"Failed again, I see?"
Baltor did not really need to voice this question aloud, even if he hadn't been watching their every move on Solaria from the crystal ball, one look at the bedraggled state of the three witches and the dull look of defeat in their eyes told him everything he needed to know.
"Look it wasn't our fault, ok? It was that stupid Sailor Moon!" Icy snapped.
"Yeah, she showed up again! And she seems to be packing some power!" Stormy rubbed a bruise on her back. However this comment seemed to amuse Baltor for some reason, which she rapidly picked up on. "What's so funny?!" She scowled up at him.
"It's funny you should say that Stormy, because thanks to my invenitus magic, I have discovered that the Silver Imperium Crystal is guarded by Sailor Moon herself! Observe," He conjured up three images, one of the Winx and Serena in Magix right before he made his announcement, another when the fairies were fighting against the Trix in their Enchantix, and the final one, an enlarged image of the Senshi.
"Ever since we arrived that day I knew I could sense its power. I just didn't know it at the time. Even before we launched our attack, it was somewhere in Magix," He looked at the first two images, as if he believed the object to be hidden in the moments.
"Wait, who's that girl?" Darcy pointed at the still of Serena, sitting with the famous fairies at the pizza place. "She looks kinda familiar…"
"Who cares?" Icy dismissed her thoughts with a wave of her manicured hand. "She's obviously not important to us! But how do you know Sailor Moon has the crystal Baltor?" She got up to join the wizard, her light blue eyes wide with the kind of curiousity that only those hungry for obtaining power could have.
"My spell has told me that her source of power comes from that gold brooch," He pointed to it with a creepy smile that made even the trix shudder slightly. "That must be where the crystal is kept!"
"So how are we supposed to find her?" Darcy raised an eyebrow.
"I think I have an idea. There is a planet distantly related to Tides. The Queen is also known to have a Sailor transformation, perhaps she is in league with Sailor Moon." Baltor told her. "And if not, there are plenty of magic and spells just waiting for me to absorb them!"
000
Over the years of becoming close friends with Minako Aino Serena had learned to expect that the Venusian could perform even the impossible.
Which is why she really shouldn't have been surprised when her phone started ringing during a magic theory class.
Let's play a love game, play a love game
Do you want love or you want fame
Are you in the game?
Dans le love game,
"Ugggh," She slowly tilted her head up to see that everyone, and she meant everyone, was looking her direction, even Professor Paladium.
"Uh hahaha… I really gotta take this." Her tone was quick and serious as she scuttled out of the classroom of which she had only just entered a few minutes ago, not waiting for permission from the teacher.
Once she was safely around the corner she jammed it up to her ear. "WHAT?" She half snapped, half yelled.
"Ooh someone clearly hasn't had enough to eat today!" The singsong sound of Mina replied from the other side.
Choosing to ignore the suspiciously timed grumble her stomach gave, Serena was not amused.
"What's up Mina, I'm in a class and do you know what your ringtone is?"
"Sure! It's Lovegame by Lady Gagaaaa…ohh shit."
Serena couldn't help facepalming as the penny took a minute to drop for her best friend. "So anyway what's up?"
"I was actually gonna tell you that we were all scheduling a live chat tomorrow, you know, so we can catch up with stories of our latest adventures! I know I have quite the tales to tell!" Even over the phone she could tell that Mina was doing her impression of an annoying detective who wouldn't share their inside-jokes.
"Like how you ran off to Disney world with your Egyptian pen pal?" Serena adopted a suspiciously light tone.
"OMA how did you know?" Mina gasped. "Well technically we've made plans but haven't set off yet 'cause I'm still not done filming, only a few days left to be exact! I will miss hanging out with (insert name of celebrity) and co! Anyway I'll save it for the chat! Unless you like playing hooky…"
"You know this may seem hard to believe Mina but I get the feeling this class is important, maybe if I keep my head down I can find out why I was even invited here in the first place!"
Oh my Aphrodite what have they done to you my twin?! But it just so happens I've gotta go too, my latte will get cold! I'm laughing on a fast camel!"
With that the connection was cut off. Serena pocketed her phone with a small smile before strolling back to the hall, at least now there was something to look forward too.
However creeping back into class without attracting attention was easier said than done as all eyes were on her as soon as she came into view.
"Uh… hahaha, it was just my mom." She said quietly, with an uncomfortable cheesy grin.
Professor Paladium merely gave a small sigh; somehow he knew no good could come of questioning her. "Very well, you may return to your seat."
Serena took this chance to slither up the stairs and slide into her seat while the teacher resumed his lecture. The girl next to her gave a friendly smile.
"Don't worry, you didn't miss much." She whispered. "He was just summing up what we learnt at the beginning. You can copy off me if you want."
"Thanks!" Serena smiled gratefully, taking a look at the notes. "I'm Serena by the way."
"I'm Mirta." The girl grinned. "You're new here aren't you? How are you finding Alfea?"
"S'ok I guess," Serena replied, scribbling down bullet points on uses of the hemian crystal in 15th century torture chambers. " I like the pink walls, and the lessons are definitely funner than my old school, but I still can't quite get my head round it all!"
"I've been there," Mirta nodded knowingly. "Before I transferred here I studied at Cloud Tower for almost a year. Believe me it's definitely a nice change!"
"Cloud Tower, the school for witches, right?" Serena asked. She had heard some not-so-nice comments about the rival school from random students ever since she had arrived.
"Yeah, I still have friends who go there but it just wasn't for me, you know?" The redhead shrugged.
"Hang on, can you still earn fairy transformations if you're a witch?" Serena was a little confused.
"Fortunately because I was only in my first year of high school I was able to switch. You see if you practice enough light magic you can still become a fairy, though I gotta admit the switch did take a lot out of me the first week!" Mirta laughed, slightly embarrassed.
"Whoa so if you're full of positive energy you can get henshins like an enchantix!" Serena smiled slowly, so it was possible for her after all! "Do you have one yet?" She asked curiously.
"What? Oh no, at the moment I'm only at magic winx level!" Mirta replied. "I'm still trying to get my charmix!"
"Oh yeah Bloom and the others told me about those!" Serena remembered. "Those accessories right?"
Mirta nodded. "The winx are the only girls in school to have gotten their enchantix at this stage!"
Suddenly Faragonda's voice sounded in Serena's head. "I would advise you to spend a lot of time with Bloom and her friends, they may be able to help you."
"Now why didn't I think of that sooner?" She pondered as the drilling noise of the school bell marked the end of the lesson.
"Thanks for the notes!" She told Mirta as they began to gather up their things.
"No problem! We've got a few classes together so I'll see you around?"
"You bet!"
After giving each other a friendly wave goodbye the girls went their separate ways.
"What a nice girl!" Serena thought happily as she strolled down the corridor. "And she may not know it but she's given me an idea! I'll ask Bloom about the enchantix, she wouldn't have been able to save anyone either if her realm was destroyed!"
