Chapter 200
Serena woke up and grinned.
"You know what today is Luna?" she said.
"No idea," Luna said.
"It's my one week aniversary."
"Of getting your engagement ring? Yes that's true, but one week usually isn't a big deal."
"It is for me!" Serena said and jumped up out of her bed landing and knocking Luna out of it.
"Serena..go be excited somewhere else," Luna said.
"Not a problem Luna," Serena said.
Soon she was dashing down her stairs only to have her father come around a corner at the last minute, she let out a screech as she crashed into him.
"Serena..you can't handle going that fast," her father muttered.
"Uh..sorry.." Serena said.
"What's this?" her father asked noticing the ring on her finger.
"Oh..that.uh..it's just a ring.."
"Looks nice..where'd you get it?"
"Oh..uh..my friends gave it to me, it's a good luck ring."
"That was nice of them, if there's something you need more of. It's good luck," her father said and got up, and walked off.
Serena breathed a sigh of relief and raced out the door.
Her father watched her go and then let a very demonic expression form on his face.
"She's found a guy hasn't she? We'll see about that?" he said and began cackling.
"What are you doing dear?" Mrs. Tsukino asked washing dishes a couple of feet away.
"Ahem...you just wait and see," Mr. Tsukino said and hurried out.
"That was odd. Of course, he's done things like this before," Mrs. Tsukino
said. "Too many times before in fact."
And at the restaurant.
"So do you think Serena's come down from cloud nine yet?" Raye asked.
"It has been six days, maybe she's finally gotten all the excitement out of her system," Amy said.
"That's what you said yesterday, after five days," Lita said. "Though she has to stop some time."
"I wouldn't rush her, I'd probably go at least two weeks straight once I got a ring..unless Mike gave it to me..then I'd kill him and spend those two weeks hiding from the cops," Mina said.
The other three girls just looked at her.
"What? Don't you think I could avoid a manhunt for two weeks?"
"It's not that Mina," Raye muttered.
"It's not that at all," The three girls said in unison.
"Oh....well I'll remember this," Mina said.
The door to the restaurant slid open and Serena slid in.
"Hi everybody!" she shouted.
"Hey Serena!" the entire restaurant replied.
"I honestly don't know how to react to that," Raye muttered.
"Still celebrating ey Serena?" Lizzie asked sliding up.
"Wanna see my ring again?" Serena asked.
"No.that's quite all right," Lizzie said and backed away.
"Hah!" Serena said. She headed over to her usual table and slid in.
"So what have you four been up to this lovely morning," Serena said.
"We all got hit by cars.." the four muttered.
"Hmm...you're not serious are you?"
"No...really," The four said stoically.
"Well you guys all seem to have gotten over it," Serena said.
The girls sighed.
"Oh.wait I get it...I'm making you all jealous," Serena said.
"Yes," the four said.
"Sorry..but let's be honest..would any of you hesitate to do the same thing?"
The four girls glanced at each other.
"No.." Lita admitted.
"No," Raye said.
"No comment," Amy said.
"Hey...I'd control myself," Mina said.
The others snickered at her.
Seconds later there was a loud thud as something hit the glass outside the restaurant.
The girls all looked to see.
"It's a rocket..." they all muttered.
"Geez...someone's in trouble," came three voices in unison. The girls whirled. Steve, Mike, and Rick were standing there looking over their shoulders.
"It's not yours?" Lita asked.
"Nope," Steve said. "I gave that up after the city passed an ordinance against me."
"Smart move..." Lita said.
Seconds later Melvin, trailed by several other guys in large glasses, came running down the street. They grabbed the rocket and raced down the street followed by a couple of police officers.
"Hah! They're going to get it," Mike said.
"Suckers..." Steve said.
"And how many times did that happen to you?" Mina asked.
"Only a dozen.." Steve said.
"Hey..guys..have you seen my ring?" Serena asked.
"Serena..you showed us yesterday," Rick said.
"Oh..that's right..my memories a blur," Serena said.
"Yeah..well..being absent minded is the sure sign of genius," Mike said.
"So what's that have to do with Serena?" Raye, Lita, Mina, Steve, and Rick asked.
"Actually there is something to what he says," Amy said.
"Hah...Amy you get absent minded sometimes don't ya?" Serena asked.
"Well..yes."
"So do I..so that must mean.."
"It must mean nothing," Raye said. "There are reasons that you can be absent minded, you know like being a ditz!"
"Aw..come on give Serena some credit, after all...uh..whoa...I have no idea what to say next," Mike said.
