chapter 5
Harry took a deep breath cleared of all charges. he was super happy about that. he didn't have to worry about anything. even though he should be since the one woman in the court room was going to be their new teacher. but he was more certainly more than he had hoped for an hour ago. It looked as though he was getting far more than he bargained for, however, as the assembled wizards began to turn on Fudge. rei taking Harry's hand. They headed out of the courtroom and into a waiting crowd of of their friends and family.
"Cleared of all charges," chirped harry
"I knew it would be alright," said Makoto
"We should leave now. Before they ask you to come back in." said trista
"But it's alright now, they know Voldemort's back." said rei
"That does not mean they will accept it. This next year will be hard, but remember that the time line we are following is the one that leads to the greatest chance of success." said loki
"Why are they always the bad ones? We died in two of those ones, remember!" said Minako
bella smiled and hugged harry to her to let him know she was happy for him. even though harry never understood why he felt so connected to her. it would seem she cared for him as a mother would. even though he kinda see her as his mother. and she always protected him from things. but right he needed her comfort. while bella sighed as they left to go back home. Minako was wondering when bella would blood adopt harry. all she knew that is Dumbledore said not to. that was when they sailor teleported back to the house.
"I knew you'd get off, I just knew it, they had no case against you," said Hermione
"You seem to have been quite worried nonetheless," said Harry
"Nah, you always get out of trouble in the end mate," said Ron
ron and hermione was happy to know that he was going to be ok. and was happy he didn't get charged with anything. bella smiled to them and wondered what was going to happen now. bella been having this bad feeling since she saw a woman in bright pink. there was something about her and it would seem that she might be up to something.
"Harry should go to Japan," said trista
"Yeah, that would be so cool!" said harry
"he can stay at capsule corp. we have more than enough rooms.." said bella
they left and harry put his stuff in capsule corp. he met all bella children. and he would have to say they were interesting. while her parents and other friends and family . her ex husbands. and the cullens he already getting to know. and the volturi was nice as well. and the other death gods and the others she knows. as they used sailor teleport and landed with a thump, but they made it there safely. As soon as she landed, bella let go of Hermione, then pried Hermione's hands off her arms, and transformed. She had heard the fight as soon as she landed, but once she had transformed she ran around to the front of the shrine. Rei stood alone, fighting three masked figures at once. She knew that she could not reflect the unforgivable curses, so she had to dodge each one as it came. The lesser curses were no problem, but attacking and defending at the same time was too much.
"Mars you attack and I'll cover you," said bella
"No! You need to get in the shrine right now, I managed to get the others in there. Run!" said rei
"Be careful." said bella
"I always am aren't I?" asked rei
Rei shouted back as she shot a gout of flame at one of the deatheaters. bella ran, grabbing Hermione as she went and pulling her into the shrine. she needed to get them away. while she was shooting cero;s and kido spells out at the death eaters. they were going to be the next expirments for papa mayuri. he would love that. it would be suited punishment for these fuckers. hermione was trying to keep up. while the others was all around fighting. she has never seen fighting like this before.
"Come on, They'll be in the fire room; we need to get there fast." said bella
Eventually they burst through into the swelteringly hot room and saw the others waiting. Hermione was crying slightly and went over to where Harry and Ron sat, collapsing on the ground next to them. bella swore loudly, not something she did very often. while hermione was watching everyone who was fighting. it was still shocking all of the powers that she never knew about. but then again there was more than she could handle right now. she knew that she was going to have to get used to this. this is the new normal.
"I need to be back out there, I can defend against their curses, I know I can." said hermione
"Not all of them, Rei told us you'd say this, and she also… she told us to remind you that it didn't matter. That you're… more important. What is with her? We fight together, always." said harry
"But we can't right now can we? We're being attacked and only two of us can transform. Where are the others?" asked Minako
"bella, this'll be it , the reason Pluto sent us here! She or any one of the others would be here by now otherwise. She must know that by fighting here another one of you will regain your henshin!" said hermione
"Of course! that's sounds exactly like something trista would do," said ami
"But who's it going to be Remember we can't force the transformation, it'd just kill us if we did. It has to be the one of us who's ready for it." said makoto
The three scouts glanced at each other but before they could say another word a masked figure ran into the room, he'd gotten past Rei. Moments later the other two deatheaters hurried into the room – one of them was badly burned, but they were all three of them very capable of putting up a fight. One of them shouted, pointing his wand at Usagi. The spell was absorbed as a faceted silver shield sprang up in the air before her fading to nothing a moment later.
"Crucio!"
"Impedimenta,"
"Petrificus totalus,"
this time, there was no shining barrier. The spell hit bella straight to the chest and her body locked as she fell to the ground. Hermione did as she was asked. Makoto stood and rolled her head from side to side before cracking her knuckles one at a time. At each moment the deatheaters were moving closer to her. When the first one of them raised his wand, Makoto screamed and ran forward, seizing him around the waist and bringing him crashing to the floor. She reached for her wand to cast the counter spell, but a different set of words came into her mind, and they just felt right.
"Jupiter cosmos power, make up!"
There was a flash of green light and she leapt to her feet. The remaining death eaters raised their wands but they were far to slow. Makoto charged and hit them both with the heel of her hands, sending them flying over the fire and through the partitioning wall. She hurried to bella side and murmured the counter spell. They ran, slightly dragging Harry, Ron and Hermione who had nothing when compared with the speed at which the senshi could run. At one point, Makoto picked Harry up to his great discomfort and Ron's quite clear delight at least until he was picked up by Minako. Hermione was scooped off the ground by Ami, who grunted at the effort but made no complaints. Rei was beginning to stir as they made it to the courtyard. They let Harry, Ron and Hermione down and formed a circle around them. as they used sailor teleport and was depositing them safely inside the kitchen at Number 12 Grimauld Place.
"Oh my goodness what happened?" It was Mrs Weasley.
