In the Command Center hideout, although it was mainly a command center full of super advanced computers, screens and holograms, there were other necessary areas. Such as lavatories and boxy bunk beds.
Usagi was overwhelmed with everything and was resting. Makoto had returned with the Three Lights having foraged food for the time being, they would still have to improvise. Rei at least was with her remaining family, Ail and Ann, the Ayakashi sisters and the quartet, since they needed medical attention. Rei promised she knew a safe haven for them to hide in, and once her ribs were healed, she would make her way to the United States. Minako had agreed to go with her.
The Tsukino's are trying to help Mrs. Osaka process everything. Umino and Ami are looking at Dr. Tsion Ben-Judah's website with the center's computers. Saki and Nehelenia are planning to make a new video warning people about the judgements and to debunk the defamation against the sailor senshi to support him. Her handmaiden Idina was mending some scarfs they could use to conceal her face. Naturally, they (except for Nehelenia and the Tsukinos) were shocked to see Luna and Artemis talking but eventually were growing used to it as they all tried to adapt to their new living situation.
Online, Tsion had written that Revelation makes it dear that the judgments he mentioned would not come until the servants of God had been sealed on their foreheads.
"This is it alright." Saki said, tapping her forehead once.
The main posting was based on Revelation 8 and 9. Tsion believed the wrath of the Lamb earthquake began the second period of the Tribulation. Tsion wrote:
There are seven years, or eighty-four months, in all. You can see we are now one quarter of the way through. As bad as things have been, they get worse. What is next? In Revelation 8:5 an angel takes a censer, fills it with fire from the altar of God, and throws it to the earth. That results in noise, thunder, lightning, and an earthquake. That same chapter goes on to say that seven angels with seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. That is where we are now. Sometime over the next twenty-one months, the first angel will sound, and hail and fire will follow, mingled with blood, thrown down to the earth. This will bum a third of the trees and all the green grass. Later a second angel will sound the second trumpet, and the Bible says a great mountain burning with fire will be thrown into the sea. This will turn a third of the water to blood, kill a third of the living creatures in the sea, and sink a third of the ships. Judd was stunned. He shook his head and tried to imagine all those things taking place. The world would be in even greater turmoil than it was now, after the worldwide earth-quake. He read on.
The third angel's trumpet sound will result in a great star falling from heaven, burning like a torch. It will somehow fall over a wide area and land in a third of the rivers and springs. This star is even named in Scripture. The book of Revelation calls it Wormwood. Where it falls, the water becomes bitter and people die from drinking it.
Ami had swiftly made notes on her mini super computer, this information would be crucial to prepare in the future.
How can a thinking person see all that has happened and not fear what is to come? If there are still unbelievers after the third Trumpet Judgment, the fourth should convince everyone. Anyone who resists the warnings of God at that time will likely have already decided to serve the enemy. The fourth Trumpet Judgment is a striking of the sun, the moon, and the stars so that a third of the sun, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars are darkened. We will never again see sunshine as bright as we have before. The brightest summer day with the sun high in the sky will be only two-thirds as bright as it ever was. How will this be explained away?
In the middle of this, the writer of the Revelation says he looked and heard an angel "flying through the midst of heaven.' It was saying with a loud voice, "Woe, woe, woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the remaining blasts of the trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!"
In the corner, Minako was gagging and making disgusted faces at some of the new TV programming. Most of it was gruesome or just plain questionable, such as uninhibited nsfw programs, torture, black arts, and more. This looked more like the content one would find inside the dark deep web than actual entertainment.
Naru had her face in her hand quite looking sour herself. "Whatever happened to nice wholesome shows like Kuwazu girai and Chi's sweet home?"
Judd's friend in New Babylon, Pavel, said Nicolae checked Tsion's Web site frequently. And if he's reading this, he had to be raving mad. Ami and Umino began reading the greeting.
