Chapter 160
Prime Minister Sylia Coral passed by the security gate on her way inside the Diet building, the guard nodded politely. Sylia nodded back and headed down a hallway. She passed by some more guards and turned towards the immaculate entrance to the Diet Chamber and waited. The Speaker stood up at the podium.
"Prime Minister Coral has requested permission to address the Diet she says to speak of an urgent matter," the speaker said.
Many of the legislators in attendance started murmuring wondering just what the Prime Minister meant.
"The Prime Minister..": the speaker said. Coral grinned and walked up to the podium. The diet room went quiet.
"My friends...I have come before you to say few things...and first among them....SURPRISE!" she shouted as energy flew out from her hands and blanketed the room. The diet members slumped in their chairs as the energy was drained out of them.
Coral laughed as the energy swept through her. Guards rushed into the chamber only to be drained of their energy as well.
There was a vast commotion as Coral raced back down the hallway blasting the remaining guards and jumping out the door. There she found several police cars and military vehicles pulling up with more arriving every second. She stopped. The group all had their guns pointed at her.
"Uh..Nagumo.." Chief Ozaki said as they both stood behind a car.
"What?"
"Can we really shoot the Prime Minister?"
"Hmm..." Nagumo said. "Now that you mention it...."
Coral let out a scream and from her back black feathered wings sprouted and she lifted off the ground and flew over them.
"Well..that's not going to give us very good press," Ozaki said.
"Let's go," Nagumo muttered.
On a rooftop a few blocks away, Sailor Pluto and Sailor Saturn watched as Coral flew over them.
"Shouldn't we try and stop her?" Saturn asked.
"No..we have to draw Nephlite out.." Pluto said.
"She's heading in the general direction of the high school."
"That's her probable destination," Pluto said. "Let's go."
And the two leapt off after the Prime Minister creature.
At the same time that was occurring, Maxfield Stanton was getting out of his
red sports car and walking inside the Juuban High School. He didn't notice that
he was being observed from another red sports car. Darrien's eyes narrowed and
as soon as Nephlite passed through the doors, he got out and prepared his own
move.
"Can I help you?" The school secretary asked.
"Why..yes. I'm Detective Stanton," Nephlite said showing a badge and an ID he had used his negaenergy to create.
"Oh...is there a problem?"
"I hope not...I need to speak with these students," Nephlite said and handed the secretary a sheet of paper.
"Oh I see..well these are all in Miss Haruna's class I'll just call her," the secretary reached for the phone. A rose flew through the air and knocked the phone to the ground.
Nephlite turned.
"Was that really necessary," he muttered.
"What's going on?" the secretary asked.
Tuxedo Mask stood in the doorway.
"He's no detective," Tuxedo Mask said.
"Ehh..so much for that," Nephlite said and blasted the secretary. "Well..you must have predicted this then?"
"You should have expected that," Tuxedo Mask said.
"I did..." Nephlite said.
Seconds later Principal Oksua leapt through his office door window and tackled Tuxedo Mask. The two went smashing through an office window and out into the hallway.
"Heh," Nephlite said and hurried up the stairs morphing into his old negaverse uniform with the exception that instead of yellow trim, it was now black.
Meanwhile Oksua was choking Tuxedo Mask as energy flew through him draining
the life out of the hero. Tuxedo Mask grunted and flung Oksua off of him. The
possessed principal slammed into a locker and then leapt at him again giving
Tuxedo Mask little time to react. The two continued to grapple.
Miss Haruna glanced at her class.
"So...Serena must be late again..and Haruka and Michiru are absent...that's irresponsible of them don't you think?" she asked.
"They've finally joined the rest of humanity and lived the American dream by skipping a day of class," Mike said.
"But we're in Japan?" Mina asked.
"You can live the American dream in Japan," Mike said.
"How?"
"Enough," Haruna said. "Mike..you're getting on my nerves."
"Maybe I should get off them then...pull over to the side of the road.." Mike said.
"Ehh!" Haruna said and seconds later a blast of energy flew from her hands and hit Mike flinging him back into the wall.
The group all looked in surprise.
"Haruna's possessed again!" Raye shouted.
"You bet I am," Haruna said and drained the energy out of the non Sailor
Scouts. She knew that she could try and drain the energy out of the others, but
that it wouldn't work as well..and the student energy would boost her own
strength. The scouts tried to figure out what to do in the seconds they had.
Nephlite charged up the stairs and reached the top floor in the meantime.
