THIRTEEN
Coardite stood in his chamber. His cyborg stood before him.
"You've failed me four times. Still your abilities make you a valuable asset. Now comes your biggest test," Coardite said. In the air a picture of Serena was projected.
"This is Sailor Moon in human form. Destroy her. Only engage in battle with anyone else unless absolutely necessary as defined by your control parameters. Of course today you're going to have some help. I intend to send my six remaining warriors out as well. Due to our power supply I can only give them half strength. The idea will be to finish off Sailor Moon quickly enough so I can recall them. Their job will be to distract the rest of the sailor scouts and to keep those other two troublemakers Maverick and Tuxedo Mask out of your hair."
"Of course Coardite."
"Go then."
"Yes sir," The robot said and vanished.
"Another A on a test. Wow I'm on a roll. Like it or not Amy's little strategy has paid off," Serena said looking through her school notebook in her room.
Still there's that little problem with history which we won't mention, but
otherwise... I'm doing all right. For once my parents aren't bugging me about
anything and Darrien's back! Yes! I think I'll go for a walk. It's so nice out.
I wonder what the others are doing right now?"
"Hmm...give me two," Raye said looking at her hand of cards. She put two down on the table. Rick ,sitting with a visor on and a candy cigar in his mouth, on the other side passed to cards to her.
"Give me one," Lita said with a grin. Rick did so.
"Ehh...you can't give me five can you?" Mike muttered.
"Sure I can," Rick said.
"Oh really?"
"Sure," Rick said. Mike put down his five cards. Rick took the opportunity to smack Mike's open hand.
"What was that?" Mike said.
"He just gave you five," Lita said.
"Very funny," Mike muttered. "Give me three then."
Rick complied.
"Dealer takes two," Rick said.
"You guys should just give up now," Steve said to Rick's right.
"And why is that?" Raye asked.
"Well there's no way you're going to win," Steve said. "I raise 20," he said flinging some poker chips into the pile. They didn't stand for money, but they enhanced the game.
"I'll match it," Mina said sitting beside Steve.
"Me too," Raye said.
"Me three," Lita said.
"You're just throwing your money away," Steve said.
"I fold," Mike said.
"Can't take the heat. Eh Mike?" Rick said and threw in 20 as well.
"I have this sense that Steve's in control," Mike said.
"What are you. His ringer?" Mina asked.
"No. I'm just a man who sees the inevitable. That's all," Mike said.
Raye flung a poker chip at him. It bounced off his head.
"Hey!" he said.
"These make great weapons," Raye said with a grin.
"Now that I've raised the stakes enough I'm ready to show," Steve said.
"Anyone else want to raise the bid?" Rick asked. No one did.
"All righty. Show em," Rick said. Steve showed his cards.
"Read em and weep," he said.
"Geez..that is a good hand," Lita said.
"I warned you," Mike said.
"Ehh..I can't beat it," Raye said showing her hand prematurely.
"Aww..." Lita said throwing her cards down.
"He got me," Rick said.
Steve laughed.
"I don't think that beats my hand," Mina said putting down her cards. The group looked at it in surprise.
"I lost," Steve said.
"This is your first time playing Mina?" Raye asked.
"Sure it is," Mina said.
"Beginner's luck. That's all," Steve muttered.
"What are you talking about? You're a beginner too. You only started playing a week ago," Rick said.
"Shut up and deal another hand," Steve said.
"That can't be right," Amy said staring at the computer screen.
"The ratio's all wrong," she added and typed in some commands. "Hmm...maybe there's something else I'm missing. But what could it be under these circumstances?" she asked herself.
"Oh, I know. I hadn't figured out that little glitch in the subprogram yet. I need that for a comprehensive answer."
She typed in a few more commands.
"Ah..there we go," she said in relief and typed in the run command. The computer began computing. In about a minute it had produced her answer.
"Boy this took a while to figure out, but I'm glad it's done," She looked at the screen.
"Probabilities of certain boys being Maverick," it read at the top.
"Now let's have a look," she said with a grin.
"Where'd Serena go?" her father asked peering into the kitchen where her mother was working.
"Out for a walk I guess."
"I hadn't had a chance to congratulate her for her good work. I'm surprised that she's actually been able to do this well."
"Didn't you think she was capable?" her mother asked.
"Well to be honest, no."
"What kind of father are you!" her mother yelled.