Good day to you, my dear brother or sister in the Lord. I come to you with a heart both heavy with sorrow and yet full of joy. I sorrow personally over the loss of my wife and teenagers. I mourn for so many who have died since the coming of Christ to rapture his church. I mourn for mothers all over the globe who lost their children. And I weep for a world that has lost an entire generation. How strange to not see the smiling faces or hear the laughter of children. As much as we enjoyed them, we could not have known how much they taught us and how much they added to our lives until they were gone. I am also sad because the great earth-quake appears to have snuffed out 25 percent of the remaining population. For generations people have called natural disasters "acts of God." This is not so. Ages ago, God the Father gave Satan, the prince and power of the air, control of Earth's weather. God allowed destruction and death by natural causes, yes, because of the fall of man. And no doubt God at times intervened against such actions by the evil one because of the prayers of his people.
Tsion went on to say the recent earthquake was an act of God necessary to fulfill prophecy and get the attention of those who don't believe in Jesus. He said he was amazed at the work of the Global Community in setting up communications so quickly. But Tsion said he was shocked at what he saw in the media.
If you believe in Jesus Christ as the only Son of God the Father, you are against everything taught by Enigma Babylon. There are those who ask, why not cooperate? Why not be loving and accepting?
Loving we are. Accepting we cannot be. Enigma Babylon does not believe in the one true God. It believes in any god, or no god, or god as a concept. There is no right or wrong. The self is the center of this man-made religion. My challenge to you today is to choose up sides. Join a team. If one side is right, the other is wrong. We cannot both be right. But I do not call you to a life of ease. During the next five years before the glorious return of Christ to set up his kingdom on earth, three-fourths of the population that was left after the Rapture will die. In the meantime, we should invest our lives in the cause. A great missionary martyr of the twentieth century named Jim Elliot is credited with saying this: "He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep [this temporal life] to gain what he cannot lose [eternal life with Christ]." And now a word to my fellow converted Jews from each of the twelve tribes: Plan on rallying in Jerusalem a month from today as we seek the great soul harvest that is ours to gather. And now unto him who is able to keep you from falling, to Christ, that great shepherd of the sheep, be power and dominion and glory now and forevermore, world without end, Amen.
Your servant, Tsion Ben-Judah.
Mamoru and the Outers were also safe with the original Tribulation force, he'd promised Usagi that they would somehow make their way to Israel and meet her there.
Makoto was trying to get ahold of Hotaru with no success. "Hotaru? Hotaru?" she put her hand down, "How can that be? I just talked to her yesterday!" She had tried the Young Trib force but no one was responding for some reason.
What the senshi did not know was that Hotaru and the Young Tribulation Force were in danger. Global Community Commander Blancka and Morale Monitors Felicia and Melinda are after Judd and his friend Vicki Byrne. When the two are swept into a river, a GC helicopter captures Vicki, but Judd escapes. While most of the Young Trib Force meet in the underground hideout at the Stahley mansion, Vicki is questioned by the Global Community. Mitchell Stein, a Jewish businessman friend, helps her plead her case before Commander Blancka. Before the commander can make a decision about her fate, Lionel Washington and his friend Conrad Graham whisk Vicki away from the GC jail. Conrad remains with the GC as Lionel rushes Vicki to the hideout. Not knowing Lionel's plan, Hotaru Tomoe and Darrion Stahley attempts their own rescue of Vicki only to be caught by the GC. The next morning, Conrad and Mr. Stein are suspected in Vicki's disappearance.
And so, for the next three weeks, Judd tried to make contact with his friend Pete. Pete had access to motorcycles, but he hadn't returned Judd's calls. The kids all agreed they would be safer away from the Mount Prospect area, but none of them wanted to leave without Conrad, Hotaru or Darrion. Vicki still talked about finding Phoenix
"Maybe that biker group got Pete," Vicki said. "After what happened at that gas station, they sounded pretty upset." "That's it," Judd said. He phoned the gas station and left a message.
Their food was running low, but Judd knew if they were careful, they could last a few more days. Judd and Mark had made two midnight attempts to retrieve more supplies. Each time, they had to turn back. The GC still had guards posted at the house. Though there was enough room in the cave, the kids quickly got restless. Each time they accessed the Internet, Mark searched for his cousin John. After two weeks he still had no word. They limited their computer time to twenty minutes each morning and twenty minutes each night. It was their only contact with the outside world.
