Chapter 4: The Champ is Here
At the north pole, inside a dark cavern, four men stood inside the throne room. A young man with sandy blond hair was kneeling down, while the other one in the same military style uniform stood and watched. Where the throne was sat a woman, with red hair of crimson and a purple dress that covered most of the bottom, but did accentuate her figure as well as shown plenty of upper body skin. The pale woman with eyes as red as her hair, looked down upon her subordinate with disdain.
After being motioned to his feet, the sandy blond headed man stood up. The man stood and looked at his disappointed queen with shame crossing his features. Failure was something that one did not tolerate in the Dark Kingdom.
"Jadeite, I can't believe that twice you have failed me!" the woman hissed at the general.
"Queen Beryl, we have gathered energy for our great ruler. Though it seems we have ran into Sailor Moon and now Sailor Mercury. Plus, we have run into someone who calls themselves Tuxedo Mask," Jadeite explained.
Beryl looked into her staff, and saw some of the battles that her subordinate was talking about. The Sailor Senshi were awakening, that she expected. In watching Tuxedo Mask however, she noticed that the young man moved much quicker than a human normally should. She studied the way he cleared the crowds and even destroyed one of their youma with little effort. She couldn't help but think if the senshi were coming alive, that could mean that the Prince and Princess could be reincarnated as well.
Jadeite watched with apprehension as his queen studied the warrior in the tuxedo. He couldn't help but wonder what the woman was thinking at this moment. Part of him wanted Beryl to just end his life right then and there, but he hoped that she would give him another chance. The other three then decided to step forward for their comrade.
"My queen, we've observed how these people work. This Tuxedo Mask seems like he's more than he lets on," the man with long brown hair pointed out.
"I see that Nephrite," chastised Beryl as she studied him further.
"I recommend that we study him further, find a weakness," the man with the long light brown ponytail said.
"For that Zoisite we will need to send more minions," pointed out Jadeite.
"One thing is for sure. The more we know, the better the chance of finding a weakness in our enemies," the silver haired one known as Kunzite said before Beryl ordered a silence, to which the generals obeyed.
Beryl took her gaze off her staff, and put her attention to Jadeite. The woman fingered the staff as she pondered whether she should punish the general. The Tuxedo Mask factor does have the woman vexxed, but she would never let her underlings know that fact.
"We continue our search for the Ginzhouishou, and gathering energy for Queen Metallia. Perhaps in doing our "thing" we can find a weakness in our enemies," Beryl ordered.
"It shall be done my queen!" Jadeite said before turning around and walking to his chamber.
Inside the dark chamber, blue fire lit up the torches as Jadeite walked toward the end. Standing on a floor level platform was a figure shadowed by darkness, a faint shadow of a feminine shape the only visible characteristic.
"Now my creature, gather energy for our Great Ruler. Find the Legendary Silver Crystal!" ordered the general. The youma nodded and disappeared from view, straight to her mission.
Usagi sat down at class with her friends during their usual homeroom period. The boys and girls went on about the usual stuff, like tests and how unfair some of the teachers tended to be. One topic however seemed to creep it's way into their conversation. Some chatter went on about a certain Martial Arts World Champion appearing at the high school. One of the boys went on about how he wanted to be strong like this man, while others started doing a double bicep pose.
As those students were acting goofy, Usagi couldn't help but have her mind on other things. Her thoughts were drifting toward the night that they found Sailor Mercury and the mystery concerning Tuxedo Mask. The bun head was pondering how he was able to fight like he does and what is his true identity. As Usagi was lost in thought, the homeroom teacher Ms. Haruna called the class to attention.
All of the class was paying attention to her, except Usagi. The light brown haired woman noticed this and went to her desk. A ruler just happened to be in the teacher's hand and she used said ruler to hit Usagi's desk. Snapped out of her daydream, the bun headed blonde profusely apologized by bowing many, many times. The display was comical to some of the students, who responded with muffled laughter. Ms Haruna turned her attention to those students, which promptly silenced them.
"Usagi, are you going to just daydream your life away? No wonder your grades are so low. I guess there will be no chance for you to get a certain prize," Ms. Haruna pointed out to her student.
"What prize?!" Usagi asked in a panic. Ms. Haruna took this as an opportunity to walk to her position between her desk and the students.
"Free passes to Mr. Satan's speech later. The top five students in 7th, 8th, and 9th, year will receive those passes and will be able to hear the speech from the Champ himself! Each student will have an extra pass to invite who they choose," Ms. Haruna proclaimed before she handed out two passes to Umino. Umino smiled as he placed the two tickets into his pocket.