"Um..one that's running away from his insane wife!" he yelled back and ducked out of the room. To his surprise he saw a robot standing in the front of him.
"What the?" he said.
"Hello," the robot said and blasted him with negaenergy. The father collapsed. Serena's mother emerged from the kitchen after hearing the noise.
"Who are you?" she cried in fear.
"Me?" the cyborg replied and blasted her.
"Who cares who I am. You're in no position to do anything about it."
He heard a cry. A young boy leapt at him. The cyborg caught him.
"Well. Hello," the cyborg said.
Sammy Tsukino froze in fear.
"Ehh...you're boring me," the cyborg said and touched the boy on the forehead, simultaneously injecting negaenergy into him. Sammy went limp.
"Now I'll just wait for Sailor Moon," he said.
Serena suspected nothing as she arrived back at her house. She opened the door. Everything seemed normal.
"I'm back!" she yelled happily. There was no response from her family.
Strange she thought.
"You're back," a voice hissed. "What a coincidence. So am I," the cyborg said appearing in front of her.
"You!" Serena yelled in fear.
"Hi ya Sailor Moon."
Serena screamed.
"Ehh..I fold," Steve muttered.
"I win again," Mina said pulling all the chips toward her.
"I don't like this game," Raye muttered.
"How about a different one!" came a cry from nearby before three negaverse creatures burst through the wall. They all were built the same way. Big and tough with spikes all around there heads and shoulders. One had blue skin. Another red. Another green.
"The negaverse again. I'm really getting sick of you guys!" Steve yelled.
"What are you going to do about it?" The blue skinned monster said.
"Uh..I'd suggest run," Mike said and hurried out, taking Mina with him.
"I think that's a good suggestion," Rick said and ran off pulling Raye with him. The red and greened skin creature followed them.
"Let's rumble," Steve said facing the blue creature with a baseball bat he had picked up quickly.
"Lita. Get out of here!"
I've got to transform. Lita thought, but I can't leave Steve.
Steve swung with the bat and hit he creature on the head.
"Pathetic!" The creature yelled and punched Steve knocking him to the ground.
"Steve!" Lita yelled.
"Go Lita!" Steve shouted. Lita knew she had to go.
I'd better hurry. She thought. She dashed into another room and pulled out her power stick.
"Jupiter Star Power!" She yelled. After completing her transformation she hurried back to the room. Steve was still standing and facing the blue creature. Blood was streaming down his arm. A small cut had been made in his shirt and he still held the bat.
"Come on!" Steve yelled.
"Gladly," The blue creature said and moved to charge.
"Jupiter Thunderclap Crash!" Jupiter yelled from behind.
The attack hit the blue creature and knocked him forward. He hit the floor hard.
"Come on you piece of trash!" Jupiter yelled.
"Ah..Sailor Jupiter. This should be a small challenge," the monster said and
prepared to attack.
Meanwhile. Serena dived out of the way as the attack exploded in the middle of her living room. She had been able to slip out of the cyborg's grasp, but she had no where to go. She searched for a way out. The cyborg attacked again. She tripped and dodged it. A window broke. It was too small for Serena to fit through.
Gotta get to the door. Serena thought and tried to make her way to it. The
cyborg blocked her. It attacked again, shattering another window. It blew apart.
Serena instinctively dived through it and out onto the lawn. The cyborg
followed.
Meanwhile. Sailor Mercury hid behind the bush. Her own pursuer slithered into the park area looking around.
Good, I've lost it for now.
"This is Sailor Mercury. Come in everyone. There's a negaverse creature down here," She said. She didn't get a response.
That's odd. She thought. I hope they're not in trouble.
"Aghh!" The creature hissed and leaped towards her.
It's got good hearing. I forgot. Mercury said and dodged it. She ran to get a
better position. The negaverse creature followed.
Meanwhile. Tuxedo Mask raced along the roof tops. He knew Serena was in trouble, and he could sense where. He just didn't know what she was facing. He continued to run. Then he felt a blow to his head. He fell to the ground.
"That was easy," something said. Tuxedo Mask turned to see a large creature with a staff standing there.
"I await your attack," it said.
I don't have time to face him, but what choice do I have? Tuxedo Mask
thought.
Meanwhile. Mina and Mike dashed along through a cemetery hurriedly.
"Whose idea was this?" Mina muttered.
