Chapter 266
The sides starred at each other, the two Sailor Starlights and the Sailor Scouts along with Guardian Neptune. Between then lay Sailor Director still unhealed.
"You've never been able to defeat us, and now we will find out the truth," Star Fighter said.
"Don't be too sure," came a shout and from the rafters swung Maverick on a stage rope. He flipped off it and hit both of the Starlights while rolling forward. He then jumped off stage. Sailor Star Fighter staggered up and leapt after him. Star Maker turned back towards the scouts who were still trying to figure out what exactly to try. Star Healer began to stand up.
"Now as we were saying," Star Maker said.
Sailor Director began to stand up.
"Star Burst!" Star Healer shouted and hit Sailor Director. She fell back to the ground.
"If he keeps hitting her like that she won't survive," Mercury said looking at her computer.
"The problem is if we make a move, he can hit us with that inferno of his," Mars said.
"He can't hit all of us with that and the other one can only hit at close range," Guardian Neptune said. "Listen, I'll take the hit, you girls just take the opening."
"All right.." the other five said.
Guardian Neptune stepped out into the aisle.
"Star Inferno!" Star Maker shouted and launched his attack. Neptune swung into it with his sword and was hit and thrown back against the wall. He had only managed to block the power slightly.
"Mercury Bubbles Blast!"
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"
"Jupiter Thunderclap Crash!"
"Mars Fire Ignite!"
"Moon Crystal Healing Power Activation!"
The four attacks flew at the Starlights.
"Star Burst!" Star Healer shouted and the four attacks blew apart before they could reach him.
Sailor Director was hit by the healing power and began to recover.
"We didn't hit them," Mars said with annoyance.
"But at least we healed the director," Jupiter said.
"Why can't you just mind your own business!" Star Maker shouted seeing the director recovering. "Star Inferno!"
The girls all dashed along the aisles to avoid the attack as it exploded into the seats.
Maverick leapt out into the darkened streets, Sailor Star Fighter was right behind him.
"Hmm...so it's a chase he wants," Maverick said to himself, letting a slight grin form on his face. "So be it."
"Star Laser!" Star Fighter shouted sending an attack flying at him. Maverick dodged it.
"He obviously has no idea who he's dealing with," Maverick said tightening the grip on his sword and looking for a good place to make his move.
He found it seconds later, in a flattop limo that was sitting on the street, he jumped on the roof and flipped upward firing upside down. The sword blasts flew right at Star Fighter who had little chance to avoid them. He was hit and blasted to the ground. Maverick completed his flip back onto the limo roof and then stepped down. They were now several blocks from the theater.
Now we'll just keep him busy for while. Maverick thought as Star Fighter
stood up and got ready to face off with him.
Another inferno blast narrowly missed Sailor Moon. The scouts had split up knowing they stood a better chance if they weren't in one place. Sailor Moon, Mars, and Mercury crouched on one side. Jupiter and Venus on the other. They could only be attacked at one time, but with Star Maker's power they couldn't attack either.
"Maybe we should just leave," Sailor Moon said.
"I don't know if that's wise, we don't know what these two are capable of," Mars said.
"On the contrary," Mercury said as they dodged another attack. "If it's answers they want, they'll have to come to us to get them."
"I agree," Sailor Moon said and flipped open her communicator. "Guys..we're getting out of here. We're going to make them come to us."
"We got it," Jupiter said.
"I'll be the target again," Guardian Neptune said wincing.
"You okay Neptune?" Venus asked.
"Sure..sure...you girls get ready again..here I come!"
Neptune leapt up and charged the stage.
"Star Burst!" Star Healer shouted.
"Ehhh!" Neptune shouted and swung his sword forward. The Star Burst propelled him back the way he came, but not before Neptune blasted Star Healer in the chest.
"New plan!" Jupiter said as she and Venus leapt forward at Star Maker.
"Star Inferno!" Star Maker shouted.
"Jupiter Thunder Crash!"
"Venus Crescent Beam Smash!"
The two shouted and launched their instant attacks.
"Mars Fire Ignite!"
Came a third cry.