Usagi silently dreaded what Umino was going to do. She considered the boy in thick glasses a friend, but had absolutely no romantic feelings for the guy. The girl also remembered that while she had heard of Mr. Satan, her brother was the fan of the family so to speak. If she wanted to go, it would be to tease her little brother that he didn't get to see his hero and she did.
Meanwhile at the high school, the students had already heard the announcement that Mr. Satan would be visiting them in the auditorium. Many High Schoolers were thrilled that the World's Hero would visit their school for anything, since he had a busy schedule it seemed. A few of the students began speculating that because Mr. Mark's daughter came to this school, it would be at least one reason why the champion would visit.
Gohan looked over to Videl, who looked like she was not thrilled about the visit. The saiyan could say that the girl in the pigtails was angry about the whole situation. Erasa looked over to Gohan and whispered to him not to ask anything about Videl's father at this time. His friend Sharpner, on the other hand, was stoked that the champ was coming to the gym. The intercom then came on and the voice of the principal came through.
"Hello students of Juban High. The administrators and faculty of this school are honored to tell you that Mr. Satan will be in our auditorium later on today. As a result of this, all of today's club activities are cancelled. All students will come to the auditorium after class cleanup to help the faculty prepare the building for his arrival. The top five students of 10th, 11th, and 12th year will have front row seats along with our top five class visitors from Juban Public Middle school. Each of those students will be able to invite a friend of their choice to sit with them during the proceeding speech. Miss Videl also get's a front row seat at the request of the World's Hero and Champion. Congratulations to Miss Videl Satan. Thank you and have a good day learning," announce the principal.
Gohan groaned, as he was not really looking forward to seeing the man again. The boy did not have time to ponder how to get out of the situation as he noticed Sharpner looking straight at him. The bell rang, which signaled the teacher switch. Sharpner took this as his moment to clear his throat at the saiyan to get his attention.
"Gohan, we're friends aren't we?" Sharpner asked.
"Sure we are, why?" Gohan asked in response. Sharpner then seemingly abandoned all of his pride and looked at his friend.
"Please buddy, please invite me to sit front row with the Champ!" asked Sharpner like he was a begging child. The whole class saw this and watched the scene. To many it looked like Mr. Kusinagi was a toddler and Gohan was the dad.
"Ok, ok Sharpner, you can sit with me at the front row," Gohan replied as he really just wanted his friend not to beg anymore. Erasa couldn't help but snicker at the display, while Videl rolled her eyes. The teacher for first period walked in, to which Gohan would silently praise Dende, King Kai, or whatever god would handle prayers at the moment. The teacher wasted no time in starting the lesson, to which brought even more relief to the saiyan.
In the principal's office, there were two people. One was the principal, a man with a brown suit and thinning brown hair. The other was a blond-haired woman, who looked to be in her early thirties, in a pink business suit and skirt. Both were looking over reports of various things to do with the school.
"Well Ms. Takeshi, that was a good idea to have the student body help with the preparations for Mr. Satan," the principal complemented.
"Why thank you, Mr. Honda," the woman replied in gratitude. Ms. Takeshi looked at a photo of the principal that looked rather old. The photo showed a young boxer, with what looks like a championship title around his waist. She couldn't believe it, but the picture looked like the principal in his younger days.
"That was during my boxing days. The public called me "Piston" Honda because of my power and handspeed. I guess that's why I'm looking forward to Mr. Satan coming here. Me being an old dog of a fighter and him being a current World Champion. I know boxing is different from what he does, but we are fighters both the same," Mr. Honda told the woman.
"Looks like you could get in the ring again someday sir," Ms. Takeshi replied, to which the principal merely scoffed. The two of them found that they had duties to do so the woman makes her leave.
Ms. Takeshi makes her way down the hall and goes into the girls bathroom. The woman looks into the mirror and smiles. First, her mouth was full of straight teeth. After a moment, the mouth transformed into a mouth of many more pointed teeth. The monstrous woman looked at her figure for a bit before another person appeared out of thin air it seemed.
The person that appeared was none other than Jadeite, the monster's master. She bowed before the general as he looked at her with utmost seriousness. The monster stayed on one knee, and awaited the statement from her commander. Jadeite, with a movement of his hand, turned into someone with a custodial uniform on.
"Miss Assistant Principal, is everything set to take energy for our Great Ruler," Jadeite asked the monstrous woman.
