Modern Sailor Scouts

Chapter 4:

Mercury's Tear

A/N: Chapter 4 is up. This was a toughy to write. I had writer's block for the most part but I finished it ^^ I don't really have anything else to say but…ENJOY!

Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon but I do own pretty much everything in this story XD ENJOY!

Cassie sat in her room after finishing some homework. She had a test coming up that was only for a few selected students. But she has trouble studying, all she could think about was the Midnight Guardian, 'Just who is he?' she thought and sat up, 'And why all the mystery?' She just sat there, with her chin resting on her hand.

"Cassie? Cassie, are you listening?" Aries said from the bed but Cassie didn't seem to hear her. Aries jumped down from the bed and walked over to her. "Cassie?" she asked, pawing at her.

Cassie broke for her thoughts, "Huh?" she looked down at Aries, "Oh, what is it?"

"I sense Mercury approaching"

Cassie raised her eyebrow, "What?"

"Mercury, she's awakening. Her power is about to break free"

"By awaken, you man like me?"

Aries nodded, "Yes, exactly but let's hope she is fully awakened"

"Huh?" Cassie asked, she was confused by what Aries said but when was there a time she wasn't by anything that the cat said.

Aries sighed, "You're not fully awaken, you don't have your memories of your past life"

"I have a past life?"

"Yes, your life in the Moon Kingdom"

Cassie nodded, "I get it"

Aries smiled, "Glad you do. Anyway, tomorrow, we have to look for Mercury"

Cassie shrugged, "Alright with me but it'll have to wait till after school. I'm not ditching"

Aries nodded, "Fair enough"

The next day, school past by like a breeze. Cassie began to wander if she even heard anything in her lessons. But she'd worry about that later, she had a mission. She laughed at that. She went home and changed out of her uniform, heading back downstairs. "Going out for a bit" Cassie called.

"Alright, but be back before 10" her mother said.

"Kay" and Cassie walked out the door.

Aries came up next to her as they walked down the street.

"So…how do we find Mercury?" Cassie asked.

"If I am correct in sensing her sudden rise, then I'm pretty sure that the Dark Moon has as well"

Cassie stopped, "So we just wait for to get attacked? But…what if she has the silver crystal?"

Aries thought about it, "I don't think she will"

Cassie crossed her arm, "Fine" she didn't like this one bit. Aries strategy of finding the scouts felt wrong. She began to walk again.

A hour later, Cassie sat down on one of benches near a large fountain, "Aries, we've been walking for a hour and we haven't found any one that could possibly be Mercury"

"But I could feel her, she was really close, she still is" Aries whispered.

Cassie looked around at all the people spending their evening in the park on the sunny afternoon. "But you can't tell who?"

Aries frowned, "No, only if I wasn't a cat, I would've been able to find her easily"

Cassie sighed, "It's alright, let's rest here for a bit"

Aries nodded, resting her head on her paws.

They sat there for a few moments until they heard multiple screams. Cassie jumped up and ran towards the screams were heard. Cassie ran onto a street outside the park that was filled with people running while others had fallen to the ground.

Cassie saw one of those monsters that Harasu used, "He's doing this. That Harasu guy"

Aries ran up next to her, nodding, "I can sense Mercury" she looked at the many people. She didn't feel anything.

"Aries…"

"What?" Aries looked at her. Cassie was looking above them. Aries looked up too and gasped.

Up in the sky only a few meters from Cassie head were tons of heart crystals.

"What…" Cassie stared. She then glared at the monster, "They'll wish they never came to this planet"

"Cassie, look up!"

Cassie looked up again to find Harasu looking though the crystal, "Him!" she growled.

"Cassie, go and transform"

"Right!" Cassie ran behind a building that was nearby. She sighed, calming herself down and pulled out her brooch, "Moon Prism Power!"

The transformation began.

Sailor Moon rushed out from behind the building, touching her tiara slightly and a thought struck her, "I wonder…"

She stopped behind the monster and lightly touched her tiara, "Moon Tiara Flash!" the name had just popped in her head, so she said it.

But it didn't turn into a discus, it just shot a bright beam from her gem, hitting the monster. It fell over, stunned.

"Who?" Harasu turned, "You!"

"I am Sailor Moon, champion of Love and Justice! In the name of the Moon, I shall punish you!" Sailor Moon shouted doing a little stance.

"What was that?" Aries asked.

