damonika2009: Mimet was a clueless dimwit at times and a tad psychotic. Setsuna's version of being back to life I think needed to be explained. Chibi Usa will continue with the cheap shots till things change.
kera69love: the lack of sex won't be there for long. the confrontation between Usa's dad and Mamo will be soon just give it time.
Spike: I know. I think I MIGHT have them stay together just a little while longer.
Em: wow…lol, I actually only like to read about her if she's getting verbally snapped on by Mamo or the girls for her behavior problems. Doesn't happen to often.
trish1573: I might just let them. wow I made you spill your drink, sorry. Lol both Setsuna and Ami are compatible on that intellectual level. Chibi Usa isn't my favorite person as you might have deduced but I have been working on their relationship.
Mavebelikova: thank you. Yeah they will develop a better relationship. As for juicy scenes there will be more to come.
CaughtInAFantasy: a little but not a lot. Oh Chibi Usa will learn the hard way of that. Yeah I get the two parents thing is a rarity but I want to show evolving relationships as well.
prascymoon: they will be soon just give it time.
Guest (1): sure does.
NeoPrincessRini: glad you like the details in the views.
Setsuna-Chan22: There will be more of Hotaru coming up.
thunderkitty902: yes there will be.
Mizzladyoflondon: that is so sweet! Honestly I think it would have been pretty cool with the sex in it. Lol
silverfaerie91: well work it so you see more of the king and queen.
moonbella09022: thank you!
LoveInTheBattleField: will do.
Nice 16 reviews! Let's see what you think of this one.
Sailor Moon S 'Rise of the Messiah' ch/ep. 27
"Now no one moves till were very far away! If anyone tries anything stupid or heroic then the brat gets it! Don't test me!" Mimet laughed in threat, sauntering away with the Daimon. Who now had Chibi Usa dragging behind her, like dead weight. Her voice highly irritating, on the verge of being childlike, and almost on an 'Emerald level annoyance'. It grated on their nerves to no end.
"I guarantee you this…" Moon began, her fists clenching at her sides. "You scratch a hair on her head and it'll be the last thing you ever do." Moon promised, her voice breaking with a barely controlled fury. For a moment Mimet felt fear from Moon's penetrating gaze.
If she didn't know any better she'd think the two were related, but for her understanding the senshi were from beyond this planet. No humans on the planet of earth had the abilities or power sources that they had. The child was a civilian that much was obvious to her. "What do you care, one life for another." Mimet regained her voice. Moon nearly snarled, "All life is precious, you vile bitch!"
Moon hardly ever swore so negatively, so her language surprised the stunned senshi surrounding her. "Sailor Moon." It was Mercury, giving her a levelled confused look. "While I agree with the sentiment. Such language isn't going help matters." She confessed more softly. "Also it isn't becoming of lady." Mercury didn't like such crass language, coming from a very refined and strict upbringing of the High class wealth in Tokyo. She found such language startling and very uncouth to hear.
Moon looked to her dryly, she was raised in a middle class atmosphere. Even her mild mannered mother swore when enraged or in pain. "Sometimes it's the perfect language to use. That 'bitch' has my future daughter hog tied and she is threatening her life." Moon grumbled, defending her previous rant, her cheeks flaring with both rage and slight embarrassment. Not wanting Mimet to hear her. She couldn't afford it in any sense.
Mercury nodded understanding to an extent and let it go. Moon was now in momma bear mode protecting her cub from the evil psycho. Let all shake in fear before her coming wrath. Mimet however obviously disagreed.
"Dead Scream!" A deep resounding voice echoed out over the park.
Pluto's attack shot out nowhere severing the rope in a flash of raw power. It easily broke the hold the Daimon had on Chibi Usa. Throwing it into a world of agony, the intense power of the attack, vibrated up the remains of the rope and blasted the monster.
"Sailor Moon go through your second transformation if you want to beat the Daimon!" Pluto advised, spinning her garnet wand smugly and planting it's staff into the ground as she landed in a defensive stance before Chibi Usa. Creating a protective wall between herself with the little girl inside.
Chibi Usa had been gripping her sun hat in fright as she was released, now stared up in awe at Pluto. "Plu..." She breathed, hope in her eyes that this time the mysterious warrior of time would remember her.
Moon nodded understanding her initial attack would not be enough anymore.
"Moon Crisis Power!" Using the 'chalice' she underwent the second transformation. The light cascaded from the lip of the grail, bathing her in an incredible energy wave. Her whole body felt alive like never before, humming with the very fabric of the universe. Every one of her senses was instantly enhanced as the flood of glowing butterflies surrounded her. Tux once again felt the power boost, only this time Chibi Usa did not. She figured it was due to not being transformed this time.
Using her power she said her new phrase of 'Rainbow Moon Heartache!' the spirals came out and sent a rainbow of raw power towards her intended target that decimated the daimon within seconds and sent it back to being a pistol again. The daimon cried out this time, in a strange awe struck voice.
"Love...Lovely." Before evaporating back into the fabric of the cosmos. Moon's power once more cleansing the universe of negative energy. The Daimon egg emerged then cracked a dark shadow dispersing like smoke.
Now with all the senshi surrounding her Mimet found herself at a disadvantage. Utterly overpowered and without options she started to weep in fear before recalling the other briefcase given by the professor.
Running to it she actually appeared to be running for her life as she shouted out, "I'll get you for this! I promise you that!" the senshi watched in mild confusion before she disappeared behind a line of bushes. Grabbing the other briefcase and popped it open, in the concealment of the underbrush.
"Really? Seriously?!" Moon asked sarcastically. Gripping her scepter tight, she held on stubbornly to her new level of power as the new transformation wanted to power her down once more. She felt light headed, her body trembling under the strain of containing the huge amounts of energy.
She moaned in pain and disappointment as the greater power slipped from her grasp. She was still not strong enough yet to take on its full power for too long, she unwillingly went back to her regular transformation. Crumpling to the dirt upon her knees utterly exhausted.