"Yes my lord, the students won't know what hit them. Most of them are too thrilled with the arrival of this "champion." He seems to be nothing more than a braggart if you ask me," the monster reported.
"Good, good. I will be there personally to make sure that this goes off without any problems," Jadeite told his monster.
"What an honor my lord!" the monster exclaimed.
"Yes,yes….now we must split up. Lest anyone becomes suspicious of us," Jadeite ordered. The monster stood up, made her mouth look perfectly human, and walked away. Jadeite made cleaning equipment appear, and started cleaning the bathroom. The general thought that no one would suspect a janitor on the nefarious scheme that he planned.
At the end of the school day, many other students were begging those with passes to the speech. Ami in particular was bombarded with requests to go to the Mr. Satan event with her. The girl would politely refuse of course, but that didn't stop anyone from following her. She watched as Umino gave his extra pass to Naru, who's excitement could be seen by the other students. Ami looked over to Usagi, who was walking home. The bluenette ran up to her new friend with a smile.
"Usagi, would you like to go to the Mr. Satan speech with me?" Ami asked her friend.
"Why sure," Usagi answered after pondering for about 30 seconds. The bun-headed blonde took the extra pass from Ami.
"Who knows, we may see Gohan there," Ami pointed out. Usagi froze when she heard his name. Something about Gohan stirred feelings inside her. Embarrassment at the first meeting, the two being more and more friendly in the short amount of time in repeated daily run-ins, not to mention that time she saw him in a t-shirt with his physique. The wind whipped in the air as she silently thought about the high-schooler. Ami's feelings towards the boy, whether platonic or romantic, were also in play.
"Yes Ami, we could see him there," Usagi smiled.
A bus pulled up with an old man at the driver seat. The door opened and out came the Assistant Principal with a megahorn. Turning the horn on and putting it close to her mouth, she announced that the special guests from Juban Junior High to come and board the bus. The small group walked to the bus, with Ami and Usagi following not far behind.
While the junior high students made their way to the auditorium, the high schoolers were helping out the staff any way they could. Some of the students were vacuuming the carpet, while many others wiped down every surface they could. Gohan, Sharpner, and Videl, along with the more burly and stronger students, were moving speakers and set pieces. The blond and the saiyan were moving a rather large painting that an artist did of Mark Satan's likeness. The two placed the painting on the left, while a huge picture of the World's Championship Title Belt was placed on the other side by two other students.
Erasa and Videl put up a big marker board along with the help of the long haired blond and the spiky, black haired teen. Before the group attempted to help get the place ready, a woman in a pink business suit and curly red hair walked up to the girl in the pigtails.
"Miss Videl , your father wants to see you," the woman told her.
"But I was going to help," Videl explained.
"He also said to bring you three up with you," the agent said as she looked over to Erasa, Sharpner and Gohan. The blonds were thrilled, while the saiyan seemed a little nervous. Granted, he knew Mr. Satan ever since the Cell Games, but none of the people in the group needed to know that. All of the sudden, the red haired agent looked over at Gohan. With a puzzled look, she walked up to the saiyan, her hand to her chin as she tried to brainstorm about the boy.
"You look familiar," the woman simply stated.
"I'm sure you've never seen me before," Gohan nervously pointed out, now remembering that this woman was wearing a skin tight ringmaster outfit during the Cell Games. The woman looked at Gohan for a few more moments before motioning the group to follow her to The Champ's preparation room. Relief reached the saiyan as his secret was not revealed.
The group followed the agent to the dressing room. Knocking on the door, the woman asked if Mr. Satan was ready for his daughter and her friends. Mr. Satan opened the door and was dressed in a brown gi top with white pants and black boots. A beaming smile came to his features as he saw Videl with her friends.
Gohan and the man that supposedly saved the world locked eyes for a second. Mr. Satan looked at the saiyan intently before remembering something about the boy. The champ remembered something about Videl's newest friend. Parts of the memory came to his mind as he looked upon young Gohan. The memory came together after the staredown lasted a few minutes.
"Ah Mr. A5! My chef loved using your A5 beef for the party. As you know that kind of marbling, coupled with the beef fat the butcher shop gives with each pack, and you can keep the seasoning simple and to the minimum," Mr Satan praised towards Gohan. Another mental sigh of relief came over the saiyan.
"Thank you very much Mr. Satan," Gohan politely replied as he gave a respectful bow. Sharpner and Erasa beamed at their friend, since the both of them valued the champs opinion very highly. Videl just groaned at the display of her friends. Mr Satan invited them in and the group went inside.