"Deatheaters, We're all alive though." said makoto
"Better than that, now there are three of us." said makoto
"Which was, of course, entirely the point." said tamaki
tamaki somehow came along with them. along with genyu and zarbon. they must of gotten caught up in the teleport. molly looked at the beautiful boy who is one of bella sons. it was still hard to believe on how old she really is. and it would seem that aro and marcus got caught in the teleport and kenpachi as well. they all sight they could hang out in the house for the time being. molly sighed it would seem that she was going to have more house guest.
"What do you mean?" asked Mrs Weasley
"It was the whole point of sending us to Japan, send us to a place where there are no order members to watch our backs, we get attacked and another one of us finds her cosmos powers." said usagi
"Quite impressively as well," said tamaki
tamaki looked to his mother while she was fingering the edge of her fuku, which was now green. The sailor collar, however, had remained red. molly sighed and knew she should not judge them for what they had done. they have been fighting long time. and that they could handle themselves. but harry ron and hermione are different from them. but then again it got them away for the time being it was good for them.
"But that's dangerous!" said molly
"To an extent, but trista been at this for a long time. She and the others will have been nearby ready to help if the time lines turned." said ami
"If you ask me, that woman sets far too much store by what she sees in these time lines." said molly
"I trust her, she's saved all our lives before – heck she even brought Haruka and Michiru back from the dead once." said aro
aro eyes the over baring mother. and knew that she was being to overly protective. even though there is going to be a war going on soon. and she was trying to shelter people who needed to learn how to fight this type of fight. bella groaned she loved molly. but the woman was to much sometimes. she is a mother and she was not that protective over her children. she trained them along with her family trained her children to help them learn to fight with their powers that they were born with so if there was a battle or fight they would be ready.
"But that's not possible, no magic can bring back the dead." said harry
"Well fine, they weren't quite dead. And anyway, Hotaru can, she governs the midnight gate. It's sort of in her job description. also my father can as well. and I can but it depends on the person that I help." said bella
"That isn't to say she can bring just anyone back, neither could bella and vegeta Only people with bright star seeds are powerful enough to return from the other side of the gate at all, and only those with pure star seeds are powerful to remain on the right side of the gate after they've crossed. and depends on the soul chain as well." said makoto
"Still… putting you all in danger for the sake of… of…" said molly
"For the sake of resurrecting the powers of the most physically of strong of the inner senshi?" said trista
trista emerged from the shadows behind Mrs Weasley in her fuku. Had they not been in the shrine today, the same deatheaters now being punished by Voldemort and more would have attacked. even though the ones who was taken by research and development for papa mayuri was going to be having fun with his new test subjects. and it was a fitting punishment. even though molly passed out when she met mayuri. even though she didn't need to know what was going to happen to those death eaters. the others are going to be ok with it. even though molly thought it was wrong of bella to blow up or cero the picture of Sirius blacks mother. but others though it was the greatest thing that could of happened to them. and they thanked her over and over again and brought her gifts and more gifts and so on and so on.
meanwhile a few days later
the group as they were escorted to platform 9 and 3/4. bella had to tell tamaki to behave with his brothers and sisters since they wished to help. and not drive molly crazy. loki said he will look after his stepchildren. even though the others were going to help as well. Minako pouted that Thor was not coming this year. but sif is going and the cullens. in which they are making their way with the group. but the attack would have been a success. if they thought it through that is all. but it seems the number of timelines leading to failure was inconsequential.
"As a result of this attack, or at least the most likely results, Sailors Jupiter, Mercury and Uranus would have lost their lives and by extension Sailor Neptune at a later date. The aurors Mad Eye Moody and Nymphadora Tonks would also have been killed. Injury levels would have been high, Hermione would have permanently lost her right arm, while Arthur would have been made blind. Look me in the eye now Molly, and tell me I made the wrong choice." explained Trista
Trista narrowed her eyes at the woman who seemed to like to get on her nerves. the woman needed to get through her head that there was things out there wanting to start a war. and everyone needed to be ready for the war that is brewing. they are not going to sit back and ruin everything they have been fighting for. and loki was getting just enough of annoyance when it came down to mrs Weasley. even thor was getting annoyed. vegeta had to be knocked out by his wife along with king cold. kenpachi his wife made sure she threatened him with no sex if he thinks of spewing out what is on his mind.
meanwhile later that day
everyone was going to the train station so they could go and head off to Hogwarts. loki and thor came along to see them off. sif was excited about seeing her draco. they only got little information on what was going on. draco was good at doing kido and other stuff and as well the hell butterfly since it was more convenient instead of the owls. they still use them. but the hell butterfly is easier since people who don't know how to listen to them cant get the message.
"Do you think there are enough guards then?" asked Ron
"Shh. You know there's a good reason." said sif
"Doesn't make me feel any better about being defended by a bunch of girls." said Minako
Hermione hit him over the head. he needed to be more grateful to the help they were getting. even though a lot of it is a lot of power. more power than they were able to have. but for now they are happy with the new people in their groups. even though they didn't want to join the order but silver kingdom offered its help. bella told them that they are their own people and that they are only helping since they need their even agreed. they didn't want to join the order. they have their own way about doing things. the avengers are in on this as well.
"And I'll hit you again if you say that once more. They're risking their lives to keep us all safe." said hermione
"More than that as well, they're showing the wizarding world who they are." said harry
Since the hearing the ministry had admitted the return of Lord Voldemort, causing the panic they had known was to come. Unfortunately, Fudge had somehow managed to retain his office and was pinning the blame on the Sailor scouts. Public opinion of the warriors was not heightened They made it to the station with little fuss. Their bags had been taken to Hogwarts the day before by Professor McGonagall, meaning that they weren't as slow as they might otherwise have been, but the Weasleys, Harry, Hermione and the scouts who could not transform still did not look happy as they ent They began to head through the crowds of muggles, heading towards the solid barrier between platforms 9 and 10. This was, naturally, when the deatheaters appeared. As they appeared with loud cracks between the large group of order members and the platform muggles began to scream, running in all directions.
" cosmos power, make up!"
"Mars cosmos power, make up!"
"Jupiter cosmos power, make up!"
"Uranus cosmos power, make up!"