"This is taxing." Moon replied weakly as Tux reached her side, crouching down to ensure she was okay. Enfolding her in his arms, holding her close to him. Allowing her just a moment to rest before helping her rise to her feet, keeping a bracing arm around her as she leaned into him for support. She saw the other three senshi watching Mimet retreat into the tree line.
"You do know that if we're ever going to beat them, we will need to work together to find the 'messiah' for the good of the earth." Moon confronted the Outer's once again. "We may not be as strong or as powerful as you but in the end we've fought and won every battle we've ever had." Moon stated with pride in her voice. Even though they seemed to be ignoring her, studying the odd smoke dissipating from the final briefcase in the distance. It's white plastic contours just peeking out beneath a line of hedges nearby. The Outers were on instant alert.
Neptune was ignoring her, while Uranus just looked to her in debate. Pluto was studying the hedge line, her shoulder's held tight refusing to look back at Chibi Usa. Feeling all was clear she walked determinedly over to her fellow Outer's as the little girl silently stared at her back, pleading with shimmering tear filled eyes for the Guardian to look back just once and acknowledge her presence.
She was so confused and upset, she didn't know if Pluto was just casting her aside as a nuisance or just truly did not remember her at all. Either way having her first real friend shunning her was breaking her little heart.
Suddenly a small, thin girl with dark hair made her appearance. Then both Uranus and Neptune were glaring down towards her with a calculating eye. Her dark sundress torn along the hem, gripping her lavender shawl nervously as she dashed out of the bushes towards Chibi Usa who had been dragged to the outskirts of the battle near the tree line.
"Chibi Usa your hurt." Hotaru scrambled to the pink haired girls side, like a frantic nurse maid trying to calculate the damage. Chibi Usa merely grimaced down at her bloodied knees, getting a bit banged up was all a part of saving the world business she was in. "I'm alright Hotaru - chan. It's nothing." Chibi Usa put on a brave face.
Hotaru ignored it, quickly laying hands upon her injuries. A warm soft glow emitted from her palms. It illuminated Chibi Usa surprised face, as her new friend bowed head briefly. Her eyes held in an intense focus upon her dainty hands. As a soft healing light warmed her knee. That absorbed her pain and left her new pink skin feeling ticklish but healed. Shocking everyone around them as Hotaru repaired her scraped skin with a similar power Chibi Usa had only ever seen her father use.
She knew very few people that had the ability to heal. Faith healers, true ones were a rarity to find, her father was king of earth and only used it in battle himself or on those closest to him that were harmed. The effects of overuse if not done properly could be taxing on the energy reserves and could easily weaken the natural healing chemistry of the body. It wasn't a power to use lightly or without a proper understanding of it.
Her mother had healing abilities herself but hers derived from the silver crystal in healing evil beings. Her fathers could actually heal wounds. It seemed Hotaru shared the gift as well. It comforted her to know that this mysterious new friend of hers was somewhat like her. Odd, yet sweet and nice. Knowing that the girl got made fun of for her gift had Chibi Usa internally outraged. As she was somewhat an outcast in the future for being the princess other kids feared or were jealous of.
It was never fun nor was it easy, but her few friends in the future, her few genuine friends, also known as her own sailor senshi guardians in the future were always there for her. For this girl, she felt for her as they had many common interests.
"I know I'm sorta creepy, my classmates sorta shun me." Hotaru began nervously.
"No way!" Chibi Usa shouted. "That was really cool." Chibi retorted.
"You think so?" Hotaru chuckled meekly.
Chibi Usa grabbed her hands, wanting to comfort her, to soothe her worries. Hotaru had revealed herself without thought, she had wanted to help her. Now she looked like a wounded animal ready to bolt.
"But I just couldn't keep it a secret from you. You were really hurt and you needed my help...so." She began to mumbled uncertainly.
"I know the feeling of being taunted by class mates. Where I went to school not too long ago people were afraid of me or didn't want to be my friend, your gifts are amazing you have nothing to be frightened of." She gave Hotaru a genuine smile, not noticing how Tux a few feet away was suddenly on guard and scrutinizing her. His dark blue eyes narrowing as he assessed her threat and debated her intentions.
The strange and powerful did not enter into their midst without some kind of prior agenda. Who was this girl? Where did she come from...who did she belong too?
Hotaru looked to her in wonderment. Chibi Usa knew she had to cover, "My mama and papa are strong 'political' figures where I come from. It's just not easy making new friends that want to be your friend and not want something in return. Their always looking to see what you could do for them." It was the best way to describe it without saying 'I'm the crown princess of a future kingdom and there's a lot of pressure that goes with it'.
Hotaru was now grateful as Chibi Usa didn't see her healing powers as a negative but as a positive. For once she met someone who didn't look at her with fear or think she was some kind of freak. Or stay away from her out of their inability to understand her. Or even worse bully her about her power, but that wasn't that often, it was more normal for people to fear being around her. Chibi Usa was someone who seemed to understand on another level, of what it truly felt like to be an outcast. It was heartwarming to hear.
"I think we're gonna be great, fast friends." She told the pink haired child. Chibi Usa agreed as Hotaru helped her stand, neither seeing nor hearing that Mimet hadn't left yet. Chibi Usa didn't listen to her senshi senses that were still in their primary stages of awareness. Being unable to recognize that odd tickle deep inside her body that was a warning that danger was near. While Hotaru wasn't used to being in battles to begin with. Something deep within called for her to react but she'd didn't know why or how.
Mimet at the ready now released her last Daimon a good distance away, sending it back for vengeance. Instructing it to kill Sailor Moon and her Senshi. It was a sly, silent creature of grey green scales and sickly yellow cats eyes. With the head and body of a snake, far more demonic in appearance since it had twisting horns growing out of its temples. The groves stained by keratin similar to a goats, with veins spidering along it's surface. Proportioned on a larger scale about the same size as a man. It resembled some biblical demon serpent brought to life.
Cloaked in a long brown duster, with a massive white rounded cowboy hat perched on it's bald head. It slithered undetected into their midst. Searching for the smallest, weakest prey to take down first.
The Daimon saw the little girls and made to dash for the pink haired child. Rearing it's head up from behind a set of bushes, unclamping it's jaw to swallow Chibi Usa whole.