Inside Mr. Satan's dressing room were several amenities that a star of his caliber tended to have. A desk with a large mirror, surrounded by a frame with several lights. A table with a purple table cloth and a bowl full of green candy coated chocolate pieces. The chair near the desk was a director's chair with his name on the back.
Several members of his staff were running around, making sure that the champ didn't have a single thing to worry about. One of the staff members came up with a metal bucket, full of cool drinks for Videl and her friends to drink. The group took it as an invitation as while the blond girl and Gohan got the Oolong Tea, the other two got cans of milk tea. Mr. Satan, who grumbled that the school wouldn't let him have sake on campus for some reason, grabbed a Hetap.
"Well I would like to make a toast to Videl and her friends. May all of us have a good time today," Mark proclaimed as the group bumped the cans and began drinking their refreshments. Sharpner decided at that time to clear his throat.
"Mr. Satan. Are you taking students at the Satan Dojo?" Sharpner asked.
"Why yeah kid, why?" responded Mr. Satan.
"Because I would love to be one of your students. I've practiced Karate ever since I was 10. In my class I am a second degree black belt. I help the instructor with the class many times," Sharpner bragged. Mr. Satan grinned at the boy as he could tell that Sharpner was not lying.
"Well you are one of many hopefuls. Come on by after the speech and speak to me and I'll see what I can do," Mr. Satan told the muscular teen, who beamed at the response.
Gohan watched all this and was letting everyone else speak. He didn't know about Sharpner's black belt in Mr. Satan bragged about his victory versus Cell for the probably 5,000th time, Gohan tried to keep his emotions in check. The teenage saiyan couldn't afford any kind of accidental slippage of his strength and risk being labeled a freak. The boy couldn't help but a stray thought about that day around six years ago. The day was a couple of days after his birthday and was around a few weeks away.
The champ went on and on about Cell and then started talking about the Golden Fighters. The saiyan felt a lump in his throat and somewhat hot under his uniform collar as he felt a tinge of anger. The moment passed as soon as it came, but hearing that man call his friends and his father a bunch of lying trick users started bringing more and more of those little split second moments.
Gohan kept sipping on his Oolong Tea as if it were the only thing keeping his mouth shut. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Videl was looking at him out of the corner of hers. finished his tale and turned his attention to the saiyan.
"So A5, you help lift those big carcasses or just do deliveries?" Mark asked.
"I sometimes help with their dissection," Gohan replied, the change in topic somewhat helping in keeping himself from letting his anger show.
" Ah, lifting all that beef, pig and all other types of meat can make a man strong," Mr. Satan complemented to the saiyan.
"Well it does give me a workout," Gohan said in a careful lie. Before any other thing can be said, the agent came in and informed the Champ that his speech begins in around 30 minutes and he should take this time to prepare.
"Well kids, Daddy has to prep up for his speech. Say A5 what's your name?" the older man asked the boy.
"Gohan Son," he introduced just before the agent told the group to leave. The saiyan left first, since he really didn't want to be in there anymore, followed by the group. Videl took a mental note to check on Gohan later.
Students gathered in the auditorium as the staff made final preparations. Chatter filled the building as the group awaited for the arrival of Mr. Satan. Gohan and his friends took their reserved seats since Videl was his daughter and Gohan was at the top of the tenth grade class. The saiyan went ahead and sat down, him wanting the event to be over. Videl sat beside him, now having her chance to talk.
"Did anything my dad said bother you?" Videl asked.
"No Videl, not really," Gohan replied.
"Are you sure," Videl returned, her concern evident.
"Yes, Videl..." Gohan said, not really wanting to talk about it.
"Gohan, don't lie to me, please," Videl said. She did not really want to grill Gohan, but she felt she might need to for her answers.
"Videl...I just...I don't want to talk about it. At least not right now," Gohan replied.
"Ok Gohan...ok…," Videl replied," but if you ever want to, you have my ear."
Gohan nodded at Videl, relieved that he didn't have to go into an explanation about who he is, or how the attacks of his friends and himself weren't "tricks" as The Champ said.
Erasa and Sharpner joined the two at the front row. The blond girl sat beside the saiyan while the blond boy sat at the other side of the blond girl. Erasa smiled as she looked up at Gohan, her bubbly personality a calming influence for him. Sharpner couldn't help but grin ear to ear as he got to see his idol and potential new master up close.