The Inferno attack hit Jupiter and Venus' attacks and blew up. The Mars Fire hit Star Maker. He let out a cry.
"This isn't over!" he shouted and grabbed Star Healer. The two then leapt into the backstage area.
"Let them go, they'll be back," Sailor Moon said.
"So...you really think that somehow you're a match for us," Star Fighter said staring at Maverick.
"I only see you right now..I'd be more concerned about whether I'm a match for you or not," Maverick said.
"You're not, my powers are strong, you merely have those swords."
"See the thing is though that I've been quite able to mess you guys up with these swords. I mean..after all..how many times was it I got you fools to run away in shock when I came out of nowhere."
"Not today," Star Fighter says, his eyes narrowing.
"No today it was much different. Today, I actually got one of you to follow me, which means the Sailor Scouts are at this moment kicking your friends from one side of the theater to the other."
"Even without me they're more than capable of handling themselves," Star Fighter said.
"Not against the Sailor Scouts."
"They are hardly worthy of that name. Only the Sailor Starlights have that right."
"Well I don't use that name. I'm Maverick, just Maverick, but, you see..buddy..the Sailor Scouts were here before you were, so they've got all the trademarks."
"No more talk, I'll show you what I can do," Star Fighter said.
"I can't wait," Maverick muttered and readied his sword.
A blue energy blast slammed into the ground in front of the Star Fighter.
Seconds later Guardian Saturn leapt to the ground.
"Hello Maverick," Saturn said.
"I was just about to beat him to a pulp. Do you want to help?" Maverick asked.
"Uh..well...I don't want to crimp your style..is that right?"
"I think it's cramp..but what do I care?" Maverick said and slid forward and swung his sword. Star Fighter jumped out of the way quickly.
"We'll fight some other day!" he shouted and leapt off.
"Should we follow him?" Saturn asked.
Maverick pulled out his communicator.
"Guardian Neptune, you there?"
"Hi ya Maverick," Neptune muttered. "Guess what..I got hit with two attacks today."
"Good for you..you want a merit badge?" Maverick said. "What's the situation?"
"The Sailor Scouts, with my help of course, sent those two Starlights packing."
"I see..good..." Maverick said.
"How'd things go on your end?" Neptune asked.
"Star Fighter ran away, the coward," Maverick said.
"I see..well then chalk this up as a major victory for the forces of good," Neptune said.
"If you want," Maverick said.
The next morning.
"You just wait...everyone will be wanting to somehow..comfort us..." Yaten muttered.
"I know..I can just see it.." Taiki said.
"We didn't need an attack like that to mess up our musical, and then..afterwards, we've still failed to get anywhere..in our quest." Seiya said.
The three sighed.
Their bus pulled up and the three climbed out. The girls swarmed them saying various things to attract their attention.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm great to talk to to relieve stress."
"I have good first aid skills."
"Please, not today," Yaten said.
"Yes, we are..um..still recovering from the shock," Taiki lied.
"We need some privacy," Seiya said. The three pushed their way through the girls who were quick to back off.
That time at lunch.
"The three lights aren't even here," Mina observed.
"Well they seemed pretty spooked after the attack," Amy said.
"Yeah, and after they were just getting their act together for the musical," Lita said.
"Yeah after the attack they tried, but they just weren't doing well. The director wasn't too happy about that. She came out of her attack better then they did," Mina said.
"You think we should try and find them?" Serena said.
"Maybe," Raye said.
"You know we should..after all..who is the bigger expert on these kinda things then us," Lita said.
"We wouldn't have to reveal our secret identities," Mina said. "We've been attacked before, people know that."
"That might work," Raye said. "And we should stumble into it again, we shouldn't be too up front about it."
"It worked before," Mina said.
"See I am good for something," Serena said.
"Let's go," Mina said.
At the male table.
"Despite the ferret debacle..." Mike began. The guys all groaned. "I have another plan."
"Great," the group muttered.
"Why is it's so hard for us right now..we've not been able to succeed at anything we're trying to accomplish," Taiki muttered leaning against the roof fence.
