Chapter 117

Meanwhile on the Moon Kingdom. Maverick and Saturn stood up in the cupola of the palace staring out at the stars and the Earth.

"Can you feel it Maverick?" Saturn asked.

"Yes, they've begun the battle," Maverick said.

"Wish we could be down there."

"Unfortunately those four members of the dead moon circus haven't been defeated yet."

"And until they are."

"We're stuck here."

"You know...I just can't picture living here you know. Since I never did."

Maverick said nothing.

"Guess it was nice," Saturn continued. "Did I tell you my telepathy's gone?"

"No."

"Well it is, I hadn't noticed it at first, because I was so busy. And then it hit me, I haven't had a telepathic thought in a while. Strange huh?"

"Yes. But many things revolving around all of us are strange."

"True."

They both heard a large splash and turned to see the three other Guardian Scouts all floating in the pool.

"HEY! WHAT HAPPENED DOWN THERE!" Maverick shouted.

The three looked at each other and shrugged.

"The heck if we know," Uranus said.

Maverick frowned.

Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus emerged from the back of the palace.

"Stop fooling around!" Sailor Uranus barked. "Queen Serenity wants to see us."

"What for?" Saturn asked from the cupola.

"She didn't say," Sailor Neptune said.

"Ehh..let's go, Maverick said and leapt off of the cupola. Saturn followed landing on the plaza. The three Guardian Scouts pulled themselves out of the pool.

"It wouldn't be wise to keep her majesty waiting," Sailor Neptune said calmly.

"That means come on," Sailor Uranus said.

"Only I get to order them around like that, get that straight," Maverick snapped.

"And you're not even their leader," Sailor Neptune said.

"Yeah, but he's the man anyway," Guardian Neptune said. "Can I ask something though Neptune Are we really from the same planet? I thought I would have remembered someone that beautiful wandering around."

Sailor Neptune grinned slightly.

"Don't encourage him," Sailor Uranus muttered and the group walked off.

"Ah..there you all are," Queen Serenity said as the group walked into the throne room. "The battle on Earth has begun, and that means we have to move quickly. Sailor Moon may need all your help, so you must defeat the Dead Moon Circus now."

"How?" Saturn asked.

"They must be operating out of the caves somewhere, you just have to track them down and destroy them," Queen Serenity said.

"We should leave at once," Sailor Uranus said.

"I agree," Maverick said. "Amazingly."

"First though I need to upgrade your powers," Serenity said. "Guardian Scouts, I am merely allowing you to transform instantly, and giving you an energy boost."

"Nothing else?" Guardian Neptune asked.

"You haven't been at this long enough for a new power, you need to learn to use the ones you have," Serenity said.

"That's fair," Saturn said. Serenity sent some energy floating over the four of them. They felt a little different.

"Maverick, I have for you a new watch. As well as new surveillance cameras," Queen Serenity.

"Uh oh...." the Guardians muttered.

Maverick let a small grin slide across his face for a second and then took the new watch.

"And...a new sword," Serenity said and handed a light sword to him.

"Uh..thank you...I'll keep the old one too.." Maverick said.

"As you wish," Serenity said.

"Sailors, you're powers are already at a high level and I'll have something else for you eventually, but I will use the energy to revive you. I use this energy because I know if you win, we will have used it wisely. If you lose maybe you can escape to Earth and fight on," Serenity said.

"We thank you Queen Serenity," Sailor Neptune and Uranus said and bowed. They were also bathed in energy.

"Now you'd better go, and good luck," Queen Serenity said.

The scouts hurried out.

Queen Nehelenia stood in her prison, a mirror. Which she stared through at the figure on the other side, her field commander Zirconia.

"Well Zirconia?" Nehelenia said in her deep voice.

"The attacks have not gone well, but I am going to lead the next attack myself, and along with the amazoness quartet we should manage to stop them," Zirconia a very old woman of a different race said.

"See that you do," Nehelenia said. "There is no further room for error."

"I know that, we will attack immediately," Zirconia said.

The picture of Zirconia faded away.

"That rag tag bunch of defenders will not be able to stand against me, now they will all die and Queen Serenity will see what's left of her kingdom destroyed in front of her," Nehelenia said.

"Where are you amazoness quartet!" Zirconia shouted into the darkness of the caves. A ball flew out of the darkness at Zirconia's head. Zirconia swatted it out of the way with her staff.

"Do not try that again! I warn you, if you do not appear you're deaths will be imminent. Queen Nehelenia can terminate your lives at any time!"

Four teenage girls appeared out of the darkness.

"Yeah what do you want Granny Zirconia?" one of the muttered.

"You have another mission for us?" a second one said.