Nearly three weeks later, in one of the bunk beds in the underground command center, Usagi was lying on her left side wide awake, crying and thinking about who she use to be before the disappearances. She missed the Usagi she was. A normal high school teenage-girl. And she also missed the Sailor Moon she was. A super hero that everyone looked up to. She wondered what that Usagi and that Sailor Moon would think of the person she had become. The Usagi that's homeless...and the Sailor Moon that's outlawed and hated by the world. Since her battle with the Dark Kingdom and Queen Beryl...all Usagi ever wanted was to move on from being a super hero and get back to her normal life. And she did manage to some-what do that. Too bad it only lasted for two months. Then she had to go back to being Sailor Moon and fighting monsters and saving people. But at least when she wasn't off fighting monsters with her friends, she was able to live her life as just another teenage-girl. She was still able to go to school, hang out with her friends afterwards and then go home to her family and maybe tease her brother a little. But all of that was gone now. Both her home and her school had been destroyed in the global earthquake/meteor disaster. She knew they could be rebuilt or replaced, but the trouble was, she didn't know who or what she was without them. Not that it mattered in the long run, since the word "normal" had taken on a much more snide meaning used by a cold-hearted world. The home she once knew was now gone. She would never go to school again...or hang out with her friends. And if all of that was gone, then...who was Usagi?
Who was Usagi Tsukino? Who was she?
Sailor Moon?
No.
Sailor Moon was a super hero.
Princess Serenity?
Wrong.
Princess Serenity was the Moon Princess of the Moon Kingdom, which had been destroyed a thousand years ago.
Usagi Tsukino was...was...was...
Who was Usagi Tsukino?
She didn't know.
She couldn't call herself a school girl or a home girl anymore, because both of those places had been destroyed. She couldn't even call herself a big sister because her little brother, Shingo, was gone. He had been taken by the Global Community and she didn't know where he was or if he had even lived through this recent disaster. She wished she had been there to stop the GC from taking her little brother. She wished she had been there as Sailor Moon to save Ryan, Chaya, Loretta, Amanda and Mio. After all, she was a super hero. It was her job to save people.
She knew she wasn't the only Sailor Senshi, but it wasn't fair for her to put all of the responsibility on her friends. She was the leader. She was supposed to be a role model to the group. Set an example. But so far, she hadn't been able to do that. She especially felt guilty over the death of Ryan. She was sad over the deaths of Amanda, Loretta, Chaya and Mio too, but it was more-so Ryan's death that ate away at her. He was only twelve years old when she first met him two years ago. The same age as her brother Shingo. Now he was gone. She was even more broken up over Mio's death, even if she was a creation of the Dark Kingdom. Usagi was upset over the deaths of Amanda, Loretta, Chaya and Ryan, but at least she had the comfort of knowing where they were. They were all in Heaven. But Mio was just dead. Not just dead, she was burning in Hell. And she shivered, she can only assume that Beryl, Emeraude and the Death Busters were sharing the same fate.
"I don't wanna see anymore. I don't wanna be here. I don't wanna see any more death. I just wanna go home." Usagi said cryingly. Although she had gotten used to losing those she loved to death since her final battle with the Dark Kingdom and Shadow Galactica, it didn't make it hurt any less. Also, this was nothing like those two times she had lost her friends. At least they were brought back to life those two times when the battle was over. But that wasn't going to happen in this situation. At least not any time soon.
"Usagi?" came a female voice.
Usagi sat up in her bed and saw Luna standing at the foot of it. "Get out of here, Luna!"
"Come on, talk to me. It'll make you feel better." Luna assured.
"Make me feel better? Talking? Yeah, maybe for you. You haven't lost anyone close to you! You haven't lost a home and become homeless. You haven't been outlawed or hated by the world! You haven't been affected by what's happened! I mean, how can you be?! You're a cat! A moon cat at that! All you care about is fulfilling my late moon mother's wishes! Now just get out of here! You've got me and my loved ones in a trouble, you got yourself in trouble! Go away!" Usagi said.
"I only wish to help." Luna said, with a sad expression on her face and tears forming in her eyes.