"Thank you so much Mike," Serena muttered.
"So..anyway...where do you think I should have my wedding?" Serena asked.
"Serena isn't it a little early to be planning for that?" Raye asked.
"Yeah..isn't it years away?" Lita asked.
"Well..I thought my four future bridesmaids would like to hear about it."
"Bridesmaids! Of course!" the girls shouted happily. "Please continue."
The guys sighed.
":Hey..maybe we'll get to be ushers.." Mike said.
"Yeah!" Rick and Steve said sarcastically. and the three gave each other thumbs up.
There was a screech from above. The group all looked to see a short pink haired girl fall apparently out of nowhere and land on the table.
"Rini!" the girls shouted.
"You bet it is..I've got no time to explain but this planet's in danger..." Rini, at this point still a seven year old, said.
The girls all looked at each other.
"Hotaru..what's wrong?" Setsuna asked as she noticed the dark haired girl starring out a window blankly.
"A storm is coming.." Hotaru said.
"Hmm..you're right there is something..there..but it's not strong enough for me to know when it will arrive."
"You felt it too," Haruka said emerging from the next room.
"Still...all it means is that somewhere there's an evil force ready to make it's move," Setsuna said.
"No..ths is different," Hotaru said turning to face them. Michiru joined them.
"You three all have a small amount of energy flowing through you that gives you the sense of when danger is approaching. However, I am much more attuned to this feeling, even when I try to block the pain inside..the past, the present, and the future are coming toghether somehow...to meet."
"Are you sure about this Hotaru?" Setsuna asked. "I don't mean to be skeptical, but as the guardian of time I would have sensed a major rift."
"It is not time coming toghether, but elements of it," Hotaru said. "That is what I know...and it will be soon."
"Well..so much for a vacation..how long did we get? A week?" Michiru asked.
"That's a long time for us.." Haruka said.
"I really should have redecorated while I had the chance," Michiru said.
"Hotaru, I wish you didn't have to carry this burden," Setsuna said.
"I've had worse burdens to carry, and besides, this one is beneficial to humanity."
"So it is," Setsuna said.
The figure appeared in a flash of light in front of the Diet building. Prime Minister Coral hurried to her window to see the figure standing there.
"Aw...geez..one stinking week?" she muttered and grabbed the red phone in her office.
"This is Coral, guess what General?" she said. "Good guess..."
The window flew open.
"Oh...he's coming to see me..gotta go.." Prime Minister Coral said defiantly.
The man floated in the door.
"And you are?" Coral asked.
"You are the leader of this country?" the man asked.
"More or less," Coral said not wanting to get into the intricacies of Japanese politics with an alien.
"I am Prince Metalite, of the Negaverse Kingdom, I am here to demand your unconditional surrender and the annexation of this world to me."
"I uh..can't give you the world. I could only give you this country...if I chose to."
"You will chose to," Metalite said forming a ball of energy in his right hand.
The door swung open. Metalite turned. Standing there in the door was a figure similarly dressed in a negaverse uniform.
"Nephlite!" Coral shouted in shock.
"Prime Minister," Nephlite said. "Well Prince Metalite, it took you long enough to get here."
"Nephlite? Weren't you killed?" Metalite shouted in surprise.
"I came back."
"Well are you going to stand with me..toghether we will avenge the negaverse and rule this planet."
"Sorry...no.." Nephlite said and blasted Metalite out the window.
"Traitor!" Metalite shouted. "I'll return for you!"
He then disapeared in a flash.
"Nephlite..you're memories.." Coral said.
"Long story," Nephlite said. "Now you've got bigger problems."
"I'm sure the Sailor Scouts can handle him."
"I can't be too sure of that," Nephlite said.
"Well...I must say I'm amazed at your progress. But there's nothing wrong with you anymore, so you can be released for good," the doctor said looking over Greg.
"Oh..joy.." Greg said.
He emerged from the room to find Patterson leaning against a wall.
"How'd it go?" he asked.
"Well..the doctor says I can leave," Greg said. "I feel better."
"Probably not for long."
"What?"
"There's some trouble.." Patterson said.
"Oh," Greg said. "Let's go."
Patterson nodded.
Prince Metalite now stood atop a large skyscraper.
"I will need reinforcements if I am to take this planet. Fortunately, I have just the thing to do it."
He pulled out a large dark crystal.
"Crystal I call upon your powers..to bring back those who have died in the name of the negaverse."
