A/N: Yep, I'm back with another update and I really hope it was worth the wait. Not much to say again, so on to the story!

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To say Esmarude was still high off her apparent victory over Neo Queen Serenity, would be a correct assumption to make at this point in time. As the former Black Moon Clan Lieutenant and new Leader of Nemesis gleefully ate her chocolate cake before gleefully washed it down with a bottle of red wine. Apparently the Senshi were not the only things she was able to take from the Crystal Palace and she intended to enjoy the fruits of her illicit labour. Even if Serenity had yet to arrive to rescue her friends, Esmarude had still won. Or at least, that was what she believed so why not celebrate her future triumph over that blond witch now?

The Sailor Senshi were imprisoned deep within her castle and there was a literal army guarding them. They could not escape and Serenity would be all alone when she finally arrived. But unfortunately for Esmarude, the red wine she so casually chugged down with her cake, had begun to take affect. As the alcohol began to take over and cloud her judgment. Eventually, the now quite tipsy woman had opened another bottle of red wine and began to chug it's contents as if it were water.

The large amounts of alcohol now flowing through her blood stream, causing Esmarude to completely forget about her captives. As she suddenly stood up and began to gleefully dance to the music that was now playing in her head.

All the while, her lone minion looked on in absolute disgust at her behavior. Instead of partying and getting drunk, Esmarude should have killed those blasted Senshi while she still could.

But as he stood there watching his "Master" get more and more drunk, a sudden chill swept over the shadow being. Something was wrong... very wrong.

Someone was here... someone who should not be here and they were headed towards the dungeon which held the Senshi. Believing that Esmarude would be more of a liability in her intoxicated state, the Shadow flew off to investigate this new intruder...

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Ami could only look in in both awe and confusion at the Super Soldier, as Logan stood before her and the rest of the now freed Senshi with his rifle in hand. The air was still filled with smoke, ask the rest of them soon regained their senses and realized that they were no longer in the Crystal place. The others soon realized that Logan was there and were about to confront him about just what was going on, when a familiar woman in a equally as recognizable Senshi uniform suddenly ran forward...

"Guys!" Serenity exclaim, as she began to help Ami to her feet. "Are you alright? I'm so sorry!"

"Usa..." Rei spoke up, as she was helped to her feet by Minako. "What's going on? Where are we?"

"The last thing I remember was laying in my bed and..." Michiru added, as Makoto helped her up. "Where are we?"

"And why is he here?" Makoto added, referring to Logan.

"It was Esmarude, she captured you!"

"Wha... What?" Minako asked, a puzzled expression began to form on her face. "Esmarude?"

"She attacked the palace and captured you." Serenity explained. "We're on Nemesis and... Logan is here because he helped me save you."

'We're on Nemesis?" Rei asked, her mind still in a fog.

"You all need to get out of here now." Logan suddenly announced, "It's not going be long before they realize you are missing."

"He's right, we need to get going." Serenity added, just as Logan turned around and began to make his way out of the chamber

"Where is he going?" Makoto asked, as she watched Logan walk out. Serenity got a somber expression before she replied... "There is something he needs to do, I will explain later. But we need to get out of here now!"

"She's right." Logan replied, his voice booming out yet it showed no signs of emotion. "Serenity, take them back to the ATV and I will meet you there. If I am not back in twenty minutes, leave without me." and with that, the Super Soldier left the chamber and made his way deeper into the cave. Leaving the Royal and a very confused group of Senshi behind.

"What is he talking about?" Ami asked out loud. "What else does he have to do?"

Serenity just got a grim expression before she replied, "Well..."

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To say Haruka was in a state of shock, would have been quite correct. As the Senshi of the Wind sat quietly in her medical bed and stared blankly at the blanket that covered her lower body.

Around her stood the Asteroid Senshi and Chibiusa, all of whom had the displeasure of informing the muscular blond everything they had learned from Hannah. The War, the genocides and just why the Siege Merciless and Logan existed. They were created to fight in that war and from what Hannah had confirmed, Logan's people had barely survived it. Now both the Siege Merciless and Logan were helping Serenity rescue the other Senshi from an enemy they had all thought had been dead.

Worse still, the only reason She was still alive was because Logan had brought her to his ship to treat her injures. Which meant that in a certain way, she owed the super Soldier (and by extension, Hannah) her life. Which for Haruka, was not a pleasant feeling at all.

"So... They are on Nemesis right now?" the tall blond asked, though it was to confirm what she had been told was true.

"Yes." Chibiusa replied. "And it could mean big trouble if he doesn't take care of that bomb."

"So why are you guys here?" Haruka then asked, catching the girls off guard. "Why aren't you down there with them?"

"Because I told them to stay here." Hannah piped up, "They were not supposed to be here in the first place and I doubt Logan would like to have a group of kids tagging along."

That statement made both the Asteroids and Chibiusa quite upset, but they kept it to themselves as Hannah continued to speak. "And don't you even think about leaving this sick bay either."

"What? Are you gonna stop me?"

Suddenly the room went dark and the doors clanged shut. Red lights were switch on as Hannah's hologram soon became life sized. Haruka was taken aback, as the A.I. bent down to face the Senshi before she replied... "I'm not going too... I will. You are in to condition to be leave and the last thing anyone needs is for you to go down there and needlessly endanger yourself. DO I MAKE MY SELF CLEAR?"

The Senshi just gulped and nodded her head, before everything went back to normal. Up until that point, only Michiru was able one able to scare her. But now it seemed there were two women in the universe the normally confident Haruka was afraid of.