Sure enough she caught sight of the familiar fairy just about to open the door to their dormitory.
"Heyyy Bloom?" She sidled up to the fire fairy. "I've been hearing around school that you have an enchantix, even though your planet was destroyed, am I right?"
"Uh, yeah," Bloom answered, unsure where this was going.
"Well I need to get one too, but like you I've got no one to save! Might I ask how you did it?" Serena batted her long black eyelashes.
"Well, I went to train on the isle of pyros, Ms Faragonda sent me." The flame haired teen told her.
"Huh? How come she let you go on a private field trip when the school term's still going on?"
Was it just Serena or did Bloom look a little confused at why she was asking? It didn't seem so obvious to her!
"I had to get stronger, its only way I'm ever going to beat Baltor." Bloom explained.
"Erm explain to me how you're gonna take on this guy with a huge stash of power in that stolen treasure box, all by yourself?" Serena was trying to see how it would work out.
"I have to stop him, we both have powers from the Dragon fire!" Bloom exclaimed. "And he destroyed my realm and my parents!"
"Okaay I think we're kinda getting off topic here… the point is, I need to get an Enchantix, d'you think I could get it by going on the dragon field trip too?"
At this Bloom looked slightly uncomfortable. "Well, Ms Faragonda knew I'd be able to handle it, seeing as I'd already passed the charmix level and fought evil like the trix and lord darkar. No offence but it's too dangerous for you, seeing as you've only been here a few weeks, and judging by your last magical battle defense lesson, you can't transform."
"Well aren't you a little ray of sunshine," Serena deadpanned. She was sick of her ideas getting shot down like sitting ducks. "You don't know that! No one even stops to wonder what I might be capable of!" With that she swiftly sped into her own room, shutting the door behind her.
"Wait, Serena!" Bloom called out, but it was no use, the blonde had already left.
000
"Argh!" The Moon Princess slammed the dormitory door behind her as she flounced over to her dresser.
"What's up with you?" Luna asked, surprised at the girl's bad mood.
"Bloom the fire fairy, that's what! I can't believe her! Why must everyone assume I can't do anything for myself?!" Serena rummaged around in her bag, flinging things left right and centre. "If she got stronger without saving anyone then surely I can do the same right? It's as if people just want to think that I'm some stupid spineless dumb blonde who can't do anything right! Newsflash! Just because I happen to prefer peaceful solutions over endless fighting…" She trailed off in her thoughts as she found what she was looking for.
"I'd better see how my people dealt with times like these." She held the Lunarian hardback out in front of her, ready to start reading…
"Serena?"
The familiar voice behind the door made her odangoes almost jump off her head and she quickly hid the book under her pillow just as Bloom and Flora entered the room. "Speak of the devil" She muttered under her breath.
"We were thinking about Magix for ice cream later, would you like to come with us?" The redhead asked.
At the sound of her favorite snack Serena instantly gave a big smile, despite her previous negativity.
"Why I'd lov- OW!" She rubbed her arm where Luna had swiped it, scowling at the culprit. "I mean, I'd love to, but I've got a lot of, erm- schoolwork to catch up on at the moment! Sorry!"
"Are you sure? There's gonna be a sale so there might be none left by tomorrow!"
"Ooh don't have to worry about that anymore!" Serena giggled. "Not since I made friends with the best chocolate creator in the business!"
flashback
Willy Wonka: Agh! A monster is attacking my factory!
Sailor Moon: Stop Nega trash! I am Sailor Moon and you'll pay for trying to destroy my favorite snacks!
She kicks it in the face, sending it flying across the room. Willy Wonka orders the Oompa Loompahs to deploy their splatzookas that shoot sticky chocolate at the youma, trapping it in its place.
Sailor Moon: SILVER MOON CRYSTAL FULL POWER!
In a flash of blinding light the youma is destroyed.
Willy Wonka: Thank you for saving my factory, girl with extraordinary sense of style!
Sailor Moon: The pleasure's totally all mine Mr Wonka sir! Please could I get an autograph?
She hands him a piece of paper, which he signs.
Willy Wonka: I have decided to make a new dessert: Wonka's Silver Moon surprise!
Sailor Moon (jumping up and down excitedly): Ooh! Can it have marshmallows in it? And ice cream that doesn't melt?
Willy Wonka: Of course! But I haven't decided on a secret ingredient yet; want to accompany me on adventures of imagination while I think on it?
Sailor Moon (grinning from ear to ear): In the name of yummy chocolately goodness challenge accepted!
They take off in the great glass elevator to infinity and beyond.
Flashback
"And then we fought an evil mutant racing-bug-candy king-thing with liquorice guns loaded with starbursts!" Serena sighed, wiping her eyes. "Ah memories!" She didn't seem to notice the others staring at her.
"Well, it looks like you're pretty busy, sorry for interrupting you!" Flora said with a small sweatdrop.
"No problem Flora!" Serena beamed, still recalling her candy-themed adventures.
"Well if you need us, just shout, ok?" The nature fairy told her as the others left the room, before letting herself out and shutting the door behind her.
"Do you think she's still mad at me for what I said earlier?" Bloom looked worried.
"Just give it some time, it'll all work out!" Flora reassured her. "Besides, she looks fine to me! It's best if we let her get on with her work, it must be important if she puts it before food!"
000
Delighted at finally having some alone time Serena sat cross-legged on the cream floor and pulled out the book on lunar magic.
"Ok let's have a lookie!" She flipped it open and skimmed through the contents.
"What? You've gotta be kidding me!" She exclaimed. "Most of these exercises can only be done at night!"
"Well that does make sense, seeing as how the Moon is present at that time." Luna noted with a hint of amusement. "You'll just have to train at night!"
"Oh hell no! I am not giving up anymore of my rest-time for this! There's just gotta be another way to achieve this damned power!" Serena frustratedly ran her fingers through her golden hair in desperation.
"Isn't there anything you can do during the day?" Luna padded onto Serena's lap so she could see for herself. "Ah, this looks promising- energy sensing!"
"What the hell does that even mean?" Serena scoffed. "Sounds like something the Negaverse would do!"
"Look here!" Luna said impatiently, gesturing to the page with her paw. "It says here that through certain meditation exercises you can learn to sense a person's emotions, intent and even develop healing powers!"
"So how do I do that?" Serena held the book up to the light. "Hmm, seems easy enough, just like those meditation classes Raye runs at the temple every Sunday! The question is where and when do I do these?"
Suddenly her blue eyes sparkled. "I know, I'll go and crash at Raye's!"
"Serena!" Luna reprimanded. "You can't just come and go from here when you want, you must remember this is still a school! Not to mention Raye's busy enough already!"
"Party pooper." Serena stuck out her tongue before delving into her handbag for her mobile. "But I'm not good with this meditation malarkey so the least she can do is give me some tips!"
"Fine." Luna sighed, leaping up to the open window. "If you need me, I'll be in the garden."
As the mau vanished from sight, Serena pressed Raye's speed dial and waited expectantly for her friend to take the call.