"Did I really just do that?" Sailor Moon asked herself, "Oh, God, I did"

A girl who was standing near the monster ran over to Sailor Moon. She was in the same class, Heidi. "Help" she gasped.

Harasu floated down onto the ground, "Here to save the day, yet again" he looked around, "Too bad that dude in the cape isn't here to save you this time" he smirked and raised his hands, shooting a black flaming raven at her.

Sailor Moon grabbed the girl and Aries, jumping out of the way. She stood behind him now. He was laughing, thinking he had defeated her.

"Whoever said I need saving!" Sailor Moon said. Harasu turned and glared at her. Sailor Moon turned to Aries, "Get her to safety"

"Right, Sailor Moon" Aries said and pulled on Heidi's pant leg, pulling her away.

"No, you don't" Harasu growled, rushing at Heidi.

Sailor Moon rushed at him, thinking of some way to stop him but didn't see the flaming raven that shot out of his hand. It hit her right in the chest, "Ah!" she fell backwards onto the ground.

Aries let go of Heidi and jumped at him, biting his arm.

"Ahh! You little beast!" he shouted, grabbing her and threw her into a building with a "Yoaw!" of pain.

Sailor Moon got up, but was too late.

He had Heidi by the throat, placing his on her chest. His hand went straight through and Heidi screamed in pain. He pulled his out, taking a heart crystal with it. Heidi crumbled to the ground, she had tears in her eyes, "No, who am I? Where is my purpose?"

Harasu stepped away from her, freaked out by her talking. He looked at the crystal, "This…it's not the silver crystal but it's not like the others"

Sailor Moon glared at him, having not heard him, "Give it back!" standing up fully.

Harasu glanced at her, "No, the Prince might find this crystal interesting"

Sailor Moon felt a sudden anger flow through her, "I said, 'Give it back'!" she rushed at him. He moved but she turned quickly, kicking out at his hand. The crystal flew into the air, "No!"

"Stop it!" Harasu shouted.

Suddenly, the crystal disappeared.

"What?" Sailor Moon gasped.

"Men like you have no right to hold a heart such as this" shouted a voice behind them.

The two turned to find the Midnight Guardian.

"Don't you guys even take a break?!" Harasu shouted.

"I could ask you the same thing. Sailor Moon, catch!" the Midnight Guardian tossed the crystal to her and she caught it.

She smiled, "Thanks" she rushed towards Heidi.

"Stop!" Harasu shouted, rushing after her but a white rose stopped him, "What?" he turned to the Midnight Guardian.

"You're fight is with me" he said, pulling out a sword.

Sailor Moon stood over Heidi's body when Aries came limping over. "Oh, Aries, are you alright?"

"I'll be fine, just put the crystal back" Aries told her. Sailor Moon nodded and crouched down to place the crystal on Heidi's chest, "Wait"

Sailor Moon stopped. She suddenly noticed that the crystal gave off a blue glow, like looking at the sun from underwater, "Wow…"

"This is Mercury. She's Sailor Mercury" Aries exclaimed.

"Then I have to give it back. We may need her" she moved to do so.

"Wait, don't put it in yet, place it over her head first, near the forehead. We need to give her Mercury's spirit first"

"Really? So, like this?" Sailor Moon asked, hovering it close to Heidi's forehead. Heidi closed her eyes and the light from the crystal seeped into her forehead, causing the blue symbol of Mercury to appear. The symbol then became a small oval crystal, then into a pendent that was blue with the symbol in white.

"Now, give her they heart crystal" Aries instructed.

Sailor Moon nodded and placed the heart crystal at Heidi's chest, which absorbed it.

Heidi blinked and stared at the pendent floating in front of her.

"Sailor Mercury, please take the pendent and say 'Mercury Power'." Aries said.

Heidi looked at her, "But I'm not…"

Suddenly, Heidi saw the monster behind Sailor Moon.

"Watch out!" she shouted, pushing Sailor Moon out of the way. This caused Heidi to take the hit and a deep scratch appeared on her back.

"Why you…" Sailor Moon growled, kicking out at the monster.

Harasu was sword to sword with the Midnight Guardian but saw his monster fighting Sailor Moon, "Yes, Kelldran, destroy her!"

Kelldran nodded and took Sailor Moon by the throat, throwing her into a wall.