"These things do take time," Seiya said. "I know it's discouraging, but we just have to keep trying."
"Why hasn't she heard us yet?" Yaten asked.
"It's big planet," Seiya said.
"Glad you think so Seiya, you cost us dearly yesterday. As a team we're unstoppable," Taiki said.
"But with your own problems," Yaten said.
"What exactly are you referring to?" Seiya said.
They all heard a thud and looked to see the five girls lying in a heap again.
"This time I know it's intentional," Seiya muttered.
"Uh..we know you are in a bit of a downer," Mina said hopping up.
"Way to be straightforward Mina," Lita muttered.
"Uh..well..if it's about the attack, we're here to offer help," Raye said.
"You see we...have also been victims," Serena said.
"We were not victims, the director was," Seiya said.
"Well..that's not the point," Mina said. "We've been through it and know what a mess it is."
"Yes, we can understand why it's not an easy thing to deal with," Raye said.
"We appreciate it, but we prefer to be alone right now," Taiki said.
"Yes..please," Yaten said.
"Believe me girls, you helped me out yesterday, so I know you can do it, but right now..." Seiya said.
"We understand," Serena said. Then the girls all caught onto something with their eyes. Rising up from the ground were balloons, attached to the balloons were toy gliders, and attached to the toy gliders were smaller balloons. The Three Lights noticed them too and looked.
"What are those?" Yaten muttered.
Lita's eyes narrowed.
The balloons popped and the gliders dropped in towards the three lights.
"Hit the deck!" Lita shouted and rushed forward. She kicked one of the gliders away and punched another one. The third skidded into the ground and the balloon exploded dumping yellow ink on the rooftop.
"What was that?" Mina muttered.
"Looks like those idiots in our class are at it again," Seiya said.
"What do you mean?" Raye said.
"Don't tell me you haven't noticed the entire male population of this school plotting against us," Taiki said.
"Is that what they're doing?" Amy asked. "I thought they were just ...well I don't know what I thought..but.."
"That was a well planned attack," Lita said. "The timing had to be perfect."
"But who could have come up with such an ingenious, yet inherently stupid idea?" Serena asked.
The five girls glanced at each other.
"All right Melvin," Lita said grabbing the kid by his collar. "What's going on?"
"Huh..what.." Melvin said.
"You're the ringleader of this little operation. Why?" Raye said.
"What are you trying to do against the three lights," Mina aid.
"Me..no..I don't know what you're talking about," Melvin said.
"Oh we have ways of making you talk," Serena said.
"You guys can't intimidate me.." Melvin said. "I've got rights."
"Rights aren't going to help you where you're going," Mina said.
"And that is?" Melvin asked. The five girls looked at each other.
"Uh..skip that part,"Mina said. "Now..you going to talk?"
"I don't see why I should," Melvin said.
"You know..Melvin...if you study anatomy books long enough you learn about the presence of pressure points.." Amy began slowly. "Which I'm sure you know can lead to great pain merely by the touching of these areas...I happen to know where they are."
"You wouldn't,"Melvin said. "Would you?"
"Yeah..would you?" the other four said in surprise.
"Can you really afford to take that chance," Amy said, her eyes narrowed.
Melvin looked around, he could see some of the boys moving around, glancing at him.
"No I won't talk!" he said. "They'll kill me."
"Who..who will kill you?" Lita said.
"No..I'm not saying anything," Melvin said.
"All right, break this up," Setsuna Meio said. "Leave him alone."
"But Miss Meio," the girls all said.
"We have to find out who's behind the attack," Mina said.
"That's hardly your job," Setsuna said. "I won't have you harassing students without any proof. Now if you get some proof, then you can harass him."
"Let's go get some proof," Mina said and the girls headed off.
"What a rowdy group," Setsuna muttered.
Later.
"I want out," Melvin squeaked sitting on one side of a desk in a darkly lit room.
"I see.you want out," Mike said slowly. "Unfortunate. We really hate to lose you."
"Yes, unfortunate," Rick said.
"Now of course...you know you can't tell anyone about what you've seen, or what you've heard," Steve said.
"Or else..we'll come by and see ya," Mike said.