"Neptune cosmos power, make up!"
"Saturn cosmos power, make up!"
"Pluto cosmos power, make up!"
The blinding flash of light that followed the shouts temporarily blinded the death eaters, while the order members had been expecting it. The death eaters blinked to try and get the spots out of their eyes as the first spells shot their way. There were jets of light shot by the order members, waves of sea water sent by Neptune, strong winds sent by Uranus, fire sent by Mars and, of course, Jupiter physically charging them down. Sailor cosmos was relying on her shield to protect them as she lifted her wand above her head and began to shoot spells at the death eaters. She did not use incantations, but instead relied on the power that was her birthright. Unfortunately, her shield did not seem to be helping ,in fact, it seemed not to be there at all. She jumped back behind the others and scanned the cowering muggles, looking for Trista, she was nowhere in sight and neither was Hotaru.
"Shit," cursed sif
"bella? What's happening – we can't see properly." said alice
"It's not going well, my shield won't work again and trista and Hotaru have vanished." said bella
"They'll be around somewhere." said rose
"I know… I just wish I knew where." said bella
"This would be so much easier if I just had my damn computer! I might even be able to work out why your shield isn't working. I just feel so useless." cried ami
ami fell to her knees and cried. she wanted her mercury computer. bella hasn't even had the time to master the powers of mercury just yet. so she couldn't get that from bella yet. bella has everything on her shoulders. and she was trying her best. Minako sighed she felt just like ami did. and wondered when she would get her henshine as well. she missed being sailor venus. she missed her powers. she felt wrong with out them.
"Ami, no one blames you. Your transformation will come when you're ready for it." said bella
"But I'm ready for it now, neither of them work." cried ami
She clenched her hand together around them so tight that her knuckles went white. The ice began to glow a bright white and the henshin wand sank inside. Ami only dared whisper the phrase, but the flash of blue light came, nonetheless. Ami stood tall and raised her hand to her ear, clicking one of the three blue studs in her right lobe. A blue visor slid across her eyes and as she held her hand forward a small blue computer materialized. She began to tap at the keys. A smile began to curl her lips. but that was when they saw Trista get hit.
meanwhile a hour later
It seemed somehow wrong to move on and catch the train as planned. Lupin was badly hurt and trista… But they knew that they shouldn't waste all the effort that had gone into getting them to the station in the first place. Their shoulders were slumped as they moved onto the platform. About half of their guard stayed behind to modify the memories of the muggles present. amara and Michiru stayed behind to take care of Trista. loki was as well and thor as well. they will make sure that she would be ok. Hotaru left them on the platform and they saw her climb into a distant cabin at the back of the train. When they themselves found a compartment, everyone except Hermione and Ami fell into a seat. Hermione and Ami headed for the prefect's carriage. None of the scouts had even bothered to change from their fukus. The effort required felt like too much in their current, numbed state.
Because Sailor Pluto was thousands, maybe even millions of years old. even though bella is old as well. but not as old as trista. She could not be dead. bella would of sensed it with her death god powers. the cullens and some of the others who was with them this year knew that it cant be true. Ami walked slowly through the corridors, feeling the stares of the students as she and Hermione walked past carriage after carriage and was surprised to find that she did not care. They reached the prefects carriage and sat down, waiting for the other prefects to arrive.
meanwhile a few hors later
everyone was having their dinner for the beginning of the year feast. while bella sensed Trista in the room. but she was not sure where. while bella didn't know what to think with the whole situation with how ami got her powers. It was as if Trista knew that. Dumbledore started to talk. after talking about Trista. At the Gryffindor table, the sailor scouts bowed their heads. They had undone their henshin and changed into their robes shortly before reaching the castle, but still people glanced over to where they sat. bella tried so hard not to cry, but for some reason such control was beyond her.
"Security at Hogwarts this year is, and will remain, a top priority. As such, ministry of magic aurors will be stationed around the grounds, as well as ex-students Tenoh amara and Kaioh Michiru. and the genyu force, Finally, I would wish to introduce a new member of staff this year, Professor Umbridge will be teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts." said dumbledore
"Ahem, ahem."
Dumbledore glanced around. Umbridge, a short rather toad like woman dressed in pink, had stood and was obviously intending to speak. bella arched a brow and wondered what the hell this woman deal is. it was as if she wanted to make some form of grand speech to start the year off for her. even though she couldn't give a damn that she was rude enough to stop Dumbledore from talking and finishing up with what he had to say to the students. the pepto bismo pink bitch was there and was going to spew whatever bullshit that was going to come out of her mouth.
"How lovely,…..how lovely it is to see all of your smiling faces looking up at me." said umbridge
bella felt disgusted, a teacher had just died and this woman referred to them as a smiling school? Umbridge was interrupted as the doors to the great hall began to creak slowly open. Students craned their necks to get a glimpse of who it was walking slowly up the center of the hall, her high heels clicking against the stone. Usagi thought she must finally have gone mad. It was trista, walking silently through the students in her fuku, holding the garnet rod in the ceremonial pose – in both hands across her body. She reached the front of the hall and turned around to face the students.
"See the power we hold, At thirty seven minutes past ten this morning, I was killed through the use of a dark magic curse. More than a few of you in this room witnessed this event and yet more saw my body in the hours between now and then. Believe me when I say I have no wish to make an enemy of anyone in this hall. Even you, Madam Undersecretary. I will not honey coat my words for you, young as you are. The months, even years, ahead will not be easy. Many sitting in this hall will not live through to see the peace at the other end, but remember at all times – there will be peace. All these things happening now will come to an end eventually." said trista
trista did not say any more. She closed her eyes and the hall darkened for a moment. When they could see again, she was dressed in simple green robes and took her place at the teachers table. When Dumbledore dismissed the students, the scouts wanted to run up to the teachers table, but she shook her head. They knew, however, that they would speak to her soon and so headed up to Gryffindor tower. Neville gave the fat lady the password, Mimbulus Mimbletonia, and they said goodbye to Harry and Ron in the common room. As was to be expected, their trunks were already there waiting for them. bella went to hers and rooted around for her pajamas.