"Serena?"
"Hey Raye!" Serena was positively beaming. "How would you like to help your future Queen in a quest that could save the world?"
"What d'you want?" The shrine maiden sighed, as if she was used to this.
"Uh, I kinda need a place to meditate for a while?"
"You meditate?" She scowled at the laughter in Raye's voice. "No seriously, what do you want?"
"I seriously need a place to meditate!" The blonde repeated shrilly.
"Who are you and what have you done with my friend Serena?! Do you even remember what happened last time you tried that?"
Flashback
The two girls are each sitting cross-legged on a cushion in the main room. They are both wearing miko robes. Raye has one eye shut but the other one is looking irritably at Serena, who can't seem to sit still.
Raye (trying to keep her patience): Now we inhale, and exhale. Inhale, and-
Serena (somewhat hyper): Have I achieved inner peace yet?
Raye (calm tone is somewhat wavering): No Serena, if you did, you wouldn't be jumping up and down in your seat, like you are now.
Serena (tries to get back into position): Ok.
5 minutes later.
Serena: Have I achieved inner peace yet?
Raye (still calm): Not yet.
30 minutes later
Serena: Have I achieved it yet?
Raye: No.
10 minutes later
Serena: Have I. achieved. Inner peace. Yet.
Raye: Yes
Serena (brightens): Really?
Raye: No!
15 minutes later
Serena opens her mouth; Raye braces herself, clenching her fists.
Serena: Wanna go get something to eat?
Raye: …Ok!
They walk off into the sunset, discussing the pros and cons of disposable chopsticks.
End flashback
"You know you've really gotta tell me what your REAL ingredient is for your special tea!" Serena grumbled before taking a pleading tone. "C'mon Raye! Help me out here! Something tells me I really need to do this!"
The princess of Mars sighed apologetically. "Look I wish I could help you, but it just so happens I'm working overtime; grandpa's decided to set up that martial arts class again, so the place'll be too noisy anyway, but I'd recommend any space that's quiet and preferably light, surely this fairy school should have somewhere like that! By the way is this for some kind of homework on growing your own fairy dust or something?"
"You're checking in for the live chat tomorrow, right?" Serena confirmed. "I've got plenty of info for all! I mean I'd love to tell you right now, but I think this should be a Scout conference! Be sure to tell the others I'll be there!"
"Sure! Lita already knows and Mina's probably calling Ami right now."
"Neat! Laters," With that Serena flipped her phone shut with a smile.
"Well… If I do have the place to myself," She looked around the bedroom. "Might as well get started!"
000
Meanwhile Bloom was sitting outside with Flora, Layla and Musa. After they had visited Serena, Tecna had decided that her time would be better-spent researching fireproof spells. The others had not disagreed with her, as they knew she was trying to find more methods of combating Baltor's dragon fire.
"So how's it going with Riven?" Layla was asking Musa. The fairy of music sighed.
"I've decided to keep it going a bit longer and see what happens." She explained.
"That's a good idea." Flora nodded wisely. "But how come you changed your mind?"
"I don't know, something Serena said the other day sorta hit close to home, you know?"
"What did she say?" Bloom asked curiously.
"She said that there are lots of couples out there who aren't able to see each other as much as they want, not like us," Musa told her. "And I realized it'd be unfair if I threw away an opportunity without at least trying to make it work first!"
"As long as it's your decision." Layla sat back in her seat and stared at the blue sky. "I don't know anything about this 'Nabu' that my parents want me to marry!"
"Maybe they'll arrange you to meet him first!" Bloom suggested. "Then they can't go through with it if you don't get on with each other!"
"Hmm. That Ophir guy at the museum sure didn't help my outlook on guys at the moment! Even though Sailor Moon fought Baltor, she didn't stop him getting the Agador box!"
However, before they could say anything more they were distracted by the sight of Ms Faragonda approaching.
"Oh thank goodness I've found you girls!" She exclaimed with a sigh of relief. "Tell me, have you seen Serena?"
Flora shook her head. "Sorry Ms F, I haven't seen her since our last class!"
"She's probably still in her room," Bloom suggested. "She said she had work to do."
Faragonda gave a small sigh of relief. "That's good. I'm afraid that it might be too dangerous for her to leave Alfea at the moment without company!"
"Why do you say that Ms F?" Musa asked curiously.
"Serena's magic is rather…unique. If Baltor were to find about it the results could be catastrophic." She said sadly. "She came here to become Enchantix level like you, but I confess, I don't know how she can achieve it."
"Hang on, if Bloom was able to get her Enchantix without saving anyone, surely Serena could too, right?" Layla wondered.
"Maybe if all of you could help her. But this is a mission is of the utmost importance, that I can only entrust to you! You have to protect her at all costs!" She looked at each of the girls, especially the red haired ringleader.
"We won't let you down Ms F." Bloom nodded with a look of determination.
000
So far Serena liked to think she was making progress meditation-wise. She had completed most of the breathing and calming exercises for opening the mind and enabling chi to flow through her body. It really wasn't that different to Raye's spiritual yoga practice.
"I wonder if I've gained any new side powers yet," She wondered, looking around the empty room from her cross-legged position on the carpet. If all truly had gone according to plan she would be able to sense the emotions and honest intentions of the next person who would walk through the door.
Apparently it also worked on animals because when Luna jumped in through the open window Serena could feel a mixture of calm satisfaction and curiosity coming from the cat.
"Had a nice walk?" She enquired innocently.
"As a matter of fact yes I have!" Luna answered proudly. "Now those irritating flying pets won't be bothering me anytime soon and I managed to avoid that blue rabbit of Bloom's in the garden. I don't want to be rude but I didn't want half the flowerbed ending up in my fur! Speaking of which, is that even a natural color for rabbits?"
"Says the cat with the crescent moon bald spot," Serena turned back to her book.
"For the last time it is not a bald spot!"
The girl couldn't help giggling at Luna's small tantrum; she knew she had hit a sore point.
"Anyway, how's the training coming along?" The little outburst forgotten, Luna padded over to peek over her shoulder.
"I'm actually doing pretty good! Raye was right, it feels great! Maybe I should do this more often…"
"What do you mean maybe?" Luna was indignant. "You're doing it more often whether you want to or not, if you want to get stronger!"
"Sheesh calm down Luna! I said it was going great, didn't I? Oh…" Suddenly she sat up straight, remembering something else from her dream.
"Luna, what's the Sailor Alliance?"
The cat froze, slowly turning her head up to face her. "How do you know about the Alliance?"
Serena looked down. "When we arrived here, I met Queen Serenity in a dream. She was the one who told me about the enchantix. She said that it was earned if princesses weren't part of the Sailor Alliance."
Luna leapt over her shoulder so she was in front of Serena. "Well it's about time you should learn about it, after all you will need to keep it going as part of your royal duties." She gave a proud smile. "And you're almost eighteen now, and have already mastered your Sailor Scout potential!"