"Chibi Usa!" Moon cried out in alarm. Setting Tux into motion instantly. Seeing the grotesque creature preparing to lunge, Tux dashed the short distance to Chibi Usa's side and picked her up in a heartbeat. Seeing her friend there and in the way, as the snake thing struck he picked her up as well, slung over each shoulder. Swooping in, and then swooping out, cape flying as he rescued them both.
He dashed them away to safety in the blink of an eye as he was attempting to carry them far from the coming battle, only to end up with the new daimon on his ass. Hissing in fury as it's lunch was getting way.
Slithering in quick darting movements, it's large Boss of Plains style hat, flying away on the wind. Revealing it's blunt serpent like head, bestial eyes smoldering in fury. Tux was scanning the trees ahead for a good sized branch to leap to, the girls bouncing like sacks upon each shoulder. Needing to get the little girls to safety before confronting the monster. Chibi Usa stared in growing fear at the stampeding Daimon behind them.
It had a large square head, with a blunt muzzle and flaring nostrils. It's huge mouth gapping open with long razor sharp fangs dripping with either poison or saliva. It was the most horrific thing she had ever seen. Filling her with a primordial fear of predator and prey. Closing her eyes tight, she didn't want to look at it any longer. But it was to late the image of the monster was seared behind her eyes. As a vision of a Godzilla sized rattle snake.
Hissing and snarling after them as it rushed in a low slither through the underbrush. She could feel her heart slamming against her chest, suddenly quite light headed with terror. This was the most fearsome and ghastly creation she had seen yet. She was worried now as either she or her friend were the new target to this crazy daimon.
It was rather hard not being scared, when one of barely ten was training to be a monster fighter, but she buried her fear down deep just as it surfaced, opening her eyes. She would confront this horror as was her duty. Now was not the time to panic and scream like a little girl. She bit down on her lower lip hard to keep her cries of fear contained. She was strong...resilient and could overcome anything this life threw at her. It was a promise she had made herself when her mother had been incased in crystal.
Hotaru was just as silent, staring over Tux's shoulder, her eyes wide with horror. She remained as still as she could, not wanting to have another attack and endanger her friends. She clamped down tight on the strange energies boiling under her skin from feeling threatened.
Mimet for her part was flabbergasted, having found a discrete place to watch the confrontation from the decaying canopy of a large oak tree. The musty leaves in the park having turned from their vibrant fall colors to the dull browns and blacks of coming winter. The air filled with the musty soot of dried leaves, she couldn't help but sneeze as she glared down at the stupid Daimon she releases. This one was botching things up already, it had picked its own target regardless of what Mimet wanted.
That didn't happen…it wasn't supposed to happen...ever. She dropped from her branch as Tux raced beneath. Landing just before the Daimon. "That wasn't the target you – hey come back here!" She wailed, as it promptly ignored her. Darting around her as if she wasn't worth a glance, charging away like a bullet. As all the senshi dashed into the glade after it. They were in pursuit of the Daimon, ending up confronting her again instead.
They were shocked by her angry words and for a brief moment watched as she began to run after it. Realizing this wasn't supposed to happen - and needing to stop the daimon anyways they followed them both as it chased after Tux's fleeing form.
If anything Moon speed up ahead of even Jupiter. Something Uranus reluctantly on the inside gave her credit for. She knew Jupiter was fast. Much like herself Jupiter was like the wind, but Uranus was faster and stronger. She just wondered what made the young child and the masked hero was fleeing with so important for even Moon to stretch her limits. If she didn't know any better Moon had a little 'Uranus' in her blood.
Of course she didn't know that this was Moon's future daughter nor that the capped man was her husband to be in the future. That they were being chased by a rogue it seemed, daimon. "You know, when the bad guys start to lose control of their minions, it really does not give you much confidence it their evil abilities." Mars stated sarcastically towards Uranus. Who was dashing beside her, her light blue eyes turning to steel as Moon vaulted over a stone fence with ease like it was nothing.
"It's a real bad day in hell." Uranus snapped out, pulling ahead of Mars. Then jumping the stone like a gazelle. Her long slender legs reaching as she cleared the fence to get closer to Moon. She refused to admit to it but Moon was faster than she had given previous credit for.
Mars was winded as she leaped the fence, and falling behind as she then stumbled upon landing which only slowed her down more. Glancing to the right and left to see if her sister's were able to keep up to this ridiculous pace. Jupiter was way ahead just behind Moon, crashing through another small forest of elms. Venus was pulling up behind Uranus and Neptune far ahead. Then Pluto and Mercury cleared the fence behind her.
While the elder Senshi had an elegance to her stride, Mercury's one handed sideways leap was efficient and time saving. They each thought differently as was apparent this morning. Now even in this it seemed they were rival's. Mars was left to reflect upon their pervious battles and how Moon always seemed to find that extra bit of courage and energy needed to pull them all through to the end.
She was starting to feel like she was falling short as a Senshi. She was their spiritual compass, yet she had offered nothing but words of warning. Unable to figure out what all her nightmares had meant and been so fearful of them at first she had avoided the whole matter. Chibi Usa's jaded words about how she acted towards her Sovereign in the Future only made her feel worse on the inside. All her short comings seemed to be coming to light and were dragging down her confidence level.
Then again it was Moon's future daughter and her soon to be husband and soul mate being chased by a very vicious looking daimon, that seemed hell bent on devouring them whole. Only once before with An and Ell's cardian's had they encountered a rogue minion. So twisted and insane it refused to listen to it's boss's and Moon defeated that within minutes. She just couldn't understand why she didn't treat Moon better, especially now that Moon was maturing...perhaps she really was just a bitter old maid at heart.
This one was chasing its target so fast the girls had a hard time keeping up with it. Hell even the new witch they were dealing with, Mimet had given up and Mars noticed her driving her white wagon a few miles off, crashing through the forest like a battering ram trying to navigate closer to them.
