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Chapter 15 – Sunday Night Fight

Sapphire stood in the control room Sunday night and sighed. He was expecting Diamond's anger to result in his current order, and he was mentally reviewing his plan and checking for anything he could have missed. Not finding any loose threads, he opened a portal and released eight youma.

He knew they were strong; they had to be. Diamond would be watching and analyzing this battle. He also knew that Princess Serenity's team would be able to handle them. He had calculated their strengths in battle and, most importantly, knew something he hadn't reported to Diamond. Endymion's generals were alive and protecting Serenity. Diamond would believe the team would be outnumbered. He smiled, thinking about how they were not.

Diamond entered to view the battle and nodded at Sapphire. Sapphire stepped through a portal to watch the battle from the sidelines and wait to seemingly attempt to kidnap Serenity. Show time.

Amy paled as she saw the readings on her Mercury computer. Eight youma were attacking in the downtown shopping district. She got on her communicator and sent out the call. "Eight youma, I'm sending you the coordinates. Serena, let the generals know."

Serena sighed, "They are here, and they heard you. Everyone, get there as quickly as you can. We'll already be there. Mina, split you four into two groups when you arrive, and engage the youma in groups."

Serena and the generals transformed, and the generals teleported to the location Amy had supplied. Serena teleported to Darien, and once he transformed, she brought him with her to the fight.

They split into groups, and Serena quickly told Darien to follow her. They engaged the youma and tried to protect the civilians that were not quick enough or smart enough to have already fled.

The girls arrived, and the battle turned in their favor. One by one, the youma were turned to dust by Serena. She waited for the next one to be weakened, and that one was dusted too.

Sapphire outwardly looked shocked when the guys arrived first. Internally, he was thrilled. Once Serenity arrived, they already had a position for her secured where she could fight but not be vulnerable to the enemy. Perfect. He couldn't have asked for more.

Once the youma were destroyed, he appeared in front of them and made a grab for Serenity. He then stated, "This will all be over once you come with me." He missed being able to capture her, and Serenity disappeared from the battle. Immediately after she left, Sapphire stepped through the portal.

Once Sapphire stepped through, he came face to face with Diamond, "You almost had her! We were so close. Where did Endymion's generals come from? All of our initial readings said they were dead."

"I'm as surprised as you are. I will have to rethink my strategies going forward now to plan for this new development. May I have a few days to come up with the perfect attack plan? You were right. I almost had her. The perfect strategy could make her yours by next week."

"You have two days. On the third day, you will attack. Her room is all prepared for her. Her Silver Crystal will be suppressed, and her chains are ready for her. She will look beautiful dressed in white and chained by the neck. I get the chills just thinking about it." Diamond smiled and left the room.

Sapphire smiled to himself, glad that he had bought himself some extra time. He left the room out of the opposite door as Diamond.