Black energy surrounded him, and crackled. Then figures began to form around him. When that was done he looked around. He had several former negaverse soldiers with him. The ones that had fought the Sailor Scouts during Queen Beryl's first attack. And at the lead of them, the three generals, Malichite, Zoisite, and Jaedite. Coardite stood nearby.
"Well..this is what I was looking for.." Metalite said.
"Prince Metalite," Malichite said in surprise.
"We're alive again," Zoicite said with a sinister grin.
"I gave you this life, and now it's time for you to seek your revenge on the scouts, and this planet," Metalite.
The negaverse group all let out a battle cry.
Elsewhere a space craft had dropped out of the stars and moved over the planet.
"We have arrived," Rubeus said looking out a window.
"Our mission will be a success for sure," Prince Diamond said walking up next to him.
"I still don't understand why we are doing this?" the dark haired Saphire said walking up to the Prince.
"This planet will pay for their misdeeds on our ancestors," Prince Diamond said.
"Yes..but...we left our mission in the future to attempt a this attack," Saphire said.
"Crystal Tokyo's defenses were too strong, we lost the four sisters trying to take the city, here maybe we'll have a chance," Diamond said.
"Are you sure about all this..I have a strange feeling about it," Saphire said.
"We'll soon see won't we?" Diamond said.
"Can I lead the first attack?" green haired Emerald said emerging from a side chamber.
"Of course.." Diamond said.
In Tokyo there was a massive panic. A UFO was floating above the city, the negaverse army was moving into position and the human forces were moving to face them. The scouts were rushing to meet the threat as fast as they could.
"Uh...someone explain to me how we're going to fight off all of these people at the same time?" Guardian Neptune asked.
"I don't think it would be posisble for us to do that, we'll have to seperate them," Sailor Pluto said.
"Or get them to fight each other," Maverick said.
"Hey..now that's an idea," Guardian Uranus said.
"But they could wipe out half the city doing that.." Sailor Moon said.
"They could wipe out half the city figthing us too," Sailor Uranus said.
"We'll just have to figure this out when we get there," Tuxedo Mask said.
"How did this happen Rini?" Jupiter said holding the girl in her arms.
"It's a real long story, they didn't tell me all of it," Rini said.
"Who exactly are they?" Sailor Moon asked.
"My parents you fool," Rini said.
"Uh..I think she's curious about what dimension you came from," Mercury said.
"I have no idea..listen..just go fight them..." Rini said. The group all
nodded.
The enemy had since congregated in one of the city's parks.
"Just who are you?" Prince Metalite.
"Prince Diamond of the Dark Moon," Diamond replied.
"What's your business?"
"I am here to take over this planet on behalf of the darkmoon."
"I'm afraid I can't let that happen, I am here on behalf of the negamoon for the same reason," Metalite said.
"Then we are enemies..however.." Diamond said. "There is an even greater enemy here..the Sailor Scouts. If we fight each other now..they will defeat us both in our weakened state."
"Hmm..you are right," Metalite conceded.
"Let's defeat them first and then settle our own score."
"Fair enough..but I warn you, try and betray me and I will destroy you."
"The same goes for you," Diamond said.
With the flying saucer as the errie backdrop to the scene. The two evil princes stood waiting. Their troops stood around them.
The SDF and the police waited. The population hurried out of the city as fast they could.
The Scouts appeared.
"You'd better take cover Rini," Sailor Mars said.
Rini nodded.
"Ah..they've arrived," Metalite said.
"Sailor Scouts..and all your allies, I give you one chance to surrender, or face the wrath of our evil forces," Metalite said. "I give you five mintues to decide."
"Them and their five minutes," Mars said.
"They've got Jaedite, Malichite and Zoicite with them," Mercury said.
"Prince Diamond and that whole dark moon family too.." she added.
"Coardite too," Maverick added.
"How?" the majority of the scouts asked.
"Regardless of how, they do," Sailor Saturn said. "Death is not as final as everyone suspects."
"We need a plan," Sailor Uranus said.
"Can I be of assitance?" came a voice. Nephlite walked up.
"Nephlite?" most of them asked in surprise.
"Here I am," he said. "Don't ask how..just accept it."
Maverick and Mercury scanned him.
"Don't worry I'm not evil," he said.
"No..you're not," Sailor Saturn said looking at him.
"Oh..geez..what's going on," came another voice. The scouts were once again surprised to see the four sisters hurry up.
"We saw the UFO, where'd it come from?" Bertie asked.
"We have no idea," Venus said.
"But it's here," Mars said.
"And so is some form of the royal family of the dark moon," Jupiter said.