Yet, the Senshi managed to keep her composure as she asked "So what do we do now?"

"We wait." The A.I. said firmly. "Until Logan contacts me, we stay were we are. and that includes YOU staying here until your body is strong enough."

"Understood. Thank you." Haruka replied, sounded more defeated than ever. As much as she didn't wasn't to admit it, the Outer Senshi had no choice but to remain where she was.

The other girls could only look on in wonder as Haruka slowly sunk back into her bed and sighed. As up until that point, they had believed that Sensei-Michiru/Sailor Neptune was the only one who could talk to the muscular blond in such a way... and live to tell about it.

The awkward silence that followed was soon broken as James floated into the medical bay with several trays of food. Chibiusa and the Quartet got a huge shock when they first saw the Engineers, but Hannah assured them that the floating creates were friendly and would not eat their brains. Much to Palla's relief.

"Dinner is served." the biological construct announced, as he placed the trays of food in a near by table, but served the last one to Haruka on her bed. The woman could have sworn the creature glared at her for a moment, before leaving the room to continue on with his other duties.

"I figured you all could due with a meal right now, since I doubt you have had anything to eat in a while." Hannah explained.

Sure enough, the sounds of grumbling bellies could be heard coming from the Asteroid Senshi and their princess, all of whom had not eaten since the day before.

"Yea..." Chibiusa said sheepishly. "A meal sounds good right about now.

Eventually, girls began to enjoy the meal which had been given to them. Consisted of "Made Ready to Eat" rations and despite their misgivings, it didn't taste as bad at they thought it would be.

But as the girls ate, Haruka could only stare down her pre-cooked meal with a blank expression on her face. Here she was while her Majesty was on Nemesis, attempting to rescue the others. It was incredibly rare for the normally confident Senshi to feel helpless, but right now she most certainly felt that way.

"Are you sure Logan can help her?" Haruka asked the A.I. who was still "Standing" next to her.

"Spartans are some of the best soldiers the United Nations Space Command have." Hannah replied. "If I were you, I would be more worried for Esmarude, than Logan..."

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Meanwhile, on Nemesis...

The sound of heavy armored boots crushing the rocky surface under their weight, echoed throughout the tunnel. As Logan continued to follow the signal which would lead him to the stolen Nova Bomb.

Once again using his helmet's thermal imager, the Spartan was able to navigate effortlessly through the darkness without the use of his armor's built in LEDs. All the while, keeping his Rifle pointed into the void just in case he encountered one of those "Droids" again. By now he was certain that Esmarude or who ever, knew that the Senshi had been freed and were now on high alert. Which means he would have to locate the Nova Bomb and neutralize it as soon as possible.

Such a situation was nothing new for Logan, as he had been in similar situations in the past. Though it had been against Covenant Remnants forces and not some some "Space Hag" Serenity had thought was dead. Hopefully, Serenity had managed to get her friends back to the Mongoose and if all went to plan, he would join them soon and they would get off this rock. Truth be told, Logan could not wait to get off this planet. Something about it just made him feel uneasy, it was as if the planet itself was trying tell him that he was not welcomed there at all.

Suddenly, an alert popped up on his visor display. There was someone or... something that was approaching him from behind. In one swift move, Logan turned around and pointed his rifle into the darkness. This time, his thermals detected a "Blue Blob" heading towards his position fast!

Before he could react, Logan was sent flying back several meters. The Super Soldier grunting as he impacted the tunnel wall, what ever had hit him had been moving too fast for him too counter. He tried to reach for his rifle, but something had knocked it deeper into the tunnel before striking the Spartan again, hard.

Though he did not feel the impact, the shock alone was enough to disorientate the Super Soldier. Just what the hell was going on? Eventually Logan was able to regain his senses and could now see the "Blue Blob" standing in front of him. Though now it had taken a humanoid form and rather than arms, it had two very distinct blades at its sides. It then lunged at the Spartan in an attempt to impale/pin him to the rocky walls, but Logan was quick to recover and roll out of the way.

Getting to his feet, Logan activated his Plasma Sword. The bluish glow illuminating the tunnel, just in time for Logan to dodge another attack. This time though he was able to see his would be attacker, a shadowy humanoid with blades for arms. The being continued to press on his attack but Logan was able to dodge and deflect each strike. But the being was able to grab Logan by the arm and send him flying deeper into the tunnel.

But Logan was once again able to recover and landed in his feet with his Plasma sword still in hand. Just in time to deflect a large rock which had come flying towards him, as the Plasma Sword sliced it in half with ease. But this was only a distraction, as the Shadow Being emerged from the rock wall behind Logan and stabbed the back pack he had been wearing. Fortunately for both of them, the ammunition and grenades stored within it did not detonate. But the force of the strike had cause Logan to stumble.

The Shadow was just about to strike again, when a voice cried out... "Submarine... Reflection!"

Suddenly, a powerful jet of water impacted the Shadow being and sent it crashing into the tunnel wall. Moments later, another voice cried ... "Supreme...THUNDER!" and a equally as powerful bolt of lighting struck the being. An inhuman scream of pain could have been heard for a few seconds before said being melted into tunnel wall to escape.

Upon looking into the direction the attacks came from, Logan could see a group of women walking towards them. Though now they were all dressed in colorful variations of the same attire Serenity had been wearing, minus the wings. Also ... were they wearing heels?

Standing in the center of the group, Serenity stepped forward with her Senshi and said...

"Logan, you helped me rescue my friends. It's only fair that we now help you."