"Sorry, does it scare you?" Mike asked.
"Not as much as that thing," Mina said. "Mike. We should split up. At least one of us will be able to get away."
"I'll distract it. You go," Mike said.
"That's very noble, but just run away all right."
"I can't just..." he was hit with a blast of negaenergy and
collapsed.
That solves that problem. Mina thought and looked for a place to change.
"Now it's only you and me Sailor Venus!" The red creature yelled.
"No duh," Mina said and ran towards a nearby crypt.
If I weren't fleeing for my life this would really bother me. She thought.
She dashed behind it. The creature followed. It slowed expecting Sailor Venus to emerge from behind it at any second. It came around the corner and to it's surprise didn't see her.
"What the?"
Venus jumped out of an open grave site right nearby.
"Venus Love Chain Encircle!" She yelled and knocked the creature to the ground with her attack.
I can't believe I just did that. She thought.
Meanwhile.
"This is fun," Rick muttered as he and Raye raced through backyards. The green creature followed.
"Hah! Fools!" it growled.
"I've got an idea," Raye said. "Let's split up. You go right. I'll go straight. Hopefully it will follow me."
"Are you sure I mean.."
"Do it!" Raye barked.
"Yes ma'am," Rick said and dashed off to the right.
Raye kept dashed out of the yard and across the street. There was a bridge farther down the road which hung over a river. She jumped into the river and began to swim. The creature followed. It tried to swim but couldn't manage it. Instead it disappeared beneath the water.
"I doubt it's drowning," Raye said to herself and swam for the bridge. Once she reached it she quickly pulled out her power stick since she was unseen to prying eyes.
"Mars Star Power!" she yelled and transformed. The monster stuck it's head
out of the water and began to approach her.
Maverick hurried towards the nearest negaverse attack point. He was looking at the map of the city on his watch where colored. dots indicated the various negaverse creatures and the transformed Sailor Scouts.
"She's in big trouble," he said. To his surprise another negaverse signature appeared. A few yards in front of him.
"Hello Maverick," it said and drew a sword. It was a tall man dressed in a sort of medieval looking armor.
"Another one of you. I see. You want to duel. All right. Let's do it,"
Maverick said and drew his sword.
A few seconds later, Serena screamed as the cyborg followed her out of the house. She raced away down the street.
I can't change now. My entire neighborhood would know who I am. I know. I have to get to that construction site! She thought and increased her speed. The cyborg followed shooting blasts of fire at her.
She rounded the street corner and raced towards the nearby construction site. There were all sorts of things for her to hide behind. She saw a pile of crates. Let's use my clumsiness to an advantage she thought. She ran behind them. If I were to trip into these what would cause them to fall. Ah..she thought finding the right one. She stumbled forward and hit the crates. The stack swayed and fell forward. A pile of crates landed on the cyborg before he could respond.
"Moon Crystal Power!" She shouted and transformed. Her next action was to pull out her communicator.
"Guys. Are you there?" she asked. She received no response.
Oh no. I'm all alone. She thought as the cyborg emerged from the debris of
the boxes.
The swordsman collapsed to the ground. Maverick smiled.
"Did he expect me not to use my light beam attack?"
He drew his sword and jammed it into his foe's chest. It disappeared in a flash of light. Maverick glanced at his watch.
So many enemies so little time. He thought.
Tuxedo Mask and his staff wielding opponent went at it. The two battled across the roof top. Each scoring hits on each other. Tuxedo Mask swung around quickly and hit his enemy hard knocking him back into a chimney. The chimney blew to pieces.
Tuxedo Mask quickly pulled out some of his roses and flung them. They all
hit. The foe screamed and staggered backward. He reached the edge of the roof
and fell crashing onto the street below before disappearing in a flash of light.
"So...Sailor Moon, you now have more power, but that will be of no consequence, because I have more power as well!" The Cyborg shouted and a blast of dark energy surged from its arms and flew at her. Sailor Moon rolled out of the way and the energy hit a pile of pies causing them to be disintegrated.
Oh no. He's playing hardball. Sailor Moon thought. She brought forth the aura of mars and felt the change. The cyborg shot at her again. She leapt into the air and dodged the attack and flying at the robot with a kick. The android backed away. She landed on her feet. The cyborg swung its arm at her. She ducked and rolled away. It fired another barrage at her. She used Venus's aura to flip out of the way and propels herself upward again In mid-air she thought about Jupiter's aura. The lone Sailor Scout plunged downward at the android, who once again stepped back. Sailor Moon hit the ground and lunged forward hitting the android with force and pushing back into a cement mixer.