"Hey! there's a note on the floor, it's in Setsuna's writing." said alice
"Read it out then," said sif
"Nah, It's really long. You guys can read it. It doesn't say why she came back though – it's basically a long winded way of saying she doesn't want to talk about it." said alice
"Well you never know what she went through, I imagine reliving the moment of her own death would be quite traumatic." said rose
"Yeah, but still… How come she's here anyway? I mean, she did die…" said sif
"We've all died and we're still here." said Makoto
"That was different though. first time it was the wish on the silver crystal while it was at it's most powerful and second time it was the combined power of Galaxia, although I still don't know who she was, and the galaxy cauldron. trista didn't have any of those things." said bella
"I guess she'll tell you when she's ready," said sif
Everyone agreed and they all headed to go to sleep so they could start their classes tomorrow. even though they did have their friend on their mind. genyu left along with some of the others. but for now they just needed sleep it has been long stressful day. even though they will worry about their friend through out the night. bella closed her eyes after downing her blood. she needed it from the day she had.
meanwhile a month later
hermione was not happy about what she was seeing on harry hand. and she knew that he was not going to do anything about it. while the others took note as well. but they were not sure what they were going to do about it. the woman didn't like them. and they knew why she didn't like them. but for now they were going to help harry. and his smart mouth that keeps getting him with this bitch to fuck him up. but this was something that came down to the fact he wont keep his mouth shut for the sake of keeping it shut and he wouldn't go through this.
"Harry, we're not thick, we've seen what that monster's been doing to your hand." snapped Hermione
"I've no idea what you're on about." said harry
"Come off it Harry, you're being as obvious as Ron and Rei when they sneak off to practice before quidditch tryouts." said sif
"I have no idea what you're on about," said Ron
"If only they were trying out for beaters…" said Rei
"Harry, you really should go to Professor McGonagall about her." said alice
alice didn't understand why he hasn't gone to anyone for help. the vampires of their group can smell the blood on him. bella wanted to taste it one day. but she refrained from doing so. but she shared her blood with the other vampires in their group. since it would be better than what they are drinking. even picccalo gives some over of his. it was still blood but green. there was different alien races in there. but she is the only one allowed to drink her uncle lord berrus blood he gives her.
meanwhile a week later
Minako knew what was going on. and she didn't want to say it at first. she was in the middle of doing her care of magical creature essay. while the girls was wondering if she was starting to catch onto them on what they were doing. even though they were doing it to spare her feelings. since she hasn't gotten her henshin just yet. and they didn't know what or when she will get her henshin. but they hope soon so she could join them in training. even though they were thinking about training some students in some powers. but they needed to be tested first and others would need to be brought in.
"I know what you're doing," said Minako
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked ami
"When a bunch of you disappear for an hour every other day, you're training somewhere, aren't you? You take it in turns to stay here with me and hope I don't notice." said Minako
"Yeah… McGonagall told us about a place we could train uninterrupted." said sif
"So why aren't you there right now?" asked Minako
Minako knew that sif and the vampires has been joining in as well. it was something that needed to be done. and she wondered what the hell why they are not there doing what they needed to do right now. there is going to be fighting and battles coming up. and they needed to be ready. while jane looked from her twin brother and felt bad for Minako she needed her henshin to feel full. but it would seem that it was not going to be coming anytime soon. but they hope it would. they know how to gate and use other ways to get others here to help fight and battle. even draco has been in there only when he was not around those who are not able to notice him gone. loki showed him how to use a power to duplicate himself so he would not be able to be noticed.
"Because that wouldn't be fair to you." said jane
"Fair, because me having no powers is so fair in the first place. You guys should practice as a unit, along with the others as well. but not in pieces." said minako
"But you do have powers! And we're not bothered." said rose
"I am though. I may not have my henshin, but I am still the leader of the guardian scouts and I order you to go and practice with the others." said minako
"Minako! You wouldn't-" said sif
"I just did." said minaki
Without another word, she gathered her books and headed up the stairs to the dormitory. Ami sighed, she wanted to follow Minako, but she knew her friend to well for that. She needed time to cool down and the best thing for Ami to do in the meantime was to go and practice with the others. along with jane and alic and sif was going to be coming as well. She had not yet had a practice session with Makoto, meaning she was more than a little surprised to see her throw Rei physically across the room as she entered the room of requirement. while others was in there doing their own training and teaching things to others.
meanwhile a month later
Everyone was going to go to the meeting that was being held at the hogshead. They were trying to gather students to try and train them in battle. well, the ones who wanted to learn new powers that the school would not even teach them. This would help them when the real battle starts up. right now, it was just starting up.
"I still don't think this is a particularly good idea…" said harry
"Nonsense Harry, You said yourself you were quite looking forward to doing something behind Umbridge's back." said hermione
"Yeah, but still meeting to talk about it in a public place just seems stupid." said harry
"I used hell butterflies ahead last night to book a conference room, Anyway, the barman said he didn't actually have any but that we could use one of the upstairs rooms." said sif
"Well I suppose that's better than nothing…" said harry
Harry was still fighting down his misgivings. he didn't know if this was going to be a good idea. even though he had a feeling there was going to be teach more than magic.. in which would be a good thing since they could use other powers to help them fight in this war. and that is what they needed. a good way to feel able to protect themselves. but Umbridge is going to be a hard one to follow. while they had a feeling that loki was going to be there by projecting himself and thor. along with draco since draco knew who to project himself. even though they all wish to know that power. but Umbridge would probably figure it out.
"Calm down mate, we have to wait and see if anyone even shows up first." said ron
"Such a vote of confidence," grumbled sif.
They pushed open the door to the hogshead and waited as Ami spoke with the barman, who pointed to a door. She ordered them each a butter beer and they headed up the stairs. They sat on an old looking sofa and took in their surroundings, the room was mostly plain except for a picture of a girl, probably about their own age, that hung above the fireplace. No sooner had they had the chance to see this than did the door do the pub downstairs open and people began to file in.