"But how come you never told me about it?" Serena enquired.
"When the Silver Millenium was still around, it was tradition for the members to have access to the information once they came of age and had completed their training. Don't forget, you and the others were only fourteen when we first met, and let's just say you had a long way to go before you were ready!"
"Yeah, don't push it!" Serena raised an eyebrow; she still wasn't completely forgiving of the many complaints she had received from her feline companion in those early years, even if she knew deep down that she had needed to whip herself into shape. "So when were you gonna tell us anyway?"
However at this Luna looked downcast. "If I'm being perfectly honest I wasn't completely sure how I would do that. For the initiation, we would need access to the documents of the Alliance. It is the rule for every planet in the deal to have the documents in their archives, but I don't need to remind you what happened to the Moon Kingdoms…" She trailed off. "Unless the other planets outside our Solar system still have them, I'm afraid we don't have much of a lead."
The two sat in silence for a few moments as they tried to think of a solution. Then all of a sudden, an idea lit up in Serena's head like a light bulb.
"Wait a sec, Luna we do know other Senshi outside the solar system! Do you think any of them will have the information?"
The cat looked up in interest. "It wouldn't hurt to ask. If their planets are back to normal, they most likely all have it in their archives somewhere, why don't you try contacting them?"
"Good idea!" Serena nodded, before picking up her phone. She had a particular Sailor Scout in mind who she knew would be more than happy to help.
000
"Please enter your destination." The robotic voice of the portal machine announced once Serena stepped into it.
"Mermaid please." She spoke loudly and confidently.
At once the technology whirred into action and the buzzing city of Magix disappeared before her eyes as she felt a strange pull around her waist, as if she was in an elevator.
After only a few seconds the machine stopped and she stepped out, slightly dizzy.
"Wow, it sure is efficient!" She remarked, looking at her watch before stopping for a second to look around at the breathtaking beauty of the watery world before her.
"I really should be getting used to this by now." She muttered to herself. It wasn't the first time she had visited.
"Princess Serenity?"
She turned around to face the two girls in servant attire, whom were both bowing deeply.
"Our Queen is waiting for you. Please let us escort you to the palace." One instructed politely.
"Sure!" Serena followed them down the white marble path, which seemed to be the only area of solid ground for miles. She couldn't help but gaze at the pristine marble buildings that rose out of the water on either side. However the most impressive was their destination, a huge white palace that faintly resembled the Taj Mahal.
As they neared the entrance the maids each took a door and opened them in perfect symmetry to reveal a spacious hall with décor of various shades of blue. At the far wall a young woman in stately robes sat on an indigo throne. An elegant platinum crown rested on top of her light blue hair, which was so long it almost reached the floor. But the most unusual aspects of her appearance were the two white lines across her face that formed an x shape. The sides that contained each of her eyes were covered in cobalt eye shadow.
"Princess Serenity! It is good to see you after so long!" She exclaimed happily at the sight of the approaching teen, before getting up from her seat and making a low bow.
At this Serena couldn't help but sweatdrop. "Reiko we've gone over this, you can just call me Serena, everyone else does!"
Reiko hurriedly stood up, stumbling slightly. "You are right, I am sorry." She giggled, embarrassed. "So what do I owe the pleasure of this visit Serena? You did not mention any details in our phone conversation."
"Actually I was hoping you could help me with something," Serena told her. "What do you know about the Sailor Alliance?"
Reiko's eyes widened slightly. "You mean you do not know? I assumed your guardians would have reminded you after the fall of the Silver Millenium… Retasu!" She gestured to a servant girl with her hair tied back in two dark green plaits. "I require the book on the alliance from the library! And would you also organize some tea and cakes to be brought up to the conservatory?"
"Yes your majesty." Retasu curtseyed before promptly exiting. Reiko turned back to Serena.
"We must discuss this over tea, revising archives makes me hungry!"
At this the Moon princess's stomach gave an audible growl. "You and me both," She grinned, wondering how they had ever been enemies.
000
Back at Alfea the Winx had arrived at their dormitory and were now outside Stella and Serena's room.
"Stella? Serena? Are any of you there?" Bloom hurriedly knocked on the door.
"Alright! I'm coming, I'm coming! Sheesh!" It swung open to reveal the princess of Solaria. Judging from the slimy green facial paste coating the whole of her visage it was not difficult to see why she wasn't exactly thrilled at leaping into action.
"What's up? I thought we were going in a few hours! Can you at least give me a minute to freshen up?"
"Have you seen Serena?"
"Huh? Oh that reminds me! Serena left this note that said to tell you that she'll be going out to visit someone and won't be back til later." Stella picked up the pink piece of paper to show them.
"What? But Ms Faragonda just said that it was too dangerous for her to go out alone! How are we gonna explain this to Ms F?" Bloom groaned.
"Did she give any specific indication of where she was going?" Tecna enquired.
"All I know is what it says here!" Stella dumped it in her hands.
"Dear Stella
I'm going out to visit a friend for the afternoon so if the others come looking for me, tell them I won't be back until about 6 in the evening.
Later fairies
Serena
Ps. don't even think about going near my 6 hearts princess makeup collection, or any of my stuff for that matter. I will find out and Luna is armed."
"She totally wasn't kidding about the last part!" Stella sulked, holding up her hand to show angry red scratch marks.
"Does she mean those friends of hers back on earth?" Musa wondered aloud, sitting down on one of the beds in the room.
"Hmm, I don't think so! If that was the case she would have gone to Earth and wouldn't need to check in with them afterwards!" Tecna noted thoughtfully.
"But what are we supposed to do now?" Flora asked, looking to the leader of the group.
"For now all we can do is wait until she gets back." Bloom sighed.
000
Ten minutes since exchanging their greetings the two royals were sitting comfortably on a satin sofa in the large airy conservatory, the small table in front of them holding an assortment of decorated cupcakes on a cake stand. Reiko was leafing through the pages of a large book on her lap.
"Here it is, the creation of the Sailor transformation." She leant over to show Serena.
"It originated from the Silver Millenium, the Moon Kingdom in fact."
"The Moon Kingdom?" Serena gasped. "So my ancestors first discovered it?"
The cyanette nodded. "In fact it was created through the power of your crystal. The first queen of the Silver Millenium was the one who created the crystal, and in order to harness the power, creating a battle form known as the Sailor Henshin." Indeed the page depicted a woman holding a bright white light between her hands. Her eyes and hair (styled in the Lunarian fashion) were both as white as pearls. In fact white and silver were the only colours of her Sailor Scout fuku.
"Whoa." Serena stared at the image in awe, feeling shivers run down her spine. "So how come she needed to create the crystal in the first place?"
"She needed a power strong enough to defeat the sorceress Metallia, as you can imagine the two were polar opposites, one light and one dark, and each fighting for control of the universe. Due to the crystal, your ancestor was able to win the battle and seal away Metallia. When the time came, while Metallia became what would be known as the Negaverse, the Queen gave the rest of her life essence to the crystal and passed it down to her daughter, who would then become Queen Serenity."
