Chapter 178
Nehelenia stood there facing the arrangement of heroes.
"Let's not waste any time!" she said and unleashed an energy attacking consist of spike of energy which flew at each of them.
"No!" Fiore shouted and jumped in front of the one headed for Sailor Moon who was practically too weak to dodge out of the way. The attack was also very fast He dropped to the ground. The other attacks were blasted out of the way, by Alan and Ann, but they both began to breathe heavily, the strain of the energy they were using. A blast of energy dropped from the sky at Nehelenia. She blocked it with an energy shield and glanced up at the spaceship.
She growled and unleashed a wave of energy..it bounced off the ship's shields and then began
to crackle, and to the scouts shock the shields collapsed.
"HAH!" Nehelenia shouted and launched another attack. Alan and Ann attacked again blasting the energy out of the sky. The space ship shot up into space.
"There goes that help," Sailor Uranus muttered.
"She has to save herself and her people," Sailor Moon said.
Nehelenia turned back towards the scouts who were still weakened.
"Again!" She shouted. The spears of light flew out and smashed into the weakened scouts. Alan and Ann tried to block the attacks but were hit as well complete drained of energy.
The scouts all attempted to recover.
Nehelenia noticed a flickering of light and she glanced up to see the shield wall around Crystal Tokyo wink out of existence.
"What? It has collapsed?" She asked herself. "How.."
A purple rose flew at her and embedded itself in her arm. She screeched and turned back to Endymion and launched a barrage. He side stepped it and charged forward with his own version of Tuxedo Mask's staff. Nehelenia dodged his own attack and sent an energy blast at the king. He strained against it and held his position for five seconds, before dropping to the ground.
Nehelenia grinned.
"I will finish this!"
She concentrated bringing a massive amount of energy to her command ready for discharge...hoping that the scouts were still too weak to resist her.
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
"Jupiter Oak Evolution!"
"Venus Love and Beauty Shock!"
"Mars Fire Soul!"
The four words were shouted, but not heard by Nehelenia as the attacks flew instantaneously from the hands of their holders. She saw them coming too late to put up much of a defense..she was blown backwards and skidded along the dirt standing up seconds later. She looked up in surprise. Standing in front of the line were four more Sailor Scouts. The Neo-Sailor Scouts.
"That explains it!" She shouted. "Very well..but what you all don't understand is that I am still more than a match for you!"
"Just try it negatrash!" The four new scouts said.
Nehelenia launched another attack. The four scouts stood perfectly still...an energy shield formed around the other scouts and the attacks blasted into it and exploded.
"What? Oh..I see.." Nehelenia said. "Well you can't keep that up forever."
The four Neo-Scouts knew that in fact following their protection of the city they were severely weakened. But they also needed time, for the other scouts to recover. And this was the way to keep Nehelenia busy..since they knew they could not beat her on their own.
Nehelenia built up another attack. It flew against the energy shield and exploded. The scouts winced and strained to hold the shield together. Nehelenia let out a cry and built her energy up even more. The attack swept forward and blasted the shield to pieces..the four Neo-Sailor Scouts fell to one knee.
"You did your best.." Sailor Moon said.
"So how many of you have I beaten now?" Nehelenia said. "Just accept it!"
She moved to build up her energy again. The scouts waited tensely.
A red rose smashed into the ground. Nehelenia's eyes moved towards the flower. A barrage of flowers hit her in her body. She screeched again and energy erupted from her. The roses fell to the ground dead. Tuxedo Mask stood there amidst the scouts, his left arm still nursing his injury.
"You again.." Nehelenia said. "I will have to kill you first.." she said.
"You will have to go through me..to do so.." Neo-Maverick said stepping forward his sword at the ready, his body covered with cuts and bruises.
"Then you will die first.." Nehelenia said and launched an energy attack. Neo-Maverick stepped forward and energy flew from his hands that blew the energy attack to pieces. The impact knocked them both back. Most of the scout's eyes widened.
"That's new." Mercury said.
Nehelenia..staggered up...and took in a breath.
"You all think this matters.these are only scratches!" she shouted. "Now for you Tuxedo Mask!"
The scouts eyes widened.
"Uranus Fire Vulture!" Neo-Uranus shouted.
"Uranus Fire Spikes Attack!" Guardian Uranus shouted.
"Neptune Rain of Tritons!" Neo-Neptune shouted.
"Neptune Triton Impale!" Guardian Neptune shouted.
"Pluto Shock Ram!" Neo-Pluto shouted.
"Pluto Storm Fist Punch!" Guardian Pluto shouted.
"Saturn Force Glacier !" Neo-Saturn shouted.
"Saturn Ice Rings Blast!" Guardian Saturn shouted.
Eight more attacks exploded into Nehelenia she was thrown thirty feet and hit the dirt of the wasteland that had been created. The group all turned to see the Guardians standing there.
"But you're injured..you shouldn't be out here," Venus said.
"She is right," Sailor Saturn said.
"Well..we're not very smart," Neo-Neptune said. The group all nodded still covered with wounds.
"Unfortunately that attack has taken a lot out of us," Neo-Uranus said.
"It doesn't matter..I shall take her on..even if it kills me," Neo-Saturn said.
"No.." Neo-Uranus said. "You may be needed later."
"I don't care," Neo-Saturn said.
"You won't get by me," Neo-Uranus said.
"Very well..you have made it tactically stupid for me to fight you to do so," Neo-Saturn said.
"I expected as much," Neo-Uranus said. The scouts were beginning to heal. It was taking Nehelenia a long time to get back her strength.