"I thought you said you'd only told a few people," said Harry
"Well… the idea was quite popular. Most people aren't satisfied with the way the ministry has handled recent events. First denying V…Voldemort had returned and then, in the space of a single day, telling everyone that he had and that it was all the Sailor scouts fault." said hermione
"It is a pretty lame excuse," said Ron
"Well there is no way I'm giving a speech to all these people." said harry
harry was not going to be giving the speech to these people even though he knew that he had to. these people want to know the truth. and that they wanted to defend themselves when it came down to what is to come. and it was brewing out there. and it was wrong on who they are blaming for the return of voldermort. it was going to happen if they were here or not. while everyone was looking to harry and wondered what he was going to tell them.
"It's alright, I will. Right, we're not expecting any more people, so we may as well get this show on the road." said minako
"How come you're the one talking? You're no sailor scout."
"Minako is so a sailor scout, she-" hissed bella
"It's alright, bella. I can handle Smith. I am, as it so happens, a solar scouts. More than that, I am the leader of the sailor scout of the four guardian deities, Sailor Venus. I was the first of all the modern scouts to have her powers awakened, be it by Pluto or, as in my case, a moon cat. I have not yet received my cosmos powers but be assured that when I do they will easily be enough to trump whatever puny power you can produce with your own magic, is that clear?" snapped minako
"Go Minako," said sif
"Do you want us to clean out his brain, or what's left of it, for you?" said George
"We have the instrument right here," said Fred
fred pulling a lethal looking piece of metal out of a Zonko's joke shop bag. bella snickered from what they wanted to do. it seemed very attractive for them to do that. while the cullens snickered from what they wanted to do. they would let them do it to make their point. but right now, it was not the time to do something like this. fred and George looked to bella and the others to see if that is what they wanted them to do. even though they saw yes on their faces. but it was not the right thing to do if they wanted to get others to learn to defend themselves.
"Erm… It's alright, but thanks for the offer." said minako
"I'd watch yourself though, Smith," said Fred
They continued to keep their meetings a secret, arranging them with consideration for the quidditch practise of all relevant houses. This meant they could usually have a meeting once a week although the timing was never regular. This, they decided, was probably a good thing, the less Umbridge knew or suspected about these meetings the better. Hermione and Ami even worked together to produce enchanted coins that would let the group members know when a meeting was whenever Harry changed the dates on his coin.
"You know, what we really need is a group name." said ginny
"Sounds good to me, What does everyone think?" asked ron
Members of the group, along with the others who decided to come. even though they were payed no attention. and so they were happy that they were able to train some of the students to be able to protect themselves. even though they would have to test them on some of the powers that would be teached to them. so that was going to be the first thing to do. while who had been practicing the shield charm, moved over to where they were standing.
"Well we're Defense Against the Dark Arts group, how about something related to that?" said Cho
"Sounds good, but we should have a name we can say in the corridors without attracting attention," said hermione
"I've got it!" chirped sif
"What?" asked kenpachi
"Oh, nothing about that. I just figured out our movement for the shield charm, it's the same as bella uses for her shield." said sif
sif was pleased with herself. she figured out the charm that bella used. while everyone was being tested and was put into groups to what they showed they were able to learn. bella smiled she was happy. while the others came in through gateing. so they would be able to help teach things that the students would never ever be able to learn from this school. it was a needed thing for them to survive what is to come with voldermort. vegeta smirked his daughter was smart when it came down to this. even though some of the students are dumb when you instruct them on what to do when you teach them something.
meanwhile the next day
The next day, a Monday, they walked into History of Magic to find that, once again, trista had not yet arrived. There was, however, a teacher's present. Umbridge was sitting at the back of the classroom, clipboard in hand. She did not, as she usually did, sit next to Harry. Instead, she very deliberately took a seat next to bella, indicating that Minako should do the same. Ami took the seat next to Rei and Makoto the one next to Minako, placing bella very purposefully in the center of the group. Harry, Ron and Hermione seemed to understand and took the seats in front of them. trista swept into the room just in time to start the lesson. They were still covering the black moon circus and the lesson was to be spent studying the Amazoness quartet.
"Please put your essays on the fall of the Amazon trio on your desk, Now we move on to the Amazoness Quartet. Obviously, we covered them briefly in the context of the trio but now we may flesh them out more as individuals. Now, the quartet were discovered by the Queen Nehellenia sleeping inside asteroids, the queen gave them the Amazon stones, bestowing upon them eternal life and not an insignificant amount of power. In doing so, however, she also enslaved them to her will, meaning that when on Earth they had no choice but to attack the sailor scouts." said trista
"Ahem, ahem." said umbridge
Some members of the class turned to look at Umbridge while trista merely continued with her lesson. Umbridge wanted to growl how dare this teacher ignore her. while Trista eye twitched with annoyance with this bitch in her class room. while bella sighed she had a feeling this day was going to be coming. and it seemed this is the day that the vile woman entered the wrong person classroom. hermione and snape had a hard time seeing each other. while they were showed how to project themselves thanks to loki.
"Their technique was somewhat more violent than that of the trio, they would, in fact, allow the rimless to eat the dream mirrors they viewed once they found that the Pegasus was not contained within," explained trista
"Ahem, Ahem." said umbridge
"This obviously presented a problem for the senshi. The first time they encountered a mirror eating rimless lead to them being trapped inside a computer, during which time Sailor Mercury was able to access a higher transformation and break them out in time to attack the rimless with a new attack, Mercury Aqua Rhapsody." said trista
"Ahem, Ahem." said umbridge
"Ami, would you please come to the front. Would you please demonstrate?" asked Trista
Trista wanted to have ami to show them what she was talking about. while Umbridge was trying to get their attention. and it would seem she was getting more and more annoyed by the second form being ignored. bella snickered from seeing this. it would seem that Trista was making sure she didn't pay attention to the toad in the classroom. ami was glancing at Trista with nervousness while she was trying to figire out if she should do this or not.
"Mercury Cosmos Power, Make up!"