If not for his extra ordinary agility and stamina. He would have never gained ground on the speedy daimon. He was profusely thanking his near obsessive amount of excess training when Usagi had been taken by Diamond. He had wanted to be stronger for her, in body, mind and in the heart to get her back. Now it seemed the training along with the need to use it on the current enemies was coming in handy.
He refused to let his future daughter see the distress on his face as he hopped over slippery stones and boulder's over a creek bed. Having cleared half the park in record time, he could finally hear the whisper of traffic. He was nearing the front gates of Juban National park. "Tuxedo Mask hurry!" Chibi Usa yelled, holding on tight around his neck.
She bounced against his arm, Hotaru was deathly silent hanging over his shoulder trying to stay out of his way. He needed to get the kids out of reach, up high on a roof top. Get Chibi Usa and her friend to safety and face it on his own till the senshi got there. It didn't seem to have any arms and legs so perhaps it couldn't climb? He thought if he got back to street level again he could lose the daimon, he would be fine on a one on one fight.
He exploded out of the elaborate iron gates and back onto the street to Juban. Rushing down the sidewalk at top speed, yelling for everyone sharing the cement to duck and hide. His warning taken seriously as the monster roared in fury upon hitting the busy street itself. The crowds screamed and scattered in droves. Racing into the street, stopping traffic and creating a congestion of mayhem that he could use to his advantage.
The Daimon was confused, startled by the sudden loud honking and screams. Unable to move forward from the gates, it stared wild eyed at the rushing horde of people escaping to the other side of the street. Tux took advantage of its uncertainty. By leaping up onto a candy store's flashy ruby red awning then straight up to the shops flat roof. Racing across the hardened black tarred rooftop to a brown stone apartment tower. Jumping from one metal balcony railing to another, ascending gracefully upward to the tower's roof.
He said in hushed tones to Chibi Usa as they headed skyward, "When we land I need you to go hide. This daimon is too powerful and possibly after you." He was out of breath and a sheen of sweat had formed over his face. Carrying two damsels took a lot more out of him then just one on a daily run. At least that's what it seemed to be. The target could have been either her or the young girl with her, but it seemed to have gone after the smallest victim...Chibi Usa.
She meekly nodded as she saw how fast it was. She may have been a senshi now but even she knew this daimon was too strong and way to quick for her eyes to keep up with.
Glancing over his shoulder, as a low grinding whine issued up to him. He found the snake had shed its long coat, revealing a pair of very sturdy shoulder's and masculine arms, protruding from just under its ghastly head that were now propelling it upward from balcony to balcony. It was hauling its heavy snake like back end towards him with a swift yet lumbering determination. It wasn't something he was fond of.
"Oh for Fuck sakes!" Tux exclaimed in complete disbelief.
Chibi Usa's eyes flew wide never having witnessed her Tux lose his cool so flamboyantly.
Reaching the iron railing that skirted the roof, he scrambled over it then pushed his body for speed. Clearing the distance to the other side then leaping with long strides onto the cement parking platform next door. Speeding across the parking lots roof, crowded with vehicles. He quickly deposited the girls onto their feet. Instructing them to disappear and hide under an unassuming yellow sedan. Seconds later the daimon came down in a thunder of scales and snarling hisses. "Kiyohime!" it yelled.
Going in for an attack, belching fire towards him. He deflected it with his cane sending the blast of flames back at it. Forcing it to rear up to avoid getting burned, howling in frustration at the deflection, not having expected it. In the next second the giant snake was confronted by Moon. Leaping from the tower behind them, to land lightly upon the roof of a lime green mini truck, hoping to distract the Daimon from its target.
She stood in silhouette with the setting sun casting a glowing halo over her body. However her intended distraction was nullified as she was to be the daimon's next target. Quicker than the previous daimons it threw a raging pillar of flame at her.
"Crap!" She exclaimed, tuck and rolling forward into the low box behind the cab. The flames exploded against the low cement barrier wall behind her, "That was a tad close for comfort." She muttered angrily, glancing up to see the blackened, slightly melted scorch marks upon the wall in front of the truck. A sense of minor relief washing over her that her quick thinking had saved her from a nasty burnt end.
Every duck and dodge across the roof afterward was expending much needed energy, making it that much more impossible to gain access to the 'chalice' and go into her second transformation. She didn't even know if she could do it twice in one day!
Seeing the concrete partition wall to the lower level on her right side, she twisted her body around a huge metal blue painted pillar and ran along the descending ramp. As the daimon unleashed a barrage of fire in her wake. Luring the snake into the cool shadows of the covered parking level below the roof. The monster's massive fire attack cracking the concrete and sending small chunks of brick out upon impact.
It took the bait though and followed Moon below. She cast a smug smile over her shoulder as the snake slithered at great speed behind her. Before flipping herself over the hood of classic dusty blue honda s-series sports car. A light weight buggie style car with large round head lights and a very vintage oval grill. Landing behind Japan's very first model sports car, oblivious to its true monetary value.
The car was then attacked in an immense ball of flame, that the vile snake merely burped out like it was suffering from some mild heart burn. Moon ducked out of view as the car went up, laying flat against the cold cement as its metal began screaming under the pressure. The heat beating against her back was intense, like oven hovering over her as glass from the windows and windshields crashed all about her like rain. The car finally gave up and imploded under the strain of the building inferno.
She wrapped her arms over the back of her head, biting down hard on her lower lip trying to stay quiet. When the vehicular carnage was done and only the crackling of consuming flames greeted her hearing. Moon slowly rose up from hiding, her jaw falling slack as she saw the pathetic chard remains of the priceless car.
"Gomen." Moon groaned, knowing whose ever car this was would have an ear full for her...if she stuck around long enough that was. Moon dashed away down the parking area, as Tux appeared behind the snake. Having left the kids up on the roof to aid his love in the lower stalls. He stood at the end of the exit ramp calling the Daimon all manner of obscene names to draw its attention long enough to let Moon access the 'chalice'.
"Hey! You low class reject from a test tube. Help me out here, I can't seem to tell which half is your head and which it your scaly ass! Both ends look the same!" He called, a sly smirk crossing his face as the daimon snapped its head in his direction instantly.