"I like the missions where I get to destroy things, people, and places," a third said.

"Well?" the fourth said.

"We launch an attack immediately, I am going with you. Those Scouts won't stand a chance against us," Zirconia said.

"Finally some real action, but you really don't have to bother," one of the quartet said.

"We can handle it ourselves."

"You haven't yet."

"Well that's different."

"I don't care! Let's go."

The scouts were moving through the caves slowly. Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were in the lead. Saturn was behind them. Guardian Neptune and Guardian Pluto flanked Maverick. Guardian Uranus brought up the rear. Maverick looked at his watch with it's scanner.

"Anything?" Guardian Neptune asked.

"Not yet, we aren't in range I guess," Maverick said.

"Well that's good, because that means they're not in range too," Guardian Neptune said.

"I'd prefer to see them right now," Guardian Uranus said.

"Me too," Guardian Pluto said. "I want to get back and help the girls."

"Don't let your lust for them cloud your judgement in this battle," Sailor Uranus said turning to face them.

The Guardians all stopped.

"It's not a matter of lust," Pluto said. "They're our friends, and our comrades, we want to be there."

"It's just a warning," Sailor Uranus said and turned back the way she came and kept walking.

"If she wasn't our ally..." Guardian Neptune muttered.

"I'd have already cleaned her clock," Maverick said.

"Do you really think you could?" Pluto asked.

"Whether I would win the fight is secondary, the fact is I could do a lot of damage,"Maverick said.

"Maybe after this is over," Guardian Uranus said.

"Maybe," Maverick said. I have no intention of attacking her now or ever really..as long as she's an ally I can't. Unfortunately.

"Stop dragging back there," Sailor Uranus said. "In fact, I think we should speed it up!"

She glanced at Sailor Neptune and the two soon leapt off into the dark.

"How pompous," Saturn said.

"Yeah, you're the leader Saturn, and Maverick's the guy who yells at us," Neptune said.

"We'd better go," Maverick said.

"Ehh..why not just let those two handle it, they'll get their butt's kicked for sure," Uranus said.

"Unfortunately that isn't an option," Maverick said. "Regrettably."

Then the five leapt off after the sailors.

"Say Maverick, I've been meaning to ask you..." Pluto said as they jumped along.

"Yes?" Maverick asked.

"Well...I know at the start of this we weren't much of a fighting force.." Pluto said.

"You've improved to early Sailor Scout levels," Maverick said.

"Early as in when?" Uranus asked.

"Uh...well...Serena on her second mission maybe."

"Second mission?" the Guardians muttered.

"Well she hasn't improved that much since then really," Maverick said. "To be perfectly honest."

"Thanks Maverick, we needed the pep talk," Neptune said.

"Will you five hurry up!" Sailor Uranus shouted from ahead of them.

"Come and get us Uranus!" Maverick shouted.

"I just might you idiotic fool!"

"Sticks and stones, and trees for that matter may break my bones, but names will never hurt me," Maverick said.

"However, they may cause him to hurt you," Guardian Neptune said.

"Medieval if you know what we're saying," Guardian Pluto said.

"Don't kid yourselves!" Sailor Uranus shouted back.

"Why do you badger them so Uranus?" Sailor Neptune asked in whisper.

"Because if we're not going to be their friends, we might as well be a motivating force for them. If they figure they have to win to prove us wrong, they'll try harder," Sailor Uranus said.

"Oh..smart," Sailor Neptune said.

"WE HEARD THAT! The cave has great acoustics!" Guardian Neptune said.

"Of course she is right," Guardian Pluto said.

"I always am!" Sailor Uranus said.

"Hey Uranus! Tell us about the time Sailor Moon and Sailor Mars kicked your butt huh?" Guardian Uranus shouted.

"Oo...below the belt," Sailor Neptune said.

"Actually the experience was quite similar to be blasted through a wall and two trees," Sailor Uranus shouted.

"How bout that cathedral huh!" Guardian Neptune shouted.

"You have a big mouth Guardian Neptune!" Sailor Uranus shouted.

"Yeah well it's genetic!" Guardian Neptune said.

"Umm...everyone! I hate to tell you this, but my cameras just picked up the enemy, and they're on their way at a quick speed," Maverick said.

"E.T.A?" Sailor Uranus said.

"Two minutes," Maverick said.

The two outer Sailors stopped. The Guardians landed next to them.

"Maverick. Is this the place to make our stand?" Guardian Uranus said.

"Yes it has good cover and an excellent arc of fire," Maverick said.

"So be it," Sailor Uranus said. "How many enemies are there."

"Those four girls and some ugly hag, must be powerful," Maverick said.

"How do you know that?" Guardian Pluto asked.