"Impossible," Prisma said.
"Apparently it isn't," Sailor Pluto said.
"We have to talk to them," Avery said.
"We have to try," Catsy said.
"But there's no way you can get close to them," Venus said.
"Oh yes there is."
The four were covered in light and emerged in their dark moon outfits.
"More surprises," Sailor Saturn muttered.
The four floated over towards the enemy.
"What..it can't be?" the four dark moon royal family members said in shock.
"Don't hesitate blast them!" Metalite said.
"No..we know them.." Prince Diamond said.
"Hmm..hold your fire..but this must be a trap," Metalite said.
"Who are you?" Diamond asked the four.
"Prince Diamond, you know who we are, what are you doing here?" Avery said.
"We have come from the future..but you were captured then..how are you here now?"
"It's complex," Avery said having no idea how they were meeting. "But are you here because of the wise man?"
"Yes he is going to lead us to glory over this planet."
"No's he not, he's here for his own selfish gains, we know that, he'll betray you the first chance he gets," Avery said hoping that whatever wise man existed for this Diamond had had similar ideas to the one who had existed for their own.
"She's right," The three sisters added.
"I've suspected," Prince Diamond said.
"As have I," Saphire said.
"Hmm..he has been trouble," Rubeus said.
"You dare question me!" The wiseman said appearing above them and firing blasts.
"How dare you wiseman!" Prince Diamond said and fired a blast at him.
"Something's happening," Sailor Moon said worriedly.
"Now I know for sure," Diamond said.
"Then come with us, protect this planet," Avery said.
"Very well..we will sort this out later," Diamond said.
"Where are you going?" Metalite said. "I'll destroy you too!"
"Just try it," Prince Diamond said. The entire dark moon group flew to the other side of the battlefield.
"Do not worry Prince Metalite, I will stand with you," the wiseman said. "And I have the power of the dark crystal behind me as well as their ship."
"Very well.." Metalite said.
"Hmm..just while we're changing sides," Malichite said turning and shot a blast of ultraviolet razor blades at Metalite's head. He ducked them, but didn't avoid Zoicite kneeing him in the head and knocking him backwards.
"More traitors!" he shouted.
"I don't want to be left out," Jaedite said and sent a blast at the prince. He blocked it and Coardite moved in front of him for defense.
"You are all traitors, but I stand here ready to face you!" Metalite said.
"Good luck," Malichite said, but the three negaverse commanders jumped to the other side of the battlefield.
"Surprise," Malichite said.
"I think it'll be funner to fight on this side today," Zoicite said.
"Yes, interesting too," Jaedite said.
The Scouts shrugged.
"It's still going to take everything we have to beat them," Sailor Moon said.
The group nodded.
"Sailor Scouts, have no fears," came yet another voice. Standing atop a strange looking missile launcher was Doctor Tomoe flanked by Doctor Richter.
"Father," Saturn muttered to herself.
"This'll shake em up..." Tomoe said.
"Sailor Scouts are you going to attack?" General Nagumo asked flanked by Chief Ozaki.
"Now we are," Sailor Moon said.
The negaverse readied itself. The scouts readied itself. The SDF swung into action sending it's fighters in against the UFO. The missile shot from Doctor Tomoe's launcher and flew into the enemy. "Enough!" Metalite shouted as several of his troops went down. He was about to order an attack when there was a massive flash. In the air a massive tree floated in the air. It emited a blast of energy which blew the enemy UFO to pieces. Standing on top of it's roots were some familiar figures.
"Alan and Ann!" Sailor Moon shouted.
"Fiore too," Tuxedo Mask said.
"Looks like we can be of assistance," Fiore said.
"Well..the gang's all here.." Maverick muttered.
"Prince Metalite I have a request," Coardite said on the evil side of the park.
"What?"
"Before this battle starts let me meet one of them in combat."
"Why?"
"We have a score to settle."
"Very well..you saved my life once, I will grant you this," Metalite said.
Coardite advanced slowly. All eyes fixed onto him.
"Maverick!" He called. "You're little girlfriends saved you the first time..now it's time for round two!"
"He's calling you out," Guardian Neptune said.
"Maverick, he beat you within an inch of your life last time, don't go," Mercury said.
"It's a matter of honor now," Sailor Uranus said.
"Honor is not always a good enough reason," Jupiter said.
"Even if this battle began he would seek me out, it is better to settle it now," Maverick said.
"That is also a good point," Sailor Neptune said.
"I guess," Mercury said. "Be careful Maverick."