Sailor Moon gasped at impact with the wall. 'She's fast' Sailor Moon thought. She stood up and faced Kelldran. Sailor Moon rushed at the beast kicking for her chest. But Kelldran caught her foot. Sailor Moon gasped in surprise as Kelldran picked her up by the foot and spun her around and letting go. Sailor Moon rolled across the ground, groaning to a stop.

"Sailor Moon!" the Midnight Guardian shouted but knew he couldn't help.

"Don't even think of helping her. You go and I'll finish off the blonde chick" Harasu taunted.

The Midnight Guardian glared at him but knew he was right. Sailor Moon was on her own this time.

Sailor Moon got up, breathing heavily. 'I don't think I'll last much longer' she stood her ground, waiting for Kelldran to attack.

"Sailor Mercury, you have to help" Aries cried.

"Stop calling me that, I'm not Sailor Mercury" Heidi said. But she sat there, with the pendent gripped tightly in her hand and the urge to help Sailor Moon growing stronger.

Kelldran disappeared from in front of Sailor Moon. "What?" Sailor Moon gasped, looking around. Suddenly, Kelldran appeared behind her.

"Sailor Moon, behind you!"

Sailor Moon turned to be struck in the chest and sent flying into the wall of a building, "Ahh!!" she screamed inaudibly. She fell to the ground. She tired to get up as Kelldran came closer but didn't seem to have the strength anymore. 'Get up. You have to get up!' Sailor Moon thought, 'Move!'

'If I sit here any longer, she'll die' Heidi thought. She looked down at the pendent and sighed. She closed her hand around the pendent, she knew what she had to do. She stood up and held the pendent in the air, "Mercury Power!" she shouted and felt power surge through her.

Water suddenly rolled over her, forming a ball around her. She felt her clothes disappear and new ones ripple onto her body. The ball burst, revealing in her new outfit, her blue skirt and collar. Both bows on her chest and her back were a lighter shade of blue, her blue boots with its light blue strip along the top. Her white gloves with their blue arm grab. Her now violet eyes shone in the light as her long blonde hair rippled into straight locks. She pushed her bangs from her eyes as a gold tiara appeared with a pure blue gem.

Sailor Mercury stood a bit behind Kelldran, who was about to do the final blow on Sailor Moon. "Stop right there!"

Kelldran turned to her, "Who are you?"

"I am Sailor Mercury, champion of Water and Wisdom! I shall not let you harm her any longer! In the name of the planet Mercury, I shall punish you!"

Kelldran smirked, "Then I'll finish you first!" she ran towards Mercury with her sharp nails forward.

"I don't think so" Mercury raised her arms, "Shine Aqua Pressure!"

Kelldran stopped as two walls of water appeared on each side of her. They then moved quickly and struck Kelldran, causing her to fall over.

Sailor Moon stood up.

"Sailor Moon, your turn" Mercury called.

"Right" Sailor Moon said and pulled out her scepter, holding it in both hands and pointing it at Kelldran as she got up. "Moon…" She twirled in a circle three times slightly faster than normal, "Cosmic…" She stood in one place, spinning the scepter in many circles on her finger, "Crash!" She caught hold of it made a circle around her, casting it at Kelldran, who burst into moon dust with a screech.

Harasu growled, "You won't win next time!" and he vanished before attacking the Midnight Guardian. The Midnight Guardian sheathed his blade and turned to leave.

"Wait!" Sailor Moon called.

He stopped.

She rushed toward him till she was close behind him, "Why do you keep saving me?"

He looked up at the moon and the star. After a few moments, he spoke, "I don't know"

"What?"

"I don't know what it is. But whenever you're in trouble, I know where you are. I rushed there as fast as I can, hoping that I'll be there in time"

"But…why?"

He sighed, looking at the ground, "That I wish to know" and then he vanished, rushing down the street.

"Every time we meet, I feel I know less about him" Sailor Moon whispered to herself. Sailor Mercury and Aries walked up to her.

"Come on, Sailor Moon" Sailor Mercury said, "Let's go home"

Sailor Moon nodded, walking the other way with them. She still felt him watching, but she liked the feeling.

A/N: XD wow, not so much between to finding the heart crystal but I had writer's block through all that. When I got to writing the fight, I had a clear idea. That's odd. Anyway, now we have Sailor Mercury, yay! Sorry if the title of the chapter misled you. Most of the Scouts have their power in the title. Tear sounded better than Aqua and Mizu, so I used Tear. Also, thanks for reading and I'm looking forward to the reviews you give me for your opinion, I like to see what you think. Enjoy the rest of the story.