"You know it hurts...it really does. I thought I was your target, and here you just toss me aside? Go slithering off after the next pretty face." He threw back with a chuckle as the snake charged him, hissing in rising fury. He leaped aside of her lunging strike easily, luring it away to the far side of the parking floor.
"Oh, close but no prize! Asshat!" He laughed smugly in the face of death, needing to give Moon the time she needed.
He could hear the crackle and gurgle of the Daimon urging flame into her throat. With his cape snapping behind him, he reached the end of the parkade. Looking out over the guard metal rail between levels, the evening sun was burning into the landscape of metal and glass. The evening glow a vibrant lilac with bright pink undertones beneath the clouds. It was beautiful...this world. The sight only urged him more to keep this planet save. Turning to confront the monster he stood his ground for only a moment that ever present cocky smile gracing his face.
He always wore it when in the more dire of pinches, spreading over his handsome face like an emotional shield. With a flourish and bow, he spun his top hat off his head and tossed it towards the snake. Hoping to blind it temporarily, so he could make his escape. It unfortunately ended up becoming a plug.
As the rounded top of the hat was inhaled by her gapping maw of a mouth, the inferno within unable to be purged from her body. She belched and gagged on the firm polyester cork. The fire successfully blocked it was promptly swallowed back down, the snakes belly expanding like a balloon as it filled with gas.
"Oh...crap..." Tux breathed, figuring he had just created a bomb. Quickly sidestepping the Daimon he raced back down the lengthening shadows of the parking lot.
Finding Moon now transformed in her Super form, dashing his way. Her eyes wide in horror as the snake monster was now slithering drunkenly after them, it's belly so distended it looked pregnant...with dante's inferno!
"I thought you were just going to distract it! Not piss it off enough to commit Seppuku!" She wailed in disbelief.
Tux cast her a bitter sideways glance, as they were now running for their lives down the length of the parking area. Rounding down the next exit ramp they knew they needed to lure the living bomb back out of the parkade before it blew up and entombed them in a mountain of modern cement of steel and glass.
"Distracting and Pissing off kinda go hand in hand. Moon." He commented as they rounded the next level.
Moon cast him a sour glance, she couldn't keep running like this and keep a handle on her new powers at the same time. It had been a real struggle to call this transformation forth again. She was just to worn out! Her vision was already becoming cloudy and a cold sweat had formed as a thin sheen over her whole body. Any step now she was just going to collapse.
"Where are the other senshi?" he asked. Wondering if backup was going to magically show in the nick of time. She couldn't answer as another attack came for them. She felt the incredible heat behind them, before the raging wall of flame zeroed in.
She shoved her beloved away, sending him off balance and into the concrete wall between two parked cars, just off to the side of the descending ramp. Turning on her heel and standing firm at the bottom of the ramp, she took the brunt of it, as the massive ball of flame exploded down towards her. Her determined face illuminated in the flickering orange light. Taking a page from Tux's books. She spun her wand before her like a shield, barely managing to deflect the blast of flames, as she nearly got her limbs incinerated in the process of it all.
The outrageous amounts of fire that the Daimon had kept contained, exploded around her like a star gone super nova. Her world went white, the air being sucked away as if she was at the center of a nuclear bomb. The incredible light blinding her. Unable to even cry as her eyes instantly went dry. Her hair feeling brittle and smoking, the heat made the air heavy and thick as what seemed like the lava at the center of earth had swallowed her small body.
"Hot! Hot! Holy Hell is this hot!" She winced in pain, as her wand began to heat up in her hand, becoming a brand that was searing her skin through her glove. She was suddenly very thankful for her slight protection and advanced healing from the crystal. As quickly as the flames sought to consume her they were snuffed out. But the gas collecting from the combustion was not as easily consumed by her wands purging energy.
Moon stood in silent wonder for just a moment as the world came back into watery focus. The giant snake Daimon stood before her on the ramp, smoke billowing from the sides of it thin leathery mouth. Its glowing yellow eyes dull from waning energy. It was near the end of its own life force, its tense shoulder's slumping forward in exhaustion. Taking deep cleansing breaths, thankful for expelling that massive bomb once seeking to explode inside its body.
Then as if by a twist of unfair fate, an unconscious spark ignited at the back of the monster's throat. Everything slowed down then.
(This fire thing is getting really old...)
Was the last thought Moon had, as an ear splitting thunder rocked the parkade. Her world spun sideways as the massive explosion of gas knocked her off her feet, with a startled scream. She glanced over to Tux who had the worst look upon his face she had ever witnessed. A mixture of both fear, anguish and guilt that she had once again placed his life above her own, something he vehemently didn't want her to do.
She soared backward like a rag doll, preparing for the impact. Crossing her arms over her face unconsciously as she was slammed without mercy into the thick back cement wall of the next level lower. The cement wall cracked and broke by the force contained within the impact of her body. Her whole body vibrated as she struck, as if she was feeling the aftershocks of an earthquake inside her own body.
For a moment she wondered if something had cracked or if several things had cracked. She had wanted to wiggle her fingers and toes for reassurance that there hadn't been a spinal cord injury but she ended up slipping boneless to the ground instead. Falling out of sight behind a set of parked cars. "Stupid fire breathing piece of …." She muttered, not finishing her sentence, as her vision went black. Not even Tux's shouts of pain and panic could reach her ears.
"No!" Tux cried in terror from the pavement, he had slid between two stalls. The parked cars keeping his prone form hidden from view as he was forced to watch Super Sailor Moon get thrown against the back wall. His heart stopping as her body peeled away from the cold cement, falling lifeless behind the parked cars. Their link had gone completely dead, it was like a huge hole had been dug out of his soul and replaced with an empty void.
"Usako…" he whimpered lightly, not wanting to believe it. "Tux..." A small voice filled with panic intruded. Forcing him to gather himself and face his future daughter. Finding the little girl now transformed into her own Super transformation of the soft pinks and deep red bow, her pearl white darts adorning her hair. Gazing down at him anxiously, refusing to look towards were Sailor Moon lay near death.