"I don't need your help! Get out of here, you little talking furball!" Usagi snapped before she laid back down on her left side and resumed crying.
Tears ran down Luna's eyes and then she hopped off the foot of the bed and went to the half-closed door where she stopped. "I just wanted to inform you that Lionel is back with the Young Trib-force and that they've allied themselves with a boy in the Global Community." She said as she looked back at the bed Usagi was on. "This boy might be able to help us find your brother. I just thought you should know that." The female cat then exited the room through the half-closed door.
Having heard everything Luna just said, Usagi sat up in bed with a look mixed with shock and relief. Lionel was back with the Young Trib-force? And they had allied themselves with a boy within the Global Community. How? How was it that Lionel was back with his friends? Last she checked, he had gone to stay with another one of his relatives in the Southern part of the States. How was he back with the Young Trib-force? It had to be because his relative had been killed in the global earthquake disaster. What other explanation could there have been? And how was it that the Young Trib-force had allied themselves with a boy in the Global Community? What was a young teenager even doing in the GC anyway? Then she remembered what her mother said in her phone-call about the GC taking other kids from their homes. This was perfect. Brilliant, even. This was just the kind of help she and the others needed to find and rescue Shingo and those other kids.
Usagi looked up at the ceiling and closed her eyes. "Forgive me for snapping at Luna. And forgive me for doubting myself." She prayed. When she opened her eyes...she immediately felt different. Like she could do anything. Like anything was possible. Then again, she supposed it was. All things were possible with God.
"Usagi, I think you're gonna want to see this!" Naru's voice called.
Curious, she walked over to see them looking at the holographic screen to the computers. There was a shooting in Denver, but it concerned someone the Inners knew in the States.
Umino clicked on a news flash and saw a video of the shooting in Colorado. The reporter said, "Two men, one claiming to be Nicolae Carpathia's pilot, in complicity with one Sailor Senshi broke into this clinic and killed a receptionist and a guard."
Footage from security cameras showed blurry video footage of three men and the sailor guardian.
"That's Haruka! And that's Buck right in the middle!" Minako pointed. "Tsion had said a friend of Chloe's was in trouble."
The video showed a picture of a woman embracing Nicolae Carpathia. The senshi recognized her as Hattie Durham.
"The two killers reportedly abducted the fiancée of Potentate Nicolae Carpathia," the reporter said. "The public is asked to provide any information about the identities of these criminals, or the whereabouts of Ms. Hattie Durham." The news channel showed an enhanced photo of Buck and another man, along with Hattie Durham. There was a sketch of Sailor Uranus but no distinguishing features for them to identify her.
"There's more," Saki spoke up, "Your friend, Lionel, contacted us. He said Judd's friend in New Babylon – Pavel- I think? Any who, Nicolae Carpathia is angered by the response to Tsion Ben-Judah's Web site. It is being read by millions around the world. The potentate himself has been reading it."
"What for?" questioned Mrs. Osaka.
"The Global Community seemingly wants to sponsor the rabbi's return to Israel. It's supposed to show how 'loving' the potentate is. But we all he's up to something."
"But Tsion's much too clever for that," Ami points. "He won't walk into an ambush so easily. What's more, the GC should take a good analytical look at what Tsion is saying about the one-world faith."
"Judd's informant also told us Carpathia is at odds with Enigma Babylon's top man." added Seiya.
"You mean that Mathews guy?" questioned Mr. Tsukino.
Seiya nods. "Mathews thinks he and the one-world religion are bigger than the Global Community."
"So Carpathia has competition and he doesn't like it one bit," Artemis guessed.
"He doesn't like Mathews or Ben-Judah, especially the Sailor senshi and he hates the preachers at the Wailing Wall. He's convinced they're speaking to him. Pavel's dad claims he heard the man scream, and I quote: 'I want them dead! And soon!'" Taiki said.
Usagi held her hands. It had been a long time since she and her group had seen the prophets Moishe and Eli. They were speaking the truth about Nicolae and wouldn't hold back.
"Also they say the GC has missiles pointing into outer space because the pretentious potentate is afraid of meteors sent by God." added Yaten.