Gohan was about to speak to Sharpner, when the boy put a serious look on his face. In the direction that Gohan's friend was looking, the junior high students were filing in and taking their seats. One of the teachers however caught sight of Videl and walked to her. Teacher and student hugged each other as it seemed to the saiyan that the two of them knew each other before.
" Ms. Haruna, how are you!" exclaimed Videl.
"Why fine Ms. Videl. I see you still hang out with Erasa," grinned the brown headed teacher. She then eyeballed Sharpner who she saw glaring at Usagi. Usagi had her tongue out at the boy, which caused a bit of a fuss for the teacher.
"And I see Mr. Kusinagi is still causing trouble!" Haruna exclaimed, which cause Sharpner to turn around only to immediately cower in fear. The people around him laughing a little at the big jock's apparent fear of his old middle school english teacher.
The woman then turned around and saw Gohan, who tried as best as he could to not get her attention. A smile crept up on her face as she gave a bit of a smile to Videl. The raven haired former student couldn't help but be confused as to the look that Haruna was giving her and Gohan. The teacher walked over to her class, not saying a word toward the saiyan and yet speaking volumes to him with her silent gesture.
Usagi sat down as she felt that she had no need to start any more trouble with someone she considered an idiot jock. At least Sharpner was the one getting yelled at and not the bun-headed girl, which gave her a bit of a relief. She sat beside her friend Ami, who was moving her head around as if to look for someone.
Ami searched around and yet tried not to leave her seat. The bluenette was bouncing up and down her seat slightly as she searched. A small laugh could be heard, and the genius turned around. She saw the giggling Usagi and started to frown.
"Let me guess, you looking for Gohan," Usagi teased. Ami laughed nervously in response.
"Well, yes. I take it you want to see him too," Ami said with a smile.
Usagi froze at her friends statement. Before anything could be said however, Ms. Haruna went over and sat down at the end seat. Ami greeted the teacher, while Usagi stammered her own greeting, still nervous about what Ami had said.
"If I may ask Ms. Haruna, were you talking to former students of yours?" Ami questioned to the teacher.
"Why yes Miss Mizuno, I was speaking with Miss Videl Satan," Ms. Haruna replied. Both Ami and Usagi's saws were slackened hearing that news. The educator couldn't help but giggle a bit at her students reactions.
"You mean the Champ's daughter!" Umino couldn't help but interrupt out of nowhere. Usagi shuddered at Umino's voice as it did sound a bit creepy to her at times.
"Why yes Umino, her and her friends," Ms. Haruna Sakurada replied.
"Was one of them with black spiky hair?" Ami asked, causing Usagi to blush a bit.
"Hmm...why yes one of them was, though I never got his name. I wanted to leave those two alone and not pry too much. Now no more questions please. I believe the speech will start shortly," Ms. Sakurada said as she took her seat and the rest of the top 5 of each junior high grade did the same.
The crowd are seated. The lights die down and triumphant music is playing. The marching band of Juban High come onto the stage, marching as they play Land of 1000 dances. The stage lights shine onto the band as they play the song. The melody finishes and the lights die down.
Another song is playing, which is the theme of the Champ Mr. Satan, to a raucous cheer. The champ jumps from behind the giant picture of himself, and throwing a double V symbol in the air, to an even more of a crowd pop. The band finishes the song and chants of Mr. Satan bellowed throughout the auditorium. The administrators were having a difficult time silencing the crowd. Grabbing the microphone, the false world's savior took a deep breath.
"Alright kids, the cheers can stop now!" Mr. Satan said loudly, which had the crowd slowly come down from their frenzy. The Champ walked over to the center of the stage and up onto the podium.
"Well children, I am truly honored to be here. I look out and see the young men and women who will take over this world when we turn old and leave this world. Aspiring doctors, lawyers, shopkeepers, policemen, bankers, butchers, and many more people to make sure that this world carries on. Why we could see someone who could take my place one day, right here in this room."
The last line earned a chuckle from the crowd, even the champ himself. As the guest speaker went on and on, Gohan found himself actually listening to him. Not once was he bragging about Cell, or his accomplishments. The speech was more about Gohan's generation being able to do good for this world. Videl was also taking interest, since it sounded like this came from her father's heart. At the end, even Gohan and Videl cheered as the champ concluded his speech, which lasted about 30 minutes.