"Stay here..." He groaned, gathering his feet beneath him. Wondering how the hell she had managed to sneak past the Daimon currently blocking the exit ramp to his level. Figuring the little girl was small added to the fact that the monster had been to preoccupied blowing up his beloved to notice her slipping in. Tux told Chibi Moon to stay put as he dashed to save his beloved only to get caught in a belch of fire as the Daimon recovered it's senses. The monster was just to quick.
"Dammit!" He snarled, trapped in a defensive stance spinning his cane to disperse the flames.
Chibi Moon thinned her lips in worry, she had left Hotaru up on the roof with some false story that she had to pee. Disappearing down the parades emergency steps on the pretense of going to the apartment Tower next door's main lobby. When instead she had backtracked into the parkade several stories down, transforming along the way. Finding herself once more in her Super Transformation. She could barely use her normal attacks, she was terrified of what her greater power's might be.
"Come…on. Chibi Moon...you can do this. Just a big ol' snake...they need you." She urged her feet to move, cowering along the side of the back tire of a flat grey SUV. She was frustratingly frozen, her mind spinning in terror as Tux was pinned down by a flume of fire. She could see the edge of Super Sailor Moon's boots just peeking out from beneath the cassis of the parked cars on the other side of the aisle. She needed to get her side. She was no good yet as any real threat to an enemy, but she could do this.
She could sneak around and get to her future mother's side and help her in any small way she could. With her eyes hardening and tears drying Chibi Moon crept around the parked cars. Her face held in that same unyielding determination that Sailor Moon wore when in a life or death battle. It was an unconscious mirror of her hero. Darting behind the Daimon, her heart slamming in her chest.
She refused to look at the scaly nightmare that scared her so. She forced herself to focus on the other side of the shadowed parking area, on her future mother's boots. She scrambled on all fours as soon as she reached the cover of the cars.
She released a held breath as she once more felt safe. Crawling around the front of the vehicles, she found Sailor Moon struggling to remain conscious. Moaning and blinking dazedly up at the metal girders on the roof, her finger's twitching upon the long rod of her scepter. Her face and skin were marred with black ash. Golden hair dulled with soot and cement dust. Her Fuku looking a tad worn and marred by dirt. Looking beyond tired and near defeat.
Chibi Moon breathed a sigh of relief, she knew if her mother had died she would cease to exist but this one was a close call. She had felt herself feeling real fear of not existing. Moving steadily over to her side, she gripped her layered shoulder guards that looked so much like shimmering clear Chiffon and shook her vigorously.
"Com'on Moon, you have to get up!" She urged, tears in her eyes. Her hero looked so shaken and lost. Staring blankly up at the ceiling, rattled and so very vulnerable in her state. She looked up and saw the massive indent in the cement wall of where she had impacted from. Seeing it scared her to the core, putting into focus how often her mother placed herself on deaths door just save a loved one.
"If you die...I die!" She wailed, tears threatening. Worried the blonde was going to give up.
"I can't move...I can barely hold onto this power. Without it I can't defeat her." Moon groaned back, her blue eyes becoming clear as she turned her head just enough to gaze mournfully up at her future daughter.
"But Tux is fighting all alone...he can't hold out much longer." She relented.
Watching bleakly as Sailor Moon closed her eyes, tears spilling out and flowing down her cheeks. She was utterly spent, she couldn't move or she would lose her transformation she already knew it. She was trapped by a metaphorical double edged sword, unable to figure a way to defeat this Daimon.
"Oh..."Chibi Moon moaned she was at a loss. She wanted to help...but how could she help? Then her future crystal that was tied to her true hearts desires, made the decision for her. A sparkle of pink energy floated out of her heart shaped broach. Chibi Moon felt all the power of her transformation fading away. Blinking she watched as that energy trail began to adsorb itself into Super Sailor Moon's crystal.
"Then you can have my energy...go save him...kick that monster's ass." Chibi Moon faded back into Chibi Usa as she gave all of herself to Moon. With a moan of exhaustion she crumpled to the pavement unconscious.
Moon instantly felt revitalized by her daughter. Her senses became sharper, her body now tingling with energy.
Rising to her knees, she kissed the tips of her gloved fingers and press them tenderly against Chibi Usa' s temple.
"Arigato..." She whisper, choking back tears. Overcome by the precious gift her daughter had given her. It was such a selfless act, something she never thought Chibi Usa would ever do.
"Ashiteru...my daughter." Moon finished, bidding her goodbye as she rose to her feet. Having to shield her eyes with an arm, as Pluto's 'dead scream' hit the daimon and forced it back to the exit ramp. Standing in a guarding position in front a very winded Tux.
A grin of hope spreading over Moon's face as she saw all the senshi had arrived in time. Standing at the top of the ramp. "Took you long enough." Moon mumbled. "Shut it Moon, you're the one that ran ahead of everyone else like she had fire on her heels." Mars grumbled. She hadn't seen Moon run that fast in a long time.
"Considering who the target was could you blame me?" She shouted back. To that Mars admitted she was right with a nod. Had it been her future child she'd have run like hell hounds were nipping at her heels as well. Tux raced to Moon's side, his outfit looking a bit dusty and blackened around the edges.
"Thank Kami!" He resisted the urge to envelope her into a hug even with ever fiber inside of himself screaming to, just to make sure she was okay. There would be more than enough time for that after the Daimon was dealt with.
"Hurry up and leave off." Uranus told her, "Not happening. You got issues with that fine, but we're not leaving. We're sailor senshi, this is what we do." Moon told her.
Uranus huffed and looked away in contempt.
The roar of a car's engine thundered around the bend of the far ramp. A white wagon pulled a drifting slide around the tight corner, slamming sideways into a set of parked cars. Then the driver's door flew open and a very frazzled Mimet emerged. Her long rain coat twisted awkwardly along her slender frame. "For the love of – why do you pests come in one right after the other?!" Mimet complained.
"Deal with it! Deep Submerge!" Neptune yelled sending her attack, charging down the ramp with Uranus on her heels only for the daimon to deflect it with it's tail. It sent it off course to the upper parking area.