"I will not have her using such powers in front of the students!" hissed Umbridge
"And why not, madam undersecretary? Ami has been using these moves for some time now and is well used to limiting their effects." said trista
"That is not the point. The powers are unsuitable for use in a classroom environment." snapped unbridge
Umbridge was trying to make sure that she was making her point acrossed. she needed to make sure to protect the students from scum like this. Trista sighed she was not having this in her classroom. she was not going to be told how to teach her students. she needed to make them understand when the silver kingdom rised again. even though crystal Tokyo was going to rise. but this bridge would be one of their prisoners if she dared to mess with them the way she is. since she was going to never stop she was going to have to make her point across.
"I disagree, Do you think I would let these powers be used in such a situation if I saw any possibility of a student being hurt?" said trista
"How can you possibly know for certain?" asked umbridge
"I think we both know the answer to that question, Madam Undersecretary, and I will not insult your intelligence by explaining it here. Proceed Ami." said trista
"Mercury Aqua-"
"No! I will not put up with this… this… insubordination!" snaped umbridge
"Insubordination? Why, Madam Undersecretary you make it sound as though your position is better, or else more important than my own." said trista
"I am the Hogwarts High Inquisitor-" snapped umbridge
"And I am the constant presence around which time itself revolves." hissed Trista
trista had spoken no henshin phrase, but her fuku was flittering into existence and the garnet rod had materialized in her hand, she was going to show this bitch who is boss in this classroom. she was going to make sure that she was going to make her regret the day for messing with the wrong people. and that is what she was going to do. bella snickered this was going to be good. she was going to watch and see how this was going to play out. it would seem Trista was fighting back to Umbridge.
"in the great span of my life you are but the blink of an eye, passing through the midnight gate before you have time to appreciate anything this world truly has to offer." said trista
Sailor Pluto smacked the Garnet Rod to the floor and the classroom disappeared to be replaced by a vista of stars. Beneath them they could see the moon kingdom of old, Queen Serenity and her advisors, Princess Serenity playing in the garden and the soon-to-be scouts watching over her. everyone was watching in awe who didn't know what was going on. it was something they were not expecting. but found it funny. sif snickered this was how it was going to be. she was going to regret this day she messed with sailor pluto. hell she didn't want to mess with the asgardians and the vampires as well.
"I have lived longer even than I truly know and will live far longer again. Tell me now, Madam Undersecretary, am I insubordinate?" said Trista
The view faded and the classroom returned. trista's fuku vanished and the garnet rod was lost from their sight. everyone was in awe at the power from sailor pluto. they were in awe from what they seen. even though they were not expecting to see the moon kingdom. even though the moon palace has been brought back to life. even though bella wanted to take Umbridge up there and lock her in the dungeon where she belonged. but she can't do that just yet. Umbridge was clearly in a towering temper, but she did not reply, instead storming from the room.
"Now Ami, proceed." said trista
The lesson then progressed as usual except for one thing, at the end of the double period trista did not rush off. Instead, she sat very deliberately at the desk and looked towards bella. They waited until the other students had left the room before moving to stand in front of the desk. they needed to speak with Trista and see what was going on with her. she seemed distant since her short death. bella sighed and understood why she would be feeling this way. she was going to have to see if she was able to get her to open up.
"You've been avoiding us." said bella
"I had… I had a lot to take in. you know why with your knowledge of the soul society and the gates of hell. " said trista
"We guessed that, but we could have helped you trista. We're your friends as well as your students, remember?" said sif
"I will, in future." said trista
Usagi moved around the table and hugged trista tight. she wanted to let her know she was not alone. and that she had them to lean on if she needed it. while Trista smiled and knew that she was not alone. but she was having such a hard time. but she was a little surprised at first, but relaxed after a moment. she wanted the comfort of what bella was giving her. even though jasper was giving off some of his power to show that she could be calm. she thanked him for helping her out. she needed to keep him around for a while to help her.
"So, what will Umbridge do now?" asked minako
"Oh, she will seethe and simmer for a while, but she won't dare place me on probation." said trista
"Why not?" asked Makoto
"Because she's afraid that next time I take her to the moon I might not bring her back." said trista
"Well if people are going to stop threatening me I still have a question." said Zacharias
"Go on then, Zacharias," said Minako
"You said four, but there are five of you." said Zacharias
"Oh, three cheers for smith, who clearly listens so hard in History of Magic, trista spent just over a year teaching you the history of the moon kingdom and you can't even figure out why there are five of us instead of four… amazing." said sif
sif smiled and looked to her draco who was watching her with longing. bella sighed and didn't know what to do for her friend. while bella knew that Zacharias was confused about the way their group is. even though he hasn't figured it out. while fred was smiling he liked these guys. and he had been having fun with loki. he showed them so many new tricks. hell learning from the king of the tricks was the best thing in the world to them. the god of mischief and lies and the god of tricks. this was the best friend they could ever ask for.
"She's got a point Smith," said Fred
"True… Even we've figured it out by now." said George
"Doesn't hurt that we told you over the summer," said Makoto
"Not one bit. plus bella, loki is the best friend we always wanted," said Fred
"I'll explain, Minako, There are, as a technicality, five scout in this room. They are Ami, Minako, Rei, Makoto and Hotaru. I, however, am not a scout. Well, I am, but not technically. First and foremost, I am the reincarnation of Princess Serenity of the Moon Kingdom." said bella
There was silence for a moment. bella sat down, she was looking pleased with herself. while everyone nodded and now understanding why she was not one. even though somehow she was able to get to be one. even though she didn't mind it much. and allowing Minako to address the crowd once more. it would seemed that Minako was trying her best to make them understand what and who is what. this is a lesson from them. while they all watched and listened to what was going to be told to them. they were interested in all of this.
"Anyway, as most of you know, the reason we've brought you all here today is so that we can do something about that… that toad masquerading as a teacher." said minako
"Here, here," said Ernie McMillan
"So we thought, who here can help us best and there was an obvious choice. Don't get me wrong, this was not Harry's idea, but he trained quite a lot last year for the tournament and all as well as doing all that cool stuff in the years before that." said sif
"Yeah, I heard he defeated you know who again in his first year."