However, the cheering jubilee was cut off by a huge, purple crystalline structure coming down and shining an eerie purple light. The crowd all of the sudden felt tired, much to the chagrin of the World Martial Arts Champion. The man looked over and saw the schools Assistant Principal raising her arms and spouting off on how everyone should give their energy to the Great Ruler of the Dark Kingdom. Mr. Satan had enough and went into his stance.
"Alright evil lady, time for you to get your ass kicked!" proclaimed Mr. Satan as he ran up and knocked the woman off of the stage. After around three seconds the woman sprang up as nothing had happened, aside from a large bruise on her cheek.
"You dare put a blemish on my face! MY FACE!" the woman bellowed as her true mouth appeared with the many jagged teeth. The woman charged at Mr. Satan with inhuman speed and tried to punch the champ. The champ was able to dodge, albeit frantically.
Gohan took it upon himself to zoom out of one of the stage exits and behind the side curtains. There, although a small part of his energy was drained, he had more than enough and decided to change into Tuxedo Mask. The boy was about to destroy the energy crystal, when he was blindsided by the janitor. Gohan flew onto the stage and landed on his feet, the blow causing pain because he was off his guard.
The janitor reappeared, not in his janitor garb, but in a gray, militaristic style of outfit with white gloves and black boots. The general scoffed at this person he saw as an upstart. However, Gohan saw an opportunity to destroy the crystal right then and there. The general formed an ice cicle and threw it straight at Gohan. The attack appeared to go straight through him and land on the stage floor. No blood was on the projectile as the image disappeared.
The real Gohan shot up into the air from the General's right and struck him with an open palm. Jadeite double over the hand, not expecting pain to shoot through him so rapidly. The boy then did a nice ki push, sending Jadeite into the crystal and shattering it to pieces. The purple light disappeared and all of the students and teachers were waking up.
Ami and Usagi were awoken by the shattering of the energy collecting device. Before they could assess the situation, Luna jumped onto the head of Ms. Haruna and glared at the two. The two nodded and leapt over the teacher and out of the same side exit as Gohan had done. The cat leapt off of the teacher's head, avoiding the swipes of her temporary platform, and darted up to the stage to join the fight.
Gohan then turned his attention to the monster, and grabbed it from behind. Mr. Satan continued to dodge frantically for a few moments before stopping, as he was no longer being attacked. The monster struggled against the strength of Tuxedo Mask. Gohan decided to throw the monster off stage left and joined the champ.
"Mr. Satan, tell these people to flee," urged Tuxedo Mask. Mr. Satan did not need convincing as he ran up to the mic.
"Students, you need to leave. I couldn't bear to see one of you hurt just because of some evil monster. Old Tuxedo Mask and I have this well under control, so no need to panic!" the champ blurted out. The students then filed out, leaving the stage and the auditorium to the combatants.
"Nice way of putting it," Tuxedo Mask complemented. The champ winked at the hero as the two of them went into a fighting stance.
Usagi and Ami ran to the side area of the auditorium and tried to catch their breath. Not much time passed however as they saw the monster fly over in front of them and crash head first. The creature stood still for a second before prying it's head out of the hole. The human form of the woman disappeared as it became a green monster, with those same teeth she showcased to the Champ earlier.
"Moon Prism Power, Make Up!" shouted Usagi.
"Mercury Power, Make Up!" shouted Ami.
After what seemed like about 30 seconds in transformation time, but in reality it was instantaneous, the students transformed into the Sailor Guardians.
"I am the Pretty Guardian of Love and Justice. I am Sailor Moon! In the name of the moon, I'll punish you!" Sailor Moon proclaimed.
"I am the Pretty Guardian of Love and Intelligence. I am Sailor Mercury! Douse yourself with water and repent!" Sailor Mercury shouted.
The monster did not care as it charged at the two heroes. The twosome tried to dodge, but the monster was able to catch each of them with a strike, sending them down onto the floor. The two of them got to their feet, only for a green rope to shoot out of the creature's hands and wrapping around the middles of the two of them, and shocking them. Both senshi were forced to their knees, screaming in agony.
"Where's Tuxedo Mask!" shouted Mercury to Moon.
"I don't know," Moon replied as she was struggling to get out of those green ropes.
The creature licked it's lips, walking up to them like it was savoring a meal that it was about to devour. The hand turned into a meat cleaver, causing fear to form onto the faces of the senshi. Licking the hand that had transformed, it had decided to raise it's arm to strike down Sailor Moon. All of the sudden a big chunk of crystal flew over and slammed itself onto the back of the creature's head, causing it to stumble a couple of steps.