"Yes, we'll come by and see ya," Rick said and coughed.
"Uh huh.." Steve said and coughed.
Then they all started coughing.
"Why are we coughing, there's no smoke in here," Rick said.
"Yeah, but the basement's where we keep the cat litter," Mike said.
"You don't have a cat," Rick said.
"Doesn't matter," Mike said.
"Can I go now.." Melvin muttered.
"Yeah, yeah..let's all get out of here," Mike said.
"Cat litter?" Steve muttered to Rick. Rick shrugged.
The group was soon climbing out of Mike's basement.
Later at the theater in the three lights dressing room.
"All this popularity," Taiki said.
"Top ten records," Yaten said.
"And everything that goes with it," Seiya said.
"And we still haven't found her," Taiki said.
"Now we have all these other problems," Yaten said.
"Those idiotic boys at our school.." Seiya said. "We don't have the time to deal with them."
"And the Sailor Scouts?" Taiki asked.
"We don't have time to deal with them either," Seiya said. "Everyone should just stay out of our way."
"We want them to do that, but they don't seem very willing," Yaten said.
"Maybe they'll need some convincing," Taiki said.
"I just said we don't have time to convince anyone of anything," Seiya said.
"We have to do something," Yaten said.
"I agree," Taiki said.
"Do something to who?" Seiya said.
There was a knock on the door.
"What?" Yaten barked.
"The director's getting very angry, she wants to know what's taking you three so long to get ready for the scene," Mina said.
"Tell her we'll be right down," Seiya growled.
"Uh..right.." Mina said.
They're not feeling to good are they? She thought.
"I must admit your plan was ingenious, although slightly stupid," Patterson said typing at his computer.
"We're new at this," Mike said.
"Come on Patterson, help us out, you must hate those guys more than anyone," Rick said.
"I really don't want to get involved," Patterson said.
The intercom buzzed.
"What is it?" Greg asked knowing it was probably Amy outside.
"Are the guys in there?" Amy asked.
"Well..yeah..." Greg said.
"Open the door," Amy said.
Patterson flipped a switch. All the monitors changed to images of various battles.
"I've got something to say to the three of you," Amy said walking in.
"What's the meaning of all these three lights attacks?" she snapped.
"Uh..what three lights attacks?" the Rick, Mike, and Steve replied.
"You know what I mean!"
"Uh..we had nothing to do with it," Mike said.
"Yeah..it was all Urawa's idea," Rick said.
"We tried to get him not to do it," Steve said.
"Urawa?" Amy asked. "Of course..that would explain it..he's the only other genius in the school who would do such a thing. You three better watch it though!"
She dashed back out the door.
"Do you think she suspects we're involved?" Greg asked.
"Greg..she does...she's just too smart to let us know that," Patterson said.
"You think so?"
"Well..maybe you more than me," Patterson said.
"Oh. I guess she should though."
The others nodded.
"I don't know about you Setsuna.." Haruka said picking up a cup of coffee and taking a sip. "But I don't know if this is a good situation."
"I agree..there's too much conflict, the scouts are all distracted, and these starlights are dangerous," Setsuna said. "It's such a mess," She said and sighed.
"Well they are only high school kids," Michiru said.
"So are you two," Setsuna said.
"Yes..but we matured early," Haruka said. "The girls are fixated on loving the three lights, the boys are fixated on killing the three lights.."
"Or at least maiming them," Michiru added with a smile.
"The only one not getting involved is us and Patterson," Setsuna said. "Although he seems to have a fascination with tripping up the Starlights."
"What conflict," Hotaru said.
"What do you mean Hotaru?" Haruka asked.
"I mean...that there is a conflict inside him," Hotaru said. "It is affecting the way he operates now."
"I haven' t seen much of a difference," Michiru said.
"You will," Hotaru said.
Meanwhile Urawa was responding to a knock on his door.
"Uh oh," he said as the five girls stood there all in dress suits with frowns on their faces.
"Hmm...something I can do for you?" he stammered.
"We'll talk inside," Mina said bluntly and the group pushed him inside and
shut the door.
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