The next picture was of the Senshi handing the crystal to a teenage version of the Queen Serena knew and loved.
"My mother," She murmured softly. She fumbled in her pocket before bringing out her heart shaped brooch.
"So you're telling me that the spirit of all the Queens of the Moon kingdom are contained inside this crystal?" She asked, staring down at the object in question.
"Yes, when she created the crystal it merged with her starseed, making them one and the same. And whenever the next heir to the Moon inherits the crystal, it becomes their starseed as well."
"So that would explain…" Serena trailed off. She didn't need to remind Reiko that nearly all of her previous enemies had been after the powerful object, seeing as the young woman had once been one of them.
"But that still doesn't explain how the other Sailor Scouts have the henshin too." She continued, hoping to find out more.
"Well, as a result of creating this power, the queen chose to share it with the most valuable members of her court, creating an alliance to unite them all. These not only involve the kingdoms of your court but also many others, including mine, Chu, Coronis and Mau- the home of your guardians Luna and Artemis."
"Makes sense, makes sense," Serena took another sip of her tea. "Wait, when," She knew this was a touchy subject for the bluette. "Galaxia created the Sailor wars does that mean all the starseeds she took were from planets that belonged to this group?"
Reiko nodded. "Only the Queens or princesses of their courts are able to have the Sailor transformation. All the realms that do not fall under this category either become guardian fairies or witches."
"Like all those girls in Magix," Serena realized aloud. Then something else dawned that should have been so obvious to her that she couldn't believe she hadn't thought about it before. "So it's only the rulers who become Sailor Scouts, right? What if the Queen has the henshin but there's also a princess, when does the princess get the transformation?"
"There is a special ceremony for when a princess receives it, not unlike a coronation. Speaking of which," Reiko leant closer meaningful grin. "When is yours going to take place?"
"What? Ooh I didn't think that was gonna happen for a while! Trista once said I'd be 22 but now it seems a bit closer, personally I think it was kinda unclear!" The blonde put one arm behind her head with a nervous grin before becoming serious.
"Hang on, the only reason I'm stuck at magic school is apparently I need the fairy transformation to ease into the power of being queen. I still don't get that- I mean how much more is the Earth and moon to handle than, say, Mars? Oh," She trailed off in realization, her shoulders slumping in the process.
"I guess since Darien and I will be working together we're kinda pooling our planets." She said sheepishly.
Reiko looked at Serena with a serious expression that was quite uncommon for the bluette. "Do you know how your guardians found out about the fairy college?"
"Nope." Serena shook her head; she actually wondered why she hadn't thought to ask in the first place.
"It's because my friends and I informed them about it. We knew that your coronation would be imminent, but when it did happen, it would be a momentous occasion, something that would bring not only your world but the rest of the Alliance into a new age."
She momentarily looked down to turn a page. Once she found what she was looking for, she pointed a manicured fingernail at the picture.
"It will be the creation of Crystal Tokyo."
Serena's sapphire orbs widened. There in front of her lay the image of the future kingdom, the five crystal points surrounding it and standing tall in their respective colors.
"Not too long ago, Sailor Pluto paid us a visit. She told us that she had seen a great darkness approaching and it was blocking her from seeing the future events. The only thing she could envisage was the vision two starseeds: the Golden and Silver Crystals. They were converging together to form a new entity, which would in turn give them both more power."
"But what does all of this mean?" Serena asked anxiously, desperately trying to get her head around this piece of information. "How come Trista didn't tell us this?"
Reiko smiled softly. "She knew that we guarded the archives of the Alliance, and therefore you would come to one of us, seeking our help. She also knew that we, myself in particular, would be willing to assist you, after all you did for us."
"That still doesn't explain going to Alfea."
"The school for fairies has many sources and techniques of magic at its disposal. We figured that if you attended, you could boost your power and energy levels to prepare for the future. Might I ask, how are you doing at the moment?"
"Oh, I'm doing great!" Serena told her happily. "I already found a book about Lunarian magic! It's weird actually liking learning for once!"
"I am glad!" Reiko beamed. "If there's anything further I can do to be of service…"
"Are you kidding? Look Reiko," Serena looked her in the eye. "You and the others have already proven yourselves to me! All of that is in the past! Besides, thanks to my new powers I can now sense people's auras and the one I've seen today tells me that you are a kind and loyal person, who does not have it in their nature to be evil!"
"Princess…" The Mermaid Queen's eyes watered. "I am honoured to be a member of your court."
"Likewise Sailor Mermaid." Serena nodded. "Likewise."
000
"So do you remember the plan?" Baltor asked the trix. They were currently flying over the main city of Mermaid.
"Of course!" Icy replied obviously, seeming pissed that he couldn't count on them to remember the simplest of assignments. "Stormy and I go for the Queen while Darcy…"
"Steals the spells! I get it!" The dark witch cut in, in a bored tone.
"Just checking. You three haven't exactly been up to scratch judging from your past performances." Baltor said condescendingly.
"Ugh! Just look at this place!" Stormy remarked, looking down at the scenery below her. "I've never seen so much water! It's like a big pool!" She was secretly anxious about what kind of watery magic she would be up against from the inhabitants of this place, seeing as her powers did not function properly against water. That princess of Tides didn't real water, just some kind of gross pink slime, and Icy always used solid ice.
"Yes, and if you're not careful, you might get to go for a obligatory swim." Baltor did nothing to vanquish these fears as the four picked up their pace towards their destination.
000
FLASH!
BOOM!
CRASH!
"Huh?" Serena and Reiko both looked up, startled by the sudden racket that seemed to be going on outside. Running over to the window they could see the famous magic-snatching wizard hovering in the air and causing havoc with a witch on either side of him.
"Not again!" Serena gave a very loud groan and slumped forward.
"You know who they are?" Reiko looked at her, her cyan eyes wide.
"Ugh, you could say that, but I wish I didn't!" Serena was talking in that griping tone that she took when being forced to do something she didn't want to do. "Everywhere I go, they're always one step behind! It's like they're stalking me!" She turned to her blue haired friend with a heavy expression. "And now they're trying to destroy your beautiful home! Well not on my watch!" With that she grabbed her brooch containing the silver crystal and marched out into the corridor with a determined expression.
"Wait Serena!" She turned around to see Reiko hurrying up to her with great difficulty due to the regal dress she was wearing. She pulled out blue henshin stick with a symbol that resembled a seashell.
"I'm going with you, these are my people." Reiko smiled.
Serena nodded. "Alright, let's do this."
Amidst all the chaos no one had noticed Darcy sneak silently into the palace.
"Let's see, the library, the library," She muttered to herself, floating past the various doors. "That's gotta be where the magic is! Huh?"
The sound of voices had distracted her and she hid behind a pillar just in time to see Queen Reiko stride out into the corridor with Serena.