The creature turned around and saw Mr. Satan, with a cart full of chunks of the broken crystal energy absorber. Annoyed, the youma walked up to the Champ. Out of the background, Luna came up and scratched the green ropes off of the senshi as the demon had it's attention to Mr. Satan.
The champ then threw more and more chunks of the device at the creature, causing it to swat away each projectile. After a bit of the distraction, Mark realized that he was all out of projectiles. Undaunted the Champ threw the cart at the monster, which only accomplished the destruction of said cart by the hand cleaver. Now the Champ was scared, as he felt that this was the end for him.
"Shabon Spray!" shouted Mercury before the area was covered in a mist. As the monster searched for Mr. Satan, the quarry was whisked away by Sailor Mercury. The champ sprang to his feet and ran with the senshi to hide behind some of the unused stage equipment. The creature swung downwards at one of the cases, thinking it was Mr. Satan and got it's cleaver hand stuck. Sailor Moon felt it was time to deal the finishing blow.
"Moon Tiara Boomerang!" shouted the senshi as she threw her tiara like a weapon. The lighted weapon crashed into the monster and destroyed it, revealing the real Assistant Principal of Juban High. The administrator fell into unconsciousness, free of the influence of the demon possessing her. Mr. Satan was shook, not knowing what to think. The two senshi ran up to the formerly false hero and gave him a hug. The champ didn't know what to think as he felt he didn't do that much.
"Thanks for helping us Mr. Satan," chimed in Sailor Moon.
"That was quick thinking sir," Mercury complemented.
"Why to tell the truth, it was all that guy in the tuxedo's idea. He helped me gather that crap into the cart. Before he could come out with me though, that damn pretty boy shot a crystal out of the shadows. That boy took his cane and smashed it into pieces before it could stab me. He told me to find that monster and chuck as much of that crap as I could at it. He then went to search for that back jumping piece of garbage!" Mr. Satan explained.
"We have to help him," Mercury told Sailor Moon. The two of them nodded and ran into the backstage area, leaving Mr. Satan to ponder all that had transpired.
'I think I'm ready for that vacation,' the champ thought as he walked back through the side door and in all probability to the crowd of students at the lobby.
Meanwhile Jadeite crashed through a wall into the area behind the auditorium. The general hopped back onto his feet, but was favoring his ribs. Tuxedo Mask stepped out of the hole, looking as fresh as he was when the fight started. The general had a plan and decided to put it into use.
A white light surrounded the member of the Four Heavenly Kings for a split second and dissipated just as quickly. Getting into his stance, he invited Gohan to continue the fight. Gohan charged in and threw a punch onto the crossed arms of the general, which knocked him back a few feet and onto the ground.
However, something formed on Gohan's hand. An ice like material appeared on Gohan's fist where he struck his target. Surprised by this development, he looked and saw the general rise up from the ground, with an apparent smirk on his face. The ice spread up his arm and threatened to freeze the saiyan. Gohan thought quickly and did a small energy wave with his whole body, which dissipated the ice.
"Impressive boy, how long can you keep that up!" shouted Jadeite, though his arms were both stinging from the punch.
'I have to be careful, no telling what other tricks this jerk has up his sleeve,' thought Gohan as he planned out his next attack. Jadeite produced a sword out of thin air it seemed before the hero could do anything and charged at him. Gohan blocked the strike with his cane easily enough and seeing the strange light form in the general's other hand, pushed off and used a kiai. The invisible force knocked Jadeite through a chain linked fence and onto the tennis court.
Gohan however had to slam his cane onto the ground to break the magical ice again, lest he become frozen entirely. Jadeite's little trick had bothered Gohan quite a bit. The boy would get the upper hand, only to break more of that ice power off of him or his equipment. But in desperation, Gohan had an idea. An idea that he hoped would break him off this whole trying to make a permanent ice sculpture out of him.
Jadeite was feeling the effects of the fight. Gohan's strength surprised the ancient general and he had sustained a moderate amount of damage. Determined to see this through, at least for the moment, he would endure the pain of a thousand lifetimes to see the defeat of what he considered a vile, pesky and admittedly powerful opponent.
Gohan charged head on toward Jadeite and placed his fist onto his chest. Jadeite was surprised at this, had the boy decided to give up and face an icy death. The general would be overjoyed at the apparent submission of his foe. Joy turned into pain and horror as Gohan saw an opening. The saiyan, in one motion to fast for even Jadeite to react, spun around and slammed him with an ice covered backfist. The magical substance shattered all over the side of his head, causing numerous small cuts. The biggest injury however was when one of the shards slashed the right eye of the general as he flew back to the other end of the court. Jadeite slowly got up, and covered his bleeding, injured eye.
