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Chapter Nine

Ami and Makoto both fell unconscious as their energy was being zapped away. Throughout the entire school a dark cloud descended upon them all. Gaius who had now fully revealed himself laughed as he saw the energy that was being sent straight to the Negaverse. Usagi squirmed in his arms but that only made him tighten his hold on her. He knew he would get a top position for this and would add a massive dent to Queen Nehellenia's plans. But right now, he narrowed his eyes on the four Sailor Senshi that stood in front of him.

"More Senshi huh? Do you know where I can find the Silver Crystal? I soooo need it right now" Gaius said smoothly.

"You will never get it!" Uranus yelled, balling her fists as she saw Usagi trying to get out.

"VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!" Gaius felt something hot wrap around him, and within that moment, Usagi squeezed out, falling to the ground on her knees before getting up and running towards Ami and Makoto. Sailor Venus stepped out, gripped her chain and then with force, she pulled him towards her before landing a firm knee to the middle of his back. She then swung him around, unravelling him from her chain. Uranus took her chance as he kept spinning.

"WORLD SHAKING!" Blasts of golden balls flowed with speed towards Gaius, hitting him and smashing him through the classroom. But the force wasn't enough to make him crash outside. Smoke filled the room as Venus ran up to Usagi.

"QUICK, TRANSFORM NOW!" Venus shouted as she spun around on her heel. A dark energy ball was being hurled in her direction. She didn't have time to dodge the attack and with Usagi behind her, she braced herself for the blow.

"SILENCE WALL!" Saturn had placed herself in front of Venus, her glaive creating a strong force field, blocking the attack. By this time, Usagi had transformed into Sailor Moon, unaware of a pair of shocked violet eyes staring from the side.

Gaius heaved himself forward, his left sleeve ripped off. Pissed, he formed a dark, black energy sword and propelled his body forward. Saturn's eyes widened in anxiety but, planting her boots firmly on the ground, she lifted up her glaive and parlayed the attack. Pluto stepped forward and swung her rod at Gaius, forcing him to backtrack.

"Damn you Senshi, I will have Sailor Moon!" Gaius shouted as he lifted his sword high above his head, held by both his hands. He then slashed in a downwards motion. Three lines of dark energy side by side were sent out. Pluto had blocked one but couldn't block the other two. Pushed back, she landed on top of Uranus and Saturn. Neptune blocked another attack with both her arms. Her bluey green eyes filled with emotion as she worried about Uranus. But she had a duty and the fear that something would happen to Sailor Moon took over.

"DEEP SUBMERGE!" Neptune called out, crashing into Gaius's energy ball he had released from the right palm of his hand. Not relenting on her attack, she and Gaius were attacking each other to a standstill.

"VENUS CRESENT BEAM SMASH!" Venus's beam shot out, hitting Gaius on his shoulder which was enough to make him drop his attack and Neptune's Deep Submerge to cover him.

Hino Rei gasped when she saw another figure enter the battle. A woman with long purple hair and dark blue eyes, wearing a tight black skater dress and high boots appearing in the same spot Gaius had been attacked. Her eyes were blazing with anger, the anger of a possible lover? Rei wondered.
"Another one of Queen Beryl's cronies" Venus said, gritting her teeth. Violet formed a bow and arrow and started to shoot out. Venus had one arrow planted into her side whilst the other Senshi including Sailor Moon were all shot down. By this point Pluto saw Hino Rei step forward, the signal of Mars burning on her forehead, rage in her own eyes. Seeing Sailor Moon get hurt had triggered something in her, but what was it? Kicking Uranus's boot, Pluto nodded her head towards Rei. Nodding, Uranus released a gust of wind, hitting Rei and forcing her backwards, falling to the ground as she was winded. Uranus felt she would question Pluto later. Violet went up to Gaius who was struggling to stand. His eyes burned red as he released a huge amount of energy from his body. Black lightening hit all their forms making the Senshi scream out in pain. Once the attack subsided, Violet quirked an eyebrow.

"Done?" Violet asked.

"Yes, now to take Sailor Moon" Gaius said, narrowing his eyes on her limp form. But he was held off by a blue lightning bolt. Zirconia made her appearance in front of the Senshi.

"Damn it, she's one of Nehellenia's, second in command" Violet hissed out.

"Can't let you run away with the prize, now can we?" Zirconia said through a smirk.

"You are not getting away Zirconia, she's ours!" Gaius shouted before shooting an energy blast out. Zirconia formed a force field and shot out another blue lightning bolt to which Violet blocked.

"Neptune, get Sailor Moon and Venus out" Pluto commanded. Neptune nodded, grabbing Venus and Sailor Moon by the arm.