"That girl, I've seen her somewhere before…"She squinted her shadowed eyes at the blonde with the most unusual hairstyle. Then realization dawned on her. "She was hanging out with the winx that day we raided the museum! But what's she doing here without them?" The dark witch decided to keep quiet and continued to observe them.
"You ready your majesty?" Serena asked, holding her brooch aloft.
"As always your highness." The queen nodded.
"MERMAID CRYSTAL POWER!"
"MOON ETERNAL POWER!"
"What?" Darcy's golden eyes widened as she watched the schoolgirl transform into the familiar sailor suited warrior she and her sisters knew and hated. "She's Sailor Moon? Well," An evil smile formed on her face. "This is going to be interesting!"
"Ok, let's go!" The Senshi raced outside to face their opponents.
"Halt, scum of the universe!"
Baltor, Icy and Stormy turned around to see the two Sailor Scouts.
"Hello there I am Sailor Mermaid, but sometimes go by the nickname Aluminum Siren, and I am the guardian of this Planet." Sailor Mermaid gave a polite bow.
"Why are you being nice to them?" Sailor Moon stared at her.
"It is the right etiquette to introduce oneself, no matter who they are!" Mermaid remarked.
"But they're trying to kill us!" Moon sweatdropped. Serenity, it was such a strain for her to be the sensible one.
"That's the Queen of this place? What a ditz!" Icy remarked rudely.
"Thank you! You are too kind!" Mermaid bowed; somehow she had interpreted it as a compliment. Moon facepalmed again, before staring up at their attackers.
"Hey you, evil dude! Leave this planet alone and go back to where you came from! Or I'll have to deal with you on behalf of the moon!" She shouted.
Baltor was eyeing her up in a way that would creep out slenderman. "So, I'm face to face with the almighty Sailor Moon, finally a decent challenge!"
"Crap" Moon thought as she saw him produce a large fireball in the palm of one hand.
"Sailor Moon, why don't you lead him away from here? I can handle his accomplices!" Mermaid suggested. "And if they do prove rather strong I can always call for back up!"
"Ok." Moon nodded, she knew they did not have much of a choice and she had to act fast. "You want this? You'll have to come and get it!" She yelled over her shoulder before flying as far away as she could go. Finding an isolated hill above the sea level she chose to land, waiting in anticipation for her opponents next move.
Sure enough the loud whoosh in the air alerted her to his arrival as he planted his feet firmly on the ground, a few feet in front of her.
"Hello Sailor Moon, it's so nice meeting you in person." He drawled smoothly. "My name is Baltor and I believe you have something I've been searching for a long time."
"Does he mean the crystal?" Sailor Moon inwardly panicked. Faragonda did not know about it, but she had still warned her that she would be in danger no matter what, due to her bloodline. "On second thoughts it's probably best if I don't find out what he wants! I'll have to throw him off somehow!"
"Huh? Well I'm sorry Valtor but I'm afraid this hairdo is one of a kind!" She laughed foolishly, twirling one of her long pigtails through her gloved fingers.
The wizard bristled slightly. "It's Baltor. And no, I am not after that ridiculous hairstyle. I want the most powerful object in existence," His eyes flashed. "Your Silver Imperium Crystal."
"Damn!" The Senshi cursed inwardly. "Now I gotta fight this guy and I have no idea of what he's got up his sleeve! His energy seems to be rocketing through the sky!" It was true, thanks to her new energy-sensing abilities she could practically see the inky black aura radiating off of him.
"Oh come on, I've faced the Negaverse, the Dark Moon, chaos itself, he can't be as tough as all that!" Inner Sailor Moon scoffed. She narrowed her eyes and gave Baltor a cold hard stare.
"What exactly do you want with my crystal?"
At this he gave that kind of infuriating smirk that showed that he knew something that she didn't.
"I just want what belonged to me a long time ago. To take my place as the greatest wizard of all time. And I'm here to obtain the power I need and warn you to stay out of my way." He replied calmly.
Sailor Moon stared in disbelief at the nerve of this guy. "The only good thing about you is that you're being awfully up front about this…"
Baltor shook his head, flipping a strand of strawberry blonde hair over his shoulder. "I already wasted my intelligent expressions on that orange haired heiress of planet Sparx."
However Sailor Moon wasn't done. "…But that's still tough shit because you're not getting your sweaty paws on my crystal! So I say, if you want your face intact you're gonna have to beat it, Valtor!"
Her words had an instant effect. "Then I'm afraid you give me no choice but to fight you! And my name is not Valtor!" He exclaimed angrily.
Aaaagh! She had to jump into the air to dodge the dark blast of magic he had just thrown at her. It hit the ground instead, leaving behind a deep crater.
"Sheesh Vulpix, what the hell is wrong with you?" She exclaimed.
"For the last time It's Baltor!"
Sailor Moon cocked her head to one side with round innocent eyes. "Buizel?"
"Baltor!"
"Buneary?"
"Baltor!"
"Voldemort?"
"Valto- I mean Baltor!"
"Beelzebub?"
"Baltor!"
…
"Bulbasaur?"
"ALRIGHT THAT'S IT!" At once a torrent of fireballs were launched in her direction.
"Aaagh!" Moon couldn't help but start to panic, as all she could do was dodge them.
"I'll never be able to attack at this rate!" She thought desperately, hovering higher into the air as one flame attempted to singe her shoes. "Wait a sec…" A small glance over her shoulder told her all she needed to retaliate. "What am I talking about? I'm surrounded by water! Serena you genius!" She mentally cheered. Outwards she turned to her fiery foe.
"Hey Bellossom! When will you get that you being stronger than me aint never gonna happen?" She hollered down to the island.
"Arghhh!" The dark wizard growled, showing his sharp canines. "I will defeat you Sailor Moon, I will crush you and take your power, make no mistake about it!"
"Oh really?" Sailor Moon cocked a brow before diving head first into the water surrounding the area.
"What? Where did she go?!" Baltor looked around at the vast ocean, not daring to venture further for fear of extinguishing his fire.
"What the-" His eyes widened as he looked up to see a humongous tidal wave curling towards him. Atop the water Sailor Moon was surfing on a silver board made out of pure energy.
"In the name of the Moon, it's time to wave bye-bye!" She announced.
At this the huge wave swirled around him, then fired him off into the distance like a huge wet slingshot.
"Wow, that was some bad trash talk even for me! But you know, there's something incredibly satisfying about kicking an egotistical, vampire-wannabe, kleptomaniac's butt!" Sailor Moon said to herself with a grin. "I'd better get back to see how Sailor Mermaid's doing!" She flew off in the direction of which she came.
000
"Breaking news! Just in we have received report that yet another planet is under attack from Baltor!" The Magix news reporter announced urgently from the large TV.
"Quick! Turn it up!" Bloom urged Tecna, who immediately complied.
"We now go live to our correspondent Oli weatherwings who just happened to be in Mermaid at the time for full coverage! Oli?"