"I heard he killed a basilisk with the sword in Dumbledore's office."
"I heard he fought off about a hundred dementors over the summer,"
this last comment came from a girl with long black hair and a pretty face who was sitting only a few feet away from Harry. Rei knew that her name was Cho Chang and she glared at her as though, by opening her mouth, she had performed some cardinal sin. bella and sif and rose sighed it would seem that cho is jealous of rei since she is with harry. while ginny finally found her soul mate in bella son tamaki. it seemed that they are perfect for each other. molly was happy her daughter found someone like tamaki she came attached to him.
"That stuff sounds so cool when you say it like that, but the truth is I had a lot of help on all those occasions." said Harry
"Not when you fought the basilisk," said Neville
"Well there was Fawkes, he punctured it's eyes before I fought it."
"Yeah, but it could still hear you and smell you," said Cho
"I suppose… but over summer I'd never have defeated the dementors if Rei hadn't been there." said harry
"What do you mean?"asked
Ginny wanted to know from where she sat beside Fred and George. she was happy that she found her soulmate. even though it was in bella son. tamaki is so sweet and caring. along with beauty. her mother was happy for her. ginny smiled and knew she missed her tamaki. but she would see him sooner or later. since he will be coming to help out with teaching. there was going to be some groups can do some things and there was going to be a group that can do other things.
"Well, she sort of boosted my powers," said Harry
"Which is one of the things we need to work on in these meetings, I think anyone who wants to be a part of this should sign their name on this piece of parchment, so that they're committing themselves." said hermione
sif passed the parchment around the room and everyone signed their name. Smith hesitated, but signed when Fred withdrew the long piece of metal from his bag once more. they all wanted to learn new thins. and this was something that they were going to do. they needed to learn how to defend themselves. and these guys would be the only ones who can teach them. plus they were bringing others in to help out. so this was going to be hard but rewarding in the end. well if they don't get caught that is. bella sighed and knew that she was going to have to make draco do what needed to be done.
meanwhile a week later
The first quidditch match of the season was scheduled for the following Saturday , Gryffindor versus Slytherin. while everyone was there to watch. they were hoping things go well with harry and the team. while rei was great on the team. she seemed to be enjoying the sport. even though she was never much into sport.
"It's a shame there weren't any openings for beaters, but I bet Ron'll be a great keeper… so long as he doesn't read the Slytherin's badges…" said sif
"Harry said he'd try keep him away from them, to be honest I'm just glad you guys were a bit over the top with start of term gifts, he'd have had no chance without a new broom." said harry
"What's the point in having an extortionate amount of gold buried beneath London if you don't spend it on your friends?" asked bella
bella smiling. When the match started they watched with bated breath as Ron failed to save goal after goal, she was not much on this sport. but she was there to sport their house in this game. while she was getting annoyed by the chanting from the slytherins. they had made up their own little song. it was stupid as hell. but then again there was not much she was going to do with this. but she was not going to harm draco. even though he was trying to blend in. even though he on their side. but he cant show that to no one. snape don't spy for Dumbledore no more he does it for bella kingdom.
Weasley is our king, Weasley is our king He always lets the Quaffle in Weasley is our king Weasley cannot save a thing, He cannot block a single ring That's why Slytherins all sing Weasley is our king Weasley is our king He always lets the quaffle in Weasley is our king Weasley was born in a bin He always lets the Quaflle in Weasley will make sure we win Weasley is our king
"I wish they'd shut up," said rose
"I wish Harry would hurry up and catch the snitch before Slytherin score again," said sif
"He's diving! is that good?" asked Alice
"It is if he's seen the snitch, I think he has!" said jasper.
Malfoy was close on Harry's tail, but Harry's broom was far faster, and he'd pulled triumphantly out of the dive, the snitch clasped in his fingers, before Malfoy even had a chance. Harry sped back up into the air as the rest of the team, except for Ron, came over to clap him on the back. Ron, looking very dejected, headed straight for the changing rooms. Something inside Harry snapped, luckily for him Hermione had seen it coming and quietly cast a calming charm on him. Fred and George, however, were as it would eventually turn out less fortunate. They leapt on Malfoy, Fred holding him down as George punched him repeatedly in the face. There was a bang and the twins flew away from Malfoy as Professor McGonagall came onto the scene.
"I've never seen such a thing, you two should be ashamed of yourself!" said McGonagall
"He was insulting our family professor!" said Fred
"It's true, Malfoy was being very rude about his parents." said rose
"But you should not have responded with violence, Weasley. You will both get a detention and twenty points each will be taken from Gryffindor." said McGonagall
"Ahem, Ahem." said umbridge
"Yes, Dolores?" asked McGonagall
Minerva was not in the mood to put up with the pink toad. she was not going to let her get to her. but she had a feeling that she had a punishment that she would disagree with. while bella arched a brow and wondered what was going on right now. while she looked to her teacher she liked. she hoped that she would not put up with her bullshit. but they know they have no choice in the matter to do this until they find a way to get rid of her. even though bella was getting annoyed about gating hermione to severus chambers nightly.
"I hardly think a detention is fair punishment." said umbridge
"I hardly think it is your place to say, Dolores, they are in my house after all." said minerva
"But Minerva, it is my place. Not only has Educational decree number 24 now been passed, giving me permission to inspect and disband any illegal student groups, educational decree number 25 has also been passed." said Umbridge
She reached into her bag and pulled out a roll of parchment, handing it to McGonagall. Minerva wanted to know what this was all about. this was starting to get out of hand since she has been here. but for now she was going to have to put up with this. even though the thought of bella wanting to lock her up in the moon palace is seeming more and more attractive. but they knew if she disappeared there was going to be trouble with the minster of magic. that is not what they needed right now with the times they were living in. and with voldermort back. plus if Dumbledore needed to disappear he knew where to go.