"Incoming!" Venus screamed, hitting the deck. Her sister's all falling into a push up position on the pavement.
"We can find the Messiah faster if we work together!" Moon urged Uranus, seeing her as the closest Outer to understand her. She always looked the most tormented, the most reluctant to stay true to remaining separated into two teams. The outer senshi had doubts, and Moon continued to chip away at them. Desperately wanting her to believe in her.
Pluto then spun her staff around as the next attack came in the form of a fire and lava geyser that oddly looked like projectile vomit! The extremely hot debris splattered like molten pain all over the cars nearby. Melting the cabs, hoods and bodies. Tux guided Moon away from the assault, further down the line of cars.
"Chibi Usa!" Moon screamed in distress as the meteors of steaming lava bombarded the vehicles her unconscious little body was laying behind.
Tux growled and switched gears, leaping away over the melting remains of the cars. Falling behind the two sedan's were Chibi Usa should lay. Finding the area before the back wall vacant he glanced back and forth in a panic, quickly finding her huddled behind the glass in closure to the emergency stairs a bit further on.
She was crouched low, giving him a thumbs up and a brilliant smile. Her school uniform looking a bit tattered and stained with grease. Her pink pig tails a bit staticy and oval buns pulled free just a bit. But she ruffled but safe.
"Smart girl." He smiled, "I'm part Terran and part Lunarian, of course I am." She replied her voice echoing behind glass slightly muffled. He gave her a gracious nod before leaping back into the fray. Uranus finally in rage told Moon, "You're always in the way that's why we can't work together!" it hurt Moon to her core.
"You are weak and you are going to get yourself and all your Inner Senshi killed!" Neptune shot back, defending her partner.
"This is not your fight." Pluto added in a serious monotone.
Uranus snarled and let fly another "World Shaking!" fly by. The gust of intense wind snuffed out the blaze coming for her. Startled to find that the daimon was running at her, for a close up attack. As the daimon whipped her tail like a blade in front of Uranus, intending to snap off her head.
"Love me Chain!" Venus cried out, as a glowing whip of hearts snapped around the Daimon's tail. Venus hauled on the chain, making the daimon fall backwards, as the chain took her off balance. Mimet saw that the other inner senshi had moved away from the ramp, leaping over the iron painted guard railing between levels. They were now surrounding her once more. It seemed even with two daimon's in one day she could not best the senshi. This grated on her nerves.
"Kill them all!" Mimet demanded. The snake hissed at her like an enraged beast. Her eyes were dimming and smoke was spiraling out of her mouth from her throat. She was nearing her end. The instinct for survival humming under her scaly skin, she didn't need some useless little loud mouthed prey barking orders at her. Mimet was stunned, a bit frightened but mostly she just looked displeased, "NANI?" She sputtered.
The snake monster bowed its head, its clear filmy eyelids blinking in exhaustion. Tux and Moon both saw the opportunity here. "Moon." He suggested, "Hai." She acknowledged, moving into her attack kata, shouting out her attack intent on ending it. "Rainbow Moon Heartache!"
Mimet seeing the attack coming cowered and dove back into her car.
The daimon looked about shocked and bewildered seeing the rainbow of power coming at her. It bowed its head resigned to its fate. Folding its hands before its belly in a humble action of admitting defeat. Its end was quiet, as silent as its entrance had been. Merely fading away, the remains of a snakes rattle clattering to the cement.
Mimet spun her wagon around, her manic three point turn ending up being a smash and crash through the parked cars as she raced away back down the exiting ramp. The inner senshi screaming and diving for cover behind the parked cars to avoid getting run over. On instinct Tux picked up Moon and leaped backward out of Mimet's way. Landing before the glass of the emergency landing to the stairs.
Glancing backwards to find Chibi Usa now absent from her hiding spot. Rolling his eyes bitterly he wondered if the little girl had backtracked back to her friends side above.
Moon collapsed finally able to allow herself to rest, her transformation reverting back to her normal red and blue fuku. Tux caught her, supporting her with his arms as she leaned into his warming embrace.
"You did good, Sailor Moon as always." he brushed some of her sweaty bangs out of her eyes and cast her a very fond and amazed smile. Moon sighed, basking in his support. The world was a dizzy, blurry mess and all she wanted was to close her eyes and sleep.
The outer's took their leave without comment, moving to the outside railing of the side stalls and leaping into the night.
"I am hungry, is anyone else hungry?" Minako offered her voice bright and cheerful. Popping up like a daisy in her school uniform. From where she had leaped to safety when Mimet had driven off. Picking her way through the bent and dented in cars, cast sideways in their stalls.
"Starving. Man...This place looks like a wrecking yard." Makoto groused, also back in her school uniform, sliding past a busted up van to the wide center driving aisle.
"How about Sushi? I hope these people are insured?" Rei offered, back in her upper class private uniform. Hopping over a swung open door of a modern sport's car that ended up clattering to the ground the hinges unable to handle her weight.
"Oops..." Rei cringed at the added damage she caused.
"Looks like Rei - chan's back on the miso and rice diet." Makoto chuckled, trying to lighten the mood a little. Receiving a very irritated look from Rei, who crossed her arms and blew a puff of air up into her bangs.
"You coming?" Minako inquired over her shoulder, heading for the down ramp as Mamoru and Usagi picked their way through the debris on the other side of the parking area. Mamoru was back in his jeans and black button up shirt and Usagi in her middle school uniform. Making it to their side in a few moments.
"I feel like we are forgetting something..."Ami mused, dusting off her high school fuku skirt before tapping her chin thoughtfully as she made her way to their side, her shoes clipping loudly over the silent parkade.
"Yasuka Edo!" Minako exclaimed, in a frantic voice as the other three sweat dropped.
They had all forgotten about the poor victim. Who was still laying half dead in the darkening park with this pure heart crystal floating innocently nearby. His girlfriend completely traumatized from the attack. She was rocking back and forth beside his body, against the wooden cart wheel. Pale as a sheet chewing on the ends of her long carrot orange hair. Muttering incoherently about monster's, magic girls and psycho's in rain coats...