"It's raining upwards!" The sparkly journalist shouted, gesturing to the mass of tidal waves causing chaos behind him. If you looked close enough you would be able to see a tiny figure in the distance controlling them to swipe two blobs of red and blue floating in the air.
"Mermaid?" Layla sat up with a start. "But that's impossible! It disappeared from Magix radar long ago! What would Baltor want there?"
"You know that place?" Stella asked, taking a break from craning her neck at the TV. "I can't get a good look at the décor, what with the huge flooding and all but do you know what the colour scheme is?"
"It's distantly related to my realm. It's said that the first mermaids came from there." The dark skinned girl explained.
"Maybe Baltor wants more minions!" Musa suggested.
"Well whatever he wants we can't just sit here, we've got to go and stop him!" Bloom hurriedly rose to her feet, as if she was ready to transform.
"But how?" Flora stopped her by placing a hand on her shoulder. "We don't know where it is, let alone how to get there!"
"Problemo solved Flora! I've got it covered!" Stella slipped her famous Solarian ring off her finger, ready to turn it into the teleporting staff.
"Wait- what's this?" The surprised tone of the presenter made them turn back to the TV. "Oh- this just in, we have reports that the Magix council is unable to get involved with the matter due to a treaty that Mermaid is a part of. The other realms in this treaty have already intervened."
Just as soon as she finished speaking, the camera recording the live feed started shaking as three women in unique Sailor fukus could be seen stepping onto the balcony where Oli and the crew were located. The tallest of the trio, a dark skinned woman with long chestnut hair and dark beady eyes rudely shoved him out of view of the lens.
"Go home to where you came from and get that camera out of my face!" She snarled, snatching the piece of tech and throwing it on the ground, making the footage vanish in a blur of pixels. But not before the figure of a girl in Sailor dress and white mask hovered into view.
000
When Serena got back she was astonished to see three new arrivals fighting alongside Sailor Mermaid.
"When did you get here?" She exclaimed in happy surprise.
"Siren's place was in trouble, and you know she can't hold her own for long!" Sailor Coronis replied. "But first we had to get rid of the spectators, can't have anyone leaking a less than perfect image, right boys?" She winked at the terrified camera crew, who hastily scuttled away.
"I sent my troops into the palace, in case any spies decided to infiltrate. Mousey's busy isolating the area so no one gets hurt. " A second Sailor Scout ran up to join them, the golden bells in her hair, tiara jingling as she moved as well as the one pinned to the red ribbon on her chest. Her golden cat eyes widened at the sight of Sailor Moon.
"Well well well! You're looking good Miss Moon!" She grinned, showing her fang-like canines. "I hope you've been keeping my subjects in check!"
"Same to you, Nyanko!" Moon returned the greeting. "And yes, same as always, Luna and Artemis send their regards!"
"Hmm, I'm not so sure about that." Sailor Mau looked downcast for a second. She wasn't sure if the pair would ever truly forgive her for fighting against them in the Sailor Wars, even if she was royalty from their home planet. Oh well, at least she still had her Starseed, her henshin, and had even made friends, now she could only look forward.
000
Meanwhile Sailor Mermaid was being helped by a third Sailor Scout, who's white hairstyle vaguely resembled Sailor Moon's except where the Moon Senshi had odangoes, she had a pair of round mouse ears. She was also rather short in stature, only about the height of a twelve year old, making her look younger than she really was.
"CHU GALACTIC CRUNCH!" She called out shrilly, sending a pair of golden energy beams at Stormy. The witch had to stop firing lightning bolts to rapidly swoop out of the way, however they missed her only by a few hairs, she could even see a strand of maroon curls sliced of the side of her head and waft away in front of her.
"Argh! You ruined my hair you little pipsqueak!" She snarled at the top of her lungs.
"Great shot Nezu chan!" Mermaid congratulated, momentarily breaking her hold on the water. Icy used this moment of distraction to create an ice platform for her to stand on.
"Thanks!" Sailor Chu beamed. "But I really hope they give up soon! I don't want to miss Total Drama All Stars!"
Mermaid shook her head with a laugh. She knew all about her friend's interest in idols and celebrity gossip and her latest favorite reality show was no exception. "Why don't you record it? You could call your maid to do so for you!"
"I already have," The short Senshi sighed, her white tail curling around her shoulder. "but it's so much better seeing it live, you know, then when everyone gives out spoilers on the internet you know what they're talking about! And there was such a huge cliffhanger last time!"
"I too did wonder what happened to Mike's split personalities." Mermaid nodded in agreement. "But now that the love triangle with Duncan, Gwen and Courtney seems to be over, maybe there will be a new love triangle between Zoey, Mike and Dark Mike?"
"I doubt it." Chu pondered. "I wonder if Izzy will make another cameo like she did last season? I kind of miss her, it was always funny how she beat up the Chef!"
"Do you know who I miss, Lindsay!" Mermaid said animatedly. "It is a pity she left on the first round, I felt we had so much in common!"
While the two Senshi were discussing the addictive reality show they didn't see Icy and Stormy sneaking up on them, ready to pounce.
"ICE STORM ATTACK!"
The strong blast sent them both hurling backwards and smacking into the wall behind them. Chu let out a deep groan before falling onto her front but Mermaid made no noise as she made sure to fall on her side, assuming a more ladylike position on the ground. The two witches leant over them with satisfied sneers.
"So do we make them spill?" Stormy asked her sister, itching to get back at shorty for smiting her.
"At the moment we can't." Icy told her. "But I do know someone who can!" She closed her shadowed eyes, making her thoughts as clear as possible so her telepathic target would be able to pick up on them.
"Darcy get your ass outside here! We need you to pick some brains!" She thought sharply.
"Icy?" She heard the surprised voice of the dark witch and relaxed slightly. So she had heard, good.
"Why do you need me? We've all got different jobs to do, remember?"
"You should have carried yours out by now!" Icy shouted inwardly, gritting her teeth. Was it any wonder Baltor saw her as weak when she was surrounded by slackers?
"Easier said than done." Darcy grumbled. "The Queen called for backup and I can't get past these cat guards. They've surrounded all the areas that have the spells!"
"Well there's no time for that right now, you just might be able to redeem yourself if you get out here and make her talk!"
"…Fine. I'll be there in a sec."
As soon as the conversation finished, the witch of darkness materialized next the her sisters in a flash of dark purple. "Okay, lay it on me." She sighed.
"You have to revive these two and hypnotise them into revealing the secrets about their transformation." Icy pointed at the pair of unconscious Sailor Scouts. "And also find out what they know about Sailor Moon!" She turned her back to them, her cape swishing out behind her.
"Wait, where are you going?" Stormy asked indignantly.
"I'm gonna find this Sailor girl and her friends myself!"
000
"Hey!"
The harsh shout made them look up to a very mad Icy, who was glowering down at the group from her position in mid-air.
"I hate to bust up this little reunion but DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M OUT OF THE WAY?" She was practically livid.