"Trust me, please" Neptune pleaded with Venus and Sailor Moon. Venus nodded at Sailor Moon and they followed Neptune out. Zirconia laughed inwardly, she had already set about plans to have Nero intercept Sailor Moon. Her eyes focussed on a rather annoyed Violet as she took out a communicator.

"Althea, head outside, one of Nehellenia's people has probably set a trap!" Violet yelled out, infuriating Zirconia. They stood against each other, Pluto monitoring the situation. She then held up her garnet rod.

"CRONUS TYRPHON!" A large, swirling of wind and energy encircled the strong figure of Pluto before hurling it towards their enemies. Zirconia dodged the attack by phasing out, but Pluto's attack did hit Violet and Gaius. The moment Zirconia reappeared, Uranus used her Space Sword Blaster attack, hitting Zirconia this time.

"We need to get to Sailor Moon and Venus, now!" Pluto screamed, running ahead with Saturn and Uranus following. Hino Rei stirred a little, her hip hurting her. Somehow, she knew the Senshi of wind didn't intend to hurt her but still, her hip was sore. Rei steadied herself, getting up and looking over towards Ami and Makoto, she noticed they were both still passed out.

'Should I go and check on them?' Rei's squinted her eyes as she tried to move. She almost fell again but used the wall to propel her upwards and then to support her as she made her way to check on the two girls.

Neptune kicked the school doors down, leading towards the back of the school. She decided against going out the front as this would be dangerous. But the moment they headed towards a way out, Althea showed up, her green eyes gleaming.

"Shit" Neptune muttered, the curse word surprising both Sailor Venus and Sailor Moon. Althea hands were covered in a fiery red coloured energy, encircling her hands as she started to chuckle darkly.

"Well, guess it's a good thing I took the back route too, huh?" Althea mocked.

"Nega Scum!" Venus shouted as she stood next to Neptune. Sailor Moon stood on the other side, determination in her own eyes. Althea shook her head in mock pity.

"Such a shame to kill such beautiful looking girls, but alas, your deaths must come" Althea sped forwards, pumping her fists in a forward motion. Neptune used her mirror to block the attack, but the sheer force made Neptune's arms ache. Venus used her crescent beam attack, but Althea was quick. They hadn't really fought her much but the times they did, they knew Althea was the stronger one along with Arron who hadn't shown himself here yet.

Althea disappeared and then reappeared behind Venus, kicking her in the back before shooting an energy blast thrusting Venus into a wall. Venus groaned in pain as she slumped against the wall. Althea then appeared in front of Neptune and then kicked her in the stomach before placing her hands' on Neptune's arching back, using her energy blast to force Neptune into the ground, dirt and dust kicking up in the air as Neptune grunted. Althea arched an eyebrow at Sailor Moon as she chuckled. Sailor Moon had taken a fighting stance, but Althea could see it, the fear in her eyes having watched her team mates get taken out so easily.

"You are coming with me Sailor Moon" Althea said in a cold tone.

"I don't think so" a manly voice surprised Althea before a single rose fell in front of her, producing ten more that encircled her. Vines appeared at the stems of the roses, creating a chain that encircled her, gripped and tightened around her then electrocuted her. Althea gurgled out blood as she collapsed to the floor on her knees. She spat on the floor as Tuxedo Kamen and his Generals appeared in front of Sailor Moon. Kunzite's eyes looked worriedly towards Venus who was still slumped against the wall.

"It's you" Sailor Moon said through a breathy voice. Tuxedo Mask raised an eyebrow at her before looking at Althea who had got up again. Her eyes narrowed on his figure as her hands begun to produce a black fire with dark blue tinges. She then threw her hands forward. Propelling her energy balls which turned into boomerangs. Tuxedo Mask used his staff smacking one out of the way. Kunzite blew up another and Nephrite destroyed the other two. Jadeite placed a finger in front of him before placing his left arm ahead of him, he then quickly dropped his finger in a straight line which created a single energy pole. The energy pole then darted forwards at speed towards Althea. Althea dived to her right, just missing the attack.

Althea then spotted Sailor Moon who ran up to her comrade Sailor Venus. Smirking at Tuxedo Mask, Althea disappeared and then reappeared right behind Sailor Moon.

"Venus, are you OK?" Sailor Moon asked gently. Venus opened her eyes, her bright blue eyes widening. She then pointed her finger forward, above Sailor Moon's shoulder.

"VENUS CRESCENT BEAM SMASH!" Her attack went right through the shoulder of a surprised Althea. She fell to her knees in pain as Sailor Moon pivoted on her feet. Sailor Moon, narrowing her own eyes swiftly kicked Althea, her boot connecting with Althea's chest. Althea cried out in pain before she disappeared, her eyes red and threatening.