"Listen to this." Umino pressed some buttons with Luna's assistance. At once a radio transmission can be heard, "As we said earlier there is much speculation at this time because the object is so far away. But the radio telescope observatory located in Arecibo, Puerto Rico is now stating with a high degree of confidence that the object is at least two miles across. They are also projecting impact with the Earth in under fourteen days. That prediction is based on trajectory analysis, the probability does increase on an hourly basis as the object moves closer, all the while maintaining its current path.
Global Community headquarters in New Babylon has released this statement: We urge our citizenry to remain calm…"
"I think we have to prepare for the worst," Luna said. She logged on to the site where Eli and Moishe were shown live each day. The camera at the Wailing Wall carried live audio as well.
By now, the senshi and their allies knew these were the two preachers predicted in the book of Revelation. Ami pointed out their smoky burlap robes. They wore no shoes and had dark, bony feet and knuckled hands. Their beards and hair were long, and they had dark, piercing eyes.
"They look like they stepped right out of a History book about the Ancient Middle-Eastern world," Mrs. Osaka said.
The two preachers bellowed out warnings to those who continued to reject Jesus as Messiah.
As some in the crowd protested, Eli said, "Do not mock the Holy One of Israel! He came that you might have life, and have it to the full."
"Woe to you who reject the Son of God," he said. The camera showed a close-up of Eli's face. It was leathery and sunbaked. "And woe to those who fall prey to the one who sits on the throne of this earth."
"Who is this that sits on the Throne of Earth that they're talking about?" asked Nehelenia.
"My best guess would be Nicolae Carpathia," Saki said.
It looks like the judgements were happening faster than they can keep track. But first they had to rescue their friends in the States. After hearing of the possible execution of their friend Mr. Stein, Judd had up a meeting with Commander Blancka at New Hope church at 5:00 pm. With the help of biker Pete and his friends, Judd, Lionel, Vicki and the available sailor senshi intend to confront the commander and his troops.
"Stahley, Stein, Tomoe, get up! We're going for a ride."
"Where are we going? I demand to know where we're going!" Darrion said loudly.
Hotaru only glowered at their captors. She could've just transformed into Sailor Saturn and broken free, but she didn't dare in the event that these GC grunts tried to fight dirty by holding either Darrion or Mr. Stein hostage.
"Cuff em."
"C'mon, little lady." Melinda taunted as she forced Darrion to her feet.
"Nice day to transport prisoners." Hotaru remarked coldly, looking the Morale Monitor right in the eye. She'd had plenty experience dealing with snide people, Kaolinite was one of them.
"Watch your tone, Jap!" Melinda snapped.
"Melinda, go sign us out." Conrad stated.
"I'll be right back."
"Conrad, then turned to the prisoners once she left. Darrion, put this in your pocket! He whispered.
"What is it?" questioned Mr. Stein
"A key?"
"A key for the handcuffs, we're gonna get your three outta here." Conrad replied.
"We're gonna make it, I promise," Conrad said.
The three were nearly back to the commander's position when Conrad whispered, "When I make my move, you three stay as close to me as you possibly can. Right next to me, OK?"
Darrion, Hotaru and Mr. Stein nodded.
Seiya had contacted the Young Trib force the previous evening, promising to be there with the Inners when they rescue their friends.
The kids were standing on a knoll that overlooked the church property. A black cloud hovered over them. Judd pointed toward the jeep. 'That has to be the commander," he said.
"Where're Darrion, Hotaru and Mr. Stein?' Vicki said.
"There," Lionel said, as Conrad led the two into view. "If I'm right," Lionel said, "they'll have snipers around the church and—look there, behind the tree."
"Let's just hope Conrad can come through for us," Judd said.
Judd's communicator sounded with Ami's voice alerting him. "Judd, we made it. We're right behind the large broken part of the church. Over?"
"I hear you loud and clear. Don't do anything just yet. Stick to the plan. Over."
A squeal from a loudspeaker split the air. The commander blew into the microphone and said, "Put your hands in the air and come down the hill! Nothing will happen to you."
From their hiding places, the Inners and Sailor Starlights watched Judd turn to confer with Lionel and Vicki.
