Usagi slid to the other side of the cargo area, coming to a stop near the hatch. "What a ride," Usagi moaned. She tried to push herself upright, but then another jolt shook the plane, sending her unceremoniously head over heels. She heard Mamoru calling to her from the other side of the cargo area. "Usako? Are you all right?? Answer me!!" "I'm all right Mamo-chan! I..." Her voice broke off as she saw the hatch open. *Oh, no...* Alissa came into the cargo area... ____________________________________________________________ She noticed that Usagi was now right beside the hatch. *Must have been the turbulence.* Alissa thought. She went over to Usagi, and began to untie her. Usagi gave Alissa an incredulous look. "What are you doing?? Why--" "He's crazy. The plane is hitting some bad turbulence, and he doesn't care...we could all be killed...help me!" Alissa cried. As Usagi stood up, massaging her wrists, the plane bucked again. It was all that they could do to hold on. Usagi looked into the frightened woman's eyes. " Get back above decks, and strap yourself in. Mamoru and I can handle this." "But, what about John?? If he finds out that I have helped you, I will be a dead person, regardless of whether we land or not!" Usagi thought for a moment, then she had an idea. "Tell him we have escaped. That will lure him down here, where we can take care of him. It'll be safer. Now go!!!" Alissa turned and rushed out of the cargo hatch. _____________________________________________________________ Usagi let out a pent up breath. * Well, this is one vacation I am never going to forget...* Using one side of the cargo area, she made her way carefully over to Mamoru. "Usako! You're all right!" Mamoru exclaimed when he saw her coming towards him. She knelt down to untie his bonds. "Hai. I had help from an unlikely source." "I heard." Mamoru said. As soon as he was freed, he stood up and massaged his wrists. He then pulled Usako into a tight embrace. "Oh, Usako..." Mamoru's voice trailed off as the plane was jolted yet again. They were both able to keep their balance by holding onto each other. "We've got a problem. If those canisters get damaged, this whole plane is going to become a death trap." Usagi said with worry in her voice. "We can't let that creep get away with it either. If we let him escape, he's gonna try this again." Mamoru argued. Another wave of turbulence hit the plane. They both looked over at the canisters, which were ready to fall over... "Mamo-chan! The canisters!" Usagi shrieked. In a blink of an eye, Mamoru had transformed himself into Tuxedo Kamen. With a wave of his gloved hand, he sent a wave of roses to surround the falling canisters. Once the roses were in place, a protective dome of energy came up and surrounded the canisters. He turned to Usagi. "I have to get these canisters secured!" Usagi nodded. "I will prepare for our 'guest'..." She took the silver crystal from around her neck and held it high. "MOON ETERNAL MAKE-UP!" ________________________________________________________________ John looked out of the window as the plane was making its way through the rough air from the hurricane. He laughed, "Soon, I will be rich beyond my wildest dreams...and no one will stand in my way." Alissa stumbled up to his seat. "They have escaped..." "What??" John asked sharply. "I went down there to check on them, and they were gone! They escaped their bonds!" John rose to his feet. "Cmon, Alissa, lets go find them.." "If you haven't noticed, we are right in the middle of some of the worst turbulence on record! I don't know about you, but I am strapping in." Alissa walked off before John could react. John cursed, stood up, and made his way to the back of the plane.... _________________________________________________________________ John opened the cargo hatch, and carefully made his way inside. "Come out, come out, wherever you are," he chanted. Pulling a bull whip out of his pocket, he flicked a switch on the handle. A bluish tint of electricity shot through the length of the whip. It crackled as he moved it against the floor of the cargo area. He noticed a glow coming from the corner of the cargo area where the canisters were. *The canisters! Maybe Alissa was right.?* He rushed to the other end of the cargo area. Before he could reach the canisters, he heard a voice behind him: "Hold it right there!" He turned around, and saw...a lady with wings?!? She spoke again. "You make money off of the destruction of others. This I cannot forgive! In the name of the moon, I, Eternal Sailor Moon, will punish you!" "You'll punish me? I am getting a ton of money from this sale, and nothing, not even you, can stop me!" John shouted. He cracked the whip, and sent it flying in her direction. Sailor Moon sized up the situation. She had improved her fighting style over the years, but this guy was at least a foot taller than she was...and he had a weapon. *I've gotta try...* Sailor Moon somersaulted out of the way, then came up with a roundhouse kick that connected with John's jaw. He staggered back, but maintained his balance. ___________________________________________________________ The plane shook once again. Sailor Moon used her wings to keep herself aloft, while John lost his balance, and fell to the deck. But he was determined to take her down with him. Before she could react, he brought up his electrified whip, and sent it flying towards her. The whip wrapped around her throat, choking off her airway. She sunk to the deck, clawing at the whip, trying to release it's ever tightening hold. The electricity that flowed through the whip crackled around her, causing her to cry out in pain. "You ...will...not..win," she managed to choke out. John now stood above her. "And why is that?" A new voice piped up from behind him. "Because you didn't check your back!" As John turned around, a white-gloved fist connected with his jaw. He staggered back, releasing the whip in the process. Sailor Moon sagged against the deck, breathing in much-needed air. Tuxedo Kamen dived on John, throwing a hail of punches. A few well placed punches found their mark, leaving the terrorist unconscious on the deck. Tuxedo Kamen rushed over to Sailor Moon's side, and helped her up. "Are you all right?" "Yes" She said gratefully. She looked at the unmoving form of the terrorist on the floor. "What should we do with him?" Tuxedo Kamen powered his transformation down, and walked over to where the whip laid. Picking it up, he walked back over to the unmoving terrorist. "I say that we leave him down here for the rest of the trip...and when we get to New York, the Police will be waiting on him..." Mamoru tied the terrorist up with his own weapon, and left him right beside the canisters. Eternal Sailor Moon powered her transformation down. "Agreed, though after this, I am probably going to need a vacation to recover from this vacation..." __________________________________________________________________ The pilot came on the loudspeaker again... "Ladies and Gentlemen, we have cleared the area of turbulence, and we should be landing in about an hour. Smooth sailing from here...." __________________________________________________________________ THE END Yay!!! I finished it!!! ::and the masses cheered -Yay- :: Many thanks to Andrea who posted this to ASMR, and the people on the ASMR discussion boards--you guys helped me through some pretty wicked writers blocks, and I just want to say THANK YOU!!! As always, the Sailor Moon characters are not mine, they are just fun to write about, that's all! Till next time! Time Guardian tmegrdian@yahoo.com http://members.xoom.com/tmegrdian/index.html