"Wow Sailor Moon, didn't expect that from you?" Venus said, surprised as Sailor Moon helped her up.

"She could've killed you, you're my best friend, I don't want to lose you" Sailor Moon said, a small smile gracing her lips. Sailor Venus gave Sailor Moon a bright smile and then a big hug.

"You're the best comrade ever!" Venus shouted in joy. Sailor Moon giggled before she pulled away from Venus and ran to check on Neptune. By this time, Uranus, Pluto and Saturn had arrived. Zirconia had watched them from atop one of the buildings, scheming.

"You could've been killed!" Kunzite yelled at Venus as she tried to reach Sailor Moon. Stepping back, Venus didn't know how to respond to that. The intensity in his eyes was scary.

"What I do is none of your business" Venus said stoically, a far cry from her usual happy demeanour. Jadeite appeared as if he were going to stop Kunzite, but Kunzite shook him off and marched right in front of Venus.

"You have a responsibility, you must find your Princess but how will you do that if you're dead?!" Kunzite shouted.

"And your responsibility is to find your Prince, how is that working out for you?!" Venus countered. Kunzite took a step back, assessing her face, her cool expressions.

"So you remember?" Kunzite more or less stated.

"Bits, I remember you and your Generals, nice to see you guys haven't been brainwashed again" Venus snapped.

"Is that all you remember?" Kunzite tentatively asked.

"What else is there to remember? Your role is to find Prince Endymion. I guess this Golden Crystal has something to do with him" Venus shrugged her shoulders, walking towards Sailor Moon. Kunzite looked at Nephrite, his eyes telling his comrades he was about to do something he shouldn't.

"We have found Prince Endymion Venus, he's standing right here" Kunzite said, ignoring Tuxedo Masks glare. Venus stopped walking and stiffened. The Outer Senshi looked at Tuxedo Mask, of course, Pluto already knew. Sailor Moon was the only one who was oblivious as she helped Neptune up.

"So…." Venus scrambled for something to say but couldn't think of anything. Sailor Moon finally looked at Tuxedo Mask.

"So, you're a Prince" Sailor Moon said almost dryly. Something in her tone annoyed Tuxedo Mask, how flippant she was about it.

"Do you now know who I am?" he ventured to ask.

"Erm…vaguely….Luna mentioned something" Sailor Moon said, looking at Venus. Tuxedo Mask narrowed his eyes on Sailor Moon.

"If you were a Sailor Senshi from the past, you would know who I am and who I was with. I was in love with Princess Serenity. Our love destroyed all we knew and held dear. It was a big thing" Sailor Moon's eyes widened, not because she remembered anything in particular, no, it was because he was or used to be in love with the very Princess she was sworn to protect.

"And are you looking for her now, like we are?" Sailor Moon asked. Her heart was beating fast and her hands felt as if they were sweating in their gloves.

"No, it is for the best. Do your duty and find her, Queen Beryl and I am sure Queen Nehellenia want her as much as they want my power" he said coldly before turning his back on her. He really didn't trust her but to put doubt now was not the best move.

"Don't tell us what our duty is Tux Boy! It's like you're blaming our Princess for the past" Uranus levelled at Tuxedo Mask. He looked at her coldly, Uranus was unsure what was going on in his mind but the sheer coldness was unnerving.

"I am not solely laying the blame on her, it's both of us. The past must stay in the past for the safety of our planet. Your roles on Earth will be discussed once this battle is over" and with that Tuxedo Mask and his Generals left. Uranus felt her eyes bulged out. Pluto, normally calm, looked worried. And for some reason, Sailor Moon felt her heart was breaking, but why?

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Queen Nehellenia rubbed her hands gleefully, Gwendolyn had been meditating a lot, following the faint link of Prince Endymion, because who else would try and locate this Elysian? None of earths mighty Generals could go to Elysian, it was forbidden without the permission of the High Priest or the Prince.

"I am sure he is aware how risky it is, so that must mean he no longer wishes to find Princess Serenity, poor little Moon Brat, she died for love in the past and she will die of a heartbreak because of him, what a fool! Does he not know what game he plays?" Nehellenia spoke out loud before cackling. She was in the throne room when her own crystal ball started to glow. She walked almost happily to her throne, she knew who it was. Sitting down on the black throne, the image of Queen Beryl appeared, her red eyes filled with rage that was being contained. What Nehellenia didn't know was that Queen Beryl had been to Queen Meteria, infusing dark energy in her.