"Send Darrion, Hotaru and Mr. Stein out, then we'll come down," Judd said.
The commander cursed, then clicked the microphone and spoke calmly. "Now, Judd, I gave you my word nothing would happen. We're here waiting, like we said. We didn't try to find you or follow you."
"What are the snipers doing at the church and along the tree line?" Judd yelled. The commander radioed the snipers and told them to get ready. "Fire on my command," he said.
They watched Conrad reached for his gun. Suddenly, the sound of engines roared in the distance. Motorcycle riders encircled the three on the hill. "I count ten cycles," someone said on the radio.
"They're not armed, sir," another said.
A huge man get off his cycle and spoke to Judd. "The whole area is surrounded, whatever he told you about giving them safe passage, he lied!"
The senshi heard the whole thing. It was time to split up and move in. The engines revved, then shut off.
Judd yelled, "You said no one would try to stop us! What are your troops doing moving around behind us?"
Commander Blanka gave his orders to the snipers to get ready to take out Judd and his biker friend Pete Davidson. "Position 1, do you have the shot on Thompson?"
"Affirmative sir!"
"Position 2?"
"Affirmative!"
"Fire on my command, take out Thompson and his biker friend first. Then work the crowd."
"You're just gonna shoot him?!" Conrad asked incredulously.
"I was hoping we wouldn't have to do it this way."
"But we don't even know where Lionel and Vicki Byrne are yet." Felicia noticed.
"They're here somewhere."
Suddenly one of the gunmen fell unconscious. And another. The armed men and the Morale Monitors pointed their guns wildly to where the fallen were located, but couldn't see the cause. Then came the snapping fingers.
"Breaking through the darkness of night…"
"Travelling unbound across the atmosphere…"
"The three sacred shooting stars."
"We are the Sailor Starlights stage on!" The Sailor Starlights had taken out the gunmen who'd had their sights on the targets and took them out.
"What is this?!" Blanka was aggravated.
Conrad took advantage of the situation to make a desperate move, grabbing Commander Blanka and threatening to finish him off if the snipers didn't back down.
"Conrad have you lost your mind?!" Felicia snapped. "Drop the gun and let him go."
"Darrion, Hotaru, Mr. Stein stand next to the Commander, they won't shoot."
"Stay mad, this is just the beginning." Sailor Star Maker pointed her hands as finger guns to the Morale Monitors with a cheeky smirk.
"Looks like the party started without us." Sailor Moon stood on one of the fallen benches. "How dare you incriminate innocent people based on the lies of horrible, selfish people to benefit your own agenda!"
"What's more, you're cheating on the bargain you made to begin with!" Sailor Mercury chided.
"That's unforgivable!" Sailor Jupiter called out.
"The Sailor senshi?! I knew you were in on this together!" Melinda pointed.
Sailor Venus showed up and stuffed an apple into the girl's mouth. "Hey, kiddo, let the actual grown-ups talk for a minute, will ya?"
"I am the pretty guardian who fights for Love and Justice! I am Sailor Moon!" Sailor Moon did her trademark speech, however with a few adjustments. "And by the will of the Most High, you will be judged!"
A deafening roar split the sky as a helicopter rose up behind Melinda. The pilot trained his spotlight on her. The wind blew the chopper. The pilot couldn't keep it steady. Melinda fell to the ground in terror.
"We got you now!" the commander shouted. "You might get to your group, but you'll never escape the Global Community!"
The chopper, only a few feet off the ground, turned and faced the rubble of New Hope Village Church. "Stand clear of the building" the pilot said on a loudspeaker. A missile shot from the side of the helicopter. Snipers scattered from the building as the bomb exploded, sending a plume of smoke and debris into the air.
"What in the world—?" the commander said.
The pilot turned the chopper and faced the small group. The blades beat the air above their heads.
Conrad peered into the cockpit and saw the pilot give a thumbs-up and smile. "Taylor?" Conrad said. "It's my brother!" Taylor motioned for them to get in.
The helicopter landed just over the hill. Darrion, Mr. Stein, Hotaru and Conrad scampered out. "I'll hold them off," Taylor yelled. "Get out of here!"