Got em! She thought. The android abruptly stood up and shot another barrage at her. She shrieked and barely avoided it.
"Hah..you'll never beat me," the Android said and squared off. Sailor Moon readied herself bringing on Mars aura again. She didn't notice how precarious her position was.
The cyborg turned and fired a barrage away from her. She didn't understand until she noticed where it had aimed. The black energy hit the rope that held a wrecking ball to a crane that hung right above her. She was paralyzed with fear as it dropped towards her. If the android could smiled it would have.
She felt herself pushed out of the way a few seconds before impact. The ball fell to the ground where she had been and made a crater. She looked around and saw Maverick sitting there. He had landed awkwardly and was wincing.
"What is with you Sailor Scouts and getting in the way of lethal attacks anyway?" He muttered. "Do you know how many of you. I've had to push out of the way of them in the past month?" he said.
"Maverick! I should have known!" The cyborg yelled and unleashed a fiery attack that his the figure as he tried to get up. He was knocked back down.
"Hah!" The cyborg yelled.
"Take this you jerk!" came a cry from behind him. Twenty roses flew through the air and hit the robot. It began to spark and crackle. Maverick struggled to stand up. He fired off a shot with his sword that blew the cyborg's right leg off. Tuxedo Mask swung down and knocked off it's other leg. The cyborg yelled but still unleashed a blast of dark energy at each of the allies. They both dodged it.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU!!!" Sailor Moon shouted and still using the Mars power kicked the cyborg several times. It landed backwards and tried to bring its arms up to fire. Sailor Moon quickly called Jupiter's power up and picked the robot up and threw it into a brick wall. Pieces of it flew off as it tried to fight back.
"Forget about it," Sailor Moon said as the scepter appeared in her hand.
"Moon Scepter Elimination!" she cried. The cyborg vanished.
"Finally," Sailor Moon said. Suddenly a green creature flew at her. It had been living inside the cyborg and had bailed with it's destruction. Sailor Moon screamed. Maverick and Tuxedo Mask each attacked and destroyed the creature before it could make it.
"You all right Maverick?" Tuxedo Mask asked.
"I've been better," Maverick muttered and stumbled off.
"Well that was tough," Sailor Moon said.
"Tell me about it. Let's check on the others. They still may need help,"
Tuxedo Mask said.
"Oh, no you don't!" Mars said and kicked her attacker in the head. He stumbled back. She followed it up with a spin kick. It crashed through the bridge they had been fighting on and fell into the water.
Glad Rick taught that to me, she thought. The creature emerged from the water.
"Mars Fireball Surround!" Mars yelled capitalizing on her advantage. The
creature was hit and it screamed letting out a final cry before it died.
Venus vaulted over a large headstone and propelled herself towards the sidewalk. Her assailant was slow to follow. She raced forward into a built up area. The creature followed her. She hid in an alley. It crept inside. It was narrow. She could easily fit through it, but the bigger creature was slowed down. She popped up from behind a dumpster.
"Venus Love Chain Encircle!" she yelled. The attack made sparks against the alley wall as it flew at the creature. It was a direct hit and the creature died.
Venus let out a sigh of relief.
Jupiter climbed up over the metal fence quickly. She didn't have much time to spare before the creature reached her. Then she had a brainstorm. She turned quickly.
"Jupiter Thunderclap Crash!" she yelled. The electricity flew through the
fence. She dived away. The creature barreled forward right into the fence. It
howled in the pain of electrocution and fell backwards before disappearing in a
flash of light.
Mercury slid down the hill wincing at the small pain she felt from the slide. The creature slithered after her, moving swiftly down the hill. Mercury was at the bottom first though and she quickly made her attack.
"Mercury Ice Storm Blast!" she yelled. The creature was frozen in the ice as she slid down the hill. The icy tomb continued down the hill and across the street slamming into the road barrier on the other side and smashing to pieces. The creature was visibly cut and damaged as it emerged.
"Mercury Ice Storm Blast!" Mercury yelled again and lowered her attack to only icy water. The blast hit and the creature fell to the ground before vanishing. Mercury caught her breath.
It was over.