"Ah Beryl, what a pleasure to see you again" Queen Nehellenia smirked.

"The pleasure is all mine, I see your lapdogs are trying to follow Prince Endymion's link" Queen Beryl said.

"Well, he no longer wishes to find the Princess, I am sure you will be happy with that" Queen Nehellenia added with a flick of her wrist. Queen Beryl's eyes widened at that information.

"Well, he has seen the errors of his ways" Queen Beryl said.

"Hmmm, maybe or he is being incredibly stupid" Queen Nehellenia was enjoying this game; she was now ahead in the race for the first time in months. Beryl looked contemplative at this comment, and then she understood.

"Well, it appears this race will become more intense. Make no mistake; you will not get the Golden Crystal" Queen Beryl fired. Queen Nehellenia raised an eyebrow.

"I thought you wanted the Silver Crystal? That little brat is still out there and even if I do get the Golden Crystal, it will still bend to Silver Crystal" again, Queen Beryl's eyes widened at Queen Nehellenia's comment. Queen Nehellenia leaned back into her crown, gloating at the information she had.

"You forget, I come from the moon and I was privy to some information from my dark realm. The Golden Crystal's power has its limits, even with an owner. Its power is for healing, not necessarily for fighting. The Golden Crystal is the life force of Earth. The Silver Crystal, however, was passed down from the Goddess Selene. Its power is limitless; it depends upon the heart of the user and requires a sacrifice of energy to wield it. If Princess Serenity has enough will power, then the Golden Crystal will bend" Queen Nehellenia said "So you see, I must have both".

"That my dear will not happen, I will be the only remaining Queen standing in this war, you will die" and with that Queen Beryl switched off the link to a rather annoyed Queen Nehellenia.

Queen Beryl looked at Arron who stood with his long blonde hair and blue eyes. He wore a plain white shirt with a black overcoat and black tight trousers and long black boots. He had silver shoulder pads. Queen Beryl was furious, Queen Nehellenia was gaining the upper hand. She needed to do something. Queen Beryl's eyes than landed on the other three Generals. Three had failed her, Arron had yet to do anything. Behind her Generals, with the great expanse of space, the shadowy figures of the Negaverse appeared. She had a few hours ago had a deep discussion with Queen Meteria on what to do. Queen Meteria had become more irritable as time had passed, Beryl wasn't sure what it was but she pondered on Meteria's comment about not having her full power because Chaos had been split. Who or what was Chaos? Queen Meteria wouldn't elaborate aside from saying Chaos was her 'Ruler'. Queen Meteria had been adamant about one thing, and this one thing was something now Beryl had to bend to. Focussing on her Generals, she spread out her arms on her throne.

"You have all failed me" Beryl started. Her generals hung their heads in shame.

"We must locate Princess Serenity and obtain the Silver Crystal. At the same time, one of you will monitor the link Prince Endymion is leaving to find the Golden Crystal. The fool is leaving a trail with his energy, not linking to his own location but that of Elysian. Gwendolyn was following it. Arron, as you have the best psychic abilities, I want you to find Marcasite, the guardian to the Door of Elysian, he will still be there and will be easier to locate" Beryl commanded.

"There is a guardian to the doors of Elysian?" Violet asked, her eyes widening.

"Of course you fool! Queen Serenity is not the only one to allocate Guardians, there has always been a guardian to protect the High Priest. It is forbidden to know him but he is there and I know the exact frequency of his energy, thanks to our high Queen Meteria. Once we locate him, we will have direct access to the temple of Elysian, Queen Nehellenia will find the back way which is away from the temple" Queen Beryl said. Arron nodded. He knew the level of his responsibility now and if he failed he would die.

"Violet you are to carry on gathering energy. Gaius and Althea, your new duties are to take out Nehellenia's Generals, destroy them, frustrate their plans. All of you will be charged with taking Sailor Moon. Her very name links to the Moon so she is our best chance in finding the Silver Crystal. We are to give Sailor Moon to Queen Meteria who will fuse herself in Sailor Moons' mind and body and will locate the Silver Crystal and wield it. Queen Meteria will finally have a body" Queen Beryl announced. Her Generals all gasped at that before smirking. Gaius had found Sailor Moon cute. Pity she was to become nothing more than a shell.

"Failure is not an option now, if we fail, we will all die" Queen Beryl declared, a cold breeze engulfing them at the very thought.

Hi All,

Thank you all so much for the reviews, I loved reading them! Hopefully scene transitions are a little better but working on it. There is still a way to go as the story develops.

Will try and update soon but have had a lot of stuff on. I am editing the next chapter and will get it up as soon as I can.

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