"Let's power up and go tie up loose ends then." Rei waved them onward as all four of them broke into a dead run down the ramp. The flares of elemental power's illuminating the darkness of the lower level of the parkade as they headed back to street level.
While Mamoru and Usagi made their way back up to the roof of the parkade.
(I saw Chibi Usa talking to her new mousey friend with dark hair, behind a cherry red parked convertible. Her large white sun hat bouncing up and down into view over the edge of the gleaming silver fender, as she soothed the frightened girl. Offering her encouragement and comfort that the monster was gone. That Sailor Moon had taken care of it and it was safe to come out of hiding. "Were have you been!" I shouted, feigning irritation with her as I rounded around the sports car.
"We have been scouring the park and now I find you hiding up here? You said you were just going to find your hat!" I continued needing a good alibi. She saw that I was keeping up appearances, so she played along reciting the exciting story of the monster and how Sailor Moon defeated it. I noticed a certain level of admiration and awe in her voice. I couldn't help but blush just a little. When the story was cleared up I smiled down at her new friend warmly.
"A new friend Chibi Usa?" I asked.
"Hai, this is Hotaru – chan. Hotaru – chan this is Usagi – chan." Chibi Usa introduced me with an inclination of her small hand. I could feel a warmth about this young girl. Like she was special, like us but her power was dormant within her. But there were no other sailor senshi…were there? I'd have to ask Luna on that one.
"And my Mamo - chan." She giggled, inclining the handsome dark haired man behind Usagi.
Usagi growled under her breath...Chibi Usa was back to full annoying form again.
Hotaru blushed at the endearment, giggling slyly.
"I was gonna walk her home." Chibi Usa stated happily. I looked about seeing that it was starting to get dark outside, "It'll be a long walk let me accompany you." Chibi Usa looked ready to protest till Mamo – chan said, "That sounds nice. A long walk." She nodded and grabbed his hand. I sighed and felt him slipping his other hand within my own. Smiling fondly up at him, I noticed Hotaru walking awkwardly beside me.
Looking nervous and feeling out of place as she averted her eyes to the pavement unwilling to look at the happy little family moment. Holding out my hand I said, "It'll help to avoiding getting lost in the evening crowds. It is starting to get dusk outside." I explain with a gentle smile, inviting her into our circle without a second thought.
Her eyes flew wide in surprise then meekly she took my hand I could feel more of her inner warmth. She had a certain glow about her that I couldn't readily explain. I felt a haunted melancholy like current through her touch. It was similar to the powers I had felt as the Dark Moon senshi. But I wasn't even sure she was aware of it. It was full on dark when we came up to a very large house.
The waxing moon was rising high of over towers in the distance. We had hopped a bus and crossed the whole city ending up out on the Delta. I noticed that Haruka lived nearby in the Tenoh apartment complex. I have been out to the Delta several times already. It was strange how this place seemed to enter into my life over and over again.
"Wow." I stated stunned. At the old English style manor. It was a very romantic and beautiful house. "You live here?" I asked.
"Hai. You can come in if you'd like." Hotaru offered.
I shook my head, "Another time perhaps?" I answered instead.
Going up to the bright red door I rang the bell as she didn't seem to have a key with her to gain entry into the house. We didn't want to leave her standing on the porch in the dark. It wasn't safe or polite. Mamoru remained aloof on the steps, remaining vigilante.
The front door slowly creaked open, the shadows inside falling away as the soft light of the porch light revealed a foe once long dead.
It was the sight of Kaolinite answering the door. Dressed in her signature tight red dress with the plunging neckline. My heart stopped beating in that instant, my mouth falling open and eyes growing wide in alarm. Mamo – chan and I both tensed up. She appeared to be harmless as Hotaru's father I presumed stepped up behind her. A tall platinum blonde man that had a wiry build and dressed modestly in pants and a striped dress shirt. His round glasses mirroring our stunned faces.)
Mamo – chan she looks EXACTLY like – I'm not seeing things am I?!
No you're not.
I could feel his body surging with adrenaline, his powers pulsing to life. Preparing himself if this went south. "Papa, Chibi Usa and her guardians were nice enough to walk me home. I had a small seizure but everything is fine now." Her father a tall, older gentleman, with a strange set of glasses on him greeted us. I noted that she left out the daimon in the park bit. Her father seemed sweet, "Arigato, Chibi Usa, Chibi Usa's guardian's." His voice was soft and very calming.
It was so polite and disarming that at seeing the Kaolinite look alike standing next to him with such a relaxed demure posse, was so out of place. I had to wrap my head around this one if she were legitimate.
"You two should set up a play date together." I suggested. It might also give me a chance to peruse the house, since I so did NOT trust this 'Kaolinite' at all. This could be the Enemies hide out for all I know.
Chibi Usa nodded, "Yeah, we're friends already!" the frail girl Hotaru looked stunned and happy as her father genuinely looked happy for her. "Arigato for the invite, but we should get going home." I tell them, chuckling a thumb behind me. "Come back again soon!" Hotaru's father called out.
I nodded in respect, "We will be." I saw his admittedly handsome face and wondered, "It makes me wonder where her mother is." I mumbled it only loud enough for Mamo – chan to hear me as the door closed softly and we were walking away down the small lane. "I don't know…it certainly is NOT the look alike." That much we both agreed on, "We should tell the girls." He nodded in agreement.
Chibi Usa was too much in lala land to hear any part of the conversation. Humming and skipping ahead of us, lost to thoughts of fantasy over her new friend. I knew I had to tell her. "Chibi Usa…" she looked up to me innocently.
"I want you to be careful in that house. We recognized that red haired woman as 'Kaolinite', she was an enemy thought to have been defeated but it seems she lives." I mutter. Chibi Usa didn't look like she wanted to believe it, her face falling into a sour frown. "I'll….consider your warning." She compromised. I nodded. It was the best I knew, I was going to get from her. With Mamo – chan's hand moving around my waist, finally had my tense muscles relaxing.
Tomorrow would be our last day together then I was headed back to my regular life at home with my parents. I wanted to spend as much time as I could with him until then.