Chapter 229
"I'm disappointed, It was hoping to get to kill your brother Maverick in front of you," Nehelenia said.
Mercury used the time to think of a plan.
"Hmm..still..to see the look on his face when he returns to find you lying in a pool of your own blood would be satisfying though."
Sailor Mercury's eyes narrowed.
"What? Aren't you going to tell me how good will triumph over evil, or some other nonsense," Nehelenia said.
Mercury's eyes drifted away from Nehelenia and behind her. Nehelenia whirled.
"Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Mercury shouted.
Nehelenia still looked for the assailant she expected.
A trick. She realized as the room filled with fog. With a small blast of energy, the fog cleared.
"Very well. Sailor Mercury. We'll do this the hard way," She said and stepped out the back of the house looking for the injured Serena.
"Of course Mercury must have saved her little friend," Nehelenia said. "Fine. The odds are still in my favor."
"Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!"
The attack flew down from the roof. Nehelenia turned and blasted the attack away with her own energy.
What those stupid goddesses didn't know is that the power they gave me is amplified by my very existence. I have the power of four or five of them.
Mercury's eyes widened as her strongest attack failed. Nehelenia's gazed turned towards her, before Nehelenia unleashed an attack which smashed into the roof and blew a massive hole in it. Sailor Mercury dodged the attack, but lost her balance and tumbled off the roof. She managed to land on her feet, but another blast of energy flew at her her with such strength she couldn't even avoided it. She was thrown through an undamaged part of the glass windows that made up the back of the house. She flew into the living room and crashed into a couch. She looked to see Haruka and Michiru still unconscious.
A new barrage of energy flew in the room. She dived out of the way, the couch blew apart.
Two energy blasts flew through the doorway and at Nehelenia. Guardian Saturn and Guardian Uranus hurried in front of Sailor Mercury.
"Are you all right?" Saturn asked.
"I'm not sure," Mercury said.
Nehelenia launched a barrage into the room. The three dived out of the way. The floor exploded.
"You guys have to split up, hit her from different sides," Mercury said.
"Mercury..you get out of here..." Uranus said. "Saturn..you get her to safety, I'll keep the Queen busy."
"I shouldn't leave you," Saturn said.
"You can leave..just come back," Uranus said.
Saturn nodded and he and Mercury hurried out the door, shafts of energy flew at them.
"Uranus Fire Spikes Attack!"
The attack flew at Nehelenia, she blocked it.
"Can't avoid the attacks can ya?" Uranus said with a grin.
"I don't need to," Nehelenia said.
"Hmm..so what? I must say that to finally meet you in person isn't really that special," Uranus said.
"You will be the first to die Uranus," Nehelenia said.
Uranus's grin faded.
"I already have!" Uranus said and charged forward launching a barrage of energy as he did so. Nehelenia blocked most of the sword blasts, but one got through causing her to wince. She threw a wave of energy back the other way which slammed into the house and threw Uranus across the room and smashing through the front window. He lay on the ground and started to shake.
"This...is...going to get me killed," he said.
"Uranus..you all right?" Saturn said hurrying back up.
"I...don't...I can't..you've got to stop her."
"We both will..come on.."
"I.." Uranus stopped. "I..can't."
"What?"
"Saturn..I can't die..."
"I won't let you," Saturn said. "I promise."
"You can't guarantee that..duck!"
A wave of energy smashed through the house. The two ducked. Nehelenia advanced.
"Uranus...if you can't handle this then go..." Saturn said. "You're not safe here."
"Saturn Mist Wave!"
A new attack flew from nearby and caught Nehelenia off guard. She was hit and stepped back absorbing the blow. Sailor Saturn dropped in front of the other two.
"Do we have a plan?" She asked.
"I'm going to kill her," Uranus said standing up.
"But you just.." Guardian Saturn began to say.
"Never mind," Uranus said.
"What is happening?" Sailor Saturn asked.
Shards of energy flew at them. The three dived out of the way.
"Uranus Fire Spikes Attack!" Uranus shouted. Both Saturn fired their weapons.
Nehelenia blacked the three attacks. Sailor Saturn slid forward and swung her scythe. Nehelenia moved to blast her away.
"Saturn Ice Rings Blast!" Guardian Saturn shouted jumping forward, his attack broadsided Nehelenia and pushed her away.
"Ah..jeez." Guardian Uranus said and leapt onto the roof. Nehelenia whirled and launched a massive attack. Guardian Saturn and Sailor Saturn were thrown three houses down the street.
Nehelenia whirled and stared at Uranus. Uranus began to tremble, but he fired off some quick shots. Nehelenia blocked them, but didn't expect Uranus to leap off the top of the roof.
