of projectiles fired from the wall blocks. She still resisted and reached for Eudial, who paniced and then shot her with her gun, causing her Pure Heart Crystal to appear. As it did, it changed its shape to a mirror with the Neptune symbol - the first talisman. Sailor Neptune collapsed.
Sailor Uranus was shocked at this,
"Is this the payment we deserve?" Uranus asked her self.
Eudial turned to Sailor Uranus and prepared to fire at her, but then Princess Sailor Moon appeared, ran to Eudial, and pushed her off a bridge. For a second, Sailor Uranus saw Usagi not as herself, but as Princess Serenity. Jumping down, Eudial caught a rope wound on a pulley and descended into the black unknown.
Sailor Uranus pointed Eudial's gun at her own chest. Princess Sailor Moon stared at Uranus, but she knew that Uranus would not listen to her. She also knew the outcome better than Uranus. Uranus shot herself with Eudial's gun, causing her own Heart Crystal to appear. It then changed into a curved sword - the second talisman.
When the four Inner Senshi arrive, along with those from the future, with Setsuna keeping some distance behind them, they saw Princess Sailor Moon staring down at the seemingly lifeless bodies of Sailor Uranus and Neptune, the talismans floating above them.
The women and teens gathered around the motionless bodies of Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, whose talismans were still floating in the air above them.
"Uranus and Neptune are still alive" Sailor Mars told them, feeling for the pulse on both senshi.
Suddenly, they got hit by a large wave of flame; as the wave passed them, Eudial ran behind it and grabbed the talismans before the Senshi could react. Upon seeing her, Princess Sailor Moon hurled an attack but Eudial used her new and powered up flamethrower, the Fire Buster II, to knock down Sailor Moon and surround the Senshi with a circle of fire.
"Shine Aqua Illusion" Sailor Mercury hurled on the fire wall, but to no avail. Then Sailor Mars, rationalizing that she should fight fire with fire, used Burning Mandala, but it only made the problem worse. Eudial ran away.
The situation seemed hopeless, but then Sailor Silver Moon hurled an attack and the wall exploded and disapeared.
Leaving Masked Knight behind to watch over Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune, the senshi ran after Eudial. They almost caught up with her, but Eudial used a device to spill sticky liquid on the floor and everyone was trapped - except Princess Sailor Moon. Princess Sailor Moon was thus forced to use the others as stepping stones, jumping onto them one by one, to pass the sticky pool. As she ran through a dark hallway, Setsuna observed her from a ledge above.
Princess Sailor Moon eventually caught up with Eudial, but her Moon Spiral Heart Attack was outmatched by the Fire Buster II. Eudial then prepared to fire at Sailor Moon again, but was interrupted by Setsuna,
"Release the talismans that you have stolen" The woman commanded. The other Senshi ran in, having escaped the sticky trap. Setsuna transformed into Sailor Pluto in front of them, whom the teens recognized, the adults did not.
"You will never get the third talisman" Sailor Pluto told Eudial, revealing that the third and final talisman was at the tip of the staff she carried. The talisman then began to glow, disconnected from the staff, and flewinto Sailor Pluto's right hand. Eudial watched in disbelief as the other two talismans left her and flew towards the third one, forming a triangle.
Sailor Pluto's tiara disappeared, revealing the planetary symbol of Pluto on her forehead. Back in the room where Sailor Uranus and Neptune were left, Mask Kinght watched in astonishment as the symbols of Uranus and Neptune appeared on their foreheads; after that, the two Senshi disappeared and reappeared right in front of their talismans. Their Heart Crystals separated from the talismans and flew back into their bodies, awakening them as their tiaras reappeared.
Sailor Uranus took the Space Sword and Sailor Neptune took the Deep Aqua Mirror, as Sailor Pluto still held the Garnet Orb. As the talismans released energy, Professor Tomoe's lab shook. The talismans formed a triangle of energy beams, and each one shot an additional beam upward to form a pyramid; at its fourth vertex, the Holy Grail appeared.
Before anyone could react, Eudial used the Fire Buster II to surround all the Senshi in flames and ran toward the Grail. Princess Sailor Moon emerged from the flames, however, and also ran after the Grail. Despite Eudial's attempts to stop her with the Fire Buster II, Princess Sailor Moon still got to the Grail first. As she touched it there was a flare of light which made Eudial's fires disappear. Suddenly, Princess Sailor Moon began glowing. Her blonde hair started to turn silver and her outfit changed. The buns on her head formed into hearts and her hair got longer. Her outfit changed to be a white dress that went to her knees. Her boots remained white, but there was no pink ridge. She did not wear gloves, but her nails were polished a beautiful silver color. Her earrings changed to four silver stars dangling on each ear. On her forhead was a cresent moon instead of a tiara and a small cape flowed behind her. In her hand she held a long white staff with wings on it.
(A/N: This is not Sailor Cosmos, I tweaked it to be Princess Cosmos, her ultimate form and all her powers here on out will be made up by me. If anyone has suggestions, I would love to hear them, since I am not good with attacks)
"Who are you?" Eudial asked.
"I am Princess Cosmos, the most powerful senshi in the galaxy" Princess Cosmos replied. Eudial sneered at her.
"Is that so?" She asked. Eudial fired at Princess Cosmos, but the Senshi stopped the fire by merely holding up one hand. The attack was deflected back at Eudial, sending her flying out of the building through a window. With burns all over her body, Eudial got into her car and drove away.
As Eudial was driving, Mimete's voice came over the car radio, informing her that her duty is over. A dangerous road turn appeared ahead, but as Eudial tried to hit the brakes, she found that the brake pedal was missing, replaced with several snails and a sarcastic written note from Mimete. The car, with Eudial still inside, broke through the fence surrounding the road and fell into water from a great height.
Back inside the cathedral, Princess Cosmos waved her hand and the Holy Grail dissappeared. In a darkened bedroom, a black-haired girl in a black dress, crouched on the floor, too weak to stand.
At Professor Tomoe's lab, Mimete informed him that the Holy Grail was now in the possession of the Sailor Senshi. However, the professor just laughed. He said that, despite having the Holy Grail, they had nobody able to use its power; otherwise, the Death Busters' hideout and all the Daimon Eggs would have been immediately obliterated. Little did he know, how wrong he was.