"Now I've got them," he said hearing the screams..from Haruna's classroom.
"Uranus World Shaking!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
The two attacks blasted down the hallway and stopped Nephlite in his tracks as he erected an energy shields to block it.
Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune stood at the end of the hallway.
"You scouts are just full of surprises," he muttered.
"We're much to smart for you Nephlite.." Sailor Neptune said.
"You should know that," Sailor Uranus said.
"Hmm..well..I've still got the others..they've got nowhere to go.." Nephlite said.
"Hmm...yes..well..that would only be a problem if we needed them to defeat you," Sailor Uranus said.
"Well that's a challenge isn't it?" Nephlite said.
The group all nodded.
Haruna stood in front of the door.
"Well there you are scouts..trapped with no way out..." she said. "As soon as Nephlite finishes off those two Outer fools, he'll be along to you..and let's just start things off early!" she sent a blast of energy at them. They ducked. Lita, Steve, Rick, and Raye leapt over the desks and surprised her. Haruna went smashing through the door which collapsed with the weight of the scouts going through it.
"What?" Uranus, Neptune, and Nephlite all exclaimed and then regained their focus.
"Uranus World Shaking!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
Nephlite fired his own energy blast.
Lita, Rick, Steve, and Raye dived out of the way. The energy blasts came together and exploded. Haruna groaned and fell unconscious.
Nephlite growled and sent another blast rocketing down the hall. It shattered glass and wood and blew the roof off and knocked Uranus and Neptune back into the stairway at the end of the hall.
Nephlite then turned to try to salvage his covert operation. But it was too late.
"Mercury Planet Power!"
"Mars Planet Power!"
"Jupiter Planet Power!"
"Venus Planet Power!"
"Uranus Power!"
"Saturn Power!"
"Pluto Power!"
"Neptune Power!"
The eight scouts had transformed.
Tuxedo Mask was getting vary annoyed. Principal Oksua continued to leap around the hallway like a goblin, he threw a barrage of roses. Oksua bounced around it. Tuxedo Mask shot his staff at him, Oksua avoided that attack too and now jumped at him again.
"MOON TIARA MAGIC!"
A golden disc slammed into Oksua and knocked him to the floor.
Tuxedo Mask whirled around. Sailor Moon stood in the doorway and caught her tiara.
"That's how it was supposed to work right?" she asked.
Tuxedo Mask grinned. Oksua jumped back up.
"Yahh.." he shouted.
"Eh.." Sailor Moon said.
Tuxedo Mask grimaced.
The other scouts meanwhile were facing down Nephlite.
"Very good..very good indeed...but it's really only a matter of delaying the inevitable.." he said. "I will win this time."
"No you won't...you guys never win," Pluto said.
"Yeah.." the other scouts added.
"Well...aren't you feeling a little cramped?" Nephlite said.
The scouts did notice that squeezing themselves into the hallway, wasn't going to work.
"So let's fight somewhere else!" they all shouted.
"This is fine!" He shouted and unleashed an attack wave so quickly, that the scouts that had even tried to dodge it by leaping into the air were still hit and thrown down the hallway.
"I've learned the best way to fight you..is to not let up!" Nephlite shouted and sent another wave down the hallway the scouts were all hit again.
Coral better get here soon with that energy..or I may have to drain some from the students giving the scouts an opening. Speaking of that...
"Uranus World Shaking!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
Nephlite dodged out of the way of the attack from behind. He turned and unleashed a wave of energy at Uranus and Neptune, but they dodged it.
I'll get them sooner of later. Nephlite thought, but then again...this strategy has already failed, I need to keep them where I can see them.
Nephlite leapt into the air and flipped backward flying out of the school and landing in the plaza beyond.
"Come on Scouts..face me.." he said.
Uranus and Neptune drew their weapons and began shooting at him. He side stepped them.
"Won't work.." he said.
"I can't hit him with world shaking from up here.." Uranus muttered.
"He'd just dodge it..I think we're going to have overwhelm him with sheer force," Neptune said.
Uranus nodded.
Meanwhile Principal Oksua went flying out the front door and skidded to the ground unconscious.
"Finally," Sailor Moon said walking out and seeing Nephlite. "Oh..there you are!" She shouted.
"I was wondering where you were," Nephlite said.
Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Moon stood there facing him.
The rest of the Sailor Scouts dropped to the ground, followed by Sailor Pluto, and Sailor Saturn.
"Well..you're all here," Nephlite said. "Except for Maverick."