Maverick nodded and advanced. The two sides watched intently.
"Is he serious?" Jaedite muttered.
"He doesn't even have a power attack..how can he expect to beat Coardite?" Malichite said.
"Don't underestimate him," Nephlite said.
"Now..Maverick.." Coardite said. "It is end game!"
Maverick struck before Coardite expected. He leapt forward swinging his sword. Coardite spun out of the way forming his own energy sword. He swung quickly. Maverick flipped backward and fired off several shots, Coardite slid between them and swung his sword again. Maverick blocked it with his right hand and quickly drew his other sword with his left. He fired it straight into Coardite who staggered back quickly. Maverick charged and attacked with both swords.
"He's well skilled," Prince Metalite observed.
Coardite leapt backwards and winced slightly. Maverick fired a barrage. Coardite threw up an energy shield and took it. Maverick fired continuously. Coardite built up an energy attack and flung it. Maverick dived out of the way and charged forward, the two met and fought with their swords again.
"I have gotten better..." Coardite said.
"Trained while you were dead ey?" Maverick said and rolled back swinging his sword at Coardite's legs. Coardite jumped out of the way and fired an energy burst. Maverick jumped through it and winced but stuck his swords straight into Coardite. Coardite let out a shout. Maverick flipped off of him and launched another barrage. Coardite blocked it with a shield.
"Come on!" He shouted.
Maverick slid forward and swung his swords at a massive rate. Coardite blocked them but was tiring. Maverick finally connected. Coardite staggered back and then lunged at Maverick again.
"Enough..I grow tired of this!" Metalite said and launched an attack at Maverick. Mercury and Sailor Saturn instinctively leapt forward and pulled him out of the way. The guardians let loose a barrage at Coardite and knocked him back. Then the battle began in full. The two sides let loose a massive barrage of energy. The sky crackled from the force of it all.
"If one side doesn't win this soon...the interaction could explode!" Sailor Pluto shouted.
"And what exactly are we supposed to do about it!" Sailor Moon shrieked.
"Try harder!" Sailor Uranus said.
The good side sent their energy across the park with greater strength, the forces of evil tried to match it, but in the end they were swallowed up by the energy. The air cleared.
The group all stood there in amazement.
"Well....that was..uh..strange," Sailor Moon said.
The various groups all looked around in amazement.
"Sailor Moon!" Malichite shouted. The scouts all took defensive positions.
"You misunderstand..I wish to ask something of you.." he said.
"Uh..what?" Sailor Moon asked.
"Heal us, before we get drawn into another of these battles, we're sick of fighting," Malichite said.
"Oh..uh..well..okay.." Sailor Moon said.
"I suggest you do it for my family too..we have been corrupted by the wiseman," Prince Diamond said.
"Uh..all right..this could take some time and I'm very tired." Sailor Moon said and pulled out her crystal.
"This is confusing," Sailor Venus said. "Just where did all these people come from, and at the same time?"
"Once again the universe...or perhaps more than one, has shown itself to operate in an unusual fashion," Sailor Saturn muttered.
"Thankfully it isn't like this all the time," Sailor Pluto said.
"I had him beat you know," Maverick muttered.
"Sure ya did," The other guardians said.
"Uh...we did some damage..." Mercury noticed. The group all looked. The entire park was a decimated.
"The price of freedom," Sailor Uranus muttered.
"The price of survival," Sailor Neptune said.
"Not for those plants," Guardian Neptune muttered.
"I believe we can do something about that," Fiore said and with a wave of his hand the park was restored to it's natural beauty.
"That's useful," Sailor Venus observed.
"All right who's next," Serena muttered at the line of former enemies getting
ready to be healed.
Later.
"Well this has been a strange day hasn't it Luna?" Serena said leaning against her window sill.
"That is has," Luna said.
"The negaverse and the dark moon people are all trying to join society as normal humans. Alan, Ann, and Fiore are going to stick around for a few days before heading back up to continue to explore the universe...and things..are just sort of weird."
"I know Serena. This was very unexpected."
"I haven't gone away yet either you know," Rini said.
"Oh..yeah..that's right..when does your flight leave?" Serena muttered.
"You're such a fool," Rini said.
"Rini...just how are things back in your dimension now?" Luna asked.
"Oh..well..there uh different..but things are looking up," Rini said.
"That's good to hear," Luna said.
"Yes it is, maybe you won't turn out like such a brat," Serena said.
"I hope so, I don't want to be like you, that's for sure," Rini said.
"Hah..so you don't," Serena said and grabbed her.
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