Mau turned to Coronis, as if she had not seen or heard the angry witch. "I knew we shouldn't have left Mousey to deal with them!" She exclaimed, as if she had protested against the motion earlier.
"Not much we can do about that now," The taller woman sighed in frustration. "I'll just have to pick up the slack! You two can go find the others, wherever they are," She ordered Moon and Mau. "I don't need any intereference! Clear?"
"Crystal!" The pair quickly said in unison.
While Coronis flexed the black feathery wings on her back ready for action, they decided to run off in direction where they had last seen their friends.
000
"Dammit! Just how much brain damage did you inflict on them?!" Darcy looked up from trying to read Chu and Mermaid's minds to glare at Stormy, who was idly hovering on an air-ball behind her.
"Don't look at me! Just look what the mouse girl did to my hair!" Stormy snapped, gesturing to her now uneven frizz.
"Well thanks to your…"
"-It was Icy's idea!"
"Yours and Icys little stunt, I can't seem to find anything except some crappy cliffhanger to a stupid reality show! Of course it really doesn't help that I have the worst headache right now!"
"Well you're just not trying hard enough!"
"Huh?" The irritated masculine voice made both witches whirl around to see Baltor walking up to them irritably, his clothes were absolutely drenched and remnants of water were still dripping off the ends of his hair.
"What happened to you?" Stormy asked. In any other circumstances she would have laughed but even she knew not to provoke him at this point.
Baltor refused to answer and instead bent down to look at the oblivious Senshi. "Hmm, it's a start I guess." He commented. "But you still need to get them to reveal their secrets!"
"Not on my watch!"
"Argh!" They all growled at the sight of the familiar masked Sailor Scout, accompagnied by what could pass for her dark twin, what with the black pointy cat ears and long black plaits.
"You again!" Moon exclaimed. "Can't you take a hint!"
"Yeah!" Mau nodded furiously. "No one gets to beat up mousey and fishy except me!"
They stood in battle stances, ready to attack. Baltor and Stormy did the same, both visibly unhappy to see them. However Darcy merely stood on the sidelines with a thoughtful expression. Should she reveal her information now? Or should she keep it to herself and maintain an advantage her sisters did not have?
Unbeknownst to her this inner conflict did not go unnoticed by Moon. "Why is she staring like that?" She thought uncomfortably. "It's like she knows something I don't! But why is her energy so mixed? I feel a deep darkness but it seems to be sealed away! Not very well though…"
Her train of thought was cut off by a bolt of lightning sent in the direction of her face, courtesy of Stormy. It appeared the witch had grown restless and was fed up of waiting. Fortunately The Sailor Scout managed to conjure up a shield just in time, protecting herself, Mau, Mermaid and Chu. Mau took this opportunity to try and rouse her allies, who were starting to stir.
"You can't keep that shield up forever Sailor Moon!" Baltor taunted from the other side, starting to create a fireball.
"GET BACK HERE!"
They were all suddenly distracted by the sight of a terrified Icy zooming across the sky, being pursued by an enraged Sailor Coronis, the latter was wielding a sturdy black whip. Somehow Mermaid and Chu were quickly awakened by the mad glint in her obsadian eyes when she slowly swiveled around in the direction of their opponents.
"OH NO, YOU ARE NOT GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!" She sent out her whip that swiftly bound Baltor and the two witches tightly and hauled them up to her level with a flick of her wrist.
"What the-" Moon was lost for words.
"Never," Mermaid began,
Coronis now had all four of her opponents tied up in a massive black web, that was no longer attached to her main whip. She rubbed her hands together with a sadistic lipglossed smile.
Chu interrupted. "Piss off,"
"CORONIS GALACTIC TORNADO!"
"Sailor Coronis." They finished in unison as she released a huge explosion that fired the four out into the stratosphere.
"Damn!" Mau was grinning from ear to ear and put on a pair of chanel sunglasses. "They just got CROWNED!"
000
An extreme benefit of having superpowers was that it made it a hell of a lot easier to clean up a mess. After Sailor Moon and other three Sailor Scouts had pitched in to vanquish any debris and restore any buildings that were hit in the battle, the area was soon back to its usual immaculate appearance and looked as though no chaos had ever been caused there.
"Thank you for your help girls!" Reiko said gratefully, once they had all de-transformed and were in the main foyer of her palace.
"Don't mention it Siren." Akane waved it off. Even though she had a tough exterior she really was firm friends with the woman who was her polar opposite in every way.
"So did Siren tell you about the Sailor origins?" Nezu enquired to Serena, who had to look down to answer her.
"Yes she did, it was amazing!" The blonde replied.
"You know, we get that you have your main Sailor team and all, but if you ever need us for anything," Suzu Nyanko started to say but Serena cut her off.
"Of course! Besides, I can't thank you enough for trying to help me now! You know what, I kinda feel better about going to this fairy school now! I have a chance to show everyone just how strong I am!" She pumped a fist.
"Yeah! That's our all-powerful Senshi! Show em who's boss!"Akane cheered.
Serena happened to glance at her communicator/teleport/watch, and nearly jumped out of her skin.
"OMS! Is that really the time? Oh no I'm late!" She started to panic.
"You should get going then," Suzu advised. "But you've got a teleport, right?"
"What? Oh! Right! Silly me!" Serena started hurriedly punching in coordinates. "Well, see you around girls! Until next time!"
"Goodbye!" They waved as she disappeared in a flash of white light.
000
"Ah, room sweet room!" Serena sighed with tired relief as she neared her place of refuge at Alfea. "I wonder if I can catch some Zs, that was some battl-AGH!"
She fell to the floor with a thump and turned to scowl at the familiar feline she had just tripped over.
"Luna? Would it killed you to have waited in my room a few minutes longer? I was on my way you know!"
"Serena this probably isn't the best time to show yourself at the moment." Luna informed her urgently. "We should probably hang out in another part of the building for a while, half an hour should do the trick, they'll have probably given up by then…"
Serena, having got up from the ground stared at her in confusion. "What fresh hell are you talking about Luna?"
"I'm saying you really don't want to go in there at the moment, those girls…"
"Are you kidding? I've just had to fight off that crazed loon everyone seems to be afraid of around here and I've got back later than I expected, I need my rest thank you very much!" The blonde said over her shoulder, turning the handle and swinging open the door…
… to immediately reveal the Winx, all present and correct, sitting on some of the sofas in the room, as if they had been waiting for her.
"Oh," Her voice seemed to have disappeared in her throat somewhere as she wondered what they could possibly want with her.
"Told you so." Luna sweatdropped next to her. Sometimes Serena really did bring it on herself.
And so concludes this chapter! Yay! :D Sorry it took a little longer than expected.
But anywayI worked really hard on it so I hope you enjoyed it
As to these sailor scout cameos, I'd been thinking on doing a oneshot called "a senshi's forgiveness" which explains my head canon about what happens to these 4 after the series ends, but to be honest it's not one of my priorities. However if you want me to do it, just let me know and I'd be happy to.