The saiyan was not done. The boy decided to finish this once and for all. He went into a wide stance and cupped his hands. The word "Ka" sounded out, as with the voice of thunder. "Me" came out of the boy's lips as he brought his hands back, the energy charging in his hands.
Jadeite had other plans however and made himself a portal. The general knew not to stick around, lest he felt he would be vaporized.
"Boy! You and I will fight again! I promise you it will be different!" Jadeite proclaimed before he jumped through his portal while Gohan was in the first "HA" portion of his incantation. Tuxedo Mask took a deep breath and the light of the blast dissipated. The young man uncupped his hands and went into a normal standing position. Gohan then reverted back to normal and took it upon himself to rejoin his fellow students.
Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury stood there dumbfounded. Their assistance was not needed in this encounter and just realized that Tuxedo Mask was even stronger than they originally thought. Mercury told Moon that the two of them should turn back into their normal selves and rejoin the students. Moon nodded and the two of them became Ami and Usagi once more before heading to the lobby.
Gohan walked back to the auditorium, where he saw his group. The man saw Videl, who looked like she was frantically looking for someone. Before Gohan could rejoin his friend, Usagi and Ami shot out right in front of him. The saiyan was surprised to see the two of them just seeming appear out of the crowd, right in front of his face. Both Ami and Usagi blushed a deep scarlet as they tried to speak to him.
"Hey Gohan, did ya hear what happened," Usagi blurted out.
"Well no Usagi.." Gohan replied to the girl.
"Well Gohan...the Sailor Guardians defeated the monster," Ami sheepishly added.
"With the help of Mr. Satan!" chimed in Usagi.
"Is that so? I guess Mr. Satan truly is a hero then," Gohan said nervously. Gohan then saw Videl walking over toward them.
"Friends of yours?" Videl asked.
"Actually I would say yes," Gohan replied before introducing his little brother's babysitter, and the quirky little bun-head he kept running into on his way to school. Some would think that Videl would have a jealous streak, or at least let it show here. The opposite happened as the three of them started talking more cordially. Videl was surprised to learn that Ami was at the top of her class and considered the top junior high student in Japan. Usagi, on the other hand, struck Videl as a bit of a goof, kind of like her friend Erasa could be at times.
The three girls talked so much in fact, that they forgot about Gohan standing there. The boy then decided to sneak off toward Sharpner, who was more than happy to tell him the news that Ami and Usagi revealed to him earlier. Gohan of course knew about his part in the whole deal, inspiring Mr. Satan to do something brave, but kept it mum. The saiyan was content for now that the whole ordeal was over with. Though more battles were yet to come for our saiyan and his Sailor Senshi allies, as well as trying to find more of said Sailor Senshi, a sigh of relief came over the boy. He felt that everything would be alright, at least for now.
Meanwhile, Jadeite laid onto a stone bed and healing magic washed over him. The bruises and the apparent broken bones healed nicely. One injury didn't heal, and that was the loss of his right eye. Cursing the whole ordeal and especially cursing the boy he considered to be a real menace, the now partially blind Jadeite rose from the bed and approached Queen Beryl.
"My queen," the man stated as he went onto one knee before his leader.
"Any news to report," Beryl demanded in a somewhat neutral tone.
"I have gathered much information about Tuxedo Mask. I fear that he is stronger than we first thought," Jadeite reported.
"I saw the results when you leapt back here in your...horrid condition. I expected the Sailor Senshi to be a thorn in my side. This Tuxedo Mask really vexes you, doesn't he," taunted the Queen.
"I think I can defeat him.." Jadeite managed to get out before the queen shouted for his silence. Beryl then recomposed herself after her outburst.
"Jadeite, I believe you are wondering why the chamber didn't heal your eye. It's simple, I made it so that it didn't. I want you to wear that scar of your utter failure for the rest of your days. Let your lost eye be a reminder to those that would fail the Dark Kingdom. Now get out of my sight!" Beryl chastised. Jadeite had no choice but to stand and retreat to the shadows. The General vowed revenge on the Sailor Senshi, and especially vengeance upon Tuxedo Mask.
A/N: Well I wanted to throw something in there before we went to find another Sailor Senshi. The next chapter, the topic will probably be predictable, but I will try to put my own spin on it as to not just rehash the manga, or either anime series. Thank all of you who reads this story.