"I can still destroy all of them.." she said.
"You can't," came a familiar voice.
"You!" she said.
"Yes," the voice said as a figure appeared in front of her in negaverse uniform.
"You will not beat them without help..here.." he said and handed her a dark Saphire. "This will give you the force you need...you are depleted..but this will do it."
"Who are you? Why do you care?" Nehelenia said.
"You haven't the time to waste," the officer said. "But you will remember this..I am known as Lord Sorophyte," he said.
"I will succeed," Nehelenia said. "They won't stop me."
Sorophyte just grinned as she walked off.
"Good luck," he said and vanished.
Nehelenia approached the line. Now there were twenty four of them now facing her. Fiore, Alan, and Ann were hurt too badly to lend assistance. The scouts stood there at the ready.
Nehelenia stopped.
"I have the power to beat you!" she shouted holding the dark crystal aloft.
"This is not a matter of attacks anymore.." Sailor Saturn said.
"We have to use our individual powers and join them together right," Sailor Moon said.
"Yes," Saturn said.
Nehelenia let the saphire crackle in her hands. She smiled as the power built.
"Just try and stop me.. " she said. The scouts pulled out their power items and got ready.
"Mars Power.." Neo-Mars said.
"Mars Power.." Mars said.
"Venus Power.." Neo-Venus said.
"Venus Power..." Venus repeated.
"Jupiter Power.." Neo-Jupiter said.
"Jupiter Power," Jupiter repeated.
"Mercury Power," Neo-Mercury said.
"Mercury Power," Mercury repeated.
"Uranus Power," Neo-Sailor Uranus said.
"Neptune Power," Neo-Sailor Neptune said.
"Saturn Power," Neo-Sailor Saturn said.
"Saturn Power,' Neo-Guardian Saturn said.
"Saturn Power," Guardian Saturn repeated.
"Uranus Power," Neo-Uranus said.
"Uranus Power," Uranus said.
"Neptune Power," Neo-Neptune said.
"Neptune Power," Neptune said.
"Pluto Power," Neo-Pluto said.
"Pluto Power," Guardian Pluto said.
"Maverick Power," Neo-Maverick said.
"Maverick Power," Maverick said.
King Endymion held a glowing Purple Rose up into the air.
Tuxedo Mask did the same with a Red Rose.
"Celestial Moon Power!" Sailor Moon shouted.
Nehelenia discharged her crystal. The twenty four energies flew at her and met the energies. The two attacks exploded when they met and then kept blasting at each other...trying to overcome them...Nehelenia screamed as she tried to push them back. The Scouts all strained trying to put her away...the scouts began to wince as the energy got painful...they all tried to concentrate. Nehelenia grinned as her energy began to push the scouts back. Sailor Moon began to cry as she saw defeat approaching.
A white light flew past the Sailor Scouts and flew into the dark energy.
Nehelenia's eyes widened in shock. Standing behind the scouts was a figure in a white gown holding a crystal in her hand. The energy flew from it and began to push her energy back. Neo-Queen Serenity had arrived.
"NOT AGAIN! NO! I won't let that crystal do this!" Nehelenia shouted and threw everything she had. The energies crackled as the two sides met. The scouts acted as one joined by the Queen. Their energy messed together with the white light and cut through the black energy destroying it as they went. The multicolored beam hit Nehelenia in the chest. She screamed and disappeared. The scouts all collapsed.
"You have done well..." Neo-Queen Serenity said.
A day later. Neo-Queen Serenity stared out her window as the sun rose and covered the once again peaceful city. The door opened and King Endymion walked in.
"Endymion, you shouldn't be up yet...you're injuries.." Serenity said.
"My injuries will heal in time," Endymion said.
Serenity nodded.
"It's beautiful isn't it.." she said looking out the window.
"Yes...It almost makes you forget all our problems."
"Yeah..that's what I was thinking too," Serenity said.
"Well..the scouts are all at various stages of recovery, they should be fine in a couple of days, our scouts, need more time..." Endymion said.
"They sacrifice so much you know.." Serenity said.
"Yes..though I must say...Maverick's plan to have us hiding paid off...Nehelenia was completely surprised when you showed up."
"But maybe if I had shown up sooner we could have beaten her before she hurt us so bad."
"Maybe, maybe not...everything worked out..we won.."
"Yes..we won..for all the good it did us...how's Rini?"
"The same.."
"No miracle recovery from her stupor?"
"I'm afraid not."
"It's too bad..I didn't want her to turn out this way."
"Me neither..it's really too much for her."
"Too much.." Serenity said. "What do I do?"
"There are ways," Endymion said.
"Dangerous ways.."
"But..you could do it."
"Yes I could do it."
"We should do it for her and all our friends."
"Maybe...but it won't help her..."
"It might.."
"How?"
"Trust me Serenity I know what I have to do."
"Tell me?" Serenity asked.
"I can't.."
"Why not?"
"It involves a different power."
"Oh..you still could tell me."
"I'm afraid I can't."
Serenity nodded.
"Very well...right now I guess we should think about rebuilding."
"Yeah..but we'll do it. We'll survive..not only that we'll thrive..we know what we have to do."
"I hope you're right. We need to try for all our sakes."
"Yeah..well..I'd better get back to bed."
"Yes you should..."
Endymion walked out.
"I will save this world..and it's past..I must.." Neo-Queen Serenity said. "Whatever the cost."
She glanced over at the Silver Crystal.
"Even if I have to pay the price.." she said.
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