"He's behind you," Guardian Neptune said.
Nephlite whirled.
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"
"Jupiter Thunder Zap!"
"Mars Fire Ignite!"
"Uranus World Shaking!"
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
"Pluto Dead Scream!"
"Saturn Mist Wave!"
"Moon Scepter Elimination!"
The guys all fired their swords. Tuxedo Mask threw a barrage of roses.
Nephlite put up an energy shield but was still thrown back by the sheer force.
Nephlite growled.
"It's over Nephlite," Sailor Moon said.
"Hardly," came another voice. Sylia Coral dropped to the ground.
"She's trouble Sailor Moon," Sailor Pluto said. "She has avast amount of energy in her."
"Oh.." Sailor Moon said.
"I'll be taking that if you please.." Nephlite said walking up to her.
"That's okay..Nephlite..I'm fine.."
"What?"
"Well I've got the energy..you don't.." Coral said.
"But I'm the commander!"
"I'm the Prime Minister.." Coral said. "Now go away...my loyal subject."
"You wouldn't.."
Coral blasted him with energy and flung him into the fence..he didn't move.
The scouts all watched in surprise.
"The negaenergy inside her has even made her disloyal," Tuxedo Mask said.
"You made one mistake Nephlite you trusted a politician," Guardian Neptune said.
"Miss Coral..you can't do this," Venus said.
"Oh..can't I? What's it to you?" Coral said.
"You're supposed to want to save this country, not destroy it.."Hey.
"That's true, but that was before..you know the evil energy!"
"I know that inside the real Sylia Coral wouldn't allow this," Venus said.
"Spare me.." Coral said. "How many times do you think that's actually going to work?"
"She has a point.." Sailor Uranus said.
"Uh listen Prime Minister..uh if you don't give up now we'll sorta have to zap you..and that isn't fun," Sailor Moon said.
"We've never beaten up a head of state before.." Guardian Pluto said.
"But that doesn't mean we couldn't," Guardian Uranus said.
"You will soon learn that your time has come to an end.." Coral said. "I have become the most powerful being on the planet."
"No that's me.." Sailor Moon said. "Or perhaps you haven't heard of me. I am.."
"Sailor Moon champion of justice..yada yada yada.." Coral said. "Well right wrongs and triumph over this!"
She sent a spike of energy right at Sailor Moon who jumped out of the way.
"We can just jump over those sort of things.." Sailor Moon said.
"Maybe.." Coral said.
"Sailor Moon..look out!" Guardian Saturn said and leapt forward. The energy spike had turned and honed back in on her. Guardian Saturn pushed Sailor Moon out of the way and was hit.
Sylia grinned.
"More!" she shouted and sent a large group of them out of her hands.
The remaining Guardians fired their swords. The attacks bounced off the energy shields.
"No..no no.." Sylia said. "It's going to take all your power to break through this..and you're a little busy at the moment.."
The scouts all had to dodge the spikes. Sailor Mercury thought quickly and grabbed Guardian Saturn's energy sword. She swung it around and blasted a spike out of the air. The four outer scouts were also working to get rid of them. Tuxedo Mask swatted one away.
"And meanwhile..I do this.." Sylia said and let the energy surge through her, she unleashed her attack hitting the whole force of scouts and throwing them into the school's front wall. They all winced from the pain.
Sylia stopped letting her energy recharge.
"We need some offense.." Tuxedo Mask said.
"Apparently so.." Sailor Saturn said and leapt forward. Sylia was surprised that Saturn had recovered so quickly and tried to build up an attack. Saturn swung her scythe right at Sylia. Sylia backed up, her energy shield couldn't stop the blade on it's own. Sailor Pluto leapt forward and swung her staff. Sylia avoided the attack, but a third weapon came flying at her, Tuxedo Mask's staff. She was hit in the chest and stumbled back.
"NO!" she shouted and unleashed another wave. The scouts were thrown back.
Sylia collapsed.
"She must be exhausted from the....energy.." Mercury said trying to stand up from the attack. "But she has mor energy building."
"We have to do this now.." Jupiter said.
"Come on..now..before she can recharge.." Mars said.
"The pain.." Sailor Saturn said.
"It'll be all right..if we win," Sailor Pluto said.
Slowly the scouts stood up grimacing from the pain they felt. Sylia also staggered up.
"Pluto...Dead Scream.."
"Saturn...Mist Wave.."
"Uranus World Shaking.."