"I… I see." said minerva
"Indeed. Now, I think a lifetime quidditch ban should suffice for the pair of you." said unbridge
"A what?" snapped George
"Professor, perhaps that's a bit much," said Angelina
"I don't think so. In fact-" said Umbridge
Umbridge never got to finish this sentence, which was probably just as well. Very suddenly the air in the pitch became very cold. bella shivered as her breath became visible in the air before her. She was not wrong. Hundreds, no thousands of Dementors were swarming onto the pitch through the now deserted stands – far more than Harry had fought over the summer. Harry drew his wand and pointed it before him, the faces of all his friends flashing before his eyes as he sent his patronous out. The silver stag burst from the end of his wand and charged the dementors but it wasn't enough. bella was just about aware of Umbridge and McGonagall sending forth their own patronuses before she heard something call faintly in the back of her mind and fainted.
"There aren't enough staff members present," snapped McGonagall
we need more fighters. With a flick of her wand she sent her patronus out of the pitch and towards the school gates. The tabby leapt back over the stands, joined now by a silver eagle which soared over the dementors and dolphin which swam through the air as though it was water. There was something different about these patronuses, they were stronger than the cats Umbridge and McGonagall had conjured, more like the Stag that was Harry's.
"It's still not enough, we need more power." said amara
"But we can't use the patronus charm!" said Hermione
"That doesn't matter, Mars Cosmos power, make up!"
"We can boost their powers, like I did over the summer." said sif
rei rested a hand on Harry's shoulder and concentrated on sending her power through him. The silver phoenix burst into life and spread its wings above the crowd of dementors.
"I will not receive help from the enemy!" snapped Umbridge
Makoto tried to rest a hand upon her shoulder. Ami shook her head in disbelief as she rested her own hand on McGonagall's shoulder. rei rested a hand on Harry's shoulder and concentrated on sending her power through him. The silver phoenix burst into life and spread its wings above the crowd of dementors. Her patronus was only small, but she knew the moment she saw it that it was a Swallow. The seven patronuses worked in unison, the phoenix, eagle, swallow and dolphin swooping in from the air while the cats and the stag charged them on the ground. They drove the dementors back a little and the cold was definitely reduced but still they could not beat them back entirely.
"Venus cosmos power, make up… Venus cosmos power, make up… Venus cosmos power, make up!"
Minako held her wand in the air and called the phrase again and again but still nothing happened. Makoto turned and saw her. Without a second thought she dived and tackled her friend, knocking her wand from her hand. Harry used to faint when dementors were close as well, but that stopped when Lupin showed him how to make a patronus. There was a flash of darkness and two people appeared before them on the pitch. One of them was Sailor Pluto and the other was Albus Dumbledore. He waved his wand and a second phoenix flew out to join those already there. It was nowhere near as bright as those of the scouts and Harry.
trista did not produce a patronus, but closed her eyes and lifted the garnet rod to the stormy skies. A single ray of light pierced the clouds and shot down to the gem at the end where it split into eight beams, each of which flew to a patronus. They shone brighter and brighter as the light entered them and the dementors were slowly forced back. Eventually they seemed to give in and spilled out of the pitch, heading out of the castle grounds. One by one the patronuses flickered from existence.
"Bloody hell, what happened here?" asked ron
"That, is a very good question. The dementors are supposed to be under the sole command of the ministry, who ordered them to be here? Someone powerful no doubt!" snapped umbridge
"Yes, Madam Undersecretary, I often order powerful and dangerous beings to attack my Princess and her allies. Perhaps Lord Voldemort is the name you're looking for?" said trista
"Whoever sent them, we need to increase defense around the castle, perhaps now is the time for the ministry to add to those I already have in place? As for right now, all students to the hospital wing this instant, you may accompany them if you wish, Mr Weasley." said dumbledore
They headed up in a big group, except for Malfoy, who hung back a little, with amara supporting the just about conscious bella. When they told Madam Pomfrey what had happened, she ordered every single one of them, amara and Michiru included to stay in the wing overnight for observation – she'd never encountered anyone subjected to so many dementors at once except those at Azkaban and that tended to have lasting side effects. amara grumbled about it for a while but complied when Michiru pointed out that it would give her the chance to keep an eye on bella as she recovered after she was given blood to feed on. bella was laid carefully in a bed, protesting the whole way.
"I'm going to be fine. What happened? How did we defeat the dementors?" asked bella
"With a hell of a lot of patronuses and help from trista," said Harry
harry settling into a bed on the opposite side of the ward. bella looked to see amara take the bed on her left. since loki was not able to be there for her. and he intrusted amara to watch over her. in truth didn't take much for amara to agree on. since she was one of her more protective sailor scouts. well she was always her protective one. so was michiru. amara looked to the bed on her right expecting to see Minako settling in but instead saw the blond girl point Makoto towards the bed.
"Minako?" said bella
"You need stronger scouts nearer you, especially now we know the grounds aren't safe anymore." said Minako
"Trista, how come you let the dementors come into the ground without notifying the staff?" asked ami
Trista did not answer her since she was thinking on how to get Minako to transform. since this one was more of a failure when it came down to Umbridge not taking the help that was offered to her. she should be grateful someone was trying to help her in the first place but walked to the very last bed and sat down, reaching a hand forward and stroking Minako's hair back in an oddly motherly gesture. Minako flinched and whispered so that the others didn't hear.
"This was my last chance, wasn't it? I'm not going to get it now." said minako
"I can't see you get it, but that is not the same thing." said trista
"What do you mean?" asked Minako
"It is literally impossible for me to see every possible future, there are just too many of them. I will not lie to you, there is very little chance you will ever receive another transformation, but there is always the smallest of chances. Remember that and continue to train yourself as best you can for now." said Trista
"trista?" asked bella
bella sitting up and drinked the blood Carlisle had given to her. while esme was passing out chochlate to the ones who didn't need blood. trista moved and sat by bella's bed, beckoning the rest of the scouts, as well as Harry, Hermione and Ron. she didn't know what to do or say. she just knew that Umbridge screwed the pooch on this one. she messed up. last time they would even try to protect her. next time they will make her suffer.
to be continued