Hello again to all Sailor Moon fans.  Here is the next chapter.  The actions 
on and the tension is high!!!  Just the way I like it.

Usual disclaimers apply.

Phantom on the Moon:  Chapter 5 - The Fried and the Electrocuted

		In the back of the palace, the Sailor Scouts of Jupiter were 
standing, waiting for their target to arrive.  Ever since Elder Jupiter saw 
Younger Jupiter walk into the Throne Room, she's been worried about her 
daughter.  Younger Jupiter has had this look on her face that Elder Jupiter 
could not place.  It seemed like a look of shock, but not a shock.  It was 
as if Younger Jupiter learned something recently that surprised her.  Elder 
Jupiter decided to inquire about this, "Are you all right Lita?  You look 
like you've seen a ghost or something."

	Younger Jupiter had been quiet pretty much all day and was in a day 
dream of sorts when she was brought back to reality by her mother's 
question, "Ya, I'm fine, just have a lot on my mind that all."

	  "Are you sure, cause you look like you 
received the shock of your life sometime last night.  I know your hiding 
something.  What is it?  Spill."

	Younger Jupiter was a little worried and tried to cover up what she 
and the rest learned about Serena, but she knew she had to tell her mother 
something.  "I wish I could spill, but if I did, Pluto would get on my case, 
not to mention the other Yougers' cases.  All I can tell you is that it 
concerns Sailor Moon."

	"Well, since Pluto intervened, I can't pry any further.  I'm proud 
at how you and the rest of your friends have taken to this ordeal over the 
past week," Elder Jupiter said.

	Younger Jupiter smiled, "Thanks Mother, that........"  Her sentence 
was interrupted by what sounded like thunder just before a section of the 
palace exploded.  Both Jupiter looked around to find out what it came from 
when a screech from over head caught their attention.  Directly above them 
was a yellow bird with what looked like a spiked feather style all over it.  
Younger Jupiter spoke up, "That must Zapdos, the electric bird."

	Elder Jupiter nodded, "Yes, it is.  Remember, Sailor Moon said it's 
weak against physical attacks.  When ever it gets close try to give it a few 
punches.  JUPITER HURRICANE STRIKE."  Elder Jupiter's attack went to its 
target at the speed of light, but Zapdos seemed to absorb the attack, "What 
the!!!  How'd he do that?"

	Younger Jupiter was in a rage by this point, "I don't know, but it 
can dream on if it thinks it's going to win.  JUPITER THUNDER CRASH."  Like 
Elder Jupiter's attack, Zapdos absorbed Younger Jupiter's attack as well, 
but seemed to have more difficulty doing so, "I think it can only do that 
trick early in the battle.  Mother, try your attack again."

	Elder Jupiter wasted no time, "JUPITER HURRICANE STRIKE," Zapdos 
absorbed that attack as well, but was in greater pain then from Younger 
Jupiter's attack, "I think your right Lita.  Now together, JUPITER HURRICANE 
STRIKE."

	"JUPITER THUNDER CRASH," Younger Jupiter yelled right after her 
mother.  Both attacks hit simultaneously.  They thought they had it beat 
until it recovered and shot more lightning.  Both Jupiter's dodged the 
Thunder Shock attack by their skins.  Fortunately, Zapdos made a mistake and 
flew at Younger Jupiter, determined to give her a mouth full of its beak.  
Younger Jupiter through a bunch of punches and kicks, sending Zapdos flying 
into several walls.  

	Zapdos manage to get up and take to the sky again.  As soon as it 
was a safe distance from the Jupiter Scouts, it sent another electric 
attack, but this attack formed a net of lighting bolts around them.  Elder 
Jupiter was a little sarcastic here, "Like my daughter said, dream on 
electric bird brain, JUPITER HURRICANE STRIKE."  The attack hit the net with 
no effect.

	"I'll get us out, JUPITER THUNDER CRASH," Younger Jupiter sent her 
attack at the net, and it too had no effect on the net.  Zapdos continued to 
send more electric attacks at all the palace guards in the area, hitting 
some of them.  Those that could stand got the others out of the battle 
area.  Younger Jupiter was now ragging mad.  People were getting hurt and 
their was nothing she could do.  Knowledge began to flood her head.  She 
crossed her arms in front of her as if to perform another attack.

	"Lita, save your energy, it won't......," Elder Jupiter never 
finished her sentence.

	Lita Rose her lighting rod on her tiara and sent her attack at the 
net, "JUPITER THUNDER DRAGON."  Younger Jupiter's attack formed an 
electrical dragon, and the Dragon bite the net with its teeth.  The net, and 
the dragon disappeared in an explosion.  As soon as the smoke cleared, both 
Younger and Elder Jupiter looked for, and found Zapdos before they sent 
their attacks at the bird, "JUPITER THUNDER DRAGON."