"Neptune Deep Submerge."
"Pluto..Storm Fist Punch!"
"Saturn Ice Rings Blast!"
"Uranus Fire Spikes Attack!"
"Neptune Triton Impale!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"Mars Fire Soul!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"MOON SPIRAL HEARTS ATTACK!"
The attacks flew into Coral. She met them with an energy wave of her own and they met.
"You...will not beat me.." She said.
"We always win.." the scouts shouted back.
"Not this time..." Coral said. The energy began to fly in towards them. They all shrugged to fight it off, their energies flying through them. Tuxedo Mask struggled to get up and throw a rose..it hit Coral and caused her to weaken. The energy gradually...began to head back towards her.
She screamed.
"We've almost got her!" Sailor Moon shouted.
The energy continued to push her, the scouts strained, but knew they were going to succeed. There was a flash of white light. A figure obscured by the light of the energy appeared and disappeared in a white light two seconds later. Coral collapsed the energy disappeared. The scouts stopped. Mercury caught her breath and looked into her computer.
"There's no negaenergy left in her," she said.
"But she's alive?" Venus asked.
"Yes," Mercury sad.
"And what about Nephlite there.." Guardian Uranus said.
"I think it's time we ended his suffering," Sailor Pluto said.
"You don't mean.." Sailor Moon said.
"You said we can't heal him.." Mars said.
"Don't worry I have another way...even if the energy is still there..if he does not remember it is there..we will have a solution." Sailor Pluto said. She twirled her staff and Nephlite was bathed in multicolored energy..the negaverse uniform fell away revealing only a suit.
"What'd you do?" Mercury asked.
"Erased his memory...from now on..he'll believe he's just Maxfield Stanton..I'll see to the rest.." Sailor Pluto said.
"He really did want to become human.." Sailor Moon said. "His past must have caught up with him."
"Well..now he'll be able to live without the past," Sailor Pluto said.
"In the word's of Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney..we've won...what do we know?"Guardian Neptune asked.
Several SDF and police vehicles rolled up.
"The Prime Minister...is she all right?" General Nagumo asked.
"She will be," Sailor Moon said.
"You don't have to worry about any more evil out of here.." Nagumo said.
"Heh..except defense spending cuts," Chief Ozaki said.
Nagumo sighed.
"I guess the country owes you again," Nagumo said.
"Hey.the world owes us again.." Venus said.
"Just be happy we don't come to collect," Guardian Neptune said.
Nagumo nodded.
A few days later.
"Class in the gym..how annoying.." Lita said as Miss Haruna's class all sat in desks in the gymnasium while Miss Haruna wrote on a portable blackboard.
"Don't complain..if the roof hadn't been blown up we wouldn't have this problem.." Haruna said.
"It's not our fault!" the scouts all said.
"Why are you so defensive huh?" Melvin asked.
"No reason," the scouts replied in unison.
And later that day in a hospital bed Maxfield Stanton woke up and looked to see the sun shining in the window.
"Hello there Mister Stanton," came a voice. He turned to see Molly standing there. He smiled.
"Hello.." he said.
"Our planning went off quite well," Haruka said as she and Michiru stood on what was left of the school's roof.
"Yes...once we told the scouts all they needed to know about Nephlite, Coral and such, they accepted it and things worked well," Michiru said.
"Yes, I guess when we work as a team we can do quite well in combat," Haruka said.
"There's something to be sad for it," Michiru said.
A minute passed of silent.
"Well..the world is safe yet again," Haruka muttered.
"Until next week," Michiru said with a grin.
"Then there's that flash of light thing again..just what was happening there?" Mike said.
"That freaks me out..I mean..who's doing that?" Steve said.
"Pretty strange if you ask me," Rick said.
"Oh come on guys..isn't the answer obvious?" Raye said.
"Yeah..who else would it be?" Lita asked.
"We shouldn't need to give you a hint," Mina said.
"Oh..yeah.." the guys said.
"You know Darrien.." Serena said as the couple stood looking out at the bright shining water of the bay.
"As bad as the battles are..there is always that peace that follows it, it may not last for very long, but it's there, and everything seems like it couldn't get any better," she said.
"I think I can make it better," Darrien said with a grin.
"Really how?"
"You'll need that new dress I bought you.."
"Which one..you've bought me so many?"
"I know.." Darrien said and sighed.
"Heh heh..well..I'll just pick one.." Serena said.
"That'll work," Darrien said and the two embraced.