"Uranus Fire Spikes Attack!" he shouted at point blank range. The attack slammed into Nehelenia and threw her to the ground. She sent an energy blast rippling along the ground. Uranus dived out of the way ran as fast as he could.
"I...can't stay..I'll die," he said to himself.
Nehelenia stood up.
"Who's left?" She said and readied her energy. She turned to launch a fatal blow back inside the house towards Haruka and Michiru.
"Moon...Tiara..Magic!" came a shout. Nehelenia spun and knocked a golden disk away at the last second. It slammed into the ground and embedded itself there.
Sailor Moon stood on the roof.
"I don't know what you're queen of, but soon it won't matter. How dare you attack my friends!" Sailor Moon cried.
"You're in no position to stop me," Nehelenia said. "You can't beat me."
"Really!" Sailor Moon said and jumped down to the ground. Nehelenia held off from attacking figuring it would only be a waste. This was going to be a power struggle. Everything she had versus everything Sailor Moon had.
Sailor Moon's eyes narrowed. Nehelenia grinned.
"I will defeat you," Sailor Moon said holding her scepter out.
It was true that Nehelenia could have then and there unleashed an attack and broken up Sailor Moon's attack, but Nehelenia used the time instead to build up her own power, she built it to a level at which she could decimate her target. She figured that was the better strategy. After all, Sailor Moon could be distracted, but undoubtedly one of her annoying friends would show up to give her chance. Nehelenia wanted to fight her head on. Besides she already knew the outcome.
"Moon....Spiral...Hearts...Attack!" Sailor Moon shouted.
Nehelenia let her attack fly. It smashed through Sailor Moon's own and hit the hero back to the ground. Sailor Moon winced.
"Pluto Dead Scream!"
A new attack flew through the air. Nehelenia dismissed it with a blast of her own. Sailor Pluto landed in front of her fallen friend.
"Sailor Moon, you're going to have to call on your celestial power...your strongest attack won't cut it," Pluto said.
Sailor Moon nodded.
"I should have known that.." she said.
Nehelenia launched another attack.
"Pluto dead scream!"
The two attacks met, but Nehelenia's broke through. Pluto was pushed to the ground, she hit hard, since her attack wasn't as powerful as Sailor Moon's an equal attack from Nehelenia did more damage. Sailor Pluto felt the pain flowing through her and she tried to stand up. She could.
"Moon Celestial Power!" Sailor Moon shouted aiming her scepter at Nehelenia. Nehelenia grinned and threw out her own attack. They met and the white pure energy of Sailor Moon crackled against the black evil of Nehelenia's attack. The two strained as their energies fought each other.
"I'm going to beat you," Sailor Moon said.
"You'll fail," Nehelenia said and poured her remaining strength into the attack. If she destroyed Sailor Moon the goddesses could pick up the pieces later.
Sailor Moon felt the pain of her friends lying around her. She felt their struggles to protect the planet, to protect her. She wasn't going to fail them. Then she felt another force.
Serena...I'm here with you. Came a voice. Queen Serenity.
Queen Serenity? She thought.
Focus on her. I will help you defeat her. Like I did a thousand years before. But you have to use all the forces you have available.
I am..friendship, courage...all I have.
Not all.
Sailor Moon felt herself weaken.
No..no..I can't lose. She thought. The energy pushed at her.
A barrage of roses flew through the air and slammed into Nehelenia's hastily made energy shield. Tuxedo Mask stood beside her.
"Come on.beat her..." Tuxedo Mask said.
Love..of course. Sailor Moon thought. Her strength increased just as Nehelenia's weakened from having to fend of the surprise attack.
The white energy pushed the black energy back.
"No!" Nehelenia shouted. She turned the energy, it slammed into Tuxedo Mask's back and threw him to the ground. He lay there unmoving. Sailor Moon screamed, but threw her attack as Nehelenia met and held it just a foot from her.
Nehelenia strained...pushing as Sailor Moon's worry increased.
Serena..you have to beat her. Queen Serenity said. She could hear the voices of her friends in her head as well.
Sailor Moon's eyes narrowed.
"You have to be stopped!" she shouted and advanced holding the scepter out. Nehelenia braced herself and sent shards of black energy flying along the wave. They hit Sailor Moon and she winced, but the energy flew forward and enveloped Nehelenia.
"No..Not again!" Nehelenia shouted. A crystal enveloped her and then a mirror surrounded her.
"No..this shouldn't happen!" she shouted in typical tone.
Sailor Moon sank to the ground.
You did it. Queen Serenity said in her mind.
I know. Sailor Moon said and looked over at Tuxedo Mask. He shifted slightly.
"Darrien?" She asked.
He looked at her.
"I'll live..though I might not enjoy it," he said with a slight grin.
Sailor Moon sighed.