"Because it's floating, and if it wasn't powerful it wouldn't be coming on a mission," Maverick said.

"Good point," Guardian Pluto said.

"So what's the plan?" Saturn asked.

"You know they're so beautiful isn't there some way to save them," Guardian Neptune said.

"Absolutely not, we cannot waste time like this. They are evil," Sailor Uranus said.

"I'm sorry, but the only person who could help us even if we were to try isn't here," Sailor Neptune said.

"Besides we have no guarantees that they can be healed," Sailor Uranus said.

"Maverick what do you think?" Saturn asked.

"The defense of the moon comes first, but let's see what happens," Maverick said.

"You're not in charge here," Sailor Uranus said.

"Neither are you," Maverick said.

"Someone better get in charge, they're only a minute away," Saturn said.

"Guardians. Each pick an amazoness and fight it. Maverick, if it's all right with you, the three of us should concentrate on getting the hag. Then we will make all the ethical decisions," Sailor Uranus said.

"Fair enough," Maverick said. "For now."

"Just remember we're fighting them," Sailor Neptune said.

"You too," Maverick snapped.

"Of course," Sailor Neptune said.

"I can sense them..." Zirconia said floating forward.

"Oh..so they've met us halfway have they," red said.

"Typical," green added.

"Well..so we'll just destroy them here then," yellow said.

"I'll dismember them and beat them with their own appendages," blue said.

"She worries us," The other three said.

"Never mind that!" Zirconia barked. "Move forward."

"I get the red one," Uranus said.

"No I want the red one," Neptune said.

"Why you two?" Pluto said.

"Just attack the one with your corresponding color okay guys..let's keep it simple," Saturn said.

"Cuyahoga!" the other three Guardians replied.

Maverick's visor slid across his face, he pulled out his two energy swords and aimed them.

"Uranus....World..." Sailor Uranus began charging up her attack.

"Neptune....Deep..." Sailor Neptune said also readying herself.

The four Guardians readied themselves as well. The amazoness quartet flew out of the darkness. The four Guardians fired their swords, Saturn hit his target, knocking her down. Uranus did the same. Neptune grazed the yellow assailant and had her flip towards him. Pluto missed entirely, but he jumped forward and tackled the green attacker.

"So much for not hitting girls!" Pluto said.

"Shaking!"

"Submerge!"

And Maverick fired his sword. The three energy attacks flew through the cave.

"Ehh.." Zirconia said and blocked it with an energy shield.

"They always have an energy shield," Maverick muttered.

"Uranus World..."

"Neptune Deep..."

The two Sailor Scouts began to charge up again. A black wave exploded out of the shadows so quickly that none of them saw it coming until a second before impact.

Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus were thrown back down the cave as was Guardians Uranus and Saturn who were standing shooting their swords at the time. Pluto was still grappling with the green attacker. Neptune was being bombarded with yellow balls which he was desperately trying to knock away with his sword.

"Hah! They are no match for me!" Zirconia said.

An object hit the cave floor and smoke began to fill the area.

"What is this?" Zirconia said and sucked the smoke into her mouth. There was no scouts in sight.

"Shaking!"

"Submerge!"

"Impale!"

"Blast!"

"Attack!"

"Punch!"

Six attacks flew down the cave at the enemy. The four amazoness quartet were hit and blown back down the way they came. Zirconia threw up her shield and felt the impact, but stood firm. Seconds later she felt two sharp pains. She whirled as the pain flew through here and grabbed Maverick who had somehow encircled her. Maverick swung at her with both swords. They bounced off of her surprising him briefly. Zirconia let go an energy blast and sent him flying down the cave.

"Neptune Deep Submerge!"

"Uranus World Shaking!"

The two attacks flew down the cave and hit Zirconia before she was ready. She was hit and knocked to the ground.

"Looks like Granny Zirconia's been knocked out cold," red said.

"Like we needed her anyway," green said.

"Let's go," yellow said.

"Let the disembowelments begin," blue said.

"Here they come!" Guardian Neptune said.

"Now's your chance to prove yourselves," Sailor Neptune said.

"You bet it is!" Guardian Neptune said. The four Guardians each drew their swords and leapt up towards the amazoness. The four girls shot out balls of varying color and size. The blue ball was huge. Saturn swung his sword and redirected his jump off of the ball and at red which he then slammed into the wall. Red's attack had been a string of balls all in a line designed to hit the same point several times. Uranus saw it and aimed his sword perfectly and blasted through each of them, but since Saturn had already hit, he flew forward landed and then spun around jumping for the nearest target, blue who hadn't been able to move that fast. Uranus swung his sword cutting blue on the hand.