	"JUPITER HURRICANE STRIKE," Zapdos saw the attacks coming and easily 
dodged them.  However, the electric dragon came around and swallowed Zapdos 
whole.  In an attempt to break out, Zapdos sent a thunder shock, but it 
ended up destroying itself along with the electric dragon.

	After the situation was settled Elder Jupiter took Lita aside for a 
moment, "Lita, how'd you do that?"

	Younger Jupiter shrugged her shoulders, "Don't know.  I just got 
real angry and then I did the attack.  It just came to me when I saw all the 
guards get hurt."

	Elder Jupiter decided to continue this topic later, "We should get 
to the Throne Room.  If that Doom Phantom shows up, I don't know if Sailor 
Moon can do it on her own."  Younger Jupiter agreed and they set off for the 
Thrown Room.

	On the North side of the Palace, it was pretty much the same as the 
south side and the back of the palace.  Elder and Younger Mercury were 
waiting for their target to arrive, the firebird, Moltres.

	Both Mercurys had their visors and computers out, performing scans 
every where they could.  Elder Mercury, however, noticed that Younger 
Mercury was a little distracted lately, "Amy, sweet heart, are you alright?"

	Younger Mercury turned her visor off to answer her mother, "I'm 
fine, mother, just have a lot of things on my mind."

	Elder Mercury asked, "Care to be more specific?  I already figured 
that out."

	Amy lowered her head, "I wish I could, but you know what Pluto 
would do if I did."

	This caught Elder Mercury's attention, "You found out something 
about the future?  How........never mind, I won't ask."

	"Mother, what's that up there," Younger Mercury pointed up into the 
sky as she put her visor back on.  At about the same height as the nearby 
clouds, both Mercurys spotted a small flame in the sky.  When Younger 
Mercury got a closer look through her visor, she noticed it wasn't a fire, 
it was a firebird, "There's Moltres, up high.  Let's give him a cold 
reception.  MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST."

	"MERCURY ICE SHARDS IMPALE," Both attacks went up to Moltres just as 
it started its dive.  Unfortunately, it did the expected, dodged both 
attacks, "Well, shall we try that again?"  Unfortunately, they didn't have 
time to power up another attack.  Moltres got close enough to send a Fire 
Spin attack.  Both Mercury's got out of the way.

	"Remember what Sailor Moon said about the Fire Spin attack.  If your 
got in the middle you got 30 seconds to act fast."  At this point, Moltres 
got close enough to fly right over Younger Mercury, who felt a little warm 
from the fly by of the bird's heat.

	At that point, seeing the bird distracted, Elder Mercury sent 
another attack, "MERCURY ICE SHARDS IMPALE."  Moltres never saw it coming at 
took all the blast, but was still in one piece.  Moltres turned around and 
sent another Fire Spin.  Thins time both Mercurys were right in the middle 
as the fire tornado landed and started to shrink.  Elder and Younger Mercury 
wasted no time, "MERCURY ICE SHARDS IMPALE."

	"MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST," Both attacks hit the tornado, but had no 
affect.  At this point, Younger Mercury did something she rarely did, she 
started to get really angry, "This is nuts.  How are we suppose to put out a 
fire, when our attacks do no good."  Knowledge started to flood Younger 
Mercury's head.  She placed her hands in front of her, as if holding a 
baseball.  Elder Mercury was about to tell her to save her energy for 
jumping out of the mess they were in when Amy shouted, "MERCURY ICE BUBBLES 
FREEZE."  Younger Mercury's attack went in all directions as if to fog the 
entire area with her usual bubbles.  The fire tornado soon turned into an 
ice tornado and then crumbled in a pile of ice.  Moltres saw this and 
screeched before it turned to attack, but before it could power up another 
attack, both Mercurys went to work, "MERCURY ICE BUBBLES FREEZE."

	"MERCURY ICE SHARDS IMPALE," The attacks went at break neck speed.  
Moltres had no time to dodge and was put out to a pile of dust.  Both 
Mercurys didn't even congratulate each other as they silently agreed to get 
to the Throne Room.

Well that's that's chapter 5.  What will happen when the Venus scouts come 
face to face with Mewtwo?  What's going on in the Thrown Room during all 
this?  And most of all, who is that hiding behind a pillar in the Thrown 
Room?  Is it friend or foe?  Find out in Ch. 6: Mewtwo and the Final 
Conflict.  Send all comments to gbess@iname.com.  Visit my web site at 
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