"I thought I had lost you."
"Not today," Tuxedo Mask said.
Sailor Moon smiled slightly.
"Jeez...what a mess," Sailor Mars said dropping to the ground.
"You don't know the half of it," Sailor Mercury said emerging from her hiding place nearby.
Sailor Uranus walked up.
"Is everyone all right?" he asked.
"Where'd you go?" Mercury asked.
"I..ask me later," Uranus replied.
Sailor Saturn and Guardian Saturn limped up.
"You got her," Guardian Saturn said.
"Impressive," Sailor Saturn said wincing.
"Guess we missed everything," Guardian Neptune said.
"Though it doesn't look like we would have wanted to be here," Guardian Pluto said.
"Geez..what happened?" Sailor Jupiter asked.
"Queen Nehelenia, that's all," Sailor Moon said gasping for breath. "Looks like she might have been behind all these goddesses."
"Why do these evil forces always have to trash our houses?" Mercury muttered walking in her destroyed front door.
"Now you're in my world," Mars said.
"Haruka? Michiru?" Mercury said looking over the two.
The two opened their eyes slowly.
"She really hit us hard," Haruka said.
"She must have to knock you out like that," Mercury said.
"Sorry we couldn't be more help," Haruka said.
"Truly," Michiru said.
"It happens," Mercury said. "You two should get some rest."
"No..we should transform it will heal us," Haruka said.
"Good point," Michiru said.
The two weakly pulled out the power sticks and transformed. They were soon standing up.
"You look better then I do," Mercury said.
The three emerged from the house.
"Sailor Pluto? Are you okay?" Sailor Saturn asked.
"Not really," Sailor Pluto said.
"Uh..guys.." Sailor Venus said hurrying up. "We have a problem."
"What is it?" Guardian Neptune said.
"Them!" Sailor Venus said. Several goddesses leapt to the ground in front of them.
"It's time to end this!" the goddess of speed shouted. "One side will not survive!"
"That'll be you," Guardian Neptune said readying his sword.
"Heh..yeah.." Guardian Pluto said stepping forward.
"Everyone who already fought hang back," Sailor Mars said.
"You might need us," Sailor Moon said.
"I'm in charge now..you all find places to hide," Sailor Mars said. "We'll take care of them."
Sailor Moon nodded. The wounded scouts headed off.
Guardian Neptune and Guardian Pluto stood ready. Sailor Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus lined up along side them. Five goddesses faced them.
"Are these even odds or not?" Guardian Neptune asked.
"Let's hope so," Sailor Venus said.
"I see Illusion there, I'll go after her first," Sailor Uranus said.
"Good idea," Pluto said.
"Speed is all mine," Sailor Mars said. "We have some unfinished business."
The group all nodded.
And the two sides lunged into combat.
Guardian Neptune and Guardian Pluto charged at the goddess on the farthest left. She grinned at them and dodged out of the way spinning around and launching energy attacks. Neptune flipped out of the way, but Pluto was hit and he stumbled forward. Neptune and the goddess were soon sparring, each trying to dodge each other's energy attacks.
"Let me guess..agility?" Neptune asked.
"You got it...and I haven't started," the goddess said and slid forward launching an attack. Neptune twisted out of the way of it and flipped forward. The two continued to launch attacks and avoid them.
"You can't keep this up forever!" the two shouted in unison and then stopped.
"I mean it!" they shouted back.
"Forget this!" Guardian Pluto said and charged forward shooting his sword. Agility dived out of the way, but was kicked in the head by Guardian Neptune who swung his sword into her. She slid out of the way and fired into his face. He staggered back.
"Pluto Storm Fist!"
The attack flew out, but the goddess avoided it, she returned her own attack and launched energy attacks as she jumped around. Guardian Pluto was hit from several sides unable to keep up.
"Hah!" Agility shouted.
"Round two!" Guardian Neptune said standing up angrily.
Sailor Uranus was having problems of a similar time. Her efforts to stab the goddess of illusion were failing simply because the goddess of illusion was making it unable for her to actually see where she was.
"You'll never stop me," the goddess said. Uranus stabbed at her. The goddess turned out to be an illusion. A barrage of energy flew out of the air. Uranus rolled out of the way of it but felt the pain shoot through her.
"That wasn't the real energy attack," She spat.
"No it wasn't," the goddess of illusion said.
"Neptune Deep Submerge!"
The goddess grinned as the attack hit her and dissipated.
"I'm the goddess of defense!" she shouted.
"Too bad you don't have any offense!" Sailor Neptune said and charged forward.
"I'm afraid I do!" The goddess shouted and unleashed a wave of energy as her shield flew out and smashed into Neptune throwing her back.
This is going to be annoying. Sailor Neptune thought and stood up.