"HOW DARE YOU!" She shouted and kicked him in the groin with such force that Uranus was propelled back several feet and crashed to the ground. Green's attack had been just one ball that had honed in on Pluto and begun to chase him around the room. He had broken off is jump to avoid it and now was trying to dodge it. He spun and threw a fist, it hit the ball, but he felt great pain as it bounced off and then resumed it's attack. Yellow's attack had been just another barrage, which Neptune had jumped right into and been knocked back down. An energy blast flew across the cave and smashed into the green ball destroying it. Saturn had disengaged from Red and was now forming a line. The four Guardian Scouts formed a line and faced the four amazoness.

"You won't win you know," Red said.

"We're much too powerful," Green said.

"It's only a matter of time," Yellow said.

"You're all going to be skinned!" Blue shouted.

"Uranus..Fire...Spikes..."

"Neptune Triton..."

"Pluto Storm Fist.."

"Saturn Rings...."

The four Guardians shouted bringing their energies up.

"Fools, we'll hit you before you finish!" Red shouted and the four amazoness launched their attacks. Two multicolored energy blasts flew through the air and blew up green and blue's ball. Uranus and Neptune dived out of the way of the attacks. Saturn and Pluto finished.

"Punch!"

"Blast!"

The two attacks smashed out and hit all four amazoness knocking them back.

"Submerge!"

"Shaking!"

The two outer attacks swept over the amazoness and knocked them down hard. They law sprawled out on the ground.

Maverick glanced at his camera which were hovering overhead.

"They look out of it," he said. "Not that they are. Uh oh.." he said as Zirconia's eyes flashed open and a energy blast flew from her hands. The four guardian scouts dived out of the way.

"I just need a little rest to recharge! But now! Things are much different! Prepare to fight me!"

"Do we have to?" Guardian Neptune said.

"What a stupid question," Zirconia said and built up her energy.

"All five of you," Sailor Uranus said looking at the males. "Power up your attacks....get ready....Neptune..you too.."

"What are you planning?" Neptune asked.

"Can't say," Uranus said. "Everyone keep down and wait for your opportunity."

Maverick shrugged.

"If you're planning to draw her fire so we can open an attack, you're welcome to do it," Maverick said.

"Thought you'd say something like that," Uranus said and leapt forward charging towards Zirconia.

"Interesting.." Zirconia said and fired an energy attack at the ceiling. A cascade of rocks began falling down, towards Uranus.

"Uranus!" Sailor Neptune shouted.

Uranus threw the sharp crystal she usually carried with her towards Zirconia before being hit by the rock. The crystal hit Zirconia in the face. She screeched.

"Uranus Fire Spike Attack!"

"Neptune Triton Impale!"

"Pluto Storm Fist Punch!"

"Saturn Ice Rings Blast!"

And Maverick fired his swords. The attacks smashed into Zirconia. She staggered.

"Neptune?" Saturn asked.

"I...right..." Neptune said and began to power up.

"Fire with the swords, keep her busy," Maverick said and the males lay down a barrage of laser fire. Zirconia struggled to block the attacks.

"Neptune Deep Submerge!" Neptune shouted and sent her water attack flying across the cave. It his Zirconia and the field commander screeched again as she vaporized.

"She's dead," Guardian Neptune said.

"Uranus!" Sailor Neptune shouted and hurried to the rock pile Uranus was buried under.

"I'm going to watch those other four," Maverick said. "Help her."

"We'll use the swords," Saturn said. The Guardians started blasting away at the rocks as Neptune pulled them off. Soon Sailor Uranus was pulled out.

"Uranus?" Neptune asked.

"Oh..hey..Neptune," Sailor Uranus said. "Am I still alive?"

"Of course you are," Neptune said.

"And she will continue to be," said a projection of Queen Serenity. "You're injuries are not too bad. But I don't think you should return to Earth."

"Do you mean it's over?" Saturn asked.

"No it isn't! You still have us to fight!" the Amazoness said.

"Really...we beat Zirconia, we'll destroy you as well..you took two major hits from energy..you won't survive a third," Maverick said. He didn't know that for a fact, but he was trying to be intimidating.

"What else is there?" Red asked.

"Queen Serenity, is there anything you can do?" Guardian Neptune asked.

"I can have them reborn," Queen Serenity said. "If they give me their energy."

"What do you mean?" Green asked.

"Queen Serenity can have you reborn on Earth," Saturn said.

"As humans?" yellow asked.

"Yes," Serenity said.

The four looked at each other.

"What do we have to do?" they asked.

"Never mind that, we have other duties at the moment," Sailor Uranus said standing up.

"Are you sure Uranus?" Serenity said.

"Yes, send us all back..." Uranus said.

"Very well.." Serenity said.

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