The wind swirled and lightning flashed above the kids. "Here they come!" Vicki yelled. There came a wave of GC soldiers. Commander Blancka ran with handcuffs still on. Another helicopter appeared from behind the GC troops. Taylor shot a missile into the ground before the oncoming soldiers, and they fell back. The other helicopter bore down on Taylor with its guns blazing. Lionel tugged on Judd's arm. The two ran down the hill as an explosion rocked the earth. One of the helicopters had crashed. Judd hopped on the back of Pete's motorcycle, and they sped away.
Hotaru stared in surprise, just registering as the others in Young Trib force got on the bikes to escape.
"Get on, quick!" One of the biker women urged her.
"Do as she says they're with Judd!" Sailor Moon called.
Hotaru obeyed quickly. "Thank you!"
A group of snipers was topping the hill. But as GC snipers set their sights on them and before any of the Sailor senshi could make a move, the skies open.
"We gotta hurry! There's three humvee's coming!" urged Pete.
"You guys got Lionel and Vicki?" Judd asked.
"Yeah, they'll meet us back with Boyd!"
"I suggest we get moving!" Sailor Jupiter yelled.
"I hear that!"
They felt something on the back of their heads, like someone was throwing gravel. Pete and the others stopped and tried to cover themselves with their motorcycles. Hotaru began to felt sharp stings on her arms, neck and back. What keeps doing that?
"Hey, why is it getting so dark?" Sailor Venus suddenly wondered.
Pete had to holler to be heard over the bike. "I don't know! It's still pretty early, maybe it's-"
"Watch out!" Darrion cried.
"It's hail!" Pete said.
The sky had opened up. It was hail alright, but at least half of them, were in flames! The hailstones grew bigger and pelted the motorcycles. They were almost the size of golf balls, falling around them and piling up like snow. The hail clanged off the gas tank and cracked the speedometer. An orange glow encircled them.
"What's happening?" Pete yelled.
"The first trumpet judgement! Hail and fire with blood!" Sailor Mercury gaped in horror.
Upon the sound of the first trumpet, hail and fire mingled with blood is thrown to Earth, burning up a third of the trees on the planet, and all green grass.
Mr. Stein had pulled his shirt over his head for protection. Some of the fiery hail hit trees. They burst into flames, their branches sending fire and smoke into the air. Grass caught on fire and scorched the hillside.
It was amazing as it was terrifying. God had promised this thousands of years ago. Now it was coming true before their very eyes. More ice fell on the blackened ground. It piled up white, then in sections began to turn red.
The drops looked like paint balls exploding on the ground and spreading in all directions. It poured from the sky. The melted hail mixed with the blood, sending rivers of red around them.
Judd had put a hand into the stream of red. It was thick, oozing through his fingers. He held it to his face. It even smelled like blood.
Lightning flashed and thunder shook the ground. The hail started again, this time bigger. Some were as big as softballs. The trees that had burst into flames now sizzled as the hail put out the fire. It was like being in a video game with thousands of fireworks falling around them. Only this wasn't a game.
"Crescent beam shower!"
"Star Serious laser!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
The Sailor senshi were using their attacks to pave a way for the motorcycles to escape or to wreck any hail that might hit their friends.
Finally, the black cloud rolled on. As the last of the hail fell, the sun peeked out showing the results of the angel's judgment. The trees had turned black as ash. Bushes and shrubs were burned to a crisp. The blood and water seeped into the ground. Charred grass broke through the white arid red.
They'd heard the screams of the Global Community soldiers who lay unprotected as the hailstorm began. No one else wanted to think about what the softball-sized hail could do to a person without any protection.
Would Commander Blancka and the other soldiers would give chase? The motorcycles topped a hill and looked down on the scene. Several soldiers lay lifeless in the red earth. The charred remains of a GC copter lay smoldering nearby.
Quickly, Sailor Moon did a head count and sighed in relief. Both The Young Trib Force and the sailor senshi alive, at least for the moment.
To be continued…
Author's note: Alright this chapter was little bit more fast-paced. Wanted to add elements from both the books and the audio drama. Don't forget to read and leave a review please.