The goddess of speed struck quickly. Mars winced as she felt the pain shoot through her. She really is fast.
The goddess of speed struck again. Mars did her best to dodge it, but felt her arm get sliced by an energy blade.
"This is really only a matter of time," the goddess of speed said and attacked again. Mars jumped out of the way and landed, only to be hit from behind and shout out in pain.
"Well so much for that idea!" the goddess of speed shouted and the attack
came again.
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!"
The two attacks cut through the air at another goddess.
"I'm afraid not," The goddess said and dodged the attack launching her own.
"What worries me, is we don't even know what her power is," Venus muttered.
"Maybe she doesn't have one," Jupiter said.
"Look out," Venus said and pulled Jupiter out of the way as the street cracked up and a large root rose out of it.
"I think we just found out," Venus said. The root swung at them, the two dived out of the way.
"Uh..I'll distracted it, you take on plant girl," Venus said.
"Nothing I'd like to do more," Jupiter said. Venus dodged the plant by leaping away. Jupiter charged under it, only to be caught by another root rising rapidly from the ground. She was thrown back and hit the pavement.
"This isn't going well!" She shrieked as the root dropped towards her.
:"Come out and fight with honor!" Uranus shouted. Another attack hit her.
"What's the point," the goddess of illusion said. "Oh no.."
Uranus whirled. A barrage of blue energy flew nearby. The goddess of illusion fell out of a tree and hit the ground.
"Thanks Mercury," Uranus said. "Uranus World Shaking!"
The goddess of illusion stood up quickly and dived out of the way, but in her distracted state she couldn't make up an illusion fast enough as Uranus ran at her, grabbed her and threw her against a wall.
"Now I'm going to make this final!" she said readying her sword.
"Neptune Deep Submerge!" Neptune shouted.
"You know that doesn't work," the goddess said and launched her shield attack again.
Sailor Neptune rolled out of the way, only to be clipped and stumble forward.
"Too bad for you.." Sailor Saturn said leaping forward and swinging her scythe right into the goddess. "That you're shield has to regenerate."
The goddess screeched. Neptune pulled out her mirror and fired a blast.
"Stupid plants!" Sailor Jupiter said and with her super strength she pushed the root back the way it came.
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!"
The root exploded and she rushed forward. Sailor Venus slid under the root and charged froward.
The goddess of plants through more roots up to stop them. Sailor Venus dodged it and flipped over one. Jupiter just knocked it away with a kick.
"They aren't supposed to do that.." the goddess muttered as she was hit from
two sides.
"I'm too agile for you!" The agility goddesses said hitting both Neptune and Pluto with a stream of energy. They fell.
"Saturn Ice Rings Blast!"
The attack flew through the air. The agility goddess dodged it. Guardian Saturn dropped to the ground.
"Can you really avoid three of us?" he asked.
"Of course," The goddess said. The three Guardians went at it, and the agile goddesses avoided each attack expertly.
"Told ya!" she said and knocked them all down.
A missile flew at her. She whirled and avoided it turning towards the source, an SDF missile launcher that had appeared down the street.
"You human fools think you can beat me," the goddess said.
"They just did," Guardian Neptune said as the missile hit her in the back and exploded. She let out a shriek and stumbled forward.
"Neptune Tide of Destruction!"
"Pluto Hurricane Punch!"
The two attacks blew the goddess to pieces.
"Heat seeking missiles," Neptune said and he and Pluto high fived each other.
The goddess of speed hit Mars again on the leg. She felt her eyes tearing in the pain, but she pulled out a charm. The goddess charged forward, but there was no pain. Mars turned. Guardian Uranus had blocked the goddess and dug his sword into her. The goddess let out a cry and moved to back up but Mars was faster and she stuck the charm to her. The goddess shrieked. Mars spun kicked her and knocked her back.
"Uranus fired his sword. The goddess stumbled back.
"Mars Fire Ignite!"
The goddess screamed.
"You want to do the honors?" Mars asked.
"No..go ahead."
"Mars Fire Soul!"
The goddess exploded.
A few hours later the majority of the scouts had needed medical attention. They were all in a ward of Tokyo General Hospital in human form. General Patterson leaned against a wall. Mike and Steve sat on the other side.
"Hey..we came out of this pretty well off," Mike said.
"Yeah...and everyone else got the stuffing beaten out of them," Steve said.
"That's symmetry for ya," Mike said. "Say General, this is a little blatant isn't it?"
"Our four friends from the negaverse have made sure that no one can put two and two together," Patterson said with a smile. "I'm just glad you all survived."
"So are we," Mike and Steve said. "That was brilliant, that missile."
"Tomoe and Richter are insane but brilliant," Patterson said.
"Yeah, I like to say that about me too," Mike said.
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